Why the rush at Splash Mountain?
Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 9:31 pm
Sorry for the length of my story, my inner Disney storyteller got the best of me:
I was visiting the Magic Kingdom on December 22, and happened to notice something strange going on at Splash Mountain. My sister and I had two Fastpasses each because it was evening and our parents didn't want to get wet. Everything was normal as we went though the Fastpass line the first time except for the fact that a cast member came over the intercom about every 30 seconds (okay maybe not quite that frequently, but we heard it three times in a Fastpass line). At the time, I thought nothing of it. Once we got to the platform, a cast member collected our Fastpasses and another CM hastily directed us to a row. I was sort of surprised at the fact that she was rushing us like that, but I figured she must have her reasons. Once our log pulled up to the platform, CMs urged the exiting riders to exit quickly as well. We were hardly seated when they dispatched our log. In fact, the couple behind us had not even lowered their restraint yet. As we were moving up the first lift, the CMs were shouting to them to lower it. After the ride, we got the same strong encouragement to exit quickly as the riders ahead of us. When we went through the line and rode again, the same thing happened. We even heard guests in one of the boats behind us being asked (more like shouted at) to lower thier restraints while moving. Again! I talked to the CM at the exit turnstile about the lack of care for safety, and he said he would pass on the message and politely asked if I would like to speak to a lead. I wish I had gotten his name and sent him some sort of thank you for his assistance.
Now, can anyone tell me why all the CMs were in such a rush? Could they have been involved in some sort of speed check? If anyone can tell me what was going on I wouzo ups certainly appreciate it. Oh, one more thing: in the case that I was the SG in this scenario, I sincerely apologize.
I was visiting the Magic Kingdom on December 22, and happened to notice something strange going on at Splash Mountain. My sister and I had two Fastpasses each because it was evening and our parents didn't want to get wet. Everything was normal as we went though the Fastpass line the first time except for the fact that a cast member came over the intercom about every 30 seconds (okay maybe not quite that frequently, but we heard it three times in a Fastpass line). At the time, I thought nothing of it. Once we got to the platform, a cast member collected our Fastpasses and another CM hastily directed us to a row. I was sort of surprised at the fact that she was rushing us like that, but I figured she must have her reasons. Once our log pulled up to the platform, CMs urged the exiting riders to exit quickly as well. We were hardly seated when they dispatched our log. In fact, the couple behind us had not even lowered their restraint yet. As we were moving up the first lift, the CMs were shouting to them to lower it. After the ride, we got the same strong encouragement to exit quickly as the riders ahead of us. When we went through the line and rode again, the same thing happened. We even heard guests in one of the boats behind us being asked (more like shouted at) to lower thier restraints while moving. Again! I talked to the CM at the exit turnstile about the lack of care for safety, and he said he would pass on the message and politely asked if I would like to speak to a lead. I wish I had gotten his name and sent him some sort of thank you for his assistance.
Now, can anyone tell me why all the CMs were in such a rush? Could they have been involved in some sort of speed check? If anyone can tell me what was going on I wouzo ups certainly appreciate it. Oh, one more thing: in the case that I was the SG in this scenario, I sincerely apologize.