Jeezus Juice Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 From cbs13.com SACRAMENTO Screams on a thrill ride, it's hard to imagine a ride without them. One local community is saying keep your mouth shut as you enjoy the ride. It turns out that noise is just one part of the dispute. We are looking over residential rooftops toward The Scandia Screamer, a thrill ride that's thrilling customers but it's also irritating to neighbors who are threatening to sue. At 168 feet tall, spinning at 60 miles an hour, pulling 3.5 gs, there is no thrill in Sacramento that compares with this screamer. “It was breathtaking,” said one rider. In fact, you're not allowed to scream. Neighbors who live in the shadow of the new ride across I-80 complained about the noise, so management at the Scandia Family Fun Center enacted a strict policy. “There is no noise on the ride,” said a park employee. “If you feel like you might make noise cover your mouth like this because if we can hear a noise we're required to take you off the ride so it's aggressive,” said Steve Baddley, Scandia’s general manager. “We believe we're taking every effort to make this a really mutually-beneficial relationship between the business owner the county and the residents,” said Steve During our visit people were getting bumped off for sounding out. “I didn't think we were that loud,” said one rider who was ejected. “It’s hard to tell. It’s a human reaction to yell when you’re going in the sky, face-down on the freeway.” But neighbors we talked to said the sound isn’t the only problem. They say it’s an eyesore at night when it’s all lit up. “It's like going from fire crackers to the atomic bomb,” said Mike Bayless, neighbor. “I mean, it’s like you’re going from small family entertainment to something that's grossly grossly out-of-place out of place in a neighborhood.” And then there's the issue of privacy. “And when they’re on the top of that thing they’re looking right down in my backyard,” said John Eams, neighbor. And now, there’s even talk amongst the neighbors of a class-action lawsuit. “I'm certainly willing to participate in the class action lawsuit but it's going to be a long road to hoe and I'm sure we will see great loss in our property values in the interim,” said Bayless. “I would love to hear your opinions and options. Help us implement policy or words to policy that you think might be more effective” said Baddley. The county approved this ride after taking a lot of public input, but the neighbors say their input was not adequately considered. For Scandia’s side, they say they chose this particular ride because it's one of the quietest thrill rides that you can get as far as the motor. They say they needed the ride to stay viable in a competitive marketplace. People screaming on a Skyscraper, OMG panic! The best part is where the guys is all upset because "people can see into my backyard, OMG!" Does he have a meth lab or something back there? Who cares about your crappy yard! The part about this that absolutely KILLS is the fact that the park AND these houses are right along the FREEWAY! Hello! I'm not only praying that this gets thrown out of court but that the judge slaps the crap out of the backyard meth guy. construction pics of the ride in question -Don Aghh! TOO LOUD!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 Oh the irony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airtime&Gravity Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 Wow, I bet the ride will close by the end of the season if the policy isn't changed. Sad what the world is coming to now days. Airtime-who heard the ride's name is now: SHHHer-&Gravity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chmilo24 Posted April 1, 2007 Share Posted April 1, 2007 I got kicked off of that ride for screaming. They don't kick people out of the park for screaming when you get a hole-in-one or get a high score on an arcade. Plus, how can you not scream, that thing is so scary, I hear people scream on Dragon Wagons let alone a 168ft rotating arm that flips you around at 60 mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XII Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Thats just f**king stupid. People are bound to scream going 60 mph on a 168 ft skyscraper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkMeasures Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 April Fools Joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeezus Juice Posted April 2, 2007 Author Share Posted April 2, 2007 I thought that at first but with the arrogant attitude of people out here it sounds more probable than not. I'm not calling it April Fools yet, they could have done something much better. If it is a joke it's pretty meh. Now every KFC restauraunt in Sacramento being annexed by the state of Kentucky...that's a good AF joke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benzo41190 Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 that is the dumbest thing I have ever seen. I mean, I'm sure the screaming can be as bad as a busy freeway. Plus, who cares if it is lit up! Don't look at it! They could in-close the gondolas with glass or something transparent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Fan Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 It might not be a joke.. at DMP they had signs all over its rides saying not to scream.. Some rides even said they would CLOSE if riders yelled to much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unkadug Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 that is the dumbest thing I have ever seen. I mean, I'm sure the screaming can be as bad as a busy freeway. Plus, who cares if it is lit up! Don't look at it! They could in-close the gondolas with glass or something transparent. Or how about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeezus Juice Posted April 2, 2007 Author Share Posted April 2, 2007 ^ Yes...yes. That would do wonderfully. Yes. I would hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidcoaster Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 What is this wourld coming to. Soon they will be putting speed limits on coasters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Upsidedown Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 I saw this the other day, I just thought it was an Aprils Fool Joke. Guess not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Clinksalot Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Wait, so you build your house right next to a major interstate, yet you complain about this??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLIPDUDE Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 I have one thing to say to them... ...A-DURRRRRRRRRRR!!! You live next to an interstate, across of which is an amsuiement park, with sacremento's biggest coaster claled "THE SCREAMER". Y'THINK its gonna get noisy? (I can understnad the guy not wanting people to look into his backyard, though) Also, unkadog, why the heck do you have that pic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Gumball Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 That is downright ridiculous...No Screaming allowed on the Screamer! Maybe they should call it Silencer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterjunkie91350 Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Is it just me or is the publics freedom of expression being violated here ?if the idiots who are complaining dont like it i got one word for them MOVE !!!Now that i think about it the same thing will happen at sfmm when those houses are built right across from x they will most likely ban screaming on it too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snuggles Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 Why don't they make them into soundproof togo cages of death? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECZenith Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 New for 2007 The Scandia Silence I guess they should also tear down any buildings over 30' in this town seeing how you might be able to see into someone's yard from the roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loco Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 What on earth, these people piss me off. Hello you live next to an already NOISY area, and yet your complaining about sum thrill ride. I think its ridiculous that they're actually kicking people out of the park for screaming just because of some pissed of uptight people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECZenith Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 It really is probably only a couple of idiots too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumbach Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 April Fool's!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palavos3 Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 You know personally I think the idea is kind of cool. It gives people more of a challenge. When you are forced to remain silent the fear level will be even higher. Besides when I am on a ride and annoying little girls are next to me screaming I wish they would SHUT UP!!!!!!! It's just like crying when you get hurt. I don't like people who cry when they get hurt. It's ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calaway Park Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 You know personally I think the idea is kind of cool. It gives people more of a challenge. When you are forced to remain silent the fear level will be even higher. Besides when I am on a ride and annoying little girls are next to me screaming I wish they would SHUT UP!!!!!!! It's just like crying when you get hurt. I don't like people who cry when they get hurt. It's ridiculous. You don't like people who cry when they get HURT? What kind of sadistic person ARE you? Go get someone to saw your foot off, then tell me you don't cry, that's the most disgusting comment I've seen on this website. How can you get mad at someone for screaming, all it is is just a NATURAL human reaction to excitement, or being scared. If you scream, you scream, it's not like you can just prevent your body from giving you the flight or fight instinct, it's something you can't control. But your crying comment, that's just showing your bigheadedness. Even if that's true, don't say it in a public place, you're just making yourself look like a big shot, you can't tell me that you've never cried from being hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palavos3 Posted April 7, 2007 Share Posted April 7, 2007 Dude, I'm not sadistic, let's not get carried away. What I mean is, a lot of of people, here and in Europe are wimps. You go to South America. They make young boys stick their hands in bullet ants, yes, this is no joke and hold them there for twenty minutes!! While here people are afraid to donate a little blood. And yes I think it is a good challenge not to have people make sounds on a certain ride. If they don't like it they can ride skyscraper rides elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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