Interactive amusement attraction system and method

A ride vehicle for an amusement attraction comprising:

• a body portion having a first seating position for a first rider along an outside perimeter of the body portion and a second seating position for a second rider at a position along the outside perimeter of the body portion;
• a first handle positioned adjacent to the first seating position;
• a first interactive element connected with the first handle, the first interactive element configured to be interacted with by the first rider;
• a second handle positioned adjacent to the second seating position
• a second interactive element connected with the second handle, the second interactive element configured to be interacted with by the second rider;
• a processor in communication with the first interactive element and the second interactive element;
• a housing configured to contain the processor therein, the housing connected with and extending upwardly at a center of the body portion;
• and
• a sensor configured to interact with a sensing element of the amusement attraction,
• wherein the processor is configured to determine if the first rider interacts with the first interactive element when the sensor is in a range of the sensing element and is configured to determine if the second rider interacts with the second interactive element when the sensor is in the range of the sensing element.

A ride vehicle for an attraction comprising:

• a body portion for a first rider and a second rider to travel thereon;
• a bottom surface that is removably connected with the body portion;
• a first case that connected with the body portion;
• a first handle connected with the first case and including a first interactive element configured to be interacted with by the first rider;
• a second case that is connected with the body portion;
• a second handle connected with the second case and including a second interactive element configured to be interacted with by the second rider;
• a sensor configured to interact with a sensing element of the attraction;
• and
• a processor electrically connected with the first interactive element, the second interactive element, and the sensor, the processor configured to determine if the first rider interacts with the first interactive element when the sensor is in a range of the sensing element and configured to determine if the second rider interacts with the second interactive element when the sensor is in the range of the sensing element.