US trip report series

[Richard Bannister]

As some of you know already I did a big US trip this summer. I've been writing it up on my website.

The first twelve days (as far as August 16) are live now:

https://www.bannister.org/coasters/trips/2021/

I hope to catch up on the rest over the next two or three months.

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www.superiorsolitaire.com

[Heather Kendrick]

Post by Richard Bannister
As some of you know already I did a big US trip this summer. I've been
writing it up on my website.
https://www.bannister.org/coasters/trips/2021/
I hope to catch up on the rest over the next two or three months.
-
www.superiorsolitaire.com

I am shocked to read of your misadventure being turned away from Thunderbolt
as a single rider. As you note, this has never been the practice in the past.
Rather, they would generally offer to let someone waiting ride twice if they
would ride with the single rider. I have even seen a ride op get on when they
could not find someone in the station willing. My last visit to Kennywood was
in 2019 and at that time I was with a group of three, so my singleton friend
got paired up with a woman in the station who volunteered to take an extra
with him. It´s just never been an issue that I´ve seen in the past. I
hope this change is transient.

[Surf Dance Chris]

Post by Heather Kendrick

Post by Richard Bannister
As some of you know already I did a big US trip this summer. I've been
writing it up on my website.
https://www.bannister.org/coasters/trips/2021/
I hope to catch up on the rest over the next two or three months.
-
www.superiorsolitaire.com

I am shocked to read of your misadventure being turned away from Thunderbolt
as a single rider. As you note, this has never been the practice in the past.
Rather, they would generally offer to let someone waiting ride twice if they
would ride with the single rider. I have even seen a ride op get on when they
could not find someone in the station willing. My last visit to Kennywood was
in 2019 and at that time I was with a group of three, so my singleton friend
got paired up with a woman in the station who volunteered to take an extra
with him. It´s just never been an issue that I´ve seen in the past. I
hope this change is transient.
--
Heather, the Carousel Rabbit

Maybe due to COVID, they can’t allow it, since you’re sitting so close to a stranger then? Just a thought?

[Heather Kendrick]

Maybe due to COVID, they can´t allow it, since you´re sitting so close

to

a stranger then? Just a thought?

I wondered if that might be it. Again, hopefully it´s not a permanent
change.