a snapshot in time.
It was summer of 2001. We decided to go to the 6flags in St. Louis.
We used to have a 6flags park in Louisville called KY Kingdom and one of the perks of getting Season Tickets is that they were good at all 6flags parks. And as I have friends in Chicago (actually Gurnee) for 6flags Great America and I have friend in Atlanta for 6flags over Georgia. We would often go to Chicago and once a year we would go to Atlanta. We would take air mattresses, pillows and bedding and sleep on their floors. As we like to camp, once we camped in John’s backyard in Chicago.
But anyway 2001 was the first of 2 trips to 6flags over St. Louis. That Saturday we got up and were in line before the park opened. When they opened Me, the wifey and Amy and Dylan were in line to be let in. 6Flags issues picture ID with electronic swipe information as season passes. The girl at the turnstile takes our season passes to be swiped and says they don’t work. As having done this in Atlanta and CHicago numerous times, I explain that she has to type the numbers on the back of the cards in. Season Passes from other parks are not in the swipe data base. She then swipes the cards again and walks over to a Security Guard. She speaks with him briefly.
As the Security Guard walks over, I am thinking he is going to help her enter the cards properly. But, what he said was , “Sir, you need to step out of the line so she can process the people behind you.”
I look behind me at the long line. And I think if I step out of line it will be hours before they get someone to allow us entry. So I looked him right in the eye and said, “No.” nothing more, nothing less.
I could tell he was startled by this and a little shaken. He immediately looked around.
He tried one more time, “Sir, I am going to have to ask you to step out of the line”
And again, I said, “No.”
So we looked at each other over a pregnant moment, and he said, “What would you like me to do?”
And I said, “I want you to walk over to the Manager’s area and get someone that knows how to process Season Passes from other parks.”
And that is just what he did.
A young man walked over and processed us in seconds.
and we went in the park and had a very good day.
Damn Roscoe. As Mr T would say, you had the juice.
Talk about a lucky day.
Good for you. I wouldn’t go to a theme park if you paid me big bucks, but I admire how you handled this.
awesome…..
Howdy, my friend. I hope you had a great weekend. I slept 3 times on Saturday and went to a new church with Amy today.
You handle it pretty good. Now a days I wouldn’t do it; I would probably end up in six o’clock news. I can just see the headlines: “Man refuses to cooperate with park official. Tasered; Swat team called in. Man shot over a hundred times. Body Deported to Mexico. End of story.” Of, course that’s my paranoid talking. 😀
Well done.
I can’t help but snicker at the name “KY Kingdom”… That would be someplace I’d be likely to say “no” at too.
Hi ya Roscoe!!! I say good for you. Nothing wrong with standing up for yourself.
I must admit I had to google 6flags, but nice bit of sacking up there, Roscoe!
“Shout it to the top!”
Good for you my friend! When you know you are right about something, you just can’t back down. I’m proud of you! 🙂
hello fellow coaster enthusiast
I keep meaning to get to Six Flags, just haven’t made it quite yet.