At Mantis yesterday in the morning it was already hot, there was a group of people that broke into one of the water vending machines (don't ask me how) and they started hoarding bottles of water. Just then, one of the ride ops came over the speaker and said that their faces were on camera, security had been called and that anyone with a bottle of water would be arrested (obviously because no sane person would spend that much for some water). Then all the people started hurdling all the bottles of water at the trash cans and bolted. The park police swarmed the area, and I'm not sure if anyone was caught. After that, the workers came in and threw all of the bottles away anyway.
I think that this may be the first demonstration of rebellion amongst angry guests concerning outragious vending prices. I couldn't help but laugh when I heard about it because, quite frankly, I think that park had it coming to them. I'm not for vandalism or robbery, but the prices the park is charging for bottle of pop and water is robbery in itself.
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Snoopy Rocks! On Ice starts June 22--Do you think they'll let me drive the Zamboni machine?
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-Matt
2001 Magnum Crew
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Snoopy Rocks! On Ice starts June 22--Do you think they'll let me drive the Zamboni machine?
I want to drive the Zamboni!
CP_Bound said:"but since they raised it .50 and 1.00 it's as if they are testing the guests' tolerance. I think we're at the breaking point"
..We are at the breaking point to do what? I find 3bucks for a pop/water offensive too, but I bypass. That's my way of hurting their sales. That doesnt make me want to break into a vending machine.
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-Chris Woodard
"Thank you for replacing Mean Streak's square wheels with round ones."
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I wouldnt say that the "crowd" went for the water because of the prices. When you have a crowd of people you have what is called a "mob mentality". This is when people who are generally law abiding get caught in the feeding frenzy and anonymity of being in a group, getting something for free/committing other crimes.
Either someone had a vending key or someone left the machine open. I would find it unlikely that someone could break into a machine like that in a short amount of time.
It doesnt excuse the fact that they did it, or that the prices are too high. Like it was mentioned above, it it were .35 a bottle people would still run over and grab it in the melee.
I have yet to see many people using those machines. I used to use them, but I wont anymore.
*** This post was edited by Digital Daredevil 6/3/2002 12:17:38 PM ***
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Snoopy Rocks! On Ice starts June 22--Do you think they'll let me drive the Zamboni machine?
I want to drive the Zamboni!
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Oh, and personally I never did understand paying for water - let alone 3 bucks.
"That's when I go in search of a water fountain."
This just in: In order for Cedar Point to raise vending machine revenues, they have made all the water temperatures in the fountains lukewarm to make sure people are FORCED to buy the $3 bottled water.
*** This post was edited by Exquisite Dead Guy 6/2/2002 4:34:25 PM ***
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Snoopy Rocks! On Ice starts June 22--Do you think they'll let me drive the Zamboni machine?
I want to drive the Zamboni!
When you have a crowd of people you have what is called a "mod mentality".
This is when people who are generally law abiding get caught in the feeding frenzy and grow afros, overuse the word "solid", and hang out with Peggy Lipton.
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Wondering what percentage of GTTP'ers will admit to being old enough to know what I'm talking about.
Dead Guy, I belive there was a stabbing in one of the Soak City bathrooms thus the increased security.
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It's very hard to drink all day...
Unless you start first thing in the morning.
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