On-ride camera
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An on-ride camera is a camera mounted along side the track of a roller coaster (or a similar ride) that automatically photographs all of the riders on passing trains. They are usually mounted at side of the most intense part of the ride, resulting in the funniest possible pictures. The pictures are available for viewing and purchase at a booth outside the ride's exit.
After exiting the ride, customers view their pictures on display screens in the on-ride photo building. The photographs are usually displayed in groups of two, four or include the whole ride vehicle. If the customer decides to purchase his or her ride photo, they take the accompanying number displayed on-screen to a cashier. After a successful transaction, the photo is sent to be printed, usually within minutes. A worker places the photo into a display device, usually a keychain or printed cardboard photo packet.
One of the more unusual camera configurations can be found on Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point and Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure. It has two cameras, one during the launch and one at the end of the brake run.
A relatively new trend in the industry is on-ride video cameras. On some rides, on-ride videos are recorded by cameras mounted alongside the track, similar to on-ride photo cameras. One such ride using this system is SheiKra at Busch Gardens Africa. On other rides, videos are recorded by cameras mounted on the ride vehicles. One such ride that uses this system is Thunderhawk at Michigan's Adventure. Raptor at Cedar Point now uses video cameras mounted to the back of each seat to capture every moment of your ride. The fastest ride (84 mph in 3s) using cameras on the vehicle is the Furius Baco at PortAventura
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