Abstract: Amusement rides and methods are described. The amusement rides of the present invention include roller coaster vehicles that have a controlled spin or controlled rotation in a direction or dimension independent from the track of the roller coaster. The controlled rotation or spin is provided by using displacement of the track configuration to power a proportional rotation of the vehicle.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 6, 2001
Date of Patent:
February 25, 2003
Assignee:
S&S-Arrow, LLC
Inventors:
Alan Schilke, Fred W. Bolingbroke, Joseph Trillo, Alan Camomile, Jan Bruening, Peter Hines, Gary Bird, Gary Iser