Rides

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Sin Slide

Riders of this waterslide walk 150 feet from the base and climb stairs to an elevation of 100 feet and are carried down a wave-like sin curve to a pool below. The radius of each wave is 9 feet with a period of 2pi $r (t) = ⟨ 3 t, 9 s i n (\frac{1}{2} t), 2 t ⟩$

Conic Waterslide

This ride is a plastic cone that is 8 feet long. Its height is 10 feet. The blueprint for the ride could be represented as a lowered cone intersecting the xy plane. As to not have the rider be stuck at the bottom, the bottom part of the cone is cut out to allow space to fall into a pool. $(z + 1)^{2} = 5 x^{2} + 5 y^{2}$

Helix Slide

The helix shaped waterslide pictured below has an elevation of 75 feet and plunges riders into a pool after they have rotated 5.96 radians around a central support spire containing stairs to reach the top of the slide. The radius of the slide is 12 feet and takes up about 452 feet of park space not including the pool. $r (t) = ⟨ 12 c o s (\frac{1}{4} t), 12 s i n (\frac{1}{4} t), t ⟩$

Chip-Slide

This ride is a plastic hyperbolic paraboloid that is, from tip to tip, 12 feet long. Its height is 8 feet. There are ladders leading to the highest points that allow sliding down the surface. As to avoid injury, the ride has inflatable cushions lining the bottom. This diagram only shows the ride itself and discludes the ladders to the tops for simplicity. Although it is shown otherwise, the ride does not dip below the ground. The ride is offset slightly higher to heighten the experience (two hills would be a disappointing ride). $\frac{x^{2}}{36} - \frac{y^{2}}{25} = \frac{z}{5} - \frac{1}{2}$

Monkey's Saddle

This ride is a metal Monkey’s Saddle that is, from tip to tip, 28 feet long. Its height is 26 feet. The surface serves as a place on which to play bumper cars. Although it is shown otherwise, the ride does not dip below the ground. The ride is offset slightly higher to heighten the experience and increase the stakes to stay on top. $z = x^{3} - 3 x y^{2} + 1$

Ripple Ride

This ride is a plastic ripple-shaped pool that has a circle with radius 8 meters as the base and 2 meters as the height, with water in the second “wave”. (x by y by z) There are motorized boats that rest in the water, circling the track. To avoid injury, the ride features walls that are designed to be not steep. This allows anyone to easily climb out of the water and to safety if they had fallen out. $z = s i n (r) + 1$

Speed

This ride is based off the ride Speed, as seen in the Del Mar fair and other fairs around the world. It consists of a long “arm” with the midpoint of the arm connected to a support attached to the ground. Each end of the arm has four seats for riders. The arm rotates about the center at very high speeds, more than 10 revolutions per minute. Instead of the usual rectangular shape of the arm seen in other versions of the ride, however, the shape in this ride is cylindrical. The radius of the arm is 3 foot long. The arm itself is 100 feet long. $x^{2} + y^{2} + z^{2} - 2 x z = 9$

Hourglass Rollercoaster

This roller coaster is constructed similar to a helical shape, but the top and bottom sections are flat “circles”; the speed of the ride rapidly increases as it goes from top to bottom before decelerating at the end quickly. Before getting on the ride the riders take an elevator to the top level. The height of the ride is 55 feet, and the radius of rotation of the ride is 15 feet. $r (t) = ⟨ 15 s i n (t), 15 c o s (t), \frac{55}{1 + e^{- t}} ⟩$

Curved Figure-8 Go-Kart Track

This ride is a standard go-kart track that is shaped like a figure 8 when seen from above. However, when viewed from the side, the track appears to be a parabolic shape, with the points on the track farthest from the center having the highest elevation, and the center of the track being ground level. The highest elevation of the track is 35 feet, and the straight-line distance from end to end of the track is 100 feet. $r (t) = ⟨ 50 s i n (t), 50 c o s (t) s i n (t), 35 s i n^{2} (t) ⟩$

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