Shoes on or off...

I'm going to IOA this weekend w/ my brother and mom and my bro has never been on Dueling Dragons (I went on when I went on a field trip)...So should he ride with his shoes on or off? He just doesn't want his $90 shoes flying off...

Dude, they're not going to fly off unless they're extremely loose. Trust me on that. The G-forces may make them feel like they'll fall off but I don't think it's possible.

On a side note, who pays $90 for shoes???

^ Thanks...

And to answer that side note, my brother who has 45 pairs of shoes will pay anything for a pair of shoes just as long as they look somewhat cool and they're Nike.

Nice. Your brother sounds like my 5th grade teacher, Mrs. Rausch, who was so obsessed with shoes that she'd change in the middle of class, paying no attention whatsoever to the fooling around that we did. We got a six-person poker game going, and she walked by one of us and said, "Nice hand," completely oblivious to the fact that we were playing poker in the middle of class!

Ah, the memories.

But yes, if you're wearing sandals you should definitely take them off. In fact, I think you're required to place them on the side. Don't leave them on the invert floor because it moves down and there's going to be another train that comes.

If you want to be sure the shoes don't fly off, tie them tightly before you get in line or double knot them. I always check my sneakers before I get in line for an invert or floorless to see if they are loose because I'd hate to lose them.

Yeah, that teacher sounds like my Spanish teacher..she would always pick on this one kid right in front of the class and when she gave us a test after telling us it would be next class we would walk behind her and give her the finger...totally oblivious to anything we do..

I'm not stupid enough to wear sandals to a theme park, but my friend wore sandals and when she went on DD she had to sit on them...

Unless their sandals,open toed shoes, or not tied properly, they should be perfectly fine.

Your bro sounds like one of the kids that lives in the group home I work at. Just an infinite supply of expensive nikes, why???

I had to hold my hat on every ride. Not a big deal because I keep my hands up anyway. I probably could have buckled it to the shoulder harness...

Actually on DD, you cannot leave your shoes..you must hold them or sit on them...

The reason for this being that the train unloads in a different location than loading.

Oh yeah, I forgot about that. I could've sworn that I saw some people toss their shoes on the side...

I wore Vans slip-ons on Top Gun and they felt perfectly tight throughout the entire ride. As long as your brother ties his shoes, they should be fine.

On a side note, who pays $90 for shoes???

Lots of people.

Thank you for your completely unnecessary response. Sure, people with the money pay $90 for shoes, but they're just shoes. There is a point where you're going from better quality to flaunting your money.

Uh, you're the one who made the "unnecessary" comment in the first place. You asked, didn't you?

Stop acting all high and mighty. We've had numerous complaints about you and your sass, and we've let it slip by. There's no reason to be an obnoxious twit on here.

It wasn't exactly an unnecessary comment. I was asking the topic creator. Whether you wish to believe it or not, your comment was indeed the unnecessary one. Thanks for answering a rhetorical question, you've made yourself look that much stupider.

And by "numerous" complaints, if you mean BeemerBoy, he is the one with "sass" and the one being an "obnoxious twit".

Now let's stay on topic. If you wish to have a go at me, kindly do it over PM.

I'll just ban you instead.

Thanks for playing!

oooo!!! DRAMA....

Wow! That was an interesting flame war! It just goes to show you, NEVER ARGUE WITH WES, or any moderator at that.

^It wasn't his arguing that did it, it was the tons of rude comments he has been making ever since he joined.

The joy it must be to be a mod. Back on topic. If your shoes are tied, they won't fall off. If you have filp flops, sit on them. Pretty much sums up what everyone already said.

-Luke

Also if you have a hat they will ask you to sit on it or hold on to it tight.

I rode Duelling Dragons with pretty loose Converse shoes. No problem at all, if you're worried tie your shoelaces while you're queueing (I assume the $90 pair of shoes came with laces as well lol).

A good pair of walking shoes should really be a must if you are going to a park. When I was in Florida, I made the mistake of bringing a pair of skateboard shoes. I didn't think it would be a problem, since they were comfortable when I was in the office and such. BAD IDEA. The lack of support for walking really ended up killing my feet.

As a personal recommendation, I would suggest the Nike Free. They are super light and really comfortable. They are a little pricey, but totally worth it (unless you are Blue0ctane and you don't want to "flaunt" your money).

I've worn loose-ish shoes on many inverts and floorless coasters and they've never come off, so he'll probably be fine. I see lots of people take off running shoes with laces before going on an invert and I can never figure out why. They have laces, tie them. When I was at IOA last August the rideops told people with flipflops to put the seat belt through the straps. If they're the heavier kind you might end up getting kicked in the crotch by your own shoes though

^^ Trust me, with 45 pairs of shoes he's got to have at least one pair that's comfortable...