We’re always excited about the future of Disney rides — what’s coming, what’s new, and what will the Imagineers think of next?!

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A ton of new and reimagined rides are coming to Disney World, like in Piston Peak in Magic Kingdom and in the new Tropical Americas land at Animal Kingdom, along with even more ride updates like the Carousel of Progress and Spaceship Earth. Disney recently filed a new patent that indicates a new ride experience could be on the way — here’s what we know!

The Walt Disney Company has filed a new patent (US-20260245439-A1) that seeks to help park guests choose rides based on their preferences. Parkgoers would get alerts for different ride features like flashing lights, tight spaces, scary scenes, snakes, spiders, quick drops, and loud sound levels with this new feature.

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The patent is titled “Personalized Notification of Attractions Including User Preferences or Aversions” and was granted on August 20th, 2026. The system features a processor and memory that store software and a user’s preferences, which would include at least one of the user’s likes or dislikes.

The system’s processors would run software to receive data about an attraction, compare it with user preferences, and determine if the experience matches the user’s likes or dislikes.

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Guests would be able to input their preferences in the My Disney Experience or Disneyland apps. In the patent, Disney states that guests have varied preferences, aversions, and health conditions, but warnings and ride descriptions often feature limits that can make it hard for riders to determine if an attraction is suited for them.

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Disney recommends noting specific ride features like dark or scary scenes, flashing lights, sharp turns and drops, tight spaces, blood and gore, screams, profanity, smells, water effects, snakes and spiders, vibrations, and sound levels in this new system. Also considered are speed, acceleration, a vehicle’s roll, pitch, or yaw, and quick drops and rises.

The system would alert guests via visual, audio, or haptic alerts on devices such as phones or smartwatches when a ride matches their preferences or aversions. The alerts could also occur during the ride, warning people of an upcoming potential trigger.

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The patent also includes the ability to assign intensity ratings to aversions from one to ten, and includes the ability to make real-time adjustments to an attraction, such as removing problematic elements or highlighting preferred features.

It sounds like Disney is working on a way to make an even more personalized park-going experience for guests!

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We’ll be on the lookout for updates to this patent and more. In the meantime, make sure you stay tuned to the Disney Food Blog for the latest Disney news and beyond.

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