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An amusement ride installation of a closed track figure eight configuration has passenger carriers suspended to swing from a plurality of support rods pivotally mounted to a single carriage. Each carriage has a frame made of transverse and longitudinal members with a lower longitudinal member having

An amusement ride installation of a closed track figure eight configuration has passenger carriers suspended to swing from a plurality of support rods pivotally mounted to a single carriage. Each carriage has a frame made of transverse and longitudinal members with a lower longitudinal member having a raised middle part wherein the vehicle suspending support rods are pivotally mounted. U-shaped yokes affixed to the frame with universal joints, hold at least two wheel groups, which comprise running rollers and guide rollers riding on rails. Also connected to the frame are V-shaped struts which support drive spars having brake flanges, and damping cylinders which damp oscillations of the pivoting support rods using a toothed rack assembly. Elastic couplings are provided to connect adjacent carriages.

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An amusement ride comprising: rail means defining a closed travel path; a plurality of carriages provided with running rollers and guide rollers riding on said rail means, each of said carriages comprising: a respective carriage frame formed with longitudinal members running generally in a direction

An amusement ride comprising: rail means defining a closed travel path; a plurality of carriages provided with running rollers and guide rollers riding on said rail means, each of said carriages comprising: a respective carriage frame formed with longitudinal members running generally in a direction of travel of the carriage along said rail means, and transverse members extending transversely to said longitudinal members and connected thereto, said longitudinal members including at least one lower longitudinal member of a bridge configuration with a raised middle part, and at least two wheel groups spaced apart along and affixed to the respective carriage frame and each provided with a common support and with respective sets of said running rollers and said guide rollers journaled on the respective support and riding on said rail means; a respective passenger carrying vehicle connected to each of said carriages whereby each carriage is individual to one of said passenger carrying vehicle and each of said passenger carrying vehicles is carried by only one of said carriages; a respective plurality of support rods suspending each of said passenger carrying vehicles from a respective one of said carriages; articulation means including a shaft rotatable about a respective axis extending in said direction, and positioned below each said raised middle part for pivotally supporting at least a pair of said rods for swinging movement about the respective said axis extending in said direction, each of said pairs of rods being connected to said shaft; and damping means including at least one linearly effective oscillation damper mounted on said frame, and means for transforming rotation of said shaft into linear displacement of said damper for damping oscillation of said vehicle about the respective said axis.