Disney files patents for amusement park drones

Walt Disney Co. is filing paperwork for three drone-related patents to enhance its entertainment by using them to move projection screens and to help control aerial marionettes or puppets.

"This is a significant improvement over prior flying characters, which typically were provided in the form of parade or other blimps/balloons filled with hot air or other gases and that had little and/or awkward articulation of any movable parts," the company said in its patent application.

According to Fox News, the Disney drones would have to wait until after the Federal Aviation Administration finishes drafting rules about the commercial use of unmanned aerial vehicles.

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