generic term for amusement park rides

[li3wei1]

I can find Chinese terms for ferris wheel, roller coaster, etc., but they all use different terms. Is there a single word that means 'ride', in the sense of a mechanical thing that carries people around for a while but doesn't take them anywhere, involving a lot of shaking, spinning, strange motion, and possibly going past some scenery and sound effects?

[anonymoose]

I have no idea, but my 语感 tells me that it's probably 项目.

[tooironic]

"Ride" in this context is translated as 游乐设施.

 

I found this translation on dict.baidu.com, and it's taken from the 柯林斯高阶英汉词典.

 

There is a Baidu page on it as well.

[陳德聰]

I just refer to all of those things as "過山車" unless there's need for the clinical feeling of 遊樂設施.

 

Edit: I found the word I would use: 娛樂設備 <- this sounds less weird than 遊樂設施.

[li3wei1]

Many thanks!

 

Edit: it looks from jukuu.com that 娱乐设备 is more often used for what we call home entertainment systems, though there's a bit of overlap. And jukuu seems to have a bias towards electronics, so not quite sure. Also 游乐设施 appears in sentences that seem quite informal, so I think I'll go with that one.

[skylee]

You might find this webpage (take a look at both the English and Chinese versions) useful -

http://www.emsd.gov.hk/emsd/eng/pps/amr.shtml

The term 機動遊戲 is quite common over here.