New shirtless policy at CP???

I have noticed 2 things. On July 4th I drove a family member to the Soak City parking lot. I noticed shirtless men in line for the M-Force roller coaster. And in the last few days, I have noticed shirtless men walking around on the live webcam. I don't want to bring my family members up there (this month) with shirtless men walking around and in lines. What has changed? This is a family park isn't it?

Nothing has changed. If an employee or police officer sees it, they'll be asked to put it back on. With the exception of the area around the water rides (which includes the area where the live cam is focused).

I've always taken issue with this policy. Is a beach NOT family friendly if there are shirtless guys on it? I take my kids to the beach regularly here in South Florida and it is rare when I see a guy with a shirt on.

I know it is a rule at most of the parks. It just seems silly.

Sure, but are you taking turns sharing seats with those shirtless patrons at the beach? :)

Or standing in long lines next to those people?

+1 DJ

It is usually allowed in FT trail because of the water rides.

I was with a guy about a month ago who was shirtless.. They required him to put a shirt on every time we tried to ride anything.

djDaemon said:
Sure, but are you taking turns sharing seats with those shirtless patrons at the beach? :)

The issue of sharing seats with said shirtless people aside, if you're concerned about your kids seeing shirtless people, maybe it's best if you stay in the commune.

Is it really that much of an issue to not bring your family to the park because there may be some shirtless men walking around? Bring your smelling salts and you should be fine!

I say if women can't go topless than neither than men!

I also say...let everyone go topless!

Is it really that much of an issue to wear a shirt while you are at an amusement park? What is it that gives some people the right to determine which rules they need to follow and which rules they can ignore?

Actually I believe that this policy has more to do with a county health dept ordinance than CP. I've not been to any park where this hasn't been the case, and I've been to parks from PA to CA.

I always see people told to put their shirts on. I notice it with girls more though. Two girls were seated behind me on Dragster and their tops came up during the launch.

I don't know there's some things I just don't wanna see. To me it falls into the "spandex is a privilege not a right thing". Or, in other words if you ain't got a good body cover your s**t up. This guys for guys too. I don't wanna see some rednecks beer keg belly hanging all out there.

Just to clarify for everybody, no one is allowed to ride ANY ride without a shirt unless it is of course Snake, Shoot, or Thunder. It just doesn't fly with ride hosts.

As for walking on the midways shirtless, I don't see the problem. What is the difference if children see a shirtless man at the public pool or at an amusement park. If it's socially acceptable for a male to swim shirtless, why is it an issue elsewhere? I mean, you're also going to see guys wearing cutoff shirts that barely cover anything anyways, so why not be shirtless and a farmers tan?

GoBucks89 said:
Is it really that much of an issue to wear a shirt while you are at an amusement park? What is it that gives some people the right to determine which rules they need to follow and which rules they can ignore?

If they have yet to be told, it's not so much that they're ignoring the rules, they just don't know them. If they're Season Pass holders, the person at the toll booths usually asks if they want a map (the only thing that lists said rules). 9 times out of 10, a seaon pass holder doesn't want one.

I'm bothered more by the people that feel like they don't need to wear deodorant!

I was at Darien Lake yesterday, and it was rife with overweight, middle-aged, shirtless men. I don't understand the moral panic aspect of this concern, but it sure wasn't pleasant.

^I agree. I think it is more comforting in a sense for people to see men with shirts on (especially somebody who might be a bit bigger). Sometimes, it just looks less sloppy when wearing a shirt. I am kind of confused with the moral aspect.

I think there probably are some people who don't know the rule. But its a small minority. The rest either don't care, think the rule is silly or otherwise shouldn't apply to them. How many places do you go (which do not involve swimming) where the expectation isn't that you will wear a shirt? And yes, guys swim without shirts. Doesn't mean they should go shirtless everywhere.