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Ohio - Coaster capital of the world
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Ohio - Coaster capital of the world
And just how do you get to that line? Do you just say "Let's go to a theme park, I've got a hankering they have something new!"
No you don't. Not everyone is coaster enthusiasts and know about theme park additions before they happen, and they need some motivation to go to the park to check out the latest thrill.
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.:| Brandon Rodriguez |:.
http://www.coasters2k.com
If so, it's about getting the crowd pumped.... They also throw safety info in there.
If it was interesting to you until after the first ride why are you knocking it? Do you think everyone in line has been on it before. I like them trying to pump everyone up before the ride and keeping everyone psyched after it. It's fun and it added to my first CP visit last year. It's awesome to see such enthusiastic employees.
Think of something more interesting to start a topic. This is very lame.
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Why do they report power outages on TV?
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AkA somewhatchewy
-Who loves Indiana Beach because people there think 15 minutes is a long line...LoL
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You really need to get some more BRAN in your diet
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Planned parks: Astroland, Knoebel's, Hersheypark, SFNE, SFGadv,SFGam,CP,PKI,PKD,PCW,HW,Indiana Beach,SFWOA,SFKK,SFDL,SFSTL,Lakemont,DelGrosso's... Need I say more?
(Their is some confusion about this topic. Some people think Quailroberts is asking about The announceing of a new ride for the next season, and some readers think he's asking about the announcements (aka Spiels) made when riders enter and exit the ride vehicle.
It is obvious that he is asking about why they make spiels durring the boarding and unboarding of a ride.) With that out of the way...
Spiels are done for safety. Notice that they usually say something like "Please keep your hands inside the ride vehicle at all times" or "Please remain seated until the ride comes to a compleate stop"? That is to prevent injury due to a riders ignorance of danger. If a little kid was going to jump off a scrambler, for instance, after the ride cycle was over, but before the ride stopped moveing, he may be reluntant to do so after hearing the ride opp say "Please remain seated".
What they say in between the important stuff is usually to entertain the guests, to fill up what would be quiet time, and to set a mood. Example:"Mega-Coaster will take you up 400 feet and drop you at a 98 degree angle at speeds reaching 180 miles an hour. Enjoy your flight on Ohios only launched inverted quintuple looping wooden 4-D, the Mega-Coaster"
I had to say cool spiels like that when I worked at CP only it was WE and the rest of Camp Snoopy. I never got to spiel when I worked on the big rides:)
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KoRn is the Mellennium Force of ROCK
The spiels are actually one of the things that amazed me the first time I went to CP back in '98. I had never seen it done with such enthusiasm at the parks I had visited. It was usually a recording or next to no spiel at all. I loved how many people had fun while they were spieling. I remember the Magnum girls talking about their crew party and trying to get a date for someone or something like that. It was funny! :) I liked how each crew seemed proud of the ride they worked and pumped people up before and after the ride. I agree that if you are a season passholder and go fifty times a year you might not care about spiels, but if you visit once or twice a season, they make a very positive impression usually. I point to the lack of any atmosphere whatsoever in the Wicked Twister station and to a certain degree, the MF station (especially when they had the music taken away) as evidence that spiels are good. They serve the purpose of getting the safety instructions across and pumping up the riders. Spiels and the fact that CP crews are extremely efficient and safety consious are what made me decide to work there last summer insitead of staying at my normal job (making more money) or working at a park closer to home. I had so much fun working there and I wish I was able to do it again this summer.
Welcome back red train riders, how was your riiiiiide??? :)
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-Matt
2001 Magnum Crew
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Can we change the name of Top Gun to your mom so no one wants to ride your mom?
Once, on Gemini at CP, blue had won, like 8 times in a row, and the op was like "...and enjoy you ride on Gemini, where blue ALWAYS wins." This was when they used to race Gemini.
And once on Gr8 Bear at Hersheypark (in June), the computer-said spiel was saying "Hope you had a great ride on Great Bear, and enjoy the rest of your April 92nd. (June 1.) :)
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Why do they report power outages on TV?
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I found the auto-spiels (recorded) at Dorney verrrrry funny. First you hear a guy say something like,"Welcome to Steele Force. Please step carefully into the coaster and pull down on your lap bar"
Then you hear a females vioce give some instruction. "While rideing, Please keep your hands and arms inside the ride at all times." Then you hear the mans voice, then the girls voice. I found this soooooo funny.
I imagine two ride opps hidden from view. They are sitting next to each other passing the microphone back and forth, smileing and sometimes looking at each other. Of course I know it's an auto-spiel, but I still think it hilliarious:)
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KoRn is the Mellennium Force of ROCK
I think it pumps up the riders and then the reaction of the rides in turn pumps up the ops. The ride op job would probably get boring if there was not a little fun. That may be one of the reasons why CP always has such a friendly atmosphere. I think that it just add to a whole day of fun.
Keeping the ride ops involved probably helps them stay alert and improves the safety of the ride.
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The worst day at Cedar Point is better than the best day at work.
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