Originally Posted By HokieSkipper Has anyone seen pictures of the bars? If anything, there's more room in there.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>Which has never been enough room to begin with.<<< Right, but at least it's still doable. If not a squeeze.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer Sounds good by me, then. Ironic... Lapbars give you MORE room....
Originally Posted By sjhym333 The safety bars, safety gates and tram doors are all indicators at the sad state of Americans. The fact that people seem to think that jumping out of a moving log or tram or the need to try to board a moving ride vehicle in the load area shows just how stupid we have become. I remember one day when Small World broke down and we were trying to fix the problem we had guests exit the boats. Despite the person on the address system asking guests to remain seated I came across some guests roaming behind the set in Africa. When I asked the guest what they were doing they replied that they got tired of waiting and decided to get out. I inquired where did they think they were going? Did they know where the exits would take them? Had they thought about the fact that there was moving machinery everywhere? They it was unsafe to be walking around the building unescorted? They looked at me like I was speaking chinese. I turned them around and put them back into their boat. When one gentlemen protested I told him his choices were to go back in the boat or I would have security escort him off property.
Originally Posted By sjhym333 Boy, I must be tired. Missed several words. First paragraph...should have included that guest thought it was ok to.... Second paragraph...we had guests exiting the boats on their own.
Originally Posted By LadyandtheTramp "According to all accounts, the lap bars are an improvement" and "Sounds good by me, then. Ironic... Lapbars give you MORE room...." Don't see how that can occur. Lap bars do not expand the distance between rows - that would require a reconstruction of the logs themselves.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer I think they cut out the top "overhanging" part of the log. I don't know, though.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 maybe but it's knee level for taller people that is the issue- and they just put a new obstacle in there.... really- stand up and exit before the end - natural selection takes over..idiots
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA It's a combination of a law suit happy society and just more people visiting the parks, in my opinion. I'm not sure that people are more stupid -- it's the same percentage of stupid people, just more people in the parks -- if that makes any sense at all. I do agree with the addition of the air gates for attractions like 'Big Thunder' 'Space Mountain' 'Pirates' even 'Small World' -- over the years I've seen a lot of close calls, with guests not realizing that a roller coaster train was coming right toward them. And yeah -- guests do, how shall I say? -- 'check out' when they're visiting the parks. I remember working the Jungle Cruise, and a dad letting his 5-year old son take a leak in the river. Right there. In between boats loading, and people watching from the queue. *tinkle-tinkle-tinkle* When we approached him, he said he didn't want to have to step out of line and take his kid to the restroom. Yeah, man. Far out.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<I remember working the Jungle Cruise, and a dad letting his 5-year old son take a leak in the river. Right there. In between boats loading, and people watching from the queue. *tinkle-tinkle-tinkle* When we approached him, he said he didn't want to have to step out of line and take his kid to the restroom. Yeah, man. Far out.>> Dude... I had that EXACT same thing happen to me. I mean EXACTLY.
