Tanna

That is super cool! Congrats!

From my experience, food service employees can use a moral boost. My cousin only worked in food service a week before she quit, and honestly, some of has to do with an unwitting "caste system" in the park. People sometimes sneer at litter gitters and food service, when they, too, are equally important members of the park. When I asked her why she quit, and I was a bit miffed- she said it was easy for me to say the park was great, I worked on rides, she was a lowly food worker. There shouldn't be a monkey troop system when all members of the park add to a great experience of the patron, as evidenced by this thread. A great day at the park could have been better if all the "cast members" (yah, I know, Disney) played their parts to the best. And you can't give your best if you feel "lowly". No one should be made to feel their job is nothing. Perhaps the park can do a bit better

Got it for my daughter once many years ago. Got a call from the babysitter the next day. It does NOT come out the same color it went in... Freaked her out. We avoid food dyes and flavorings at all costs. It's not easy but we feel it's worth it. Real strawberries used without the weird red glaze glop confuses modern picnickers. They say the strawberries have no flavor. Yes, they do. Flavor doesn't have to punch you in the teeth to matter. I avoid extra/ non essential stuff in my kitchen, too. For some people, it takes awhile to understand what something real tastes like. I avoid the bluE icecram at KI, EVEN IF IT's chilly enough that it won't melt allover me.

Another poster (sorry I forgot who) and I had secret plans to shove the Coney Island Smokes-A-Lot from the middle of the walkway to a corner of the Flight Deck queue, away from everyone.

How cool is that ! Thank you.

I don't understand Terp, it has? We know it was the netting/supports? It certainly looks that way, but no findings by the experts. Are you saying this is cased closed and no need for an investigation?I recall, for me, one of the worst accidents I'd read about;http://archive.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/05/02/conn_man_dies_in_six_flags_coaster_accident/ It was the worst accident for me to read about, as the first indication was operator error, but as I followed the report, it seemed to me a perfect storm. The patron was of an unusual body type, and had tried and was refused a board on the ride before, he did not have the body strength to hold himself in properly (probably why he was refused a seat before.) There were inexperienced operators, a front seat made for larger riders, with a longer lap belt came into play, and the confusion about the segment of the ride he was ejected. Later it was found out the poor patron sitting behind him was tring to hold him the entire ride. This deceased had come to the park alone. When he went with his family, they would not allow him to try to board the coaster again. After all that, I decided to halt judgement until all of the pieces had been pored over, all witnesses interviewed, ert., etc.. I'Ve made angry snap judgement before, and it only made me the fool.

Water seems to compound the chaos theory. In the theme park world, a precise illusion of chaos is desired, real chaos? No.Wet velcro straps and wet bodies doesn't feel a good combination to me: too much potential for slippage. I hadn't thought until previous riders complained that the straps might have come undone. How many of us have tennis shoes with furry velcro because the straps cling to the laces and shred the laces when you seperate the two? That the slide is reported not to have been inspected bothers me, especially in light of the event held for lawmakers.

There was an event for lawmakers that day, I've not heard of that before at a park. That event alone doesn't make the park look very good, event if this horrible accident didn't happen. It makes it look like a case of Greasy Palms, especially in light of the accident. There were some Tweeters grumbling that the lawmakers and their guests got in free, thought I've no evidence to that fact. The park simply states that lawmakers got a free buffet and sandwiches. In retrospect, theses facts makes the owners of SchlitterBahn look a little shady.

Not only do I agree with you earlier post about the "estest", ( you brought up points in my mind while looking at that ride- an unfastened carrier and a second hill? Etc..) I have to be realistic when I look at rides, I get tossed around a bit more than some.The other two passengers were 2 women who suffered "minor facial injuries"? The brother seems not to have been in the raft.

I've only seen footage of rather large men testing/ride this slide, The height/age requirements might've been good to have also taken into account the weight of the rider. (Edit: on further reading, I see weight was taken into account.) the idea of a combined weight still leaves the lightweight guy at odds, though. I've gone higher than the sides of the slides at The Beach before, so I can imagine a loose raft with lightweight people can do some airtime. My opinion of the velcro straps holding in isn't too good. Very lightweight, easily removable, and slip on the body, or worse, if the body slips, the harness can catch under the neck- I'm only taking into account my experience as a small person on this. I have had some failed restraints of this kind in the past. I can see why the ride did have such restraints, due to the possibility of the raft flipping and the occupants being caught under water.

As a Mystie, I can honestly believe there is going to be some fan overlap.You might have just guessed what's in the shed- a really bad, cheap movie. Like the trees from H R Puff N StuffSent from my SM-G900V using Tapatalk Now That! Is the stuff of nightmares. Didn't there used to be a Sid and Marty Kroft show back in the day it was owned by Taft?

Teens don't really want to work. So they apply at jobs and submit extremely limited availability, then wonder why they don't get hours.Then in my family, I have an anomoly. There's 3 that will take any job offered but only one con man, the ratio is off, scewing the Bell curve of teen's not wanting to work.We've taken in Irish work visa people, but never had one lose their job. What happens? Do they have two weeks to get out of the country, or what?

As a Mystie, I can honestly believe there is going to be some fan overlap. You might have just guessed what's in the shed- a really bad, cheap movie.

If I were Disney, I would really be tracking Sting....I wouldn't trust him Standing so close to teenage children. After seeing the documentary on making "The Emperor's New Groove", Disney has no worry of Sting lurking anywhere nearby. (And that turned out to be a fun movie, making because they tossed out all the pretentiousness that is bag and baggage with Sting.)

Poor Pinky. There's been a lot of animals dying due to humans being arses, lately. There's seems to be a growing disconnect between 'self' and the reality beyond self.

Ouch! Hopefully the brass rings wouldn't be affixed strongly in their place. It would hurt to have the cart go forward and have my wrist try to stay behind. It used to be a standard feature on Carousels. There is a dispenser which you would reach out and try to grab a ring from, then there was a hole or slot you would try to toss the ring through. Only a few parks still have carousels with ring dispensers. I only saw a very brief clip on the Travel Channel of of people grabbing a ring on a carousel at Kennywood , but I didn't know the logistics. Thanks. I only saw hands taking a ring from a socket.

I like MiTi. It suits.

Ouch! Hopefully the brass rings wouldn't be affixed strongly in their place. It would hurt to have the cart go forward and have my wrist try to stay behind.

Well then I suspect I shall substitute my Tiki Dance for the Baby Groot Tree Dance.

I am going to guess wild: A small drink kiosk next to MT so I can buy a Little Kings to go with my blue jalope ride. Yee-Haw. But realistically, since I'm thinking of a budget (considering we're getting a new coaster), I'm going to say a new restauarant/dining experience featuring a local brew. I've noticed they often focus attention to the immediate area of a new ride.

Could it be the same graphic artist? I've had people come in with one of my ads over ten years old and ask me if I can "Do something like this?' The brewery is in Cincinnati. Megenta Lizard "Are you saying their t-shirts aren't what they ought?" (As sour-faced trees throw shirts at you.)

We are a lumbery peoples.

Well, I was just informed that we'll be getting passes for next year. So someone in the world is happy. If I have to work, I suspect Y'all'll see a cat that looks like Dr. House in the single rider's lanes.

How many of us have piled in the car with friends to check out a haunted and/or reclusive killer road? (I myself have a hillbilly roadtrip story of a huge owl.) This is what this ride and the carriages remind me of. All it needs is the sketchy underage case of Little Kings and we're set. I'm happy about the look, and the track mimicking the fast ride through Ohio hills back when I had no sense of death. It's themed as a great midwestern Spook Ride.

I ended up watching on WCPO.