Escape From Pompeii

[Zachary]

*jumps on the bandwagon*

It's 100% true though. I haven't ridden it since. I don't care how many tens of dollars they make a day, it's not worth ruining the ride over.

 

[chickenking]

Ahem...then some of y'all need to quit pumpin' quarters into those things; I ain't naming any names. Lol.

That being said, the blasters are suspiciously out of commision almost every time a certain ninja visits the park. Just saying'...plan accordingly.

 

[Mushroom]

Next time I visit BGW I'll be armed with a stack of "Out of Order" signs and duct tape.

Or a poncho. One or the other.

 

[bigbrother32]

Aren't there water blasters that always go off?

 

[Mushroom]

They do. Even if nobody pays, they'll go off anyway (CK can explain the "phantom water blasters" to you, I'm sure ), so the park doesn't even make money off of them half the time, but they still keep me from wanting to ride.

 

[Ben]

^its like they're purposely trying to avoid profits,

Although it is pretty fun to soak people, more fun then riding the actual ride and getting soaked maybe

 

[Mushroom]

Whelp, I believe that is sufficient evidence to ban Dwight.

 

[Imaginique]

See, I'm one of those weirdos you see standing at the bottom landing, getting wet on purpose. At least on hot days.

 

[Nicole]

OK, so this is probably a terrible stereotype, but have always assumed that the only people who stand in the splash zone are teen-aged girls who then giggle and pretend that they didn't want their t-shirts to get soaked through.

 

[chickenking]

I don't mind it when my top gets soaked; though I don't usually giggle.

There is a way to stand directly in the splash zone and not get wet. Even on a big splash.

 

[BGW Family]

^ Yep, behind CK.

 

[Nicole]

...but then the teen-aged boys you came with wouldn't see you giggling and pretending to be upset that you are wet.

 

[Lee]

Talked Lora into riding it this past Sat. since it was walk on and I showed how everyone getting off was dry, also that the cannons were covered.

Didn't go good, we got "the special" boat and everyone got drenched.....So if anyone saw me being chased by a drowned rat screaming obscenities,that's the reason.....:O

 

[gardener14]

"The special boat?" Is there really a boat on Pompei that is different than the others in regards to getting riders wet. I know that's very possible because boats vary in their way of making a splash from one Shoot the Chute ride to anther. Some rides have boats that spray much more water than others and in different directions.

 

[Lee]

There was a father with his kids in front of us. He said they had rode it 4 times in a row (got off, ran out the exit and got back in the line) and this was the first time they got wet. When the boat came off the lift at the top it's nose went under and they had a small waterfall dump onto their legs/laps. So I'm thinking some are different.

 

[Thomas]

I've never ridden Pompeii without the front dumping water on everyone, pretty sure every boat does that.

 

[Ziva]

I always thought the dips were in relation to the weight and distribution of the riders? I've had it happen sometimes and not others, but usually when the boat is pretty full or really oddly spaced out.

 

[Jrbgwfan06]

There was a father with his kids in front of us. He said they had rode it 4 times in a row (got off, ran out the exit and got back in the line) and this was the first time they got wet. When the boat came off the lift at the top it's nose went under and they had a small waterfall dump onto their legs/laps. So I'm thinking some are different.

All boats do that. The splash usually varies depending on how much weight is in the front of the boat.

 

[James]

No boat is different from another. All depends on the people onboard. And the dip after the lift happens if one person is in the boat. I know this because I used to do the guest service rides in the morning.

 

[chickenking]

There is a couple of extra inches of leg room up front for tall folks; the trade-off is definitely running the high risk of water soaking you from feet to crotch when coming off of the lift. Sit towards the rear to avoid wet feet from the drop. But nobody is safe from the water blasters with a sharpshooter or random lucky ghost shot (unless a certain ninja is around).