This video will make you smile! It reminds me of the first time I road a roller coaster with my dad.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFcjy8dYWw8&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFcjy8dYWw8&feature=related)
Well, it would if it weren't for the complete disregard for the park's rules and the safety of their fellow passengers. A camcorder to the face at 50mph would not be fun for the people behind them.
That's what camera straps are for!
Standing clear of the great park rules, and ride safety debate, I'm glad your son had a "blast" at Powder Keg! It's still my favorite.
I love his reaction. He seemed a bit intimidated at first, but then grew to love of the ride in just a few split seconds. :)
Just double-checked - that's not my kid.
Okay then, that random kid on YouTube sure had a great time. ::)
Earlier this year there were some girls a few cars up in front of us. They were trying to take a picture of themselves I guess and needless to say, their camera whizzed right by our heads. We got lucky on that one!
holy crap that would suck. I would be soooo mad at that person should their illegal picture taking contraption smacked me in the head.
I'm still trying to figure out how they did this. The dad (or whoever is next to him) can't be holding it. It's either got to be strapped on the back of the headrest in front of him, or somehow strapped on the lap bar. Either way a ride attendant should have been able to see this pretty easily. He's got it on and filming before the ride starts, so I don't see how someone didn't catch that.
The dad is holding it out in from of him, probably with a camera strap around his wrist. He kept his arm stretched out during the whole ride. They were already outside of the loading area so the attendants couldn't do anything about it, but they probably said something to him after the ride.
I'm kinda sad about the reaction this video got; I thought everyone would be excited to see this boy's reaction on PK. I reckon we need to remain advocates of park rules, especially because of those dumb girls who didn't have the camera strapped to their person. Technically, it wouldn't be a loose article - just a fancy bracelet. (<-- This is a sarcastic comment!!! Is that clear?? Okay, good!)
I'll stop stirring the pot now.
I really wasn't trying to cast stones, the kids reaction was pretty cool. I was just trying to figure out how he shot this without being seen. It didn't really look like his arm was stretched out far enough to be taking the vid, but maybe it was.
Please, continue stirring. A stagnant pot quickly spoils. :)
i think the video is great! i still make faces like that all the time.
as for getting a camera on the ride? i used to do it all the time with one of those cheap Kodak instant throw-away cameras, just put it in ya'r waist line, or wear clothes with lots of pockets. look at digital cameras now, they are even smaller. i wonder if they would let ya do it if ya asked first? getting a "talking to" after ya get back wouldnt be no big deal, the damage has been done & ya have ya'r footage anyways.
but you are right,, please dont lose control of it & hit someone in the head.
sorry, i'm good at turnin' the stove on & walkin' away................
it is a great video of a kids ride on PK. It was a good find and I am happy that you shared it with us!
It is a cool video. Sorry for being all negative, but loose articles on rides are a serious issue for parks no matter how trivial it seems. One little mishap can damage somebody for life. That's why most parks are so adamant about loose articles, and most fan sites ban members who post photos/videos taken on ride without permission. If you are caught taking out a camera on a ride they won't just be getting a "talking to", they may end up filing criminal charges against you.
ahh, dont worry ya all, i dont do it anymore. if i lost our $400.00 camera, MY WIFE would ban me from the park! i enjoy making videos from SDC & our auto racing adventures, i would not jepordize that.
Items don't have to be "loose" to go flying. My son lost his Blackberry on Powderkeg, and it was in his pants pocket before he got on the ride. We reported it at lost & found, and they told us it happens all the time. They said that they pick up phones and such once or twice a week while doing inspections & maintenance. Most are smashed, obviously.
There are plenty of cameras out there the size of a pack of gum, or disguised as a pen. They'd be no more dangerous when held in the hand, than if they flew out of a pocket.
All that aside, I thought it was a good video of the kid's ride. :)
When I was younger, I took my baseball cap off and sat on it, while ridding Wildfire. Somehow, it did manage to find a way to fly off. The next day when we returned to the park, we stopped by Lost&Found and got the cap back; I was so surprised!
Wow, that is pretty wild! Your cap took quite an adventure. ;D
Loved the kids reaction. Not avocating violating park rules but I liked the video
I recorded a few coasters at SF StL a few years back, and now there is a sign that states you will be evicted from the park for no less than 365 days if caught.
Road the ride for the first time this year. As we were going over one of the humps my phone(did not know it happened) came out of my pocket the phone hung in the air and hung in the air until a guy in the next car could grabl it. I was really shocked when we got back to the loading platform and he handed it back to me. After that we made sure all our pockets were empty the rest of the day. Being 6'4" and 245 I did not think that anything could wedge itself out of my pockets on the rides was I wrong, and lucky.
welcome to the site firstvisit!! and that was super lucky and kinda cool to hear that your phone made it!! Glad you had a good experiance and here is to a million more!
When I was at SDC with my high school show choir last December, all the girls were wearing our pink and black warm up sweats and jackets, and the boys were all wearing jeans and matching black and white jackets (yay unity). I forgot my phone was in my pocket and those pants are really baggy! I was riding WildFire. When the ride was pulling back into the station I noticed my phone sitting up against the floorboard, the part that curves up (I hope you know what I'm talking about, I don't know how else to explain it.) The back fell off of my phone, I was just greatful it didn't fall off the ride!!
My mom was a chaperone for the trip, but my friends and I ditched her at SDC. She warned me about taking phones and stuff on rides, so when we met up later in the day, I told her I put my phone in my bag, and when I took it out later, I realized the back was missing and I didn't know what happened. It doesn't really matter about the back of my phone missing because at senior prom, the phone got STOLEN!!
This thread is a lil old but I thought I would share the exciting news: My kid is finally tall enough to ride Powderkeg!!! YEEE HAWWW!! No more I ride while hubby waits with kid and I wait while hubby rides! I have been preparing my kid for PowderKeg via youtube so he can see what is in store for him. He is really really excited! We will first put him on Thunderation to see how he does and if he likes that, POWDERKEG HERE WE COME! ;D ;D ;D ;D
YAY!!! u going to be able to make a trip this week? or wait until next spring for the big debut?
it will be spring, unfortunatly. But I will take pics before and after and learn to post them on here!!! I dont know who is more excited me or him!!