Music on rides

What do you think about certain rides having music such as Chaos and the Matterhorn. I like it as long as they have more than 2 or 3 songs that you hear over and over again. Years ago when I worked at Burger patio, the Calypso was across from us and we heard "Kokomo" by the Beach Boys at least 6 times and hour. We got so sick of that song.

I don't like it. I know lots of rides that have it and it does get annoying after awhile if you don't like the song or even if you do you won't for long.
*** This post was edited by Sean_N 3/13/2004 2:20:04 PM ***

While it may get annoying for the employees, I think the music is a necessary part of the ride experience.

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Walt Schmidt
Virtual Midway

The music is great for the riders! It makes for a perfect day: fun, sun, music and rides!

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Loyal Mean Streak fan 4ever:)

Well when I was a guest my friends and I even noticed that were heard Funky Town at least 4 times during the day, which was a bit much. Thankfully last year about halfway through the season they added a vew more songs to the Frontier Trail loop. It was really annoying sitting in the field of Thunder Canyon and hearing the same songs cycled every hour.

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Everything that has a beginning has an end.

The Matrix Revolutions

What are you talking about? (plasters on fake smile)

I absolutely LOVE hearing the same 7 songs over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again for six months straight.

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2003 - Wicked Twister Crew
2004 - Wicked Twister Crew

Beleive it or not, there is an area of the park where you can't hear music at all unless the park is nearly empty and the rides are closed. The area by Magnum, Witches' Wheel and back through Monster. There are speakers there, but you can't hear anything. So if you want a quiet place to relax without hearing the same songs over and over, go there and watch Dragster train. Unless someone investigates that area and turns up the volume.

It was always boring sometimes at Witches' Wheel cause it was always the exact same sounds every 2 minutes over and over. Music would have been nice.

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- Chris -

*evil grin*

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June 11th, 2001 - Gemini 100
VertiGo Rides - 82

Magnum's lift hill is music to my ears.

I knew you'd catch on Rob. :)

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- Chris -

.. actually.. it was already in the works long before you brought it up... :)

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June 11th, 2001 - Gemini 100
VertiGo Rides - 82

CP_bound said:
Well when I was a guest my friends and I even noticed that were heard Funky Town at least 4 times during the day, which was a bit much.

What do you mean CP_bound?! Funky Town IS Cedar Point to me! I heard it so many times every time I was there that it started to not be CP untill I heard Funky Town! And if I ever hear Funky Town outside of CP... I'm brought right back onto the midways in my mind. I just can't help it, I assoicate the song with CP so much now that I can't seperate the two!

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2003-TTD-15 Rollbacks-1
2004- Demon Drop (first year)

Gemini said:
While it may get annoying for the employees, I think the music is a necessary part of the ride experience.
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Walt Schmidt
Virtual Midway

I agree. Working part-time at Sears Hardware, we get the same music over and over again, but it's enjoyable to our customers! ;)
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YOUNGSTOWN 2010

NOOO Don't bring music to the nice quiet area by monster and witches wheel. Its so nice not to hear funky town a million times a day.

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Monster/W.W. Crew '04
Monster/W.W. Crew '03

Red Garter Rob said:
.. actually.. it was already in the works long before you brought it up... :)
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June 11th, 2001 - Gemini 100
VertiGo Rides - 82

What about the area between Coasters and sky ride where the midway music is out of phase... :)

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Eddy the retard is awesome.

It's not out of phase.. It's a delay issue due to the vast amount of open space. It's been looked into but cost wise, not really a priority.

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June 11th, 2001 - Gemini 100
VertiGo Rides - 82

Hey, Greg I didn't know you were on this board. Sorry, I had to bring it up, after all I won't be around Monster/WW all the time this summer. :)

*evil grin* *sinister laugh* *looks at Rob*

make it as loud as you're aloud . *evil laugh*

Sorry, I had to.
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- Chris -

Red Garter Rob said:
It's not out of phase.. It's a delay issue due to the vast amount of open space. It's been looked into but cost wise, not really a priority.

Now Rob, lets be serious for one moment. What would be the cost of turning off the delays on the Laser show system during the day when they are played at the lower "BGM" level? The only cost there would be installing the delay from the Laser show tape to the park system so that during the show the sound would sync.

Just dreaming.

I knew you douldn't resist this topic...

You know the answer to this.. :)

*edit* also consider this. We're not even running THROUGH the delay units right now and there's a time problem.. so HA!!!

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June 11th, 2001 - Gemini 100
VertiGo Rides - 82
*** This post was edited by Red Garter Rob 3/19/2004 7:36:03 AM ***

Personally I love having music on rides and on the midways (although some midway music got on my nerves i.e. Frontier Town and especially Camp Snoopy)

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