No picture taking on Gemini?

I was at the park on May 22-23rd and the ride ops on Gemini kept reminding riders that picture taking was not allowed. Did someone get busted with a camera on the ride? That's what I was figuring since the Magnum ops kept telling people not to stand up.

No picture taking on any ride has always been a standard park policy at Cedar Point, this should be nothing new. Ride Ops don't always have the time or inclination to include it in their spiels, but you will hear it on occasion. There could have been some incident with an angry guest breaking a camera and trying to get CP to take the blame, but it's a common policy.

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This year's a little different. I've heard the ride ops making a bigger deal about picture taking that in the past, especially on Gemini.

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Scott W. Short, Rail Junkie
scott@midwestcoastercentral.com
http://www.midwestcoastercentr

Same with the Meanstreak people.. They seem to make sure it's in every speil..
I could care less.. follow the rules and everyone will be just fine.. Have a problem with them, please find another park. Maybe one that gets fined for safety violations each year, or for having lifeguards that are not CPR certified.. I hear there is one somewhere nearby ;)

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MF 2000 - 269 laps

MF 2001 - Tell ya when I hit triple digits.... *** This post was edited by Red Garter Rob on 5/29/2001. ***

I've really noticed it on Gemini, too. Don't they say something like, "There is no picture taking on Gemini or any other ride at Cedar Point other than the train."?

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I don't remember spiels ever not including the no-photo policy.

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Jeff
Webmaster/Guide to The Point
Futuristic bow-wow... do the dog catcher!

Gemini is the only ride I noticed it on. It just stood out to me like the Magnum "Don't stand up" line. Maybe I'm just more attentive on my favorites, but it just seemed like all the others had the standard "Keep arms and hands inside the car at all times blah blah blah..." spiel.

I was just curious if there was an actual reason for them doing it.

I never heard any anti-photo language in any spiel before about 1982. And the first ride I ever heard it on was Wave Swinger.

--Dave Althoff, Jr.

I got busted on the carousel. Snapped a picture of my kid. Now, I hate to preach, but isn't the spiel like the 'Do you wish to continue?' prompt when formating a floppy or something? After the 100th time you check out and keep hitting return. The speil sounds like blah, blah, blah, blah, clear by the end of the day. Just imagine it by the end of the season. It didn't occur to me that I have heard the don't take pictures on ANY ride in the park at least 1000 times. Once the guy said hey you. I realized I checked out. I wasn't even on a horse. I was in one of those seats. So the moral of the story is don't take pictures on any ride. The slow rides will get you busted real fast.

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Get with it or die in the process.....

CP & LE RR, Paddlewheel, Space Spiral, Sky Ride, and Giant Wheel allow picture taking.

Note that I asked the ride ops on these rides and they told me Cedar Point is not responsible...

They didn't okay it. But they didn't tell me I couldn't

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2001 park line up:

Cedar Point: June 1-3,11, July 4-5

Soak City: July 3

(other parks N/A a

Last year, I found out that picture taking on Iron Dragon is "an abomination."

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There's a fungus among us

Damn i was plannin on makin a real good photo album of Pictures on rides too , well back to the drawing boards for a unique idea for me, anysuggestions , like a collage . I'm STUMPED
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If Practice makes perfect and nobody is perfect y practice ?
Blue Streak Laps : 63 ~~ 45 in 1 day