cp employies

i just wanted to say that the employies at cedarpoint,are the only amusement park employies that actualy do there job.i went on a 4 park trip a few weeks ago and the employies were a joke compared to cp.i wont mention all of the parks but i have to say that the worst park employies were at six flags in ohio.im not bashing the park,but the employies were a big joke.my last park i went to was cp,and i felt a lot safer riding the rides there than anywhere else.do the employies at the point make more money than the other parks?

The employees of all amusement parks make similar wages or the equivalent when you consider cost of living. Employees at year round parks such as WDW don't do a whole lot better but they do get benefits if considered "full time."

I too have noticed that the employees of CP are superior to the rest of the parks I have been to. My daughter is just above the 54 inch mark, and they always make sure she is in the restraints on the larger rides such as Power Tower and Raptor. It is hard for me to get her buckled in and get myself into place without holding everything up, and they are always willing to help, and many times just jump right in to help.

Yeah, CP emps are great, but there ARE other parks where they bust their butts for minimum wage - Holiday World, Dorney Park and Knoebel's come to mind.
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Age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill.

It's a management issue. You get what you expect from your "employies." Obviously, some parks don't expect much.

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Jeff
Webmaster/Guide to The Point
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It certainly is a management issue. Holiday World and Knoebel's are at the very top of the pile of small, family run, parks. They are run by people that really care and the seasonal workers reflect that. Dorney is, of course, a Cedar Fair park. That they have employees that bust their butts doesn't surprise me, as the manager at Dorney was a long time Cedar Point manager before transferring. The Cedar Fair culture seems to be to corporate parks what Holiday World and Knoebel’s is to family run parks.

One thing I noticed about CP employees is that on any given platform there at least 6 of them. More than at any other park. This allows for quicker dispatch since one op is only responsible for one half of one side instead of the whole train. Good for long lines, as long as the line moves, length of the line does not *really* matter.

Yeah, Soggy, that's the other thing. I just assumed every park had the same amount of ops per big ride as CP did - you know, one at the queue entrance, one at the platform entrance, one on spiel, one on dispatch, and two or three to check restraints, etc. I soon found out, however, as I made my way around the country just how rare this is. On a large coaster many parks try to get away with as few as two ops - actually, most of the time. I was at SFOGeorgia this year on an extremely busy Saturday and watched (and waited and waited and waited) in dismay as the huge line for the Georgia Scorcher (stand-up coaster) inched agonizingly slowly towards the platform, where two harried employees tried to load, spiel, check the usual finicky stand-up restraints, and dispatch one train while the returning train, having long completed the circuit, sat outside the station for a good five minutes (I mean, my God, we had more ops on the Sky Streak coaster at Boblo Island!). Of course, the other thing that contributed to the long wait in line was the lack of a SFOG employee preventing the literally HUNDREDS of line jumpers pouring through a gap in the queue. I realize this is an extreme example, but I am always impressed at CP's willingness to sacrifice a bit of profit in order to enhance the enjoyment of its guests.
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Age and treachery will always overcome youth and skill.

your right,none of the other parks had qute as many employies as cedarpoint does on there rides.i think that is also why so many parks have dispatching problems cough"batman knight flight" cough.i think it is important to have more than just 2 imployies working a coaster.

OOH..LETS GEt STARTED!!!
SFo has the WORST OPS!!!!They were not checking height,restraints thoroughly ,they had this I dont care attitude!Pki loaded their trains slowly but 90 percent they only had one train to load.(The Beast ops were good)Cedar was great,very personable ops,fast,accurate..(I played messenger for one on the Skyride.)Min waiting time..for 95 percent of the rides.I was IMPRESSED.I will return next year!!!
"It is blasphemy to wear another park"s shirt at CP"
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Gillian

i agree about six flags 100%.it worries me to go on some of six flegs rides becouse of the lack of employie attention.also,there more likely to have accedents on there rides that will give all amusement parks a bad rep.why doesent someone at six flags do something?

I found it most interesting the amount of lifeguards at Soak City and even Cedar Point! How many rive raft rides and flume rides do you see that have certified lifeguards?

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