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Rivals gets a big fat zero for theming.

I agree, I hate seeing empty gimmick seats, when you know that's the location of the train to be.

It can be a (very poor) strategy by management. The old timers leave because they no longer feel appreciated and remember the good times, the new guys never know anything different and accept it as par for the course. The end result is you lose the institutional knowledge - like the 'why' we do things a certain way - which leads to two possible outcomes - people don't change outdated and inefficient processes because they were taught to do it a certain way for a reason that no longer exists - "that's the way we've always done it" - (See the 5 Monkey experiment) people change equipment or procedures to remove something that ensures safety because they don't understand the risk "what could go wrong?" (for example - removing slats on a conveyor belt to reduce the weight on the conveyor motor)

Employee recognition and rewards are a great way to boost staff morale - but it has to be something that people want \ appreciate - and it doesn't fix all the problems if you're running the place like garbage or treating them like shit every other time. Swapping from something you can use whenever you prefer to a free lunch only available on a certain day sounds very much a step backwards.

No, you don't get to wash over that. Own your statement. You said (my emphasis) So in acknowledging that nobody knows with certainty what/how it got through you are admitting that your previous statement that they should've picked it up before that was completely unjustified. Totally judgy and in no way an observation - which as defined would be a statement based on something that you have seen, heard, or noticed. At best, you expressed an opinion, and your opinion was unfounded in fact. You're making broad statements about someone else's job without the knowledge or experience to do that job. And you're wrong to boot. Cannot agree with this more. This is exactly the primary issue at play and what anyone coming into a management role in a theme park needs to read over and over again. My time in a theme park was spent with managers that inspired us to do our best, encouraged us to push for our best to ensure we delivered our best for each and every guest. I left because a new manager entered the space with a background in fast food, and she entirely obliterated the culture, destroyed morale and made it a not fun place to be.

Yeah pretty much given the age of the ride and when it last operated, between your one shaky video and AndrewH's old photos, that's about as good as you're going to get. Video cameras back 20 years ago weren't up to what current devices can do without being extremely bulky and oversized, which is also unlikely to be allowed on by a guest. I can offer an alternative simulated experience though. Dark. Loud. Lift Hill. Noisy. Bright light. dark. bright light. dark. pitch black. sudden drop. scream. loud noises. sudden drop. sharp corners. hard laterals. brake run shoves your rib cage through your spine. the end.

I would have thought you'd just do a random draw of coasters, and it is what it is, eg could be TNT versus Green Lantern. Well I want to argue because there are definitely people that would like Leviathan over DCR. Heck there are people that like Superman more than DCR which is totally fair too.

I don’t think we have enough roller coasters to conduct polls like this

I mean, this is a Lamborghini vs. a Model T Ford. It's hardly fair now, is it?