The present invention is a bubble, fog, haze, and fog-filled bubble machine. In particular, the present invention is directed to a single unit machine that can produce bubbles, fog, fog-filled bubbles or haze. The machine preferably comprises a housing having a front portal, a bubble section, a fog section, and a control interface, where the housing is connected to a power source. The bubble section is located behind the front portal and has a bubble wand motor attached to a rotatable wheel with a number of bubble wands. The bubble wands pass through a bubble fluid reservoir. The fog section is located behind the bubble section and comprises a fog outlet in front of a fan, where the fog outlet is connected to a fog heater core and a fog pump is in turn connected to a fog fluid reservoir. The control interface controls the selection of effects.

A special effects communication system may include a camera system at a first location that generates a first dataset based on one or more images or impressions of a first user at the first location. The special effects communication system may also include a control system communicatively coupled to the camera system and a special effects system. The control system may receive a second dataset corresponding to a second user present at a second location or to one or more users at one or more locations while the first user is present at the first location. The control system may also provide one or more control signals to cause the special effects system at the first location to generate special effects to present a visual and/or auditory likeness of the second user using special effects material and/or mediums.

The present disclosure provides a bubble machine, including a film forming nozzle, a film covering body disposed on the film forming nozzle, and fan blades. Airflow generated by rotation of the fan blades flows to the film forming nozzle. The film forming nozzle is driven to swing through a drive mechanism. The drive mechanism includes a dial wheel and a swing rod. A rotating shaft is disposed on a middle of the swing rod. The dial wheel is driven to rotate through a driver. During a rotation process of the dial wheel, a first end of the swing rod swings around the rotating shaft, so that a second end of the swing rod drives the film covering body to swing. The film covering body enables bubble liquid to form a film on the film forming nozzle during a swinging process.

Live performances are coordinated at venues using a host (server) and client (user devices). Scripts for live performances are stored at the host. Each script has roles for playing by users (actors) and has teleprompter text for delivery at a sequence in the live performances. Media elements are associated at the host in the sequence of the teleprompter text for output in the live performances. Once a lobby is created for a live performance at a venue, clients are associated at the host with the roles for the script. The host delivers the teleprompter text for output in real time at the sequence during the live performance with the clients at the venue, and the host delivers the associated media elements for output in the sequence during the live performance at the venue. Each venue can have an associated configuration for media output so the host can deliver the media elements according to the configuration.

A smoke generator includes a casing having a first chamber receiving dry ice, a second chamber receiving water, and a third chamber. The casing includes an outer side having a smoke outlet intercommunicating with the second chamber. The first chamber includes a smoke discharge port intercommunicating with the second chamber. A water pump device in the third compartment includes a water inlet located in the second chamber and a water spraying end located in the first chamber. The water pump device delivers water in the second chamber to the first chamber. The dry ice contacts with the water and gasifies into smoke that enters the second chamber via the smoke discharge port and is then ejected out via the smoke outlet. Water in the first chamber is flowable back to the second chamber. A heater is disposed in the second chamber and can increase the temperature of the water.

A safety system for a battery-powered fog generator is described, designed to operate on a vaporization coil (2) of a fogging fluid; the safety system includes: a fuse wire (1), each placed at one end of the coil (2), suitable for heating both due to a Joule effect and through heat coming from the coil (2) by thermal conduction, the fusible wire (1) being therefore designed to melt when its temperature exceeds a melting threshold value, interrupting the power supply from the battery to the coil (2); a sensor (6) designed to detect the temperature of the coil (2) when current flows in it; and a control unit (7) operatively connected to the sensor (6).

A hazer, method of controlling a hazer, and a system including one or more hazers are provided. The hazer includes a peristaltic pump, a heater, and a controller coupled to the peristaltic pump and the heater. During hazer operation, the controller actuates the peristaltic pump to pump fluid into the heater, and causes the heater to vaporize the fluid to form a haze. The controller may similarly actuate the pump and heater in each hazer of the system to form haze. In this way, more consistent pump operation and less pump failure rates may be observed in contrast to piston pumps. Additionally, the hazer may include various other features including at least one of an air pump with variable flow rate, a fan with tachometer for detecting fan errors, RDM error reporting, low voltages, a fan sponge, a pressure sensor, OTD for determining heater errors, and HVAC attachments.

There is disclosed a modular sensory platform for generating an experience for a guest on the platform located on an event floor of a venue. At least one deck module may each include a frame with a bottom side for mounting to the event floor, a side edge bordering the frame, and a standing surface opposite the bottom for supporting the guest. Lift actuators may be positioned along the side edge or under the deck for changing a distance between the event floor and the standing surface according to a lift signal. One or more sensory stimuli each receivable of a stimulus signal may be mounted to the frame and include at least one of a vibration buzzer, a low-frequency transducer, smoke effects, a heater, a water spritzer, air and scent lines, an air blaster and scent emission, a haptic device, fiber optic lighting, LED lighting, and a fog unit.

An amusement park attraction effects system includes a dynamic display for viewing by a user traveling through an attraction, a display monitor to provide status data indicative of a status of the dynamic display, a location identification system to determine a location of the user, a thrust-vectoring flow effect generator to generate and direct a fluid flow toward any particular target location of a range of target locations, and an automation controller communicatively coupled to the display monitor, the location identification system, and the thrust-vectoring flow effect generator. The automation controller is configured to receive the status data, receive the location of the user, set a target location based on the location of the user, instruct the thrust-vectoring flow effect generator to direct the fluid flow based on the target location, and instruct the thrust-vectoring flow effect generator to control the fluid flow based on the status data.

A fog-generating system (1) is described, comprising: a tank (5) containing fog-generating fluid; a pump (3) connected to the tank (5) to withdraw the fog-generating fluid therefrom; a serpentine (2) connected to the pump (3) to receive the fog-generating fluid pumped by the pump (3), the serpentine (2) being divided into a first section (A) connected to the pump (3) and a second section (B) connected to the first section (A) and designed to emit dry fog (7) as output; a battery (6) connected to the serpentine (2) to pass electric current inside the serpentine (2) and to supply the pump (3); a differential amplifier (11) connected to the second section (B); and a threshold comparator (13) which, upon exceeding a certain voltage, a stop index of the serpentine (2) in the second section (B), breaks the supply to the pump (3).