•
Flat rides are usually those that move their passengers on a plane generally parallel to the ground, such as rides that spin around a
vertical axis, like
carousels and
twists; and ground-level rides such as
bumper cars. The term is also used to refer to amusement rides that are not classified as dark rides, rollercoasters, transport rides, or water rides. • In
gravity rides, gravity is responsible for all or some of the movement where any vertical movement is not about a fixed point, such as
roller coasters,
water slides and
drop towers. •
Vertical rides usually move their passengers in a vertical plane and around a fixed point, such as
Ferris wheels,
Enterprise and
Skydiver. • As of the 2010s, some rides employ
virtual reality.
Specific themes •
Dark rides •
Bumper cars •
Haunted house •
Funhouse •
Pendulum ride •
Rollercoaster •
Ferris wheel •
Drop Tower ==List of amusement rides==