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The Coaster Serpent
Добавлен 29 июн 2023
Videos on Amusement Parks and Roller Coasters
Snake River Falls Removal and a new for 2026 COASTER at Cedar Point!
Cedar Point is retiring Snake River Falls after 31 years of operation. This opens up a new plot of land in Frontier Town, an area of the park that desperately needs a high capacity roller coaster. Of course being the Coaster Serpent, I advocate for a snake themed ride! See what I recommend Cedar Point add for the 2026 season!
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Knoebels Amusement Resort - Restoring Old Rides and Preserving Thrills!
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Most parks just buy a ride and plop it down somewhere. Knoebels does things differently; they are looking to restore classic attractions and bring an old timey experience to a new generation. This makes them unique in the industry, and their rides deliver some of the best experiences out there.
Stricker's Grove - MASSIVE airtime offered on a tight schedule!
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Open to the public only on select days of the year, Stricker's Grove offers some of the most illusive coaster credits in the state of Ohio. The Tornado may have some of the most intense airtime I have ever experienced. I highly recommend this small park which typically operates only for private events, but does open to the public a few times a year, such as during the Hamilton County Fair.
The Best Value Amusement Park: Kentucky Kingdom
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Kentucky Kingdom sports 5 decent rollercoasters, and can be experienced with a season pass that only costs $70, which includes parking, a drink bottle with free soda at anytime, and waterpark admission. Come out to this park and experience Lightning Run and Storm Chaser. They are amazing rides.
Loose Article Policies Need To Change at Major Amusement Parks!
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Safety regulations are often written in blood, and enough blood has been spilt at amusement parks over loose articles. It is time for major parks to ban phones, keys, wallets, ect on guests entering lines for major attractions. Every passholder and ticketed guest should be provided a locker, free of any extra charge, and movable, for their valuables going forward. This follows a grisly accident...
The Six FUN Coasters at Indiana Beach and the TERRIBLE All American Triple Loop
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I took my first ever trip to Indiana Beach to ride some awesome roller coasters. Cornball Express and Steel Hawg make a great 1-2 punch for this little park. However, you should only go on the All American Triple Loop if you want to suffer immense pain. I seriously made that thing my 150th credit.
The Single Rider's Guide to a BUSY day at Kings Island
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Are you looking to maximize your ride time and count on a super busy day at Kings Island? This is the video for you. We explore the best way to tackle this park, the rides with the slowest and fastest operations, and my pick for the best place to chill on a sweltering hot day. Ride footage is my own Music Credit: Blaster Master - NES - 1988 Super Monkey Daibouken - Famicom - 1986
The worst ride queue, Steel Vengeance and a greater discussion on metal detection at Cedar Point
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Loose articles and cell phones on amusement park rides is a growing issue. To combat this, Cedar Point has implemented mandatory lockers and metal detection on Steel Vengeance and Top Thrill 2. This video focuses on Steel Vengeance metal detection operations, the way it is poorly implemented, and gives suggestions to the park on ways to improve guest satisfaction and operations.
Top Thrill 2 Preview Day and FIRST IMPRESSIONS!
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I went to the Top Thrill 2 preview day on May 2nd, 2024 and rode my first strata coaster! This is an amazing ride and an excellent addition to Cedar Point. All video used was my own. Music: Feel Alive - Ethan Sturock. Final Boss - Little Samson - Taito.
Michigans Adventure - Cedar Fair's Neglected Park
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Michigans Adventure is commonly cited as the worst Cedar Fair owned amusement park. I have visited multiple times, but I primarily want to discuss my visit from June 10th 2023 and Cedar Fair's mind boggling lack of investment in this busy park. There is so much that needs done here, from deferred maintenance on rides to a new coaster, something they haven't seen for over 15 years.
Cleanest park I've ever been too, employees make a long line feel short as well. Big fan of this park. My home park is cedarpoint and i was still shocked visiting this park.
It is among my favorite places to go. So much to do and I never feel like a single day is enough. My home park is also Cedar Point and though I love it there, some visits there really can be frustrating.
Knoebel’s is a BEAUTIFUL Park.
Great video! Love the music choices!
Knoebels is a place that has such a great vibe, that it doesn't need huge coasters or a bunch of flashy stuff. I love it,and I've been to parks all over the country. Honestly I thought it would be dull, but had SUCH an awesome time. I return every other year when I can. ❤
I like your suggestion of how to redesign the queue. On my visits, the tunnel would always be very stuffed with people, then the 2 lines after metal detection would always be overflowing. So even if you're able to walk straight into the tunnel through fast lane or the regular line, it's a 45-minute wait. I also noticed, through experience, that the line for people who didn't need a locker has a longer length to it, and it was always full. My friend went into that line, while I went to the lockers & that inside line, and with both lines full, I was riding 5 trains before him, and then the ride broke down before he got to ride. When both lines are full, just pretend you need a locker, even if you don't. Walk to the lockers, then turn around and go to the metal detectors. You will be riding sooner. You're welcome. In regards to Gemini, it has been my saving grace. While everything is over an hour, Magnum included, Gemini would be 15-20 minutes. But one thing I've noticed about Cedar Point, they HATE to even have a ride that doesn't have under an hour wait. They would rather remove a ride or leave it closed than operate a ride with a reasonable wait. It hasn't always been this way at this park. This is more of a new thing in the last 5 years or so, and it's made trips to Cedar Point far less enjoyable than it used to be.
You know what, I may be considering skipping out on Indiana Beach this year due to people talking about how bad the restraints are on All-American Triple Loop.
Putting the metal detector at the very beginning b4 you wait through the line seems the best idea imo...don't even need the 2nd lockers if u use the lockers at the beginning then get checked entering the ride line 🤷♀️
The metal detectors for SV are _supposed_ to be looking for things like phones, keys and earbuds, so it seems silly to me that you complain about them being more sensitive than the ones at the park entrance.
Shivering Timbers is a super fun woody!
Good thing ya caught a ride, considering it's closed now. Glad ya had a decent time. Cedar Point is one of my fav parks in the US. As for Top Thrill 2, I'd be skipping it anyways. It seems dull to me, as I'm more of a fan of spinning, inverted, or RMC type coasters. (My fav coaster in US is X2, followed by Velocicoaster) The original dragster bored me, too. Im weird, I know. I'm just not that thrilled by airtime or speed alone. Its ok, but not enough for me. Plus I like longer rides.
Man, youre a brave one for withstanding a Saturday at ANY park. 😂Im a weekday person, no matter what park I go to, or where. I'm lucky to be retired. I'm also all about single rider. It's just easier on me, and a lot of times they'll let me pick a seat. Kudos for the vid. Cant wait to check out this park on my midwest trek this summer!
I've heard ALOT about how aweful that triple coaster is. I think I'd be skipping it, as my neck already has issues, and I hate head banging on a ride. Ugh, sorry for your pain. But the park does look fairly fun.
To add, thanks for adding flat rides. Most people skip over those, and I love em.
Thanks for such an informative vid. Appreciated, as I'll be roaming around this part part of the country while rving, and on my way up to Ohio for Cedar Point. Will definitely stop here.
I agree with the safety concerns but not with requiring riders to store belongings in lockers before they get in line. Velicoaster at Universal and Tron at Disney have lockers at the end of the queue, just before you enter the station. This way you can have your phone with you in line and then store it when it's time to ride. Nobody wants to wait an hour or more without their phone. They have attendants ensuring guests don't bring loose articles onto the ride with this system as well. And the lockers are double-sided so you exit on the opposite side and retrieve your belongings. All the advantages of lockers without forcing people to part with their phones.
I am looking at this from the perspective of my home park, Cedar Point. Universal and Disney work like well oiled machines, Cedar Point has consistent staffing issues. I do not believe that park would be able to staff many of their rides during the spring and fall seasons when their seasonal labor isn't available. Another problem with that is space and redesigning existing line queues. They have done a poor job with this in the past with Steel Vengeance, and their implementation of in line lockers on that ride leaves a lot to be desired. Metal Detection often can't get guests thru fast enough, resulting in dispatches with empty rows while lines are over an hour long. That is why I suggest just giving attendants at the entrances to lines wands, and with instructions to yell out locker instructions to guests coming and stopping those who obviously have phones and other stuff on them.
Steel vengeance "SteVe" has lockers you can pay for across from the entry way of the queue. I support the use of upcharge lockers. We go for 12-13 hour days in just about every park we go to. The only thing on me is the unlimited drink wrist band, a locker wristband (depending on the park), and a credit card in a zipped or buttoned pocket. The person I normally go with, we are normally on our phone all day type of people, so going to the park and leaving them locked up for hours is kind of nice to be honest.
I have a better experience when I use the paid lockers rather than the free in line lockers. TT2 made me realize that metal detecting at the entrance to rides was the way to go. My experiences at Great Adventure as well. I just suggested they make them free, adding the cost to tickets and passes to stop the complaining about the attractions being an upcharge.
@@TheCoasterSerpent if they had a add on to the ticket even i would be okay with that too
Folks. Fast pass doesn’t mean front of line. The line design doesn’t matter It is the number of people in line. Metal detectors take time. I had a metal belt buckle and got the wand. The wand is the issue. Just rode it 6 times last week. Do a take about maverick. That is the worst I have ever experienced plus it breaks every few hours and screws the people waiting
The fast lane join being so far back is a minor annoyance, but all the same it is the furthest back join in the park for really no good reason. The main issue, and the reason for the video is the constant dispatches with empty rows due to metal detection not getting guests through fast enough. Also, the area around metal detection is a nightmare with people trying to go every which way, jostling by to get to and from the lockers. See the diagrams in the video. Maverick has been terrible this year, with even the fast lane getting over a 30 min wait. The capacity is terrible on that ride.
@@TheCoasterSerpent I understand. I do believe it is the metal detector placement. When I rode last week there were no empty seats on trains. Maybe just inexperienced staff at detectors. It is confusing at detectors but that didn’t create empty seats. There are at least 100 or more people after detectors waiting in line. And fast pass doesn’t mean first in line. I get it is back aways but for those of us regular paying people. It works out fine. Gatekeeper is not to the front either. If you are advocating for fast pass to the front. That is a different argument. I was there three days so I saw it all. I paid for one time fast pass only to find out only 50 folks were in line on Stevie at that time. So I got a bit annoyed. And you don’t even mention that right lane as you go up steps holds twice as many people. So right lane gets screwed. If you didn’t notice that. You are not a seasoned rider. Sorry. My two cents. Maverick is still the suckiest ride wait in the whole park. Broke every single day and one day the ride was closed most of the day. After we waited 1 hour and 30 minutes in line. I love the ride. Hate the wait
This is my home park, and what I see quite often. I don't mention the left line, because that line extends into the locker area with the guests waiting to get to metal detection from using the lockers. They seem to want to keep the left side for in line locker guests and the right line for those not needing them, though I don't believe there is anything keeping you from hopping over to the other line.
SFGAdv in 2016 had a system where employees would check pockets and if you didn't have at least one pocket that is zippered, you were sent to the lockers unless there was nothing in your pockets. There should at least be something like that because not having your phone is bad like what if a friend or family member gets sent to the hospital or an emergency comes up like if I'm out of town and there was an earthquake that damaged my town?
Until the early 2000s, Tig'rr ran with no restraints at all. Get in. Sit down. Hold on.
Great video. Thanks
do you know where you do NOT HEAR about lose articles? Island's of Adventure and Universal Studios!. Cedar Fair needs to adopt this 1- lockers need to be free and large enough to hold Fannie packs, cell phones and keys for riders. 2- this needs to be enforced by a ride attendant Once people know what to expect with no loose articles, they will abide and honestly, i didn't miss the articles while waiting. Furthermore, the one thing i have always been afraid of losing, my keys, i have never actually had happen but would be horrified to experience. It's all preventable and the park owes it to guests to make this easy and free to do.
The only issue I see with Universal's system is that it requires plenty of space to implement in queue lockers as well as employees. That is why I suggested just giving the ride attendants at the entrances wands and having them enforce the policy there, like Great Adventure does.
@@TheCoasterSerpent you’ve clearly never been
@@Bnizzofashizzo Been to Great Adventure twice and Universal 3 times.
lol you say guests will abide.. there will always be guests that will not abide. Metal detection is the only way to keep cell phones off rides. The only way..
Steel Force at Dorney Park has a unique bin system with shelves that coincide with which train you are riding. A shelf for the red train, one for the blue train, and one for the black train, and most of the time Steel Force is two train ops. Once the guests put their belongings on the shelf that coincides with their train, the ride attendants slides the door that is covering the train that is approaching the final brakes, to the train that is about to leave the station. As someone who worked at Six Flags New England last season as a ride operator while I was attending technical school in the area, I can tell you how many times people still lost their phones due to them being so dumb enough to take it out after the train has left the station, thinking that the operators and attendants wouldn't notice. I can stress enough of how the security team must have felt overwhelmed of getting reports from ops saying that guests were taking phones out mid ride or jumping the fences to retrieve lost items. One such case last year at that same park while I was attending as a guest, when I was about to get in line for Wicked Cyclone they had to shut the ride down due to someone jumping the fence to retrieve a season pass card, YES, A SEASON PASS CARD WHILE YOU CAN ALSO HAVE IT ON YOUR PHONE, like, you had to shut the ride down just for a card for your season pass which you can have through your phone.
I appreciate you making a video like this! I’m visiting in July and I thought the lockers were at the front of the queue! Thanks for informing me about this so that my party can take all loose articles off before the ride so that we can all go straight to the detectors.
Great idea!! It seems that just having signs aren't enough. And not having to pay for a locker each time would [hopefully] deter those who feel inconvenienced from ignoring those rules. Those who are on the rides when these things happen have mental scars forever as well, and someone other than the parties witness to these horrific events need to be made aware of how dangerous this has gotten, and how bold and "safe" people think they are. One vid about this alleged that the man was warned not to go through, entered through an employee door, and was struck. If this is so, ALL DOORS ACCESSING THE RESTRICTED AREAS OF THE RIDE NEED TO BE LOCKED DURING OPERATION.(emphasized only.) Regardless, those employees have to deal with that for the rest of their lives as well. Its a loss for all involved.
Imo, they should do what RMC does but a little different. put metal detectors in the queues but check if you have zip up pockets, if you do, you’re gonna be good to go.
Please help them
Why would they buy a deadly coaster!!! I think they need to fix this!!! Please tell them!!! File a complaint!!! Safetey
Send a note to owner
Yukon Striker has the perfect solution, I hear. I was talking about a moveable bin, that corresponds with the trains. Its there right before you load to put your stuff in just before you board, then it rotates so no one can get to your stuff, and it allows for the next train. Then its on the exit side of the platform when you pull back in so you can grab your stuff. The person said "oh so just like Yukon Striker?" Its perfect. You carry everything up on the platform with you, and you dont ride with anything, knowing that no one will have access to it until your train comes back to the station.
Fanny pack. Peoblem solved.
They do need to change. Small hip/waist bags that attach to your belt and are fine in extreme motorsports on motorcycles and high speeds should be allowed on roller coasters so that we women don't have to remove our belts every ride and risk not being able to ride home if some foreigner steals our bag with our phone and keys in it.
Yes and no. The problem with those is their interference with the restraints. Not necessarily that they will come off.
@@kmccurdy21 they don't actually
@@GaijinGamerGirl They definitely can and do. The ride manufacturers don’t even want your sweatshirt around your waist.
The individual involved in this incident has passed away from his injuries.
ive got an upcoming trip to a local park planned and went to a store recently with my wife to hunt for a fanny pack. when i went to this park as a kid and even the local area zoo i remember we would always get these in the 80s as a safer way to hold our items. and now with the advent of having car keys and cell phones they seem even more important for a day out to an amusement park. and a fanny pack is cheaper and easier to wear than hunting for pants with zipper pockets in husky sizes. and i say this as im at the physical size where i may fit on a decent amount of rides but pants with zippers would be hard to find. personally i think the parks could make a killing selling themed fanny packs right at the front entrance. advertise them as "keep your items safe and have a wearable souvenier." if the park im going to has them i may buy one there as an extra. plus side if they make them water proof.
I use zippered pockets and have a keychain that I hope onto my belt loop and it holds my CC, pass and ID and key.
Fanny packs are now prohibited on most attractions due to them interfering with the ability of the restraints to be closed properly.
No they don’t the guy climbed 2 major fences everyone should not be punished just because of one person
Its not just one person. Every single time a person takes their phone out on a ride, it puts everyone behind them at risk. Parks have tried time and time again to warn parkgoers about loose articles. Stupid people don't listen, and staff arn't empowered enough to do anything about it.
Even one death is one too many so yes the policies need to change. People are bringing way too many unnecessary belongings into the park's than in decades past ...items like cellphones for example which we DIDN'T HAVE just three short decades ago or unsecured keys (without a Keychain to securely keep them in place) and a ton of other stuff that should just be stored in one's car while inside the park.
I bring a hip pack and an average IQ to every amusement park I visit. I've never lost any items and I remain capitated.
All fine and dandy, but how many times have you seen another persons phone fly past you? How many times do you see idiots taking selfies and recording their rides? So far this year, I have seen phones out on Diamondback twice, Maverick, and Iron Gwazi. In the case of Iron Gwazi, the phone flew out and struck the side of the train 2 feet away from me. I could have been hit in the face. Nobody deserves to be injured as a result of somebody else's stupidity.
@@TheCoasterSerpent I agree with all the points you made in the video, especially the concept of providing a small, free, locker to the guests. We may even share the same level of frustration towards ignorant and inconsiderate people. The attitude I had in my comment was aimed at dimwitted parkgoers (38 year old men who lose their keys and get hit by trains, for example); it was not a rebuttal to your video.
@@jasonmurray5902 Hey, sorry I came off as abrasive then. I am just beyond frustrated with the idiocy that continues to happen when I visit different parks.
😂 Love that reply.
They want everyone to use their phone for the fast passes though so you literally need to bring your phone to the front of the line. They need better storage options for riders.
Also I had used a locker for my other loose belongings, including my wallet, and I missed the time out on the locker by 1 minute. I had to hunt down a park attendant because I couldn't unlock the locker without my credit card, which I put in the locker like a responsible guest. Guess what I didn't leave in the locker for the rest of the day. It's bad policies all around that cause the loose articles to be loose
I assume you are talking about Six Flags Flash Pass. Yeah, that is a dumb way to do it and they should just issue wristbands like the Cedar Fair Fast lanes. We have all lost track of time at some point and that sucks about missing the locker time by a single min. I assume they do that because of the limited number of lockers, and that there would be plenty of them sitting there empty if they all had an all day rental on them. They want you to move around and use the different locker stations. It is a flaw for those of us who like to sit in one place and marathon a ride.
Your idea is really good, and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure it out. Then again, people need to do what they're told, and put ALL thier crap in the damn locker! One thing I love about Universal in Orlando, is they have the quick que down pat. Doesnt take long, and all the lines are separated. They even have single rider line, which helps a ton. I mean, if you're going to pay for fast lane, it had better be fast! And to have different rules for all rides? Thats just stupid and insane for the guests, and the safety. All the rides need to have the same rules.
maybe if the lockers were free this would've never happened, i aint paying money everytime i wanna ride something
That is why I suggest incorporating this into ticket prices. A regular roller coaster shouldn't be an upcharge attraction.
In line lockers aren't the issue. It's how the park manages to implement them. Whether dual lockers or pre- line lockers.. they should just be incorporated into the park ticket/ season pass.. it shouldn't feel like your paying for it every time
I think its just preference at this point regarding in queue or outside queue lockers. I have been on Velocicoaster a few times and never had any problems with their system. It is space consuming, but that is something parks can work out if they choose. Great Adventure's system, and TT2 (minus the paid locker debacle regarding both) seems to work well. I just do not like Steel Vengeance's system with the traffic jam at metal detection and the dispatches with empty rows. Should certainly be incorporated into the ticket price though.
There are all day lockers one can lease (usually at the front gate area) in which to store personal belongings.
@@michaezell4607 i personally choose to do the transferable locker.
I always wear zippered pockets and never lost anything on a ride.
I do too, and have never lost anything; I just can't expect every guest to walk into the park with zipped pockets. People are more concerned with fashion rather than function. I see people walking around at parks all the time with flip flops and clothes not suitable for the occasion.
Same here.
Universal has that policy on Hulk, Velocicoaster and Rip Ride Rocket. Stuff has to go in a locker and then you have to go thru a metal detector.
Stupid policy there are better ways
@@nicksvlogs2426 agreed. The lockers are unnecessarily crowded and they run on a timer, which adds unnecessary stress. BGT has zipper pockets on the seat of Iron Gwazi, which is a much simpler solution.
Though in line lockers can work well, it requires a very elaborate system with lots of employees and can be implemented extremely poorly, as in the case of steel vengeance. I like the idea of out of line queue lockers, without strict timers, so one can marathon a ride without going to them after each ride. I would just give the attendants at ride entrances wands, tell them to shout instructions about using lockers when people are approaching, and throw out anyone not following the policy. That seems simpler to me. As for BGT, last time I visited, a phone flew out of someone's pocket and hit the side of the train not even 2 feet from where I was sitting. I just don't care for the pouch system. Cedar Point tried it on Steel Vengeance with hand stamps to mark guests that needed to use them. It was slow as all hell.
@@aaronsteindler3245but people are stupid and ignorant and won’t zip up their stuff. Lockers are the only way to provide safety for riders or others near by.
Wild cats revenge uses in line lockers they seem to work quite well, but I can see how the lockers before the line could be easier for parks.
The best policy for loose articles is have zipable pouches on the underside of the seat one u zipper it after u lowered the harnesses it is impossible to take them out again till the ride stops
I believe that is what Iron Gwazi does, and this year I attended BGT and someone took out their phone, lost it, and it hit the side of the train 2 feet from where I was seated. Steel Vengeance once did this too and it was a fiasco for Cedar Point. Its a shame because stuff like that looks good on paper and with responsible people.
@TheCoasterSerpent did they remove the pouches on sv? I was there last in 2019
@@billchief397 That was the only year they did those. Now, they have lockers mid line where the fast lane used to be, with the fast lane merge point about 20 mins back in the main queue assuming 3 train ops and fast dispatches. They metal detect and wand everyone down. I personally don't like this new system and prefer the way Great Adventure handles things.
@TheCoasterSerpent hey good to know! Planning to visit next year if... if they figure top thrill out. Otherwise I haven't been to six flags in gurnee
@@TheCoasterSerpent some coasters has it were it super low under the seat meaning behind your legs that makes it impossible to reach when seatbelts are lowered
Rode it opening weekend and made the mistake of riding in the last seat. Totally agree.....needs new restraints ... at the very least. Those transitions in the track are violently brutal to the head/neck area and you absolutely cannot brace for it. I'm glad you enjoyed the park. I love the place and visit regularly from 5 hours away. Been going there since they built the Hoosier Hurricane. Cornball Express IS the coaster gem of the park with it's airtime filled rump above and around the kiddieland area. The classic traditional amusement park atmosphere there can be mesmerizing in the evening. An inland boardwalk amusement park on a beautiful lake in the middle of cornfields in north central Indiana. Thank you Tom Spackman and now Gene Staples.
Yeah don't do the last seat it was abusive.....
Been on these trains before. I didn't have a problem with them. But I agree if they could find the trains without those stupid shoulder restraints if would be awesome. B&M built trains for mindbender so they could probably produce them for AATL
If they replace the trains on AATL, it can be a hit. They need the lap bar only trains or at least some with maybe even comfort collars. Anything but this.
Works so good at carowinds. You can ride front row of fury 325 10 minutes apart from eachother
Another thing that is asinine at Cedar Point is the access pass. My wife loves the roller coasters and just last weekend we went and she wanted to ride Steel Vengeance. They write your boarding time down and add whatever the current wait time is after that so it was 2 hours. We proceeded to wait and tried to get her on two trains and the ride ops said let's get this block off for extra leg room to get her in .. The ride ops got the key stuck, called maintenance and the train was put out of service for the rest of the day, come to find out that they only have ONE copy of the key which I told the supervisor is just dumb because now she can't get her on ANY of the trains... So I told my wife, I love you and I'll help her on every ride except Steel Vengeance.... I just don't want to get involved in that malarkey mess again so that I don't say anything that will get me ejected from the park. I think that to make the loose article policy fair for everyone, no cellphones should be permitted at Cedar Point period! And the restrooms are so outdated it's not funny. Back in 2019 when Tony Clark hosted the celebration video for everything that was supposed to happen in 2020, I asked about renovations to restrooms and was made fun of. Everyone says oh that's just Tony, well I'm sorry but in my personal experience from meeting him he is not a very nice person.
The part you didn’t mention is how they try to scam a few extra dollars off you by scaring people into paying for a locker before entering the line. If I remember correctly there is no clear statement that free lockers are available in the line queue.
I respect the Lose article policy at these parks, matter fact they need to enforce this policy on every coaster well!!! the more extreme one's. I remember losing my car keys on superman ultimate flight and great adventure, all because I decided to place my car keys in my jacket button pocket and some how, they manage to fall out and I think they fell out during the bottom of the pretzel loop. The ride ops told us that we would have to wait for the park to close and someone will go back and check but, I used to be a ride op decades ago so I knew these new breeds of ride ops was not going to do no such thing. After waiting almost 2 hours in the ran for another friend to head back to the park and pick us up, I had to leave my car in the parking lot, go to the dealership the next day and get a new key fob which cost me $200, and ever since then, I purchase a locker and place EVERTHING in it. Lesson learned. I do like velocicoaster locker system, it's pretty efficient. Steel Vengeance whole queue system if horrible and I dreed it every time I get in line ugghhh. I skipped it last year because of the long wait time, downtime and f**** up queue locker system.
First off it takes one bonehead to ruin it for everyone which has already happened. 2. CP is liable period. If they weren’t then you would be able to take whatever you want on the ride. 3. CP knows that due to the intensity of the ride anything on a person is LIABLE to fly off! CP tells you this before even entering the line. Plan accordingly!?!?! 🤦🏻♂️ o and the metal detectors yea they do what they are supposed to do. Metal belt buckles yup. Piercings visible and none visible yup.