A ride attraction system comprising: a ride vehicle configured to transport passengers along a path; a screen having a resting position in which the screen occupies the path, wherein the screen comprises a display surface configured to display an image to the ride vehicle along a portion of the path, and a display technology configured to display the image on the display surface; an actuation system physically coupled to the screen and configured to move the screen from its resting position and along a compound trajectory comprising at least one translation and at least one rotation; and a control system in communication with the actuation system and comprising one or more processing devices configured to cause the actuation system to move the screen from its resting position along the compound trajectory and out of a clearance envelope of the ride vehicle as the ride vehicle approaches the screen and passes the resting position vacated by the screen, wherein the actuation system comprises a robotic arm having at least two controllable degrees of freedom, and the robotic arm is attached to the screen on a side of the screen opposite the display surface, and wherein the robotic arm comprises: a rigid body fixedly secured to a base that is coupled to a floor at a position adjacent to the path of the ride vehicle, the base being coupled to the floor in a manner that resists movement of the base relative to the path; and a collection of rigid members connected via movable couplings, a first rigid member of the rigid members being indirectly secured to a floor via a first movable coupling connected to the rigid body, wherein the first movable coupling allows rotation of the first rigid member relative to the rigid body about a vertical axis extending from the floor and through the centre of the rigid body, and where the movement of the robotic arm through the at least two controllable degrees of freedom causes the screen to move along the compound trajectory comprising at least one translation and at least one rotation. a ride vehicle configured to transport passengers along a path; a screen having a resting position in which the screen occupies the path, wherein the screen comprises a display surface configured to display an image to the ride vehicle along a portion of the path, and a display technology configured to display the image on the display surface; an actuation system physically coupled to the screen and configured to move the screen from its resting position and along a compound trajectory comprising at least one translation and at least one rotation; and a control system in communication with the actuation system and comprising one or more processing devices configured to cause the actuation system to move the screen from its resting position along the compound trajectory and out of a clearance envelope of the ride vehicle as the ride vehicle approaches the screen and passes the resting position vacated by the screen, wherein the actuation system comprises a robotic arm having at least two controllable degrees of freedom, and the robotic arm is attached to the screen on a side of the screen opposite the display surface, and wherein the robotic arm comprises: a rigid body fixedly secured to a base that is coupled to a floor at a position adjacent to the path of the ride vehicle, the base being coupled to the floor in a manner that resists movement of the base relative to the path; and a collection of rigid members connected via movable couplings, a first rigid member of the rigid members being indirectly secured to a floor via a first movable coupling connected to the rigid body, wherein the first movable coupling allows rotation of the first rigid member relative to the rigid body about a vertical axis extending from the floor and through the centre of the rigid body, a rigid body fixedly secured to a base that is coupled to a floor at a position adjacent to the path of the ride vehicle, the base being coupled to the floor in a manner that resists movement of the base relative to the path; and a collection of rigid members connected via movable couplings, a first rigid member of the rigid members being indirectly secured to a floor via a first movable coupling connected to the rigid body, wherein the first movable coupling allows rotation of the first rigid member relative to the rigid body about a vertical axis extending from the floor and through the centre of the rigid body, and where the movement of the robotic arm through the at least two controllable degrees of freedom causes the screen to move along the compound trajectory comprising at least one translation and at least one rotation.