Best/Least Favorite Ride to work on

What is the best and least favorite ride to work on. Also can you get a transfer if you dont like the ride

I think that Magnum would be the best ride to work on, but I don't know from experience...I'm sure some of the members would agree though.

Millennium Force seems like it would be annoying because the ride ops have to make sure that the trains are as full as possible everytime and they constantly have to haggle with guests to sit in the open spots rather than waiting for another spot.

I think that White Water Landing is probably one of the worst to work because it's so slow in the station and you have to spend a lot of time by yourself up in the "crow's nest" as I call it, telling guests not to splash, rock, stand up, blah blah blah and they never listen.

Personally I would absolutely hate working in Camp Snoopy or Kiddie Kingdom because I don't really care for small children. And from what I hear many times their parents are worse than the kids.
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Everything that has a beginning has an end.

The Matrix Revolutions

Most people say that Mantis is a horrible ride to work just because of all the stress you get put under to get everyone to stand up. I've heard employees threaten to quit before they would work Mantis, but I've never found it that bad.

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2001 - Soak City Foods Supervisor

2002 - Mantis

2003 - Mantis (3rd in charge)

2004 - (I think I have a clue, but I can't say yet).

It depends on your personality. Coasters, for as attractive as they may seem, can get pretty monotonous. Frankly, a lot of the fun left the coaster once everything became automated. If you never had a chance to work an old fashioned woodie with handbreaks then you really never worked a coaster. (I am glad I had the chance because it was a blast.)

If you are outgoing you might enjoy Paddlewheel where you get to make a mockery of yourself.

There is more movement on a ride like Antique or Turnpike cars.

As loud and racous as the kiddie rides seem, if you really like kids then that is a great place for you.

If you like a slower pace but with some nostalgia then maybe you would enjoy the carousel, train or big wheel.

If you REALLY love people then don't go to rides and try to get a job as a park sweep. They probably have more guest contact (and more flexibility) than any other position.

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"You can dream, create, design and build the most wonderful place in the world...but it requires people to make the dreams a reality."

Man, whatever happened to the employee lounge area for these threads....

Anyways, since it is here...

I have enjoyed all of the rides I have worked on. Although I couldn't imagine working in a kiddy area. I'm really not good with kids, or their parents. Unfortunatly. But I try hard. Real hard.

In my opinion. I like everything. It all brings it's ups and downs. But for me mostly ups.

Edit: Since I originally posted this, it was moved to the Employee Lounge. In case you are wondering about my comment.

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- Chris -
*** This post was edited by Flisk 12/16/2003 1:26:25 PM ***

Worst ride(s) worked on: all of them in GCA (Gemini Children's Area), Lolli Swings,Swan Boats, Antique Cars

Best Ride(s) worked: Mean Streak,Millennium Force (for that one night it was a blast) Camp Bus, Balloon Race and Corkscrew
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I'm in the world but I'm not of the world.

Camp Snoopy 2000-2002
Mean Streak 2003

Sorry brian i worked over at Mantis a few times and i just really didn't like it that well. Its ok though i still love ya. :)

Ya i loved working at magnum and even the kids area cause i love working with the kids and seing there happy little faces.

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Kelly G Ride Operator 2000-03
Army Bound (2004 somtime)
LBFL Member 4 EVER WOOHHRRAAHH

White Water isn't all that bad if you like a relaxing ride. The lift and chute positions are some of the most beautiful positions in the park, both with great views. When it was running more boats it was more exciting.

Magnum is very fast paced, which makes it fun. I enjoyed working there.

Dragster is nice because of all the excitement. At the beginning of the season it was much better to be in the booth because the sounds at launch we controlled by the launch operator. The operator moving the trains around the station has to pay pretty close attention, making that position nice too because time flys by. Every position has it's perks. Every ride has good and bad parts.

Wave Swinger makes you want to commit suicide. Dragster is fun, Sky Ride and Wicked Twister aren't bad at all. Others are not too bad either.
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'04 Who knows
'03 WT crew/ATL Sky Ride
'02 WT crew

So what do people think about Iron Dragon? Personally (no Idea why) I would love to work it.

It is one of the quicker paced rides in the park (3-train operation), you only have 33 seconds to load/unload/etc. If you ever have to go into 2-train operation though, you will want to kill yourself.

And you better like the laser light show, because you're going to see that ALOT of times.

Besides that, it is a very easy ride to work.

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MANTIS ROCKS 2002 & 2003

I think I'll have plenty of tolorance for the light show, I have to hear God Bless the U.S.A most of the days I work at the skating rink. And All the HORRIBLE music played over and over. You sort of get used to hearing music repeat itself that you could go 5 hours listining to the same song play over and over again. lol!

Hey now.. lay off the Summer Spectacular and park music people.. ;)

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June 11th, 2001 - Gemini 100
VertiGo Rides - 82

Who was dissing the park music...or the laser light show...

...I was just telling her that she's gonna see it ALOT!

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2004 - ???
2003 - Mantis 3rd in charge
2002 - Mantis
2001 - Soak City Foods Supervisor

don't worry brian, i gotcha back...i personally think the the best ride is raptor, but of course that's a biased opinion i was there last summer, but i think the worst ride i worked was power tower, talk about mundane and repetitive, don't get me wrong, after workin any ride it's gonna be repetitive, but power tower is like a 2 button operation system, and it's just soooo SLOOW!!!! ugh, curse S & S for makin that stupid ride!!!!

And now it's only one button operation ;)

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'04 Who knows
'03 WT crew/ATL Sky Ride
'02 WT crew

Worst ride to work: Gemini during 6 train operation when a train gets stopped at the MCBR ;)

i think my favorte ride was mantis because of all the buttons in controls but then again it hurts after awhile when you got to pop seats more then once and i know brian will agree with me on that but mf has two switchs that you have to flick so that ride wasnt so bad

i really didnt have a worse i mean working at kiddy kingdom wasnt bad with the kids it was the parents that got us mad cuz we did this or we wont let them ride again or on carousel they can't belive that they have to go with them and hold them if they are under the stick. thats the bad or the tubs and everyone wanting to ride them and not under stand why their infant that cant walk can't ride or why they need shoes on its too hot for shoes

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~Brat~
Kiddykingdom 03
mantis n millennium at the end of season

ooh! let's see...

Favorite Rides to work:
1) Bumper Boats. - I'm gonna be a kindergarten teacher, so i'm good with kids. Plus you're in the water! and it's guest compliment central, if you're doing it right. Only thing is the concrete is a bit rough and it definitely cuts your feet up... or maybe that was just me, because i'd have people skip over me and stay in there for 4 or 5 rotations.
2) Magnum. Well of course, when there wasn't automated spiels. Man it must suck to work a coaster now. Mr. Spehn, duh, real spieling adds a touch of personality and fun to the coasters... not just for the workers but the guests too. Didnt platforms seem super boring last year.
3) Gemini. Only there for a few days, but it sure was fun. And I definitly fell thru the track while spieling/checking lap bars. fun times.

Least Favorite rides to work:
1) Train. Maybe it wouldve been better, but the crew just sucked... when i worked atleast. Hell, that being my first CP experience... I was contemplating quitting a few times. What else do you have to think of while sitting at those stupid gate houses for hours while your dumb ass TL or ATL "forgets" to rotate. riiiight.
2a) Camp Snoopy. Now, I like kids... but it's just too slow. My favorite rides were, of course, Woodstock Express and the Speedway one. I was lucky enough to spend most of my time at those 2 rides, muahaha, but the couple times i did the rest. AHH! 2 hours of pure, slow, boring hell when you begin rotation at that um, whats the name, something baron ride. The one where almost nobody fits the heighth requirement.
2b) Paddlewheel. Now don't get me wrong. If someone said tomorrow you have to work at CS or Paddlewheel for the day (lol, year no way) I would do so. Whereas if they said the train, i'd tell them to go jump in a lake. Paddlewheel wasnt that bad... but it can be brutal if you're not on the boat. No shade on that dock at all. Driving the boats was super fun, but I wasn't able to get 100% in the 3-4 days i was there. Right when I thought I had it down... CrAsH!!! Too much to think about, let alone trying to spiel and drive. (do u call it driving, maybe its captaining) Anywho... props to those that are able to do both without even thinking. I wasnt able to master that.

All in all I guess, and you can probably tell what area I was in...so I cant speak for the rest of the park... but other than the train, I think I enjoyed everything. Some more than most of course...but the only 1 that I definitely would not do again, and feel super sorry for the people who get stuck there, would definitely be that stupid train.

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:james
magnum crew 2002
johnny rockets 2003

I have to say that my favorite ride to work is definitely Mean Streak. When you work there you are away from eveyrthing and the pure beauty of her is amazing.

I have to say that my least favorite ride to work has to be the matterhorn triangle, worked there for a few days in 2001 and i hated it...

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2004-TL Mean Streak
2003-ATL Mean Streak