MAGICAL WAND AND INTERACTIVE PLAY EXPERIENCE
The invention provides a unique interactive play experience carried out utilizing a toy "wand" 100 and/or other actuation/tracking device. In one embodiment the wand 100 incorporates a wireless transmitter and motion-sensitive circuitry adapted to actuate the transmitter in response to particular learned wand motions. The wand 100 allows play participants to electronically and "magically" interact with their surrounding play environment simply by pointing, touching and/or using their wands 100 in a particular manner to achieve desired goals or produce desired effects. Various wireless receivers or actuators are distributed throughout the play facility to support such wireless interaction and to facilitate full immersion in a fantasy experience in which participants can enjoy the realistic illusion of practicing, performing and mastering "real" magic.