https://www.reddit.com/r/rollercoasters/comments/iw4brh/el_toro_sfgadv_installed_metal_detectors_today

They had metal detectors at some points on El Toro, here’s a picture of it

Here’s one at a cedar fair park

https://www.reddit.com/r/rollercoasters/comments/bguqgm/metal_detector_installed_in_twisted_timbers

Here’s one on Steel Vengeance https://www.reddit.com/r/rollercoasters/comments/bkovyp/its_official_metal_detectors_on_steel_vengeance

Universal Orlando

https://www.reddit.com/r/rollercoasters/comments/309biu/universal_orlando_installs_metal_detectors_at_the

Where did I say anything about that park specifically? What about Cedar Fair and Six Flags parks? That was what I was referring to

And if it’s not metal detectors they have a security guard at the gate asking you if you have anything in your pockets.

Examples: Steel Vengeance (CP), El Toro (SFGADV), Kingda Ka, any Freespin, etc..

Go to r/rollercoasters and search for “metal detector” and you’ll see a bunch of different parks owned by different companies all using metal detectors on intense rollercoasters. Again, if not metal detectors they have security at the start of the line looking out for anyone with a phone. I’ve gone through metal detectors or security to get on rides probably hundreds of time

Sorry you got downvoted, I used to think the same thing. And before TikTok, that’s what I would do. Just bring cargo shorts with a zipper pocket for my stuff.

But people just take it out and try to film, and it’s really common. Which is a dumb idea because it’s going to come out looking like shit. And turn into a deadly projectile. People don’t realize how intense some rollercoasters can be. They can pull up to 5G of vertical, a couple Gs lateral, and a negative G or so of airtime, and it transitions between these forces quickly making it easy to drop the phone.

The parks all make a professional POV videos for each rollercoaster where the camera is bolted to the chassis of the train so it’s stable and you can actually see what’s going on.

I’m into rollercoasters, and have been on hundreds over the years. I’ve seen some absolutely gruesome injuries from cellphones. To the point where the more intense rollercoasters now have metal detectors because people ignore all the signs telling them of the danger. And even have had rides stopped on the lift hill because someone takes out their phone.

At 60+ mph that phone is a deadly projectile, please use common sense.