TheHalonSystem
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I'm just curious to know your style for riding a roller coaster (or other ride). Do you guys like to scream? Or are you just quiet throughout the ride? Or are you one of those people that will have a conversation with your fellow riders? And do you stick your hands up? Or do you hold onto the bar or put your hands on your lap? Oh and do you prefer to be with a buddy or go solo? And who do you usually ride with? Who is the best person to ride with IYO?
Here's me.
In general, I'm a pretty quiet person but when you put me on a roller coaster I'm pretty loud. I love screaming!!!!! I throw my hands in the air like I just don't care (unless I'm advised not to by the attendant like on the top thrill dragster)!!!!!! I MUCH prefer to ride with friends. If I'm going solo I try to make friends with someone in line. I usually am with my cousin Courtney or my mom. However, my cousin Ashley (Courtney's sister) is cool to ride with. I could also picture some of my friends from school being cool to ride with too. I actually rode the zipper with one of them.
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I tend to consider myself a member of the GP but I'll give this a shot anyway.
I was on the mean streak at Cedar Point with my cousin, front row at like 10:30 at night an we each warfed down a giant ice cream cone beforehand so we got on the ride and we made the really loud screaming and snarling sounds and the person behind us kept saying "Girls, be quiet, I'm trying to enjoy my ride". Of course we didn't listen and I was thinking "It's a roller coaster, do you honestly expect dead silence?"
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Sigh... There are people on Facebook that actually think that Six Flags Great America should be sued simply because Sky Trek Tower got stuck and people had to climb down the stairs. My faith in humanity is dropping by the minute.
Seems like they don't know how common that actually is.
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Weird because Cedar Point banned them
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I kinda thought it was weird when I went to an amusement park in Georgia and actually saw them selling Selfie Sticks at a gift shop.
I actually saw them selling Selfie Sticks at Wild Adventures in Valdosta Georgia. Then again that park doesn't really seem to know what a loose article is.
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Something that I just thought of that parks should consider.
When you hear about parks that throw you out for having a gopro (looking at you Six Flags Great Adventure) that can clearly fasten onto your body, but they don't get you in any kind of trouble if your phone falls out of your pocket, of if you forgot to remove your shoes and you hold them in your hand throughout the ride (happened to my Aunt Laura on the Raptor at Cedar Point, where they'll stop the ride if you have a camera on the lift, no matter how secure it is), what do you think the problem is here?
I think of it like weapons. People will try to sneak their cameras on rides regardless. If the device is secured, there really is no reason for the hastle. It's just unnecessary.
What needs to be done is on all the Warning signs, rather than say "No recording" it needs to say "Cameras must be secured on either a hand or chest tether". Because think of it, this might encourage the use of cameras on rides more, but encourage the SAFE use of cameras on rides. I think you'd actually have less people try to grasp them in their hands without a tether because with all the new stuff today, this would be a more sensible policy. It actually might put some common sense into people.
I mean think about it.
I do NOT encourage anyone to go and break park rules. While I might agree that I feel parks SHOULD allow at least chest mounted GoPro cameras at parks, you still have to respect their wishes. After all it is THEIR park and you are not entitled to be above the rules.
I'm not saying I was above the rules or anything like that. This is just an example of what I would do if I ran a park, NOT about trying to break rules. Trust me I'm 100% sure that they won't do this or whatever all because I said to, and that's fine because it's up to THEM, not ME.
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Something that I just thought of that parks should consider.
When you hear about parks that throw you out for having a gopro (looking at you Six Flags Great Adventure) that can clearly fasten onto your body, but they don't get you in any kind of trouble if your phone falls out of your pocket, of if you forgot to remove your shoes and you hold them in your hand throughout the ride (happened to my Aunt Laura on the Raptor at Cedar Point, where they'll stop the ride if you have a camera on the lift, no matter how secure it is), what do you think the problem is here?
I think of it like weapons. People will try to sneak their cameras on rides regardless. If the device is secured, there really is no reason for the hastle. It's just unnecessary.
What needs to be done is on all the Warning signs, rather than say "No recording" it needs to say "Cameras must be secured on either a hand or chest tether". Because think of it, this might encourage the use of cameras on rides more, but encourage the SAFE use of cameras on rides. I think you'd actually have less people try to grasp them in their hands without a tether because with all the new stuff today, this would be a more sensible policy. It actually might put some common sense into people.
I mean think about it.
Tether or not, that would violate the parks' loose articles policy. A tether can fail or slip off a hand, and then it is not safe.
But the same thing can be said for items that the attendants make you shove into your open mouthed pockets significantly more so.
The thing is, is that a majority of park WILL let you wear your glasses as long as they're tethered to your head. Most of the time, the attendant checks to make sure they're on good. They can clearly do the same with a frikin camera! Now, the person should have it out in the station so the attendant can check which is something they should announce, otherwise it's a no go.
And if you're taking about just a sticking your hand the loop, then yeah it needs to be tight on like harnessed or something. That can be checked by moving that part of your body around.
But also keep this in mind, necklaces and bracelets can also come loose of your body too especially if you put your hands up, but I've worn both on rides without anyone saying anything and nothing happened (although I usually put necklaces under my shirt and angle my wrists but necklaces have come out of my shirt before but not the ride).
Notice that I am talking about the loose article policy? Because they always can update it and mention everything I mentioned above.
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Something that I just thought of that parks should consider.
When you hear about parks that throw you out for having a gopro (looking at you Six Flags Great Adventure) that can clearly fasten onto your body, but they don't get you in any kind of trouble if your phone falls out of your pocket, of if you forgot to remove your shoes and you hold them in your hand throughout the ride (happened to my Aunt Laura on the Raptor at Cedar Point, where they'll stop the ride if you have a camera on the lift, no matter how secure it is), what do you think the problem is here?
I think of it like weapons. People will try to sneak their cameras on rides regardless. If the device is secured, there really is no reason for the hastle. It's just unnecessary.
What needs to be done is on all the Warning signs, rather than say "No recording" it needs to say "Cameras must be secured on either a hand or chest tether". Because think of it, this might encourage the use of cameras on rides more, but encourage the SAFE use of cameras on rides. I think you'd actually have less people try to grasp them in their hands without a tether because with all the new stuff today, this would be a more sensible policy. It actually might put some common sense into people.
I mean think about it.
Tether or not, that would violate the parks' loose articles policy. A tether can fail or slip off a hand, and then it is not safe.
But the same thing can be said for items that the attendants make you shove into your open mouthed pockets significantly more so.
The thing is, is that a majority of park WILL let you wear your glasses as long as they're tethered to your head. Most of the time, the attendant checks to make sure they're on good. They can clearly do the same with a frikin camera! Now, the person should have it out in the station so the attendant can check which is something they should announce, otherwise it's a no go.
And if you're taking about just a sticking your hand the loop, then yeah it needs to be tight on like harnessed or something. That can be checked by moving that part of your body around.
But also keep this in mind, necklaces and bracelets can also come loose of your body too especially if you put your hands up, but I've worn both on rides without anyone saying anything and nothing happened (although I usually put necklaces under my shirt and angle my wrists but necklaces have come out of my shirt before but not the ride).
Notice that I am talking about the loose article policy? Because they always can update it and mention everything I mentioned above.
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Something that I just thought of that parks should consider.
When you hear about parks that throw you out for having a gopro (looking at you Six Flags Great Adventure) that can clearly fasten onto your body, but they don't get you in any kind of trouble if your phone falls out of your pocket, of if you forgot to remove your shoes and you hold them in your hand throughout the ride (happened to my Aunt Laura on the Raptor at Cedar Point, where they'll stop the ride if you have a camera on the lift, no matter how secure it is), what do you think the problem is here?
I think of it like weapons. People will try to sneak their cameras on rides regardless. If the device is secured, there really is no reason for the hastle. It's just unnecessary.
What needs to be done is on all the Warning signs, rather than say "No recording" it needs to say "Cameras must be secured on either a hand or chest tether". Because think of it, this might encourage the use of cameras on rides more, but encourage the SAFE use of cameras on rides. I think you'd actually have less people try to grasp them in their hands without a tether because with all the new stuff today, this would be a more sensible policy. It actually might put some common sense into people.
I mean think about it.
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So my prom is coming up soon and I thought I'd start a whole thread about proms. I've never been to one and wanna hear everyone who has been to one what their experience was like, as well as maybe a few tips.
Keep in mind that
I go to a school for visually impaired students
I'm a junior
And I'm going solo.
As for my age and gender, you can look in the side bar under my avatar.
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Here's another thing I wonder.
When I was little I had a small few time use tape recorder that I liked recording sounds and playing them back. It was just audio, no video and it could only hold a few short recordings before being full. But one of my favorite things to record was roller coaster sounds (like roaring and screaming). So I would put it in my pocket at Cedar Point and the fair and record my cousin and I screaming on rides. Unfortunately IT fell out and was smashed and I learned my lesson about non zipper pockets and objects. But past that, today if I were to have a tape recorder (or my phone) in a secure pouch WITH A ZIPPER this time (which almost all parks allow) and just have it recording just the audio of my cousin and I screaming, would I still be breaking the rules even though it's perfectly secured in a pocket? The only difference would be that it's saving data picked up from the microphone.
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Still makes zero sense to me that I can wear a chest mounted go pro on Kumba, Montu, and Kraken but a few miles down the road in Orlando, I'm stripped searched and yelled at if I try to bring my wallet in a zipper or Velcro pocket on a Universal coaster.
Might have something to do with the Dueling Dragons incident. Before that, they seemed pretty chill.
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When you can look at a roller coaster in a movie and you know what coaster it actually is in real life as well as the park it's at (or even just the manufacturer) despite having never ridden the coaster yourself.
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Are you talking about me?
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I just thought of another theory as to why they still might not be letting the use of cameras on rides despite them now being tetherable to the body.
What it could be is that if there is a video that someone took on the ride as shared it out somewhere and someone saw it, they might just think the person was holding onto the camera with their bear hands and not realize that the person is using a tether. So they may attempt the same thing by just assuming they can hold onto it without a tether, and well.......oops!
So it probably could be influencial reasons too.
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Peanut butter slinky time!!!!
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^Finally, I'm not the only one who found the blue more intense!
I also like the restraints on Maverick (though I hear they're getting new ones). It's just at the right level where I have no head bashing (I'm 6 foot 1) but not enough bulk to hurt my shoulders!
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Riding Top Thrill Dragster in a meteor shower!
What's worse than tangling up a slinky?
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Living in Florida I actually really miss the harsh winters in Ohio.
Wow, you're one of the few. I hate winter.
Yes I am. I get really sick if it's hotter than 90 and the humidity is higher than 50%.
I also really like pickled sausages!
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Al qaeda
What's worse than having your lap bar fail?
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Living at school (and I do).
What's worse than losing your wallet in an incinerator?
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Living in Florida I actually really miss the harsh winters in Ohio.
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All my life I've always had dreams about amusement parks, even ones I've never been to. Usually it's about being on a roller coaster. Both bad and good dreams.
A bad dream.
I was on Limit at Heide Park (never been) and I apparently murdered the ride attendant before getting in the ride. And I've never ridden a Vekoma SLC before but in the dream my head was knocked around like everyone says they do. Then when I got off I set the station on fire. And I'm not a sociopath either so I don't know why I did this.
A good dream.
I went to Busch Gardens in Tampa (never been but soon to change) and I was with my friend Jasmyn and a bunch of little 8 to 10 year old children (mostly boys). I remember going on Montu all by myself and apparently having all my bags while on the ride and nearly losing them. But then I met Jasmyn and the kids and we rode this kiddie ride that I do not remember what it was. Then, we all rode Sheikra (which Jasmyn has told me before she would never ride it but in the dream she did) and the kids were pretty quiet but Jasmyn and I were making weird snarling sounds and the kids were looking at us like "WTF are you guys doing?" Then I woke up and was so sad to find out that didn't actually happen.
Any amusement park related dreams you wanna share? Good or bad?
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The freakin' IRS has not sent me my tax return check, and it has been almost TWO MONTHS. I call them and it's a machine that throws me in a circle, telling me to call the number that I'm currently on the phone with. There's practically NO WAY to contact them and actually speak to a real person. I hate the US government so much. When you owe them money, they garnish your wages or do whatever it takes to get their money from you, but when THEY owe YOU, they'll pay you when they're good and ready if not at all... I swear I'm going to move somewhere in the UK.
This exact same thing happened to my mother. Now I think they just want to steal our money.
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I mentioned the giant ice cream cone because it made us hyper, thus all hyped up for the ride!