Interactive amusement ride
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1. An amusement ride comprising:
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a vehicle movable along the path;
a non-contact detector for detecting movement of a passenger'"'"'s body or a sound generated by a passenger'"'"'s voice; and
a control system linked to the detector for varying at least one parameter of the vehicle in response to a passenger movement or sound detected by the detector.
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Abstract
An amusement ride provides an interactive experience to its passengers. The amusement ride includes at least one ride vehicle movable along a track. The amusement ride senses inputs from at least one passenger that affects various elements of the ride. The elements can be the speed of the vehicle, acceleration of the vehicle, direction of travel, orientation of the ride vehicle or the like. The inputs can be audible inputs or optical inputs, water spray, or can be activated manually by the passengers.
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22 Claims
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1. An amusement ride comprising:
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a path; a vehicle movable along the path; a non-contact detector for detecting movement of a passenger'"'"'s body or a sound generated by a passenger'"'"'s voice; and a control system linked to the detector for varying at least one parameter of the vehicle in response to a passenger movement or sound detected by the detector. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An amusement ride comprising:
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a path; a vehicle movable along the path; at least one passenger position in the vehicle; a non-contact detector adjacent to the at least one passenger position for detecting movement of a passenger'"'"'s body or a sound generated by a passenger'"'"'s voice; a propulsion system on the vehicle and the path for moving the vehicle along the path; and a control system linked to the non-contact detector and to the propulsion system. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for operating an amusement ride, comprising:
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moving a vehicle holding passengers along a path; detecting a non-contact action performed by at least one passenger; and controlling vehicle movement in response to a detected non-contact passenger action. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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