Networked games, rides and attractions

A method for operating an entertainment attraction, comprising:

• receiving in an attraction computer at a fixed location substantially only a personal user identifier from a user;
• retrieving a previously created profile of the user, created by the user and modifiable by the user, from a computer memory associated with the attraction computer, wherein the profile includes information on the user's preferences and/or past experiences with the attraction;
• loading elements of the user's profile into the attraction computer;
• the attraction computer modifying at least one control instruction based on the elements of the user's profile;
• and
• changing a physical aspect of the entertainment attraction perceptible by the user, based on the modified control instruction.

A method for operating an entertainment attraction, comprising:

• providing only a personal user identifier into an attraction computer;
• retrieving a previously created profile of the user, created by the user and modifiable by the user, from a computer memory linked to the attraction computer, wherein the profile includes information on one or more of the user's past experience with the entertainment attraction;
• loading elements of the user's profile into the attraction computer;
• the attraction computer modifying at least one control instruction based on the user's past experience with the entertainment attraction;
• and
• changing a physical aspect of the entertainment attraction perceptible by the user, based on the modified control instruction, wherein the control instruction is performed entirely by the attraction computer after receiving the user identifier.