Water ride having a variable water level
The invention relates to a water ride ( 10 ) having a variable water level and a route ( 20 ) on which at least one vehicle ( 12 ), provided for accommodating at least one rider, can be moved, the route ( 20 ) having at least one fixedly arranged route segment ( 22 ) in which the at least one vehicle ( 12 ) is guided through water ( 30 ). In the region of the route segment ( 22 ), means are provided for raising or lowering the water level ( 32 ) of the water ( 30 ) in such a way that the at least one vehicle ( 12 ) can pass through the route segment ( 22 ) both at a raised water level ( 32 a ) and at a lowered water level ( 32 b ).
1. A water ride ( 10 ) having a route ( 20 ), configured as a railed track, along which at least one vehicle ( 12 ) provided for accommodating at least one rider can be moved, the route ( 20 ) having at least one fixedly arranged route segment ( 22 ) in which the at least one vehicle ( 12 ) is guided through water ( 30 ), characterized in that in a region of the route segment ( 22 ), means are provided for raising or lowering the water level ( 32 ) of the water ( 30 ) such that during a ride, the at least one vehicle ( 12 ) can pass through the route segment ( 22 ) both at a raised water level ( 32 a ) and at a lowered water level ( 32 b );
and further characterized in that the at least one vehicle ( 12 ) can be driven by means of one or more drives ( 40 ).
2. The water ride ( 10 ) according to claim 1 ,
characterized in that the lowered water level ( 32 b ) is a water level ( 32 ) between the raised water level ( 32 a ) and zero or nearly zero.
3. The water ride ( 10 ) according to claim 2 ,
characterized in that the means comprise at least one device for raising and lowering the water level ( 60 ) and a water basin ( 35 , 37 ), by means of which the water ( 30 ) can be removed from the route segment ( 22 ), and a flood device or pump ( 38 ), by means of which the water ( 30 ) can be moved out of the water basin ( 35 , 37 ) into the route segment ( 22 ).
4. The water ride ( 10 ) according to claim 1 ,
characterized in that the at least one vehicle ( 12 ) can be driven by means of one or more linear drive ( 40 ).
5. The water ride ( 10 ) according to claim 4 ,
characterized in that the one or more linear drive ( 40 ) is positioned along the route.
6. The water ride ( 10 ) according to claim 1 ,
characterized in that the route segment ( 22 ) extends in a straight line and preferably has a height profile.
7. The water ride ( 10 ) according to claim 1 ,
characterized in that the route segment ( 22 ) is part of a roller coaster.
8. The water ride ( 10 ) according to claim 1 ,
characterized in that the route segment ( 22 ) is part of a back-and-forth coaster.
9. The water ride ( 10 ) according to claim 1 ,
characterized in that the at least one vehicle ( 12 ) can be moved onto the route ( 20 ) in the region of the route segment ( 22 ) by means of a loading and unloading station ( 50 ).
10. The water ride ( 10 ) according to claim 1 ,
characterized in that the route ( 20 ) is a rail, on or along which the at least one vehicle ( 12 ) can be moved.
11. A method for operating a water ride ( 10 ), the water ride ( 10 ) having a route ( 20 ), configured as a railed track, along which at least one vehicle ( 12 ) provided for accommodating at least one rider can be moved, the route ( 20 ) having at least one fixedly arranged route segment ( 22 ) in which the at least one vehicle ( 12 ) is guided through water ( 30 ), characterized in that in the region of the route segment ( 22 ), means are provided for raising or lowering the water level ( 32 ) of the water ( 30 ), the method comprising the following steps:
accelerating the vehicle by means of a drive when the water level ( 32 ) in the route segment ( 22 ) is lowered, and
travelling the vehicle through the route segment when the water level ( 32 ) is raised, thereby generating a splash.