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Post by monkeybeast on Jan 31, 2008 16:22:12 GMT -8
I should know this but does Silverwood allow guests to bring in video cameras to the park? I remember when I worked in entertainment that they really didn't want people to use video cameras or even flash photography but I'm curious if this policy has changed? I think with camera phones it would be difficult to enforce this policy anyway.
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Post by Bud Parsley on Feb 1, 2008 8:00:42 GMT -8
I've never had a problem with this. I know you aren't supposed to film while on the coasters because there is a chance the camera could fall out of your hands and injure someone, but as far as just bringing a video cam into the park, I see people do this all the time. I would think Silverwood would welcome it...people could then take their videos back and show friends who haven't been before, and thus attract more new visitors, etc.
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Post by SoCalCoaster on Mar 12, 2008 23:26:53 GMT -8
Bud, I heard from a employee in maitenence that you can bring cameras on the ride so long as you have a strap which is attached to the camera, that goes around your neck and under your arm. Is this true or did the guy who said it lie?
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Post by Bud Parsley on Mar 13, 2008 9:49:26 GMT -8
Welcome to the boards calicoaster!
All I can speak to is my own experience...I asked someone fairly high up in the park management (not a ride operator or supervisor) if it was OK to take a video camera on Tremors to film the ride from the front seat and was told absolutely not. There is too much concern with the item coming loose from your grip, flying off, and hurting someone.
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Post by 65skylark on Mar 13, 2008 19:09:02 GMT -8
I have never heard of any park anywhere in the world that didn't allow people to bring in their own personal cameras or camcorders. Silverwood certainly has no such policy. I have heard of parks not allowing people to bring in tri-pods because they don't allow professional photography. Silverwood, like every other park I know of except for Disney, does not allow camcorders on rides for safety reasons. I did get permission to film on both Tremors and Timber Terror with my "lipstick camera". Click on the "Tremors WMV" link here www.rollercoasteralley.com/tremors.phpThis is the size of the camera I used.  It was hooked to a camcorder I had zipped into one of my cargo shorts pockets so it would have litterally been impossible for it to fly away. That is probably why I was allowed to use it. That, and I didn't attempt to sneak it on. I asked directly for the ride manager and after he saw there was no chance of it flying out of the car, he allowed it. |
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Post by SoCalCoaster on Mar 13, 2008 19:16:57 GMT -8
First, thank you very much for the welcome Bud!
I understand where who you were talking to was coming from. That makes me good to know who you heard it from. I really dont want to be going to the park in May on one of my days off, risking my job at the park. I wish I wasnt hearing different things from different people. It just tempts me all the more to take the risk and take the POV I want to do. I'll have to ask someone in management or a higher-up so I can know for myself.
Bud, did who you talked with say that even with the strap it's against park rules?
EDIT: Hmmm, I never thought of it that way skylark; I never thought of taking POV's in that way. Very clever. I'll have to do what you did so I can attempt to get a POV.
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Post by monkeybeast on Mar 14, 2008 18:05:52 GMT -8
here is the official Silverwood Theme Park camera/video camera policy
You can bring small cameras and video cameras on rides as long as they create no safety hazards. Silverwood is NOT responsible for your camera or any property that is broken or is lost.
Cameras are allowed for the entertainment shows but flash photography is NOT allowed for the ice show. Video cameras are NOT allowed for the ice show and/or any indoor show/attraction. You can record outdoor shows. The reason why you cannot record the indoor shows is because of trademark rights.
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Post by 65skylark on Mar 14, 2008 18:35:20 GMT -8
I actually applaud Silverwood for having such a reasonable "common sense" policy when it comes to cameras on rides. If they can see that the camera is not going to fly away they will allow it. Makes sense to me.
It has always just puzzled me why Disney, having BY FAR the most liability issues of any theme park company in the world (by that I mean the deepest pockets) will allow anyone, on any coaster, with any camera, strap or not, to film without question, when most every other park in the US wouldn't let you film if you had the camera duct taped and super glued to your arm.
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Post by skinnyguy on Mar 14, 2008 19:18:42 GMT -8
^That's an interesting point. I guess I could see the argument that it lets guests have more freedom and allows them to film and take pictures if they want, but on the other hand, it does pose quite a safety issue. Someone could really get hurt!
I guess you could say that, while Disney does have the deepest pockets, maybe that means they might be able to afford a big lawsuit more than a smaller park could? I mean, if someone got hurt on a ride at Disneyland because someone had a camera and they sued Disney, how much of an affect would that have on the park financially or from a PR standpoint? Take that same situation and apply it to a Silverwood or a Lagoon, and I think you could seriously do some big time damage. Especially when you don't have all the world-renowned positive reputation that Disney does. I think it would take a lot of bad incidents to get the world to view Disney parks as unsafe. I don't think it would be the same story with a smaller park.
Still though, you'd think you'd want to avoid any problems to begin with, so why even take the risk that something might happen?
This is just me rambling the first thoughts that come to my mind, and I don't know how accurate any of what I said is in reality, but what do you guys think?
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Post by 65skylark on Mar 15, 2008 22:05:58 GMT -8
I guess my point is that people obviously DO NOT get hurt by allowing cameras on coasters. When is the last time you heard of someone getting seriously (or even slightly) injured from a flying camera. Someone stubs their toe at Disneyland and they sue. Next day it is on every coaster forum and in every news paper. More people ride Disney coasters than any others. If people were getting hurt, even rarely, from flying cameras, we would know, Disney would be getting sued, and they would put a stop to the policy.
Now having said that, I do still think Silverwood is taking a practical approach. They are protecting themselves but at the same time they aren't being completely ridiculous about it. Bottom line is still that people don't get hurt from allowing cameras on rides. Cameras get hurt by allowing cameras on rides as I know all too well.
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