Attraction system for amusement park

Abstract

An attraction system includes a ride vehicle configured to travel along a path. The ride vehicle includes a bogie configured to engage with the path, a base coupled to the bogie, an appendage coupled to the base and configured to actuate relative to the base about or along a first axis, a support coupled to the appendage and configured to actuate relative to the appendage about or along a second axis, and a seat coupled to the support and configured to secure a guest therein.

1 . An attraction system, comprising:
 a ride vehicle configured to travel along a path, wherein the ride vehicle comprises:
 a bogie configured to engage with the path; 
 a base coupled to the bogie; 
 an appendage coupled to the base, wherein the appendage is configured to actuate relative to the base about or along a first axis; 
 a support coupled to the appendage, wherein the support is configured to actuate relative to the appendage about or along a second axis; and 
 a seat coupled to the support, wherein the seat is configured to secure a guest therein. 
   
     
     
         2 . The attraction system of  claim 1 , wherein the seat is configured to transition between one or more first configurations and one or more second configurations. 
     
     
         3 . The attraction system of  claim 2 , wherein the seat comprises a seat pan, and the seat pan is configured to adjust toward an upright orientation during transition of the seat from the one or more second configurations to the one or more first configurations. 
     
     
         4 . The attraction system of  claim 1 , wherein the appendage comprises a first portion extending along the base and a second portion extending away from the base, the first portion of the appendage is coupled to the base, and the support is coupled to the second portion of the appendage. 
     
     
         5 . The attraction system of  claim 4 , wherein the first portion of the appendage is configured to rotate about the first axis, and the support is configured to rotate about the second axis. 
     
     
         6 . The attraction system of  claim 1 , comprising an actuator and a controller communicatively coupled to the actuator, wherein the controller is configured to:
 instruct the actuator to rotate the appendage about the first axis;   instruct the actuator to rotate the support about the second axis; or   both.   
     
     
         7 . The attraction system of  claim 6 , wherein the controller is configured to:
 receive one or more user inputs; and   instruct the actuator to rotate the appendage about the first axis, instruct the actuator to rotate the support about the second axis, or both based on the one or more user inputs.   
     
     
         8 . A ride vehicle for an attraction system, the ride vehicle comprising:
 a bogie configured to travel along a path of the attraction system;   a base coupled to the bogie;   a seat configured to secure a guest therein, wherein the seat is adjustable between one or more first configurations and one or more second configurations, wherein the seat is configured to support a guest standing within the seat in the one or more first configurations, and wherein the seat is configured to support a guest sitting within the seat in the one or more second configurations; and   an appendage coupled to the base, wherein the appendage is configured to rotate about one or more axes to rotate the seat about the one or more axes.   
     
     
         9 . The ride vehicle of  claim 8 , comprising a support coupled to the appendage, wherein the seat is coupled to the support, and rotation of the appendage about the one or more axes drives rotation of the support and the seat about the one or more axes. 
     
     
         10 . The ride vehicle of  claim 9 , wherein the seat comprises a seatback and a linkage configured to couple the seatback to the support, the linkage is configured to extend to position the seatback away from the support in the one or more first configurations of the seat, and the linkage is configured to retract to position the seatback adjacent to the seat in the one or more second configurations of the seat. 
     
     
         11 . The ride vehicle of  claim 9 , wherein the support is configured to rotate about an additional one or more axes. 
     
     
         12 . The ride vehicle of  claim 9 , wherein the appendage comprises a first portion coupled to and extending along the base and a second portion extending from the first portion, and the support is coupled to the second portion of the appendage. 
     
     
         13 . The ride vehicle of  claim 8 , wherein the base extends from the bogie and away from the path. 
     
     
         14 . A ride vehicle, comprising:
 a support; and   a seat configured to support a guest in the ride vehicle, the seat comprising:
 a seatback; 
 a seat pan configured to transition the seat between one or more first configurations and one or more second configurations; and 
 a linkage configured to couple the seatback to the support, wherein the linkage is configured to adjust the seatback away from the support and to rotate and/or translate the seat pan along or about a first direction, and wherein the linkage is configured to adjust the seatback toward the support and to rotate and/or translate the seat pan in a second direction. 
   
     
     
         15 . The ride vehicle of  claim 14 , comprising a plate and a foundation, the foundation is coupled to the support, the plate is coupled to the foundation and to the seat pan such that the foundation, the plate, and the seat pan adjust towards and/or to the seatback. 
     
     
         16 . The ride vehicle of  claim 15 , wherein the seat pan is coupled to the seatback at a first joint, the seat pan is coupled to the plate at a second joint, and the seat pan is configured to rotate via the first joint and to rotate via the second joint to rotate in the first direction and in the second direction. 
     
     
         17 . The ride vehicle of  claim 15 , wherein the linkage is configured to adjust the seatback away from the support and drive movement of the plate along the foundation away from the support, and the linkage is configured to adjust the seatback toward the support and drive movement of the plate along the foundation toward the support. 
     
     
         18 . The ride vehicle of  claim 14 , wherein the linkage is configured to extend and retract via a telescoping mechanism. 
     
     
         19 . The ride vehicle of  claim 14 , comprising a pommel, wherein the linkage is configured to extend to rotate the seat pan in the first direction and to drive the pommel through the seat pan. 
     
     
         20 . The ride vehicle of  claim 14 , wherein the linkage travels along an arcuate path to extend and to retract.