A virtual reality ride system comprising: an electronic display configured to present virtual reality image content to a rider while the rider is being carried through a ride environment by a ride vehicle; one or more sensors configured to determine sensor data indicative of movement characteristics of the ride vehicle in the ride environment; and virtual reality processing circuitry communicatively coupled to the electronic display and the one or more sensors, wherein the virtual reality processing circuitry is configured to: determine a predicted movement profile of the ride vehicle based at least in part on the sensor data received from the one or more sensors, wherein the predicted movement profile indicates that the ride vehicle is expected to move a predicted movement magnitude during a predicted movement duration; determine a target perceived movement magnitude greater than the predicted movement magnitude at least in part by applying a movement-exaggeration factor to the predicted movement magnitude; and determine movement-exaggerated virtual reality image content to be presented on the electronic display during the predicted movement duration at least in part by adapting default virtual reality image content to incorporate the target perceived movement magnitude. an electronic display configured to present virtual reality image content to a rider while the rider is being carried through a ride environment by a ride vehicle; one or more sensors configured to determine sensor data indicative of movement characteristics of the ride vehicle in the ride environment; and virtual reality processing circuitry communicatively coupled to the electronic display and the one or more sensors, wherein the virtual reality processing circuitry is configured to: determine a predicted movement profile of the ride vehicle based at least in part on the sensor data received from the one or more sensors, wherein the predicted movement profile indicates that the ride vehicle is expected to move a predicted movement magnitude during a predicted movement duration; determine a target perceived movement magnitude greater than the predicted movement magnitude at least in part by applying a movement-exaggeration factor to the predicted movement magnitude; and determine movement-exaggerated virtual reality image content to be presented on the electronic display during the predicted movement duration at least in part by adapting default virtual reality image content to incorporate the target perceived movement magnitude. determine a predicted movement profile of the ride vehicle based at least in part on the sensor data received from the one or more sensors, wherein the predicted movement profile indicates that the ride vehicle is expected to move a predicted movement magnitude during a predicted movement duration; determine a target perceived movement magnitude greater than the predicted movement magnitude at least in part by applying a movement-exaggeration factor to the predicted movement magnitude; and determine movement-exaggerated virtual reality image content to be presented on the electronic display during the predicted movement duration at least in part by adapting default virtual reality image content to incorporate the target perceived movement magnitude.