ZipRider® Technology
"The Utah Olympic Park installed two ZipRider®s in 2004. Since then we have seen the ZipRider® technology improve every year. The trolleys, seat belts, brake materials and terminal brakes have all changed. For us, the Equipment Retrieval System has been the biggest improvement. It has greatly simplified our operation."
The ZipRider® is the most technologically advanced zip line cable ride available in the world and can operate year round. It has received four current US patents with three more US patents as well as four International patents pending. We have designed and developed every aspect of the ride and control the manufacturing, tooling, and fabrication process every step of the way.
Every aspect of the ZipRider® is customizable by design and covered under our numerous patents; the trolley device and its braking mechanism, the Equipment Retrieval System and sensing mechanisms, the harness, the terminal brake acceptor and dampening system, and the tower design and cable tensioning mechanisms. The ZipRider® trolley's braking mechanism is adjustable, which makes it completely adaptable to cable length, weather condition, and per cent grade.
The ZipRider® is designed as a hands-off adventure for your customer. Each rider is seated in our custom harness that secures each customer without needing either multiple harness sizes or staging areas for fitting. When the ride operator opens the gates via our control system, the riders fly out the doors with no responsibilities other than to enjoy the ride. The rider DOES NOT control their speed or braking; the patented ZipRider® trolley braking mechanism controls the speed of descent, limiting the runaway and uncontrollable speeds seen in traditional zip lines. The rider sits four feet beneath the ride cable and is thus unable to interfere with the trolley and its braking mechanism.
As the rider approaches the end of the ride, the trolley enters our patented terminal brake acceptor and dampening system, which slows the rider to a stop. Once stopped, the guest walks out of the harness and away from the ride after the ride operator releases one buckle. The patented ZipRider® “Equipment Retrieval System” then returns the trolley and harness to the top of the ride where the next customer is seated.