Loading turntable systems and methods

A method to load passengers into ride vehicles, the method comprising:

• receiving a sensor signal indicative of an occupancy status of a ride vehicle that is traveling along a first portion of a loading path;
• controlling a track switch to switch from a first configuration to a second configuration, wherein the first configuration couples the first portion of the loading path to an attraction path and wherein the second configuration couples the first portion of the loading path to a second portion of the loading path based on the sensor signal being indicative of a not fully loaded occupancy status of the ride vehicle;
• directing the ride vehicle to stop along the second portion of the loading path;
• receiving an occupancy confirmation signal of the ride vehicle while stopped along the second portion of the loading path;
• and
• controlling the track switch to cause the ride vehicle to re-loop along the first portion of the loading path based on the occupancy confirmation signal.

An attraction loading platform system, comprising:

• a loading platform, comprising a stationary portion and a rotational portion, wherein the rotational portion rotates about a central vertical axis of the loading platform and from a first edge of the stationary portion to a second edge of the stationary portion;
• a motor configured to rotate the rotational portion;
• a controller configured to control a speed of the rotation;
• and
• a track switch configured to switch between a first configuration and a second configuration such that a ride vehicle moves onto a main portion of a loading path from an attraction path in the first configuration or from a secondary portion of the loading path onto the main portion of the loading path in the second configuration, wherein the loading path is disposed about the loading platform.