Flying roller coaster with vertical load and launch

摘要

A ride system for giving passengers a flying roller coaster experience. The ride system includes a train of vehicles, with each of the vehicles including seat assemblies that each has a seat and seat back for receiving a passenger. The vehicles are supported by the track to roll along a length of the track, and the ride path is adapted for gravity-based movement of the train of vehicles in at least portions of the ride path. The track includes a vertical segment, and the ride system includes a station including a platform assembly with horizontal platforms vertically spaced-apart to provide multi-level loading. The train is positioned on the vertical segment with each of the vehicles proximate to an end of one of the horizontal platforms. The seat backs are substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the track to provide vertical loading and, then, vertical launching from the station.

主权项

1. A ride system for providing a flying roller coaster experience, comprising: a train of vehicles, wherein each of the vehicles includes seat assemblies each including a seat and seat back for receiving a passenger; a track defining a ride path for the train of vehicles, wherein the vehicles are supported by the track to roll along a length of the track, wherein the ride path is adapted for gravity-based movement of the train of vehicles in at least portions of the ride path, and wherein the track includes a vertical segment; and a station including a platform assembly with two or more horizontal platforms vertically spaced-apart and positioned adjacent to the vertical segment of the track and wherein the train is positioned on the vertical segment with each of the vehicles proximate to an end of one of the horizontal platforms for loading of the passengers in the seat assemblies, wherein the horizontal platforms are each selectively extendable from a retracted configuration with a first length to an extended configuration with a second length greater than the first length.