Why Selfie Sticks Were Banned from SFGADV!

[TTD03]

Found a really weird article on the Fright Fest site. In my opinion, not something the park should be posting officially. Definitely questioning why they did it. For those that want to see it on the site, click the link, for those that want to just read it, keep reading.
http://frightfest.sixflags.com/greatadv ... eryModal82

The Twister:

If you want to know the real reason why selfie sticks were banned from park property, you???re not going to find it on the website.

Urban legend has it that the incident happened during Cheerfest 2014. Everywhere you looked that day there were clouds of hairspray, big bows, glittery stickers and the echoes of ???Ready? Okay!??? The Rutherford Rockets, with their competition time not for another four hours, decided to head out into the park to pass the time.

They had ridden Nitro, El Toro and Kingda Ka when cheer captain Lacey had the big idea of doing a selfie contest to see who could get the best on-ride picture. Despite the park???s strict no-loose-articles policy, all twelve girls piled on the Twister and kept their selfie sticks hidden until the ride had been checked and cleared for operation. When the ride reached its peak the girls whipped out their selfie sticks in preparation for the intense sequence of flips they had observed while waiting in line. Much to their surprise the ride operator initiated a new ride sequence, catching the girls off guard. As the ride began its cycle all twelve girls were impaled by their selfie sticks. As Twister continued its tumultuous tumble through the air, blood began to splatter the guests watching in horror down below.

Supposedly security officers rushed to confiscate all cell phones, cameras and recording devices to be sure that the grizzly scene was never went viral and stayed out of the press. However, rumor has it that the harnesses are now painted crimson red because no matter how hard the clean-up crew scrubbed they could never fully remove the blood spatter from the foam. If you ask team members about the tale, they will always discount it as an urban legend, much like the Stuntman???s Freefall scalping story. But true or not, better to play it safe ??? who would want their obituary reading ???death by selfie stick????

[Coasterkidmwm]

Stupidest post of 2015 candidate.

^^ This is hilarious. It definitely fits with the fright fest theme, and will scare people from trying to sneak in selfie sticks.

I saw this earlier today lol. I'm actually kinda glad they decided not to play it safe and PG, it's edgy in a gruesome but comedic way. Maybe this story will stop people from sneaking selfie sticks on rides haha. There are a bunch more of these articles on the Fright Fest site... read at your own risk but it's nothing too intense. It's all in the spirit of Fright Fest, right?

Don't really see why you're taking this so seriously, I guess you're still surprised as I was thinking the same thing when I first read it. Then I read it again and realized how hilarious it is. Love it.

[mkingy]

Can't tell if TTD thought it was real or if he played along for the sake of immersion (I'll give him the benefit of the doubt here).

Nice PR though - in all honesty it shows (whilst over exaggerating) the risks of loose articles and whilst moulding into the fright fest theme!