DougMJr Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 I picked the wrong summer to switch to Andriod. First the TPR trivia app and now this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 I'm sure they'll get this on Android eventually, but just goes to show companies are leading with iOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Clinksalot Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 AWESOME!!! Would be nice if they'd extend this to Season Passes as well. I'd love to have all of my SP's on my phone rather than having 8 or 9 extra cards in my wallet. I do like having them as collectibles though. LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disneyfan1313 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 ^ This is great, but I do agree about the collectible piece. I like things that are hybrid like the AMC Stubs program where you still get a "virtual" movie stub to collect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I'm just glad to see Cedar Fair moving forward! They were so far behind the times under Kinzel... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougMJr Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I'm sure they'll get this on Android eventually, but just goes to show companies are leading with iOS. I hope so. Don't get me wrong. I LOVED my iPhone 4S. Sadly it died and I wanted to upgrade rather than just get another 4S. Perhaps the Andriod version will utilize NFC. Either way, I'm excited to see how well this works. And how long it will take other parks to utilize it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLUSHIE Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 (edited) Do they allow you to print tickets at home and go right to the gate or did they skip that step? Kinda cool, but I know a number of people that prefer to leave their phones or anything else they are afraid to loose or get wet on a water ride in the car. Honestly I would just rather have a printed copy regardless. Edited September 12, 2012 by SLUSHIE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 (edited) ^They've had print at home tickets for awhile. On the flip side to what you're saying, there are also tons of people who would rather do without the hassle of printing tickets and then having to remember to bring them. So far I've used my phone to buy tickets on stub hub and use it as my boarding pass on Delta flights. Loved not having to remember anything besides opening the app. Edited September 12, 2012 by Jew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougMJr Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I'm sure they will have both options. And it doesn't look like any new hardware is needed by the park to use it. Instead of you printing out the bar code it is on your phone. The only issue is scanning a screen can sometimes be gimmiky. tried one of those "digital keychain" apps for my store loyalty cards and sometimes it wouldn't work (specifically at self checkout). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteornotes Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 This is awesome. Anything to cut down on the number of things I need to remember when going to a park or show or whatever is great for me. I always have my phone, so having all this stuff stored on it for easy access will rule. Hope a lot of companies jump on this platform. dt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaster1227 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 And now with the iPhone 5 announced and the iPhone 4 becoming an essentially free phone (along with the 4S dropping to just $99), I think we'll see iPhone numbers grow even more... I can't imagine this not being an incredibly smart move for the Cedar Fair parks, and I'm especially curious to see which other chains follow suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double0Kevin Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 AWESOME!!! Would be nice if they'd extend this to Season Passes as well. I'd love to have all of my SP's on my phone rather than having 8 or 9 extra cards in my wallet. I do like having them as collectibles though. LOL. This was the first thing that popped in my head. I hate carrying so many cards at all times but if I take them out of my wallet I will forget them when I actually need them. Seeing how my iPhone is rarely more than a foot away from me, this would be great to have for my season passes. I hope so. Don't get me wrong. I LOVED my iPhone 4S. Sadly it died and I wanted to upgrade rather than just get another 4S. I'm confused... if you had a 4S, only way to go is downgrade up until next week when the 5 comes out. The laws of the universe don't allow for the phrase "I upgraded from an iPhone to an Android" to even exist or make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougMJr Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 I'm confused... if you had a 4S, only way to go is downgrade up until next week when the 5 comes out. The laws of the universe don't allow for the phrase "I upgraded from an iPhone to an Android" to even exist or make sense. Hardy har har. I'm actually very happy with my Galaxy SIII. Really, the only thing i have iPhone envy about right now is the TPR app, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJnCFL Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 ^Ah gotta the love the Apple vs Android wars I agree this is good news, anything less to carry/bring with you is great. For those of us on Android there will be an equivalent eventually. Kudos to CF for adopting the tech, hopefully more parks will catch on as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ccron10 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 (edited) According to the LA Times, Cedar Fair has closed all Windseekers at their parks: http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/themeparks/la-trb-knotts-windseeker-riders-stuck-09201221,0,1284072.story The parent company of Knott's Berry Farm has temporarily closed all the WindSeeker tower swings in the amusement park chain after the thrill rides stranded visitors hundreds of feet in the air for hours at a time this summer. Cedar Fair, which operates a dozen amusement parks in North America, will conduct an internal review to determine why the safety systems have activated on the $5-million Windseeker rides at parks in California, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina and Canada. "Safety is our No. 1 priority, and the company will not open a WindSeeker ride until an internal review has been completed," Cedar Fair announced in a statement. At each of the parks, WindSeeker carries 64 riders in twin-seat gondolas to the top of a 301-foot-tall tower, where the ride’s metal arms extend out at a 45-degree angle and spin for one minute at 30 mph. The WindSeeker towers, built by Dutch-based Mondial Rides, opened in 2011 and 2012. The Knott's ride has shut down unexpectedly twice in the last month, most recently on Wednesday when 20 riders were stuck 300 feet in the air for 3 1/2 hours when the brakes froze on the ride. On Sept. 7, 15 riders were trapped on WindSeeker for three hours until Knott's workers could manually lower the swings after an inaccurate reading in an electrical safety switch shut down the ride. The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health has indefinitely closed the Knott's ride until the park and the manufacturer can resolve the braking issues and reduce the evacuation time. Riders were stranded on WindSeeker rides at Ohio's Cedar Point in June and North Carolina's Carowinds in July, according to local media reports. Visitors have reported similar incidents on WindSeeker rides at Virginia's Kings Dominion and Canada's Wonderland in Ontario that were not widely reported in the media. A Kings Island spokesman said the WindSeeker ride has not malfunctioned at the Ohio park. No injuries were reported in any of the incidents. Edited September 22, 2012 by jedimaster1227 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simaticable Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Better to be safe than sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYZ Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Easy solution: Take off the brakes and make it a drop tower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewoplis Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Interesting, it seems like these Starflyer style rides have been having some uses. I remember that the same thing happened to the Skyscreamer attractions last year, both SFstl's and SFDK's were closed to due to an accident. I wonder how long until the rides are back up and running? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double0Kevin Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Interesting, it seems like these Starflyer style rides have been having some uses. I remember that the same thing happened to the Skyscreamer attractions last year, both SFstl's and SFDK's were closed to due to an accident. I wonder how long until the rides are back up and running? SFDK's was closed as a precaution while the St. Louis incident was investigated, nothing has happened on SFDK's. Star Flyers are all over the world and don't have regular issues like this. I wouldn't lump them together. Plus it doesn't sound like Windseekers have a serious mechanical issue, more of a poorly thought out way to get the ride to come down when it shuts down as designed. I'm not sure how accurate that assumption is, but there it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcdude Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 I'm not all that surprised. The Windseeker rides seem like they've had more problems than they should for a relatively simple attraction. It will be interesting to see what this investigation turns up and what the resolution ends up being. I hate to say it because I enjoy the ride, but I'm starting to think these were a bad investment for Cedar Fair and they should have just gone with the regular Star Flyer design. I wonder if Cedar Fair will be buying any more, although I don't think many other Cedar Fair parks would be a good location for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewoplis Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Interesting, it seems like these Starflyer style rides have been having some uses. I remember that the same thing happened to the Skyscreamer attractions last year, both SFstl's and SFDK's were closed to due to an accident. I wonder how long until the rides are back up and running? SFDK's was closed as a precaution while the St. Louis incident was investigated, nothing has happened on SFDK's. Star Flyers are all over the world and don't have regular issues like this. I wouldn't lump them together. Plus it doesn't sound like Windseekers have a serious mechanical issue, more of a poorly thought out way to get the ride to come down when it shuts down as designed. I'm not sure how accurate that assumption is, but there it is. I wouldn't say I'm "Lumping them together". If thats what you got out of that then im sorry that I wasn't being as clear as I possibly could. What I'm saying is that we are seeing some Starflyers having some downtime and minor mechanical issues, thats all. And what do you mean by "Nothing happened on SFDK's Starflyer? "(I'm not being accusatory, I just don't know what you mean by this.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 The Knott's ride has shut down unexpectedly twice in the last month, most recently on Wednesday when 20 riders were stuck 300 feet in the air for 3 1/2 hours when the brakes froze on the ride. On Sept. 7, 15 riders were trapped on WindSeeker for three hours until Knott's workers could manually lower the swings after an inaccurate reading in an electrical safety switch shut down the ride. So, in other words, the fail-safes worked exactly the way that they're supposed to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyRCT3 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 (edited) ^But at the wrong time. Edited September 22, 2012 by JonnyRCT3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldsteh Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Been on the one at Carowinds. Complete waste of money for an attraction. No return value or thrills. I agree with others that it would have been a better call as a drop tower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnyRCT3 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Been on the one at Carowinds. Complete waste of money for an attraction. No return value or thrills. I agree with others that it would have been a better call as a drop tower. What were you expecting?(out of curiosity) It's just a swing ride. Except much taller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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