Competition water slide
First Claim
1. An interactive competitive water slide play structure for entertaining play participants, comprising:
- first and second water slides, each water slide comprising a start point, a finish point, and a path defined therebetween, the water slides adapted to conduct a flow of water along at least a portion of the path and to convey a ride vehicle having at least one play participant riding thereon from the start point to the finish point;
the first and second slides having substantially similar paths so that a first play participant riding on the first water slide can race a second play participant riding on the second water slide;
each water slide comprising at least one competition area defined between the start point and the finish point, the competition areas configured to be substantially identical and adapted so that the ride vehicle progresses therethrough, each competition area comprising;
a plurality of water effects comprising water forming elements, wherein at least one water effect comprises an aiding effect adapted to promote ride vehicle progress through the competition area, and at least one water effect comprises a hindering effect adapted to impede ride vehicle progress through the competition area, each of the water effects having a corresponding actuator;
a first control area adapted to support at least one play participant and having a first aiding actuator adapted to trigger the aiding effect in a competition area of the first water slide and a first hindering actuator adapted to trigger the hindering effect in a competition area of the second water slide; and
a second control area adapted to support at least one play participant and having a second aiding actuator adapted to trigger the aiding effect in a competition area of the second water slide and a second hindering actuator adapted to trigger the hindering effect in a competition area of the first water slide;
wherein play participants in the control areas assist play participants riding on ride vehicles in corresponding water slides to race play participants riding an opposing ride vehicle.
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Abstract
A competition water slide play apparatus is provided having a pair of water slide riding surfaces that are essentially mirror images of each other. These riding surfaces pass through a competition zone wherein the riding surfaces are substantially parallel to each other and first and second competition platforms are positioned adjacent the riding surfaces. Control stations are disposed on each of the competition platforms. Each control station corresponds to an aiding or a hindering play effect whereby a non-riding play participant can aid or hinder the travel of riding participants through the competition zone. The control stations on a first competition platform control aiding play effects in a first riding surface and hindering effects in a second riding surface. Similarly, the control stations on a second competition platform control aiding effects in the second ride surface and hindering effects in the first ride surface. In this manner, non-riding play participants are able to team up with riding play participants to help the riding participants on their respective team move through the competition zone faster than the competing ride participants.
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27 Claims
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1. An interactive competitive water slide play structure for entertaining play participants, comprising:
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first and second water slides, each water slide comprising a start point, a finish point, and a path defined therebetween, the water slides adapted to conduct a flow of water along at least a portion of the path and to convey a ride vehicle having at least one play participant riding thereon from the start point to the finish point;
the first and second slides having substantially similar paths so that a first play participant riding on the first water slide can race a second play participant riding on the second water slide;
each water slide comprising at least one competition area defined between the start point and the finish point, the competition areas configured to be substantially identical and adapted so that the ride vehicle progresses therethrough, each competition area comprising;
a plurality of water effects comprising water forming elements, wherein at least one water effect comprises an aiding effect adapted to promote ride vehicle progress through the competition area, and at least one water effect comprises a hindering effect adapted to impede ride vehicle progress through the competition area, each of the water effects having a corresponding actuator;
a first control area adapted to support at least one play participant and having a first aiding actuator adapted to trigger the aiding effect in a competition area of the first water slide and a first hindering actuator adapted to trigger the hindering effect in a competition area of the second water slide; and
a second control area adapted to support at least one play participant and having a second aiding actuator adapted to trigger the aiding effect in a competition area of the second water slide and a second hindering actuator adapted to trigger the hindering effect in a competition area of the first water slide;
wherein play participants in the control areas assist play participants riding on ride vehicles in corresponding water slides to race play participants riding an opposing ride vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A water slide play structure for entertaining play participants, comprising:
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first and second water slides each comprising a start point, a finish point, and a path defined therebetween, each water slide adapted to conduct a flow of water along at least a portion of the path and to convey a play participant riding along the path from the start point to the finish point;
a competition zone comprising a first control platform and a second control platform, and the first and second water slides pass through the competition zone and are substantially identical to each other within the competition zone, the first control platform positioned adjacent the first water slide and the second control platform positioned adjacent the second water slide;
at least one aiding or hindering play effect associated with each slide within the competition zone and adapted to promote or hinder progress of the play participant riding along the path; and
at least one aiding or hindering effect controller associated with each slide within the competition zone and adapted to actuate the aiding or hindering play effect. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A water slide play structure for entertaining play participants, comprising:
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water slide comprising a start point, a finish point, and a path defined therebetween, the water slide adapted to conduct a flow of water along at least a portion of the path and to convey a play participant riding along the path from the start point to the finish point;
an aiding or hindering play effect adapted to promote or hinder progress of the play participant riding along the path;
an aiding or hindering effect controller adapted to actuate the aiding or hindering play effect; and
a secondary aiding controller, the secondary aiding controller adapted to increase the magnitude of the aiding play effect when actuated.
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