Installing a thoroguard system at PKI

[Ben]

Sounds expensive. Then again, although there have been lightning incidents in the past, I feel pretty safe with a 313ft tall lighting rod within a mile of me.

Drop Zone?

[adam47303]

True, lighting does not alway hit the tower, Vortex, or dropzone, or any other ride. My last year at PKI, I was inside FOF (my ride) and I called Zephyr to close down for the storm. 5 min later, they called me telling me they were coming in b/c lighting just hit the ground right in front up them (next to the exit if Zephyr and Games Building). That night, I walked out in that area and sure enough, I saw a black burnt spot where it looked like something hot used to be (my guess the lighting). But for the sake of arguement, KI does have a fantastic weather system. They have a weather doopler in communications and everyone is told about the storm about 30-1 hr before it is on top of PKI (or at least the associates know about it). If it gets bad enough, there are shelters for guests and associates to go to. FOF being under the load and unload station. To tell you the truth, I feel safer at PKI then I do at home about the weather b/c I know way in advance of what is going on. (Except when I worked Tiques, our shelter was the maint. shed behind Dodgems. Nothing but pylwood to keep you safe )

The whole idea is to have this in addition to the current system. A little extra saftey never hurts anyone. I know to look up at the sky also. The thoroguard system is like a tornado siren except its for lightning and thunderstorm saftey. I appreciate all of your opinions.

[flightoffear1996]

The storm I was talking about I belive was in 1996 cause I rember wanting to ride FOF really bad

[DeLorean Rider]

Im sure KI already has something like this that people just dont know about.

[Joey]

I think that an additional system would be positive. The Queue TVs aren't all over the park, only ride lines. I've never been in the park at a time when they had to move people to a safe place, so I don't know exactly how the system works. From the current signals/codes/shelters we have and what people have posted in this thread, I think we are adequately prepared--but I am a fan of extra precautions.

[FOF/Z 4-ever]

PKI has a fantastic warning system in place. It'll be pointless and too expensive to get another system in place, esp if all it does is detect lighting. Dopler Radar (sorry if spelt wrong) does point out lighting AND if lighting is going to hit, it's going to be random and no one will be able to stop it. Let's just hope you are not in the spot where the lighting hits.

[screamingnight]

thats neat.

[FOF/Z 4-ever]

^What is??