Originally Posted By USCSurfer Do the Fantasyland attractions like Snow and Pinocchio still require the attractions host/ess to "jog" the cars through the station manually? Last time I was there it seemed like the vehicles would move automatically through the station as loaded vehicles were dispatched. I also saw that they have a console at exit now. When I worked those attractions, you had to both board and exit guests, "jog" the cars through the station manually, and be constantly aware of that dreaded potential 101. On very busy days they would sometimes have a second person assist on these attractions, but I noticed the exit console now. Is there always someone at the exit conosole? Does there have to be someone at exit all the time? How long have those exit consoles been there? It seems like it would definitely facilitate the operation of the ride and cut down on 101s, but it does require an extra CM. Or does it? Can the attraction still be run without the exit person? Maybe someone who works the attraction can give some info. on the operation of these attractions now. Would be interesting to hear as an old school attractions host.
Originally Posted By monorailblue I don't work routes, but, yes, each dark ride has an unload CM at all times. This was part of the wide-ranging safety upgrades that followed the Big Thunder foot indicent, the legislation that followed that, the Columbia incident, and the Big Thunder fatality incident . . . and others I guess, including Roger Rabbit. All rides require two separate operation start buttons to be pressed by different people to dispatch, and where load is separate from unload (as in the dark rides), a CM is stationed at unload to dispatch from there. All dark ride vehicles auto-cycle to load with no jogging by CMs. The dispatch redundancy can be seen all over the place (where it wasn't seen before), including Space, "it's a small world", Pirates, and so on. It is very interesting, but does require more CMs than were required in the past.
Originally Posted By USCSurfer Thanks, monorail. It is interesting. Certainly makes these attractions easier to operate too, I guess, especially in the area of cutting down on 101s.
