PKIDelirium Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 i lost my phone earlier, probly on hte beast. what do i do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyrfyter Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 I'd say put in a call to guest relations and see if they can help. I had a friend who lost his hat on TG. It flew off and landed below the coaster. He got off and told one of the ride operators, and they had him fill out a piece of paper with his name and other info, and then all he had to do was go back and get his hat later that week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterrz Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 You definantely shouldn have gone to The Beast and asked if they had found a phone. If not, you should have filled out the paper work. However, since you didn`t do that, I would do as fyrfyter said and call GR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Losing Streak Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 It's probably gone forever. I lost my glasses on T2 at SFKK and I turned in one of those papers at GR, and they still never turned up. Good luck though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRickster Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 PKI Is much better then six flags with guest relations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterrz Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 GR has little to do with recovering lostg items. Items that are lost on a coaster could have been left in a seat and taken by someone else. Also, if they fell out midway throough the ride. Chances are maintenance will find it. If not, it will be hidden from view. I know earlier in the year, I witnessed someone loose their cell phone on TR:TR and it hit the concrete and split into three or four pieces. Bottom line while riding rides in the park is to make sure that you secure all loose articles as all the safety signs suggest. Then you won`t have to worry about recovering a lost item. A while ago there was an article in the Cincinnati Enquirer about all the lost items that are found in the park and never claimed. You might be able to still find a link on the Cincinnati Enquirer website (cincinnati.com). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 I quote a former ride operator at Americana in saying: "The coaster is like a treasure chest. Everytime you walk it, you find everything there is - keys, glasses, lots of money, cigarettes. You just pick them up as you go. We've had girls lose their bikini tops. We had a girl one time with a paper dress and nothing under it. I was collecting quarters for riders. I said, "Where's your money?' She said, "I lost my clothes." It didn't dawn on me what had happened. I said to Bill, "Come down and look at this." She wouldn't give me any money or get off. She rode two or three more times before we could get a coat for her. Everybody was looking at her." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOB/Gun Steve-O Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 This is how the process generally works: When someone finds something left in a seat, they usually give it to us (the operators). We keep it in the driver booth until someone comes to get it that day. If nobody comes, we bring it down to the GR booth after the park closes. If someone loses an item on our ride and we can't find it, we have them fill out one of them lost article cards, and we bring that to GR. If the mechanics find something when they inspect the ride the next day and find something (other than money), I think they bring it to GR. So, bottom line, I would call GR. And BoddaH: that is one of the funniest stories I have ever heard on a roller coaster! However, I don't recall anyone losing the bikini top or anything like that on SOB, Top Gun, or any other ride at PKI. We just deal with hats and occasionally sweatshirts when it comes to clothes. Let me assure you that if it did, we would shut down every ride in the park so everyone could come get a look at her. Man, would that be a story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOB_TOM Posted October 20, 2003 Share Posted October 20, 2003 Hehe, I gots my stories on that one Steve-o. In fact, it was on your ride too. Tom, who was thanking the strong winds that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOB/Gun Steve-O Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 Man, would I like to see Drew's reaction to that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beastbreakdown Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 (edited) Ya my not so bright friend lost his walet at pki and 2 weeks later they gave him a call. He had five dollars in it befor but when he got it back no money, thats what he gets for being not so bright , but his pass was still in there. Edited January 1, 1970 by beastbreakdown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIDelirium Posted October 21, 2003 Author Share Posted October 21, 2003 wow! PKI RULZ! I drove to the park yesterday, and they let me in to the emplyee entrance guard post. the guard made like 10 calls over 20 minutes, finally calling the HEAD OF SECURITY, who unlocked lost and found, and got me my phone back! it was missing the battery, but a quick trip to verizon got me a new, free battery! pki RULES with guest service! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gabelogan99 Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 If the mechanics find something when they inspect the ride the next day and find something (other than money), I think they bring it to GR. TRANSLATION: THEY WOULD KEEP THE MONEY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOB/Gun Steve-O Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 Well, think about it. Unless the money is in a wallet or something, there is no legitimate way to claim it. I think a good deal of the lost money goes into a employee scholarship program, also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fyrfyter Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 However, I don't recall anyone losing the bikini top or anything like that on SOB, Top Gun, or any other ride at PKI. We just deal with hats and occasionally sweatshirts when it comes to clothes. I like it when people kick off their shoes/sandals on DZ. I remember one ride Op telling me that shoes only come off on that ride if you kick them off, and that the employees don't have to get the shoes at all if they do not want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOB_TOM Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 Steve-o, this was before Drew was working SOB. He was over at Xpress in the beginning of the year. We had 2 sups, and one transferred (somehow) to TR. He ended up quitting. Then, Drew came over, and the other one quit. That made Drew the head sup by default. Funny how the world works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOB/Gun Steve-O Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 (edited) Yeah, I know he wasn't there all of last year. But I would still like to see what he would do if that happened. Edited January 1, 1970 by SOB/Gun Steve-O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CYoung2003 Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 Ok, bottom line, if you lose an article on a ride, sorry to say but ride ops are not responsible because its your responsibility to secure them, there are signs posted. In case you do lose them, tell a ride op and fill out a lost article card, that wont guarentee we will find your article but it means if we find it we know who to call and where to send it to. Also this topic isnt about Drew or his employment history or whatever its about a lost phone that was found. This topic should be closed because the case is closed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DegenRider Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 I don't see how Drew's employment history comes into a lost artical. Anyways Item was found, park looks EVEN better for finding it and giving it back, we should all be happy. Topic closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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