Somehow I have Superspeed

[Amusement Gal]

Had to try covering at Big Ride a couple of times. Gal is not amused. Despite what you'd think, a person usually working at a slower paced ride USUALLY isn't going to get used to running around like crazy and being 'efficient' at it until they've worked there for more than a week.

With the Priority Tickets, with this one we do an HONOR SYSTEM. Big Ride, honor system, it doesn't exactly sound like a good system. And it isn't. But that's how it works. I've had people jump into the seats, joy on their faces, and then be told that these are reserved. And then ask me why. When my operator is pretty much glaring at me that I just didn't tell them to stfu and get back in line. Y'see, people make this ride slow, not us. I have people put in seatbelts and restraints the opposite way, barely nudge in the seat belt, not tighten the seatbelt, or anything, and then I get in trouble because they take too long and I still have to do it myself now.

Oh, and since there's more people, there's more suck. Who would have thought?

"Why isn't this one available? Why isn't it? Is it because...*blargle theory*"

No. In fact, no one tells me why they aren't. There's no reason required, and aliens aren't involved, sorry.

"I just got in, buckled in, put on all of my restraining things, and can you take out my bag/trash/item for me?"

...Sure. If you see any expression similar to disdain, you're imagining things.

**"How DARE I have to put my bag away! I have a bajillion dollars worth of gold flakes in here, and I REFUSE to put it up! ads;lfkjasdf *foam*"

Why bring it to an amusement park then? I'm also sure that getting your stuff tossed out due to the mercies of gravity is worse than having it put in a box that no one can get to until the ride is back.

"Excuse me, while you're here letting people on, I'd like to have a verbal tour of the park right now."

No. I have a job to do, and that doesn't involve me answering questions. It's making sure people are safe. I'd be fine if it was something small like the nearest bathroom, but give me a break.

**One woman actually decided to get off with the bag and the kid, outraged, and then changed her mind just as we were about to close it. While humbling, I just want you to make up your mind. >_>

[RetailWorkhorse]

but give me a break.

*Hands her a KitKat bar*



I knew that amusement park people have it rough (you couldn't pay me a million dollars an hour to be in a park longer than 8 hours a YEAR, let alone a day), and I have seen stuff like this happen. I've also seen a Dollywood ride almost shut down because of some idiot not wanting to give up their damned bag for a 45 second ride.


Okay, so it might have been longer but it felt like 45 seconds and I was shaking when I got off the ride. I don't do roller-coasters anymore.

[Nashida]

I've always been careful around amusement park workers. After all, they are controlling your ride.

And I love those bag-drop bins. When my family went to one of the parks in Virginia (associated with a kind of beer, to give a slight hint) my brother and I made it through the line on one of the coasters with our bags and put them on the other side of the loading dock out of the way of the operators and staff making sure everyone was fastened in. One of them came over and asked if those were our bags. We were then told we either had to ride with them or go get a locker and stash them in it, we couldn't just leave them there. They used to have those bins but got rid of them three years ago because people would put their bags in it, and then someone else would help themselves to someone's belongings. The coaster itself was one of those that would load a train and send it out, and start loading a second train while the first one went through the ride. So coaster 1 people would put their bags in and ride, coaster 2 would load up and wait, when coaster 1 pulled back in coaster 2 went out, and somebody from coaster 2 would help themselves to bags from coaster 1. Corporate claimed they were not responsible for stolen bags, but got so many complaints they got rid of the bins all together and now have rental lockers near many of the rides.

We got off without a fuss and told them we would just go and rent a locker, and someone else could get on in our place. The attendant let us come back up the exit ramp when we came back rather than stand in line all over again because we went without a fight. I'm guessing she had too many people yell at her that day and was thankful someone just went with policy for once. She let us come back up the exit ramp and wait for the next train, then let us into the same row we had been in when we had to get off. It was embarrassing to me, but my brother loved it.

[Amusement Gal]

*Hands her a KitKat bar*

Is it dark chocolate? On a diet, y'know.

I knew that amusement park people have it rough (you couldn't pay me a million dollars an hour to be in a park longer than 8 hours a YEAR, let alone a day), and I have seen stuff like this happen. I've also seen a Dollywood ride almost shut down because of some idiot not wanting to give up their damned bag for a 45 second ride.

Okay, so it might have been longer but it felt like 45 seconds and I was shaking when I got off the ride. I don't do roller-coasters anymore.

But I honestly don't get why people bring such 'expensive' stuff into the park. Surely, if you're concerned, you can get a fanny pack or something similar. I had one guy claiming that he had a thousand-dollar camera in his backpack. The whole time he kept trying to tell me to 'watch over it' for him. For that, since we can't do it anyway, I just keep my mouth shut and walk off. >_>;

I know the feeling about the coasters. So much. That place was the first time I rode a roller coaster. Never. Again.

And thank you, Nashida, for not fussing like that! It makes all of our days when after everyone tries to let their Gucci bag have fun, and someone makes the difference. When someone follows the rules, we always try to take that extra mile. Opposite could be said for offenders.

[Magpie]

I had one guy claiming that he had a thousand-dollar camera in his backpack. The whole time he kept trying to tell me to 'watch over it' for him. For that, since we can't do it anyway, I just keep my mouth shut and walk off. >_>;

That is entirely plausible that he had one. A thousand-dollar camera isn't actually that high end . Decent cameras get really expensive really quickly (even without the lenses). I guess if I wanted pictures at an amusement park I'd want to use a good camera (I have a point-and-shoot digital and it's really slow), but if I wanted pictures I'd be there for pictures, not to go on the rides.

[Amusement Gal]

That is entirely plausible that he had one. A thousand-dollar camera isn't actually that high end . Decent cameras get really expensive really quickly (even without the lenses). I guess if I wanted pictures at an amusement park I'd want to use a good camera (I have a point-and-shoot digital and it's really slow), but if I wanted pictures I'd be there for pictures, not to go on the rides.

I suppose and understand the sentiment, seeing as I have a decent $600 one myself, but don't go on rides with it, or let someone else hold it for you. What's worse? It getting (potentially, but rather improbably) stolen, or it getting exploded to bits when it takes a trip on a coaster with you? The people that keep saying this, have perfectly ordinary backpacks they kept it in, so the chance of it getting nabbed is a lot less than, say, a huge shiny briefcase. The only problem with being told to 'watch it', is that we can't. That'd be a huge liability if we said we'd watch it, then it still got stolen and then they could sue for 'incompetence'. We can't even put away other peoples' stuff since they could also sue for claims of us 'stealing'. One person can spoil everything, sadly.