The invention relates to a carousel that is supported by a rotary plate controlled by a control mechanism (20). The mechanism (20) comprises: means for restraining said rotary plate (10) which are controlled in two states, a restrained state and a released state, said means being suitable for providing, in said restrained state, a rotational restraint of said rotary plate (10), and for allowing, in said released state, a free rotation of said rotary plate (10), and a device (36) for controlling said restraint means that is suitable for driving, on command, said restraint means into said released state, said restraint means being in the restrained state by default.

A vertically rotating chair assembly for rotating a child includes a plate. A pair of supports is coupled singly to opposing edges of the plate. The supports extend substantially vertically from the plate. An axle is rotatably coupled to and extends between the supports distal from the plate. A pair of flanges is coupled singly proximate to opposing ends of the axle. A plurality of crossbars is coupled to and extends between the flanges proximate to circumferences of the flanges. A seat, which is configured to position a child, is rotatably coupled to a respective crossbar. An actuator is coupled to an outside face of a respective support. The actuator is operationally coupled to the axle. The actuator is positioned to motivate rotation of the axle such that the flanges, the crossbars, the seat and a child positioned in the seat rotate vertically around the axle.

The invention relates to a carousel that is supported by a rotary plate controlled by a control mechanism (20). The mechanism (20) comprises: means for restraining said rotary plate (10) which are controlled in two states, a restrained state and a released state, said means being suitable for providing, in said restrained state, a rotational restraint of said rotary plate (10), and for allowing, in said released state, a free rotation of said rotary plate (10), and a device (36) for controlling said restraint means that is suitable for driving, on command, said restraint means into said released state, said restraint means being in the restrained state by default.

The invention relates to a carousel that is supported by a rotary plate controlled by a control mechanism (20). The mechanism (20) comprises: means for restraining said rotary plate (10) which are controlled in two states, a restrained state and a released state, said means being suitable for providing, in said restrained state, a rotational restraint of said rotary plate (10), and for allowing, in said released state, a free rotation of said rotary plate (10), and a device (36) for controlling said restraint means that is suitable for driving, on command, said restraint means into said released state, said restraint means being in the restrained state by default.

This invention is a relative motion amusement ride comprising having an inner compartment with a rider's area, a rotational drive and vertical drive attached to the inner compartment, a set of light panels disposed along an inner wall of the rider's compartment and along the perimeter of the rider's area; a light panel controller in communications with a database of images and computer readable instructions for displaying images on the set of light panels and door light panel wherein such display is cooperatively associated with the motion of the rider's compartment to coordinating the physical movement of the inner compartment and the image on the light panels to provide relative motion to the rider; an inner speaker for providing audio information in the rider's area wherein the audio information is coordinated the physical movement of the inner compartment and the image on the light panels.

An amusement ride comprises at least one sensing system adapted to control motion of the amusement ride responsive to a non-tactile input from at least one rider. The non-tactile input comprises body motion of at least one rider. The body movement may be of the rider's arms, such as flapping of the rider's arms. The amusement ride includes at least one vehicle adapted to receive the rider. The vehicle may be a gondola suspended from an overhead rotatable retaining member and the motion of the amusement ride may be raising and lowering the gondola responsive to the rider's body motion.

An amusement ride comprises at least one sensing system adapted to control motion of the amusement ride responsive to a non-tactile input from at least one rider. The non-tactile input comprises body motion of at least one rider. The body movement may be of the rider's arms, such as flapping of the rider's arms. The amusement ride includes at least one vehicle adapted to receive the rider. The vehicle may be a gondola suspended from an overhead rotatable retaining member and the motion of the amusement ride may be raising and lowering the gondola responsive to the rider's body motion.

A ride system for an amusement park includes a plurality of rooms stacked atop one another and a ride vehicle. A method to transport the ride vehicle from a first room to a second room includes withdrawing the ride vehicle from the first room, changing the vertical height of the ride vehicle, rotating the ride vehicle, and inserting the ride vehicle into the second room.

A ride system for an amusement park includes a plurality of rooms stacked atop one another and a ride vehicle. A method to transport the ride vehicle from a first room to a second room includes withdrawing the ride vehicle from the first room, changing the vertical height of the ride vehicle, rotating the ride vehicle, and inserting the ride vehicle into the second room.

The present invention relates to a rotating device for integration in a substrate, preferably in a building floor element, more particularly in a screed floor, having at least three support units, which can be arranged individually in the circumference of the substrate within a circular area about an axis of rotation, a rotating plate which extends at least over the circular area and has a room side and a bearing side opposite the room side, a rotary bearing unit, and at least one drive apparatus, wherein the rotating plate is rotatably mounted in the axis of rotation and the at least three support units support the rotating plate in a rotationally movable manner in the orientation of the axis of rotation in a vertical axis on the bearing side, and wherein the drive apparatus is configured to set the rotating plate in rotation about the axis of rotation.