<p>PCT No. PCT/EP96/01554 Sec. 371 Date Oct. 10, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Oct. 10, 1997 PCT Filed Apr. 12, 1996 PCT Pub. No. WO96/32172 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 17, 1996The invention concerns an amusement device (1) with one or several passenger carriers (2) and a framework (3). It is preferably designed as dropping framework. To brake down the movable passenger carriers is provided an eddy current brake (4). It is preferably designed as linear brake. It is so designed that by influence of the different brake factors it develops basically a constant braking effect by compensating the declining drop speed.</p>