One of the unavoidable realities of a theme park visit is waiting in what can often be long lines for popular attractions. A theme park near Disneyland is now cracking down on the issue of line cutting by asking riders in line to report those who are breaking the rules.
Knott's Berry Farm has new signs dictating the line rules visitors must adhere to along with a number to Knott's security to report instances of guests breaking them. Keep reading for more details!
Knott's Berry Farm Program to Combat Line Jumping in Testing
Now, a program to crack down on line-cutting is in testing on Knott's Berry Farm's popular GhostRider roller coaster after being successfully rolled out at other Cedar Fair parks. The security at Knott's Berry Farm is sent out to confront any line cutters and reinforce the Code of Conduct for the park, and repeat offenders will be asked to leave.
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As per Knott's Berry Farm's Code of Conduct, guests are prohibited from “Line Breaking,” which is described as including “leaving and re-entering a line for any reason or place holding in line.” If a guest needs to leave for any reason like to use the restroom, they will need to let an employee know they are leaving and rejoining their group.
According to The Orange County Register, even though the signs have only been posted for GhostRider so far, visitors have been texting the number about line jumping across the entire park.
It will be interesting to see if other theme parks adopt this tactic if successful, as guests waiting in line are the ones who are able to keep the sharpest eye on others who are potentially breaking the rules. Disneyland recently made some changes to its DAS system and eligibility requirements that many believe to be an attempt to cut out those who are abusing the system and contributing to overcrowding in Lightning Lanes.
We can't see a reporting system like this being well received at Disneyland. Most of the lines at Knott's are outdoors, whereas at Disneyland there is sometimes limited visibility in the winding queues and people may over-report for situations where guests have been cleared through a Cast Member to leave and rejoin their party in line. This is a frequent enough occurrence that it would be difficult to police, and I can see frustrated guests easily going overboard with this system.
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I have to say Kudos to Cedar Fair for at Knott’s putting up signs about line cutting. It is such a blatant misuse at Disneyland. On my last trip to D-land in Nov. my husband and I started to block people who were meeting up with other people in their party. We even tried to get a cast member to help, but she said she’d have to see it happening. My husband and I even told these line jumpers that their entire party needs to wait at the beginning of the line for them to join up before entering the line, and it’s posted in the Disneyland guide maps about that policy. But, my husband and I became the bad guys for doing what we did, even in the eyes of most of the people who were around us. But we didn’t try to interfere if someone was with a small child, who may have needed to use the restroom. Yeah, right, that’ll be the day Disney parks do something about line jumping. A couple of decades ago when I was in Australia at an amusement park, there were signs all over about line jumping, and that the offenders would be exited from the park. I did not notice anyone line jumping there, at least not back then.