Patent ID: 7836829

Claim:
Rail-bound amusement park ride vehicle comprising: a carriage that travels in the direction of the rails; and an upper platform/seat that rotates freely in relation to the carriage, wherein the upper platform/seat comprises a magnetic system consisting of at least one magnet and one metallic braking element that runs through the magnetic field of the magnet, wherein the magnetic system has a first configuration and a second configuration, said first configuration comprising the magnet affixed in a stationary manner in the rail path and the braking element connected to the upper platform/seat of the vehicle, and said second configuration comprising the braking element affixed in a stationary manner in the rail path and the magnet connected to the upper platform/seat, whereby the magnetic system includes a decelerating impulse that causes the upper platform/seat to rotate freely in relation to the carriage with angular momentum while the vehicle is gravitationally driven in linear motion.