Easiest ride to work at?

Of all the rides you have worked on/at which has been the easiest to operate with the least work? What did you have to do?

Once you get used to them, they all get pretty easy. The easiest one that I worked on would have to be Speedway in Camp Snoopy. All you have to do is measure the kid, make sure he's buckeled up, then press the start button.

The one night I will NEVER forget is when my name got picked (damn it) to go to Cedar Downs and the carousel. Both were fairly easy to run. The carousel consists of walking around, closing the gates, then turning a key. Cedar Downs consisted of measuring people, walking around making sure one p/seat, none in back seat if none in front, signaling op ok to start ride. Operation easy too (btw the "their off" voice, racing "music" and play by play is controlled by a foot control)
They were both cake walks compared to some positions on Raptor. Hardest part of both? The stupid guests on the carousel who do not understand "stay on horse" while ride in operation. The stupid guests on CD who didnt understand "do NOT rock the horses".
BTW-for the rest of the my season my name was EXEMPT from being pulled for switching rides. Park ops advising, "Raptor Jo STAYS on Raptor!!"
Sometimes it's nice having connections!!! :)

Jo
2000 Raptor Crew
Who who really DID work at CP
Who is NOT posting to just SOUND like I did/do
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*** This post was edited by LuvRaptor on 4/1/2002. ***

the easiest ride to work on, is not working on one at all:)

Space Age and Rock and Tumble in GCA all you got to do is chech and press a button no speil however.

"Friends Don't Let Friends Go To Six Flags."

Well the hardest ride in the park is Sky Ride!

I would think the easiest ride would be the Snoopy Bounce

Space Spiral seems easy. Maybe looks are deceiving.

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The Space Spiral isn't hard at all. Especially in the cabin. You're sitting down and all you have to do is a short spiel and push two buttons. That autospiel is mighty nice. Then you just sit back, enjoy the view and try not to laugh when guests ask you "What ocean is that?"

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Wicked Twister 2002
"Hey, cool my voice is on the lift!"

GeminiSpeed said:
I would think the easiest ride would be the Snoopy Bounce

Actually yes Snoopy BOunce is actually easier than those rides I mentiond before.

"That Girl Is Crafty Like Ice Is Cold."

The onyl hard part of Spiral is calming down the overheated guests when thwe cabin stops three feet from the platform. I was going to say kiddie kingdom, but parents are difficult, I think we all know that. I would have to say, the Train. :)

I have to say that most of the coasters are pretty easy. All you have to do is check lap bars and give a clear. Controls can be a pain sometimes. Mantis and all the dumb guests who don't know how to stand. There really is no HARD rides, sky ride is hard if you can not think quick or catch a cabin(700lbs unloaded).

All the rides are really easy....I worked 10 rides last year and I think the hardest one was Power Tower and it's not hard at all....if you can read, then the computer walks you thru the process. The think to remember on the shot side is that when you shoot them up you have to press to buttons at once.

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CP & LE RR Crew '01
ATL Swings and Swans '02
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Actually, I think Thunder Canyon on a hot July/August day is the hardest to work. I've been on that ride for plenty of moons and I'll tell ya, 22 rafts, full queues...not much margin for error. That has to be the toughest. As for easiest, I have worked other rides here and there as well, and ,sure, peanut speedway is easy, but I think antique cars is even easier. Less kids unsupervised.

Bryan

TC '98, '00, '01, '02

Im thinking Wicked Twister should be prety easy to run.You wont have to bend over, and you wont have to take the train on and off the transfer tracks, pretty much because there arent any.

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