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Moral of the story... Don't bring your cell phone, or Blackberry to the park. Your on VACATION! If you are connected to your job THAT much, it really is not a vacation. Leave the phone in the car or locker. If you cannot survive without your phone for 4 hours, you have got issues!

Perhaps not the entire month of September, but start school the week after Labor Day. I really always thought it was foolish to start school 3 days before Labor Day, and then have a three day weekend (at least here in Northwest PA, on the shores of Lake Erie). Let that week be used as the last week of vacations so everybody does not cram their typical "summer vacation" week around the 4th of July. Things are so crowded around the 4th, it is almost better to stay home during that week, and spend your money on another week during the summer. You get more value & activity for your dollar. Not to mention, for the area I live in, Lake Erie is still rather chilly (60-67 degrees tops) the first part of June. And the lake effects the land temperature for a good 10 miles inland, especially if the wind is coming from the North.

^ No offense, but no, not you.

^ You may want to consider editing out people's names. Speaking for your job is one thing. Speaking for someone else, well, that is a much different story.

http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articl...103082007-1.htm No Dollywood? No Holiday World? BGA over BGE? PARAMOUNT? Things like this just go to show you how credible 99.9999999% of the print media actually is. Yeah, it was their opinion on how the parks are rated. But c'mon. Paramount? Just a tiny bit of investigation would have solved that problem.

And at one time nobody thought a box cutter, or a bottle of hair gel could be used as a weapon either. But as years go on, everything continues to evolve. Including rules and safety. And if a person cannot see the bright side of making minimum wage, then don't work. You can still use mommy & daddy's car, and live off of them the rest of your life. But for me, I used it as a motivation. Yeah, I started out at McDonald's. And yeah, I hated it. But for me to succeed, I had to put my personal feelings aside and work my a$$ off to get myself out of that type of job. Simply put, I did what I had to do. If you want to feel that since making minimum wage, or just having an entry level job entitles you to "perks" like free steak dinners, and free admission, you really are looking through rose colored glasses. Paramount handed out things like that all the time, well great for them. Well there is a reason why they wanted to sell the parks, and there is a reason why CF is one of the biggest amusement park operators in the world, and rather successful as well. Amazingly enough, CF is in the business of making money, not giving it away. It's not like they just started owning parks a couple years ago. Sure they will make bad business decisions and "stub their toe". Every businessman has made a bad or wrong decision at one time. That is how you learn- through your mistakes. And yes, employers will give out "perks", but to those that deserve them. I would rather earn a "perk", than to be classified into a group like everyone else and treated like Jow Blow next to me that does nothing. Or is it better to just give everyone the same thing, no matter how much effort they put into their job and leave out the people that really do put in 110% I work for GE (Transportation- we make locomotives). I have not recieved my free tickets to IoA yet. Should I be ****ed? No. Because I still collect a paycheck that provides for my family to live a decent & enjoyable life. Since I just started here in February, I can't expect too much. But one thing is for certain; it is a hell of a lot better than my last job! And everytime I get pi$$ed at my job, I just think to those great days being a burger flipper. ...man life now really is not that bad. And yes, I would like fries with that.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/cu...0,2319292.story

^ Actually... If the ride OP did not hit the E-Stop when he either saw the girl stand up or fall to the ground, I would have to believe that she would have more serious injuries. The way those rides move, it would be difficult for a six year old to anticipate which way the ride was moving. She would have easily been whacked around like a rag doll.

^ OK, there is one, now where is the other!

According to the article, the girl stood up on the ride. I can't see a reason to close down similar rides at other parks.

^ I don't understand why I keep making that mistake. I suppose it has something to do with my birth year being 1973. Now with that last statement, I know of at least two members that I made feel old!

Double helix on SoB. http://www.KICentral.com/photos/displayima...um=42&pos=4

Where is the poll? Jack Rabbit

Different than the USA? Check this out: http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/st...99-78c305bcb403 UNBELIEVABLE!

Along those same lines.... FOR EVERYONE who wants to know if you have to go pee in the next 15 minutes is.... 1pay attention to the watermark below your waist. If there is one, you are too late. 2(the most effective, cleanest, and less embarrassing way) after you start to feel the urge, and sweat starts to bead up on your forehead, and the pee pee dance is getting faster and more exotic, head for the closest bathroom, or large bush. If you refuse to follow #2, please refer to #1.

Even though TDD is not on a regular daily ERT, they have many times this year opened TTD when one of the other rides were not available, especially earlier this summer with the start-up issues with Maverick.

Now that is a bit of a stretch. Having something "hidden" means that you need to go searching for it. You can ask any ride OP, sweeper, or look on the park map: CP Park Map and it is clearly seen. Given that CP has 4 different entrances for guests, they put the office in the general middle of the park. They are almost in the "darned if you do, darned if you don't". How many other parks have 4 different entrances? I honestly question the article, especially after bringing up about people being injured over a year ago . He made it sound like it was last week. Why not mention that the park has taken great lengths to get the ride back operating again? I have never seen that many rides down at one time, in any park. If it was true about a power spike, there is not much that can be done about that. Remember the great eastern blackout a few years ago? Should we also blame the parks for that? I have heard many negative comments about other parks, specifically SFGA and SFMM. But I also take the comments with a grain of salt. I will still go to the parks with an open mind- of having a great day. His rather brief article reads as if he went to the park with an axe to grind even before he walked through the gate, especially when he mentions about gas prices and being surprised about the park entrance fee. When was the last time you went to a park without knowing how much it was to get in? EDIT: The main Guest Relations office has always been located in the Colusium Arcade.

http://www.hour.ca/news/news.aspx?iIDArticle=12628 I really hate to assume, but this guy obviously has not been to Cedar Point!

Perhaps the changes CF has done in 13 months needed to be done. Normally when a new owner comes in and makes changes, it is usually because they felt changes needed to be made. Or did CF make incentive cutbacks because they had no incentive to actually keep them? When an employee expects perks just because they are an employee, but does nothing above and beyond what their normal paycheck encompasses, why should the employer reward the employee? And if you hate your new employer so much, polish up the resume and get another job.

You have had a pass for 46 years? That is quite an accomplishment. Especially since the park has only been around since 1973.

^ There has to be more to the story. If this kid did not do his proper checks, and his supervisor was present, he should have been fired. But why would he then E-Stop the ride? He was obviously paying attention then. And if he quit, why would the police pepper spray him (being pepper sprayed is not exactly something that you can lie about as the effects are easily seen)? Now did the police detain him so the effects of the pepper spray would wear off? There are many holes as well as questions surrounding the story.

^ Chances are those commercials were used prior to the ride actually being built. And the best way to promote a ride that is still under construction through a visual commercial is to use video from a "like" ride from a different park. You would think that the park could have updated the commercial/ video, but that can be rather costly. Especially since the only ones that notice are enthusiasts like us. To the general public it is no big deal.

BaFFD is just as bad, if not worse, than a speed lane. ERT's, get into the park a hour earlier, meal discounts, parking discounts, discounts for pay-per-ride, before season preview day, discount ORF, are all great ideas for a "Gold" membership.

OK, let me get this strait (no pun intended), Rumor Smasher and I are AGREEING on something? My head hurts!

Your proof being what?