Amusement ride interactions

1. A method of operating an amusement ride, comprising:

receiving first information associated with a motion of the amusement ride;

determining whether the motion of the amusement ride meets at least one threshold criterion;

receiving second information indicating at least one of a set of objects or a set of user characteristics upon determining that the motion of the amusement ride meets the at least one threshold criterion, wherein the at least one of the set of objects or the set of user characteristics is determined by recognizing features or landmarks of objects in an image of a segment of the ride by extracting landmarks, features, movements or positions from known landmarks or features of similar objects; and

outputting an amusement ride interaction based at least in part on the at least one of the set of objects or the set of user characteristics indicated by the second information.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the motion of the amusement ride includes one or more of a position of the amusement ride, a velocity of the amusement ride, an acceleration of the amusement ride, or an angle of the amusement ride with respect to an axis.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first information is received from at least one of a gyroscope, an accelerometer, a speedometer, a positioning sensor, a camera, or a proximity sensor.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one threshold criterion includes one or more of a threshold height, a threshold velocity, a threshold acceleration, or a threshold angle.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the amusement ride interaction includes one or more of at least one water output, at least one audio output, at least one light output, at least one air output, a change in a height of the amusement ride, a change in a speed of the amusement ride, a signal sent to one or more mobile devices, or an information output on a display.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of user characteristics includes one or more of a ratio of a number of gestures to a number of riders in a segment of the amusement ride, a noise level output by the riders, or a gesture performed by the riders.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

sending a signal to at least one image device associated with the amusement ride upon determining that the motion of the amusement ride meets the at least one threshold criterion, the signal instructing the at least one image device to obtain the second information.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the at least one threshold criterion includes an initial motion of the amusement ride or receiving user instructions to initiate the amusement ride interaction.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

selecting the amusement ride interaction from a plurality of amusement ride interactions, the selected amusement ride interaction being correlated with the set of objects or the set of user characteristics.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

receiving third information indicating at least one user reaction to the amusement ride interaction based on at least one of a set of objects or a set of user characteristics, wherein the at least one of the set of objects or the set of user characteristics is determined by recognizing features or landmarks of objects in an image of a segment of the ride by extracting landmarks, features, movements or positions from known landmarks or features of similar objects; and

updating a correlation between the at least one of the set of objects or the set of user characteristics and the amusement ride interaction based at least in part on the third information.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the at least one user reaction includes one or more of a gesture, or a noise level output.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the updating the correlation between the at least one user reaction and the amusement ride interaction based at least in part on the third information comprises:

correlating the at least one user reaction with a different amusement ride interaction.

13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining an amusement ride cycle from a plurality of amusement ride cycles,

wherein the outputting the amusement ride interaction based at least in part on the at least one of the set of objects or the set of user characteristics indicated by the second information further comprises:

outputting the amusement ride interaction based on the amusement ride cycle.

14. A method of operating an amusement ride, comprising:

receiving information associated with one or more of a height of the amusement ride, a velocity of the amusement ride, an acceleration of the amusement ride, or an angle of the amusement ride with respect to an axis;

outputting a first amusement ride interaction based at least in part on the at least one of the height of the amusement ride, the velocity of the amusement ride, the acceleration of the amusement ride, or the angle of the amusement ride with respect to the axis; and

changing the first amusement ride interaction to a second amusement ride interaction different from the first amusement ride interaction, based on at least one user reaction to the first amusement ride interaction, wherein the at least one user reaction is determined based on at least one of a set of objects or a set of user characteristics, wherein the at least one of the set of objects or the set of user characteristics is determined by recognizing features or landmarks of objects in an image of a segment of the ride by extracting landmarks, features, movements or positions from known landmarks or features of similar objects.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the information is received from at least one of a gyroscope, an accelerometer, a speedometer, a positioning sensor, a camera, or a proximity sensor.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the first and second amusement ride interactions are independently one or more of a water blast, at least one noise emission, at least one light emission, at least one air emission, a change in a height of the amusement ride, a change in a speed of the amusement ride, or a signal sent to one or more mobile devices.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein: the angle is a vertical angle and the axis is vertical axis, or the angle is a horizontal angle and the axis is a horizontal axis.

18. The method of claim 14 , wherein the at least one user reaction includes one or more of a gesture or a noise level output.

19. An apparatus for operating an amusement ride, comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to:

receive first information associated with a motion of the amusement ride;

determine whether the motion of the amusement ride meets at least one threshold criterion;

receive second information indicating at least one of a set of objects or a set of user characteristics upon determining that the motion of the amusement ride meets the at least one threshold criterion, wherein the at least one of the set of objects or the set of user characteristics is determined by recognizing features or landmarks of objects in an image of a segment of the ride by extracting landmarks, features, movements or positions from known landmarks or features of similar objects; and

output an amusement ride interaction based at least in part on the at least one of the set of objects or the set of user characteristics indicated by the second information.

20. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the motion of the amusement ride includes one or more of a position of the amusement ride, a velocity of the amusement ride, an acceleration of the amusement ride, or an angle of the amusement ride with respect to an axis.

21. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the first information is received from at least one of a gyroscope, an accelerometer, a speedometer, a positioning sensor, a camera, or a proximity sensor.

22. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the at least one threshold criterion includes one or more of a threshold height, a threshold velocity, a threshold acceleration, or a threshold angle.

23. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the amusement ride interaction includes one or more of at least one water output, at least one audio output, at least one light output, at least one air output, a change in a height of the amusement ride, a change in a speed of the amusement ride, a signal sent to one or more mobile devices, or an information output on a display.

24. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the set of objects includes one or more of a number of gestures, a number of riders, or a number of riders in a segment of the amusement ride and the set of user characteristics includes one or more of a ratio of a number of gestures to a number of riders in a segment of the amusement ride, a noise level output by the riders, or a gesture performed by the riders.

25. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

send a signal to at least one image device associated with the amusement ride upon determining that the motion of the amusement ride meets the at least one threshold criterion, the signal instructing the at least one image device to obtain the second information.

26. The apparatus of claim 25 , wherein the at least one threshold criterion includes an initial motion of the amusement ride or receiving user instructions to initiate the amusement ride interaction.

27. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

select the amusement ride interaction from a plurality of amusement ride interactions, the selected amusement ride interaction being correlated with the set of objects or the set of user characteristics.

28. The apparatus of claim 27 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive third information indicating at least one user reaction to the amusement ride interaction based on at least one of a set of objects or a set of user characteristics, wherein the at least one of the set of objects or the set of user characteristics is determined by recognizing features or landmarks of objects in an image of a segment of the ride by extracting landmarks, features, movements or positions from known landmarks or features of similar objects; and

update a correlation between the at least one of the set of objects or the set of user characteristics and the amusement ride interaction based at least in part on the third information.

29. The apparatus of claim 28 , wherein the at least one user reaction includes one or more of a gesture, or a noise level output.

30. The apparatus of claim 28 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to update the correlation between the at least one user reaction and the amusement ride interaction based at least in part on the third information by:

correlating the at least one user reaction with a different amusement ride interaction.

31. The apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

determine an amusement ride cycle from a plurality of amusement ride cycles,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to output the amusement ride interaction based at least in part on the at least one of the set of objects or the set of user characteristics indicated by the second information and further

based on the amusement ride cycle.

32. An apparatus for operating an amusement ride, comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to:

receive information associated with one or more of a height of the amusement ride, a velocity of the amusement ride, an acceleration of the amusement ride, or an angle of the amusement ride with respect to an axis;

output a first amusement ride interaction based at least in part on the at least one of the height of the amusement ride, the velocity of the amusement ride, the acceleration of the amusement ride, or the angle of the amusement ride with respect to the axis; and

change the first amusement ride interaction to a second amusement ride interaction different from the first amusement ride interaction, based on at least one user reaction to the first amusement ride interaction, wherein the at least one user reaction is determined based on at least one of a set of objects or a set of user characteristics, wherein the at least one of the set of objects or the set of user characteristics is determined by recognizing features or landmarks of objects in an image of a segment of the ride by extracting landmarks, features, movements or positions from known landmarks or features of similar objects.

33. The apparatus of claim 32 , wherein the information is received from at least one of a gyroscope, an accelerometer, a speedometer, a positioning sensor, a camera, or a proximity sensor.

34. The apparatus of claim 32 , wherein the amusement ride interaction includes one or more of a water blast, at least one noise emission, at least one light emission, at least one air emission, a change in a height of the amusement ride, a change in a speed of the amusement ride, or a signal sent to one or more mobile devices.

35. The apparatus of claim 32 , wherein:

the angle is a vertical angle and the axis is vertical axis, or

the angle is a horizontal angle and the axis is a horizontal axis.

36. The apparatus of claim 32 , wherein the at least one user reaction includes one or more of a gesture or a noise level output.