Universal has filed five ride-related patent applications that have been published within the past week or so:
Passenger Restraint With Integrated Lighting
Dome Theater Ride System And Method
Motion Simulation Amusement Park Attraction
Annular Motion Simulation Amusement Park Attraction
Seated Motion Simulation Amusement Park Attraction
...while Disney has filed for a "Multisensory Augmented Reality" system. Let's start with that one. Basically, Disney has created an interactive version of those souvenir videos where you stand in front of a green screen and then they make it look like you are in some other location.