Thrill Ride
Virtual Theme Park Draws
upon Schoolroom Skills
Disney World’s “Sum of all Thrills”
personalizes the Epcot experience by
allowing kids to dream up their own
theme park attraction. The do-it-
yourself, interactive approach hands
users a touch-screen computer tablet
and gives them free reign to sketch
a bobsled track, roller coaster ride
or airplane journey, and then take a
virtual spin on their creation. It’s the
latest example of a next-generation
trend in amusement park, zoo and
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