Water ride

A slide feature for an amusement ride adapted to carry a rider or ride vehicle sliding thereon, the slide feature comprising:

• an inrun permitting ingress of the rider or ride vehicle at a first elevation;
• an outrun permitting egress of the rider or ride vehicle at a second elevation, wherein the first and second elevations are different;
• a sliding surface in communication with the inrun and the outrun, an apex of the sliding surface being at a higher elevation than the first and second elevations;
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• a curved outer lip bounding the sliding surface from the inrun to the outrun in an arc of at least 60 degrees, wherein a radius of the outer lip decreases along at least a first portion of the outer lip beginning proximate to the inrun, and wherein the rider or ride vehicle slide along the sliding surface from the inrun to the outrun in an arcuate path at least partially guided by the outer lip.

A slide feature for an amusement ride adapted to carry a rider or ride vehicle sliding thereon, the slide feature comprising:

• an inrun permitting ingress of the rider or ride vehicle at a first elevation;
• an outrun permitting egress of the rider or ride vehicle at a second elevation, wherein the first and second elevations are different;
• a sliding surface in communication with the inrun and the outrun;
• a curved outer lip extending from the inrun to the outrun, the outer lip defining an outer boundary of the sliding surface, wherein the outer lip has a height with respect to the sliding surface;
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• an inner core portion defining an inner boundary of the sliding surface from the inrun to the outrun, the inner core portion having a top surface, wherein at least a portion of the top surface has a height with respect to the sliding surface that is less than the height of the outer lip, wherein a radius of the outer lip decreases along at least a first portion of the outer lip beginning proximate to the inrun.

A slide feature for an amusement ride adapted to carry a rider or ride vehicle sliding thereon, the slide feature comprising:

• an inrun permitting ingress of the rider or ride vehicle at a first elevation;
• an outrun permitting egress of the rider or ride vehicle at a second elevation, wherein the first and second elevations are different;
• a sliding surface in communication with the inrun and the outrun;
• a curved outer lip extending from the inrun to the outrun, the outer lip defining an outer boundary of the sliding surface, wherein the outer lip has a height with respect to the sliding surface;
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• an inner core portion defining an inner boundary of the sliding surface from the inrun to the outrun, the inner core portion having a top surface, wherein at least a portion of the top surface has a height with respect to the sliding surface that is less than the height of the outer lip, wherein the sliding surface extends around the inner core portion in an arc of at least 60 degrees.

A slide feature for an amusement ride adapted to carry a rider or ride vehicle sliding thereon, the slide feature comprising:

• an inrun permitting ingress of the rider or ride vehicle at a first elevation;
• an outrun permitting egress of the rider or ride vehicle at a second elevation, wherein the first and second elevations are different;
• a sliding surface in communication with the inrun and the outrun;
• a curved outer lip extending from the inrun to the outrun, the outer lip defining an outer boundary of the sliding surface, wherein the outer lip has a height with respect to the sliding surface;
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• an inner core portion defining an inner boundary of the sliding surface from the inrun to the outrun, the inner core portion having a top surface, wherein at least a portion of the top surface has a height with respect to the sliding surface that is less than the height of the outer lip, wherein the inner core portion defines a curved inner lip of the sliding surface, wherein a height of the inner lip with respect to the sliding surface is less than the height of the outer lip.

A slide feature for an amusement ride adapted to carry a rider or ride vehicle sliding thereon, the slide feature comprising:

• an inrun permitting ingress of the rider or ride vehicle;
• an outrun permitting egress of the rider or ride vehicle;
• a sliding surface in communication with the inrun and the outrun;
• wherein a radius of the sliding surface decreases along at least a portion of the sliding surface, the portion beginning where the sliding surface meets the inrun;
• wherein the slide feature is oriented at a roll angle around a roll axis;
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• wherein the roll angle is nonzero when measured relative to a horizontal plane.