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Raven Sun Creative, Inc.

Patrick Spieldiener

Robert Spieldiener

Reinhold Spieldiener

Alfons Saiko

Peter Rosner

Louis F Alfieri

An amusement ride is provided that moves a rider in a manner that is synchronized with a video image being displayed on a screen visible to the rider. In one embodiment, the ride is comprised of a rider station for supporting a rider, a trolley that supports the station, a tower that vertically guides the trolley, a motor system for vertically moving the trolley along the tower, an actuator system for moving the station relative to the trolley, a projector system, a screen, and a controller for synchronizing the movement of the station and any rider disposed in the station with imagery projected onto the screen. The controller is adapted to position the station using the motor and/or actuator system in a manner that is synchronized with the imagery being displayed on the screen.

Tower ride

An amusement device ( ) has one or several vehicles ( ). The drive device ( ) of the vehicles is configured as a high-performance catapult drive ( ) which is provided with one or more hydromotors ( ) and a traction mechanism ( ) that has to be detachably connected to the vehicle ( ) by means of a carrying device ( ). The catapult drive is designed as a rotary drive or winding drive.

Amusement device

To move a rail-borne vehicle ( ) over a preferably ascending partial section, a finite chain section ( ) is pulled in a stationary guide ( ) in parallel to the rail ( ) using a cable ( ). The vehicle ( ) engages the chain section ( ) via a chain hook ( ). The two ends ( ), ( ) of the cable ( ) are connected to the leading end ( ) of the chain section ( ). The vehicles ( ) can be moved rapidly with this cost-saving arrangement. It is also possible to overcome steeper uphill sections than in the state of the art (pull-up devices of roller-coasters).

Braking system for an amusement device

Amusement device in the form of a roller coaster, a monorail or the like

An amusement ride according to the present invention includes a vertical tower having one or more sides. Along each side of the tower, passengers are strapped into separate vehicles which are lifted vertically to the top of the tower, from where the vehicles are released. The vehicles free fall until slowed and stopped by a braking system. Vertical guides attached to the tower control the direction of the vehicles.

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Wollerau, Switzerland

Patrick Spieldiener