Posted September 15, 201410 yr comment_191956 Hello, I'll be visiting Thorpe Park tomorrow and need to know quickly (in the next few hours) whether the ban on "cameras and phones on rides" which know exists at the majority of theme parks run by Merlin applies just to while on the rides, or does it extend to the whole park (lets say photographing a ride, family photo or attraction from the ground)? It would be good to have an answer as soon as possible...
September 15, 201410 yr Solution comment_191957 You cannot use cameras or phones on rides, but you can use them off rides and in queuelines.
September 15, 201410 yr Author comment_191960 Okay, that's all I needed to know. That was what I was guessing in that the ban only applies on rides . It's probably due to health and safety.
September 15, 201410 yr comment_191961 Yet people still go on rides with GoPro's. They're not allowed to though.
September 15, 201410 yr comment_191962 They're not allowed to though. I know they are not allowed but people still use them. Also another reason why they don't like people doing Pov's as they want you to buy their own Pov video on DVD.
September 15, 201410 yr comment_191963 Okay, that's all I needed to know. That was what I was guessing in that the ban only applies on rides . It's probably due to health and safety. That's absolutely the reason and also means you can actually fim and photograph on rides which wouldn't present such a risk, such as the carousel and rumba rapids.
September 15, 201410 yr comment_191975 They dispatched a Stealth train with at least two people holding their phones up recording. Face palm - how can 3 members of staff not notice?
September 15, 201410 yr comment_191995 On stealth ones the pre launch starts the only way to stop would be to estop the ride at that would make more problems. Unless they had they phones up before it started?
September 15, 201410 yr comment_192021 Yep, pretty much as soon as they sat down they had them up in the air. Operator was head down, on the phone and filling out paperwork while launching...
September 16, 201410 yr comment_192037 Hi dragon2000, do you have the time and date of this incident?
September 16, 201410 yr comment_192058 I see it a lot on Youtube... Surely it's obvious when they hold their camera/phone about the height of the seat in front of them?
September 16, 201410 yr comment_192140 Hi dragon2000, do you have the time and date of this incident? Was this past Sunday (14th). I think it was between 2-4pm after our lunch had gone down! Just want to avoid being hit in the face by mobiles on Stealth...
September 17, 201410 yr comment_192167 Should see the amount of E-Stops they do on the big one at blackpool. At least 3 for cameras on the day we went, and on the nickelodeon ride we saw a couple guys go round waving their phones about. It's frustrating because they're the reason people with proper equipment can't film. Many know I have a collection of GoPro's and extremely secure restraints and straps for them, but I'm not allowed to film, and I reckon it's at least partially due to events like this.
September 17, 201410 yr comment_192173 The reason you cant use GoPros is because it requires the health and saftey inspector to check it off. To prevent him/her from always checking peoples cameras they just impose a full on ban.
September 17, 201410 yr comment_192182 I went on Stealth a few weeks ago, and about halfway up, we noticed an iPhone in mid-air. Yep, someone had obviously tried to film a little memento of their ride and had obviously lost their grip. He was making a bit of a song and dance about it as the ride came to a stop... The fact is, it could have smashed someone in the face. Not cool.
September 17, 201410 yr comment_192238 I don't know if they were filming, but I was watching Vortex from quite a distance (say near Rush) and I just saw a little rectangle go 'weeeeeee'- splat! into the lake. Serves them right if they were filming.
September 17, 201410 yr comment_192246 It must be hilarious to see someone lose their phone on Rush! They lose their grip on their phone while facing upwards...and then you watch as they claw frantically at the air trying to reclaim the airborne phone!
September 17, 201410 yr comment_192249 Maybe people should put parachutes on their phones to slow them down when they're dropped!
September 18, 201410 yr comment_192273 that would be genius! No more cracked screens, no more camera bans... LETS FUND THIS
September 18, 201410 yr comment_192287 Maybe Thorpe can start charging £10 or something for a parachute? (one use per ride)
September 19, 201410 yr comment_192390 Before everyone gets blasted, remember that not everyone is filming. Phones, glasses (and false teeth) can easily come out of pockets that guests believe to be secure. I agree that it's pointless filming a ride when there's no doubt some kind of official HD POV available on the net, but please be grown up about pointing the finger.
September 19, 201410 yr comment_192394 People who don't heed the warnings about items in pockets are just as bad though? Stupid and dangerous thing to do, whether deliberate or just through lack of brain.
September 19, 201410 yr comment_192399 I've seen a false leg come off on Stealth. I'm sure that the guy who lost it was sure that it was secured.
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