Systems and methods for a dynamic multi-experience ride system
AssigneeUniversal City Studios LLC
InventorsNathan Mikulski, Sarah Anne Kelley
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Abstract
An attraction system includes a ride vehicle motion system that includes a ride vehicle coupled to a motion base via a track element. The ride vehicle motion system is capable of motion along a first track or a surface of a first ride type using a transport base coupled to the motion base and capable of generating motion effects using the motion base while in motion along the track or surface. The ride vehicle motion system is also capable of moving to align the track element with a second track of a second ride type to permit the ride vehicle to separate from the ride vehicle motion system and traverse the second track.
Claims18
An attraction system, comprising:
- a ride vehicle motion system, comprising:
- a ride vehicle;
- a track element supporting the ride vehicle;
- a motion base configured to actuate to cause the ride vehicle and the track element to move, wherein the track element is positioned between the ride vehicle and the motion base;
- a transport base supporting the motion base, wherein the transport base is configured to transport the ride vehicle, the track element, and the motion base as a unit along a second track or a surface associated with a second ride type;
- a vehicle controller configured to maintain a speed of the ride vehicle between the track element and entry onto the second track upon alignment of the track element with the second track;
- and
- a first track configured to receive the ride vehicle from the track element, wherein the first track is associated with a first ride type.
An attraction system, comprising:
- a ride vehicle motion system, comprising:
- a plurality of track elements, wherein a track element of the plurality of track elements supports a ride vehicle;
- and
- a motion base configured to actuate to cause motion effects for the ride vehicle and to rotate the plurality of track elements about an axis of the motion base such that the ride vehicle and the track element rotate together;
- a controller configured to generate instructions to control the motion base;
- and
- a track loop configured to;
- receive the ride vehicle from the track element at an entry point of the track loop after rotation of the motion base to align the track element with the entry point, wherein, after the rotation, the controller causes the ride vehicle to move along the track element and onto the track loop.
An attraction system, comprising:
- a first track associated with a first ride type;
- a plurality of ride vehicles;
- a plurality of ride vehicle motion systems, each ride vehicle motion system of the plurality comprising:
- a track element;
- a motion base configured to actuate to cause the track element to move;
- and
- a transport base supporting the motion base, wherein the transport base is configured to transport the track element and the motion base as a unit along a second track or a surface associated with a second ride type;
- and
- a controller configured to generate instructions to:
- cause a first ride vehicle motion system of the plurality of ride vehicle motion systems to move to align the track element with an entry point of the first track;
- cause a first ride vehicle of the plurality of ride vehicles to move along the track element and onto the first track while maintaining a speed of the ride vehicle between the track element and entry onto the first track upon alignment of the track element with the first track;
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- cause a second ride vehicle of the plurality of ride vehicles to move from the first track onto an available vehicle slot of a second ride vehicle motion system of the plurality of ride vehicle motion systems.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.