I just found another way this can happen. If you place a park bench on the outer edge of a path (instead of the inner edge) some guests will sit down facing away from the path. When they stand up, they are now off the paths and stuck. I had a bunch of people stuck this way. When I made a path for them connecting them back to the way they should go they sorted themselves out in a few minutes.
Interesting. Now I will go check all my benches.
You only have to worry about the backless benches. If the bench has a back, it will force the peeps to face back to the path. But with the backless benches, peeps have about a 50/50 chance of facing either direction.
Guh. I really love the backless spooky bench.
I checked everywhere last night when I got the message and the benches weren't the issue. I am thinking I need more bleed-off paths near congested areas to help with panic attacks.
To really find the trouble spots, close the park, fast-forward, and wait until the peeps stop leaving the gate, then look at how many are left. They'll be the trapped ones. You can then hunt them down.