Escape From Pompeii
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It is treated but not at the level of a normal swimming pool.
I'm confused. Are the awful water blasters gone, or do they merely require 50 cents in tokens now?
It sounds like they just cost more. Which could mean less use. I am all in favor of that.
Zimmy said:
Personally think they should be turned off when the temperature is below 60 degrees. Last week I finally convinced my kids to go on late in the day. It was lower 50s so it was empty and was sure we would not get wet. My 9 year old daughter got soaked by one of the blasters and was very upset. She promptly got off the ride and gave the boy that did it an earfull.
Nicole said:
Still there but they cost 50 cents in tokens that double the old price. Plus the fact that you have to buy tokens from the machine should give the park more control if they don't want them used when its to cold all they have to do is turn of the token machine.
The enterprising pranksters will just buy a few tokens on warm days and then use them on cold days. Plenty of urchins have gone to FAR greater lengths than that in service of low-grade amusement park nuisance.
Best policy here, short of removing the water blasters entirely, is to raise the price of a token to $200 and re-brand it as a behind-the-scenes tour where "you control the waters of Pompeii!" for a few minutes during the 11am hour. Then everyone who hates those damned things can just avoid the ride for that small window of time.
Same thing over at Roman Rapids, but with free pizza and bees.
Best policy here, short of removing the water blasters entirely, is to raise the price of a token to $200 and re-brand it as a behind-the-scenes tour where "you control the waters of Pompeii!" for a few minutes during the 11am hour. Then everyone who hates those damned things can just avoid the ride for that small window of time.
Same thing over at Roman Rapids, but with free pizza and bees.
Not sure why you get on a ride where there is an expectation of getting wet and then complain when you do get wet!
As far as a token costing 50 cents....Just another way for BG to make money. They wouldn't have done this if they didn't think it would reap returns.
As far as a token costing 50 cents....Just another way for BG to make money. They wouldn't have done this if they didn't think it would reap returns.
There is a huge difference between the splash at the bottom of the final drop and water guns being purposefully aimed at you.
You can ride Pompeii and emerge fairly dry. You may get wet, but it is rarely really bad. Further, there are elements of luck and skill to avoiding the wave around the boats.
When some obnoxious stranger decides that is would hilarious to target you with a water blaster, however, you are significantly less likely to avoid getting drenched. You lose all control over the outcome.
I used to ride Pompeii on hot days, and was fairly good at ducking at the bottom. I stopped visiting the attraction completely, when they added the water guns. I despise walking around in wet clothes, and there is no way to get socks, shoes, and underwear dry.
Lastly, as I have said before, I fail to see the appeal of spraying perfect strangers with water.
You can ride Pompeii and emerge fairly dry. You may get wet, but it is rarely really bad. Further, there are elements of luck and skill to avoiding the wave around the boats.
When some obnoxious stranger decides that is would hilarious to target you with a water blaster, however, you are significantly less likely to avoid getting drenched. You lose all control over the outcome.
I used to ride Pompeii on hot days, and was fairly good at ducking at the bottom. I stopped visiting the attraction completely, when they added the water guns. I despise walking around in wet clothes, and there is no way to get socks, shoes, and underwear dry.
Lastly, as I have said before, I fail to see the appeal of spraying perfect strangers with water.
I totally agree with Nicole. I can see it on Roman Rapids where you are going to get soaked regardless but Pompeii can be ridden under the right conditions with little more than a light spray. Getting soaked on a 50 degree day is ridiculous. I know if they got rid of the soaker ridership would increase dramatically I the non summer months.
I have an idea for those that want to avoid having to walk around in wet socks and you don't have to follow this but I'd thought I'd still put it out there atleast. Anyway that suggestion is to wear tall boots and pants with long pantlegs as an example I wear eight inch steel toe boots and in combination with long pants, I can ride water rides like roman rapids and have every inch of my socks be completely dry and I'm not kidding either.
I fear that solution won't work with my patchwork madras shorts and hot pink tshirt.
So I should dress in my deep-sea diving gear to enjoy Escape from Pompeii?
I can't imagine why anyone would want to lug the weight of steel-toed boots around an amusement park all day. I like to wear light comfortable footwear when at a park.
I wear nothing but boots though this comes from living out in the backwooods and working in manual labor fields like welding and construction.
I literally walk around the park naked. But I mean, like, only if weather permitting.