Six Flags (Baltimore) knife policy, metal detectors?

Good Evening All-

nocomment said:
You afraid someone's going to try to hijack a roller coaster? Forget it, I'm not going to get in a flame war about six flags.
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What in the world are you talking about? The problematic issue is catering to a group of people, millions of whom around the world despise the United States, and wish to see us dead. Some of these very people will be right under our noses in suburban New Jersey.

Don't you note the slightest irony that a perfectly law-abiding American who visits Six Flags Great Adventure subsequent to this wonderful day of "peace" will be regarded as "dangerous" or a "threat" because he or she has a harmless pocket knife? Currently, the most dangerous people in the world today to non-combatants are Muslim terrorists. NoComment, do you disagree with this assessment?

BTW, if anyone ever encounters this situation, the security guards cannot confiscate your knife. That is only within the realm of a police officer if you are carrying an illegal knife to the theme park. Security guards can simply ask you to return it to your car, but they cannot take it from you. That is theft, for which you would call the police yourself.

Regards,

~ Blue Jays ~
 
Blue Jays said:
What in the world are you talking about? The problematic issue is catering to a group of people, millions of whom around the world despise the United States, and wish to see us dead. Some of these very people will be right under our noses in suburban New Jersey.

Don't you note the slightest irony that a perfectly law-abiding American who visits Six Flags Great Adventure subsequent to this wonderful day of "peace" will be regarded as "dangerous" or a "threat" because he or she has a harmless pocket knife? Currently, the most dangerous people in the world today to non-combatants are Muslim terrorists. NoComment, do you disagree with this assessment?
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Why are you baiting me and trying to turn a knife topic into a political discussion? Fine, you win. Yes, there are a lot of dangerous Muslim terrorist & separatist groups active right now. Guess what? There are over a billion Muslims in the world right now, and millions of them are in the US. Some of them love the US and the West. Some of them hate the US enough that they're willing to kill themselves for the chance to kill Americans. The rest of them are in the middle somewhere. I don't know the numbers. You apparently equate Muslim = Dangerous. If you want to paint all the adherents of Islam as potential terrorists, that's your concern.

With regards to Six Flags, it's not "Muslim Terrorist Day," it's "Muslim Day." Might there be a terrorist sympathizer or sleeper agent in there? Sure. Same goes for any group. Maybe on Basque Day there's an ETA sympathizer, or Baptist Day there's an abortion-clinic bomber, or Gay Day there's a serial killer. There will also be thousands of moderate, middle-class folks who want to ride roller coasters with their kids.

As to their knife policy -- it's private property. If you don't like it, don't go, as you have already established.
 
Good Evening All-

NoComment, we're in this fine mess with Muslims because there are countless apologists running around making excuses on their behalf. The fact-of-the-matter is that Muslim leadership in this country has NOT condemned the veritable laundry list of global terrorist attacks. They quietly sit on their hands while liberals (I'm not flaming you) run around theorizing what Americans did to "provoke" the terrorists. It's a tired story.

Now, as far as Six Flags Great Adventure goes, you can bet the farm that I won't spend a thin dime at that place. They are willing to consider every individual BladeForums.com member "dangerous" because of what's clipped to our pockets, but organized throngs of Muslims with their well-known hatred for America are simply welcomed with open arms? What a glorious opportunity for thousands of our enemies to plot, plan, and strategize while hiding in plain sight!

Six Flags Great Adventure is plain wrong to allow any event that would cause the wholesale exclusion of another group. Suffice it to say, you won't be able to find a Catholic, Episcopalian, Jew, Lutheran, or Baptist in the whole theme park when this gathering is in town! The security procedures at Six Flags Great Adventure (appear) quite heavy-handed when otherwise interacting with typical, law-abiding customers who are probably attending with their kids...

~ Blue Jays ~
 
So we went there yesterday.

It was... interesting.

It kinda sucked because the event got really rained out... huge thunderstorms halfway through.

I got to ride the Superman twice... that was fun! And pretty much nothing else. Bah.

And yeah... it's kinda like... 5 Flags Great Ghetto World... one got stolen, like, maybe.

;)

Thanks for all your help. The stupid thing is that even though I was warned, I left all my serious knives in the car, but I forgot the Micra on the keyring!!! Sigh. That tells ya something.

For the record, yeah, they are REALLY anal. They look in EVERY pocket of any bag.

The most disgusting thing is that they are like, "Sorry sir, you can't bring that in here. You'll have to throw it in the trash."

Yeah right!!! No f'ing way I'm gonna give my knife to YOU, lady!! Thank you, but I'll go put it in the car.

Maybe it's time to invest in a CF in kydex without eyelets piece. ;)

Thanks again guys.

-jon
 
Oh yes.

They didn't try to confiscate it per se, but the only solution they offered was to throw it in their trash. I took it back to my car instead, where it was NOT taken home by a guard.

They immediately recognized it too -- I rarely use it except to cut thread and for the screwdrivers on it, so I'd completely forgotten.

When it came to the Micra, they knew exactly what they're looking for. I wonder if a kubaton or Stinger would be allowable.

-j
 
The Six Flags near me has had the same policy even since before 9/11. No knives of any kind. Now they even say that you aren't allowed to bring bags in! Not that they enforced that rule. Interestingly, both times I went I had cutting tools of some kind on me. The first time I had an Sak in my pocket. I walked through the metal detector and it beeped. They told me to go again, and it beeped again. They then let me go through :confused: , the second time I took a scientific razor blade in my wallet, and it did not set off the detector.
 
James Muehlner said:
I walked through the metal detector and it beeped. They told me to go again, and it beeped again. They then let me go through.
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James,

That's pretty funny. Sad funny, but funny.

Yeah, I kind of wasn't surprised they'd be pissy on the Micra, but, whatever. It's their rules, so be it. Although no bags is a pretty silly rule.

Thanks for the info.

-j
 
I wouldn't give my hard earned money to an amusement park that treats it's patrons in that manner.Hit them in the wallet,and then let them know because of their policy you will be spending your money elsewhere.
 
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