Runaway Mine Train

Edwardo wrote:
>
> I hope that Holiday World revises their policies on Enthusiast
> Events. I had a nice time, but it was mired by what I felt was
> severely unfair treatment to my friends.

To be honest, I opted out of attending this event after hearing about
the treatment of attendees over the past two years. And sure enough,
Cindy called me from Holiday World and said she went to get some
aspirin from her car and saw Steve Nuss (a friend and former RRC
poster) in the parking lot with a group of friends. He told her he
was asked to take a breathalyzer test and he agreed since he'd only
had one drink before going to the park and knew he wasn't drunk. He
told her he registered .055, which is well under the legal limit for
intoxication, and was still asked to leave the park, merely because
they said they smelled alcohol.

I haven't spoken to Steve since then, so I have no idea if what Cindy
said is true, but she is never one to exaagerate when recalling
events, and I find it appalling. I went to Busch Gardens a few months
ago where they actually give away beer in beer gardens. Personally I
hate beer and rarely even drink, but imagine the reaction of patrons
if they were to encounter a Holiday World employee demanding they take
a field sobriety test. If you don't want to sell beer, fine, if you
don't want drunks in your park, fine, but for Pete's sake, so stop
being so angry at everyone.

Frankly, after hearing about past atttendees being treated poorly, and
this author's account of his friend being written up for not having
his feet perfectly flat on the floor, Holiday World sounds like a
place where you're made to feel uncomfortable and paranoid, and that's
not how I want to spend my vacation. I know Cindy won't be going back
and I won't either, I don't care how good their coasters are. When
you threaten to throw someone out for resting their feet one inch off
the floor, you've lost your mind.

MarkinArk