MF and TTD policies and restraints in 2005

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Joey Stewart said:I'm just kinda wondering how much a telephone operator at CP knows about the mechanical re-engineering of a major attraction at the park.

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Actually, if I remember correctly from a Cedar Point TV special (Discovery/TLC/Travel Channel show). Those operators get all the information needed, and are very knowledgeable. I would take their word on anything park/ride related.

Makes sense that they would make changes to KBF first, its open all season so their really isn't any off-season to do that in. And now they have a CF park with the changes, and CF can see just how well the changes work.

A telephone operator, is a full time employee, not a seasonal ride op like i initially thought you were refering to. Full Time Staff do get much more information then seasonal, who just get info from the rumor mills.

Right on. Dave. TTD has the best seat and lap bar combo Intiman has used on these types of coasters to date.

Hey...i'm just passing on what the season pass operator told me since they got a lot of complaints this year due to the new restraints.

Not all telephone operators are full-time. Besides, just because a person is a full-time employee doesn't mean that he/she is automatically entitled to all kinds of information. While I'm sure they might hear things just like any other employee, I don't think telephone operators get park op memos regarding plans for Millennium Force.

I have to say that after riding TTD a few times I find the seats very comfortable and the lapbars fit very well around your lap to make you feel more secure than any other ride I've been on.

I also have to agree with Jeff that CP did do somewhat of a poor job handling the ride. MF ran terrible this year it was constantly stacking trains. I can understand that in May but by August you'd think they find a way to speed the process up. Maybe have more staffing in the station to get the trains out on time. I think the extra staff would pay off since most people come to the park looking foreward to riding MF than riding any other ride in the park. People love the ride, but they don't like waiting in line for 2 hours where it use to take an hour and a half from that point. I was disapointed this year. *** Edited 10/13/2004 4:31:41 PM UTC by gomez***

If they make the changes that they made on Xcelerator, would that be in place of the 1 inch slack rule, or will it not really allow more riders?

As for the phone ops knowing what is going on, I am sure they don't have the design specs on the changes, but that does not mean management did not tell them to tell those who are complaining that the problem is being worked on for next year and that there will be a change. I find it hard to believe that they would just make that up. If an operator told me that, I would believe them.