Yoshi Posted July 13, 2017 Report Share Posted July 13, 2017 I thought up until this policy change, they were allowed on all rides as long as they didn't interfere with the restraint (except El Toro where they were always not allowed). Now, I think it's more of an issue of people taking out phones on the ride even if they are in the pack. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougdrummer Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 Even if I wanted to pull out my cell phone during a coaster ride, most of the restraint systems make it impossible to reach into my pocket and grab a phone. To think of something like a cell phone coming loose at a very high rate of speed makes me cringe at what kind of damage it could do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrpq Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 I did notice at CP when ever a coaster train was dispatched as it left the station the ride op in the both and all the workers in the station paid very close attention to what people had in their hands as they rolled away. If they noticed something they stopped the ride and checked it out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Kaiser Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 I did notice at CP when ever a coaster train was dispatched as it left the station the ride op in the both and all the workers in the station paid very close attention to what people had in their hands as they rolled away. If they noticed something they stopped the ride and checked it out. Ride employees at SF parks do the same thing. Usually it's hard to catch, riders hide it until after the station, and when confronted, guests often don't comply. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper26 Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 They would stop the lift on Nitro if someone was caught filming on it in 2015. I don't know if they still do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrpq Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 So does anyone know is this new rule is from NJ or SF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Kaiser Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 So does anyone know is this new rule is from NJ or SF It's a rule from Great Adventure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrpq Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 Ah ok, so not all six flags parks are getting this crazy. Is this rule on DOD too? All I keep seeing is Joker, KK and Toro. Id think DOD would be included Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Kaiser Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 Ah ok, so not all six flags parks are getting this crazy. Is this rule on DOD too? All I keep seeing is Joker, KK and Toro. Id think DOD would be included I believe it has the "must be in a zippered pocket" policy. There's a bin for loose articles in the station. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott Posted July 14, 2017 Report Share Posted July 14, 2017 They would stop the lift on Nitro if someone was caught filming on it in 2015. I don't know if they still do it. I saw Nitro stopped for someone pulling out a phone as late as late last season. I don't think it was this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkj3322 Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 Jokers line was cut in half today by turning away every single rider. I get the business strategy of charging for lockers but it's getting insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 All it takes is one person who doesn't follow the park policy to ruin t for everyone. In this case multiple people disobey the policy of no loose articles and bring things on and/or film on the rides and it has ruined it for everyone. Any time people complain about this I just have to remind them that those are the rules and the park is private property. Don't like it, stop going. I personally hate those policies. I have a camera that securely fits in my pocket. I am not taking it out while I'm on the ride. I also understand that the park's policy is there for a reason and I just throw my stuff in a locker or give it to someone else to hold while I ride. Because of policies like this I don't ride the rides where I have to empty my pockets as much because it's so annoying. I still remember the first parks to really get strict about this were the Busch parks and I remember many years ago being furious when I went to ride Montu and they wouldn't dispatch the ride because someone saw me put my camera in my pocket (I had taken pictures in the queue). They insisted that I had to leave the camera in the station or I couldn't ride (and it was a new, expensive camera!). I was pissed, but they had good reason because so many people kept taking photos on ride (it was pre-digital/cell phones, but people would still take pictures). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkj3322 Posted September 9, 2017 Report Share Posted September 9, 2017 It's just ridiculous when you purposely bring buttoned/ zippered shorts to avoid this and be responsible, but you still get hammered. Also it has to be rough for the workers dealing with the angry mobs forming outside each ride line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owtoty Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 They really need to make the lockers free like at Hershey. The line for a locker will be way shorter if you don't have to pay. If they're free then I feel like way more people will get lockers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper26 Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 1 hour ago, owtoty said: They really need to make the lockers free like at Hershey. The line for a locker will be way shorter if you don't have to pay. If they're free then I feel like way more people will get lockers. This is the kind of reason why the popularity of Dragon Challenge declined. The hassle of being forced to pay for a locker discouraged some that were just too lazy to do so. The policy also seems to have reduced the lines for El Toro but not so much on Kingda Ka. Last year El Toro would sometimes get an hour wait during the week but nowadays, the line never gets longer than 15 minutes during the week; the longest line I've seen for El Toro this season was 35 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owtoty Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 It's only $1 but it really adds up being a sp holder. If I go on KK, El toro and the Joker that's $3 every time. They should have an all season locker pass but I doubt that'll happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truepolak90 Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 I just leave my phone in the car and bring in keys that hook onto my jeans and some cash and pass and never have any problems with attendants in front of the queues. But I know everyone's situation is different, I'm just too cheap lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAcoaster Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 The problem is that Six Flags contracts out for the lockers rather than running them in house. The company that runs the lockers wants to make money so they charge. It's not unreasonable to ask you to put things in a locker or to charge you a dollar to do it. It's a fact of life for theme parks which are businesses, not charities. While I get that some people have zipper pockets they keep their stuff in, the park knows that many who use those are also the ones who pull the phone out on the ride. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 I wish that wasn't true but it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFGadv123 Posted September 10, 2017 Report Share Posted September 10, 2017 I never bring my phone in but I just leave my keys in a pocket that either zippers or is buttoned shut. I understand not letting phones on the ride because of the risk of people taking it out and trying to take videos and whatnot, but when you add a wallet and keys to that list is when it gets dumb. Those are essential things everyone (or almost everyone) is going to have to bring in with them, and it is stupid to punish people for doing that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tower Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 (edited) I'm fine with cubbies honestly. When going to other parks I've never had/witnessed issues with people having their personal belongings stolen. It wouldn't even be the parks responsibility if anything were to be stolen, since people are putting their belongings in willingly. The whole locker issue has gotten to the point where it's hard for me to be in any convenient situation when going to GAdv. Paying for lockers isn't worth it, and often times most people either don't have enough money or don't have exact change. It's appalling that in either of those situations there is no other option but have someone hold onto your belongings while riding. With all this being said, I've had my wallet and phone in loose pockets on Ka and El Toro and have never been confronted by ride ops or have had them fly out. In my opinion I hope Six Flags makes some sort of change that can make spending a day at the park more convenient while keeping guests safe. [edited my original post because alot of the information was incorrect] Edited September 11, 2017 by Tower Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 I agree that it isn't the parks responsibility for stolen items if people use storage bins or cubbies in the stations but theft does happen and many people blame the park. If you go to a park review site like TripAdvisor and look at 1 star reviews for parks, some of them are about having their $500+ phone stolen from a ride station (at parks that still have them) and souvenir cups get stolen a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truepolak90 Posted September 12, 2017 Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 (edited) Ah I remember the days when loose articles weren't much of a problem because flip phones didn't really record videos like they do now. On the plus side, operations have been sped up tremendously since you no longer have to wait for people to put their stuff down. Edited September 12, 2017 by truepolak90 @GAcoaster pretty much said the same thing, meant to delete. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoshi Posted September 12, 2017 Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 And there was no social media like Snapchat that it seems like most of the people taking videos are uploading to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougdrummer Posted September 16, 2017 Report Share Posted September 16, 2017 I was worried about our drink bottles getting stolen, but so far it hasn't happened. I wrote our names on them with a sharpie, but I'm not sure if that is a deterrent or not. I also typically place a hat over the bottles when I place them in the shelf or on the floor during a ride. It definitely happens, as my daughter got calls from several angry patrons when she worked at customer relations a couple years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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