Coordination of water-related experiences with virtual reality content

A system for providing a virtual reality or mixed reality experience to a rider of a waterslide, the system comprising:

• a plurality of beacons or markers disposed along the waterslide;
• a waterproof virtual reality (VR) headset for presenting virtual reality or mixed reality content to a person wearing the waterproof VR headset and riding the waterslide;
• and
• a processor configured to estimate a location of the person along the waterslide based at least in part on at least one acceleration signature, the at least one acceleration signature comprising a plurality of pre-recorded samples representing at least one movement pattern of at least one previous rider of the waterslide, the plurality of pre-recorded samples having been detected while the at least one previous rider of the waterslide previously rode the waterslide,
• wherein each of the plurality of beacons or markers is configured to be detectable to facilitate coordinated presentation of the virtual reality or mixed reality content to the person wearing the waterproof VR headset and riding the waterslide based at least in part on the location of the person along the waterslide.