Stupid Guest Tricks

PUMPING UP
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Wombat & Ron Torbert

"I am Wombat, and this is Ron Torbert, and we are here to PUMP YOU UP!"

A very good point you have there. That reminds me of a similar dilemma we occasionally had. We had two types of radios at the railroad: small local "train radios" and park-wide "800 radios." We used the train radios to communicate between the engineer/fireman, the onboard conduct...

In case anyone cares, I was digging through my photos and found this exhaustive list of radio codes used at Stone Mountain Park in Stone Mountain, GA, where I worked this past summer.

Wednesday of this week I was notified of my acceptance to the Disney College Program at Walt Disney World for the Spring Advantage 2015 Season. Come February, I will be joining the ranks as a Transportation Cast Member (Tied with Attractions as my 1st choice). I won't know my location until I get th...

No Money.
I blew it all on the suit.

Prospectors Rejoice: Gold Prices Skyrocket as Monorail Gold Runs Out

If only the monorails were computer-controlled. That would have solved it.

I completely agree. For us they saw it as a way to solve the problem of guest complaining about spiels being too loud or too quiet. In practice, it does a worse job because all spiels are played at the same volume. Previously, we could speak louder or quieter to adjust to external noise caused by va...

The same vile disease that has plagued such classics as The Studio Backlot Tour and. Living with the Land has come at the throat of the Stone Mountain Scenic Railroad. As of a few weeks ago, we as conductors no longer deliver live narration to our guests. The single exception is during departure fro...

Here's a few that we use at Stone Mountain Park: 10-7 - attraction/shop/etc. closed temporarily 10-8 - attraction/shop/etc. reopened after temporary closure 10-41 - attraction/shop/etc. open for the day 10-42 - attraction/shop/etc. closed for the day 10-71 - Ride the Ducks (amphibious vehicle tour) ...