Are you talking about the airtime hill during the launch? That parts awesome!
I don't think so, unless you're referring to the small speed hump between the massive arch and the part of the track you climb up backwards.
Sounds like you two are talking about the same part and that little bunny airtime hill is one of my favorite parts of the ride.
Yeah you might be right, they really need to be consistent here, was at KD yesterday and talked to two people that rode Pantheon on Saturday(two days after my visit) with cargo pockets and had no problems on Pantheon rides. Maybe my zipper pockets don't conceal the objects inside very well.
No it's not just that I have ridden it where they are still saying it's ok as long as they are not out and where they are actively telling people that they MUST put all items in the bin. I really don't know what the official policy is and if someone like me who is there often and constantly rides the thing can't figure it out I have no idea how a guest visiting once or twice a year is supposed to know. I would also think that inconsistent enforcement would open them to future liability if an accident occurs. I can only imagine the hey you stopped guests from bring a phone on these times but let the guests that brought the one that hit my client in the face on would be a lawyers dream. This needs to be fix and fixed NOW and if the policy is they can't be on the ride two things need to happen. One verifiable enforcement with a metal detector so there is no sneaking it on. Two secure in station or close by storage for all guests.
In all fairness there was an issue a month or so back were someone pulled out a phone after dispatch and then list it with it hitting another rider in the processes. The other rider suffered injuries as a result. That certainly could have caused a review of policies and changes. Possibly whT is happening is that Summer season employees that are leaving anyhow are choosing to apply the old policy and new hires are going by the current policy. Not saying that is right or a good look just that it's a possible explanation for what we are seeing. It definitely still needs to be addressed but it will be interesting to see what things look like during Howl-O-Scream.
Mid-season policy changes tend to be the toughest for reasons you say.
It could just be simply a teenager working the ride doesn't want to deal with jerks who act like babies when told they can't carry something on the ride therefore they just don't say anything.
To also be clear there has been no signage change or recorded announcement change on the ride. The only time you encounter a clear message that they are not allowed is from a ride ops team member or from them saying it over the PA. So it's definitely not fair to put 100% percent of the blame for inconsistent messaging on the team members as the park has had ample time to post new and clear signage if the policy has truly change which again I am not 100% sure of. By contrast when Twisted Timbers policies changed there was a giant sign right at the entrance that you could be blind and still see.
To me there seem to be A LOT of differences that are very relevant between these two scenarios. The items in this case were left DIRECTLY with an attendant of the business and they were given a receipt by the business that they were received, and then the item was not returned to them when it was time to pick them back up. They also only had to pay because they determined that the business did not have signs CLEARLY posted that had a disclaimer but had the disclaimer been posted clearly, they may not have been liable so long as they could prove the disclaimer was understood. I do not think anyone would be able to legally hold BGW liable if their items were lost or stolen from those bins based on all of these differences between that case and the scenario that would be happening at Pantheon or a BGW ride in general.
This is a Civil Case in a local New York court and wouldn’t have any bearing on what happens in Virginia.
