Amusement Attraction in a Pre-Constructed Container

Abstract

Amusement attractions are entertaining and sometimes challenging games that are designed to excite patrons. Attractions may be constructed inside portable, pre-constructed containers designed to be moved over short or long distances. Portability allows attractions to be constructed off-site, moved between a plurality of sites, or moved into different locations at a single site.

1 . A system comprising:
 a first portable shipping container;   an amusement attraction having a computer controller and a plurality of sensors, said computer controller and said sensors being fixedly mounted inside said first portable shipping container;   a patron entrance into said first portable shipping container; and   a patron interaction area within said first portable shipping container comprising said sensors.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising:
 an external display removably mounted to an exterior portion of said first portable shipping container. 
 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 2 , said external display being a computer monitor. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 2 , said external display comprising signage. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , said first portable shipping container being an intermodal shipping container. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , said first portable shipping container being mounted on a trailer. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , said first portable shipping container comprising fork tubes. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a second portable shipping container comprising a portion of said patron interaction area; and 
 a connection to said first portable shipping container. 
 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , said connection comprising a patron passageway between said first portable shipping container and said second portable shipping container. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9 , said connection comprising an electrical connection between said first portable shipping container and said second portable shipping container. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , said connection being a vertical connection. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , at least a portion of said second portable shipping container being stacked on said first portable shipping container. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12  further comprising:
 removable shipping doors for said patron passageway. 
 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 1 , said amusement attraction comprising a laser maze attraction. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 1 , said amusement attraction comprising a laser tag attraction. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 1 , said amusement attraction comprising a simulator attraction.