Patent ID: 8317632

Claim:
A round ride, comprising: a drive assembly including a structure rotatable about a central axis; and a plurality of vehicle support assemblies mounted to the rotatable structure, wherein each of the vehicle support assemblies comprises: a passenger vehicle; a vehicle support arm supporting the passenger vehicle proximate a first end; an actuator assembly, wherein a second end distal to the first end of the vehicle support arm is mounted to the actuator assembly; a base, wherein the actuator assembly is mounted onto the base; and a base angle mechanism mounted to the rotatable structure and operable to position the base into one of a low position and a high position, wherein each of the base angle mechanisms includes a housing affixed to the rotatable structure, wherein each of the bases is pivotally attached to the corresponding housing of the base angle mechanism, and wherein each of the base angle mechanisms includes a high-low pivot actuator attached at a first end to the housing and at a second end to the base to pivot the base to the high position when the actuator is extended.