Emperor dive roller coaster opening at SeaWorld San Diego

Right - and with sunburn, comes risks of skin damage and skin cancer. The older I get, the more I prefer to incorporate shade into my sun time.

I was thinking sunscreen. What do you do when walking on the midways? The sun there is no different from the sun in the queue.

I go inside buildings. Sunscreen only lasts a short while, and those kids aren’t getting breaks to reapply every 80 minutes.

Buy a breathable, long-sleeve fishing t-shirt. They have built in SPF and are a total game changer.

Are we really debating that excessive sun exposure is bad? Really? To justify a coaster station with no roof?

As a fair skinned individual, I agree that excessive sun exposure is bad. But I'm also not defending the lack of station roof.

While I won't speak for others intents, I was merely giving a suggestion to combat the sun over the course of a long day at a park (or any outdoor activity).

Breathable or not, who wants to wear long sleeves outside all day? Even indoors, I roll the sleeves up 95% of the time.

I am just confused why it’s ok for other Southern California theme parks to do it and not Sea World. There is sun protection over parts of the queue and the ops will likely have an umbrella to stand under just like they do at virtually any park with a flat ride. It’s a charming Southern California thing. It will be fine.

It's not so much about right and wrong, as it is a telling indication of how SeaWorld's priorities have shifted under Scott Ross's leadership. This was the same chain that made this at the same park 10 years ago.

which again is a reason we all gave a sigh of relief when the potential SEAS purchase of FUN got swept out to sea.

I think coaster stations without roofs look cheap and unfinished.

I get that if parks want to do it and the weather is fine most of the time, there's not much I can do about it. But on those rare days where weather is a problem in those areas, every single person in that station will appreciate the roof.

This is (apparently) ride signage for Pantheon at BGW.

They only had two years to figure this out…

ThemeParkFan1990 said:
I think coaster stations without roofs look cheap and unfinished.

Have you been to Kennywood? There are at least 2 coasters with roofs that look real cheap and unfinished. :)

Cheap and unfinished in California for 60 plus years:

Wait, you can bring a drink on Matterhorn?!

You can pretty much bring anything on Matterhorn. It is pretty surprising how much you can take with you on Disney roller coasters.

I rode next to a woman once on Everest that was holding a Starbucks coffee that was mostly full. She sipped it on the lift hill and held it steady the whole time like a pro. Another time I rode next to a guy on Rockin' Roller Coaster that brought a duffel bag with him. He put it down by his feet and off we went.

Meanwhile, the last time I rode Iron Dragon at Cedar Point, they made sure I had a sunglass strap.

I was about to say how shocked I always am when I see people stuffing whatever in the seat with them and the ride ops not caring a bit. If it’ll fit it’s a thumbs up.
Maybe it’s because I come from a Cedar Fair state that my senses are heightened.

Rockin' Roller Coaster is one that I always see backpacks being carried on. When you compare Disney to other parks it really does show you just how much farther parks will go with safety. Cedar Fair being a prime example.