Since enforcement has been debated so much apparently fighting with staff members about wearing your mask on a ride WILL get you escorted out of the park by security.
COVID-19’s Impacts on BGW
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Busch Gardens is a public place that serves the customers interests. If a substantial number of customers do not feel safe then the park will take measures, especially during a public health emergency like COVID-19. You’re entitled to your opinion but the fact is at the end of the day is you’re not entitled to disrespect and violate others safety. You have yet to offer anything productive to the conversation but deflection.
Nobody cares if you think they shouldn’t go to the park. Nobody cares if you think wiping down the rides doesn’t help. (frequency and validity of proof proves you wrong) What people reasonably do for their entertainment is not any of your business.
A beligerent guest? On St. Patrick’s Day? THAT’S UNPOSSIBLE. (Good.)
Sadly it was a family with a son that took his mask off on Griffin When informed that they both couldn't get their picture from the ride and also wouldn't be allowed to ride it anymore that night because of his behavior the mother started screaming at the team member for not being fair to her son who was a teenager so old enough that there was no excuse for him not knowing that what he did wasn't allowed. Several security members quickly arrived and escorted the family in the direction of the England and presumably the gate.
Can confirm. My wife was speaking with the team member at the photo place right before this family walked up. Team member even guessed in advance that this would be a problem.
We had the bad luck of being on the same train but infront of them so I witnessed pretty much the whole thing they had already been told by the platform staff that they would not be allowed back on Griffin for the rest of the night for his behavior which was clearly intentional since he waited till the train had reached the hang over part the ripped it off clearly knowing they couldn't stop the ride at that point.
@Beachokie
Sir,
I was happy to sit idly by as you made yourself sound like a cross between a JV Troll and just ignorant. But you crossed the line when you question @Nicole integrity.
I can say with 100% certainty that I have know Nicole longer than ANYONE else here, including @Zachary. In fact I would wager to bet that I have known her at least 20 years longer then the next runner up.
In the years I have know her I can say with confidence, questioning her character and honor is a big error and frankly a fools errand. I have argued with her many many many times over the years and I have won a handful of those arguments. (she is frankly smarter then me and I am apt to loose) In all those arguments never once did she stoop to the level of being disingenuous.
Honor, Truth, and respect. Those are not cute catch phrases to her, they are not a fun tag line. THEY ARE A WAY OF FUCKING LIFE. Nicole DOES NOT LIE. Period end of story, the fuck end. She was raised to believe this, she studied the philosophies behind it. She understands what those words mean out side of a corporate slogan. She more than ANYONE I know follows the prescripts.
You are having fun being a bully and miss representing things that she has said and ignoring her rebuttals, but what you do not consider is how being called dishonest cuts her.
She lives by certain principals, things you wave off as, "dramatic." Those principals are what make her a GOOD person. They are why you have the freedom to spout off as you will. SHE was the driving force behind the changes around here that gave us the right to say whatever we fucking want.
I believe most of the regulars around here know her character and are probably as put off by you as I am, but I can not say for sure.
Know this, you paint yourself a fool continuing down this path.
Sir,
I was happy to sit idly by as you made yourself sound like a cross between a JV Troll and just ignorant. But you crossed the line when you question @Nicole integrity.
I can say with 100% certainty that I have know Nicole longer than ANYONE else here, including @Zachary. In fact I would wager to bet that I have known her at least 20 years longer then the next runner up.
In the years I have know her I can say with confidence, questioning her character and honor is a big error and frankly a fools errand. I have argued with her many many many times over the years and I have won a handful of those arguments. (she is frankly smarter then me and I am apt to loose) In all those arguments never once did she stoop to the level of being disingenuous.
Honor, Truth, and respect. Those are not cute catch phrases to her, they are not a fun tag line. THEY ARE A WAY OF FUCKING LIFE. Nicole DOES NOT LIE. Period end of story, the fuck end. She was raised to believe this, she studied the philosophies behind it. She understands what those words mean out side of a corporate slogan. She more than ANYONE I know follows the prescripts.
You are having fun being a bully and miss representing things that she has said and ignoring her rebuttals, but what you do not consider is how being called dishonest cuts her.
She lives by certain principals, things you wave off as, "dramatic." Those principals are what make her a GOOD person. They are why you have the freedom to spout off as you will. SHE was the driving force behind the changes around here that gave us the right to say whatever we fucking want.
I believe most of the regulars around here know her character and are probably as put off by you as I am, but I can not say for sure.
Know this, you paint yourself a fool continuing down this path.
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1) Busch Gardens is a private place
2) I've not one time disrespected others in the park violated anyone's safety. I've followed every rule the park has.
3) I have not deflected. I'm addressed everything thrown my way...including your unproductive post.
4) Awful lot of responses for "nobody caring" what I think...including yours.
5) Wiping down rides would help - Never said it didn't. Wiping down the ride 1 time every hour does not help. It's for show.
6) I never once said it was my business. This is a message board where people share opinions. I'm sharing mine.
Thank you not caring but responding.
As it should. It's a business that has every right to kick you out if you don't follow the rules they outline.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/3-feet-enough-social-distancing-schools-cdc-looking-relaxing-guidelines-n1261336
Time to open up all the rows on the coasters.
Fingers crossed they still wipe them down once an hour though.
Time to open up all the rows on the coasters.
Fingers crossed they still wipe them down once an hour though.
And clearly we’re sharing facts about why your opinion is trash and yet you still resort to underhanded jabs then pretend as if you’re innocent when people call you out. Just because people address still means people don’t give a damn about your opinion whether you like it or not. We just don’t care for when people like you believe that you’re personal opinion puts others at risk and people have a right to call your bluff on it. The reason you feel attacked is because you’re ignorant as hell. The proof is in the pudding itself and you will continue to prove the point because that’s how fools such as your self act.
The reason the conversation is not productive is because your regressed it to that point. So don’t pretend things are all shits and giggles.
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Everyone please remember our rule against personal attacks.
I'm not sure you can draw that conclusion:
1. Analysis is still on-going. Until a decision made, nothing should be implemented.
2. Changing the social distancing requirements for kids in schools is what is being discussed. BGW has a lot of adult guests.
I'm not sure you can draw that conclusion:
1. Analysis is still on-going. Until a decision made, nothing should be implemented.
2. Changing the social distancing requirements for kids in schools is what is being discussed. BGW has a lot of adult guests.
All rows are open…have been for awhile. The only real changes I’ve seen are that the Battering Ram has only 1-2 empty rows in the middle. Meaning, where you aren’t directly facing someone, you are sitting right behind them. I didn’t go to the Whirly Worms on my last visit, but likely true there as well.
1) never acted innocent
2) if you respond you clearly care...you used like 6 paragraphs to talk about how much you “don’t care”...sure.
3) I don’t feel attacked. It’s words on a message board.
You seem VERY upset by this. I hope your day gets better.
If kids in schools can be 3 feet apart, adults in an amusement park can be 3 feet apart.
I refuse to believe we live in a world that would put kids in harms way by saying they can be closer to each other than adults can.
I refuse to believe we’d make kids go back to school and say it’s ok to be 2x as close to each other as adults can be to one another.
and if the argument is going to be “this doesn’t affect kids as bad” or similar, I’ll say, where do kids go when they leave school?
it makes absolutely ZERO sense to say kids can do one thing but adults have to do another.
I'm not attempting to make a case for or against the theory that children are affected differently than adults. I am only pointing out that the discussion is about social distancing in schools and does not include other recommendations. It may be that as more research is done, scientists will change their recommendations for everyone, especially since the study did include staff. But that hasn't happened yet.
I'm not sure why you continue to respond to aggressively to people on this Forum.
Here is what the CDC does know about children, schools, and COVID:
academic.oup.com
I'm not sure why you continue to respond to aggressively to people on this Forum.
Here is what the CDC does know about children, schools, and COVID:
Effectiveness of 3 Versus 6 ft of Physical Distancing for Controlling Spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Among Primary and Secondary Students and Staff: A Retrospective, Statewide Cohort Study
There is no significant difference in K-12 student and staff severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 case rates in Massachusetts public school dist
academic.oup.com
I'm not attempting to make a case for or against the theory that children are affected differently than adults. I am only pointing out that the discussion is about social distancing in schools and does not include other recommendations. It may be that as more research is done, scientists will change their recommendations for everyone, especially since the study did include staff. But that hasn't happened yet.
I'm not sure why you continue to respond to aggressively to people on this Forum.
Here is what the CDC does know about children, schools, and COVID:
Effectiveness of 3 Versus 6 ft of Physical Distancing for Controlling Spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Among Primary and Secondary Students and Staff: A Retrospective, Statewide Cohort Study
There is no significant difference in K-12 student and staff severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 case rates in Massachusetts public school dist
it’s common sense. If kids can be 3 feet apart safely, adults can too.
We don’t need a study to know that. It’s simply common sense.
I'm, personally, going to trust the scientists and public heath professionals. In my experience, when "common sense" doesn't match the recommendations of the experts, it usually is because they have access to data, research, and academic background that most people lack.
I heard that, that sometimes someone goes "Achoo" and and and other people go "bless you" and if it is REALLY bad luck day those other people might catch the sickies and also go "achoo" for more "bless yous" to get sickies. Oh, and sometimes at BGW it happens, since this is sickies at BGW.
TLDR: People got they minds made up. Quit yo bickerin, grab a beer, and enjoy the outdoors.
TLDR: People got they minds made up. Quit yo bickerin, grab a beer, and enjoy the outdoors.
@Beachokie: We don't know if kids can be 3 feet apart safely in schools yet. Referencing the NBC News link you posted...
Headline: Is 3 feet enough for social distancing in schools? CDC looking into relaxing guidelines
Subtitle: The current CDC recommendation of 6 feet limits the number of students who can fit in a classroom.
Lead: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is looking into whether 6 feet of distance is necessary to keep students safe at school — or if 3 feet will suffice.
The entire article is about how it's possible that 3 feet could be acceptable in classrooms, not that 3 feet has been deemed acceptable in classrooms by the CDC.
Furthermore, from that very article:
100% mask compliance is simply unrealistic to expect in any amusement park. The required level of surveillance and enforcement is FAR easier to achieve in a classroom setting though.
Additionally, from the article:
Yelling and shouting are typical behaviors on amusement rides.
Lastly, society often accepts a greater risk for essential behaviors than for nonessential ones. It is far more essential that kids go to schools (requiring an increase in density in schools) than it is to increase the number of people who can visit an amusement park everyday (the goal of increasing density in a theme park). It's just an apples to oranges comparison all the way down—different participants, different settings, different risk levels, different levels of importance, etc.
Headline: Is 3 feet enough for social distancing in schools? CDC looking into relaxing guidelines
Subtitle: The current CDC recommendation of 6 feet limits the number of students who can fit in a classroom.
Lead: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is looking into whether 6 feet of distance is necessary to keep students safe at school — or if 3 feet will suffice.
The entire article is about how it's possible that 3 feet could be acceptable in classrooms, not that 3 feet has been deemed acceptable in classrooms by the CDC.
Furthermore, from that very article:
100% mask compliance is simply unrealistic to expect in any amusement park. The required level of surveillance and enforcement is FAR easier to achieve in a classroom setting though.
Additionally, from the article:
Yelling and shouting are typical behaviors on amusement rides.
Lastly, society often accepts a greater risk for essential behaviors than for nonessential ones. It is far more essential that kids go to schools (requiring an increase in density in schools) than it is to increase the number of people who can visit an amusement park everyday (the goal of increasing density in a theme park). It's just an apples to oranges comparison all the way down—different participants, different settings, different risk levels, different levels of importance, etc.
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