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Single Rider Queues

No SRQ on Smiler ? How can that save staff cost. They still need someone on baggage batching merge point.
Very strange.
 
bluesonichd said:
No SRQ on Smiler ? How can that save staff cost. They still need someone on baggage batching merge point.
Very strange.
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Unless they've closed the baggage and fastpass goes up the old SRQ side of the stairs (perhaps a new fence separating them to stop people switching queues), then it's all done by the person on the platform.
 
I was lead to believe the baggage host was there to prevent too many people on the stairs / in the station due to fire regulations.
It’s a disaster waiting to happen.
 
Baggage holds on Thirteen and The Smiler have gone, so less staff are needed. Thirteen is a simple one as the fastrack queue can just go straight into the station where the single rider queue did, and disabled continue to use the exit.

Not sure how it will work on The Smiler though. H&S will not allow guests to queue on the stairs in there, so someone is still going to need to batch guests. Then you have the disabled queue which also leads to the merge point. Getting rid of single rider on The Smiler seem the strangest decision.

I am pleased that it is staying on Spinball and they are not directing fastrack up the single rider queue. Wet weather single rider is brilliant!

:)
 
Not sure on fire regulations although I thought the host on The Smiler and Th13teen were there to simply manage the flow of guests towards the baggage room (since it would be a free-for-all letting guests loose and chaos). If they closed both baggage drops they could quite easily extend the fences for both rides to directly lead to the steps towards the station platform.

Sorry if it's already been covered as I haven't kept up on here, if the baggage drops are being closed/removed, what will there be in place instead? There's no where on Th13teen's platform to place bags and The Smiler you could just about squeeze some cages on the platform if need be. Neither ride runs on one train operation all year round (well... Merlin are full of surprises) so the option of throwing bags on the floor like Runaway Mine Train wouldn't be an option (I mean they could do that, although I doubt H&S would be too pleased). So what would/will be put in place?

Only thing I can think of is lockers outside the rides. Or a H&S nightmare of bags strewed across the platform and you play belonging bingo.
 
Rob said:
Baggage holds on Thirteen and The Smiler have gone, so less staff are needed. Thirteen is a simple one as the fastrack queue can just go straight into the station where the single rider queue did, and disabled continue to use the exit.

Not sure how it will work on The Smiler though. H&S will not allow guests to queue on the stairs in there, so someone is still going to need to batch guests. Then you have the disabled queue which also leads to the merge point. Getting rid of single rider on The Smiler seem the strangest decision.

I am pleased that it is staying on Spinball and they are not directing fastrack up the single rider queue. Wet weather single rider is brilliant!

:)
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Can’t understand getting rid on oblivion either?
 
PeteB said:
At least they're doing something right. Good riddance to SRQ as queuelines on all attractions were starting to get a bit ridiculous with 47 different lines to choose from. There was a time I was convinced they were going to start splitting off queues based on age groups and gender.

One queue for all would suit me just fine.
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Loves a good queue don't ya buddy.
 
It is nothing to do with Fastrack sales.

It is to do with the fact they can save on staffing costs if they don't have merge points.
 
AstroDan said:
It is nothing to do with Fastrack sales.

It is to do with the fact they can save on staffing costs if they don't have merge points.
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But on Oblivion removing SRQ doesn't save any staff. Also, if we are to believe that they can't let people queue up the stairs on The Smiler due to fire regulations, there will be no staff saved by removing SRQ there either.
 
I think there's case here whereby if you remove SRQ on some rides, it makes sense to remove it on all because it becomes increasingly complicated to market/communicate as a concept if it is only available on a subset of your larger attractions.

Seemingly some people are annoyed about its removal, I follow the argument but I think the impact will be negligible outside of this community and others like it.
 
I believe SRQ should remain, is a valuable tool for guests and keeps queues slightly lower.

However. It won't be the biggest loss and to be honest, I hear it's staying on Spinball - which has the best SRQ anyway. Especially when it rains.

Smiler and Th13teen will be a loss.

:)
 
AstroDan said:
I believe SRQ should remain, is a valuable tool for guests and keeps queues slightly lower.

However. It won't be the biggest loss and to be honest, I hear it's staying on Spinball - which has the best SRQ anyway. Especially when it rains.

Smiler and Th13teen will be a loss.

:)
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It’s not really that effective anymore though since the manufacturer changed the regs so that only 2 passengers can be loaded in wet conditions. Most groups are either 2 or 4 anyway so SRQ is only really useful for Spinball when it is operating normally.
 
The Oblivion SRQ was pretty much useless when I tried to use it once, so not moaning about its removal.
 
I may be mistaken but I didn't see any staff on blivy and Smiler at the 'merge points' last year. First time I saw staff members was at the station on both rides on both my visits.

It's a terrible move by the park for me anyway. I'd rather have a srq than have rows of 3 instead of 4 etc.
 
Benjsh said:
.It's a terrible move by the park for me anyway. I'd rather have a srq than have rows of 3 instead of 4 etc.
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You gotta admit its a good feeling when they shout "1 more!" down the queue line. Your hand goes up, the red carpet is rolled out, there you are pushing through with a massive ego and woman looking at you with lust and desire because of this status that has befallen on you.
 
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