Exactly. The area that once was used to store bags and other items is now designated for Six Flags souvenir cups only. Everything else must be stored in a locker for coasters at most of their parks. These lockers charge by the 1/2 hour. So I’m not sure why everyone is in an uproar when another theme park chain begins to do the same thing, even though their smaller lockers are still free to use.
Loose items aren’t just a safety risk for personal injury reasons. Many times items fall into a ride path or onto sensors that can shut down the attraction for several hour (especially with indoor dark ride attractions). A dropped shoe, cell phone or small bag during certain rides can make vehicles stop instantly and everyone may be evacuated. Technicians will then have to remove the item and go though extensive tests and approvals before that ride can reopen for the day. Meanwhile park guests flood Guest Relations to complain about the ride being inoperable when the issue was guest related to begin with. This is the main reason for storing loose items on rides in most Orlando parks.
Because Six Flags is hardly a model for customer experience.
This isn't in place at every Six Flags, and it still only applies to bags. They aren't metal detecting you down to finding paper clips in your pocket. Though apparently they do this for El Toro and Kingda Ka now, but they are the only ones I have heard of.
Exactly. SeaWorld also charges for mandatory lockers. SeaWorld has lousy guest service though so it's no surprise. Universal, like Disney, is known for being on a higher level and shouldn't stoop to those practices.
Which would be why they have a Guest Advisory Panel that I’ve been on for a couple years now.
They only charge for large lockers and it’s not even at every location. Small lockers are still free.
At SeaWorld? No. The rides only have one size of locker and none of them are free, unless this was changed very recently.
I meant at Universal. I know Sea World doesn’t.
Well, we're discussing the strong possibility that Universal will begin charging for all lockers, and how that would be below their guest service standards.
A flat earther ?
Wait, the Universal globe ..
