standbyme Posted January 25, 2003 Share Posted January 25, 2003 I have never actually started a topic here, but I have been visiting this board a few times a day for a few months now. Since there seems to be quite a few employees on here, there are trivial (and I do mean trivial) things that I am curious about. If anyone is bored, and cares to share some info... #1. The Racer is 10 times better WHEN it is racing...is it up to the people operating the ride that day whether they race them or not? Are they SUPPOSED to race them...or does Kings Island even care about this feature anymore? #2. How many different Hanna Barbera characters were there? Were they all available at the park, or were different outfits rotated from park to park year to year? #3. On Congo Falls, as the boat is about to make the final turn back to the starting point, the burst of water which sometimes "gets you" and sometimes doesn't, is that just luck, or is it controled by the operator? #4. Similar question, near the end of Whitewater Canyon are any of the blasts contolled by the operator in the hut on the hill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam12 Posted January 25, 2003 Share Posted January 25, 2003 I am interested in that racer topic too! I think that is A LOT more fun when they are racing! -adam12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Return of D Posted January 25, 2003 Share Posted January 25, 2003 3.) On Congo Falls, the blasts at the end are "luck" for the most part. There is just an on and off switch. So being an op you can try to control when it goes by turning it on and off. But it is basically luck. 4.) As for WWC, it is completely opposite. The op has control over the two huge geysers that get you. I love that spot. Getting people soaked is awesome, especially when the don't know it's you! HAHA! Later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CYoung2003 Posted January 25, 2003 Share Posted January 25, 2003 yea geysers on congo are timed. it would be sweet if we hit the button to set them off just like tower 3 at wwc, maybe one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOF Posted January 25, 2003 Share Posted January 25, 2003 Thats the best part at WWC, working Tower 3, also there are a few geysers there that are contolled by guest, who are able to hit a button from the overlook platform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt3224 Posted January 25, 2003 Share Posted January 25, 2003 As for the HB Characters... i don't know the exact number but there are characters from most nick shows and many others... Jimmy Neutron, Tommy, Chuckie, Angelica, Dora, Sponge Bob, Scooby, Astro...etc...... There are more i just can't think of them. I think it is just our park that keeps them, they also do sponsering thngs in the off season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Return_of_Yogi Posted January 26, 2003 Share Posted January 26, 2003 ok im not positive but at one time we have had, Scooby doo, yogi bear, cindy bear, boo boo, snagglepuss, quickdraw, huckleberry hound, fred, george, barney, dino, hong kong phooey, jabnberjaws, hairbear bunch, captain caveman, astro, Tommy, chuckie, angelica, hey arnold, dora, spongebob, blue, eliza, donnie, jimmy neutron, smurfs, and others that i cant remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Return_of_Yogi Posted January 26, 2003 Share Posted January 26, 2003 oh and all the costumes stay at KI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastfreak Posted January 26, 2003 Share Posted January 26, 2003 The costumes are made and maintained by the people at KI as well. I once knew two ladies that did that. (Taffy and Mary) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Return of D Posted January 26, 2003 Share Posted January 26, 2003 The Racers race whenever the ops decide to let them race. But most of the time they aren't together and it is a capacity killer when you try to wait for both trains to go. So yes it is up to the ops, but it usually would take to much time to race them. Later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Return_of_Yogi Posted January 26, 2003 Share Posted January 26, 2003 Taffy! I never knew her but heard the stories.......... We now have some othere peeps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastfreak Posted January 26, 2003 Share Posted January 26, 2003 Taffy was an interesting one let me tell you. So was Mary, you may still see her in the park. I think she worked in the money room last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
standbyme Posted January 27, 2003 Author Share Posted January 27, 2003 Hello again, I was gone for the weekend, and just got back. I would like to say thanks for all of the answers. The water ride questions I have wondered about for quite awhile now! I once rode Congo Falls in late October a few years back. It was pretty cold out, no sunshine, and we were amazed it was even running. Me and my friends were LITERALLY the only ones that rode the ride that day before they shut it down around noon. We rode it once and didn't get squirted...so we rode it again and got drenched...until now, we were always wondering if it was the operators way of saying "leave us alone here so we can just talk!". I now know the answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenageninja Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 I think that the geysers are timed or have some sort of sensor, I'd ask people that ran rides. Racer doesn't race most of the time because it's a capacity killer as said if you wait for both. I think on quiet days they could wait though. I think upper management would like to see both race all year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOF Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 As stated by people earlier the geysers on congo are timed. As for The Racers not racing, it seems to me that if they race, that would mean they would comd back into the station together, and could again leave together, which in theory wouldnt kill capacity, but it never works out that way becase you always have someone slow gettting in or out of the train and such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CYoung2003 Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 im still saying that we should have a booth out where the geysers are at. kind of a hidden booth that not only controls the geysers, but can also see the boat coming down the hill and the trunaround. but thats just my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The OTHER D Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 The Twin Racer does not race for a number of reasons. First of all, it IS a capacity killer. The people getting in and out of the ride may take too long causing too much time between BOTH trains. I have worked both sides on BOTH kinds of days (Racing and not racing). Racing is actually more of a pain in the ass than nonracing. Second reason they don't race is because there are some people who are not as quick at doing things (checking bars). Finally, Teenage Ninja, Upper Management does NOT want to see them race because people will not be able to get on quickly and the lines would be longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CYoung2003 Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 yea, cant really depend on people to do that kind of thing and keep it going smoothly. there will be problems! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenageninja Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 The lines aren't that long anyways, what's the maximum 30 minutes? I've never waited more than 5 minutes this year, and I don't see why it would be that hard to wait an extra minute here or there to race. Most of the time the trains are both in the station and both almost loaded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The OTHER D Posted January 30, 2003 Share Posted January 30, 2003 Let me tell you what it is like to be a Ride Operator! People get mad if they have to wait 30 seconds for the ride. People are very rude, and mean towards ride operators. The Racer has had lines over 30 minutes long. When the park is populated enough, and all the que lines are open the wait is any where from 45 minutes to an hour. Even if the ride is walk on, people do not like to wait for their train. That is how the general population is. It is called McDonaldization. People are in a hurry...they do not want to wait for anything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyrfyter Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 Thats great..............McDonaldization............LOL. Now only if it weren't so Ironic that fast food is rarely fast. I do appreciate the ride ops, and they do have a job to do, so everyone who is mean to them, KNOCK IT OFF, and we will all be a lot happier! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenageninja Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 Hey Dank I worked in food, that is alot worse than ride oping I guarentee it. We have to talk to everyone we encounter, and if the slightest thing is wrong we get crabbed at more than you do. Enough flaming, but I honestly think hearing a couple complaints before the ride and having a full train of COMPLIMENTS at the end of the ride would be worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The OTHER D Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 Not Dank...Thanks for the compliment though! But, trust me...it is NOT worth it for the Ride Ops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOF Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 Yeah iwas going to make the post and tell teenageNinga that "TheotherD" is not Dank, but oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Return of D Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 Dizamn folks! I am Dank, but The OTHER D is just as cool! Rock on D! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOB_TOM Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 During FearFest they asked me if I would go work ecology. My response, "If I get paid the money eco does, I will go do it." I worked the ride the rest of the night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastfreak Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 That is unusual because you are supposed to get paid ecology pay if you work for them. I know anyone from rides who works in food service for a day gets paid food service pay if they don't already make as much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOB_TOM Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 Thats not how I was told it works. Oh well, I still worked my favorite ride....TR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teenageninja Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 Sorry about that The Other D. I figured that since Dank has had so many names that it would be him. Potato Works complains alot, especially about fries being burnt, too hot, too cold, unsalted. We get a lot of complaints. On carts you don't really cook food though so it's a totally different situation. I'm not saying I minded it, but I'm not going to be working there next year anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aero11 Posted February 2, 2003 Share Posted February 2, 2003 Their is something I would like to know. On Congo Falls why is there chain link along the bottom of the flume? Is it to disrupt the flow of the water and make it look more like a rushing river or waterfall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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