Ohio Amusement Park Bill
This is a slower news time. But, I have to say, the fact that this is coming up is interesting. Not a whole lot of depth in the story though.
"The legislation would require these parks to provide real-time updates whenever rides are closed."
The legacy Six Flags parks already allow you to see ride wait times and ride status when you are outside the park on the Six Flags app. I think it's just the legacy Cedar Fair park apps that require you to be in the park to see wait times and ride closures.
I've been wondering when the legacy Cedar Fair parks will show up on the Six Flags app.
The MAPGA movement must be doing cartwheels. (Further research shows that this bill was filed by a Democrat.)
$20 say Representative Brennan was personally upset because of a ride breakdown when he visited Cedar Point.
"You can dream, create, design, and build the most wonderful place in the world...but it requires people to make the dreams a reality." -Walt Disney
They sat down on the Lake Erie Eagles and then had to get off because the ride broke down! Oh the humanity!
Not sure best where to post this. But in a thread related to Ohio Amusement parks seems as good as any. With all the discussion about Geauga Lake here over the years. Akron Beacon Journal article on the park with several pictures.
This seems like a reasonable consumer protection bill that is easy enough to comply with. How it will be enforced is another thing altogether.
Stuff like this always sounds reasonable on paper, but it seems like typical overreach to me. While I think it's a good idea for parks to disclose ride closures, I don't think it's government's responsibility to make them.
It's a stretch to call this "consumer protection." Protection from what? Rides going down? How often do things go down in advance enough that you can make some meaningful change to your plans, especially when you're already there?
Jeff - Editor - CoasterBuzz.com - My Blog
This is a good case of the old syllogism:
1) Something must be done!
2) This is something.
3) Therefore, this must be done!
(ETA: I don't really know if anything must be done. People can vote with their feet and/or checkbooks if there's a real problem. And - maybe they're doing that? But it's not the statehouse's responsibility to solve NSFW's revenue problems.)
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