September 19, 20159 yr comment_217955 I think it depends on the individual staff member, generally I've found newbies follow the rules exactly, I.e. one chaperone only (rest of group queue normally) exact time written on pass etc. and older more experienced ones just wing it and do whatever is easiest at the time and let as many on as you have with you etc. You can usually tell the newbies, they have that 'rabbit caught in the headlights' look in their eyes At Summer Nights we didn't bother with the pass, it did the person good to stand in a 5 minute queue with other humans (obviously I wouldn't make them suffer a long queue), believe it or not some people don't like using the Ride Access Pass system even when it's an absolute necessity for it, as it makes them feel segregated off from others. But as I said, this must be a really new rule since on the very last Summer Nights evening I somehow ended up with an entire car to myself, I was the odd one out and nobody else was in the queue and they just said pick a seat and enjoy yourself lol. None of the parks have the same rules about the RAP's either, which makes things even more complicated, Chessington it can be up to 4 in the party, Thorpe just one, Alton depends on ride etc.
September 19, 20159 yr comment_217962 Very true, you can especially tell this at LEGO or Chessie, say if I wanted to go on Scorpion Express with my little sister, sometimes they're fine with that, sometimes they say I have to sit with an adult, and then we had an issue on Sea Storm where they only let me and my mum on, no one else.
September 19, 20159 yr comment_217970 There was an issue on Griffon's galleon when we went in the five minute main queue, my brother headed the the Back rows, but the op saw his wristband and made him sit in the middle, which REALLY pissed him off.
September 19, 20159 yr comment_217990 Definitely a new rule on x. There is now a board warning people outside the ride. Image from Thrill Nation's FB page
September 19, 20159 yr comment_217992 I'm guessing its another safety precaution to prevent people from standing up, must be easier if there is only one person.
September 19, 20159 yr comment_218002 Well that definatly finally seals the deal of me ever going on this ride. At 6'7 it's just not going to happen.
October 18, 20159 yr comment_221190 It is a stupid rule as it is, but on days when every ride is walk on and your in a group with an odd number of people, it really just gets annoying because you have to wait for another odd-numbered group to arrive... And why after all these years is it added now? Fair enough on busy days but on the quiet days, its just taking the mick.
October 18, 20159 yr comment_221196 When me and Mum rode it last weekend we chatted with the ride host, and he said it was a rule that Vekoma had brought in for the ride. Not sure whether it's true or not though.
October 18, 20159 yr comment_221198 If you're sat by yourself, the worker used to push the bar next to you right down, and then in theory you could get out.... So while annoying I can see why it was done - I hate rules that are put in after they realise a mistake though... Should have been bars like Ben10 with bars around both sides of the legs rather than in the middle, that way this rule wouldn't be needed.
October 18, 20159 yr comment_221199 who in the right mind would WANT to get out X whilst its moving though?? someone attempting suicide??
October 18, 20159 yr comment_221201 who in the right mind would WANT to get out X whilst its moving though?? someone attempting suicide?? Some stupid chav who thinks it's 'sick, innit' to try and break the safety rules by standing up on the ride. If I remeber correctly, in its first few years of operation, someone did climb out, but only because he thought it was the end of the ride.
October 18, 20159 yr comment_221203 X has its fair share of this issues with guests being stupid, the restraints I thought were poor for single riders when I first went on x forwards as you can fit through the gap
October 18, 20159 yr comment_221204 What were the bars/trains like before the forwards evolution to 'X' because I can't remember... But this issue of single riders could get out would have been an issue since it opened in 2013 :/
October 18, 20159 yr comment_221209 What were the bars/trains like before the forwards evolution to 'X' because I can't remember... But this issue of single riders could get out would have been an issue since it opened in 2013 :/ If I remember correctly it was just a single restraint for both people, like the scorpion express' for example.
October 18, 20159 yr comment_221211 Yeah it was one bar across two people when it was X No Way Out, and no silly two person rule!
October 18, 20159 yr comment_221214 Maybe something happened elsewhere for this rule to be implemented.
October 18, 20159 yr comment_221227 One of the ops I know said that vekoma set that rule only because someone in a different car got out of the car but managed not to jump out.
October 21, 20159 yr comment_221732 I didn't see that sign and we were in a group of 5 at the weekend and I sat by myself Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
November 9, 20159 yr comment_222919 Having ridden yesterday, I like what X has become; good and dark with some decent lighting. The coaster itself is a fun little thing really. Scruffy as hell though around the queue line and station, a bit of effort and money could improve it massively.
November 9, 20159 yr comment_222946 I rode it yesterday, with a whole train waiting for me, the single rider to step on the platform, as I announced to all "it's okay, I'm here, we can go now!" crackers.
November 9, 20159 yr comment_222948 I rode it yesterday, with a whole train waiting for me, the single rider to step on the platform, as I announced to all "it's okay, I'm here, we can go now!" crackers. Did look out for you yesterday, assumed you wouldn't have bothered with the lack of stealth! The rule is nuts. Bottom lime is if you want to get out you can get out, but anyone with an ounce of sense knows not to. You can't rule out utter utter buffoonery on that level.
November 9, 20159 yr comment_222949 Sorry I didn't see you. I wasn't originally going but chanced it. Due to the dank weather, daft queues on Colossus and Swarm I left mid afternoon. Chatting to engineers, the Manufacturers engiineers called the shots on the servicing and are not "season" aware it seems.
March 13, 20169 yr comment_229533 Does anyone who happened to visit today know what the name of the new song on the ride with the long Jazz/Saxophone section in it is called? Been stuck in my head ever since I went on the ride!
March 13, 20169 yr comment_229544 Haven't ridden it but an idea might be Judel That's not it unfortunately
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