Abstract: A system and method for allowing riders of virtual reality rides to enjoy and interact with real world props in a virtual reality environment while at an amusement park ride. The system stores and displays to the rider virtual representations of the tagged items they've brought along for the amusement park ride. Smart merchandise utilizes RFID tags along with a database of virtual characteristics to enable the virtual world representation of real world items.

Abstract: A two-piece headset with audio for AR (Augmented Reality)/VR (Virtual Reality)/MR (Mixed Reality), including a headpiece that is readily cleaned and disinfected, that in use releasably couples with an audio-visual component, so as to avoid physical contact between the audio-visual component and the user's head, and featuring automatic disengagement of headphones on decoupling of the headpiece and audio-visual component. An amusement attraction using two-piece headset with audio and having a support and retraction assembly for the audio-visual component.

Abstract: A system for providing virtual reality imagery to a rider of an amusement attraction, the system having a headgear piece for securing a viewing screen to a head of the rider. The rider rides upon an actuated motion base that moves the viewing screen behind the user until a lap bar is secured over the user's lap.