An apparatus for magnetic spin control includes a main chassis, a passenger chassis, a circular magnetic array, and a chassis-mounted fin. The main chassis is configured to ride on a track. The passenger chassis is rotatably supported on the main chassis and the passenger chassis is configured to support one or more passengers. The circular magnetic array is coupled to the passenger chassis such that the passenger chassis rotates with the circular magnetic array. The chassis-mounted fin is coupled to the main chassis and extends into a magnetic field of the circular magnetic array. The chassis-mounted fin includes a conductive material and operates as an eddy current brake to dampen rotation of the passenger chassis with respect to the main chassis. The chassis-mounted fin extends into the magnetic field and leaves at least a portion of the magnetic field unobstructed to allow a track-mounted fin to pass into the magnetic field. The circular magnetic array is configured to interact with a system of track mounted fins. The chassis-mounted fin provides rotational dampening of the passenger chassis, while the track-mounted fin(s) induce or inhibit rotation of the passenger chassis.

An amusement ride comprises a pair of swinging arms, each supporting a support element that includes a plurality of seats to accommodate riders. The arms may share a rotation axis and are rotatable with respect to one another. The arms may each be coupled to a rotatable vertical tower. The support elements at the ends of the respective arms each oscillate by swinging about a pivot axis, due to the swinging motion of the arms. A control system controls the swinging of the arms such that the supporting elements oscillate at a resonance frequency.

An amusement ride comprises a pair of swinging arms, each supporting a support element that includes a plurality of seats to accommodate riders. The arms may share a rotation axis and are rotatable with respect to one another. The arms may each be coupled to a rotatable vertical tower. The support elements at the ends of the respective arms each oscillate by swinging about a pivot axis, due to the swinging motion of the arms. A control system controls the swinging of the arms such that the supporting elements oscillate at a resonance frequency.

An amusement ride comprising an oscillating arm pivotally connected to a supporting surface and oscillates around an pivot axis, a rotary chassis rotatably connected to the oscillating arm and rotates around an axis wherein the rotary chassis can rotate fully or partially around the axis in both directions, and a seat assembly installed on the rotary chassis for sitting a passenger wherein the passenger is off-center relative to the axis, wherein the rotary chassis rotating a passenger around the axis, wherein the oscillating arm oscillating the passenger around the pivot axis.

An amusement ride comprising an oscillating arm pivotally connected to a supporting surface and oscillates around an pivot axis, a rotary chassis rotatably connected to the oscillating arm and rotates around an axis wherein the rotary chassis can rotate fully or partially around the axis in both directions, and a seat assembly installed on the rotary chassis for sitting a passenger wherein the passenger is off-center relative to the axis, wherein the rotary chassis rotating a passenger around the axis, wherein the oscillating arm oscillating the passenger around the pivot axis.

A gondola of a Ferris wheel installation is connected to a wheel rim structure of the Ferris wheel by means of a guide structure comprising at least one bearing that is connected to the wheel rim structure by two sliding ball joints which have slide axes that are parallel to one another and spaced apart from one another.

A gondola of a Ferris wheel installation is connected to a wheel rim structure of the Ferris wheel by means of a guide structure comprising at least one bearing that is connected to the wheel rim structure by two sliding ball joints which have slide axes that are parallel to one another and spaced apart from one another.

An amusement ride comprises a supporting structure installed on a bearing plane, a shaft having a longitudinally-extending axis coupled to the supporting structure by at least one rotating mechanism, to rotate the shaft with respect to the supporting structure around the respective longitudinally-extending shaft axis. The axis forms an angle of 0 to 45 with the bearing plane. At least one arm is coupled to and rotatable integrally with the shaft, around the longitudinally-extending shaft axis. Each arm is coupled to the shaft by a rotating mechanism to rotate the arm around a rotation axis of the arm with respect to the shaft. At least one supporting element supports at least one seat for at least one passenger, the supporting element rotatably constrained to a respective arm to rotate around a rotation axis of the supporting element with respect to the at least one arm.

An amusement ride comprises a supporting structure installed on a bearing plane, a shaft having a longitudinally-extending axis coupled to the supporting structure by at least one rotating mechanism, to rotate the shaft with respect to the supporting structure around the respective longitudinally-extending shaft axis. The axis forms an angle of 0 to 45 with the bearing plane. At least one arm is coupled to and rotatable integrally with the shaft, around the longitudinally-extending shaft axis. Each arm is coupled to the shaft by a rotating mechanism to rotate the arm around a rotation axis of the arm with respect to the shaft. At least one supporting element supports at least one seat for at least one passenger, the supporting element rotatably constrained to a respective arm to rotate around a rotation axis of the supporting element with respect to the at least one arm.