KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT ON THE RIDE.....
Amusement Park Bans Screaming On 'The Screamer'
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Dennis Shanahan
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(CBS13) SACRAMENTO Screams on a thrill ride, it's hard to imagine a ride without them. One local community is saying keep your mouth shut as you enjoy the ride.
It turns out that noise is just one part of the dispute. We are looking over residential rooftops toward The Scandia Screamer, a thrill ride that's thrilling customers but it's also irritating to neighbors who are threatening to sue.
At 168 feet tall, spinning at 60 miles an hour, pulling 3.5 gs, there is no thrill in Sacramento that compares with this screamer.
"It was breathtaking," said one rider.
In fact, you're not allowed to scream.
Neighbors who live in the shadow of the new ride across I-80 complained about the noise, so management at the Scandia Family Fun Center enacted a strict policy.
"There is no noise on the ride," said a park employee.
"If you feel like you might make noise cover your mouth like this because if we can hear a noise we're required to take you off the ride so it's aggressive," said Steve Baddley, Scandia's general manager. "We believe we're taking every effort to make this a really mutually-beneficial relationship between the business owner the county and the residents," said Steve
During our visit people were getting bumped off for sounding out.
"I didn't think we were that loud," said one rider who was ejected. "It's hard to tell. It's a human reaction to yell when you're going in the sky, face-down on the freeway."
But neighbors we talked to said the sound isn't the only problem. They say it's an eyesore at night when it's all lit up.
"It's like going from fire crackers to the atomic bomb," said Mike Bayless, neighbor. "I mean, it's like you're going from small family entertainment to something that's grossly grossly out-of-place out of place in a neighborhood."
And then there's the issue of privacy.
"And when they're on the top of that thing they're looking right down in my backyard," said John Eams, neighbor.
And now, there's even talk amongst the neighbors of a class-action lawsuit.
"I'm certainly willing to participate in the class action lawsuit but it's going to be a long road to hoe and I'm sure we will see great loss in our property values in the interim," said Bayless.
"I would love to hear your opinions and options. Help us implement policy or words to policy that you think might be more effective" said Baddley.
The county approved this ride after taking a lot of public input, but the neighbors say their input was not adequately considered. For Scandia's side, they say they chose this particular ride because it's one of the quietest thrill rides that you can get as far as the motor. They say they needed the ride to stay viable in a competitive marketplace.
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More Local News
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Dennis Shanahan
Reporting
(CBS13) SACRAMENTO Screams on a thrill ride, it's hard to imagine a ride without them. One local community is saying keep your mouth shut as you enjoy the ride.
It turns out that noise is just one part of the dispute. We are looking over residential rooftops toward The Scandia Screamer, a thrill ride that's thrilling customers but it's also irritating to neighbors who are threatening to sue.
At 168 feet tall, spinning at 60 miles an hour, pulling 3.5 gs, there is no thrill in Sacramento that compares with this screamer.
"It was breathtaking," said one rider.
In fact, you're not allowed to scream.
Neighbors who live in the shadow of the new ride across I-80 complained about the noise, so management at the Scandia Family Fun Center enacted a strict policy.
"There is no noise on the ride," said a park employee.
"If you feel like you might make noise cover your mouth like this because if we can hear a noise we're required to take you off the ride so it's aggressive," said Steve Baddley, Scandia's general manager. "We believe we're taking every effort to make this a really mutually-beneficial relationship between the business owner the county and the residents," said Steve
During our visit people were getting bumped off for sounding out.
"I didn't think we were that loud," said one rider who was ejected. "It's hard to tell. It's a human reaction to yell when you're going in the sky, face-down on the freeway."
But neighbors we talked to said the sound isn't the only problem. They say it's an eyesore at night when it's all lit up.
"It's like going from fire crackers to the atomic bomb," said Mike Bayless, neighbor. "I mean, it's like you're going from small family entertainment to something that's grossly grossly out-of-place out of place in a neighborhood."
And then there's the issue of privacy.
"And when they're on the top of that thing they're looking right down in my backyard," said John Eams, neighbor.
And now, there's even talk amongst the neighbors of a class-action lawsuit.
"I'm certainly willing to participate in the class action lawsuit but it's going to be a long road to hoe and I'm sure we will see great loss in our property values in the interim," said Bayless.
"I would love to hear your opinions and options. Help us implement policy or words to policy that you think might be more effective" said Baddley.
The county approved this ride after taking a lot of public input, but the neighbors say their input was not adequately considered. For Scandia's side, they say they chose this particular ride because it's one of the quietest thrill rides that you can get as far as the motor. They say they needed the ride to stay viable in a competitive marketplace.
(c MMVII, CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)
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They just need to give them a sock and tell them to bite down on this as you ride. Or maybe a corn dog![:0] 0 -
If they don't like noise, maybe they shouldn't live next to an amusement park.....
Reminds me of the folks who bought property next to a baseball field, then sued when balls were hit through their windows.....0 -
quote:Originally posted by Rack Ops
If they don't like noise, maybe they shouldn't live next to an amusement park.....
Reminds me of the folks who bought property next to a baseball field, then sued when balls were hit through their windows.....
The houses were there first.0 -
The ride is new, but the park isn't.... 0 -
And the interstate highway isn't loud? 0 -
Only in Kalifornia![V] 0 -
[8D]--Great, we got a moderator that can't spell !!!
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...he he, it's Kookie-Fornia, does one really expect anything less from these Commie-Fornians?..."noise pollution".
...Now if it was 10,000 grakles roosting in their trees with their screeching hitting a gazillion decibles and poopting enough to cover the ground and trucks 2' deep in poop...it would be fine because they are just cute little birds that can't be dissturbed...[;)]
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That kinda like some urbanite in Iowa deciding to buy land and build a house in the country. These yahoo's decided to build not too far from a hog farm. When they couldn't handle the smell they sued the farmer, who was like a 2nd or 3rd generation hog farmer on that property. Don't think they won their case but it pisses you off when someone moves into your area and then wants to change the way people make a living. 0 -
OOOOOOOH OOOOOOH OOOOOOH Maybe thats it... Noise!!! Maybe "Silencers" on guns will work out there.... SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH !!! I get it now Diane Feinstein is just lite sleeper.......... 0
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