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US 12,403,407 B2Granted
Rotating amusement water related feature
AssigneeWhitewater West Industries Ltd.
InventorsHyuma Frankowski, Kelly Williams, Ross Flavell, Geoff Chutter, Ryan Sinitsin, Bruce Bradley, Ben Cornwell-Mott, Claudio Barrera
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Abstract
A ride structure is disclosed using rotating tunnel sections as part of a static water ride with or without variations in the tunnel cross-section and/or embedded three-dimensional features to disturb the water paths which carries vehicles with riders. The riders may exit the rotating large tunnel upstream and downstream and the volume and velocity of the water can be manipulated to change the ride experience.
Claims13
A water ride feature, comprising:
- a rider entrance;
- a rider exit;
- a ride surface adapted to carry one or more riders or ride vehicles sliding thereon from the rider entrance to the rider exit, wherein the ride surface comprises a fully enclosed tube section with a consistent cross-sectional diameter, and wherein the water ride feature is configured to be rotated around a central longitudinal axis, and wherein when there is a change in a direction of rotation of the water ride feature around the central longitudinal axis, the one or more riders or ride vehicles continue from the rider entrance to the rider exit.
A water ride feature, comprising:
- a rider entrance;
- a rider exit;
- a ride surface adapted to carry one or more riders or ride vehicles sliding thereon from the rider entrance to the rider exit, wherein the ride surface comprises a fully enclosed tube section with a consistent cross-sectional diameter, and wherein the water ride feature is configured to be rotated around a central longitudinal axis, and wherein the water ride feature is configured to switch between rotating clockwise and rotating anticlockwise when the one or more riders or ride vehicles continue to slide on the ride surface from the rider entrance to the rider exit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.