Discrimination

FYI, at Knotts they don't allow straps on Xcellerator, so if you can use them on TTD count your blessings.

Well, before I got contacts, I had glasses and I wore one of those rubber straps. I bought it from the store about 1/4 mile after the main gates. You had to lick the things that held em on your ear, then slide it into the strap. They worked WONDERFULY!

Thanks Coasterfan, that is relieving to know. I don't know if I could get comfortable in straps, but I shouldn't judge something I've never tried.

-Eagle- *** Edited 6/12/2004 3:03:19 AM UTC by sean_s_eagle***

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Chief Wahoo said:

You know, I am color blind and the park brochure is in color with a color-coded grid. I didn't know that until I went into the park. Of course, I couldn't find my way around and spent half the day trying to get from point a to point b. I should be refunded at least half of the admission for the time I wasted.

My son has allergies. We didn't know that the hotel room at the Breakers would be so stuffy and he was up all night. He had a headache the next day and couldn't fully enjoy the rides. We should get a refund on the room and at least a free ticket for him to come back when he is feeling better.

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Just because you knew you were colorblind and decided to try and use the color code to find your way around Cedar Point, you shouldnt make CP pay for you visiting just because your colorblind. If you look at the map not everything is distinguished by numbers. You can read can't you? if you look on the map it shows the names of stores, attractions, food, shows etc with a number next to them. All you have to do is read the name and look at the number than find that same number on the map. Also they have these things called shapes, they're drawn to look like rides in there respective location. That thing near the water with the two tall twisting spikes(wicked twister)isn't to hard to find, same with that big tall coaster that is taller than anything in the park (TTD) isnt to hard to find either. If you think CP is discriminatory just because they won't refund you because you visited in your colorblind state and couldn't find anything on the map by using colors. You need serious help!

I said it before and I'll say it again: Chief Wahoo was being sarcastic. He was mocking the initial topic starter.

Is sarcasm really THAT hard to pick up on on the internet?

Sorry, it is kinda hard to pick up on sarcasm on the internet when whoever is saying whatever they're saying doesnt label it or you don't know their mood when they type it (sorry again)

No, sarcasm isn't really that hard to pick up. I think everyone needs to drink three beers and chill before reading or posting on PointBuzz.

If I had three beers I'd type like this:

"i/f i haekd lkree beoorrs i"d tupe like thiss:"

Do you really want me to drink before posting? ;)

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Pete said:
No, sarcasm isn't really that hard to pick up. I think everyone needs to drink three beers and chill before reading or posting on PointBuzz.

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OK, let's do some math. As of this writing, Pete has 1411 posts since Nov 1, 1999. Multiply that times three beers per post and you have 4233 beers.

4233 beers is 176 cases, or 705 six-packs.

Today is the 1653rd day since Nov 1, 1999.

4233 divided by 1653 is roughly 2.5 beers per day.

Yep. That would seem to be about right.

I agree with Pete.

Pete, man... I told you... drinking is not an Olympic sport and there are no tryouts. I was just kidding!

If you can't identify Wahoo's comments as sarcasm... wow. They're only more ridiculous than the first post.

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If you can't identify Wahoo's comments as sarcasm... wow. They're only more ridiculous than the first post.

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Hey I don't know whta you are talking about, but honestly I do not see what is so ridiculas about the first post? I just went to the park last week (I get there once or twice a year on average, and have been on all rides including TTD), so I can totally agrea with fast on this one, as I wear glasses as well. Whne I went to the park, I happened to be wearing a hoody with a zippered pocket on it, so I was let in line, but had I not had that one, there is no way that I woudl have paid extra becasue of my problem just to ride the ride, that IS DISCRIMINATION, look up the definition and post it here someone, I challenage you to that. Everyone wants to mock someone but they cannot relate. As far as teh web site, well I certnailiy didn;t read everytihgn on it before entering. I think fast is totally in the rigth and I hope that he/she is compensated byt he park, because if I was him/her I probably would have already called a lawyer (and I think many would take it). I am not going to sit here and argue with this thread becasue it seems MOST of the peopl are underage or very immature, but what I think one of you needs to do is look up the definition of discrimination, then post it. Then continue. Fastcar01 I hope you get your money back and hopefully give the pakr another chance, they are just trying to be safe, but unfortunally as you put it "the cedar point puppies" (I have to point out that some of you seemed to not understand that comment, if you were over 13 you should have) have not pointed out their wrong way of doing it.

All Cp was simply trying to do was to keep you from losing your glasses and/ or keep them from injuring someone else, If they would have let you on the ride with your glasses on and you would have lost them you would probably be complaining that CP didn't do anything to prevent you from losing them. When you go inline and the attendant asks you to put them in your pocket just do it. if they're required on your face for vision keep wearing while your in line but take them off when you get on the ride. Its not discrimination, CP is just looking out for your safety and the safety of others.

Oh man. If this keeps up I might have to go on a "grammar rant" just to get the frustration out of my system. For now I'll limit myself to this little comment. ;)

If i understood fast right and from what i saw the other day at the park, they attendants would not let you put them into a pocket unless it had a zipper. I think alot of you are hard heads, because if you weren't you have read that he had no problem not wearing them, but they attendants would not let allow him to even enter the line without (I am getting sick of hearing the three items):

1) Strap

2) Paid Locker

3) ZIPPERED POCKETS

I have to believe that somewhere on fast's person or his girlfriends was a pcoket, if it was that easy I am sure he would have put them in his pocket. So lighten up guys and try to help the little guy once in a while, there is a clear issue of discrimination going on at CP and it does need to be stopped. The last time I checked CP had an admission price which incuded ALL rides, not a carnival type setup pay per ride. What other ride do you have to pay extra for becasue of glasses (I have wore my glasses into the line on ALL other rides without problems, regardless of what he website says, at the station accomidations for MY disablity are taken care of, like the policy says, they will make accomindations). This is a money maker for the park, straps!

This has been one of the most entertaining threads I've read in quite a while. I think this earns fastcar a hoss (? sp.) of the day, or possibly even week, award.

Edit: Oh, and honorable mention to the people who failed to recognize Chief's extra thick dose of sarcasm. *** Edited 6/12/2004 6:55:42 PM UTC by mantis_man***

Who else thinks that it is totally obvious that jsbfdljbd is really fastcar?

Rihard 2000: Can I go on that grammar rant with you? ;)

You will lose your glasses on TTD. No Doubt. If you actually read the posts in this thread, you would see that two people in this thread have had an incident with their glasses flying off.

Loose articles-read CP's site.

Just get yourself a STRAP-ON!

If you find a lawyer who would actually take that case, let me know and I will sue every store that has "No shirt, No shoes, No service" posted. Hey, I don't really need my shoes! That is such discrimination! So are the "No Weapons Allowed" signs! I can't NOT carry my gun! Too many IDIOTIC (hint hint) people in this world and I don't feel safe!

You don't seem to get the point.

Fastcar said that this "amazed" that CP has adopted this policy w/o having the information available to the public. Well, it is available, and very easily accessible. On top of that, why would ANYBODY, not have their glasses either in a zippered pocket or with proper straps on a ride that goes 120mph? CP did not say you were not allowed to wear them, or carry them on, But CP has been very clear that you need to wear straps OR put them in a zippered pocket OR put them in a locker. Claiming discrimination about a topic as trivial as this is absurd. CP did not say that those with poor vision are not allowed, but if you want to wear glasses, certain procedures must be followed.

Firstly, there is not a chance any money will be refunded at such a joke of a case fastcar has.

If he went to a lawyer and claimed he was discriminated against and wanted to file a lawsuit against CP, he would probably be laughed at and ushered out the door.

A 5 year old can see the logic in not wearing glasses on a ride. BooHoo, cry us a river because you're too stubborn and rude to take off your glasses and pay a whole dollar for a locker or 1.95 for a strap. If you ask me this is a matter of someone looking for something to complain about when there isn't anything there.

CP owes you nothing, it's clearly stated loose articles MUST be secured or left in a locker or with a non-rider. They provide lockers for you, and sell straps for you to secure your glasses with. If you took two seconds of your all important time to read the list on the website you would have been well informed of the issue before you entered the park.

I wear glasses, and no, I don't sympathize with you at all.

But then again, i use my brain evey now and again.

I have been wearing glasses for about 11 years or so. When I first went to the park, I didn't have a strap so I couldn't see anything while riding Millenium Force (TTD wasn't built until the next year). Me and some friends got a locker and it was fine. There is a logical reason for requiring either a strap or leaving them with a non-rider or in a locker, would you want to lose your glasses or other loose items? They may fall off on the way down the hill on TTD. That could be 300 ft or they might land on the track by bad luck and get crushed and you're out the cost of the glasses.

As for getting hit with stuff, I've ridden the Cedar Creek Mine Ride and some guy had his hat fly off after the large drop and hit me in the face as well as a pair of sunglasses on Gemini. It hurt.

As for glasses being a disability, that's totally wrong. When I go to Cedar Point, I'm the one in the front seat on cop watch since the driver goes a little faster than probably should.

Well after a weekend off (granted I had kind of a bad weekend, no relaxation), it is nice to see so many replies. There is even a conspiracy theaory of me havign dual identities, I love it. For the person who tlaked abotu dual identites, use your head, this is a worl dwide forum, there is bound to be someone else that either shares exactly or closely my opinion. To everyone else, I just cannot understand how you can think it is OK for CP to charge per ride after paying the admission price. It is not abotu the $1.95, no the amount of money is not hte problem, it is not about taking off the glasses, yes that is common sense, the point is, at any other ride in the park theree is some sort of provision offered for glasses ro loose articles, for example on Wicked Twisetr the host told me put my glasses down my shirt or on the shelf, last year on TTD I believe that I just put them in my hoodie pocket. To those that say don;t wear them in line, then your vision isn;t as bad as mine and that just makes for a miserable time. For those who say contacts, nto everyone is eligible for them, just as not everyone is eligibale for Lasik. This whole thing is abotu principle:

Here is a definition of the word disability:

A disadvantage or deficiency, especially a physical or mental impairment that interferes with or prevents normal achievement in a particular area.

Sp people (unless you pay your own way into the park, not your parents, don;t reply), how can you sya that having glasses is not a disability when the park does not make a free provision for them?