coasterjunkie91350 Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 you guys think the ride on the psyclone is a little rough ? but did you know that area its sitting on used be a pond all they did when they built it was fill the area with gravel and poor the footers after the gravel settled and over the last 10 years the ride has been sinking so now it seems the mechanics are finally going to shore the structure up. Your all wondering how i know all this i have family that worked in opts and administration over there i give the park a A++ for finally fixing a mistake the engineers made when they built the ride. well i thought id give you a peek of the ride during its days of glory to give you a idea of what i was talking about in my last post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Menefee Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Dude! Wrs is joining the "sneaky photos" bandwagon! Excellent! Welcome to the crew!   Thanks for the update!  -Jahan  Add another non-stealthy photo to the pile of great Magic Mountain staff shots. The whole "I can't go anywhere without my I-Pod," thing has taken over the Mountain in a very bad way. You gotta love how the people who are running the attractions can't hear anything! I-Pod, Coke, and Jeans = Smile for the camera! Stay tuned for a full TR from my visit last week coming soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rollermonkey Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 The lift motors on Eejanaika total 800 horsepower, which is double what X's lift motors generate, odd considering that X's trains are so much heavier. Â Maybe there is more to X's downtime than we know about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrs28330 Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Which brings us to the next element of this "Stealth Shooters" photo game. Employee dress code is also a very large problem at SFMM. Supervisors do read these forums. Some of the Deptartments have been working to correct the cell phone problem...I said some. (Improperly worn uniforms happen to be a pet peeve of mine.) Feel free to post poorly dressed employees as well. Maybe this problem will be fixed as well.  Some easy violations to spot for grooming standards, uniform violations, and other rules:  No use of cell phones in front of guests No use of any electronics which do not pertain to job function No eating or drinking in front of guests, (water bottles on hot days, can be overlooked) Name tag must be worn on most outer layer of clothing at chest level, perferably on the employees left hand side. Clothing must fit properly, pants at the waist Shirt tucked in, with belt   And if you have even more time, try the employee interaction game. Ask an employee a question. They will either answer the question, or if they don't know the answer they are supposed to find the answer, using whatever resources they have.  Some questions: Where is Scream? Where are your water rides? When do some shows start? Hey, my brother is in the restroom and is really upset becasue he is only 45 inches tall, is there anything he can ride.  See if they stop walking and fully invest in you. See if they make eye contact. Do they answer you question and send you in the right direction?  You'd be suprised at how many "Sorry, it's only my first week here.", or "Sorry, I don't know." you'll get.  Stealth Shooters Club, Yeah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 You'd be suprised at how many "Sorry, it's only my first week here.", or "Sorry, I don't know." you'll get. Â Actually, if we're talking about SF, then no, I really wouldn't be. Â But I do like the idea of stealth shooting, and better yet, the idea that maybe some supervisors do read the boards. If any good can come from it, then I'll all for it. Â Â Scott "I still say good luck, though" B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Menefee Posted January 4, 2007 Share Posted January 4, 2007 Edited- I stand corrected then. Thanks for clearing that up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrs28330 Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 I am actually the guy on the left side of the photo in the gray sweatshirt (the tatsu hoodie). The guy in the black and the girl in the gray are friends of mine from NY. I was taking them around the park. And as final proof, this picture was taken on Thursday 12-28-06. This employee is actually a character escort. I distictly remember this moment in time that you have captured. I actually had been talking with this employee from a distance for a few minutes. He needed to check the time to see how much longer until his characters had to go in. He only had his sidekick out for no more than a few seconds to check the time. I would never defend employee without an understanding of the situation. In this situation I will defend Alex, the employee in question. Â Here are some more fun pics from today: Commercial shoot and Stealth Shooters This one takes the cake: Laptop and earphones!! According to Chris's point value, I get 1,000,000 points!!! In all fairness, there are many employees that do follow the rules. Go Park Service Attendants! (sweepers) Butt hugging jeans? I wasn't issued any of those from wardrobe. Shirt untucked, non-SFMM jacket... ...and a double whammy no name tag!! Cell Phone ODV by Tidal Wave! The commercial is actually for SF over Georgia The next day for filming is tomorrow, monday and tuesday Filming in the park at main gate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMAN962 Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 ^That last picture, if he was on Limewire or something, I swear you could have gotten 2,000,000 points! Â Â Seriously though, at least it's not a ride operator, he probably had some downtime. If that is true though, it's still no excuse.... Â ~Mike "I gotta start getting some pictures like those whenever I go there" J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrs28330 Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Well, if i observe correctly, he's on itunes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMAN962 Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 ^It's Windows Media Player, but close enough, essentially, they do almost the same thing..... Â ~Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollerC Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 These people seem like horrible employese and i'd be afraid to ride a ride where an op was too busy having text-sex with his girlfriend than to make sure the guy behind us was properly secured. Â Â I'd love to be a ride op or work in an amusement for that matter...it's my dream job for the next 5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowfanman Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Can I have a little fun here?... Â Â Â 12/28/06: Â Â 1/4/07: Â Â Â Â Â Now I know my logic must be flawed, but the chances that two random "guests" would encounter the same employee with a phone, must suggest that both the employee is on the phone A LOT and that supervisors must be making the rounds less than once a week. Â Â -Jahan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenA07 Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 How often are rounds generally made. It was farily seldom I saw my supervisor when I worked at the park, typically if he was around it was because I was encountering some kind of technical problem... Or a bird flew away at the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastercameron Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 Are you sure that is the same dude? His hair grew too much in a week by my estimates. Â I work at a park, so some of this stuff is all to familiar to me, and it still makes me cringe everytime I see it. That laptop takes the cake though! What is that guy supposed to be doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazen_AZN Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Can I have a little fun here?...   12/28/06:   1/4/07:      Now I know my logic must be flawed, but the chances that two random "guests" would encounter the same employee with a phone, must suggest that both the employee is on the phone A LOT and that supervisors must be making the rounds less than once a week.   -Jahan  Now, i may be mistaken, but the picture i took this picture yesturday and the guy looks awfully similar...  I wish i actually got a little closer!   Also 1/4/07:    Operations were good for the most part... i guess.  But there were two chicks (I swear they are twins or somthing) who work on deja vu and goldrusher, that were total b*tches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 I think it should be a goal to get a picture of this kid not using his phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socalMAN123 Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Magic Mountain 1-5-07: One word-EMPTY!! Just got back from the park, and boy, there was no one there! I was able to ride every open coaster except for Goldrusher, Deja Vu, Canyon Blaster, and Goliath Jr. Ninja, X, Flashback, and Psyclone were all closed. The longest line I waited in was 10 minutes for the back of Riddler. At around 2:00, even Tatsu was a walk-on! I was able to ride Tatsu 5 times today, with the longest wait being about 5 minutes. The only drawback today was that it was absolutley freezing! When we arrived in the parking lot, our car's thermometer said 49 degrees! Oh well, great day at the park, hope to come back again soon! Sorry, no pics. ---Brent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterdude5 Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 Someone should show them to Shapiro, I wonder what he would say... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefitness Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 ^That actually might be a good idea,Showing someone high up the countless employees that aren't doing thier jobs well.BUT SFMM probally doesn't have the money to do anything about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DATman Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 ^^He'd claim they are photoshopped or something like that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kraxleRIDAH Posted January 6, 2007 Share Posted January 6, 2007 ^ Who would go out of their way to photoshop cell phones into employee candids just to "sabotage" the employees there? I don't think anybody would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmulder21 Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 People from SFMM are on the board...I'm sure he won't be around much longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kraxleRIDAH Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 I can see why Shapiro has a beef with the crowd that his parks are attracting. Â http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1509063179 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 People from SFMM are on the board...I'm sure he won't be around much longer. Â You really think SFMM management cares that much anymore? Â There was a time when they were active on the west coaster centric message boards (ahh...good times), but those supervisors have long since left the company. I doubt Mike gets sh*t for posting online like I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMan Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 ^^ WOW that kid is extremely stupid. It looked like he did it on purpose or is just retarded and didn't see the stairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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