Interactive interface mounting assembly for amusement and theme park rides

A vehicle assembly for use in an interactive ride, comprising:

• a body with a seat for a guest;
• a mounting assembly attached to the body a distance from the seat;
• a lap bar restraint pivotally mounted to the mounting assembly and including a lap bar positionable in a load and unload position and in a guest restraint position;
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• a guest interactive device pivotally mounted to the mounting assembly, wherein the mounting assembly comprises an interconnection assembly connecting the lap bar restraint to the guest interactive device such that when the lap bar is moved through a path from the load and unload position to the guest restraint position the guest interactive device is concurrently moved from a load and unload position distal from the seat to a guest interaction position proximate to the seat.

A ride vehicle for use in an amusement or theme park ride with interactive game or show equipment, comprising:

• a vehicle body with a seat for receiving a passenger;
• an interactive device operable by the passenger to interact with the interactive equipment;
• a mounting assembly pivotally mounting the interactive device on the vehicle body, wherein the mounting assembly is operable to rotate the interactive device through a range of positions at varying distances from the seat;
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• means for defining a size of the passenger in the seat, wherein the size defining means provides input to the mounting assembly to drive the mounting assembly to place the interactive device at a passenger-use position within the range of positions selected based on the defined size of the passenger.