(07-03-2021, 08:15 AM)classicdrogn Wrote: We haven't even seen those Disney/Boeing X-Wing drones again after the one media event, as far as I can tell, and if anyone has money to throw at a tech project for pure looks and hype it's the Mouse. I mean, that's basically describing the entire EPCOT Center and most of the theme rides at Disney World parks in general to begin with.
Well, those, as near as I can tell, were only built to be part of a media event, possibly just that one, since it was the official public opening of Galaxy's Edge. First, I think they were either 1/3 or 1/2 scale (nowhere near big enough, the fan built X-Wing here at Wings Over the Rockies isn't full size either, but is seriously larger anyway since it's expected to have someone sit in it), and quadcopters are really pernacious beasts to deal with even with automation in anything past a stiff breeze (which would likely limit the times of year they could actually use them), have really limited battery life at best because of weight limitations (I'd be shocked if the ones at Disney had more than a 15 minute flight endurance at their size), plus the dangers of flying them over a crowd. I recall the footage, they never did anything other than a hover, and then flew away from the crowd, and were never over any guests, and quite likely not even over any staff in the "ring road" area, and were probably landed almost immediately once they were out of sight.
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