Six Flags has changed their on-ride recording policy

A few days ago I saw that Six Flags changed their on-ride recording policy. They used to ban all recording on rides, but now they are allowing camera glasses only. This makes sense, because they have always allowed glasses with a strap. (I think Vengeance is an exception.)

I have mixed feelings about this. Firstly, I'm glad they changed it because it's been something they needed to take a look at for a very long time. Every year that they did not change it I was like, "Come on! Get with the times!"

However, I think it's not enough. The Busch Gardens/Sea World parks have been allowing action cameras for a long time now, as long as they have an approved wrist strap. This is exactly the kind of thing action cameras were designed for. And everyone and their mother is an "influencer" (I hate that term) these days. Way to go, BG/SW parks.

I understand those who say that we should leave POV videos to the professionals, or the parks. I get it. Who wants to see the same old POV of the same old roller coaster over and over, with crappier quality.

But these glasses are not going to do the thing I like the most about when someone records on a coaster. When at Six Flags, people videoing the ride are not going to be able to point the camera at themselves. No reaction videos. That's what I like most when someone records on a coaster (as long as it's allowed.) Example, Jacob the Carpetbagger does not like coasters, but he loves theme parks, so for the laughs, he ride the coasters and record his reaction. It can be really funny sometimes.

I don't think we have any other YouTube creators on CoasterBuzz, so it would be interesting to get your all's opinion about it.

I still don't understand the allure of POV. But the last one that I uploaded, for a park that just gave it out, it got 400k views.

Video glasses are creepy.

Funny you say that. I don't understand the allure of anything that's NOT a POV.

I just want to see what the ride is like and I usually watch without sound. I don't want to see some stranger's over-exaggerated "reaction," I fail to see what purpose a Reverse POV serves, and I certainly don't care that "WE'RE TWISTING!!!"

Well, yeah. It depends on the personality. The few Vloggers that I watch for their personality are fun to watch in a reverse POV, but I don't care to watch reverse POVs from someone I don't know about. I especially don't want to see a reverse POV from someone who annoys me with "Here we go", and "Weee..." You know who I'm talking about.

I love off-ride footage. I want to feel like I am standing there watching the ride run. It calms me. LOL

And yes, these video glasses are very creepy. All kinds of technology these days is creepy.