Those who can't make the trip to the theme park might want to check out BeHere Inc., a Silicon Valley startup that has what might be the next-best thing. The idea of giving Web surfers and others a 360-degree view of something isn't new.
Numerous sites afford a circle-style view of, say, the inside of a house that is for sale.
A number of companies, such as Internet Pictures Corp. and RemoteReality Corp., are supplying the necessary technology to make that happen, though some of the companies currently sell only still cameras. Mr. Thau says BeHere's system allows a camera to take a moving, rather than still, 360-degree picture that has a seamless image. There are no fissure marks where separate pieces of the circular scene are pieced together to form a whole. I spent seven years at Fox Sports, and if I was still there, this is something I would be willing to use and pay money for. The company also provides various consulting services related to its technology.