Patent ID: 7640862

Claim:
A roller coaster, comprising: a carriage; a cab at least pivotally connected to the carriage, the cab at least rotatable relative to the carriage between a first position substantially parallel to a track and a second position non-parallel to the track; and at least one of a station entry cam having a first predetermined profile and a station exit cam having a second predetermined profile; wherein the cab includes a sliding pad mechanism configured to slide on at least one of the at least one of the station entry cam and the station exit cam to move the cab from a first one of the first position and the second position to a second one of the first position and the second position; wherein the sliding pad mechanism includes a first sliding pad and a second sliding pad arranged in longitudinal alignment with respect to the first sliding pad, at least one of (a) the first sliding pad and (b) the second sliding pad pivotable with respect to the cab.