Amusement park ride with underwater-controlled boats

A boat ride with precise speed and orientation control. The ride includes a track assembly positioned in a water basin and includes front and rear bogies engaging the track assembly. The boat ride includes a passenger boat and front and rear tethering assemblies coupling the front and rear bogies (1...

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Main Author SUMNER, MARK W
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 03.10.2012
Subjects
AMUSEMENTS
CHUTES
GAMES
HUMAN NECESSITIES
MERRY-GO-ROUNDS
ROCKING-HORSES
SIMILAR DEVICES FOR PUBLIC AMUSEMENT
SPORTS
SWINGS
SWITCHBACKS
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Summary:A boat ride with precise speed and orientation control. The ride includes a track assembly positioned in a water basin and includes front and rear bogies engaging the track assembly. The boat ride includes a passenger boat and front and rear tethering assemblies coupling the front and rear bogies (130,136), respectively, to the boat. The ride includes a propulsion assembly positioned along the track assembly that is operable to independently propel, with linear motors, the front and rear bogies at the same or differing first and second velocities by applying a magnetic force to reaction plates on the bogies. The track assembly includes a joined section and a divided section, which includes a primary track (112) on which the front bogie travels and a secondary track (116), spaced apart from the primary track, on which the rear bogie travels. The boat may be rotated to any orientation in the divided track section.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20120162739