Seated motion simulation amusement park attraction

A ride system, comprising:

• an individual rider support unit;
• a saddle of the individual rider support unit having a leading end, a tail end, and a superior surface configured to support a rider in contact with the superior surface in a hunched position;
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• a restraint system coupled to the individual rider support unit and comprising a rotating restraint positioned at the leading end and coupled to a leading edge of the saddle, wherein the rotating restraint is configured to rotate relative to the superior surface to move the rotating restraint from an unrestrained configuration to a restrained configuration, and wherein the rotating restraint is configured to abut a posterior surface of a torso of the rider when the rotating restraint is in the restrained configuration.

A rider support assembly, comprising:

• one or more rider support units each comprising:
• a saddle having a leading end, a tail end, and a superior surface extending between the leading end and the tail end, wherein the superior surface is configured to support a rider of a motion simulator ride in a facedown position;
• a restraint system comprising:
• a torso posterior restraint comprising a rotating restraint extending from a leading end of the saddle and configured to move relative to the superior surface from an unrestrained configuration to a restrained configuration, wherein the torso posterior restraint abuts a posterior surface of a torso of the rider when the torso posterior restraint is in the restrained configuration;
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• a tail-end restraint having a free end and a coupled end, wherein, in the unrestrained configuration, the free end of the tail-end restraint is positioned substantially level with or below the superior surface and wherein, in the restrained configuration, the free end of the tail-end restraint is positioned above the superior surface.