Carry on changes

Cedar Fair's rules was difference Six Flags' rules, Universal Studios' rules or any of theme parks company.

That why. Because Cedar Fairs rules were very stricty more than any of theme parks.

Thanks George

John,
If they are carrying around so much stuff that they need a backpack then they probably shouldn't be riding coasters.
Most blood check kits (diabetes, probably one of the few diseases that you need to carry stuff around that wouldn't void your riding coasters) are small enough to fit in a fanny pack now, along with a few candy bars.
I'm sure there are other conditions where you need to carry things, but if you NEED a backpack's worth of stuff "Just in Case" then you probably shouldn't be riding.

Personally, I've always found lockers to be an inconvenience. If I put something in a locker I always have to return to that location to add to or remove the item. I understand there are all day lockers at the front of the park, but I still then have to go to the front of the park to use them. I might as well just leave whatever in the car (and save X dollars) or not bring it at all. It'd be just as much of an inconvenience to go all the way to the car as it would be to go to a locker.

Other John-

True, most folks who need a bag-o-stuff don't need a big bag, but IIRC fanny packs aren't allowed on MF or TTD. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

MF and TTD do allow fanny packs.

CedarPoint.com said that

Yes, I agree. I don't like to mess around with lockers either. I would just rather put whatever I can in my pockets. And, I don't like backpacks either. I carry them around school 9 months a year, I don't want one in the summer:) As far as the other materials go, I agree with their decision, because I wouldn't want to be walking under the Corkscrew and someone's watter bottle or whatever hits me in the head. CP is just looking out for all safety.

While I totally agree that I would not want to get hit with a falling item from the corkscrew, this discussion has occurred many times in my physics class. Can anything that normally falls out of a pocket or from someones hand on the corkscrews loops over the walk ways actually hit someone? Isn't their a law of Physics that prevents this such as centripetal force? Of course someone could throw something on purpose but hopefully no jerk would do that. It would only be logical to assume that this consideration of falling objects was taken into account before the ride was built. For instance, the Raptor walk way is protected by those little huts, same with the Magnum walk way at Challenge Park.

Its also very interesting how the different parks handle the rules of carry on items (I am speaking of smaller backpacks, not huge duffel bags). This year cp has put into affect the policy of no luggage on all roller coasters. Universal allows items on most rides with the exception of a few, but provides the free lockers. Disney World allows pretty much anything on their rides, even their roller coasters. I took a video camera and tapped the whole Aerosmith Rockin Roller Coaster, which is much harsher then the Corkscrew, and nobody cared at all. I'm not sure of Six Flags rules (anyone know???) I guess I understand that cp has safety at the heart of their changes, I just don't agree with how quickly everything changed from being fine to totally not okay in one season without changes made in other areas such as locker availability.

Disney lets you do pretty much whatever you want because they have better lawyers.

Actually, we were at Disney last August and my dad was trying to tape Tower of Terror. We got into the drop chamber, and just when you normally drop, they came on the intercom and asked the gentleman in the back to please turn off his camcorder. He also tried to tape Rockin Roller Coaster, but they made him put the camera back in his fannypack.

Carrying loose articles on extreme rides/roller coasters is just a bad idea. I have always been surprised by how lax Disney is about this.

The best way to handle this is to wear your cargo shorts. (A fanny pack is a good option, but adds bulk to those of us who are space conscious on some of the, um, tighter fitting rides) I had plenty of room for my phone, keys, cigs, and glasses in my pockets. The ride ops are faced with the challenge of snagging anyone who tries to enter the line with a purse, bag, or whatever. I saw one poor guy leave his post and chase after a girl who waltzed into the maXair line with her backpack. In the meantime, 2 or 3 more got by, it was a mess for him and held everyone up. It also makes for EVEN LENGTHIER ride announcements. ("due to the nature of this ride...blah blah blah" until the entire list of rules is covered for each and every ride cycle) Yikes. For the most part, tho, everyone was compliant and not a jerk about it.

I'll tell you where they got this- it's from Knotts! I was there years ago, and they had the same strict policy even back then. I was there with a friend who is fairly blind without his glasses, and he was none too happy that he was made to remove them for most of the rides.

I so love Cedar Point, but I'll tell ya, if they got one rule they got a million of 'em!

I have never understood why you can't bring your stuff into the Wicked Twister line. A ride like Raptor has had fabulous capacity since it opened with bins, and Wicked Twister doesn't even have to deal with the multiple trains.

ejh1701 said:
While I totally agree that I would not want to get hit with a falling item from the corkscrew, this discussion has occurred many times in my physics class. Can anything that normally falls out of a pocket or from someones hand on the corkscrews loops over the walk ways actually hit someone? Isn't their a law of Physics that prevents this such as centripetal force? Of course someone could throw something on purpose but hopefully no jerk would do that. It would only be logical to assume that this consideration of falling objects was taken into account before the ride was built. For instance, the Raptor walk way is protected by those little huts, same with the Magnum walk way at Challenge Park.

Its also very interesting how the different parks handle the rules of carry on items (I am speaking of smaller backpacks, not huge duffel bags). This year cp has put into affect the policy of no luggage on all roller coasters. Universal allows items on most rides with the exception of a few, but provides the free lockers. Disney World allows pretty much anything on their rides, even their roller coasters. I took a video camera and tapped the whole Aerosmith Rockin Roller Coaster, which is much harsher then the Corkscrew, and nobody cared at all. I'm not sure of Six Flags rules (anyone know???) I guess I understand that cp has safety at the heart of their changes, I just don't agree with how quickly everything changed from being fine to totally not okay in one season without changes made in other areas such as locker availability.

Yes, but on Sunday, I did about get hit with a disposable camera that someone had while riding Raptor.

The Disney World part is true though. I just went there and took my backpack one day. I was allowed to take it on every ride. I think that they might let that stuff in because all of there rides are indoors. You can't really drop anything and hit someone while they are working down a midway.

But you could drop it and hit someone on the track below you. I got hit in the face with something last year on Space Mountain. It turned out to be someone's contact lens, but it could just as easily have been a camera or something else.

I'm all for increased ride safety, but when I was there yesterday a couple had to exit the Iron Dragon station because they wouldn't let her bring her purse on the ride. I thought that was a little over-the-top. I think a purse is pretty secure on Iron Dragon.

Consistency. If you let one person do it, you have to let everyone do it.

I'm glad the park finally went across the board with the loose-article policy. Like it or not, it makes sense.

Consistency is great on a ride-by-ride basis, but having the same blanket policy park-wide seems a little extreme. I think pretty much any carry-ons should be allowed on ID, with the "CP is not responsible for any losses or damages" disclaimer.

Get serious. That doesn't make them not responsible for anything.

I have no problem with this policy, since I also don't see the need to carry "luggage" around an amusement park all day. Plus last year on Gemini I got hit by someone's hat that flew off, which should have been secured. Common sense tells you that loose articles and fast rides don't mix.

However, CP needs to seriously consider getting those free "Smart Lockers" that parks like IOA and USF have on there rides that don't allow loose articles. You just plop it in while you ride and come out and get it when you're off...simple yet effective. Paying for lockers just to ride one ride is a little rediculous.

Mantisam said:

Yes, but on Sunday, I did about get hit with a disposable camera that someone had while riding Raptor.

If you read what I posted, I never said that a person wouldn't get hit by something from the Raptor. I simply made metion to the huts that they have over the walkways. Corkscrew loops has nothing to do with this.

So yesterday, I made my first trip to cp of the year and it was the worst one I have ever had with all the new employees and policies. I was not allowed to wear sunglasses as in years past without a protective head strap. Instead, the new ride hosts had me put my glasses down my shirt which was untucked so they pretty much went right through. So rather then having the glasses be on my head where they've never come off before, there on the seat of the ride floating around, waiting to fly off and hit someone. The other time, I was on maxair and they had me do the same thing wedged them between myself and the restraint bar, that was a wonderful feeling.

Our physics class was all there together and everybody rode rides except for one person. This person doesn't really like cp, but yet still had to go, he is a very quiet person and keeps to himself and hates to draw any attention. So he rode two rides the whole day and then our class was finally together to go on the mineride and we finally talked him into coming on with us and we were really excited, it was like a big step for him. First time through, he liked the ride and everything was cool and we decided to go again. However, he had a small fanny pack (not a bookbag or a duffal bag, just an extremely small pack which quite frankly could have been hidden under his shirt) and the ride opts stopped the loading process and made him exit the ride. He turned totally red and just walked out, I just couldn't believe it. How the opts handled it, no explanation or anything. To the say the least, I was livid. Both these ride opts had blue tags on and the first time its okay, the second its not, just stupid. *** Edited 5/19/2005 3:01:12 PM UTC by ejh1701***