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TVFactFan
08-06-2007, 08:12 PM
I never thought about this until tonight but toward the end when Clark forces the security guard to come with him and his family while they were riding on the rides, who in the hell was OPERATING these since the Park was EMPTY?-lol

I mean how did Clark and his family get on the roller coaster if no one was in the park to control the rides??

GOOF???
treky
08-07-2007, 02:02 AM
yea; that's right! I've seen that movie a few times; and never thought of that!
Already Gone
08-07-2007, 08:35 AM
Good catch Solomon! I never thought of it before either. I wonder how they got them to run without somebody controlling them.
TVFactFan
08-07-2007, 10:59 AM
Good catch Solomon! I never thought of it before either. I wonder how they got them to run without somebody controlling them.


Yup so we can defintely call that a major Goof-lol They were doing a lot of riding and no one was in the park.
Ireneparalegal
08-07-2007, 02:01 PM
That park is actually Magic Mountain ala Six Flags in Valencia, California. Abt 45 mins. from where I live. The rides must be turned on by someone, but once it is turned on, it is automatic. Didn't John Candy's character turn on the ride? If so, then there is no need for one to stand there while the ride is in motion. They only need one there to make sure the ride runs smoothly and it makes it to its final destination.
TVFactFan
08-07-2007, 02:25 PM
That park is actually Magic Mountain ala Six Flags in Valencia, California. Abt 45 mins. from where I live. The rides must be turned on by someone, but once it is turned on, it is automatic. Didn't John Candy's character turn on the ride? If so, then there is no need for one to stand there while the ride is in motion. They only need one there to make sure the ride runs smoothly and it makes it to its final destination.


But how could the John Candy character turn on the roller coaster and ride it at the same time??-lol Same question goes for all the other rides, like the BOAT-lol It's not way to get on the Boat and turn it on at the same time
Ireneparalegal
08-07-2007, 03:16 PM
That's why I asked, did he turn on the ride THEN jumped on the ride? That could explain it. I haven't seen that movie in a long time, so I don't know the finest details of it, I just know the family and him are going from ride to ride.
TVFactFan
08-07-2007, 03:28 PM
That's why I asked, did he turn on the ride THEN jumped on the ride? That could explain it. I haven't seen that movie in a long time, so I don't know the finest details of it, I just know the family and him are going from ride to ride.


Let me look at it again-lol We both know it's not possible to turn on any ride at a amusement THEN get on-lol That's impossible
TVFactFan
08-07-2007, 03:56 PM
That's why I asked, did he turn on the ride THEN jumped on the ride? That could explain it. I haven't seen that movie in a long time, so I don't know the finest details of it, I just know the family and him are going from ride to ride.


Ok I just watched it again and the griswolds and the guard was seen just getting on the roller coaster. Once they were seated the roller coaster just started too move. So the guard was never seen turning anything on-lol
treky
08-07-2007, 04:11 PM
maybe he turned it on but it had a timer on it?
TVFactFan
08-07-2007, 04:15 PM
maybe he turned it on but it had a timer on it?


a TIMER????????????????-LOL
treky
08-07-2007, 04:18 PM
yes; I know that's silly; and that's why I hesitated before typing that; but how else could you explain it?????
TVFactFan
08-07-2007, 04:28 PM
yes; I know that's silly; and that's why I hesitated before typing that; but how else could you explain it?????


The only way I can explain is that it was a GOOF by the directors/producers. Even though one of them was the operator of the roller coaster-lol