[Stinger]

I wouldn't take my smartphone to Alton Towers anyway. The risk of getting it wet is too high!

[Stinger]

I wouldn't take my smartphone to Alton Towers anyway. The risk of getting it wet is too high!

[paulvallen]

I have already sent them an e-mail expressing my displeasure at their petty-mindedness and told them that I would not take my family there because of this.

Naturally, if you enter the park, you agree to be bound by their rules, so I won't go - petty Hitlers, don't deserve my money.

[Ed Hansberry]

Originally Posted by paulvallen

petty Hitlers, don't deserve my money.

I wouldn't go so far as to compare this action to anything Hitler did. It really devalues the attrocities of that era.

[Sheena]

The park is trying to ensure parents leave their work behind and enjoy time with the family.

Eh? This speaks not only of extreme ignorance over what PDAs do & what people use them for, but also of insulting condescension towards adults.

Others have already expressed well how counterproductive this is, *especially* for those of us that don't even use our PDA's to connect to work, but what astonishes me is that this is an amusement park! It's not a theater or airplane asking you to turn off (not surrender) a phone for noise reduction or frequency interference. It's not a secure area confiscating phones & cameras to prevent pictures taken. It's not a school enforcing discipline for students (although I have issues with that one). It's an amusement park!!

Whoever thought this one up is not only PDA illiterate, but has some serious delusions about their own importance, not to mention their right to tell others how to live their lives.

Rosie

[Jon Westfall]

Originally Posted by UCCOFFEE

2: how can I communicate with my gf while I m having a date with another girl in the theme park without the phone?

A man capable of juggling two women at once will be resourceful enough to get past a ban like this, I am sure.