Ride Ratings are the three factors; Excitement, Intensity, and Nausea, that determine who will ride a ride, how enjoyable that ride will be, and how much riders will pay to ride it. Under most circumstances, these ratings can be adjusted to some degree by the player. However, Flat rides (many gentle or thrill rides) are pre-designed, so there is less that can be done to adjust ride ratings for flat rides. Further explanation is given for each rating below.