Amusement ride and method for operating an amusement ride

An amusement ride comprising at least one vehicle which is guided along a track, at least one passenger receptacle for accommodating a passenger being situated on the vehicle, it being possible for a movement, position, and/or orientation of the passenger receptacle relative to the vehicle to be changed by means of at least one adjusting unit in at least one degree of freedom, a controller being provided by means of which the adjusting unit can be controlled,

• characterized in that the controller is in signal communication with a memory in which movements to be performed, positions to be assumed, and/or orientations to be assumed before the start of the ride or during the ride of each passenger receptacle are stored directly or indirectly as memory content, the controller being designed, by controlling the adjusting unit of each passenger receptacle, to allow said positions, orientations, and/or movements to be assumed in sequence at a given point on the track before the start of the ride or during the ride, and in that the amusement ride has means by which the passenger determines the memory content for the relevant passenger receptacle.