The Best & Worst Loose Article Systems at Theme Parks: What Works and What Doesn't
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ต.ค. 2024
- Loose articles are a constant battle amusement parks have to deal with, and many parks have come up with various ways of handling the problem. Some are a lot simpler than others! Lets dive in deep and discuss the pros and cons with each system, and determine which works the best!
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My least favorite: "Put your stuff in a locker"
"I don't see any lockers?"
"Sorry, this ride doesn't have lockers, you'll have to go to [other ride] for lockers"
Ooooh yeah those suck😂
Or how about this system: our lockers are located halfway down the line, so after waiting for thirty minutes you have to risk losing your place in line by going over to the side and sorting out the lockers. And you better have the required cash/credit/whatever on you, or you’re screwed.
alex-i I have experienced that it’s annoying
What places have that? So I can avoid it.
In that case i would probably lock my bag to a bench and leave it there😂 fortunantely as far as i can tell those locking systems doesn't exist in europe, i dunno what the heck do some parks think when they think about locking systems, if you don't have money to do something like F.L.Y. ones (that are perfect btw), just do the same as Taron has...
Oooor,.... You can also bring a friend who's scared to ride coasters and let him/her guard your stuff. :)
Yea lol
Yeah but then at the same time, you have a bored family member who doesn’t really want to be there
@@threeglassjars6051 That's when we do water rides from time to time. To keep him happy.
I do that a lot
My mom is scared of coasters so I always let her guard my stuff
For cedar fair parks, I ALWAYS opt for the drink plan instead of the bottle for 4 main reasons.
1 - no chance of forgetting the bottle anywhere
2 - no bottle to be stolen
3 - I can get one for a friend, so no one shares the same drink
4 - I can give my pass to a family member in a different area of the park, so they can use my pass for a drink, and I use my pass on my phone. As long as we coordinate 15 mins apart that is.
Pretty much works every time, and I way prefer the plan over the suvenior bottle
I also chose the cup plan for this reason. Only downside is that the bottle is much easier to carry around to have a drink with you for a longer period of time
+Airtime Thrills Exactly, that’s why I love the cup plan. I pretty much just chug the thing at the station and get a new one at the different refill station :D
While Yukon Striker is introducing this brilliant new system, Jersey Devil will probably be patting down peoples pockets before they get in line 🙄
It's Jersey. You can bet on it.
What do you expect, it’s New Jersey
Hey I know you?!
Hi, Jersey Resident here... where is Jersey Devil? I’ve never heard of it
Foxy 02016 it’s at six flags great adventure, it was supposed to open this year, it should open with the park
Here’s what I’ve always wanted a park to do:
The SV method (pouches for phones, wallets, keys. Then, for everything else, boom FREE locker. You could still bring phones in line, but you’d have a secure place to have them while riding (the zippered pouches), and yet, if you have a bag, the locker is free.
Steel Vengeance's dispatches were slowed so much by the pouches, the pouch system does not work.
Hello GP to Enthusiast
GP To Enthusiast is epic
GP To Enthusiast Pretty much any system can slow operations, but I think having a place on the train to stow a phone would significantly decrease the amount of people holding them and risking them flying out of their hands while on the ride
does not work, coming from a ride op with Pouches, people would take their stuff out and lose it anyway
Let’s be serious, Europa-park‘s storage bin on the rides station platform is pretty damn good.
Agreed
Agreed 2. Same loose article system as Europa in my home parks
A lot of European Parks have the same or at least very similar Systems, but Europa Parks Operations just feels a lot smoother than most other Parks.
Is there a difference between the one on Blue fire and the one on Taron ?
arthurs lockers are very good
Not sure how common this is but at Thorpe Park you drop your items at a window and get a wrist band at the ride station, you then trade your band for your bag at the end. It’s quick, easy and secure!
I've also witnessed it in Heide Park, but the only ride that had it was Krake. Most likely it is a Merlin Entertainment exclusive system.
It’s very similar to the Do-Dodonpa system I talked about, just instead of putting it in a locker, an employee puts it in a slot. I thought it was great!
that used to hapen on 13 and smilers at alton towers but they got rid, still there on wickerman
@@spinba11 wasn't it built into the theming on thirteen? What have they done with that space now?
I’ve got no idea what the bag rooms are used for now apart from a junk room
Then you have Disney where you can basically take an entire suitcase on most coasters...
Moshe S. They let me eat food on small world LOL
You can put a TV, a gamecube, and 4 controllers on Splash Mountain.
Except Space Mountain at Magic Kingdom
At europapark they also let you take bags with you on the smaller rollercoasters like CanCan Coaster, Pegasus, Euromir etc...
Lol i took my big old bag on incredicosater
There is another way to do it, that i've seen on Oziris (a B&M inverted) in France, where there is a big wooden box with sliders and cases, and people put their stuff in one case each and when they go, the sliders are moved to hide the train's box and to uncover the next box, which contains the stuff of the next train. No complication, no lock, safe and fast, and purely mechanical, and doesn't require guests to empty their bottles before getting in line. :D
thats at every ride a carowinds execpt copperhead strike
This is at SFGAm
This is on Colossus/Nemesis Inferno at Thorpe Park, it would be the best system if they did it before boarding but unfortunately the way they do it it leads to slow dispaches :/
In Port Aventura they use the same sistem except for Stampida and el Diablo where you ride with your bag on your feet
This is the same on galactica at alton towers, there are 3 sets of shelves with two sliding doors, so only one set is open at one time.
An interesting thing about Galactica is that there are two stations, and you always finish in a different station as to where you started. This means there must be doors on both sides of the lockers, so they can be accessed from both stations!
Over Texas’s bin process is super easy, just put it in the bin and enjoy your ride.
I also love cobras curse system where they have lockers in the exit so when you’re waiting for your train to come you can put it in and get it in the exit.
You didn’t mention what Disney does which is attaching pouches in front of the seat
This is definitely the favorite system I have encountered!
Universal Mummy ride does this.
Just a hot tip from my personal experience, if you have anything expensive on you, always get a locker if they're available! One time at a park I left my bag in the loose article cubby with my phone in it and someone snagged it as they got off. They got caught by the park security, but they still managed to smash my phone which was a couple hundred dollars to repair. Trust me, an $8 all day locker is much better than having to pay hundreds to replace stolen articles.
Gotta love Disney. Their system is just keep your stuff with you in the pouches on the ride or at your feet. I know other parks can't do that cause Disney rides aren't as extreme but it's nice to not have to deal with that. The only lockers they have are optional ones for water rides.
Disney is my favorite system. I know why it can't work for all parks, but it's a reason they're able to have 30-40 second dispatches.
i agree. it would be amazing if someone could come up with a way to be able to store loose articles right on the trains of more extreme rides as well
@@aaleeyahhh97 Most of their ride vehicles allow for loose articles like under the seat or in pouches, but rides by B&M/Intamin are more open, where as Vekoma which deals with their rollercoasters mostly has boxier trains that you sit in.
At AdventureLand, they do that for most of their coasters, except for the Monster. And with that one, they just have baskets to put your stuff in on the docking station. It’s simple, and I think it works
Scott Coleman Im sure theres a way they can implement it on most rides in other parks. They do it on rock n roller coaster, Everest, and even ToT. Also, if you lose something on the ride they always find it. I love that system so much more than having to go to a locker for every ride and not having my stuff with me.
I think the thing you missed is the cup holders. I don’t know if they do this at every Cedar Fair Park, but at Canada’s Wonderland on rides like Leviathan and Behemoth, there are cup holders inside the ride bins.
Canada's wonderland: where the bins are better than the rides xD
Mista Measor I’m not sure about other six flags parks but they have this at great America as well
Yukon Striker: haha nope
@@legojackgaming Hey! Canada's Wonderland is the flat ride capital!
@@milwaukeedrewer2759 They're at most SF parks, but the only one that I can explicitly confirm is Over Georgia.
The best system I’ve seen is on the spinning coaster at Yomuriland. At the station there’s a set of free lockers. They give you a key bracelet that also has a number on it. When you get off, you go around to the back of the locker and open the door that has your number on it. Essentially each locker has two doors that can be unlocked with the same key
Love that one!
Arthur at Europa Park has a similar system
Then there’s Knoebels’ system: just put your stuff down on the platform two inches away from the train. You can retrieve it when you come back before you even stand up.
Coming from California, everything about Knoebels was so wild to me... it felt like the wild west of just "whatever man, do what you want"
And how is that supposed to work with multiple trains?
Except on Impulse and Flying Turns where the employees hand you a bin to put your stuff in. It's super efficient and they still can dispatch in about 1/4 of the time of a lot of the bigger parks.
Yukon Striker has a great baggage system!
for me, i think baron 1898 (efteling) did it pretty well. You could put things in what you please before entering inside (when theres only 2 minutes left to wait and theres a story element). They let you have a wristband while you ride so you don't need to worry about it, you always get your stuff and it's never insanely crowded.
I think baron 1889 in efteling does it quite well aswell. The have a system where employees take your bag before you enter the pre show and they give you a wristband with the number of the bin. At the end you return the wristband and you get your bag back. They put the bags in from one side and remove them from the other. On top of that it is free.
In my opinion the best solution the loose article policy is no lose articles in line and free lockers. Its really the best in terms of practicality, safety and operations speed.
GP To Enthusiast that is true, but I notice that locker bays can get very crowded and malfunction. Like Taylor said, the best system is on Yukon Striker, because you put your loose articles in the bin, and then they send you into the station. Then after the ride, you exit the ride platform and receive your loose articles.
Wickermans locker system is amazing:)
Luke Henderson I would agree however the little laminated cards they give you should be changed so it’s a more durable item as often the cards are pretty worn and sometimes barely readable at all
TheSassyUnixorn yeah I agree
I absolutely LOVE Yukon Striker's system! Cedar Fair please follow suit... I am from the Northeastern Ohio area and it INFURIATES me to no end how the loose articles system works at Cedar Point. You're the roller coaster capital of the world, you're charging guests A LOT of money to get into the park, you don't need them paying for lockers on the inside as well... Thank you for making this video. I'm glad I'm not the only person who sees how flawed certain systems are!
Best way in my opinion is double sided free lockers. One side at the front of the queue but before the station (not at the station as that can slow down operations), and the other side door of the same locker is at the ride exit so you can easily retrieve it.
The good the bad and the ugly. Aaaah such a fantastic film reference!!! I absolutely love this film!!!
The Dive Coaster Krake at Heide Park in Germany has also a really good loose article system...at the end of the que there is a little room with one or two park employees that take your stuff and store it for you...you get a coin on a band with a number on it and when you leave the ride you get your stuff
This is the highly specific content I need in my life right now lol
I personally really like the system of Arthur at Europa Park. Halfway through the queue, you come by a free locker system, and you get some type of chip I think you can wear around your wrist. The other part of the queue is filled with screens and stuff, so the entertainment won't be zero. After the ride, you come by the backside of the lockers and you can scan your chip to get your stuff back. It barely delays operations, and it's very guest friendly
Heide Parks “Krake” system is also pretty good. You’re handing out your stuff to an employee and you’re getting a number. After your ride you can get your stuff back with that tag
Yukon Striker's system I would probably watch for hours .
When it comes to drinks I love how at my park Wonderland they have cup holders in the bins at every ride and to make sure my souvenir bottle is not stolen I put a specific marker on it like coloured tape to make sure it’s mine. Also I like the transferable locker option when I’m at other parks. When I was at Edmonton two months ago at the west Edmonton mall i put my stuff in the world water park lockers and went over to galaxyland as I had a multi play pass
I really liked that you slowed down your manner of speaking for this video. For me, It makes the video a bit easier to follow, and absorb the content. Great job! 👏👏👏
I’m a ride operator for galeforece, what did you think of the system we use where we have two rolling shelves. We wand you before you get on the ride and have everyone put their objects in the rolling bin, right before the ride starts we switch the shelves from the preload area to the ride area, that way it is locked in the ride area since we only have one train. Our flow is ok, if I’m with a good op I can get gale force dispatched in 25 seconds, the only thing we have to wait for is for the magnets to cool down enough since it goes around twice now.
TL: DR at the bottom
Back in 2018, my school took us on our annual end of the year trip. That year we went to Busch Gardens Williamsburg. My friends and I went to Battle for Eire first and we needed a locker. I got the all-day locker that was transferrable from ride to ride. We put our stuff in, got in line, rode it, then went about our day. Later in the day (One of my friends had gone off to be with some other people from our school, this will be important later) we got off Apollo's Chariot (Best coaster in the park btw) and we went to get our stuff. The problem? The friend that went off with the other people, moved our locker WHILE OUR STUFF WAS STILL IN THE LOCKER! I was freaking out (justifiably since all my stuff was in that locker so I had no money or my phone), and my friends were calming me down and eventually, we got an employee to open the right locker (we had also forgotten which locker it was). Once I had calmed down, we put our stuff in some bushes by the exit of Apollo's Chariot and then rode it seven more times (In the dark!).
TL: DR The Busch Gardens all-day transferable lockers are great, just don't let your friends leave without telling you they moved it. Also, Apollo's Chariot is EPIC!
I like the system they use on some coasters in merlin parks, like the swarm, wickerman, saw, stealth, th13teen e.t.c..., where you go up to a booth just before the station, a staff member takes your stuff and puts it on a numbered shelf away from guests, and gives you a wristband with the number on it. Then when you get off the ride, you just give back the wristband and they give back your stuff. It's free, doesn't slow operations, secures your stuff, and means you can have it in line.
Similar to bins but slightly better is cubbies. Your stuff is in your own little spot, so you don't have to worry about spills or someone's stuff on top of yours (I had a phone screen break that way)
Idc what anyone says but the bag drops that Hershey has are my favorite, I hate putting my stuff in lockers
Six Flags Great Adventure is my home park, and I hate their system. On El Toro, Joker, Kingda Ka, and Jersey Devil, they make you pay for a locker outside the ride entrance and then you go into the queue line. Also to note is that phones, keys, and wallets must be put in a locker as well when they could easily have pouches on the ride itself.
I’ve used Yukon Striker’s system, it is a wondrous thing. Worst is the ones at King’s Island where the lockers aren’t even near the rides that require you to use them. Even more infuriatingly, there are rides AT KING’S ISLAND where you can just put your stuff in bins that the staff fill and keep an eye on. Of course bins are flawed, but it’s better than paying for an $8 locker that only lasts for 2 hours, which sometimes isn’t even enough to cover wait times.
I thinks just bins on the platform are OK like an most European parks.
The ones on the most recent AT rides are the best ones, like wicker Man where you give the staff your stuff and they give you a wristband
When we went to SFMM we found that the workers on X2 didn't pay attention to who was doing the rider swap as we had no money to pay for the lockers (parents didn't queue). It meant that we cycled the ride 3 times before we stopped cause it looked suspicious.
I imagine it would be pretty dang easy to sneak up the exit into the locker area to bypass the queue too. Not the best system at all
I know you guys been to Heide Park, maybe you remember what they do at Krake (and other Merlin Parks) where Staff is located before boarding, taking your bags and you get a number, this booth can be accessed after you rode. It requires extra employees so I see why it's not really a thing but you can basically leave your stuff there for several rides or for the day since there is no system like automated lockers from stopping you.
With a two train system bins can be done in a secure, non-confusing way. Take Shivering Timbers at Michigan's Adventure as an example, when I was a ride operator there we had cubbies which correspond to a row in each train. Riders cross over, put their articles in the cubbies (avoiding any liability on the park's side) and once everyone is in the train a door is flipped up or down to secure the items of those who just got on the train and reveal the items of those coming back into the station. It's quick, cheap, and secure. Like I said though, this only works for two train operations.
At the merlin parks they have square holes in a row with maybe 4x3 grids where you have your own q
Square maybe with like 2 other bags in that hole as well, they also have ones just for drinks and food items
My Personal favorite Locker System is at Krake, Heide Park, Germany. At the Queue end there is a small building. You just give all you stuff to one person working there and he will give you a Badge that you put in your Pocket. When you exit you come right back on the other side of the Building, give the badge and get your stuff. Really nice system.
One thing that some Six Flags parks (I know Great America does it and MM & Darien Lake don't) do that I wish would be more universal is where the rides (not just coasters) will have a stand you can put your souvenir drink cups in. So if you're a member and you have the refillable member cup (like I do admittedly) you can just put it by the bins or off to the side and your cup won't spill since it's held upright.
I knew you were going to mention Yukon Stiker. I like what big thunder mountain railroad has. They have poutches in front of the seat. For drink bottles, put it in a rack on the station platform
I quite like the wristband systems at many of the UK merlin parks, rides like Wickerman and Swarm immediately come to mind.
I appreciate the sport-bottle racks -- wooden boards with large diameter holes for the bottles. Free, fast, convenient, and it helps keep the straw away from dirty backpacks, flip-flops and other items in those wooden boxes. Pretty much spill proof as well.
What about staffed locker rooms in the queueline? That's a pretty common thing in the UK... you exchange your bag for a wristband at a window in the queueline. After you come off the ride, you then collect your bag from a separate window in the exit line. That way it doesn't hold up operations because the transfer takes place while you're waiting in line.
Really like these different videos from you now. Keep up the good work 👍
My personal favourite are the automatic storage bins on the platform used on Silver Star and Icon, each shelf is locked to a specific train
One time I visited Coney Island in 2015, the Thunderbolt coaster had an interesting locker system similar to Dododonpa's where you are given a free locker complete with a key that goes around your wrist, except the only difference is that you retrieve your stuff from the other side of the locker as you exit. That is if I remember correctly.
That seems fantastic!! It’s free, there’s no possibility of theft and it reduces clutter in the station!!
I really hope the Yukon Striker thing becomes a staple on future Cedar Fair rides!
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I like what Merlin Parks do in the UK...before you get to the station there’s a ride op in ‘cloakroom’ - you give them your stuff and they give you a wrist band in return with a number on. Hand the wrist band at the end of the ride (on the other side of the cloakroom) and they give you your stuff back. Doesn’t hold up operations, it’s secure, and it’s out of the way
I agree with almost all of what you said. If there’s one thing I absolutely hate regarding rides and their loose article policies it has to be El Toro at six flags great adventure. They have all that extra space on the side of the train where passengers exit the ride. They could easily put bins racks or whatever else they could use to store loose articles for passengers. However they haven’t done this. There is always a staff member waiting at the start of the queue line making sure that anyone who has a loose article puts it in the lockers right across from the gate which you have to pay for and it’s the only ride in the entire park which does this.
One system that’s overlooked is the backlot stunt coasters, they have normal bins but individual cubbies for drinks and you put your stuff in before boarding, kinda just bins but well thought out
The system on Mr. Freeze at six flags over Texas is great, but pretty much unique because of the way the ride works. Since they have one train on each side that alternate, and the station is paired to that train, they can just have simple bags/bins and everything is safe because they are not accessible during operation
i quite like the system baron has where you have the baggage area where maybe 2 staf members there take your stuff, put it on a shelf and they give you a wristband and then when you get off the ride you pass by the baggage area on the other side where another staff member can just grab your bag off the shelf. its super quick and easy you just say hi and give your bag or wristband and 3 seconds later youre off to ride baron or to go somewhere else, plus i like that its staffed which to me is a little more warmer than a corridor with metal walls.
Has Taylor ever been to Oakwood Theme Park before? I am a regular there. It looks really bad compared to the places he is used to but Megafobia is critically acclaimed and worth a ride. The other rides? Standard stuff really. Zierer Tivoli, Gerstlauer Eurofighter (Speed:No Limits), common flats. It also has the last Intamin Mega Splash (Drenched). Th other rides are pretty rough and all that but it has a certain character about it. Megafobia has a slot grid storage system in the station (I think Speed has it as well but I've never been on). Each person puts their stuff in one of the squares. Similar to the bin and the locker systems but avoids the spillages and the paying.
Disney has the best lose article set up... Everything goes with you on the ride.
Also I think Merlin parks have a great system as well. At thier bigger attractions they design the queue and exit to pass by a "luggage hold". You give your bags to the attendant on the queue side and when you are done with the ride you pick up your bag on the exit side.
I’m a former ride op on Steel Curtain (which has locking bins on the exit side) and even though their are cup holders, a drink spilled in the ins at least once every day. Guests would always yell at me be a their stuff got wet and all I could say is, “yell at the idiot who didn’t put their drink in the cup holders, not me.”
LONG POST WARNING (Tl;dr at bottom)!!
Hello! Ride operator at The Incredible Hulk Coaster here. Let me preface this by saying I am a huge fan of the channel and I love your content!
That being said, yes, I understand that it may get boring in line without your phone, and that it may be better to have bins on the ride platforms/Canada Wonderland's bin suspension system.
Unfortunately, due to the small size of the station and the sheer amount of people that can ride at any single point in time, bins on the ride platforms have proven to be inefficient. For example, during the summer and winter months, we can run 3 trains at a time with 32 people per train to deal with maximum capacity. 32 people/train*3 trains = 96 people riding at any given time. Storing 96 people's belongings on a small platform can become a large hastle.
From a safety perspective, it becomes useless because people can lie to you and say "I have nothing in my pockets. Why should I go to the bins?" Only to then have his/her phone fly out and potentially hurt/kill another guest/team member.
But then, you might ask, why not have metal detectors on the ride platform? Well, from a capacity standpoint, that would be disastrous. Not to mention, the detectors would go wild (especially since there's a metal track/train, metal gates, and metal accents throughout).
The other issue I personally have with bins is that here in Florida (your state may vary), we have several issues of people either leaving valuables behind on a ride or worse, people stealing other guest's valuables because the guest's belongings are insecure and vulnerable. Bins are not a secure option, so your things may be stolen while you're on the ride and you may not know until you get back to the station.
As for the Yukon Striker system, like I said before, Hulk's ride platform is fairly small, so putting in a system like that would require Hulk to undergo another expensive renovation (and nobody wants that at this time).
So yeah, unfortunately at this time, our current policy of putting your stuff in a locker is the most feasible option at this time. Yes, it may get kind of boring, but your safety is more important.
On a side note, I envy the Hollywood Rip Ride RockIt's system because their lockers are part of the queue. Unfortunately, Hulk can't implement that because we share an entry pavilion with another ride (Storm Force Acceletron).
Thank you for your time in reading this very long post, but I wanted everyone to see if from (at the very least) my perspective (I can't speak for my coworkers).
Tl;Dr - I'm an actual ride operator at Hulk, and the current metal detection system at Hulk is the only feasible option at this time for Hulk because of the reasons listed above.
James Weidner thank you for commenting, I really appreciate you sharing your insight!
One system I didn't see mentioned: put your bag at your feet. I forget the name of it, but the indoor launched coaster at KI. Obviously only works if there's no negative g's throughout the entire ride.
You forgot to mention the trains that have pouches for you to put your phones. Also, Luna Park NYC has a good system for Thunderbolt. You go to what they call "baggage check" and hand your stuff to an attendant who puts it in a numbered cubby and hands you a wristband with that number on it.
I love the europa park method, but I also think exchanging your bag for a wristband and getting it back after the ride works well. I like the idea of bins, but when I visited the land of legends in Turkey I got my hat, glasses and bag stolen! Thankfully all I had in the bag was a water bottle.
I love Universal Studios Japan system, for most of the rides, they have a locker room built into the queue that connects the entrance and exit queues near the start of the ride.... They have an attendant give out laminated cards when coming out of the main queue that tells what items are prohibited on the ride.... It servers as your ticket back into the short queue to the start of the ride. That way no one goes in through the exit. Although it does require a staff member to enable. My only main concern is Fantasy Space doesn't have enough lockers for that ride.
As a fellow coaster enthusiast, I have my own personal system that I would highly recommend to everyone. I will say that I'm not a TH-camr or anything and I never really take on-ride video so I don't have cameras with me or anything like that. My system is that I use quick dry cargo shorts with zippered pockets. Phone and park map go in the right one, sunscreen and keys go in the left one. I use a phone case that can hold a few cards (membership card, credit/debit card, and ID or some combination of that) as a wallet. For me that covers it. And because the shorts are quick dry, I can go on water rides and be dry pretty quickly afterwards. It's important to get cargo shorts with zippered pockets, and not ones with velcro or button closures because with those ones even though the velcro or button is fastened, the flap isn't totally sealed and stuff can still fall out, although not likely. The hard part with this is that zippered ones are harder to find because velcro or button ones are a lot more common. And when you want them in quick dry fabric it's even harder. I recommend going online and looking for some. That's where I got mine.
Lockers and bins suck. When my home Six Flags park first put lockers in my friends and I walked right past them into the line and got all the way to the entrance to the loading platform only to be told we had to go back and put our stuff in them. We were expecting the in station cubbies and they had gotten rid of them. It can get really bad and confusing when different coasters in the same park use different systems. That's how it is at my home Six Flags park. Some of the coasters use in station cubbies, some use the lockers outside the queue line, and one uses the bins.
With X2 yeah it's weird. I think they were $1 dollar last time I was there about 4 years ago and they made you put your stuff in. That was before I had the cargo shorts though so I don't know what it would be like now. Anyway, I hope this helps.
I really liked the system they use for The Smiler at Alton Towers. Just before the station you give your stuff to a team member on a side of a booth and they give you a bracelet with a number on it. After the ride you return the bracelet and they return your stuff on the other side of the sand booth
Seaworlds was good but they got rid of it 😢
eduardo oneal SeaWorld San Antonio still does the transferable locker, I don’t know about the rest of the chain, but I can tell you that they still do it.
I'm partial to the boxes with sliding doors, like the ones at Knott's. Simple, protects your stuff while riding, and prevents drink spillage.
Cannibal's opening year they had a good system but it took alot of staff to accomplish. As you neared the loading they had a platform with Employees where you'd put your stuff in a bin and the employee would put the bin on a shelf and after you could get your stuff from a employee at a location lower down from the queue line in front of Cannibal. It worked great but took alot of staff to operate. It was replaced with the lockers. I kind of like people not having their phones (plenty sneak them onto Cannibal anyway) but it forces people to talk to others in line.
That last one is absolutely brilliant, like you said. It definitely should become the new standard. 👍🏻
I'm surprised you havn't mentioned the rotating bins some B&M wingcoaster have. This is by far my favourite system. Free, on station, you can unload while wating, completely safe, every rider has their own closed compartement and lots of space
The secureness of the ones at Alton towers varies. Octonauts has shelves on the boarding thing but a cbeebies worker is there to protect them. Rita has a sliding door over the stuff. Some rides have none at all and I would've preferred to not have my bag on In The Night Garden and the rapids, especially the rapids as I didn't feel secure having to juggle my bag and clinging to the handle in the middle of the raft for safety
My favorite system is the one Voyage uses. They use she leaves in stead of bins. Your stuff won’t get wet, and the shelves slide so your studs is secured while you ride. The shelves may slide easily, but there are about four ride-ops on that side of the station.
I don't know if they were still doing this when you went on your UK trip but some of our parks notably Alton Towers used to have a baggage hold toward the end of the queueline where you give the staff member your bag and they take it to a room elsewhere and give you a wristband corresponding to that shelf so that no one can get it however they've removed it from most of the rides now, only Wickerman has it but it used to be on Th13teen, Smiler etc before. Nice vid :)
Theme Park Global I did get to experience that! Handy system, for sure. I almost mentioned it, and maybe I still should’ve, but decided to leave it out because the video was already running kind of long, and it’s a fairly similar system to the one Do-Dodonpa uses.
Coaster Studios yeah I guess so, glad you liked it on your visit, hopefully the parks will be open again soon! :)
I like the systems where you have to give your bags to someone in a room and then collect it from the other side when you get off, this system works really well on Wickerman since your already waiting to go into the pre show so it takes up no extra time. it also gives you the ease of knowing that all your stuff are safe. i think this is better than the storage on yukon since you don’t have to empty drinks
The absolute best system I have had the joy to experience is the locker system on arthur in europa park. the lockers are located after 90% of the queue line. You get a key or wristband ( can't remember which it is ), after you get off the exit line passes on the other side of the double sided lockers and you can get your stuff back. It's absolutely genius.
Personally I think the best way is when there’s a staff ran storage in the queue for example Wickerman at Alton Towers has it just before the preshow so you can still be on your phone for most of the queue and the staff will only give you your stuff back if you have the number from the wristband and you hand it back
Europa Park has a GREAT system for storage! my fav is arthur and the minimoys tho! The lockers are in the line so you put your stuff in there and then continue down the line. you just gotta remember your number. when the ride is done; you get to the lockers from the other side and get your stuff out from there! (it works with a code you make up yourself) Also: pants with zippers in the pockets are a godsent.
There is a cool system on Werewolf at Walibi Belgium. There are three bins corresponding three trains. When the train that corresponds to the bin enters the station, that bin automatically opens and it closes and the train leaves the stations. So, it's impossible for someone to put something in or take something out of the wrong bin.
Taylor, you forgot one. The B&M Wing Coaster Flug der Dämonen at Heide Park Soltau has a pretty unique System. The lockers are built into the gates and spin around. Nothing can be stolen and it doesnt effect the operations.
alexuns 2906 I honestly totally forgot about that one!
The Mummy coasters at Universal have the best system, I think. Mandatory (but complimentary) lockers for large items & bags, plus personal zipper pouches on the ride vehicle for small items. Guests are happy, items are secure, operations are smooth.
I personally enjoy the rides that just have a shelf with a bunch of little cubes to put your stuff in. Especially if they guard it with a cover inbetween trains or something it just acts as a better bin system.
I was pretty happy with Pony Express at Knott's. They had cupboards with a wooden sliding door that alternated between trains. Wouldn't work with all rides but with that it worked great and was simple enough that any GP person was able to figure it out just fine and theft shouldn't be an issue.
The bins on mr. Freeze reverse blast at six flag overtexas is awesome.
My favorite lockers are Arthur in Europapark.
Halfway you put youre bag away. And at the end of the ride with the ticket you get. You can open the other side of the locker.
My favorite system is Disney’s. I bring very minimal items with me to any part so I found it worked really well. I wish all Cedar Point rides had the pouches like steel vengeance does. It’s so convenient and I feel it helps keep the ride moving quicker, too, as there are no bins to hold things up: just unzip your pouch and go!
Hersheypark’s is the most convienient that I’ve dealt with. Just pop it in a spacious bin, close the door, boom done!
That’s my biggest problem with paying for lockers. I don’t want to have to pay for each ride after paying admission. If I did I’d go to an arcade or local fair and buy tickets or coins for each ride. Steel Vengeance really was an up-charge attraction, you said it perfectly.
i'd have to say my least favorite locker system is in Busch gardens Tampa. Not only do every time you get a new transferable locker they have you change the pass codes, but you have to remember your long password to get into the system as well. plus sometimes they run out of paper and it feels like they give you seconds to know what locker youre getting, and if it doesn't print out you have to now write down your locker and passcode while holding up the line for other guests to get their lockers. And if you forget your password, you have to go to a gift shop and call in someone who does lockers to come open yours up, taking around 20min. Needless to say I stopped using the lockers after two rides
The System on Flying Dinosaur is pretty good!
I work at a location that offers free lockers (and you can keep your phone) and one of the complaints I hear most is about having to use them.
I wish people would see what a convenience it is to have your stuff safely stored away while you ride.
Awesome Vid! Out of curiosity, what did U think of the common Merlin baggage technique (with the wristbands), used on rides like Wickerman, The Swarm or Saw...?
I put it on the same level as the system I mentioned with Do-Dodonpa. They’re almost identical, only have a few slight differences. It worked great for us.
@@CoasterStudios ah awesome!
Hershey does pretty well with there loose article systems. Skyrush has free lockers before the ques and bins in the station. Great Bear has bins with a sliding door to keep your stuff safe. And stormrunner has bins but only your train will be around them
Phantoms Revenge and Steel Curtain have little cubbies on the ride platform which is nice
disney has a pretty good method (attaching pockets to the backs of seats) but it really works best with tamer coasters since stuff would definitely fall out if you're on a coaster with a lot of inversions or airtime
While riding Mystic Timbers at Kings Island, we purchased a locker right outside the que. We went on one ride with a walk-on wait time and instantly returned to our locker to find everything stollen out of it. Backpack, wallet, passport, and phones. We reported to the in-park police and they cared less about our situation. Unfortunately, paid or not, there’s no guarantee to your items being 100% secured.
My favorite lockers are Universal's as you mentioned they are free, reasonably spacious, and I have NEVER had an issue trying to get to my stuff.