Abstract: The invention relates to a passenger receptacle for an amusement ride (50), comprising a receiving portion (12) for receiving a passenger, a retaining device (20), which is adjustable between an open position, in which the access to the receiving portion (12) is possible for the passenger, and a closed position, in which the received passenger is held in the receiving portion (12), and a securing device (26), which interacts with the retaining device (20) in such a way that whenever the retaining device moves away, or wants to move away, from the closed position by a selectable degree, a further movement of the retaining device away from the closed position is blocked. The invention further relates to a method for operating such a passenger receptacle (10) and to an amusement ride (50) having such a passenger receptacle (10).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a rider holder for an amusement ride (14), comprising a holding portion (16) for holding a rider, a restraining device (24) which can be moved between an open position, in which the rider can access the holding portion (16), and a closed position, in which the held rider in the holding portion (16) can interact with the restraining device (24), a lockable securing device (32) which, in a locked state, fixes the restraining device (24) in the closed position and, in an unlocked state, releases the restraining device (24), and a control unit (52) which has detection means (55), by means of which it can be redundantly determined in a fail-safe manner whether the securing device (32) is in the locked or unlocked state, wherein the control unit (52) generates corresponding state signals. The invention further relates to a vehicle having at least one such rider holder for an amusement ride and to a method for operating such a vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a rider holder for an amusement ride (14), comprising a holding portion (16) for holding a rider, a restraining device (24) which can be moved between an open position, in which the rider can access the holding portion (16), and a closed position, in which the held rider in the holding portion (16) can interact with the restraining device (24), a lockable securing device (32) which, in a locked state, fixes the restraining device (24) in the closed position and, in an unlocked state, releases the restraining device (24), and a control unit (52) which has detection means (55), by means of which it can be redundantly determined in a fail-safe manner whether the securing device (32) is in the locked or unlocked state, wherein the control unit (52) generates corresponding state signals. The invention further relates to a vehicle having at least one such rider holder for an amusement ride and to a method for operating such a vehicle.

Abstract: For the vehicles of an interactive fairground ride, in particular a rollercoaster, control consoles are proposed which are equipped with a control button and a display unit and are assigned to each passenger. These control buttons and, if appropriate, the display units of all the control consoles, are connected by means of a transmitter, by radio or by cable, to an evaluation and control unit which detects the reaction times for all passengers and calculates a mean value, the collective reaction time, therefrom. A signal for starting the vehicle is not generated until after the expiry of the collective reaction time. In a fairground ride of this kind, the emphasis is on the interaction between all the passengers of a vehicle.

Abstract: The invention relates to a passenger receptacle for an amusement ride (50), comprising a receiving portion (12) for receiving a passenger, a retaining device (20), which is adjustable between an open position, in which the access to the receiving portion (12) is possible for the passenger, and a closed position, in which the received passenger is held in the receiving portion (12), and a securing device (26), which interacts with the retaining device (20) in such a way that whenever the retaining device moves away, or wants to move away, from the closed position by a selectable degree, a further movement of the retaining device away from the closed position is blocked. The invention further relates to a method for operating such a passenger receptacle (10) and to an amusement ride (50) having such a passenger receptacle (10).

Abstract: For the vehicles of an interactive fairground ride, in particular a rollercoaster, control consoles are proposed which are equipped with a control button and a display unit and are assigned to each passenger. These control buttons and, if appropriate, the display units of all the control consoles, are connected by means of a transmitter, by radio or by cable, to an evaluation and control unit which detects the reaction times for all passengers and calculates a mean value, the collective reaction time, therefrom. A signal for starting the vehicle is not generated until after the expiry of the collective reaction time. In a fairground ride of this kind, the emphasis is on the interaction between all the passengers of a vehicle.