New Chaperone Policy/Code of Conduct Debuts at Several Cedar Fair Parks
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And there was much rejoicing amongst the park fans.
In addition, Kings Island and Carowinds have also announced a chaperone policy.
"Clothing with offensive language, obscene gestures/graphics, or nudity or clothing that does not sufficiently cover undergarments"
This reminds of Knoebels, which I tend to think of as family friendly, coming from the pool area and later back to it, was a young woman wearing a VERY lewd t-shirt. Something written on it in large lettering. I don't remember the specifics as it was years ago, but I was pretty shocked she was not ejected from the park. She seemed to be able to come and go with that t-shirt on, no problem. Anyway, makes me wonder if any of these rules will really be enforced at KD. I can totally get employees not wanting to get into a confrontation.
This reminds of Knoebels, which I tend to think of as family friendly, coming from the pool area and later back to it, was a young woman wearing a VERY lewd t-shirt. Something written on it in large lettering. I don't remember the specifics as it was years ago, but I was pretty shocked she was not ejected from the park. She seemed to be able to come and go with that t-shirt on, no problem. Anyway, makes me wonder if any of these rules will really be enforced at KD. I can totally get employees not wanting to get into a confrontation.
So as of this post; Carowinds, Kings Dominion, Kings Island, Knott's Berry Farm (Including Soak City), and World's of Fun/Oceans of Fun have all implemented a Chaperone Policy going forward.
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California’s Great America has jumped in now.
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Knotts has also reiterated their policy.
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Unfortunate for the youth that don’t act out or cause problems, which is most of them. I’d prefer first offense ejections and park bans with facial recognition cameras at entry to keep out those who have been banned.
Do they have facial recognition technologies at each park though? I mean, to do it right they'd have probably have it at a few places inside the park in addition to the entrance. And I'd guess they're not going to invest in something sophisticated enough to deal with disguises or changes in hair or makeup.
I'm all for this, just don't expect to see any change.
How do you enforce it at a certain time? Do they really plan to have security patrolling and actively checking if the chaperone is in the park? Do they plan to try to have other park employees question minors and/or hold until security shows up?
Seems like a PR stunt.
How do you enforce it at a certain time? Do they really plan to have security patrolling and actively checking if the chaperone is in the park? Do they plan to try to have other park employees question minors and/or hold until security shows up?
Seems like a PR stunt.
Exactly. It’s just to make people think they are doing something.
A 17 year old, carried a gun into Kings Island’s parking lot, slid it through the fence and then retrieved it in the park last weekend. This policy does nothing to affect any aspect of that incident.
I’ll keep advocating for banning these individuals and using facial recognition and even license plate scanning at the parking booth to keep them out more permanently. It’s this level of response or just wait around until something really bad actually happens. The chaperone policy is a half measure at best, particularly if the 21 year old “chaperone” is a trouble maker themself.