lond Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 (edited) Found a new type of attraction on the Russian design studio Art. Lebedev homepage www.artlebedev.com The name of the ride is Attraktsionus and it is a hybrid ride marrying the two sightseeing favourites: a Ferris wheel and an aerial lift. Infinite fun A special platform loads and unloads the passengers Twice as much of fun I wonder which park will be the first to build? More interesting designs from Art. Lebedev: Vilkus & Povodokus /// Marcus APRIL FOOL!!!!!! Edited April 2, 2013 by Wes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallpox Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 that design has a major flaw, which is the main problem with large ferris wheels: it takes so long to load one full load of passengers, that the actual in-motion part of the ride is very short. with so many more seats than even a large ferris wheel, loading / unloading would be near-constant, and none of the seats would ever be in continuous motion. the solution would be a slightly more complicated design. give it loading stations similar to the old skyrides: the cable is always in motion, it never stops, but when a gondola comes into the station, it disconnects from the cable and joins a backlog of waiting gondolas, where passengers disembark and load, and then are pushed our of the station back onto the cable. additionally, build it so that at the end of a loop, a single car can either head into the station for loading/unloading or bypass the station, remain on the cable, and keep going around. that part could be set up either as a pre-programed number of loops, or maybe even have it controlled by the passengers, depending on capacity needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomman295 Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 ^Don't complain about it just yet. While it could use a moving station similar to the one on Rip Ride Rockit or Haunted Mansion, this ride is still a prototype and is a fantastic improvement on the original design. This is absolutely brilliant! This certainly fixes loads of problems with traditional Ferris Wheels. ...But I can't help but point out that it was made by an art studio. Do you suppose it will really be built? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mangoman15 Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I think this looks really neat. It would be such a relaxing ride on a nice day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carolinacaniac Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I kind of wonder about the amount of clearance between the cars and the station/ground. One thing you will notice about a skyride is that anytime there are people in it, the cable sags a bit more than when there is no one in the car. While more tension could help this, I would worry that too much could be bad for the ride system. If they are going to have more of a track system between the two wheels than that would be different. -Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chroniq Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 I have to say, while this post is part of an April Fools thing the company does each year, it's actually a pretty decent idea if you incorporated a moving walkway for loading and unloading. It solves capacity problems that shorter ferris wheels have by eliminating the need to start and stop the ride. -chris "actually impressed" con Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrthoMan Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 But if one of the wheels begins to move at a different speed than the other...major, major disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomman295 Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 But if one of the wheels begins to move at a different speed than the other...major, major disaster. That's why you just have one wheel powered and the other coasting. Problem solved. This thing still needs to be built, april fools or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 No it doesn't. You would be better off using the space to build one giant ferris wheel as opposed to two smaller ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 If it operated at 30mph THAT would be fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCJ48 Posted April 2, 2013 Share Posted April 2, 2013 No it doesn't. You would be better off using the space to build one giant ferris wheel as opposed to two smaller ones. I can think of a few reasons to do this rather than one big one. The first is novelty: If a park built one, it would be unique and special, giving it appeal to someone like Disney. Another is height, which is twofold: parks have height restrictions (somewhere like Alton Towers can't necessarily build a giant wheel), and some parks don't want a giant Ferris Wheel on their skyline for thematic reasons. Finally, there could be a cost factor, although that's obviously unclear, since no one's ever built one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmerleeberry Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 If the designers and engineers can dream it, then it can become a reality. 'NUFF SAID Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aceattack52 Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 It seems pretty nice. It's a good idea to mix attractions like that- it's two experiences in one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chroniq Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 @AJ .. I was thinking of a place like Alton Towers that has height limits , but without height limits you are correct. -Chris "already regrets bumping this thread" Con. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laqueefa Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 If it operated at 30mph THAT would be fun. Your comment reminded me of this video... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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