Patent ID: 7555147

Claim:
A video recording system for an amusement park ride comprising: a plurality of sensors generating activation signals, with each sensor generating a respective activation signal based upon proximity of the amusement park ride to that sensor; a plurality of video cameras for generating video images of riders on the amusement park ride; a plurality of video capture devices connected to said plurality of video cameras for recording the video images of the riders on the amusement park ride; a controller connected to said plurality of sensors for receiving the activation signals therefrom, and connected to said plurality of video capture devices for controlling starting and stopping of the recording by each video capture device based on the received activation signal from said sensor associated therewith; a video server connected to said plurality of video capture devices for storing the recorded video images of the riders on the amusement park ride; and at least one video disc burner connected to said video server for burning the stored recorded video images of the riders on the amusement park ride onto a video disc.