Ungakwazi Ukudlula Emigqeni. Kodwa kuzodingeka ukhokhe okungeziwe.
Ukulinda nokulinda (nokulinda) emigqeni ye-rat-rat kuyinto ingxenye enkulu yepakethe yokuzijabulisa njengoba ugibela ama-coaster roller nokudla candy candy. Amaminithi angu-90 okuhlanganisa esihogweni se-stanchion yiyo intengo okufanele siyikhokhele imizuzu engu-2 yezulu elikhulu. Noma akunjalo?
Eqinisweni, ungakhokha intengo ukweqa imigqa kuma- Six Flags . Uchungechunge lwepaki lubiza uhlelo lwayo i-Flash Pass. Ingabe kuwufanele?
Lokho kuncike ezintweni eziningi (hhayi okungenani okuyikho ikhono lakho lokukhokha).
Ezimweni eziningi, kungase kube nomqondo ozwakalayo ukuluma isibhamu kanye ne-pony up the cash extra. Ake sihlole ukuthi i-Flash Pass ikuphi nokuthi ngabe ungathanda ukukuthola ngokuvakasha kwakho okulandelayo.
Yini iHeck eyi-Flash Pass?
Kwakujwayele ukuthi lezi zivakashi zithole ukuthi kufanele ziphuze futhi zibhekane nemigqa. Khona-ke i-Disney yaxhuma isimiso sayo se- Fastpass esivumela izivakashi ukuba zidlule imigqa kwezinye ezikhangayo. (Ngonyaka we-2014, i- Disney World yaveza ukuthuthukiswa okukhulu kubiza i- FastPass + .) Amanye amapaki athuthukise izinhlelo zabo zokusika. Kodwa ngokungafani ne-Fastpass ka-Disney, okufaka phakathi kokungeniswa, cishe wonke amanye amapaki, kufaka phakathi amaFlegi ayisithupha, akhokhisa imali eyengeziwe.
I-Flash Pass iguquke phakathi neminyaka. Ngenkathi kunezinto ezihlukahlukene phakathi kwamapaki, ngokuyinhloko isebenza okufanayo kakhulu kunabo bonke. (Okuphambene kakhulu yi-New York The Great Escape , ebiza uhlelo lwayo i-GoFast Pass.
Isebenzisa i-wristband elula evumela izivakashi ngokushesha, ukufinyelela okungenamkhawulo ukukhetha ama-coasters nezinye ukugibela. I-Platinum pass yengeza ukugibela okunye kanye nokunye ukugibela ipaki yamanzi.)
Kunezinhlobo ezintathu ze-Flash Passses ezitholakalayo: ezivamile, igolide, ne-Platinum. Ngokuvamile, kuzodingeka ulinde isikhathi esifanayo njengalabo abangenawo i-Flash, kodwa uzodlula imigqa.
Uma ukulinda okulindelwe kwakuyihora elilodwa lokugibela i-coaster, isikhathi sakho sokubhuka sibe sesehoreni elilodwa. Kodwa umnikazi wendawo oyinhloko uzokuvumela ukuba ujikeleze epakini bese ucindezela kwezinye ukugibela ngaphambi kokuba ubuyele ku-coaster ngesikhathi esimisiwe.
I-Gold Flash Pass inciphisa isikhathi sokulinda nge-50%. Isibonelo, isikhathi sakho sokubhuka kungaba yimaminithi angu-30 ukugibela i-coaster ngehora lokulinda ohlwini lehora elilodwa. I-Platinum pass cishe iqeda ukulinda. Esikhundleni sokulinda isikhathi sokulinda se-opharetha sehora elilodwa ukuze uthole imali, ungabuyela cishe emaminithini angu-10. Abanikazi bePlatinum nabo bathola ama-bracelet okubavumela ukuba bahambe ngokukhamba kokubili ezikhangayo ezikhethiwe. Lapho i-coaster idonsa esiteshini, uvula isikrini sakho, uhlale phansi, futhi ujabulele ukugijima kabusha.
Isebenza kanjani?
Kulula ukusebenzisa i-Flash Pass. Yiya esikhungweni sokusabalalisa epakini ngosuku lokuvakashelwa kwakho ukukhipha idivayisi. Uyaziwa ngokuthi yi-Q-Bot yinkampani eyenza itholakale kuma-Six Flags namanye amapaki. Ukubheka i-beeper endala, igajethi encane, ene-oval ingafanelana ephaketheni noma ifake kunento efana ne-belt loop isebenzisa isiqeshana esinikeziwe. (Sebenzisa isiqeshana, ngoba mhlawumbe uzobe uqhubekela phambili ngaphasi kokuhamba kwakho.)
I-Q-Bots inesibuko esincane nezinkinobho ezimbalwa. Pheqa ngokusebenzisa ezikhangayo ezikhona, bese uqhafaza owodwa ongathanda ukuwagibela. Igajethi izobonisa isikhathi sokubhuka futhi idlidliza uma sekuyisikhathi sokugibela. Ungafika noma kunini ngemva kwesikhathi sokubhuka. Abanikazi be-Flash Pass bangenza ukubhuka okulodwa ngesikhathi esisodwa.
Kukhona ukungena okuhlukile kwe-The Flash Pass, okungaba ngabanikazi bamzila ngokusebenzisa umzila wokuphuma osesiteshini sokulayisha noma uthathe umugqa ovamile eduze nesiteshi sokulayisha. Umsebenzi wesithupha wePlagigi uzobamba i-Q-Bot yakho eduze kwenzwa ukuze uqinisekise ukuthi yisikhathi sokugibela futhi akuvumele ukuba ufake umugqa we-bypass. Yilokho kuphela.
Izivakashi eziyisithupha zingasebenzisa i-Q-Bot eyodwa (kodwa amaflegi ayisithupha akhokhisa umsebenzisi ngamunye imali). Kulula ukukhansela ukubhuka. Idivaysi imelana namanzi, ngakho-ke yizwa ukhululekile ukuyivumela ukuba ihambele emanzini.
Ekhuluma ngamanqindi amanzi, amanye amapaki ahlinzeka nge-Flash ehlukile ehambayo ukuze kusetshenziswe emapaki amanzi.
Kubiza malini?
(Qaphela ukuthi amanani alandelayo asebenza ngesikhathi sonyaka ka-2017.) Amanani ahluka kusukela epaki kuya epaki futhi abonisa isimiso sokunikezela nokufunwa. Emapaki adumile anezixuku ezinkulu, ukugibela okuningi, kanye nemigqa emide kakhulu, izindleko ziphakeme kunamapaki athandwa kakhulu. Ngowezi-2017, amanye amapaki asebenzisa izintengo eziguquguqukayo futhi akhokhisa ngaphezulu ezinsukwini ezidinga kakhulu njengezimpelasonto namaholide. Uzokhokha okungaphezulu ngoMgqibelo ngoJulayi kunokuba ungene ngoLwesibili ngo-Septhemba, isibonelo.
Ukuze kudlule isikhathi esidlule, amanani ajwayelekile cishe ngama-dollar angu-45 nge-$ 33 ye- Flags ayisithupha eMelika e-Maryland eya phezulu kuma-dollar angu-55 ku- Six Flags Magic Mountain eCalifornia. Ukuze usike izikhathi zokulinda ngesigamu, igolide lidlula isilinganiso samaRandi angu-70. Ukususwa komugqa wePlatinum kudlula cishe ngama-dollar angu-100 kodwa kungafinyelela ku-$ 150 (whew!) Ye-Magic Mountain.
Khumbula ukuthi izindleko ze-Flash Pass zingaphezulu kwezindleko ezivamile zokungena kwepaki. Akuyona inkatho eshibhile, ikakhulukazi ukunambitheka kwePlatinum. Umndeni wezingane ezine uzokhokha u-$ 916 amathikithi angenayo athengwe ku-Intanethi kanti iPlatinum idlula eMountain Mountain ngosuku oluphakeme kakhulu. Ngaphambi kokupaka, ukudla, imidlalo, izikhumbuzo, nanoma yiziphi izindleko ezengeziwe epaki.
Ngingayifaka Kanjani Ukuthi Kungabalulekile Yini?
Ngaphandle kokuba uqhube inhlama (inja yakho enenhlanhla), cishe uzocabangela kabili ngaphambi kokuchitha imali eyengeziwe imali ngosuku. Yini engase ihambisane nawe ngenye indlela noma enye ukuthenga idlule?
Cabanga ngalokho wena kanye nepaki yakho enikeza ithemba lokufeza. Ingabe uzovakashela ipaki enezinhlamvu eziningi nezinye ukugibela ukuthi ngempela, ufuna ngempela ukunikeza isivunguvungu? Uma ubonisa ngosuku lapho iphakheji lipakishwe, ngeke kwenzeke ukukhipha ngaphandle kwe-Flash Pass. (Futhi ngokumangalisayo, esinye sezizathu zokuthi kungani imigqa yokulinda ide kakhulu ngoba abantu baqhubeka bewadlula ngamaphasethi.)
Ubeka kangakanani inani lokupakisha ngokugibela okuningi ngangokunokwenzeka lapho uvakashela ipaki? Ungase uvakashele kaningi kangakanani epaki? Uma ungaphandle kwendawo, ingabe lokhu kungaba yithuba lakho elilodwa lokuzwa ukugibela epakini? (Ngendlela, uma uhlala eduze nepaki futhi uthanda ukuvakashela kaningi, ama-Flags ayisithupha anika inguqulo yonke yonyaka weGold Flash Pass.) Kuyini ukubekezela kwakho, nokubekezela kulabo abazokujoyina, isikhathi eside imigqa? Yini ongathanda ukuyikhokhela ukugwema imigqa engapheli? Izimpendulo zakho kule mibuzo neminye zingakusiza ukuthi unqume ukuthi uzothela yini ukudlula.
Izindlela Zokulondoloza Imali Yakho (ne-Sanity Yakho)
Uma ukukhokha okungaphezulu kakhulu ukugibela ama-coasters kubonakala kuningi noma uma isabelomali sakho singakwazi ukubhekana nemali eyengeziwe, kunezindlela zokugwema izindleko:
- Hlela ukuvakashela ngosuku lapho kungenakwenzeka ukuthi kube nzima. Gwema ngezimpelasonto, hamba masinyane noma sekwephuzile ngenkathi, noma uzame ukuzama uma wonke umuntu egoqa. Imigqa evamile akufanele ibe yinde. Inkinga ngalolu hlelo ukuthi amaFlegi ayisithupha angase ahlehlise ukusebenza ekugibeleleni kwawo phakathi nezinsuku ezihamba kancane. Ngokwesibonelo, ipaki lingase ligijime isitimela esisodwa ku-coaster esinezitimela ezintathu, ngaleyo ndlela isenza imigqa ide. D'oh!
- Hamba ngosuku lapho kusongela imvula noma kuzoshisa kakhulu. Akukho lutho olugcina izixuku kude futhi imigqa efushane kakhulu kunezulu le-crummy. Uma ungacabangi ukuthi ugobile noma ushisayo (qaphela umama wangaphakathi futhi ungakhohlwa ukusebenzisa isikrini somshini bese uzigcina ungena emanzini), amapaki ngokuvamile ayosebenza egibela esimweni sezulu esingenayo ngaphandle uma imvula idlulele noma kunesibikezelo sombani.
- Fika ekuvuleni kwepaki ngaphambi kwezixuku eziningi bese uhamba ngokushesha ekugibeleleni okuthandwa kakhulu. Ungashiya phakathi nosuku lapho izixuku zithwala kakhulu, zijabulele ukudla okuhle ngaphandle kwepaki, futhi ubuyele kamuva ngosuku lapho imigqa iphinda iphinde iphinde ibe khona.
- Yehlisa ukulindela kwakho. Ungacabangi ukugibela zonke izindleko ezinkulu. Hlela izinto zakho ezintathu noma ezine, futhi ulungele ukulinda emigqeni.
Amathiphu we-Flash Pass
- Linda uze ungene epaki bese ubona ezinye zezikhathi zokulinda ezithunyelwe ngaphambi kokuba unqume ukuthi uzochitha imali eyengeziwe yini. Ingozi ngalolu hlelo ukuthi ipaki ine-Limited-supply supply ye-Q-Bots futhi ingayithengisa kuzo, ikakhulukazi phakathi nosuku olumatasa. Okusiholela ekuthini elilandelayo:
- Gcina kusengaphambili ukudlula ku-intanethi kuwebhusayithi yepaki. Okuphambene nukuthi uzobe uqinisekile ukudlula, ngisho noma ubonisa kamuva emini. Ukukhathazeka ukuthi isimo sezulu noma ezinye izici zingenza imigqa ibe mfushane futhi ukudlula akudingekile. Uma kunjalo, amaFlegi ayisithupha anganikeza ukubuyiselwa kwembuyiselo (noma kungenjalo; hlola ipaki ngenqubomgomo yalo).
- Yenza kuqala futhi usebenzise i-Flash Pass ye-coasters nezinye ukugibela okufunayo ukuzwa kuqala. Uma ungaqiniseki, bhala ukugibela ngezikhathi zokulinda isikhathi eside kuqala ukuze ungavali ukuphela kosuku.
- Ungakwazi ukubhuka isikhathi esingaphezu kwesinye sokubhuka for the ride efanayo. Uma unayo ibhola ekuhambeni kwakho kokuqala, yenza esinye isabelo ngokushesha uma usuka noma kamuva ngosuku.