Good job Rob and Elissa!
There's nothing uglier than Playa-hatin', you know?
Actually there are a few things, but I gotta think really, really hard to remember what they are.
-'Playa
Getting permission is key to things like this. Always follow the rules, lest you find yourself thrown out of the park for stupidity.
Also, guys like Robb are very careful to make sure their camera's secure. Nothing would kill goodwill towards picture taking faster than having a flying camera hurt someone.
Always make that if you DO have permission for something like this, your camera strap is really damn secure. And if so, who knows, some day you might get some really awesome shots.
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Wow, geez, didn't realize I wasn't entitled to my own opinion. First of all, as media days go, it sure would be hard for one person to make media day at so many places. It'd take a portal of sorts, is all.
But as far as my opinion goes, people see home video(home as in HOME videos, NOT professional productions), they see others with cameras, they get the idea themselves. As a park patron, I'm VERY opposed to others carrying any kind of potential loose objects. It's real needed for a bunch of people to carry cameras on rides, LOL.
BTW, there's an opposite to EVERYTHING.
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p_c_r said:
First of all, as media days go, it sure would be hard for one person to make media day at so many places. It'd take a portal of sorts, is all.
Um, actually, it's not hard for one person to make media day at so many places. Elissa and I seem to do it all the time without any difficulties at all! We just happen to dedicate quite a bit of our time and budget to doing it, that's all.
And, PCR, you're entitled to your opinion, sure, but don't accuse us of doing something we're not, ok?
--Robb
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something we're not, ok? "
Defensive? Sorry, didn't realize I attacked you so hard, or at least as hard as you seem to think I have. I apologize for "jumping to conclusions" but, hey! If it looks like you're doing something, it looks like you're doing something. Often, appearances is what counts. And besides, should more people carry cameras? It's not going to slow down, more & more people are getting cameras, they'll all get the idea soon enough;).
As far as media days, sure glad some people don't have to work, LOL;). Please, don't take that the wrong way, & BTW, why not "go professional" with your production.
~Phillip(standing by the notion that people don't need to carry things on coasters, DROP, SMASH! My head!)
That's right, Rob was the first to try to bring a cam on a coaster because Elissa told him to. No one ever, ever, ever thought of that before. What an innovator.
He is personally responsible for every single person who has ever attempted to bring a camera on a coaster, too. That's right. It's all his fault. He has sold 15 million copies of his videos, everyone has one and says, "Gee! I wanna do that too--right now--even though I've got videos of the same coasters sitting in my VCR."
Have I covered all the bases yet? Is there anything else to whine about here?
P_C_R has every right to express an opinion and snooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeee............bore the living daylights out of everyone else with a pulse.
-'Playa
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*** This post was edited by CoastaPlaya on 9/30/2002. ***
I have a feeling that this is going to be a LOOOOOOOooooong offseason it the whiners are already out in full force at the end of September...God help us all!!!!!
(...grabbing bottle of Excedrin and placing it next to the computer...)
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p_c_r said:
Wow, geez, didn't realize I wasn't entitled to my own opinion.
Didn't you say this? "They take cameras, CAMERAS, a viloation of most park rules, on the rides, yeah, real congrats. What wonderful examples.........."
You said taking cameras was a violation of park rules. That is not stating your opinion. That is acting as if you know facts. Obviously you don't. I love people who act as if they have good moral values and are great "do-gooders." There seem to be a few around here. But what they really do is jump all over people for things that they have no clue about. They know absolutely NO facts, assume everything, make judgments, and insult accordingly. Good Values!
Eric
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Not to be a jerk (I have to stick to what I'm good at), but would you be so kind to tell me which parks permit under normal operation the use of cameras on the rides?
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Well, JMHO but I don't think many people would get the idea to take their camera on the ride because of fear they might loose it. Secondly if you have a camera on ride (most coasters) it's pretty hard to hide it from the ride op. So, if the rules are you can't take it on ride you probably won't get away with it.
I really hate to interupt, but the title of this topic is "Great Job Rob and Elissa!", not "Hey, you can't do that."
Would anyone mind me getting back to the subject?
I'll start
Robb, another great video! I can't wit to go to Europe myself. I'm looking forward to the next video on November 1st.
And Congrats to you and Elissa!
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Jeff said:
Not to be a jerk (I have to stick to what I'm good at), but would you be so kind to tell me which parks permit under normal operation the use of cameras on the rides?
There are actually quite a few..... let's see.... SFMM, KFB, Disneyland Resort, SCBB, Knoebel's, SFOT, SFOG, WDW, Dollywood, SDC, Hershey, lots of the 'smaller parks' we've been to: Lagoon, Lakeside, Americana, Lakemont, Del Grossos. Just to name a few that we've been to, at least last time we were there, didn't seem to have any policy against cameras.
--Robb
Colonel Sanders said:
Strange, WDW didn't permit me to take my panasonic on rock n roller coaster.
Weird. They didn't seem to have a problem at all with it on any of thier coasters or any ride for that matter. Same thing with DLP on RnR and Space Mountain. I know at DCA you are encouraged and told to bring everything with you on the ride. I know that the DL resort looks at loose articles left on a platform as a liability issue that they are not responsible for them, so therefore people must take them on the ride with them. I'm not sure if it's a CA regulation, because the same seems to apply to most rides at SFMM and Knott's as well. Knott's being the most inconsistant since you are told to leave things on the platform on Montezooma's, but then told you HAVE to take everything with you at GR.
I know one example where the liablity comes into play was when we were at SFA and the ride op on Roar told me to leave my belt pack on the platform. As he was checking lap bars he was talking to the other ride op, not paying attention to the items on the platform and hence stepped on the belt pack which crushed the lens of my camera. SFA took full responsibilty for it and paid to have the camera repaired.
Anyway, I can see both sides of the whole 'taking loose articles with you vs. leaving them on the platform' debate. Just thought I'd share my experiences.
--Robb
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Oh, not really.
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-'Playa
(who's running out of subtle hints that nobody gives a rip)
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