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coasterkid16 said:
I get the impression from Knott's GhostRider that they don't car because when I was there they were letting people taking backpacks on the ride and stuff if it was on the floor. I'm buying a Video camera and if I "accidently" get it out on the ride boo hoo, I'm going to take it out on the lift, they wont see it and put it back on the brake run (probably wont' be riding in the front the back most likely). I take phany packs, no matter how un hip they are they are very functional and I have NEVER been told to take it off because it is small, sometimes I choose to but it is my choice.
Ghostriders crew used to MAKE you take ALL loose articles onto the ride, except oversized stuffed animals. All backpacks, puses, cameras, etc HAD to be taken onto the ride. But then Xcelerator opened up. There they didn't want one loose article to ever be taken on board. They had cubbies (oddly not used on opening weekend) in the station, and full sevice loose article collection right from the train. Then Perilous Plunge caught onto the no loose articles policy, with cubbies, and now Ghostrider has cubbies. You do not want to be caught using a camera on a ride there.
CoasterKid16, they have a camera on the lift hill for people like you who decide to take their loose articles out at the last second. But then again, that won't be a problem anymore, as Speedy explained.
I think that KBF is pretty cool about normal (not on rides) camera use, with the possible exception of construction areas. The same as most parks, I'd assume.
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Knoebels is a camera friendly park. I've seen many people take cameras and camcorders on their coasters. I even saw some people video taping on the Flyers!
I believe Williams Grove is another camera friendly park.
It seems that smaller or family owned parks are more relaxed with there camera policys. The Paramount, Cedar Fair and other corporate parks have more to loose (IMO)than smaller family parks.
A camera comes loose on #16 falls and kills someone on the ground. The park gets sued by the victims family for $20 million. If it wasn't for sue happy people and scum sucking lawyers who will take any case I'm sure more parks would allow on ride picture taking. In the 70's and 80's I believe more parks allowed it before everybody got sue happy.
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I brought a disposable camera with me to CP back in May. While waiting in the station house of Magnum, I decided to get a shot of one of the Magnum trains as it was pulling into the station.
My god, you would think that I commited a crime with the way one of the ride-ops barked at me. She actually made a scene in front of everyone else telling me not to take any pictures. Oh well, I already got the shot that I wanted so I just grinned at her as I put my camera back into my pocket.
I can understand not taking pictures while riding as that is a safety issue, but standing in the station getting a shot of one of the trains really isnt a big deal.
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RideMan said:
Better still, consider an arrangement similar to that combined with the hand strap on a small video camera.
In other words, the exact combo I'll be using when I finally break down and buy a DV camera (it's not a matter of if, but when...)
1) Protect everybody else.
2) Protect yourself.
3) Protect your camera.
4) Get the shot.
Words to live by...
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When I was at Cedar Point this summer I was forced to take my camera on board both Magnum and Mean Streak. In fact we were forced to take *everything* we were carrying even though we didn't want to. Some of us were even carrying beverages. But the rideop insisted.. so I tucked everything down as best I could. My brother who was carrying a bottle full of Mountain Dew (one of those big ones with the handel) had fun watching the balls of liquid float in mid-air on the drop then slap him in the face as the train arced forward. It was hillarious! *LOL* I did my best to keep from losing all my stuff (which wasn't difficult on Mean Streak since a glass of wine mounted on a bowl of Jello could survive that ride, but Magnum was another story).
Wait a second.. didn't someone complain that a ride-op yelled at them for just take a picture in the station? What's going on here?
As for parks stopping you for taking photographs becuase their afraid taking photos of strangers will somehow get them into trouble. There is *some* truth to it.. but those rules only apply to professional photographers looking to sell their photographs, in which case they need a release from each of the people in frame.
Phyter,
A release is only needed if a person is clearly recognizable. If someone was to be photographed from behind, you would not need a release. Also, if the photographer used a limited depth of field in the shot and people were blurry or out of focus to the point of not being identifiable, a release would not be necessary then either.
With today's digital technology, even with a photo that has clearly defined facial features, anyone can apply editing techniques to photos to make individuals unrecognizable.
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On the back of my season pass it states: "The bearer of this pass grants Six Flags the right to film, videotape or photograph the bearer for any purpose whatsoever without any payment."
--Alex, who is hoping that his new Canon S30, slated for a Monday arrival, has a quality strap included
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Speedy said:
Ghostriders crew used to MAKE you take ALL loose articles onto the ride, except oversized stuffed animals. All backpacks, puses, cameras, etc HAD to be taken onto the ride. But then Xcelerator opened up. There they didn't want one loose article to ever be taken on board. They had cubbies (oddly not used on opening weekend) in the station, and full sevice loose article collection right from the train. Then Perilous Plunge caught onto the no loose articles policy, with cubbies, and now Ghostrider has cubbies. You do not want to be caught using a camera on a ride there.
I went this october after Xcelerator opened. They were letting people take all sort of stuff and it was a crowded day the line for Ghostrider was averaging about an hour and 10 minutes long.
coasterkid16 said:
I have to wonder if you can contact the park in advance about taking video cameras on rides and they may have "Media" pass you can get and sign stuff saying you are fully responcible for whatever happens. The reason I bring this up, Think of Robb Alvey's videos that is a crap load of parks and he does onrides and EVERY single park they go to can't be ace ERT hosted. They have to do something special.
Cedar Point doesn't let Robb take POV. :)
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Yeah I forgot about that, I would like to know how Robb is able to film all those coasters especially when he uses a regular video camera.
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