A second patent application, also published on September 24, 2026, concerns Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Its title: “Techniques for Automatically Monitoring Animal Behaviors and Generating Notifications.”

The patent has not been granted; it is pending at the US Patent and Trademark Office.

What it describes

The system would use computer vision, machine learning and AI to determine from camera images which animals are visible and what they are doing, then generate and distribute alerts accordingly.

The filing lists a notably long set of possible delivery routes:

  • display screens in the park
  • vehicle speakers – safari trucks are named explicitly
  • smartphones
  • MagicBands
  • audio tour devices
  • tablets
  • vehicle radios
  • livestreams

Two very different use cases

What stands out is that the filing covers two directions at once.
For guests: alerts that something is currently visible. Anyone who has ridden Kilimanjaro Safaris past an enclosure where nothing moved knows the problem – animals do not keep to schedules.

For animal care staff: alerts for problem situations – the filing names animals in distress, aggressive behaviour and obstructions on the safari route.

The second use case is the weightier one. It touches animal welfare and operational safety, not just entertainment.

Who is behind it

The listed inventors are Jeremy Eaton (Winter Garden, Florida), Ching-Chien Chen and Isabelle Victoria Wang. Winter Garden sits close to Walt Disney World Resort – an indication the work originated near the parks, and no more than that.

The same caveat applies: this is an application, not an announcement. Even if granted, years could pass before anything like it appears in a park – if Disney chooses to use it at all.

What the document shows is a direction: Disney is thinking about compensating technically for the unpredictability of running a zoo – both for the guest experience and for animal safety.