Enthusiastic Operators?

On Dragster, there is this one guy who will say something along the lines of, "Welcome back, red train, how was your ride!" You know, in that annoying way, where everyone cheers. Every op does that on Millennium Force, but I saw three operators at the unloading station (one on my first ride, two on my second ride due to a shift change). The third operator, a male, was the only person to say that. Is this unusual?


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Chances are, it's Josh. Someone else back me up and post details; I forget which Josh it is on the site.

Edit: I really need to remember the start of each post... in that case, I don't know who says it at Dragster. *** Edited 9/5/2005 10:37:10 PM UTC by Cedar Dan***

Gomez's avatar

I always like it when the people on train don't say anything. Either they're speechless, shy, or tired and bored and the 120mph launch didn't do anything for them. I'm the speechless one who just had the time of his life, again. :)

*** Edited 9/5/2005 11:15:25 PM UTC by Gomez***


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TTD 120mph's avatar

All I can say is "AGAIN!!!!!" on Dragster when the ride ops ask that question.

MF and Dragster are totally different speed and time wise. Dragster is short, a rush of speed, and is quick to stop.....not giving you time to stop and think (untill you ride it enough that is:)). Whereas Millennium is longer, gradually loses it's speed (though still fast), and has a shorter brake-run.
So you have plenty of time to recap about how much of an amazing ride it was on Millennium. Dragster gets more of a "WOW, what just happened!!" kind of answer from the riders...........the unexperienced ones that is.;)


-Adam G- The OG Dragster nut

Chances are, it' s me. lol

I don't understand what you mean, though. All the ride ops on MF and TTD say, "Welcome back riders, how was your ride?"


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TTD 120mph's avatar

"All the ride ops on MF and TTD say, "Welcome back riders, how was your ride?" "

That’s technically not true. The loading ride ops don't say "Welcome back riders, how was your ride?”, they say "Ready?" then "Clear". :) lol


*** Edited 9/6/2005 2:31:00 AM UTC by TTD 120mph***


-Adam G- The OG Dragster nut

Vince982's avatar

I like it when, for example, on Mantis the operator will ask "how was your ride?" and only one or two people cheer and the op will say something like "well that sounds awesome" or something sarcastic like that.


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TTD 120mph's avatar

One time, I was on CCMR and my train was coming back into the station. A ride op started out..."Welcome back riders how was that ride" BUT at the exact same time, as if they were part of the same sentence, said "please exit to your right, down the ramp and enjoy the rest of your day here at Cedar Point, Americas Roller Coast." There was no pause what so ever between the(what should of been 2) sentences.
I found that funny because he knew he wouldn't get a response.


-Adam G- The OG Dragster nut

TTD 120mph said:
"All the ride ops on MF and TTD say, "Welcome back riders, how was your ride?" "

That’s technically not true. The loading ride ops don't say "Welcome back riders, how was your ride?”, they say "Ready?" then "Clear". :)

Actually, they're the same ride ops just in a different position.


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TTD 120mph's avatar

Sure but when they go to a different position, they either say "Welcome back riders, how was your ride?”, or they say "Ready?"/ "Clear".
So there's either loading ops saying their thing or there's unloading ops saying THEIR thing.

I never said whoever's saying the line keeps saying the same line as they switch. I'm talking positions not people...


Do you get what I'm saying?


-Adam G- The OG Dragster nut

bholcomb's avatar

The loading Ride Ops don't say anything. It's the ride operator in controls that says Ready and Clear.

But as Josh said, they're all the same people just at different positions.

TTD 120mph's avatar

That's what I meant.

Whoever is the ride op in the loading area (control room) says ready/clear and someone in the unloading platform says the "how was that ride" spiel.
I guess I did sound confusing back there....sorry.


-Adam G- The OG Dragster nut

I say things when I'm at load. Like, put the sunglasses away, stuff the hat down your shirt, did you fit in the test seat?

And of course, the occasionaly mouthing along with the spiel.


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No, what I'm saying is I don't hear every ride op on TTD say that, but I do hear it on Millennium Force. But I'm glad to see I started some big conversatoin. :D


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So what do they say on TTD when they're not saying, "Weclome back, riders, how was your ride?"


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I can tell you one thing. The ride-ops on Dragster were completely silent yesterday...Oh, wait. It wasn't open yesterday.

The person working control on Mantis asked my train how the ride was, and I was the only one who cheered. She said something along the lines of 'Well, there's one happy rider in row 2.' Most of the ops were laughing, as was I.


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They say nothing...that's what they say.

LOL @ Mantis. I like the G-forces a lot, but the rest of the ride...bleh.


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