The Interpreter Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Yes, I've ridden it while he was working. And yes, I'd rather have a quiet station. Terp....old fuss budget. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 For once you have to admit he does a great job however unlike a you say Diamond I say Back kind of deal.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 He does a good job of what this management wants done. I'd not want that done, regardless of how well. Terp, who misses Cedar Point's disc jockeys. It was a different time, and Terp is old. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 I would love to have those back..but those TV's now prevent that 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar92 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 I would love to have those back..but those TV's now prevent that Ain't it fun? -Homestar92, often surprisingly topical with his allusions. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 I can think of at least six other things they could do to make ride lines a more integral part of the best day ever, perhaps even encouraging guests to try life in the Fast Lane. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homestar92 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 I can think of at least six other things they could do to make ride lines a more integral part of the best day ever, perhaps even encouraging guests to try life in the Fast Lane. That would surely make me lose my mind. Man, I'm on a roll today. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 You would use, maybe, the Mind Eraser? Terp, who thought breakfast ideal...a cereal thriller. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banshee Back VII Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 The ride op for Rebel Yell annoyed my mom by clicking his tongue whenever he dispatched a train. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elyk Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 The ride ops at Six Flags are so slow I keep thinking the rides are down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fanofFirehawk Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 That's no FUN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire-Beast-OF FEAR Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Some speilers need to turn off the mic when not talking. Not only does it save batteries but it also is very annoying to hear wind/ their breath everytime they are not talking. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 The ride ops at Six Flags are so slow I keep thinking the rides are down. SFA? Yes. SFGAd? Not so much. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 ^^Can't always do it or have time, yes it does go through a set of batteries about once a week for us at least. Some of em are voice activated though too, or may/may not have a windsock, can't always be the best but trust me I get where you're headed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violakat03 Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Plus, as a ride op imagine doing a full 12+ hour day rotating the same positions all day on a quiet platform of just guests talking that's it. Trust me, it sucks. I've worked on spieling rides and non-spieling rides. The second always suck. It leads to bored, uninterested, disengaged crews. The one I've seen this be most prevelant on is when I worked on Manta. We actually were not allowed to spiel there because it "freaked people out" supposedly. What it led to was a complete lack of interaction with guests. The ride ops were all more interested in talking to each other, especially if they were in close proximity to another ride op (such as the back unload positions of each station, which are very close to each other). If you were trying to communicate with someone out of yelling range, we had phones at each position. And so people would call each other just to talk about stupid stuff instead of doing their job. The number of times I saw 5+ minute dispatch intervals was ridiculous because the operators were all chit chatting instead of checking restraints. At Universal, most of the rides have headset communication, which again leads to just chatting with each other instead of the guests. This was very prevalent when I worked at Forbidden Journey, and I noticed Hulk was really bad about it also. Flight of the Hippogriff didn't have headsets and we had pretty fantastic communication with our guests (though part of that was also due to excellent leadership). Dollywood is a mix of spieling and non-spieling. Tennessee Tornado and Mystery Mine both have automated but can also use the mic. It depends on the operator as to which they use. Thunderhead, Wild Eagle and Blazing Fury are mic only. At Mystery Mine, I used the mic most of the time (unless I was just dead worn out) because I enjoyed getting the energy in the station up, but there were many ops that didn't like to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegajone Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Auto-spiel or no spiel, please and thank you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malem Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 Spieling at The Beast yesterday: "I say Diamond, you say Beast" 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razmataz99 Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 NOTE: This is not my video. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 ^^why.....Why oh why 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoChickens Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 ^^ Not a real fan of the spiel, but I must say, that guy is my all time favorite. (Sorry Devan ) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Oh I love the guy too, he's fantastic.. That was for the Diamond..Beast deal.. Someone needs proper application of fire under ass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Wouldn't it be hard to sit a spiel after that? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Exactly my point.. If they can do it, let them, if they can't, stop Then drop and roll Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB1 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Did I just watch the prequel to Game of Thrones? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKIVortex Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Sorry to say but that guy is Annoying I'm glad he is enjoying his job but it feels like to that he is screaming into the Mike, not my cup of tea. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver2005 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 He also has the constant habit of triple stacking Beast trains, at least that's what happens when I ride it when he's there. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 It's the crew in all, not just him that causes that issue, however that stacking is not as bad..trust me..I've seen worse at other rides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Interpreter Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Uh huh. If he paid more attention to operations and less to entertaining, I bet operations would improve. Pay an automated spieler once. Only approved messaging. Ride ops can then do what they were hired for--op rides. If they wanted to entertain, they should have applied to the entertainment department. Or games (don't get me started about THEIR barking). 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoddaH1994 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Uh huh. If he paid more attention to operations and less to entertaining, I bet operations would improve. Pay an automated spieler once. Only approved messaging. Ride ops can then do what they were hired for--op rides. If they wanted to entertain, they should have applied to the entertainment department. Or games (don't get me started about THEIR barking).I'm with you there. Prerecorded messages are the way to go. Spieling is ineffective and annoying. It's just an excuse to hear one's own voice over the loud speaker. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedevariouseffect Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Actually the more I spend on platform, there are two other individuals I've noticed that always everytime seem to be done with checks/cross checks after everyone else, he's one of the quicker people on plat. Like I said, if you can do it right, do it If not..you catch my drift, I've said it enough You have no clue how much I want to take the mic and show them how it's done so many times. Which is another point to bring up, let the person spieling be a non safety check integrated member, it works quite well for GK and a few other CP rides. Don't even get me started on seeing the op in controls spieling.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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