An Unfortunate Day at Six Flags Over Georgia

[@CoasterStudios]

Quick update on what has happened since this video was made! Matt and I each spoke with representatives from Six Flags Over Georgia, who apologized for what happened, and provided more information on their policies. First, Six Flags Over Georgia DOES allow cameras with interchangeable lenses in the park. Next, the loose article cubbies at Superman Ultimate Flight are there because they were never removed from the old policy before the lockers were brought in, and now are solely to be used by guests with medical equipment that they can’t be separated from in line. They don’t want loose items placed there in the event of theft. The lockers are in place to speed up operations. Finally, Six Flags takes safety VERY seriously, and were alarmed at what happened to Matt at Superman. Disciplinary action has since been taken, with steps made to ensure something like that does not happen again. The same goes for the ride operator on his phone at Goliath. What happened to us this past week is not an accurate representation of staff training. We appreciate management for speaking with us, apologizing for what happened, and taking steps to improve. As I mentioned at the end of the video, I know that despite what happened, we will be back to Six Flags Over Georgia in the future, and we look forward to having a much better experience. -Taylor

[@kenzz55]

That makes me feel much better

[@dinkleberg93]

Good to hear. Hopefully they follow up with security about the camera rule too.

[@TwinJRacing]

My wife actually lost her keys on super man Ultimate flight as Six Flags Great America.

[@CoasterNick3157]

So why are they tripping over camcorders and your camera?????????

[@rapunzel1701]

Well...they're about 20 years too late to the 'suspicious camera' game. This was a frequent measure after 11 SEP 2001 attacks but, as you noted, has long since been forgotten everywhere else.

[@ElToroRyan]

The camera policy is absolutely strange but what happened to Matt on Superman is unacceptable. Over Georgia must do better.

[@bigbman1471]

I agree. I saw the video you made on this coaster and how there is so many safety rules the ride staff have to follow and your leg should never be like that throughout the ride. I can’t believe the staff was this lazy. This really is unacceptable

[@JPlum2261]

Yeah super unsafe ride operators

[@thecoasterscorpion]

I can agree, Over Georgia needs to do better

[@7GirlMusic]

I've worked at a different Six Flags park for 4 years, and worked at a second Six Flags park this summer, what happened to his friend would've gotten the whole crew fired at my main park, because guest safety is the most important thing there. But also, we're a newer Six Flags park, so we still have the mind frame from our old management, but guest safety is the most important thing, we've had entire crews fired from a ride because someone missed a restraint and the crew cleared the ride to start, with a restraint still up in the air. That part of the video seriously made my blood boil as a ride op who takes her job seriously. Like yeah, it's good to be efficient and have the ride going, but efficiency means nothing if your guests aren't safe.

[@bigbman1471]

Wow I know mistakes happen and all but I still can’t believe that happened.

[@SeanFlaharty]

Yikes! That strange photo policy reminds me of the ridiculous antics that Six Flags Ohio / Six Flags Worlds of Adventure enforced. While I was never turned away at the front gate for having a camera, I was asked to put it back in my car for taking pictures on the midway. Not in any line. Not in any behind the scenes areas. In the park, on the midway. I even witnessed security taking a camera out of the hands of one of my friends who was just walking with it. It was miserable at that park and I stopped going because of rules like that. Each time it happened I would go to guest relations and wasn't given the explanation for the rule. The closest anyone explained it to me was "Six Flags prohibits the copying of any of it's logos". When I brought up that the park sells disposable cameras in the gift shops, they denied it. The photo policy is one thing but the safety of riders is a MUST. I still can't believe what I have seen in your video. How does anyone not see that when a train is dispatching? It sounds like Six Flags Over Georgia did apologize to you, which is a step in the right direction, but considering the video, I have absolutely no plans to visit that park anytime in the future. Maybe that will change in a few years but this video really turned me off from going to the park. Thanks for uploading.

[@AJH1004]

I certainly remember those crazy policies at SFWoA!

[@wharfier]

I forgot about that SFWOA policy. Good thing CF didn't have that policy. I took a bunch of video and photos of Geauga Lake its last day. I knew it was THE last day ahead of time.

[@SeanFlaharty]

@Dusk Raccoon Yep, that's pretty much the reason why.

[@SeanFlaharty]

@@AJH1004 It was ridiculous.

[@jlseifert]

The funny thing is that according to the park there was never a restriction against photography. This was back when I was the ACE publications director and, of course, we rely on contributions of photos from our members. I felt it should be brought to someone's attention. I wrote to the GM and PR manager and told them that there were disturbing reports of guests being harassed by park security and employees for taking pictures - even a report of one employee ripping film out of guest's camera. I also provided them with a link to a video of a security guard screaming into the camera to shut it off. I was given a written response that as long as park patrons remain within public areas they are welcome to take pictures and video. I still have that letter somewhere. Fortunately I never experienced it first hand, so I do have photos of the park. However, these complaints were all over RRC (social media at the time) and it happened to several people I know, some of them close friends. It had to be a widespread problem and yet the park managers seemed completely unaware.

[@jayantonio5936]

Six Flags camera policy: Depends on the day, the park and who is working that day lol.

[@GabrielHell]

Exactly.

[@AmusementInsider]

Makes no sense. I asked and they literally let me walk under the helix last year. This year they said I could go on the road behind Twisted, but then asked me to leave 5 minutes later. Very wishy washy.

[@samvoss6697]

True

[@AirtimeThrills]

Yep. Great adventure is the same way. Ive heard people get harrassed about their DSLRs sometimes and othertimes theyre let right thru

[@1from31]

Gross

[@cornerstoneproductions]

As a former Superman ride op at SFGAm, that leg flap mistake is inexcusable. Every one on the platform that day needs to be disciplined. From day 1, I've always maintained that nobody under the age of 18 should be operating rides -- but some entire crews in the Six Flags chain have red tags (16 & 17 yr olds). Super is one of the hardest rides to operate and one of the rides that requires the most focus during dispatch -- the SOP and certification exam are made difficult for a reason.

[@the_dmb7569]

A 16 year Old may Operate Superman as Good as a 40 year old Operator. It depends on the mindset towards the job. I guess I am a good example for that: Im 16 and am working as a lifeguard after school and Im one of the lifeguards that are focused the most on the Job.

[@DARK_AMBIGUOUS]

That happened to me once where it went into flying position and my legs weren’t in but then it went back down and they came over and fixed it but nothing would have happened because you can just keep your legs straight because I went on superman normally and I held my legs in the middle floating not touching anything and at no time did your legs get slammed to the side or up or down and there’s like a 5 foot clearance everywhere on the track

[@Heavens-Humanaterian-Army]

I'm glad to here you take this seriously unlike the fools who did this.

[@gamerjaqi7873]

Question for you. The one time i went to ride superman back when it was new. I got shut in but could flex my legs and it would pop open. Happened like 3 times. Then the chick is like its cool ill lock you in. I was like heck no let me out. She was arguing with me. Im like i dont want to fall out, let me out. Was this a thing with that coaster or was i just unlucky?

[@zacdavid184]

@@the_dmb7569 Not to take anything away from you, but being a 16 year old it's quite easy to see why a) you would disagree with an 18-up policy and possibly feel a bit defensive at the suggestion and b) why you would believe you are an exception to the rule. Everyone thinks they are. It may be true in your case, but even if so-- it makes you an exception. I agree there should be no 16 or 17 year olds working flying coasters.

[@anthonygarcia4370]

when someone's leg is literally dangling out of a b&m flying coaster SFOG: ... when someone takes a video with a good camera SFOG: HECK NO!!!!!

[@flamegamingx4717]

Yeah lol, thought it was possible. (Only flying coaster i rode is night hawk)

[@raffytaffi7447]

Exactly

[@rip_peoples9760]

@Anomalocaris if you manage to get too close to a tree or as Taylor said, the ground because Superman is a terrain coaster there is a chance you may hit something with your leg. Hope that helps you know on why that is actually dangerous

[@rip_peoples9760]

@Anomalocaris I was thinking if a way to word that but you said it already

[@tyce7956]

okay, but most of the staff are under 25, so you can’t blame them

[@Porcf81]

You handled all of this in a classy way. Well done. I’ve never had a good day at this park. Sadly, I’ve delt with inconsistent and harsh security personnel, indifferent guest relations workers, terrible communication between ride ops and their superiors, and horrible rain protocols. Despite all my failed visits at this park, I love it and really want to keep trying to give it a chance to deliver.

[@flatspin7]

Irony is if they had left you alone you would have made a video about the park and their rides but now you made a video really making them sound petty and incompetent.

[@thewalkingdad68]

Because they are. They run the park so poorly that I don't see them being able to keep the doors open more than a few months if the pandemic doesn't improve. Quite frankly, the "park" isn't fit to be in. A far cry from what it once was.

[@antoniobanco1944]

i would be having a pannic attack if my leg was out of the ride..

[@michaeltoobased]

Me too, imagine the pretzel knot.

[@samvoss6697]

Same

[@matthewciernia7]

That is terrifying that Matt’s leg was missed. That could have been really bad. Glad you guys are safe and brought all these things to our attention

[@aaronscarpa7469]

“I’m just doing my job” Most of the time, it’s not their job.

[@wantedwario2621]

People for some reason think that DSLRs are professional filming equipment

[@CoasterStudios]

EXACTLY! if they think this is a professional camera, just wait till they find out what a RED looks like!

[@mark2thed281]

@@CoasterStudios Especially since Red has a camera called "Weapon" 😳

[@LetsGooo]

@@CoasterStudios It literally shows in the screenshot you posted that you can't film for commercial purposes. You were literally breaking the policy that you showed. What's the problem?

[@sgtmidgetpanda2121]

Ride opp: you can’t put your stuff in cubby Taylor: I could loose my items tho Guest: I just lost my keys Ride opp: lol This is the definition of six flags if I’ve ever heard one

[@Nerdchacho]

I don't really understand how the Superman thing even happened. Here in the UK, the staff for Galactica (Air) have to check the foot restraints for every seat before the train is authorised to leave (usually involves a slight kick) - this would be picked up in a heartbeat. How can something so obvious be missed and then further ignored once the train was primed (it wasn't hard to miss); and then some-one actually had to authorise and allow the train to leave. I even think there is some sort of sensor that detects a weight distribution issue if this happens and flags the seat concerned (I'm not certain, but I seem to remember conversations about amputees having to have an over-ride because the trains didn't detect the "correct" number of legs, for example). There are just SO MANY points of failure here I'm flabbergasted. That isn't a mistake. That is negligence at it's most obvious.

[@FinesseBTW]

You're absolutely right. I've ridden Manta at SeaWorld Orlando and Tatsu and Six Flags Magic Mountain, and I remember that kick to the foot restraints happening to me every single time I rode.

[@ElectriKong-]

Not the first time a major KZbinr has had a gabarge experience at SFOG.

[@kingstyn]

9:40 My home park is kentucky kingdom and they normally have really nice and careful ride ops, but this one lady also was on her phone when i was getting on T3, and at the time I didn't know it was against the rules, thanks for letting me know that she shouldnt be doing that :p

[@mrmuffins951]

I’ve heard of Disney preventing people from bringing high quality camera into the park, but never 6 flags. You should complain to corporate

[@bigt7706]

I've never had an issue with my cameras at disney, but I know they do have rules against selfie sticks because of the fear of others getting wacked. This is still obviously security being on a power trip

[@theejpp]

Really? I've taken my DSLR many times without issue.

[@GabrielHell]

Disney has never stopped anyone from recording on rides. As long as the camera is safe tied to your body.

[@robstravelsadventures]

My history with Disney is that they are very welcoming to brining in any camera. I brought in a Mirrorless camera with external microphone, 4 lenses, extra batteries and a gimbal and the only thing Disney asked me was to confirm that the gimbal did not extend (like a selfie stick) and took my work for it. As for my Six Flags park (Great America) they will not even let in a 2 tabletop handheld tripod, but as of 2019, they did not care about me brining in my mirrorless with the one lens attached (no bag of stuff like when I went to Disney). as for Universal Orlando, they were the same as Disney, just you cannot bring anything (even smartphone) on any rides except the Hogwarts Express and Dr Seuss ride. I think that Disney as well as Universal want as much web presence via vloggers and are willing to let people bring in best gear.

[@dmamuels999]

All six flags parks operate as their own business, so taking it to corporate probably wouldn't do much

[@CanobieCoaster]

Yikes that's terrifying at Superman. The only camera issue I've had at a Six Flags park was at Great Adventure. I took a picture of the old Chiller Observatory from the center of the midway (when Justice League was under construction). A security guard told me I had to delete that photo since the building I took a picture of was behind a fence and Six Flags clearly didn't want that photographed.

[@coasterhockygamingboy9549]

Did you delete it If i was them, i woulda deleted it then recovered it later (from Recently Deleted in Apple Photos)

[@CanobieCoaster]

@@coasterhockygamingboy9549 It was on my digital camera. When you delete something on that camera, it's gone gone.

[@XscreamThrills]

I think this needs to be sent to Six Flags corporate. If they really wanna shut down coaster bloggers like this then maybe we'll just stop covering six flags parks altogether. The lack of safety at this park is also very concerning

[@zach_v88]

Agreed. This is my home park and you can tell that alot of the staff here just don't care about their jobs. It's overall a good park, just some of the staff make the experience worse.

[@ronaldlatosinski4066]

I live just south of Nashville so six flags Georgia, dollywood & holiday world are just a few hours away. I go to those parks alot. My last 3 times to six flags Georgia have all been horrible experiences. The majority of their ride ops just seem to not care & are rude.

[@radomprotegenoninternet2640]

To the operator of Superman: what were you smoking when you told them to keep their stuff in loose pockets

[@DLXRY2]

You definitely are NOT exaggerating about the leg incident. Look how far his leg extends out without the ankle holders, and with how forceful flyers are there are points where it is nearly impossible to hold your leg up. They sound like such careless employee's and the park really needs to get themselves together.

[@GreatAmericanCoaster]

Those employees need to get fired for something that negligent

[@zach_v88]

With Superman Ultimate flight at Over Georgia, there are many instances to where if the leg flap is not closed fully, the guest could get seriously injured. There is a very close call with a tree that if the leg flap is closed and the guest is not in the proper riding position, you could hit that tree and get your leg hurt, aswell with the many other elements. Definitely disappointed that this happened at my home park.

[@JoshuaRBerry]

I worked as a ride op for SFOG, and eventually quit because of the exact kind of thing you talk about here. This park is abhorrently managed and employee training is abysmal, which leads to the ride ops showing severe apathy towards important aspects such as guest safety and satisfaction. Sad to see it seems nothing has changed since I left.

[@jayskestrel8130]

That’s awful. I avoid a lot of six flag parks because of stuff like this. I’m a Kentucky native, and I’m very familiar with the Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom situation… As well as the six flags over Texas, and even the most current situation with El Toro derailing.

[@danielesparza5942]

As far as the phones at every park I worked at they were small places yet the policy was immediate termination if a cell phone was on your person during a shift. As a ride op I double checked and often did a third scan before dispatch. NO EXCUSES

[@pdk25]

Yep. That's my home park. I've always said that the thing that hurts SFOG is the staff, not the rides. SFOG generally has the worst staff of the theme parks that I visit on a consistent basis. The other parks that I usually get season passes to are Dollywood and Carowinds. Also, this new camera policy is just dumb. Oh well, for all you young people out there, your general rights are being slowly taken away but you don't realize it. Give up simple freedoms for peace and security. More to come.

[@_lucas_1k_]

This park is on a fast downhill. Everything that happened is unacceptable

[@ethana2359]

@@jonathonedwardmiller nah because then a lot of the major US parks would be gone. we wouldn't have nearly as many coaster parks if all of Six Flags were to go bankrupt and shut down

[@scottyjbd]

@@jonathonedwardmiller dont say that. Some parks may never re-open, kid

[@kofi4759]

@@scottyjbd Most of their parks would most likely be sold or the rides would be

[@scottyjbd]

@@kofi4759 rides sold = park not reopening, so you're agreeing with me in an argumentative matter. Mmmkay

[@kofi4759]

@@scottyjbd No i mean the parks will probably get sold but if they dont the rides definitely will

[@headauxextras6125]

Dude this is my home park! And honestly I agree that the cubby situation is out of hand because I had the same situation last time I was at Six Flags a month ago. I was on the Georgia scorcher and my pockets were seriously exposed. I had very precious items, my phone, earpods, and a phone case with a strap on it to record a roller coaster. Luckily one of my buddies who works at Six Flags was actually working on the ride so he was able to ask the dispatcher to undo me and other buddies restraint so my other buddy can hold my phone in his zipper pocket. But before that I even tried to put him in the cubbies on the scorcher but they wouldn't let me do that. I think they need to do some rule changing that would be more basic and safe at the same time. Again I love my home park, they just need some serious fixes to fix up

[@ThemeParkAvenue]

I actually just went to this park and had some strange inconsistencies and issues. Every ride had one train running except for Twisted Cyclone, but both cars on the ride had the front row closed. The ride also opened a half hour late because they would not run the trains without three employees and they only had two. It was frustrating, but hey the rides are good.

[@cliffs3731]

That is absurd how the ride operators let him out of the station when the train wasn’t fully locked. Imagine if it had been the over the shoulder restraint that didn’t lock. That is not okay

[@f1-mag]

Evry thing did lock the shin guard was locked too as you Can see. the trains can’t depart the station if everything isn’t locked I just think he didn’t get his leg ind

[@Hugarh2]

The restraints were all locked or the train wouldn't be able to depart the station. This is an issue basically unique to b&m flyers where its possible for the restraint to lock with a limb outside of the restraint. This should be checked by ride ops before and during dispatch, who were obviously negligent that day and didn't check properly. Anybody looking should be able to see that as the train departs a leg is hanging down and stop the train on the lift. Somehow not one single ride op saw this and allowed the ride to complete a circuit with a loose leg

[@Darth_Smauls]

I literally had that happen on Kong and had to hold myself in I’ve never ridden a roller coaster since. I will NEVER step inside a six flags again.

[@f1-mag]

@@Darth_Smauls Kong? That is not the same type of coaster as superman and it’s only superman and the other coasters of the same model that has the problem with the shin guards 🙂

[@Darth_Smauls]

@@f1-mag I know but the restraints still failed and I’m still freaking traumatized

[@MuddMaxx]

The last time Taylor came through my security check I not only let him in but told him I was looking forward to watching footage of my park. So obviously I don't work for Six Flags...

[@jaceswackyworld]

A few days ago I was at Great America and was next in line for superman when someone’s leg was not in the leg flap and legit took them less than 3 minutes to stop the ride get there foot in and get the train moving again

[@weedle4736]

Knowing Six Flags, these rules won't even consistently last a month or two.

[@thelastminmom5251]

That Superman experience is just crazy. Glad your ok. Damn

[@jaredlucas4815162342]

I went three days in a row last year. I found the operations were just all slow. Not in a Six Flags way. I assumed it was just a Georgia thing. Though nothing like this happened to us.

[@ajhummel9187]

Six Flags Magic Mountain has had that camera policy for several years, though enforcement was spotty. They specifically list Go Pro cameras, lenses greater than 3.5 inches in length, and interchangeable lenses as banned. Sounds like this policy may be expanding and/or being more strictly enforced. As for Superman, that is insane, though not the first time I've heard of such happening on that ride. Unfortunately, SFOG seems a bit more lax on safety standards than most of the other parks in the chain, but it's concerning that they don't even seem to care when legitimately dangerous incidents occur.

[@mariagilligan7133]

Thank you for being caring guys. You were to the point and every thing you said made sense.

[@walkingelf6836]

The gp version of this title would be: MY RESTRAINT WAS OPEN ON A ROLLER COASTER OMG **not clickbait** **must see**

[@themeparkchasers6181]

Expectation: *what the title says* Reality: *a normal park vlog*

[@Loopyguy]

Years ago I had a restraint open on a coaster at SGoG, I pulled it and it locked back in place. I told the ride staff afterward. They said it can't happen and continued to load the train. I called operations afterward, they we're sincerely interested in the situation.

[@walkingelf6836]

@@Loopyguy I hate all the employees who think safety should not be the number one priority. You have to talk to someone higher up to find someone who actually cares.

[@Loopyguy]

I didn't have a camera with me and an image of it was not my first concern.

[@mulack0211]

As a former Security officer at a major US theme park I hope I can clear up some of the confusion on the camera thing. Most (if not all) theme parks in the are major targets for terrorists. When you are in the park the is normally no issue in taking photos. However when someone is on the exterior of a park taking photos of the park infrastructure it can be a huge red flag. Especially in openly accessible areas like a public sidewalk. This is because it would show that a person is not inside, may not have a ticket and may not have even paid for parking. Now while it is not illegal to take photos of anything that can be seen from a public space, in my experience that is the most likely reason that they called the police. Now with that said they (Security or Police) should have been able to openly express those concerns with you once they had identified who you are and had valid admission to enter the park. Again I hope that this was helpful.

[@benjaminwiley6741]

What is Six Flags Over Georgia doing???

[@justiceleaguebattleformetr9239]

If I were told that I had to ride with everything in my pocket, I would’ve gotten out of line in an instant

[@jerseydevil64]

I’ve only been to SFOG once and it was a rushed visit so I cannot remember too much about the staff and their friendliness and regards to safety, but as a ride op at Great Adventure I don’t understand how the Superman crew could be so negligent, same goes for the ride op on Goliath that was on their phone. If you got caught with your phone out while working a ride, you were banned from working in rides again or even fired. Do you know if a supervisor was present at either ride? Especially at Superman? I would find that whole situation extremely negligent and unacceptable either way but it’s insane to think a supervisor would allow something like that to slide If me or any of my supervisors or crew mates were in that situation we would’ve hit the lift stop immediately, no matter what time of day it was

[@jem]

do you still operate at SFGAd?

[@ThemeParkAvenue]

6:48 you’ve been to Yellowstone? That’s awesome because that’s pretty much my favorite place in the world.

[@thronee_]

Six flags over georgia definitely has the worst staff and operations ever. All the businesses and hotels nearby are crap aswell. Such a shame as they have some good rides

[@happy2405]

This was a few years back but I was at SIX FLAGS MAGIC MOUNTAIN. I was on the ride with a friend when we noticed a phone falling out of the pocket of someone who was seated a few feet away. I hate how organized Six Flags is. You can't take your bags on the rides with you but you also have no where to store them and even if you do store them in one of the cubies on the platform, who's to say someone won't steal your stuff because the ride operators don't pay that much attention

[@Gabes1321]

We support you Taylor we need to get this seen by six flags because this is unacceptable

[@CoreyChambersLA]

Six Flags has some splaining to do. Tourists have always brought in big cameras into Six Flags and all amusement parks.

[@samyelts8498]

That sucks dude 😢

[@RuffledOnTime]

I used to watch this channel years ago, and I'm glad to see you're still making high quality content.

[@brettschaft3097]

SFOG staff is notoriously unprofessional / unfriendly - a shame because it is one of my favorite Six Flags.

[@gymnast81]

Six flags Georgia has employees that don’t care at all. I was on one of the coasters and the employees were horsing around as the coaster was being dispatched!!!

[@PerroV]

Okay, Taylor. I bookmarked this video because I knew I just had to get around to watching it since it was about SFOG. My mind was on the insurrection, the domestic terrorism that happened in DC yesterday (1/6/2021). But that is another story for another time, this ain't the place for it. Now that I've wanted to lighten the mood a bit and get my mind on something fun and awesome, i.e., roller coasters, I've finally came around to watching this video. And I've just got to say that I am floored at your experience at SFOG. I hate that you had a bad time time, and I'm just a normal, everyday fan of your channel, not some Six Flags rep. But the reason I'm so floored is because it just seems like things haven't changed at SFOG. I take that back. They have changed, but FOR THE WORSE. My last visit at SFOG was way back in 2009. And it's now 2021 and it just seems like the staff there is STILL rude, obnoxious, uncaring, boring, uninterested, lazy, and dare I say incompetent. I have better (or worse, depending on how you look at it) words, but I know that you are a family friendly channel and I will respect that. But basically being told that you are some domestic terrorist by security is just wrong. I would've been incensed if they had told me that if I was innocently taking pictures. It's 2021. DSLR cameras are the norm and they are affordable now. I remember growing up on 33mm film cameras, but again, another story for another time. I am no former ride op. I couldn't tell you what buttons do what to get roller coasters to dispatch and what have you. But when there are two things like that that jeopardize safety, you shouldn't stop at park management. You need to take this up to corporate RIGHT NOW and get them to launch some sort of investigation. You have photo evidence of one of the safety hazards, the leg not being attached to S:UF. The phone use while working on Goliath can't really be proved or anything, unfortunately. Somebody needs to be held accountable for this. For them to simply brush it off simply cannot happen. Though I'm sure nothing will be done about it whether you go to corporate or not, just saying. I will visit SFOG again someday. I owe them another visit. It's my home away from home park, the closest major park to me. But maybe from now on, I should set my excitement meter a lot lower. Because now I know not to bring my own DSLR camera with me nor my camcorder, so the best I've got is my cellphone, so appreciate the heads up there. It just sucks that SFOG is just run by staff that is only there for a paycheck and are not enthusiastic about their jobs or by guests at a place that is just built to have fun. My last (and only) visit to SFGAdv, another Six Flags park, was the total opposite, albeit all the way back in 2006. They were interactive, cracked jokes, all smiles, all that good stuff. Hope you can shake this visit off your mind and go to your next park with a fresh start (hint: You will). Have a nice day, and Happy New Year.

[@TonyKimtheamusementparkfan]

I have worked at Canada's Wonderland 3 years ago, and never in my life as a ride op for that one season have I seen true ignorance of ride safety where one's legs can get chopped off and this kind of behavior from any staff. Six Flags, shame on you guys and the staff at the park. You're there to keep people safe and to make sure people have fun, and all you do is your job lazily and don't even care about it. But missing the leg flaps is unacceptable, and it should be clear that those are not missed. It's like they didn't even watch ElToroRyan's video on this ride, that the leg flaps close but reopen until the hydraulic cylinders for the vest restraints are locked. That entire staff must be fired from that ride, and the entire staff in the park should be fired. As a previous ride operator myself, it is important to make sure every guest is happy and satisfied with their experience, and another reasons why Cedar Fair parks employ and train their people much better. I really hope some of these ride ops are fired and dealt with.

[@coasterhockygamingboy9549]

Canada’s Wonderland is my home park and I have never once been treated bad by a ride op/park employee but that’s probably because i’m a child and don’t communicate with them much

[@TonyKimtheamusementparkfan]

@@coasterhockygamingboy9549 Dw they're nice people~ Cedar Fair's employees are great at what they do

[@TonyKimtheamusementparkfan]

@@coasterhockygamingboy9549 As a ride op and just an overall staff member, I just know that people are here to have fun and I make sure to be as nice as possible. I'm a chill guy overall though so it was a fun job for me. I think Cedar Fair trains its employees to have better standards and to give a much better experience. I've never had a bad experience at Canada's Wonderland or their staff at all either.

[@RJMachinegun]

I had the same thing happen to me with my camera at worlds of fun back in 2016. They had the head of HR come out and talk to me and everything. The following year when Koaster Kids came, we were with the same HR guy, and he was supportive of both mine and Logan’s KZbin channels! Last year I was a ride operator on Timberwolf for about a month, and everyone I worked with (except for one guy) took safety to the extreme!! We frequently stopped the ride on the lift for someone having their phone out or not having their mask on!

[@cj-sp8ed]

The real safety issues at six flags over georgia is not inside the park but outside the park, it's nothing unusual to see fights and cars running out of control through the parking lots, especially late at night when security is pretty much non existent.

[@Rock1290T]

So cellphones are totally allowed?! That seems more sus

[@DeverelDraws]

My first time riding Firehawk at King's Island I didn't get properly restrained (they didn't tighten the vest restraint at all and never pushed on it once to even check it). I can confirm this happened to our entire row, because my guest had a terrifying experience as well, and the two other people on the same car had never ridden and both felt like they were hanging loose. Now my legs were in the restraint so I couldn't really go anywhere but my upper body was flopping around the entire ride, and I legitimately thought I was going to fall out of it. I was clenching so tight to the vest just to keep myself from slipping free. I enjoyed the ride despite this, even have it listed as one of my favourite coaster moments because of the thrill, but when I went back for a second ride I got fastened in properly and realized how wrong the first one had gone.

[@DeverelDraws]

I'm sure I wasn't in any real danger, but I do wish there was more consistency on these things.

[@gnzfootage]

I take pictures of airplanes every week, and in every airport, specially here in brazil, I'm "kindly" asked to leave. It seems ours cameras look like a rifle or a shotgun.

[@coasterhockygamingboy9549]

5:52 that was a sick shot

[@marcouuuu]

Ur day at six flags would be a banger movie scene

[@rosiecarrot4269]

This is why I can’t go to SFOG anymore. It’s so inconsistent and honestly I would rather go broke having fun at Disney World. At least I know I’m safe.

[@BigThunderFan]

I was on a roller coaster called rock n roller coaster starring Aerosmith at Disney world and my harness was broken and wouldn’t come down and nobody did anything and since I’m so tall I was able to pin myself in the seat but I was so shaking up I was sitting towards the back

[@BILDEMRICH]

But what about the MANY people that take on ride footage?

[@windowsvistasuxalot]

Meanwhile Universal has metal detectors to clear everything out of your pockets before you can even get in the 1 hr line without your phone.

[@tankchen3114]

Post more of these story time videos I like them

[@TheTenuredPassholder]

Hah, Six Flags Georgia... I’m not surprised at all. This is the same park where I saw years ago they didn’t check the restraints on Acrophobia and they started it lifting it and a kid started dangling from it because he never pulled his restraint down. The people in line were screaming at the ride operators to stop. They brought it back down luckily before it went up too high and the kid didn’t fall off. I really wish I had caught that on camera, but it is something you wouldn’t expect to see at a bigger chain park like Six Flags,

[@goldenyoshistar1]

I'm ashamed of my fellow Georgian Ride operators. And I've been to that exact same 6-flags over Georgia, and it was the only time I ever went. I got one of those medium Oshawott stuffed plushies, I freaked out over Goliath, I chickened out on doing tons of other rides, and the only ride I even ended up doing at the end of the day was the one ride that ended up shutting down (I think it was hurricane???) It was a disaster for both my friend and my entire family, and honestly made it apparent that 6-flags was not for me. and I will personally avoid rides that do loops. Since a good majority of 6-flags ride are loop coasters, or even stand-up ones, that basically limited my park experience. The same is with the rest of my family and friend, who made it apparent that if they ever went back there again, they wouldn't bring me along. Still, it was that day I went to 6-flags over Georgia that proved to me that 6-flags was not for me.

[@genericfakename8197]

So weird watching groups of people react to even slight challenges. Everyone's like "hmm this is not something I see every day" and therefore threat. It's like watching a heard of animals react to a weird looking stump, different therefore threat. Nobody can say why, nobody even knows why they're freaked out.

[@j1mbofox]

Ok im a georgian and ive gone to SFOG and ive never heard of this. This is absolutely ridiculous, it makes me not want to come back here.

[@Cat3465]

I haven’t been to the park since 2018 and it sounds bizarre

[@Joypyf]

Normally, ride operators at Superman at SFGAm are fired if someone’s leg is not restrained even just being in the station, let alone stopping to before the lift to fix it. I was hooting and hollering out loud while watching this. How truly terrifying. Wouldn’t it have been convenient if they had stopped your groups’ cameras from being able to capture this event...🧐 I’m truly just blown away

[@coasterhockygamingboy9549]

7:55 that ride op for superman should be fired asap

[@stevesanders4442]

I will never be going to six flags over Georgia, that also adds several reasons to my list of why I keep renewing my cedar fair platinum passes for myself and my family.

[@Lynnamon]

This wasn't on the Superman Ultimate Flight ride, but the Whizzer. Yesterday was my first day at Six Flags Great America and I had fun time with my family, but on the Whizzer everything seemed fine. The ride operator told us to make sure that our seatbelts were on. I didn't think much of it, but in hindsight all the previous rides we went on the ride ops made sure we were securing by checking each car one by one. The ride went great for me and my nephew, but this one kid didn't have on his seat let properly. It was clear the ride op didn't check the belt properly. I'm thankful that the boy didn't fall out of the cart because it would've been horrible. The ride op was acting as if it wasn't his fault when it clearly was. Like actually check everyone to make sure everyone is secure.

[@alliebrooks7720]

Every time I go on a a high intensity roller coaster I say “if you mess up my family of lawyers will sue your ass” which is cool because a lot of my family really are lawyers or retired lawyers Edit: spelling

[@TonyFilms335]

I went to six flags great adventure with a Go Pro and the would not let us enter the park with it so we had to go back to our car and go all the way back to the entrance.

[@ThermodynamikIsAThermo]

And of course this is my home park (btw I do actually like the park don’t get me wrong, I think it has a great lineup and is better then most six flags parks in terms of quality)

[@Randommmmmmmmm]

Hello fellow gd player :3

[@its_azdo3154]

SFOG has been one of the most fun places i’ve gone since i was a kid. it’s kinda sad and a little scary to see how careless the ride operators are. make sure at every ride you test the lap bar and safely features to make sure they work. i hope they hire better people

[@heyheyhey40]

I just went to six flags over Georgia a few days ago and I didn’t have any of these problems. These guys must’ve been looking for trouble.

[@i_unfriend_u]

As someone who's grown up going to this part my entire life, I can confirm that the customer service and customer-staff relations have been getting consistently worse over the years. It' so unfortunate because SFOG is such a good park with a lot of great rides, but they've gotten to where they don't invest nearly enough in their staff or even bother hiring people who have some amount of passion for theme parks and fun. Hopefully this video alone doesn't discourage you from visiting, but it's a damn shame that my home park is like this now.

[@ppheard1254]

Six Flags Over Georgia is a decent Six Flags location, it's the location I grew up with, like many other Six Flags locations it has a history of fatalities and injuries, but it's safe for the most part. Maybe the day you both arrived was just a bad day and throughout the day you had bad timing. Not saying your complaints aren't valid as the employees weren't doing their jobs

[@iangilldjsuperdude]

I am planning to go to Six Flags over Georgia in the spring for the 2024 season and I’ll make sure to ask the people with the park if I can use my video camera to film some off ride shots of the roller coasters and try not to film anyone at the park. I would hate to do that and make people extremely uncomfortable. This is a good video that ultimately reminded me to film/video tape responsibly and be courteous to other people including the park security

[@elixr5677]

I’ve been on all the rides there except Superman Georgia Scorcher and Dare Devil Dive

[@Kannakoaster]

And because of all of this.....I will NOT be going to this park, I've never been to this park and I've wanted to go but If they don't care about safety then I won't care enough to go to their park

[@jarretstroud1842]

Same.

[@IainHendry]

I was at Six Flags Ohio with my video camera on the midway taking some footage of Superman Ultimate Escape. One of the ride operators saw me and screamed over the PA that I had to put my camera away. I ignored them (figuring they meant someone else, or someone on the ride)... and they *E-STOPPED* the ride and sent someone out to reprimand me. They were telling people all that year that it was illegal to "take pictures OF rides" not "take pictures ON rides". Ridiculous... I had a tripod set up outside the park (but on property, in the parking lot) to take some footage of Leviathan at Canada's Wonderland and park security said I wasn't allowed to do that "because my camera looked too professional". Didn't feel like arguing so left. I'm not surprised you had this experience, miscommunication of rules is a big problem and I hope they take the time to sort it out with their people.

[@user-hf3eb8lj5g]

Six flags Ohio?

[@jasminejohnston6393]

Wow the worst issue I had at an amusement park was not being able to ride the gentle kiddie rides at Canada’s Wonderland due to the height limits they set up. Never went back there again. Oh well, I know another amusement park that plays more fairly which is Playland At The PNE in Vancouver. Playland is actually Canada’s oldest still running amusement park so the rides aren’t assigned to specific themed areas and you can often find kiddie rides like Flutter Bye surrounded by thrilling adult rides it’s nuts!

[@dontheking33]

That's messed up

[@AJH1004]

Yeah that Superman situation is completely unacceptable. I ran the Great America version in 2004 and they really stress making sure those are checked. I didn’t see that happen once during my time working at that ride.

[@Chmipa]

I won't be visiting this park. Ever. Thanks for the heads up.

[@kaylalezine2295]

I can say as an employee, they teach us in discovery if anyone has a camera and seems to be taking suspicious pictures to call security, it's more so paranoia that people are taking pictures of where security cameras are located.

[@AutismFamilyChannel]

High prices, long lines, extreme prices on mediocre food, rides that break down consistently, bad ride operators, safety issues, and now...police state levels of security. These parks really are starting to make a case against themselves.

[@jafricanking_Bronx]

Thanks very much for posting this and I know oh so well as I was a Ride Operator at Universal Studios Orlando Resorts and that would have been and immediate termination for all involved, No questions asked and I've seen it happen before and people demoted for less then what happened. Safety is always #1. Someone should have hit the E-Stop and those on he platform and booth should have been fired, that man could have lost his leg or slipped out of the ride that is very irresponsible. If that was me in that situation I would have put all of the team members on blast in this video. That can't be tolerated and Cell phones aren't even allowed outside of the break area, all ride operators should know that, Cedar Point employees also so the same thing (Who trains these people?) That could have been me or my friends. Thanks for posting, keep doing a great job.

[@bakerfx4968]

I took my whole camera bag with a Canon 5Div, 70-200, 24-105 etc… when I went into canadas wonderland. They didn’t care at all and even shared one of the photos I took on their instagram. Those security guards were power tripping based on being scared of a big lens lol

[@ChuckMound]

Had so many run ins at 6 flags Great Adventure with my DJI pocket.. Same experiences you mentioned..stopped bringing anything.

[@itzliterallylondon5890]

Ive been to six flags over Georgia many times and they stopped giving a crap about anything around 8 years ago, you can basically just do most of the crap your not supposed to and it’s all because they keep hiring a bunch of teenagers who don’t care. I want to go to the park really bad with my friends but I’m not trying to die so I’ll stay home.

[@bigqg1488]

Hey taylor i love your videos i hope to meet you at keys to the kingdom at kentucky kingdom this summer again

[@tdp9192]

When I went to Six Flags Over Georgia in 2019 I felt very unsecure on most of the rides. I've never felt like that at the other 6 parks I've visited. The staff was very inattentive

[@shaynak745]

I’ve been on Superman at SFGA and I will say that I would have freaked out if I noticed my leg was hanging loose!!! I’m glad you were ok!

[@spacebug30]

Where is that place with the river at 6:49, that's gorgeous!

[@robertsmithshobbyproductions]

Sorry about the day you had there, but I am telling you than boomerang from knott's berry farm is still operating it was relocated to somewhere in indonesia on top of a building and the ride is now called Boomerang hyper coaster

[@trollcop4504]

I wonder if they don't want you capturing health and safety violations

[@malcolmowen1]

Exactly. Curbing risk factor towards public image and liability

[@OklahomaCoasterFan]

I don't think the camera thing was a response to what happened in Nashville. I visited SFOG in October, and I had security approach me and ask what I was doing when I was taking a very short video of Twisted Cyclone with a camera smaller than a cell phone. I said that I was taking a quick video of the roller coaster, and security said that it was okay, but they were clearly very suspicious of what most people would consider to be a very innocent thing. They must have had some incidents, perhaps (just speculating) some creepy people trying to sneak videos of other specific guests, and maybe that has made them very quick to judge anyone with a camera. It could be that because my camera is small, they didn't give me a hard time and allowed me to continue. But even if my speculation is correct, I don't think this is the right response. I have had other issues with this park in the past, especially with excessive line jumping, often right in front of security guards who were totally fine with it.