Ring carousel ride

A ride apparatus, comprising:

• first, second, and third vehicle supports, wherein each of the vehicle supports includes a body with a planar upper surface and wherein the planar upper surfaces are ring-shaped and concentric to each other relative to a shared rotation axis;
• a plurality of vehicles supported on the vehicle supports above the planar upper surfaces;
• first, second, and third circular tracks adjacent to the first, second, and third vehicle supports, respectively;
• and
• first, second, and third sets of drives independently driving the first, second, and third vehicle supports to rotate the first, second, and third vehicle supports about the rotation axis upon the first, second, and third circular tracks, respectively.

A ride, comprising:

• a plurality of concentric, ring-shaped supports;
• on at least two of the supports, a plurality of passenger vehicles each supported on a pole extending from a corresponding one of the supports;
• and
• for each of the passenger vehicles, a vehicle positioning actuator independently operating in response to control signals to move the corresponding passenger vehicle through a range of positions via movement of the pole.