Disney Enterprises has received a U.S. patent for a reconfigurable video-production floor built from independently moving tiles.
U.S. Patent 12,761,723, granted October 13, describes a modular floor that can move a performer while a camera records against a physical or digital environment. The system can adjust the floor, the environment and the camera so the person remains inside the camera’s field of view.
The patent names Disney Imagineers Lanny S. Smoot, Frank D. Mezzatesta III, Jack Wetherell and Robert J. Bristow as inventors. Disney filed the application in July 2024, and the application was published in January 2026.
How the floor works
The first claim covers a floor made from tiles that move independently. Those tiles can cause a person to move or respond to the person’s motion, allowing someone to walk while staying within a limited physical area.
Disney Parks showed Smoot demonstrating the technology, called HoloTile, in January 2024. The complete video is below.
The patent focuses on video production and does not identify a theme-park installation or opening timeline.
Sources: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and Disney Parks’ official HoloTile video.