I don't recall the ride ops of MF, telling each individual as they are checking your seat belt, "Keep your hands down and your legs in the car"
This was yesterday for all 3 of our rides, up until then never heard that before. Also said "I don't want to have to go searching for your hands"
An URBAN MYTH in the making?! LOL!
Yes, I was there thursday and the Ride Ops were telling each person individually to keep hanbds and arms insinde car at all times. Of course they were fighting a losing battle, as train after train of passengers came back 36 hands in the air.
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HA HA HA, MELLENIUM FORCE, YEAH BUDDY!
My hands will ALWAYS BE UP!
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I REALLY don't think they would like you to NOT put your hands up. I think they are talking more about sticking your hands or legs out the sides or maybe even as the "Losing fingers on the Force" topic says about sticking your fingers on the front of the car where the trains might pinch them. Heck, last time I was on Magnum, the ops were encouraging all of us to put our hands up. My own tradition with my cousin is to hold our hands up on every coaster!!
When I was there Friday there was a sticker infront of each seat that said that and they ops did tell everyone. When the op checked me she said "did you read that?" and I said "yeah" then she covered it up and said "then what does it say?" so I looked at the one beside me and read it to her. Haha!
That was quite funny. Telling a bunch of die-hard enthusiasts to "keep your hands down and inside the car at all times"! Right! I laughed the first time the op said it to me. Then he got kinda P.O.'ed, said it again, so I said "sure". Then he says, in a very stern and strict voice, "That's not 'sure', it's 'yes'". I replied "yes" and he moved on. I laughed all the way up the lift!
I know they've been instructed to say it, and the park is just looking out for our own good and to reduce their liability, but man did it sound like a joke.
Yeah they said that individually at coastermania. When I put my hands up leaving the station someone told me again.
So why are they (ride op's) being so strict about this? When I rode MF on Friday 6/16/00, it was mentioned three times before the train left the station. On all of the other coasters, the ride op mentions this only once in their normal spiel to: "...keeps hands and arms inside the train at all times..." But on MF, the op's act like this is a serious, major safety issue. And they know many people are going to put their hands up anyway. So why bother?
Raptor0137, I forget what post it was in, but we discussed why they say this before. It is mostly for insurance reasons, as one person stated, one of the ride ops said simply, "You don't have to do it, you just have to hear it". So just in case someone happens to have an injury from banging into a support on a banked turn or something, CP can say, we told you to keep your arms inside.
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Times I have "Gone Full Force" on MF: 2
Next CP trip/MF thrill 6/30