I had a very different experience with the fanny packs.
Whenever I visited, there would be a line just to enter the queue as people would be waiting to receive a fanny pack from Tempesto's greeter. Many guests didn't quite understand the use of the fanny pack, requiring the greeter to explain it to them, which would cause the line to back up. One time I went to ride, the line to enter the queue stretched back to the Plinko game, even though the queue itself was empty; the holdup was caused by the distribution of fanny packs.
Even then, it's not like Tempesto used the fanny packs exclusively. There was still a park employee whose job was to stand in the station holding a big box full of loose articles. Essentially, he served the same purpose as the article boxes at KD, but had to carry it the whole time and walk around with it. Silliness of making a person carry the box aside, this scenario begs a more serious question: what is the point of Tempesto's fanny packs if there is an article box-like system in place anyway? Doesn't one system negate the necessity of the other?
I'd also be remiss if I didn't point out how disorganized the fanny pack system can be. Trying to keep track of all those packs can be mayhem. I saw one guest holding an orange Tempesto fanny pack in Banbury Cross, and I have a feeling she wasn't planning on returning it.
In my opinion, park-issued fanny packs are not the answer. Article boxes would be preferable, but even just sticking to lockers would be much better.
Whenever I visited, there would be a line just to enter the queue as people would be waiting to receive a fanny pack from Tempesto's greeter. Many guests didn't quite understand the use of the fanny pack, requiring the greeter to explain it to them, which would cause the line to back up. One time I went to ride, the line to enter the queue stretched back to the Plinko game, even though the queue itself was empty; the holdup was caused by the distribution of fanny packs.
Even then, it's not like Tempesto used the fanny packs exclusively. There was still a park employee whose job was to stand in the station holding a big box full of loose articles. Essentially, he served the same purpose as the article boxes at KD, but had to carry it the whole time and walk around with it. Silliness of making a person carry the box aside, this scenario begs a more serious question: what is the point of Tempesto's fanny packs if there is an article box-like system in place anyway? Doesn't one system negate the necessity of the other?
I'd also be remiss if I didn't point out how disorganized the fanny pack system can be. Trying to keep track of all those packs can be mayhem. I saw one guest holding an orange Tempesto fanny pack in Banbury Cross, and I have a feeling she wasn't planning on returning it.
In my opinion, park-issued fanny packs are not the answer. Article boxes would be preferable, but even just sticking to lockers would be much better.
