Patent ID: 8141495
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: A63G

Abstract:
1. A ride system for providing selective relative positioning of vehicles in an amusement or theme park ride such as to simulate racing, comprising: a chassis adapted to be supported by and to travel along a length of track provided for a ride; a support attached to the chassis to move with the chassis along the track; first and second passenger vehicles spaced apart on and supported by the support; wherein the first and second vehicles each include two or more seats in a body and wherein the two or more seats in the body face a like direction; and a drive assembly linked to the support to rotate the support about a rotation axis, wherein the first and second vehicles are moved concurrently by the drive assembly to alter their position relative to the track by rotating the body of each of the first and second vehicles about an axis extending through the support, parallel to the rotation axis of the support, to change an angular orientation of the body relative to a longitudinal axis of the support.