System and methods for kinetic rotation of a ride vehicle

A system, comprising:

• a flume providing a flow path, wherein the flume comprises opposing side walls spaced apart from one another along an axis orthogonal to a direction of flow of the flow path;
• one or more vehicles configured to accommodate one or more passengers and configured to move along the flow path in the flume, wherein the one or more vehicles are associated with a length and a width, and the length is longer than the width;
• and
• one or more objects protruding into the flow path, wherein the one or more objects are positioned in the flow path such that the one or more objects are configured to contact a vehicle of the one or more vehicles as the vehicle moves along the flow path and at a contact location on an exterior of the vehicle, wherein the contact location is spaced apart a distance from a center of mass of the vehicle to change a direction or orientation of the vehicle relative to the flow path after the contact location of the vehicle contacts the one or more objects, wherein the flume comprises a first section having the one or more objects disposed therein, wherein the one or more objects are configured to change the direction or orientation of the vehicle relative to the flow path within the first section, wherein the flume comprises a second section configured to direct the vehicle along the flow path, and wherein a first distance between the opposing side walls of the first section is greater than the length of the vehicle and wherein the opposing side walls of the second section are spaced apart from one another a distance less than the length of the vehicle such that the vehicle is capable of rotating to cause a complete reorientation of the vehicle within the first section and not the second section.