The more I think about it this area has a lot of potential. I could easily picture a FJ like ride with us in the Halo Hornet look alike ships or even a Pandora's Box like ride for it too. The only thing I see is that after looking at the patent and the picture it kind of reminded me of Pteranadon Flyers and Jurassic Park. The more I think about it I think there is a chance this could come out looking very Jurassic Park ish and Disney is going to have to work hard to avoid that. On another note I'm fairly surprised that Disney has chosen Avatar as it has some very adult overtones with the whole dominance of the animals before riding them and the ponytails and what not. However I am still very excited to watch this unfold over the next 4 to 5 years.
The more I look at the patent, the more certain I am that it is NOT for a ride system. It would be way to unstable to try to wisk that thing around a building or even outside. It's based on ultralight design, that's not something you put on a track and have people climb on and off. It's a show element.