Add back queue greeters

[fh971]

Greeters weren't managed at all in PC1, they were just part of the queue entrance, and more for aesthetics than any real purpose. They welcome guests, and if the ride was closed they waved off people. If they were to come back in PC2 I'd much rather have them perform the same simple function. I'm not into employee management myself at all, but I did like the looks of greeters in my parks...

All I want is what we had in PC1. With an option to not have them if someone chooses too.

 

[Valdo82]

I'm really not interested in there being another type of employee to keep track of. I find the existing employee system to be too micromanagement-heavy and buggy. The idea of managing greeters makes me worried it would be tedious.

When it comes to realism, I normally see greeters on rides that have an upcharge queue. Free entry parks (see Jolly Roger at Ocean City, MD) usually have the operators collect tickets or swipe cards as guests board a ride. Paid entry parks (see Hersheypark in Hershey, PA) normally have someone greeting the "fast track" line to make sure guests that use it paid to degrade everyone else's experience. I don't usually see greeters for other rides. High-end theme parks (see Universal and Disney) have greeters everywhere due to higher expectations, a lower ride count, and using greeters as information helpers and front-line security people.

Also, do not forget the unsung hero of the greeting world -- the park trash bin! Nothing quite says "ride is closed" like a trash bin sitting in the middle of where people usually enter the queue for a ride. Trash bin off to the side? Great, ride is open!

I really like the small diffrence between european and american flairs

I may stand corrected, but i dont think we have such things in europe, but instead we mostly chain paths off, when a ride is closed.
So for me out of european sight the greeter would be part of the ride ops team, who manages queues (normal, fast lane, single rider, maybe front row), checks rider hights and assigns airgates.
But this is at the end of the queue, not at the start.

 

[shyguy]

I know Disney has staff stand at the front of a queue when it is closed, usually when it breaks down and will re-open shortly. I'm not sure if they do that when a ride is closed for an extended period of time while it is under maintenance.

One question I have, since I haven't played with PC2 enough, is how does the game handle priority passes? You would need an employee at the queue to check that you have a pass before letting you into the queue and get ahead of all the other guests without one. I'm assuming there is no greeter at the priority pass queue as well. Is that so?

 

[EmSay]

Disneyland Paris have greeters for coasters, they check the height limit.
Anyway, I would like to see those "greeters" at the end of the queue. And multiple staff on station would be really sweet.

 

[Ramm]

Disneyland Paris have greeters for coasters, they check the height limit.
Anyway, I would like to see those "greeters" at the end of the queue. And multiple staff on station would be really sweet.

In my country there is just a big ruler where people can check their own height, but there is another one at the station where the station staff can check if they are not sure.

It seems a bit redundant to have them and also a waste of money. But if it's for visuals only I guess it wouldn't hurt to give players the option to have them like in the first game.

But I never understood them, and RCT1 also doesnt have them.

 

[Richmountain112]

I'm really not interested in there being another type of employee to keep track of. I find the existing employee system to be too micromanagement-heavy and buggy. The idea of managing greeters makes me worried it would be tedious.

When it comes to realism, I normally see greeters on rides that have an upcharge queue. Free entry parks (see Jolly Roger at Ocean City, MD) usually have the operators collect tickets or swipe cards as guests board a ride. Paid entry parks (see Hersheypark in Hershey, PA) normally have someone greeting the "fast track" line to make sure guests that use it paid to degrade everyone else's experience. I don't usually see greeters for other rides. High-end theme parks (see Universal and Disney) have greeters everywhere due to higher expectations, a lower ride count, and using greeters as information helpers and front-line security people.

Also, do not forget the unsung hero of the greeting world -- the park trash bin! Nothing quite says "ride is closed" like a trash bin sitting in the middle of where people usually enter the queue for a ride. Trash bin off to the side? Great, ride is open!

Speaking of trash cans, it would also be cool if they can be used to block off specific rows, like if the last row is used for theming instead of guests.