Continuous safety or belay system

A safety system for coupling a user to an amusement attraction comprising:

• an entrance track;
• a first exit track;
• a second exit track separate from the first exit track;
• a pivoting component coupled with the entrance track, the pivoting component configured to transfer between the first exit track or second exit track for providing a track between the entrance track and the first exit track or the entrance track and the second exit track;
• and
• a sliding safety mechanism configured to surround at least a portion of the entrance track, the first exit track, the second exit track, or the pivoting component for sliding along the entrance track, the first exit track, the second exit track, or the pivoting component.

A safety system for coupling a user to an amusement attraction comprising:

• a first track;
• a second track separate from the first track;
• a junction box that interfaces with the first track and the second track, the junction box having a rotating portion containing a support surface;
• and
• a safety mechanism configured to couple with the user and travel along the first track or the second track, an exterior surface of the safety mechanism configured to engage with the support surface of the junction box when the safety mechanism is within the rotating portion of the junction box, wherein the safety mechanism is configured to be moveable between the first track and the second track within the junction box by rotating the rotating portion while the safety mechanism is engaged with the support surface.

A method for transferring a trolley on a first track to a second track comprising the steps of:

• bringing the first track and the second track within a first predetermined distance of one another;
• engaging a first latching mechanism coupled with the first track with a second latching mechanism coupled with the second track;
• engaging the trolley with the second latching mechanism;
• disengaging the first latching mechanism from the second latching mechanism;
• and
• separating the first track from the second track by a second predetermined distance.