piedude81 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 TNT, There's an abundance of jobs I can apply for next year (15 y/o), but I'll definitely go for ride op at 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theymitbgi Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 We've gone opening day/weekend the last couple of years, for the most part the weather has been pretty poor which keeps the crowds away. If I remember correctly we had a snowfall less than a week before opening for 2013. Many people are busy processing season passes and waits are very minimal. It's a great time to go the the park. Now if we would have a 70 degree sunny day, that could be another story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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piedude81 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 ^With the weather we've been having recently I don't think we have to worry about it being 70 degrees on opening day All the rides will be covered in ice. That makes them go faster, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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piedude81 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 ^ Log Flume maybe, everything would be closed If the log flume froze over, we chunks have an ice skating party. If Tidal Wave froze over, we could have an ice skating party on greenish-brown ice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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piedude81 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 ^ That would be an easy day for me, Boss would be closed, so I would just have to focus on Highland Fling So if you work on the Boss, does that mean we've met at some point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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piedude81 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 ^I'm the lead at Boss this season, last season I bounced between American Thunder/ Moon Cars and Batman/ Turbo Bungy So we've met before. Remind me to say hello next time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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piedude81 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 ^You will see me at Boss or Highland Fling, I will be one of the few people with red lettering on the name tag walking around with a clipboard at Boss Cool beans. See you on opening day probably! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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piedude81 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I will be there, most likely in the afternoon shift, I plan on coming in early to get a couple rides in before I have to work We've completely side tracked this thread for our personal use. Bwahahaha. See you there. Also, have we ever done a TPR meetup at the park? That would be really awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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StLCPfan Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 I was there on opening day 2013. One train operation on Thunder led to hour long waits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodie Warrior Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 I was there on opening day 2013. One train operation on Thunder led to hour long waits. I was there too. One train operation on Boss led to two hour waits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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piedude81 Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 ^^I didn't think the line at AT was that long, but it was a long season so your probably right about the wait. I am hoping that Boss has two trains for opening day, I should know before opening weekend and I will let you know. Hopefully the weather is nice for opening day. Hopefully it's terrible so there aren't any lines. Sorry ride ops who have to stand outside... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StLCPfan Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Unless you're a person who feels the park owes them full staff and every ride open at all times, you understand that when opening in spring the park is missing quite a few college students who aren't available to work until May. Most early season visitors are passholders who understand that most coasters will be single train operation and some of the less popular rides and water rides may be closed due to understaffing also. You just go to be at your park because you missed it during the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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piedude81 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Unless you're a person who feels the park owes them full staff and every ride open at all times, you understand that when opening in spring the park is missing quite a few college students who aren't available to work until May. Most early season visitors are passholders who understand that most coasters will be single train operation and some of the less popular rides and water rides may be closed due to understaffing also. You just go to be at your park because you missed it during the winter. I'm fine with slower operations. I really despise the people who expect everything to always be perfect at every park. Although, I'll admit that one-train operations on longer rides such as the Boss (or any ride at Mt. Olympus...) do get quite annoying sometimes. ^Actually on opening day the only ride that is normally closed is Tidal Wave, because no one wants to get drenched this time of year Last year Excalibur was closed because they were installing new drive motors on it. Under staffing in the ride department doesn't happen often and when it does happen it is quickly remedied. One time I was acting Lead at American Thunder and we were under staffed and a manner came to the ride to help us get it open on time while we waited for more people. One train operation on opening day is because the other train is getting a complete overhaul, which happens every couple of years. The train on the ride was just disassembled and very carefully inspected and has worn parts replaced. Interesting. I didn't know that was done. Do you know which rides (if any) will be down to one-train operations on opening day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAMTABSFGAm Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 How is Tsunami Soaker construction going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SFZIP Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Tsunami Soaker is just having ground work done (really underground work), the acual ride is not at the park, it will not open until Memorial day weekend anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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