Millennium310

^I don't believe you need any sort of pass, but notify an attendant at the ride that you'd like to participate in the Kid Swap program, and one adult can wait with the child at the exit while the other rides and then switch when the riding adult returns. There's a new building called the Ride Information Center in Mardi Gras across from Big Easy Balloons where you can get more info.

^^ Indeed, that is correct. I apologize if my wording wasn't clear, but the key is a way for ops to manually ensure that the panel is completely off in the extremely unlikely and rare event that both the main operator and enabler's E-Stop buttons didn't work. Now, if only there were a button to change the song that plays in the station every now and again...

I find it so interesting to read how other parks operate. I'd love to hear the extent to which Cedar Fair allows its ops to handle certain situations if anyone knows. It seems that Six Flags is quite restrictive of its team members which is probably a good thing, but it could also harm capacity in some cases. The only button ops are allowed to use on the maintenance (red) side of the Superman control panel is the "Chassis Down" button, which is used if the chassis pins aren't locking due to a car being too heavy. (In addition to the "Stop" buttons of course) I should also note that a key is inserted during operation so power can be cut to the ride completely in the event that E-Stop doesn't work.

^Very cool! I never knew that, but it makes sense. And the lock out isn't as bad as it looks in the picture - there's plenty of room to maneuver around it. During track walks before and after the park opens, it is locked with a padlock, employees must attach their nametags to the lock, and also place a plastic stop sign looking object over the right dispatch switch. That way, hopefully, no one would find a way to operate.

The B&M flying coaster restraint system is unique in that it consists of pins extending from either side of the harness that extend into a ratchet system on either side of each seat. When the train is downloaded (all the people are off) and the next group is on, the operator presses the "latch harness" button which partially extends these pins so the restraint can be tightened, but not released (The ends of the pins are angled to allow for this). As the attendants are checking each row, the operator can select rows they've already checked and press the "lock harness" button, which extends the pins about an inch on each side to secure the restraint so it cannot be moved up or down. The PanelView screen shows each seat and whether the pins have successfully extended. If not, the operator calls out the seat number and the attendant basically gives the restraint an additional push so that the pins can fully extend. Of course, the train can only be dispatched once all seats are shown as "locked", unless they are bypassed by maintenance (as you can see is the case with row 2 seat 4)

It's the moment you've all been waiting for....Superman Ultimate Flight at SFGAm!! If you have any questions please feel free to ask. I apologize for not listing what the various buttons control as others have done - today was a rather long day at work.