Universal Orlando’s new Epic Universe theme park, which debuts May 22, made good on its promise to deliver a next-generation guest experience, with advanced technologies that appear to align with a flurry of recent patent activity tied to parent company Comcast Corp. 

“What the parks are really good at is innovative applications of known technologies,” said Steve Birket, president of Birket Engineering in Winter Garden. “Some of the patents that get filed represent the advancement of technology rather than the introduction of new technology. An example would be the brighter LEDs that last 100,000 hours instead of 50,000 hours, stuff like that.”  

Birket Engineering has served Walt Disney World, Universal Orlando Resort and many other theme parks around the world since 1984, and specializes in control systems for rides, shows and pyrotechnics, specialty lighting, electrical systems and components and attraction systems. Hence, Birket’s ability to comment on technologies in play at Epic Universe. 

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