Abstract: An amusement ride, such as a roller coaster or vertical tower track ride, includes an attachment assembly movably connected to a track system. A vehicle assembly is connected to the attachment assembly and includes a seat assembly having at least one rider seat. The vehicle assembly is coupled to the attachment assembly and configured such that the seat assembly is capable of fully rotating about first and second, and preferably even third axes independent of the track system.

Abstract: An amusement ride, such as a roller coaster or vertical tower track ride, includes an attachment assembly movably connected to a track system. A vehicle assembly is connected to the attachment assembly and includes a seat assembly having at least one rider seat. The vehicle assembly is coupled to the attachment assembly and configured such that the seat assembly is capable of fully rotating about first and second, and preferably even third axes independent of the track system.

Abstract: An amusement ride including an elongated boom connected to a vertical tower so as to be selectively rotated and pivoted with respect to the tower. The tower includes a pitch actuator, a yaw actuator, and a roll actuator for pivoting or rotating the boom about three axes or degrees of motion. A rider carriage assembly is rotatably coupled to the elongated boom. The rider carriage assembly may include pitch actuators, yaw actuators, and roll actuators to impart selective rotating motion to the rider and rider carriage assembly and up to three axes or degrees of motion independent of the boom motion.