An Appetite-Stimulating Story

So I was getting on Skyhawk yesterday, walked over to my seat, began to step up onto my seat, then stepped back down because I noticed that someone apparently had an attack of diarrhea in my seat. So I told one of the ride hosts, and they told everyone to get off so they could hose off my seat, which they still made me sit in after they hosed it down. My friend jokingly said, "Ya know, you could have just sat in it and we could have got the ride over with. But noooo! You had to go complaining to the ride host!" The whole incident was interesting to say the least.

What kind of moron has diaria in a seat and leaves it there? Gross.

What would you expect, that they scoop it out with their hands and take it with them?

They did at least cycle the ride once, didn't they?

Oh, I can just see it now. Cycle Skyhawk and there's a piece left on there that didn't quite wash all the way off and becomes dislodged during the empty cycle only to land on someone on the midway.

You know...I tell myself not to click on some threads but then I do it anyway. I regret it every time.

This is one of the major drawbacks to being a ride operator. I had my share of protein spills at Geauga Lake back in the day. The spider, trabant, rotor...and for some reason even the rather tame skyscraper ride.

They didn't disinfect the seat...just hosed it off??

Now THAT'S gross!

And you sat in it, too. I would have stood there waiting them to spray some disinfectant on it or something. If they wouldn't, I'd relinquish my seat to the next fool and wait.

Standard procedure would call for disinfectant to be used and the ride (unit) to be cycled for ten minutes.

It looks like Doug passed his orientation test. :)

Chances are the seat you sat in was probably the cleanest on the ride after they got done with it.

I can sort of gross myself out if I really start thinking about the millions of people that touch all the handrails, handles, seats, restraints, etc around the park. Pretty much the only time they're cleaned is in the case of a guest illness.

I make a point to wash my hands before eating after being at the park.

MDOmnis said:
Chances are the seat you sat in was probably the cleanest on the ride after they got done with it.

Exactly what I say.

MDOmnis said:
I make a point to wash my hands before eating after being at the park.

Agreed.

When i worked at Camden Park (Another CP! but much smaller) I on occasion worked the Spider. Now it was a contest between me and another ride host who could spin the tubs enough to make someone throw up. :)
And I am proud to say that I had the most puke to clean up that season!!

I had a kid get sick in the 4x4's in Kiddy Kingdom in 1999. The ride hadn't even started up! YUCK! Raptor claimed the most guest illnesses that year, and those were really nasty!

While in line for Millennium on the 5th I was waiting for the front row. Where I observed a girl come up to her air gate, then step back for a moment. I turn to my friend and im like "That girl is going to hurl." Not a moment after I speak those words she looses it.

The biggest precaution that guests are not taking is drinking fluids. On these days that are over 90 degrees you need to be pounding the fluids if you are going to stand outside in the sun all day.

I believe they did disinfect the seat. However, they did not cycle the ride after they cleaned it. They did wipe it down with a towel and get it dried off though.

My first time on Magnum, I vomitted going down the hill. Sad thing is, I was sitting in the front seat. I was so embarrassed.

CPboy77 said:
What kind of moron has diaria in a seat and leaves it there? Gross.

I can see it now: "Excuse me Mr. Seasonal Ride operator, I just **** myself. Can I have a cup to go and collect it?"

**** happens! :)

^ They could've said something to the ride op to clean it off before letting the next group of people on. That would have been a nice courtesy.

I doubt anybody on this forum would tell to ride op that they just **** themselves on the ride.

It's embarrassing enough doing it, but having everyone in line know you did it is really embarrassing.

I think the brown stain on the back of your pants as you walk to the car is going to be a pretty telling sign.

Brown? Who said anything about it being brown?

:)