Amusement park ride, in particular a rollercoaster

Abstract

An amusement park ride (1), in particular a rollercoaster, with at least one car (10) which can be moved in an exit direction out of an exit (C) from an amusement park ride (30) with a first orientation (e.g. “forward”) along a route (20) and, after the ride, the car (10) returns via an entrance (D) in an entry direction while maintaining the direction of travel, wherein the amusement park ride area (30) and the route (20) are designed in such a way that, while maintaining the direction of travel, the car (10) enters the entrance (D) of the amusement park ride area (30) in an entry direction, which is the opposite direction to the above-mentioned exit direction, enters, such that, in a subsequent ride, the car travels the route (20) in the opposite orientation (e.g. “backward”) to the first orientation (e.g. “forward”).

1 . An amusement park ride ( 1 ), in particular a rollercoaster, comprising at least one car ( 10 ) which can be moved along a route ( 20 ) with a first orientation (e.g. forward) in a direction of exit (X) from an exit (C) from an amusement park ride area ( 30 ) and into which the car ( 10 ) returns with a direction of entry (Y) after the route via an entrance (D), characterized in that the amusement park ride area ( 30 ) and the route ( 20 ) are designed in such a way that the car ( 10 ), while maintaining its direction of travel, enters the entrance (D) of the amusement park ride area ( 30 ) with a direction of entry (Y) that is opposite to the previous direction of exit (X) in order to travel the route ( 20 ) on a subsequent route in the orientation (e.g. “backward”) opposite to the first orientation (e.g. “forward”) . 
     
     
         2 . The amusement park ride according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the amusement park ride area ( 30 ) has both an exit (C) and an entrance (D) for the route ( 20 ) on a front ( 31 ). 
     
     
         3 . The amusement park ride according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the exit (C) and the entrance (D) are offset in height from one another. 
     
     
         4 . The amusement park ride according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the exit (C) and the entrance (D) are laterally offset from one another. 
     
     
         5 . The amusement park ride according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the amusement park ride area ( 30 ) has a lifting device ( 40 ), via which the car ( 10 ) can be moved from a lower position (A) to an upper position (B) in order to leave the amusement park ride area ( 30 ) from there via the exit thereof, wherein the car ( 10 ) can be moved into the entrance (D) of the amusement park ride area ( 30 ) in the lower position (A) after traveling the route ( 20 ). 
     
     
         6 . The amusement park ride according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the route ( 20 ) in the region of the amusement park ride area ( 30 ) has a switch ( 24 ) and a route section ( 25 ), which can be traveled both when exiting and entering the amusement park ride area ( 30 ). 
     
     
         7 . The amusement park ride according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the car ( 10 ) is coupled to a route section ( 28 ) in the region of the amusement park ride area ( 30 ) and can be moved together with the route section ( 28 ) during a vertical and/or lateral movement in the region of the amusement park ride area ( 30 ). 
     
     
         8 . The amusement park ride according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the route ( 20 ) is at least partially designed as a rail route. 
     
     
         9 . The amusement park ride according to  claim 1 , characterized in that the ride area ( 30 ) is a station where passengers can board the car ( 10 ).