Editing List of amusement rides (section)

== Types of rides ==

* '''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 [[twist (ride)|twist]]s; and ground-level rides such as [[bumper cars]].<ref name=Anderson>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SkFQ5tgWKfEC&q=Ferris+wheels:+an+illustrated+history|title=Ferris Wheels: An Illustrated History|first=Norman D.|last=Anderson|date=January 15, 1992|publisher=Popular Press|isbn=978-0-87972-532-7 |via=Google Books}}</ref><ref name="Popular Science">{{cite journal |last=Brown |first=Reynold |date=July 1949 |journal=Popular Science |publisher=Bonnier Corporation |volume=155 |page=84 |issn=0161-7370 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iyQDAAAAMBAJ |title=Popular Science}}</ref>
* 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 coaster]]s, [[water slide]]s and [[Drop tower|drop towers]].<ref name=Anderson/>
* '''Vertical rides''' usually move their passengers in a vertical plane and around a fixed point, such as [[Ferris wheel]]s, [[Enterprise (ride)|Enterprise]] and [[Skydiver (ride)|Skydiver]].<ref name=Anderson/>
* As of the 2010s, some rides employ [[virtual reality]].

=== Specific themes ===
* [[Dark ride]]
* [[Bumper cars]]
* [[Haunted attraction (simulated)|Haunted house]]
* [[Funhouse]]
* [[Pendulum ride]]
* [[Rollercoaster]]
* [[Ferris wheel]]
* [[Drop Tower]]