Scissor lift construction equipment amusement ride

An amusement ride, comprising:

• a scissor lift mechanism supported by a frame with wheels connected to said frame;
• a series of fixed support stands, the series of fixed support stands being attached to the frame extending downwardly therefrom and being partially obscured by the wheels, the fixed support stands being attached to a support surface thereunder for preventing movement of the frame relative to the support surface;
• a scissor-lift platform connected on top of said scissor lift mechanism;
• an amusement ride seat mounted on said scissor-lift platform;
• an electric motor drivingly connected to said scissor lift mechanism;
• and
• a passenger access platform situated adjacent to said scissor-lift platform when said scissor lift mechanism and said scissor-lift platform are in a lowered position.

An amusement ride, the amusement ride for providing the sensation of riding scissor lift construction equipment to ride passengers, the amusement ride comprising:

• a motor-driven scissor lift mechanism, the motor-driven scissor lift mechanism being attached to and supported by a frame;
• a series of fixed support stands, the series of fixed support stands being attached to the frame extending downwardly therefrom, the fixed support stands being further attached to an underlying support surface for preventing movement of the frame relative to the underlying support surface;
• a passenger platform being attached to and supported by the motor-driven scissor lift mechanism;
• an amusement ride seat being attached to and supported by the passenger platform;
• and
• a passenger access platform situated adjacent to the passenger platform when the motor-driven scissor lift mechanism is in a lowered position, the passenger access platform for supporting ride passengers and enabling ride passengers to access the amusement ride seat supported by the passenger platform when the motor-driven scissor lift mechanism is in the lowered position, the motor-driven scissor lift mechanism being operable to linearly raise the passenger platform upwardly away from the passenger access platform and linearly lower the passenger platform downwardly toward the passenger access platform for providing the sensation of riding scissor lift construction equipment to ride passengers.