March 28, 20223 yr Author 58 minutes ago, Bill said: Oh, you’ve been to both? Cool. Since you’re more of an expert than me, what’s the wind rating for it? Hide contents I literally worked for months at that ride. They’re not the same. I have an eclectic collection of jobs. Pros: interesting stories, Jack of all trades, able to chime in on a lot of discussions. Cons: have to price check polo shirts. Who gives a ish if they have different wind ratings. They both go straight up. Both tilt riders forward. Both drop straight down. Same seating position. 2 differences. Height and one rotates before dopping.
March 28, 20223 yr Anyone 'lucky' enough to work at an amusement park can tell a horror story about the training, and maintenance on dangerous rides. Safety briefing, "If ya have an issue, call Ed."
March 28, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, What The F said: Who gives a ish if they have different wind ratings. They both go straight up. Both tilt riders forward. Both drop straight down. Same seating position. 2 differences. Height and one rotates before dopping. Lol at this guy comparing a FunTime ride to an Intamin ride. 57 minutes ago, Toastrel said: Anyone 'lucky' enough to work at an amusement park can tell a horror story about the training, and maintenance on dangerous rides. Safety briefing, "If ya have an issue, call Ed." Traveling carnivals? Oh absolutely. The smaller, regional parks? Yeah. Larger international destination parks? No way in hell. You get straight canned, no matter how regarded of an employee or how high up the chain you are. Instant firing.
March 28, 20223 yr 27 minutes ago, Bill said: Lol at this guy comparing a FunTime ride to an Intamin ride. Traveling carnivals? Oh absolutely. The smaller, regional parks? Yeah. Larger international destination parks? No way in hell. You get straight canned, no matter how regarded of an employee or how high up the chain you are. Instant firing. I suppose things have changed since the late 70s.
March 28, 20223 yr 5 hours ago, Toastrel said: Anyone 'lucky' enough to work at an amusement park can tell a horror story about the training, and maintenance on dangerous rides. Safety briefing, "If ya have an issue, call Ed." We did volunteer work for my one job at Dorney Park..... They legit just took us to a ride showed us how to stop it and start it and that was the end of our training.... So they let 8 of us in charge of 8 rides with zero experience.
March 30, 20223 yr On 3/28/2022 at 5:31 PM, Bwestbrook36 said: We did volunteer work for my one job at Dorney Park..... They legit just took us to a ride showed us how to stop it and start it and that was the end of our training.... So they let 8 of us in charge of 8 rides with zero experience. Sounds typical. So who wants to stand up to a 6'6" 350 lb. guy and tell him he can't get on the ride? I don't think anyone does.
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