Six Flags, allow recording glasses (WITH a strap) on all rides in your parks.


Six Flags, allow recording glasses (WITH a strap) on all rides in your parks.
The Issue
Dear Six Flags Corporation, it has come to my attention in my recent experience it seems as if your policy on recording on rides isn't so much based on safety, but more so on a false claim that "it's illegal to film on a roller coaster", when in no state in the US, does a specific law on filming on roller coasters exist. Case in point. You often hear at Cedar Point that "It is illegal to record on a ride as stated by Ohio Reserved Code Section 1711.551". However, in Ohio Reserved Code 1711.551 it simply mentions that "All riders must not disobey written or verbal directions applied to any amusement park ride by either the manufacturer or ride operator in a manner that poses a danger to another rider of themself". Nowhere does it even mention anything about recording on a ride in it of itself, though certainly can be applicable to a situation in which a device could fly out of someone's hand and hit another person (i.e. a cellphone). But the reason you cannot apply that logic to a pair of recording glasses, specifically if they're being worn with an athletic strap like what is already mandated on all other types of glasses that are allowed to be worn on rides, is simply because a built in camera can't simply turn a pair of glasses into a loose article, nor does it create any other kind of "safety risk" any more so than other kinds of glasses (along with other electronics that are allowed in zippered pockets). Therefore, it seems like the only reason you are cracking down on camera glasses is purely out of a power trip.
If you also want to make argument about copyright infringement, please note that only applies to works of art, not experiences. If music or imagery presented on the ride is copyrighted, please be more transparent about that. And also, at that rate, you'd also have to crack down on people taking off ride footage as well in areas where that material can still be seen or heard (i.e. music being played inside the ride's station or queue).
Please note that the Seaworld Entertainment parks, as well as many independent parks do allow all guests to film on rides as long as they have equipment that has been inspected by the parks and have received an authorization card they show the operator saying their equipment has been approved for on ride usage, and we would be totally fine if Six Flags implemented a similar policy.
So please, make your policy on recording on ride footage actually make sense. Allow recording glasses on rides as long as they have athletic straps in place. There is no reason that this shouldn't be allowed when regular glasses with straps are allowed.
Also note that I am highly against filming on rides with devices that are of an apparent safety risk, such as cellphones and handheld cameras that are not secured to the rider in a sufficient manner, and I am in favor of a ban of such devices being used to record on ride footage.

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The Issue
Dear Six Flags Corporation, it has come to my attention in my recent experience it seems as if your policy on recording on rides isn't so much based on safety, but more so on a false claim that "it's illegal to film on a roller coaster", when in no state in the US, does a specific law on filming on roller coasters exist. Case in point. You often hear at Cedar Point that "It is illegal to record on a ride as stated by Ohio Reserved Code Section 1711.551". However, in Ohio Reserved Code 1711.551 it simply mentions that "All riders must not disobey written or verbal directions applied to any amusement park ride by either the manufacturer or ride operator in a manner that poses a danger to another rider of themself". Nowhere does it even mention anything about recording on a ride in it of itself, though certainly can be applicable to a situation in which a device could fly out of someone's hand and hit another person (i.e. a cellphone). But the reason you cannot apply that logic to a pair of recording glasses, specifically if they're being worn with an athletic strap like what is already mandated on all other types of glasses that are allowed to be worn on rides, is simply because a built in camera can't simply turn a pair of glasses into a loose article, nor does it create any other kind of "safety risk" any more so than other kinds of glasses (along with other electronics that are allowed in zippered pockets). Therefore, it seems like the only reason you are cracking down on camera glasses is purely out of a power trip.
If you also want to make argument about copyright infringement, please note that only applies to works of art, not experiences. If music or imagery presented on the ride is copyrighted, please be more transparent about that. And also, at that rate, you'd also have to crack down on people taking off ride footage as well in areas where that material can still be seen or heard (i.e. music being played inside the ride's station or queue).
Please note that the Seaworld Entertainment parks, as well as many independent parks do allow all guests to film on rides as long as they have equipment that has been inspected by the parks and have received an authorization card they show the operator saying their equipment has been approved for on ride usage, and we would be totally fine if Six Flags implemented a similar policy.
So please, make your policy on recording on ride footage actually make sense. Allow recording glasses on rides as long as they have athletic straps in place. There is no reason that this shouldn't be allowed when regular glasses with straps are allowed.
Also note that I am highly against filming on rides with devices that are of an apparent safety risk, such as cellphones and handheld cameras that are not secured to the rider in a sufficient manner, and I am in favor of a ban of such devices being used to record on ride footage.

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Petition created on May 6, 2025