Stupid things said by the GP PT.2!!!

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Todd said:
He said the number one coaster was from,"Some place in Ohio" !

I didn't expect the GP in SoCal know where CP was.

I heard some guy at school say that Hypersonic did a corkscrew...:)

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Ricochet: Bouncing to you in 2002, Only at King's Dominion!

Well, I have heard the usual Dumb Things like

Its Raining,Person walking upto Member of Staff and saying - Excuse me, when will it stop raining

Person Viewing Water Ride, they ask their Friend - Is This a Water Ride then.

Person about to get on Water Ride, and they ask the Ride Op - Excuse me, will I get Wet on this Ride.

Person about to get Queue up for RollerCoaster which has multiple inversions when they tell the Memeber of staff at the gate - Excuse me, Does this Ride go upside down, Or Will I like this Ride.

However, I liked this story that happened at PKI - Was Queueing up for Face Off when someone behind me realised the Ride was only running One Train(Well it cant run another one anyway) Anyway, he turned to me, and said Excuse me, do you know why this ride is only running 1 Train, Trying not to burst out laughing, I tryed to explain to him that the Ride is 1 track, and not a full circuit so it cant run anymore trains. He then came out with the Comment, But Surely it can somehow run another Train, Believe it or not, he was then examining the Ride trying to work out Why it couldnt run another train. I wanted to laugh so bad because I just thought it wad hilarious, I had a good laugh When coming off, but I just couldnt believe how dumb he was being.
Oh yeah, just thought I would say, The Guy was NOT DRUNK, Seemed NORMAL, and seemed SERIOUS when asking the question

I can think of other stories, but they will do for now

"Millennium Force first went about 130mph when it was first tested, and my friend got to ride it like that! They then had to take it down to 100mph because it was too fast."

I tried not to laugh ;)

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I heard a classic one this year.

"Did you know they are tearing down the American Eagle because the termites are eating the coaster"

I laughed and simply told them all about the re-tracking and the maintanence that has gone into it and then the three little girls turned around with nothing to say. The job was done.

Yes, there are a lot of classic GP blunders. Basically they are not anal-retentive freaks like we are! :) As enthusiasts, we tend to very over the top when it comes to minutia and the pointlessness of how tall a ride is, or how many Gs it pulls. The GP don't care, nor should they. They aren't dumb, just uninformed...I bet a lot of you don't know what kind of electronics operate train switch crossings on railroads, but there are people who do, and probably think we are dolts for NOT knowing... Here is the best way I can put it. Haven't any of you ever gone to Wendy's or Burger King, and asked for a Happy Meal? We ask what we know of, and we say what we believe we know. Nothing more...

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Ok, a few from SFMM:
They're tearing down Psyclone, it's been here at the park forever.
Did you know Viper is the tallest roller coaster in the world?
Why can't I sit down on Riddler's Revenge?
My favorite, "Did you know they are gonna put a loop on Superman?"

KBF:
(same as above) They make Supreme Scream bounce so it won't crash.
Do you get wet on Perilous Plunge?
DCA and Disneyland: too many to pick.

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The SFMM Salvi:
"Goliath Jr. looks to intense for me"
"I want to go on something more exciting than X"

PaulD, for sake of clarification, a shuttle coaster *can* run more than one train, it just needs to have a way to do so. For example, Mr. Freeze at SFStL runs 2 trains on one track by having movable loading platforms. While one train is on the track, the other train loads, then moves into launch position while the first train unloads.

I'd like to see more shuttle coasters made like this, as I hate the super-long waits associated with them

My personal favorite: In about 1980 I stood in line for Screamin Demon for 40 minutes while the train shuttled back and forth through the loop of this early shuttle loop. Finally we got on the train and fired forward through the loop. As we stopped on the other side waiting for the return trip, I heard the guy in front of me shout im dismay to his companion, "WHAT DO YOU MEAN WE ARE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE LOOP AGAIN BACKWARDS?!!!!!!!!" This guy had definately not been watching.

you cant blame the GP for everything... they hear stuff from ops and people who work there too

for example... this came from an op at Knotts...

"Supreme Scream used to be 200 feet, they extended it last year"

"We are building a new coaster called Hercules with 3 loops and 7 corkscrews"

i swear to god this is what he said... i didnt know that much back then so i kinda believed him... but now i know he was just bull****ing us

why do some ops like to do that?

Jim, had that been about 1985, that guy could have been my Dad. He really thought that you could get off on the other side. In fact, that's how he convinced my mom to get on it (she doesnt like going backwards). Imagine their suprise!
lata,
jeremy
--whose parents are coaster lovers, but not "enthusiasts" as often defined here
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"Nobody writes about the planes that land." Steve Salerno Washington Times 7-10-01

This just struck me as funny...
Me and my friend were standing online for Vortex at PGA and this lady in her mid-40's was nervous (you could tell it was her first time). Anyways, she stared at the loop and goes, "You didn't tell me this thing did a loopty-loop!" Oh well, I guess you had to be there.

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"I can't dream anymore, since you left. I miss you singing me to sleep."- New Found Glory

The 500 foot blue one in Ohio.
Raging Bull is the tallest coaster in the world.
An amazing number of people claim Batman has 10 loops.
Lots are shocked and appoled(sp?) that Raging Bull has no loops.
Almost every single ride had some gruesome gory accident.
One person said (in the off-season) the the American Eagle was torn down, and the way they did it was they sent a train with a huge metal ball in it and the ride collapsed as the train went through the course...It was humiliating to see this particular person get attention for that comment.
And the last one is that everyone thinks that the American Eagle is the oldest coaster in the world.

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"Thank you for challenging the Raging Bull. We hope you enjoy the rest of you're day, here at Six Flags Great America."

a ride op at SDC telling me that ThuNderaTion goes 75 mph with empty trains, ah....lol
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"Sadda Tay On The Tippy Tie"

Ah yes, ride ops. I have a friend who worked as one and he told me all about the fake coasters he would tell the gp they were building, and they all (for the most part) believed him. One of my favorite was when he told them that they were building a coaster that had 5 loops, and a lot of other inversions that he just made up and it was gonna also be 300 feet, and they believed him.

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The SFMM Salvi:
"Goliath Jr. looks to intense for me"
"I want to go on something more exciting than X"

Okay, this is awful here!
A fellow Knotts Berry Farm employee argued with me that Knotts was owned by Six Flags! :(
I am not sure how that evil thought got into him. Thankfully I straightened out the situation!

In Line For Ghostrider:
(one guest to another): Yes, this ride has loops in it.

I still get a good laugh over the Six Flags thing!
While working, I have been asked if Kingdom of the Dinosaurs is a roller coaster!
That would be a perfect time to give a mean answer, but I am too honest for that!
"Yes, it has ten loops and is actually taller than Ghostrider. Its all underground you know". :)
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I believe Jeff Tobe wrote about this one in one of his trip reports but it's just too good to pass up.

He and I were at Cedar Point this past season, in line for Mine Ride. There were these two girls in front of us talking about how it was too bad they were getting rid of Magnum. So of course I had to ask, and one of the girls answered that it was of course because, unfortunately, this ride was apparently SINKING into Lake Erie. Of course. So I played good enthusiast and did not laugh, and explained to her that I work at the park, and told her the origins of that particular rumor. You could tell she was not buying my story, however, so Jeff and I just kinda laughed and got on the ride.

Later that day, we were sitting on a bench outside of Millennium Force minding our own business, people watching (always fun!) and this same group of girls approached us! Strange, eh? So anyway the girl asks if I know who George Boeckling is, of course completely murdering the pronounciation of the name, and I play along and nod. She then goes off on some tirade about "Rick Kinzel" and how she is his daughter and HE told her that they were getting rid of Magnum. I laughed, she walked away. It was quite entertaining.

I've heard some good ones, but during my experiences as a guest, this one really stood out, because these people obviously made a concerted effort to look stupid, and I always find amusement in that.

-Natalie

Thats interesting AirtimeSROS, I overheard 2 Girls(probably the same Girls, LOL) Back in June when I went to the park, and overheard them saying that CP were gonna get rid of Magnum soon because it was sinking into the Ground and Lake Erie, I of course started to Burst out Laughing quietly, but then realised I shouldnt really, Later when I went back to the Hotel, I couldnt stop laughing by that comment. LOL

my friensd said to me, "there's this roller coaster in new jersey that you have to hold down the harness. The don't lock in and if you let go of it you could fall out."

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Nitro!!! #1

whats gp?!?!?!?!?!
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Coasterboy2000 said:
"whats gp?!?!?!?!?!

GP means General Public.
The funniest thing I heard was I line for Ghostrider. They were talking about their trip from New York to California and how they had just come down from SFMM. I asked if they enjoyed S:TE. They said "Yeah, it was fun. But it should've gone faster. We have one in New York..." "S:RoS?" "Yeah, that's it. It's like 650 feet tall and goes 300 MPH! Its taller than Millenium XL-200 in King's Island!" I just laughed (and then, being my enthusiast self:), kindly corrected them.

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