Kat Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 The guy behind me in line for The Racer looked at the ride and said in a very serious and shocked tone of voice "Oh!! There's TWO of them!" ..... 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar92 Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 2 recent ones: "if you fall off the raft on WWC, you'll be electrocuted as soon as you touch the water", and my new personal all-time favorite, "there used to just be one Racer, then they built the second one a few years later." Well, to be fair, there are currently two coasters named "The Racer". One is in West Mifflin, PA and opened in 1927. Then a few (by which I mean almost 50...) years later, they built the other currently operating Racer at Kings Island. That MUST be what he meant, right? 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TombRaiderFTW Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Or they're somehow confusing our Racer with La Ronde's Monstre, which DID open one side a year after the other. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magenta Lizard Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 When I was riding The Bat, a guy mentioned to his girlfriend that he wondered why they decided to rebrand it as The Bat. I could tell from inflection he seemed to be wondering "why the name of a previously failed ride" more than "why rename it?" The self-assured know-it-all in front of him apparently missed that in his excitement to be able to show off his "knowledge." He turned and said "it's because Paramount sold the park, so they couldn't call it Top Gun anymore." Neither I, nor the guy he was "explaining" to cared enough to correct him about the Flight Deck years. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elyk Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 read the comment! I hope that isn't true 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KI FANATIC 37 Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 I really hope that isn't true. And if it is I feel terrible for the baby with an idiotic mother. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banshee Back VII Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 In line for Diamondback: "You know, this used to be 777 feet tall, but then it fell over in 2007, so they took the part that was still there and rounded it off, and downsized the rest of the ride as well and switched the name from Top Hill Dragsters to Diamondback." 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatGuy11 Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 This happened a few weeks ago at Carowinds but I forgot to post: "Oh yeah, I have ridden The WindSeekers. It is like 600 feet tall and easily the best ride here." 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedarPointer Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 read the comment! I hope that isn't true 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banshee Back VII Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 In line for Adventure Express: "This used to be called The Beatles: The Ride when this was owned by Disney and you went through Paul McCartney's head. But when the park switched owners to DreamWorks they changed it to Madagascar: The Ride but now that Kings Isle is owned by Universal it is called this, but next year they will change the name to The Beast." 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_Plummer Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banshee Back VII Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 In line for Diamondback: "You know, this used to be 777 feet tall, but then it fell over in 2007, so they took the part that was still there and rounded it off, and downsized the rest of the ride as well and switched the name from Top Hill Dragsters to Diamondback." Response: "You fell over in 2007!" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MantisMan Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Exiting The Racer a girl pointed toward AE asking what it was.....guy said "That used to be SOB, until they tore it down". What?? How is that even possible??? 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banshee Back VII Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 I think he meant until they tore SOB down. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MantisMan Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 You don't get it either. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banshee Back VII Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 I know what you thought it was, and what I thought he meant as : "That used to be SOB, until they tore it (Adventure Express) down." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MantisMan Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 *sigh* Never mind. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malem Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 In Maverick's station during ERT, getting ready to camp out next to the ride: "I don't like roller coasters." 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 *sigh* Never mind. Malaysia needs a better airline. Sigh, indeed. Terp, cross threading. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 read the comment! I hope that isn't true Having worked in a customer service position for years now, I've come to learn that people in general don't read signs these days, then come up with any excuse they can when they're inconvenienced by their failure to read - my favorite being "I'm not from here" or "I've never been here before". Who goes to an unfamiliar place without reading informational signs? 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick_Plummer Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 A woman in front of me in line for Firehawk calling it, "The Flight of the Fear" 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banshee Back VII Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Someone called Banshee "The Hand-Made Cheese". How could someone be that uninformed? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Perhaps it is a term of endearment. Cheeky, if you will... Later, she could cut it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banshee Back VII Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Or maybe she was referring to #Jonathan. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gplez90 Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 At Cedar Point on Friday and the guy next to me in line for Millennium Force tried to convince me of several things. 1: The name of the ride was Millennial Force. 2. "Millennial" Force has a bunch of loops in it. 3. It IS the tallest and fastest coaster in the world. 4. There was a fourth train but it "blew up" so they only have three now. After 20 minutes of waiting i couldn't take it anymore and the guy wouldn't be quiet so i got out of line. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dtk1376 Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 That's why I choose to generally keep to myself or the people I am with at the park, there tends to be some quite annoying people everywhere. That stinks that they were able to annoy you to the point that you gave up on riding the ride. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gplez90 Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 There was about another 70 min wait for it and we had ERT the next morning so i just said screw it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Besides, it was Millennium Force. It's not like it was Maverick, Magnum XL-200, or the train.... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAEnshee Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 I was once walking on the path that connects Rivertown to The Eiffel Tower and I saw a man look up at Diamondback and say "Now that's The Beast, isn't it?" *facepalm*. It just amazes me how isolated from theme parks people can be. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creed Bratton Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 read the comment! I hope that isn't true Having worked in a customer service position for years now, I've come to learn that people in general don't read signs these days, then come up with any excuse they can when they're inconvenienced by their failure to read - my favorite being "I'm not from here" or "I've never been here before". Who goes to an unfamiliar place without reading informational signs? Reminds me of a customer tonight....she came up to the service desk and said she was really frustrated because she called into the store and talked with someone in electronics who said we only had one of the toys she was looking for, so she got out of her PJs to run to the store to find that there were 11......she said she's frustrated because she was lied to and wanted a discount. Which made me chuckle.....but, why call in your PJs if you know there is a possibility that there may be a limited number of items you want? So I guess my "darnest thing said" is "well can I get a discount for being lied to and having to get dressed to come to the store?" haha. I also love the, hey there's a sign here but I can't read it because it's my first time here excuses. Side note....we need a people say the darnest things outside of the park thread. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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