Patent ID: 7594473

Claim:
A roller coaster ride comprising: a conveyance rail assembly having a conveyance rail and a pilot rail; a wheel rollable over the conveyance rail; said wheel having a hub assembly supporting a rider frame on one side of the wheel and a steerage assembly on an opposite side of the wheel; said rider frame supporting a rider support means functioning to hold a rider during a ride; said steerage assembly having a connection to the pilot rail; wherein the wheel is raised to a high point of the conveyance rail assembly and released to ride along the conveyance rail as guided by the pilot rail; wherein the hub assembly further comprises an axle which provides the exclusive support for the rider frame and the steerage assembly; wherein the axle is the axle of the wheel; wherein the rider support means further comprises a seat which is suspended exclusively by the axle and has no support means beneath it; wherein the steerage assembly further comprises a base with a connection to the hub assembly, said base having a plurality of roller wheels riding on the pilot rail; and wherein the wheel has a diameter of at least about five feet.