MULTI-DEGREE OF FREEDOM ELEVATOR RIDE SYSTEM

A method of controlling multi-dimensional ride vehicle motion, comprising: instructing, via a controller, a securing mechanism on a platform assembly to disengage from a carriage to enable the carriage housing a ride vehicle received from a first ride path to freely move relative to the platform assembly; actuating, via the controller, a plurality of pulley systems to control carriage motion relative to the platform assembly; instructing, via the controller, a motor of the platform assembly to vertically transport the platform assembly from a first position coupled to the first ride path to a second position coupled to a second ride path, wherein the platform assembly further defines the first ride path while in the first position, and wherein the platform assembly further defines the second ride path while in the second position; and actuating, via the controller, the plurality of pulley systems to position the carriage on the platform assembly to enable the ride vehicle to travel along the second ride path.