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I'm at universal now and there's NO OUTSIDE LIQUID signs up on the walls (looks permanent) when you walk in. Along with new APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOUR signage.
I used to work at Dragon Challenge up until they began to implement the new security measures. What was the final straw for me was the blunt religious discrimination. We were told anyone wearing religious headwear were to be placed in the last row. We weren't supposed to disclose the reason why and it was even more awkward when they desired to sit in the front row. Working at the coaster for a considerate amount of time, I found that rule to be utterly ridiculous for we never had a problem with hijabs or kippahs before and they posed no danger.
Maybe Universal is just trying to limit debris that can fall while on the coasters. Yeah it's inconvenient, but if someone gets hit by a set of keys, Universal will be the responsible party.
i can understand the metal detectors at horror nights. Which are nothing to get thru and has no effect on getting in to the park. But the whole medal detectors in front of rides are stupid. Universal can't turn down people because of a phone or iPod that's ridiculous. If people want to take a chance at losing their phone let them. It's just like kumba at Busch gardens, they have a little case with phones that say its RECOMMENDED to leave them with a non rider
The problem is that the roller coasters at Universal go over the guest areas. If a phone falls out of somebody's pocket and hits somebody it's going to put that person in the hospital. Compound that with the lawsuit that will happen and Universal will have to pay for damages. I've seen several cell phones fall from the roller coasters, and thankfully they haven't hit anybody it's just a matter of time.
I agree with this poster .I was wait for twister (in back) and heard a loud slam of what i assume was a cell phone hitting the fence (or building) looked for it and found an expensive pair of sunglasses.
I went to Universal a few weeks after see your original story on the liquids ban. On that trip, I didn't have any liquids with me, but I did stop and ask one of the security guards about that since I'd be coming back with my family a few weeks later. The guard told me that it was a temporary thing, and actually was triggered by concerns an ISIS threat. So maybe it wasn't as random as people thought it was (if the guard is to be believed).
Sounds like nonsense. Anything can be justified as "for our safety" and its accepted as soon as you mention something people relate with "terror". A half of a diet coke someone is actively drinking isn't dangerous. It makes you buy more of their products. I mean duhh. Really.