The set up am exterior queue to the lockers that routed to the ride’s entrance. There was another gated entry that was staffed, labeled retrieval only. And the kiosks were also staffed. I don’t think locker scofflaws will be common if they continue this for regular operation.
Having just gone to Dollywood.
Where every ride had four to six ride host, on a weekday, and they even took your items from you to the platform storage.
Made the day great compared to BGW and especially present CF parks.
I think CF taking the safety at all cost tack, while charging more, has really hit them in the customers feelings towards operations then they think it has.
Just make the lockers free, or implement a thoughtful station solution, or add loose article bags to the trains. Way cheaper and less manpower, and quick.
In England at the moment and at Alton Towers on Wicker Man, they have a booth right before the pre-show that you give all your stuff to an attendent, it goes in a numbered bin and you get a wrist band with said number on it in return. After the ride, you give wrist band back and you get your stuff.
Not the best solution, but still way better than paid lockers and a bit quicker it seemed depending how many people had stuff to retrieve.
Was an interesting method I had never seen done before.
Edit: Handful of rides today at Thorpe used this same wristand process... At Blackpool Pleasure Beach and Alton Towers (outside of Wickerman) you just used station bins or left on the platform, per usual.
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