Today, we woke up at 9:00 AM and started the day with an overview about how physics is applied in Disney attractions, learned about concepts such as force, motion, and energy transfer, and explored how these principles are used in the design of Disney’s roller coasters. From Dr. Bourzarth, we learned how electromagnets are used in attractions such as Expedition Everest and Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. She explained how electromagnetic technology helps control ride vehicles and create a smooth and unique experience.
Animal Kingdom
After class, we had a lot of time to make progress with our project three presentations. Each group spent time brainstorming ideas or using their data to get insights to their projects. This allowed us to make significant progress and prepare for our upcoming presentations.
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| Group posing while riding Everest |
Group collecting empty seat data on Everest
We had plans to leave for Animal Kingdom at 3:00PM for our last visit to this park for our trip. Once we arrived, we were given free time in the park until dinner at 6:00PM at Flame Tree BBQ. Our group went on the Safari first, hoping to see different animals than we had during our first visit, while the other group headed to Everest to start their afternoon. After that, the two groups each got sweet treats in between rides and before dinner. Our group got cookie dough brownie ice cream sandwiches, and the other group got slushies.
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| Della and Mara getting slushies |
We all met up again for dinner, which was super yummy, even the birds agreed! Shout out Luke for sharing your meal with our new flying friends.
Luke sharing his food with a bird
While the other group hurried to try their luck at the Safari, we convinced the professors to go on the Cali River Rapids. While Dr. Harris and Dr. Bouzarth weren’t too hard to convince, getting Dr. Hutson agreed proved to be more difficult than we anticipated. But with much perseverance and a lot of persuading we got him to join us and look at how happy he was!
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| Group that rides three times |
Dr. Hutson thoroughly enjoying the water ride
We decided to ride the River Rapids two more times while the professors and Dylan headed to Everest. Lastly, we all had Lighting Lanes for Avatar Flight of Passage, so we headed there for our last ride of the night.
Dylan and the professors on Everest
Finally, we headed back to the hotel, and the professors introduced us to a fun activity tomorrow, the Knapsack problem. Each group will have four hours in the park to earn as many points as possible by completing certain rides. These points were created by one of the groups because they are using this data for project three. The challenge will help them think strategically about how to maximize scores while working within a limited amount of time.
Today's blog was written by Annmarie Henderson and The Anh Nguyen!
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