Is it hard getting......

[Sixflagsgreatamericafreak]

Strapped in on superman it looks really complicated.

[da rcman2001]

All you do is pull the restraint down and the ancle locks will move in automatically at the same time.

[Raging_Bull]

nope not at all first you just sit in it like batman, then the restraints lock and your seat tilts forward into the flying position.

[Sixflagsgreatamericafreak]

What if your ankles are on the outisde and they dont get locked in

[DejaVu The Ride]

You irritate the crew and they have to release your restraints and re-check them to make sure your feet are where they should be.

[Dmrbug]

the ride operator opens it back up and helps you put your feet in.

[Mr. SFGAm]

Getting in Superman is a piece of cake... it's the restraint process on Deja Vu that stinks

[twixmix0303]

There is a small photo eye in the foot restraints that detect if your feet are in them. If not, they won't close when you pull the restraint down. Then an op has to close them manually for you. (If they don't, I would expect it to be a very funny (and painful for the rider) sight.)

[Raging_Bull]

haha its funny on Vu when they get pissed when you pull down the restraint before they check your seatbelt.

[mschulz5]

Actually, it's not funny, as it's just a hassle for everyone if a certain stupid someone decides to be a badass in front of his friends and pulls down his restraint. All it does is cause wait times to be longer and reputation of the ride to the average person to go down.

[twixmix0303]

I wouldn't call them "stupid", as 99.9% of park guests are not enthusiasts, and haven't ridden the ride 65 times since May. (no offense to anyone who has ridden it 65 times since May )

[SFGAm Shock Wave]

^When the ride operator specifically says LEAVE YOUR GREEN HARNESS IN THE AIR twice, clearly people are just stupid. American Eagle has the same problem with Push down, THEN pull up on your lap bar. People just dont listen.

[Binks Drake]

Unobservent people annoy me.
Grrrrrrr.

[punkbunny24242]

I agree they say "LEAVE YOUR GREEN HARNESS IN THE AIR.. I repeat LEAVE YOUR GREEN HARNESS IN THE AIR" and you still see people pull it down!! GRRR!

[twixmix0303]

Okay, so they're unobservant. But are they stupid? Maybe they just don't speak English.

[rct2wizard360]

How many people live in America and don't know English? Or atleast the words "Leave, your, green, harness, in, the, and air"?

[greatamerica2003]

There is a small photo eye in the foot restraints that detect if your feet are in them. If not, they won't close when you pull the restraint down. Then an op has to close them manually for you. (If they don't, I would expect it to be a very funny (and painful for the rider) sight.)

There is no photo eye in the leg restratints. It is a visual check of the operators and platform hosts.

[twixmix0303]

What I'm talking about is why sometimes the foot restraints close, and sometimes they don't. They will close only if there is a leg in each restraint. Otherwise, they will stay open. The operators make a visual check and close them manually if necessary.

rct2wizard360, as diggerg56 would say, I want you to bring me a note from each person (written in English) that says they were trying to be badass in front of their friends and pulled down their restraint. I'm sure you wouldn't get more than one. If you watch some people try to get onto a ride, it's obvious that some don't speak one word of English. If the operator asks them to do something, they have to speak to a friend or family member to translate back and fourth.

[LAFFfan4lyfe]

i agree with the Vu thing with the harnesses. Some of the people who ride that ride need to listen better. Plus, if you somehow break it, you'd probably have to pay for it.

[twixmix0303]

It's not that you'll break it, it's just that the operators can't check the orange seatbelt that goes around your waist with the restraint down.

[SFGAm Shock Wave]

What I'm talking about is why sometimes the foot restraints close, and sometimes they don't. They will close only if there is a leg in each restraint. Otherwise, they will stay open. The operators make a visual check and close them manually if necessary.

They will close regardless of whether the person's legs are in. I saw them close yesterday with someone's legs out. What causes them to sometimes not close is if the restraint wasn't pushed all the way up when the last person got off. That is what tells the restraint to reset.

[twixmix0303]

Oh.

I could have sworn that every single time my leg was out of the restraint last season, it wouldn't close, and every time it was in the restraint, it would close. There is also a little black circle in each restraint that looks like a photo eye.

Oh well, it would be cool.

[kahmooza]

Harder to get in to then shockwave

[twixmix0303]

I'd say the only one they're not harder to get in is any coasters with seatbelts, just because people don't realize they have to buckle up (no, the seatbelt is not optional ) or the seatbelt is too tight and they can't figure out how to loosen it, etc.

[SIC COASTER]

It would only be hard if you had no arms.