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Disney Explains Trackless Ride Technology in New 'Imagineer That!' Episode

The segment focuses on floor‑marker navigation that choreographs vehicles for precise fleet alignment.

Overview

  • Host Tom Morrow 2.0 visits Senior Creative Producer Thomas at Walt Disney Imagineering to answer how a trackless ride is controlled.
  • Using Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, the episode demonstrates the system in a working attraction.
  • Vehicles navigate by reading tiny embedded markers in the floor that tell them where to be and where to go.
  • Thomas notes the vehicles can move forward, backward, sideways, and perform coordinated dance‑like choreography.
  • Possible future integrations such as drop towers, motion bases, or water are discussed as ideas rather than announced projects.