Ride Op Enthusiasm - CoasterBuzz

what kinds of things do ride ops do to liven it up alittle??
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Jay Vending the Best Amusement Park Job

Well consider this when talking about ride ops. The single most thing that will motivate a ride op is the guests. I have seen days when my crew on the Magnum went into zombie mode just because a string of bad guests would ruin our day. Why should we put in any effort when we get treated like dirt? Now on the other hand, (and I remember Coaster Mania specifically) days when we get great guests, we would have just as much fun as all the people who get to ride the coaster.

On that note, when a guest compliments the ride ops, it makes a HUGE difference. If you see a ride op busting his or her butt, let them know that you appreciate the job well done. It helps alot.

Kick The Sky said:
Many people complain to guest services when the ride ops suck or if you feel that the rides are running too slow. Has anyone here gone to guest services and told them about an exceptionally good crew?

Last time we did was just last week at SFA. Not only did we mention it to guest relations, we even filled out a form so they could pass it along to their higher-ups.

I'll be the first to admit to complaining when things are horribly wrong (ahem, SFWOA 2001) but we do the opposite when things are wonderfully right.

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www.coasterimage.com

You should also note its the begining of the season, though.... (well, for some of us anyways)...

Enthusiastic = Bethany at Holiday World. No other ride op at any other park can even come close to that level of enthusiasm.

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'The sickest thoughts I ever had make my day less of a drag.' - We Regazzi

Enthusiastic ride ops do make the whole experience more enjoyable! There is nothing more annoying than dead beats. The Delirium staff was very cool these last couple of weekends!

-Tina

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Feel The Adrenaline....
www.intenserides.com

Well, to start off, to Jason Williams, those ride ops did some things very wrong. They're supposed to make you put the harness down as far as it can go. This is for safety reason. They were endangering your life by not doing this and weren't doing their job correctly.

Next, the ops arent supposed to be talking on the microphones like that. Even though it is good interation and motivation for guests, it is unprofessional.

Finally, for those of you who say ops jobs arent what people think, i completely agree with you all. All I usually hear is people bashing the ride ops, its not necessarily their fault. They do get treated like dirt and dont feel like trying if this will continue. The ops dont get much at all, not enough to be nice and treated like dirt all day.

SDC SDC SDC......
The most under-rated park staff of all.
I guess that is what you should expect though when there are more people mid-to-upper(?) age people working than teenagers and college kids.
Yet no one ever rewards the park for their great staff. They are always the best, they are always smiling,joking, talking. They obviously love their jobs to be able to dress up as if they were in the 1800's every day. Can you imagine how hot those... (for lack of better word) costumes would get during a 100+ degree day? wow!

Think about it.

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Do you bleed Blue?

I noticed a lot of people are mentioning the beast crew. There is one person that stands out and has been there a while now. That is Brian as many of you know. I just wanted to give my praise to the great job you've done and continue to do at PKI. I'm pretty sure your a member here at coasterbuzz so if you see this please respond. You enthusiam has rubbed off onto the other members of the crew as well. Great Job

Remember Solace IV, the ops on Xcellerator were whooping it up, especially Debbie. It was definatly a change from Knott's of the past couple of years.

The ride ops at knotts lately have been like that. The other day one Xcelerator ride attendent was shaking the rider's hands and wishing them good luck, the "riders: we recomend you relax, breathe, and SCREAM" countdown, etc. Ditto for supreme scream.

Seriously though, knott's park operations division (sweepers, ride ops, parking, and guest services) now compete in 7 inter departmental teams for points. Doing stuff like what debbie does is an excellent way to earn points. Its great motivation, and park ops new hires have been EXCELLENT, enthusiastic guest service people.