The discussion about the removal of the pouches and installation of the locker starts here: KD Attractions - Twisted Timbers Note that I have not scrolled through the conversation to determine what the rationale was. It might also help to try looking back at the Steel Vengeance thread from about a year before that post, to see if the rationale for the change is mentioned there.
Rationale was loose items were still carried onto the coaster and not using the pouches IIRC. So they just hard lined the no loose items.
I'd imagine it's not intuitive at all for guests to look for the pouches, creating a safety hazard. BGW has put in one of the better systems recently of small bins next to the loading area for those small items. Very intuitive and easy for guests to use correctly.
Honestly anything that could get rid of the lockers would be fine
The pouches slow down operations considerably. There is also the issue of getting people to use the pouches. The handstamp (later red card) at the metal detector if you had items for the pouch was an operational nightmare, not to mention people would not always put all of their items in the pouches.
Same problem, getting people to use them. Also it slows down loading and loose articals get stolen.
Not really with metal detectors, you could do it like Alpenfury, but then you would not get to chose your row. Plus any delay in the metal detection results in a delayed dispatch, resulting in longer lines.
I don't mind paying for a day locker pass - but not allowing loose articles on a ride and only having charged options for loose articles is extortion.
Seconding this. Or, push comes to shove, empty the contents of the fanny pack and carry them in your hands and/or pockets until you get to the lockers. It's a minor inconvenience but beats unnecessarily paying for a locker.
