Jed, I was kind of surprised that SFGAm wasnt on the list of getting Lo-Q. Maybe Wintrobe feels Fastlane is a success so he wont change it at this time. The Lo-Q system does seem like a good idea.
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Im going to grab a cold one! WHAT? Walk to my computer! WHAT? Turn the thing on! WHAT? Log on to Coasterbuzz! WHAT? I said log on to Coasterbuzz!! WHAT?WHAT?WHAT?
IL_MForce_Junkie said:
"The whole part of riding a coaster is the build-up, adrenaline building, heart pounding and enthusiasm while waiting in line."
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2. as has been point out, it is inevitable that there will be some sort of virtual queuing system so I, for one, welcome Lo-Q with open arms.
3. virtual queuing , contrary to popular belief on this board, was not created by the devil. it was created by all of us. whether or not we complain, we contribute to the lines which force parks to look for alternative means of speeding up the lines. and don't give me any of that crap that SF just needs to increase the capicaty of the rides 'cause that's bs. the capicaty of their rides is perfectly fine. I'm sure that the ops are trained well and if it was a capicaty issue, it'd probably be cheaper and more convenient to give the ops more training because, obviously, many people are annoyed by the queuing system(which is not what the parks are trying to do), but if the ops are trained the best they can be, then the only other option is to get a virtual queuing system.
4. 2Hostyl: I *hate* that word and will not be partaking in that chant on Feb. 18.
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coasterjedi said:
... and don't give me any of that crap that SF just needs to increase the capicaty of the rides 'cause that's bs. the capicaty of their rides is perfectly fine. I'm sure that the ops are trained well and if it was a capicaty issue, it'd probably be cheaper and more convenient to give the ops more training because, obviously, many people are annoyed by the queuing system(which is not what the parks are trying to do), but if the ops are trained the best they can be, then the only other option is to get a virtual queuing system.
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RARELY are the coasters run with less than two trains, unless of course they aren't complete circuit and by default only have one train.
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EG did an incrediable job of moving lines. obviously on the shuttles, there's nothing you can do. there was one thing that bothered me: they wouldn't let you stand on the platform of Sidewinder so that slowed down lines a little. Boomerang moved decently for a shuttle, though and the lines for all rides were really short for a day when the park was packed. and I mean packed. there was little to no room on the midways.
DL was completly empty when I went so I really can't comment on it.
GA has always been good about moving lines. I've heard many of my friends say, "don't ride Batman if its line is outside of Gotham Park" and when they're around, we don't ride it. however I've waited that long on several occasions and I didn't have any problems. the line was continualy moving and the wait, at the end, seemed like nothing.
running coasters with only one train is pretty stupid, but on low attendance days that saves money. now I could understand your point if they could have sent full loads out all the time and still had a line, but I've never experienced that. one time RB was running 2 trains with a line midway between the stairs from the queuing pens and the stairs into the staion and they put on a third train. that was something that I considered excessive. they didn't really need to do that, IMO. basically, I haven't experienced long waits on anything except the shuttles and flat rides so, from my point of view, the ops do a fantastic job of moving lines. so the virtual queue systems aren't really these horrible things that a lot of people here make them out to be. again, this is just my experience, but the waits at IOA were just about the same as GA. maybe I'm just lucky.
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Quoth the coasterjedi: 4. 2Hostyl: I *hate* that word and will not be partaking in that chant on Feb. 18.
In Milwaukee the night before that it's not going to be "what?" but it's giong to be "eh?"
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*** This post was edited by Spacecase8310 on 2/4/2002. ***
does anyone know how far back the Fastlane idea went? I mean if you look at RB's queue, there's that little space betweent the exit and entrance that is now used for Fastlane, but before people didn't seem to have any idea what it was for besides vendors. I'm just curious how far in advance SF planned this thing and if they were planning it before, why not implement it earlier?
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Knott's Berry Farm Cuba ~South Park
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