BeastForever Posted August 24, 2013 Posted August 24, 2013 A ride op on Flight Deck Wednesday said something along the lines of: "Enjoy your 1 minute and 30 second ride here on Flight Deck!... Even though 1 minute of it is the chain lift... so..." It's not ridiculous, I just thought it was kind of funny. 6
shawnofthedead Posted September 4, 2013 Posted September 4, 2013 In line for flight deck "Enjoy your ride on flight deck. The worlds tallest and longest, Flight Deck." 11
YoungStud Posted September 4, 2013 Posted September 4, 2013 At Geauga Lake in 04 a there was nobody in line for dominator(not a soul) and the ride op told me to walk back around cause it was CF's policy of no re-rides. They then held the train in the station since no one was there and I walked all the way around when I got on I was the only one on the train. 12
TTD-120-420 Posted September 4, 2013 Posted September 4, 2013 "Enjoy your ride on Griffon, the tallest and fastest ride in the France area of the park." 9
thoe124 Posted September 17, 2013 Posted September 17, 2013 We played Marco Polo on Delirium. Ride op on downswing: Marco! People on ride after downswing: polo!!!! Whole ride! 10
XjoshhyX Posted September 17, 2013 Posted September 17, 2013 I would love to do park history trivia on Delerium. I don't think it would be as easy as it is on Zephyr though, which is where I've had that happen before.
Captain Nemo Posted September 17, 2013 Posted September 17, 2013 Time: 2005 Place: Tomb Raider: The Ride It had been raining all day at the park and TRTR's line was really long with people trying to get on a ride that was not closed. When they got to the Pre-show and "famous last words" were said, the associate made the following announcement, "ladies and gentleman, please follow your rows as you enter the ride area, and if you happen to know a song title with the word 'rain' in it please tell us we are in a rain war with Flight of Fear, we currently have 25. Thank you and enjoy your ride." I would love to do park history trivia on Delerium. I don't think it would be as easy as it is on Zephyr though, which is where I've had that happen before. They also did Tomb Raider Trivia every so often and gave out park prizes. 8
Vortex lover Posted September 20, 2013 Posted September 20, 2013 How do you move a wooden coaster to another park and if you look at old videos you can see them building it
cjt121099 Posted September 22, 2013 Posted September 22, 2013 There was a guy working The Beast and he is always shouting "ARE YOU READY SPARTANS, PREPARE FOR GLORY!!!" he is the best 5
Creed Bratton Posted September 22, 2013 Posted September 22, 2013 How do you move a wooden coaster to another park and if you look at old videos you can see them building it ^ This isn't google! Not seeing how that is relevant to the topic. On topic: I heard a ride op on Cedar Downs that I had to have my feet on the very top foot placement thing (can't think of the name) in order to ride. I said that wouldn't provide a comfortable ride as, I'm a bit tall and my knees would be in my face, as I showed her the example. She then told me that it'd be okay to put them on the middle one. lol. 5
sheikra_rocks Posted September 22, 2013 Posted September 22, 2013 The re-ride policy at Dollywood provides a perfect opportunity for someone to make up reasons for the policy. I've heard several on my crew tell guests they had to go around because we have a tin roof. The Blazing Fury version is cracks in the ceiling. Flyer, who HATES enforcing this policy! The Wild Eagle employees say that "manufacturers recommendations" is why they don't allow people to reride. My response is, "That's a lie." Biggest load of horse manure I have ever heard! 10
TTD-120-420 Posted September 22, 2013 Posted September 22, 2013 I haven't seen dare-to-fly post in a while. Too busy in Orlando for us! 2
Vortex lover Posted September 22, 2013 Posted September 22, 2013 This came from Six Flags Magic Mountain on the Viking Ship "Alright guys it's time to have fun and scream it's not a library." i wacthed that clip on youtube
Vortex lover Posted September 22, 2013 Posted September 22, 2013 How do you move a wooden coaster to another park and if you look at old videos you can see them building it^ This isn't google!Not seeing how that is relevant to the topic. On topic: I heard a ride op on Cedar Downs that I had to have my feet on the very top foot placement thing (can't think of the name) in order to ride. I said that wouldn't provide a comfortable ride as, I'm a bit tall and my knees would be in my face, as I showed her the example. She then told me that it'd be okay to put them on the middle one. lol. ???
fanofFirehawk Posted September 22, 2013 Posted September 22, 2013 ^^ Like this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h64_H6TOz4k This came from Six Flags Magic Mountain on the Viking Ship"Alright guys it's time to have fun and scream it's not a library."i wacthed that clip on youtube About 1:39ish... 1
IndyGuy4KI Posted October 4, 2013 Posted October 4, 2013 During ERT on Mille at CP at Fall Freak Out 2013 the ride op stated: "Please put up your Apple phones away and secured before they become apple sauce!" Everyone in the station started laughing! 11
BB1 Posted October 18, 2013 Posted October 18, 2013 In line for flight deck "Enjoy your ride on flight deck. The worlds tallest and longest, Flight Deck." That's what I heard just a few days ago! In Flight Deck "Have a great ride on KI's only jet coaster, Top Gun" I simply thought "Yes!!" Can we go to Fightertown again? 3
JubJester Posted November 5, 2014 Posted November 5, 2014 There is this one ride operator on Adventure Express who always calls it something else and it takes everyone 5 seconds or so to figure out that its not right. Example: Enjoy you're ride on Vortex 3
homestar92 Posted November 8, 2014 Posted November 8, 2014 When I was at Carowinds a couple years ago, a ride operator instructed me, and everyone on the ride, to "Enjoy your ride on the Southern Star". I thought that was pretty crazy considering what an impossible task they were asking of us. 5
jsus Posted November 8, 2014 Posted November 8, 2014 I ride op told me in 2006, that the new coaster at Cedar Point was going to go backwards. Thank God Maverick doesn't do that. I have had the (dis)pleasure of a rollback on Maverick. She doesn't usually go backwards but on rare occasions, it happens. It was on the launch hill where we had a failure to launch, came to a stop, rolled back most of the way, just enough to hit the drive wheels. The LSM's were still acting as brakes as the wheels struggled to pull us back. Not fun, and time-consuming. Sigh. Nowhere near as awesome as a TTD rollback. On closing day, I had a Maverick spieler give us the specs of Top Thrill Dragster. Passing by him, I exclaimed my excitement for Top Thrill Maverick, which he repeated back at me. I thought it was funny... 4
The Interpreter Posted November 8, 2014 Posted November 8, 2014 Should have given him the specs for Kingda Bizarro. 4
The Interpreter Posted November 8, 2014 Posted November 8, 2014 After this, because of this? Coincidence. No ride op is in on five year plans. None. Except maybe Bart Kinzel. That was then, this is now. 1
jsus Posted November 8, 2014 Posted November 8, 2014 Ohh... CoasterMania ERT, '12 or '13. A TTD ride op kept referring to the ride as Jr. Gemini. Soon after, he started referring to it as Woodstock Express. My response? "Woodstock Express sucks! Bring back Jr. Gemini." Sorry, I don't have any from KI yet.. 2
KIFan1 Posted November 10, 2014 Posted November 10, 2014 Back when it was called 'Flight Deck', I heard "Enjoy your ride on the the Flight Deck, the tallest, fastest, longest roller coaster with the most inversions and is the ultimate roller coaster ever built in history." No joke, I really heard this! 5
The Interpreter Posted November 10, 2014 Posted November 10, 2014 And if that isn't a reason for automated spiels... People go to parks to enjoy the rides, attractions, each others' company, the games, shows and food. Not to put up with adolescents with microphones entertaining themselves. It gets old. Real old. 6
Banshee Back VII Posted November 11, 2014 Posted November 11, 2014 Oh Bat operators, what will we do? "Can somebody go get me carry-out from KFC? Make is snappy." 1
shark6495 Posted November 11, 2014 Posted November 11, 2014 I wouldn't mind a random TRUE fact being thrown into a spiel. Or an honest interaction with a guest during a spiel. But I don't ride rides to hear the spieler I do it to have fun on a ride. I have said it a million times, the best spieler I had was from TTD who interacted with guests, did the safety thing, and was genuine. Imagine a Bat spiller saying something like: Enjoy Bat, please keep your arms, legs, and all other body parts in the ride at all times. On your way up our (height) incline look out and you can see our greenhouse where KI grows all our plants. Enjoy your ride... Or soar over our former Lion Country safari... Etc 7
homestar92 Posted November 11, 2014 Posted November 11, 2014 And if that isn't a reason for automated spiels... People go to parks to enjoy the rides, attractions, each others' company, the games, shows and food. Not to put up with adolescents with microphones entertaining themselves. It gets old. Real old. That said, Auto-spiels get really old really fast, too. While at SFGAm, I got very, VERY sick of the wannabe Mr. T giving the auto-spiel for X-Flight. I'd be all for an auto-spiel in a normal human voice. Theme the rides, that's fine, encouraged even. But don't theme the auto-spiel. The results are usually nothing short of irritating. Alright,stunt team, listen up... 6
The Interpreter Posted November 11, 2014 Posted November 11, 2014 Oh Bat operators, what will we do? "Can somebody go get me carry-out from KFC? Make is snappy." A. Encourage guests to leave the park for food. B. Remind guests that outside food is more desirable than park food. C. Encourage guests to smuggle outside food into the park. D. What amounts to demanding begging from a FUN employee. I'll give Dick Kinzel his due. Had he heard that, he'd have pulled the kid aside, told him, "Tell you what, you like KFC so much, go work there." And then "helped" him with his career development. Elsewhere. 4
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