BavarianBeatle Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 The most embarrassed Terpy has been in any park anywhere: Top Gun: The Jet Coaster had just opened at Carowinds. Old Terpy was chatting with Al Weber (then President, Paramount Parks). Beside old Terpy was Watt Burris, the then park president of Carowinds. Terpy gushed at what a great job Mr. Tim Fisher was doing as the new general manager at Paramount's Kings Island, and then Terpy just had to add: "He has improved that park 1000 percent, and is doing a much better job than the former GM." Mr. Burris tugged Terpy's shoulder and pulled him away as the conversation ended....as we got out of Mr. Weber's earshot, Burris HISSED: You DO remember where Mr. Weber was before his current job, right? Yes... Kings Island. Where he was the general manager. Sigh. Maybe that's why they "promoted" him..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Ah yes, the Peter Principle! I really was a Jane Cooper partisan, but that's a story for another place and time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BavarianBeatle Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Nothing wrong with that. Reward a loyal employee and improve the park.... Sounds like nothing more than a wise business decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Well, Mr. Weber has done quite well....he went on from Paramount Parks after the Cedar Fair acquisition, to Palace Entertainment, which has since itself sold to Parques Reunidos, the same company that later acquired Kennywood Entertainment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasper Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Well lets see i havent really had very many embarassing moments. One that comes to mind though is not really embarassing for me as much as it is for my friend. He had went to Subway and bought a Coke and must have gotten the very bottom of The Machine so it was mostly Syrup and then he went nd got on The Racer. Well we pulled back in the final brake shed and he puked everywhere all over the track. To add insult to injury the lady in front of us turned around and asked, "Sweety is this your water bottle?" Priceless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BavarianBeatle Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Well, Mr. Weber has done quite well....he went on from Paramount Parks after the Cedar Fair acquisition, to Palace Entertainment, which has since itself sold to Parques Reunidos, the same company that later acquired Kennywood Entertainment. My point exactly.... Some people are much better at "big picture" management than they are "in the trenches"... We all have different talents, after all.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cortney Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Both of these happened this past summer.... I didn't want to go on Delirium, and my brother wanted to ride some rides and my friend that was with us and my niece volunteered herself to stay with my niece and I told my brother to pick either Delirium or Drop Zone....well he picked Delirium! NICE! The one I didn't want to go on, and so once the ride got started and we turned around one full rotation I looked at one of the ride op's and yelled "CAN U STOP THE RIDE AND LET ME OFF NOW!" And he shook his head no and when we went back around he was shaking his head and laughing! When we were in the water-park, my friend and I went on Awesome Aussie Twisters (I think it was that) and I wacked my head on the slide coming down into the pool. I got out and my friend and I were walking toward the lazy river looking for my brother and niece, and I was holding my head/neck walking and I thought my friend said this "Are you ok?" and I responded yeah I just wacked my head on the slide and my neck and head hurt and kind of lost my balance. I look over to see my friend in front of me and it was a lifeguard that asked me that ?. Lets just say, the ride to the frist aid station being held down was so much fun, NOT! Ugh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIFAN! Posted October 28, 2008 Author Share Posted October 28, 2008 Well lets see i havent really had very many embarassing moments. One that comes to mind though is not really embarassing for me as much as it is for my friend. He had went to Subway and bought a Coke and must have gotten the very bottom of The Machine so it was mostly Syrup and then he went nd got on The Racer. Well we pulled back in the final brake shed and he puked everywhere all over the track. To add insult to injury the lady in front of us turned around and asked, "Sweety is this your water bottle?" Priceless. One time i was in line for The Racer and they couldn't run the train cuz someone puked and I said, "Honestly who pukes on The Racer?" Now I know who pukes on The Racer. Haha Thank god you decided to go on that instead of FOF or Vortex situation could have been much worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessie8 Posted October 29, 2008 Share Posted October 29, 2008 i was in the fest house and i was watching county line and eatting pizza and ,well i droped my pizza in my lap but the funny thing was i was wearing white shorts, and i had to walk around the park the rest of the day like that:P \ my friend was making fun of me the whole day:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Coastermania Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 trying to open my car door in the lot.Right color and make wrong car. my car was right across from me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BavarianBeatle Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Both of these happened this past summer.... I didn't want to go on Delirium, and my brother wanted to ride some rides and my friend that was with us and my niece volunteered herself to stay with my niece and I told my brother to pick either Delirium or Drop Zone....well he picked Delirium! NICE! The one I didn't want to go on, and so once the ride got started and we turned around one full rotation I looked at one of the ride op's and yelled "CAN U STOP THE RIDE AND LET ME OFF NOW!" And he shook his head no and when we went back around he was shaking his head and laughing! When we were in the water-park, my friend and I went on Awesome Aussie Twisters (I think it was that) and I wacked my head on the slide coming down into the pool. I got out and my friend and I were walking toward the lazy river looking for my brother and niece, and I was holding my head/neck walking and I thought my friend said this "Are you ok?" and I responded yeah I just wacked my head on the slide and my neck and head hurt and kind of lost my balance. I look over to see my friend in front of me and it was a lifeguard that asked me that ?. Lets just say, the ride to the frist aid station being held down was so much fun, NOT! Ugh! So, did you enjoy Delirium? I think its a very fun little ride ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violakat03 Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 trying to open my car door in the lot.Right color and make wrong car. my car was right across from me. A coworker of mine pulled that in the employee lot. He knew what my car looked like and there weren't usually a lot of cars in the waterpark section of the employee lot. Well, he walked faster than me and opened up the door and sat down in the car, and I looked over at him and said to myself "I KNOW I locked my car..." As I got closer, I realized it was the same color and model, but had no sunroof - and he'd just gotten in someone else's car! Mine was about 5 spaces further down the row. I later discovered my car's twin belonged to a lifeguard when we passed each other at the parking lot entrance gate one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakychick77 Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 Last weekend i was at HH with my friend and we got some pizza by The Beast. Well some freaky dude appeared right behind me and i dropped the large pizza on him and screamed and ran away with my friend laughing. It was horrible. Then during Death Row, i found out that if you scream applesauce really loud when you pass a dude, they won't scare you. But then i screamed applesauce in an old lady's face. She yelled at me, hit me with her purse, then walked away. I now hate her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster_junky Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 o.k. i can't believe i just remembered this, but in august when i went to Cedar Point, me and my family were walking in frontiertown and i was telling my family how i thought it was neat that Cedar Point had painted horse shoes on the ground in response to maverick, but when ever i brought it up anyone that was standing around was laughing at me, then i came to find out that there weren't really hoof prints but actually peoples shoe prints from the wet side walk from mavericks water canons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedarPointer Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Not being able to find where the seatbelt clicked in on Flight of Fear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dare-to-fly Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Not being able to find where the seatbelt clicked in on Flight of Fear. No need to be embarrased about that. Everyone does that! The only problem is you will have two people call you a rooky if they see you...or would I...would I ever do something like that...nah. I never call people rookies for looking at park maps either. (Well...at least I don't say it to their faces.) Don't worry about the belt on FOF, as it's in a useless, illogical place to begin with IMO. They need to just ditch the belt to speed up the checking process. Backlot does fine without them...but they didn't ask me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violakat03 Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Backlot does fine without them...but they didn't ask me. Shh! Don't say that too loud!! They might hear you and add them to BLSC too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Not being able to find where the seatbelt clicked in on Flight of Fear. No need to be embarrased about that. Everyone does that! The only problem is you will have two people call you a rooky if they see you...or would I...would I ever do something like that...nah. I never call people rookies for looking at park maps either. (Well...at least I don't say it to their faces.) Don't worry about the belt on FOF, as it's in a useless, illogical place to begin with IMO. They need to just ditch the belt to speed up the checking process. Backlot does fine without them...but they didn't ask me. The belt is there for at least two different reasons: a. by manufacturer's recommendation, to ensure the restraint is secured such that larger guests can be safely contained within the ride vehicle, b. at the insistence of the insurance companies, which require a secondary restraint in order to get the best rate. Back Lot Stunt Coaster, you might ask? Believe it or not, the door serves purpose two...or so I am told...and the ride has design changes such that a is also fulfilled (with apologies to Click and Clack). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violakat03 Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Not being able to find where the seatbelt clicked in on Flight of Fear. No need to be embarrased about that. Everyone does that! The only problem is you will have two people call you a rooky if they see you...or would I...would I ever do something like that...nah. I never call people rookies for looking at park maps either. (Well...at least I don't say it to their faces.) Don't worry about the belt on FOF, as it's in a useless, illogical place to begin with IMO. They need to just ditch the belt to speed up the checking process. Backlot does fine without them...but they didn't ask me. The belt is there for at least two different reasons: a. by manufacturer's recommendation, to ensure the restraint is secured such that larger guests can be safely contained within the ride vehicle, b. at the insistence of the insurance companies, which require a secondary restraint in order to get the best rate. Back Lot Stunt Coaster, you might ask? Believe it or not, the door serves purpose two...or so I am told...and the ride has design changes such that a is also fulfilled (with apologies to Click and Clack). Then why did it run for so long with no belts? I don't know what year they were added because I wasn't there in 06 or 07, but in 05 they were still running belt-less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Because the manufacturer made the recommendation when it did...and in Ohio, manufacturers' recommendations MUST be followed or the ride cannot be licensed. Also, the recommendation was in response to numerous incidents with exceptionally large riders not being adequately secured in rides made by another manufacturer... See also, why did PTC wooden coaster trains run for many, many, many years without seat belts, then suddenly virtually universally have them in the USA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kawana Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Not being able to find where the seatbelt clicked in on Flight of Fear. No need to be embarrased about that. Everyone does that! The only problem is you will have two people call you a rooky if they see you...or would I...would I ever do something like that...nah. I never call people rookies for looking at park maps either. (Well...at least I don't say it to their faces.) I would wager that you yourself had to look at a map the very first time you were at a given park. How else is one supposed to learn the lay of the land? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedarPointer Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 I had to look at the map many a time when I went to KI. It's layout isn't as logical as some parks. (i.e., it's not in a loop like CP is, kinda) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violakat03 Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 Before some of the paths were removed, it was in pretty much a wheel-and-spoke pattern, with the Eiffel Tower and International Street at the center. But yes, all of us had to look at the map to start with, but after the first season of working there, I haven't needed one since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kawana Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 ^^^^ True, I haven't needed a map for many a year, but there was a time, way back when, that I did need one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coaster_junky Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 ^^^^ True, I haven't needed a map for many a year, but there was a time, way back when, that I did need one. you know, i don't ever recall having to use a park map at Kings Island, or at Cedar Point (unless you count memorizing the park map from the web-site.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 11, 2008 Share Posted November 11, 2008 I will admit it....I can't even find the exit at Six Flags America without either an employee or a map...and neither is very helpful.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beast1979 Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Six Flags America is a mess, we all know that. I don't think I've used a park map at Kings Island since I was about 9 years old and I was really getting into it. Now I can walk from the parking lot to The Beast's front seat with my eyes closed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 The biggest problem at Six Flags America, getting around-wise, is that things that look right adjacent to each other cannot be accessed by walking directly to them. You can see Wild One easily from Roar, for instance, but getting there is no easy process. A very, very frustrating park to navigate in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted November 12, 2008 Share Posted November 12, 2008 Well, that might be a slight exaggeration! I don`t know if I`ve ever used a park map to find directions at Kings Island. I`ve been visiting the park since I was but six months old! I do use the map to figure out the live show times though. And to plug the park that I work at, there are several large (even larger than the poster sized maps that used to reside in certain areas at Kings Island, which began reappearing last year) maps scattered about Coney Island. But since I am a worker who has worked there for seven seasons now, I do not need a park map and can direct guests to the appropriate venue. This usually entails the question "Where is the nearest restroom?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KIFAN! Posted November 12, 2008 Author Share Posted November 12, 2008 Not being able to find where the seatbelt clicked in on Flight of Fear. Trying to help other people find the belt buckle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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