I feel very ashamed to ask this but how do you snap on eagles. It was my first time to PKI last year and I onle got to ride eagles once.

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Head STRAIGHT TO THE FLYERS at 10am theres usually a flyers fest after the ace walkback.

snapping- you cant teach that

Yeah I really cant do it either, I wish I knew how to do it.

I didn't know what it was til I found this site

I don't do it very well, because I get scared after a while, but you lean the car to a hard right, then switch, until you almost stop while the ride is going, and then it snaps, and you feel a burst of speed and wind in your face, and the longer you do it, the faster it will go(or so it seems).

finaly I get a explanation after almost a month thats all I wanted Thanks DD

Sorry I didn't see this topic, or I would have replied much sooner! The Eagles are actually my favorite ride at PKI. Do what SoBrider suggests, and get back there at opening. The ride is much more fun with people who know how to snap. (well)

I'll be there tomorrow morning, look for a guy with dark, spiked hair. I'd be glad to show you. Also, the last hour of each day, the ride is taken over by a few park regulars.

My only advice is this: When you do get a snapping addiction, beware of the riders around you. I've been confronted and theatened by other guests about 6 times in the past year. I've talked to a few other regulars, and they've had the same experience. PKI's flyers are rather easy to snap, and when you get it, you'll love it.

i honestly don't trust that ride too much. I was snapping some pictures of Vortex last season and i turned around and this really big guy snapped it and he nicked a tree. Seeing that, not really huge on riding that.

I'll be there tomorrow morning, look for a guy with dark, spiked hair. I'd be glad to show you. Also, the last hour of each day, the ride is taken over by a few park regulars. ee this topic, or I would have replied much sooner! The Eagles are actually my favorite ride at PKI. Do what SoBrider suggests, and get back there at opening. The ride is much more fun with people who know how to snap

sorry I won't be able to make it but maby you never know.

I myself am not too great at snapping, but I am getting better. It just takes practice and some paying attention. It's a little experimentation to it too.

It's a little experimentation to it too.

Yep, it took me a little while of trial and error until I found a style that works for me. Everyone has a slightly different method. For me, I straighten out my "rudder"...just as I bottom out. This makes incredible noise, and sends me flying back up. Good stuff.

I never knew snapping was almost a sport, until I joined pki as an employee. In that case, I better go ride them a little bit more. I scared the heck out of my 7-year-old and 4-year old sisters. Snapping comes purely by accident to me. Now I'm going to do it purposely. (sorry I'm not there today, I had a very bad fever last night, so my parents won't let me do my opening shift this morning), but I'll be there tomarrow.

I am shure I will find my style, just after a couple more rides on Eagles

I got trained at the eagles today it was a lot of fun! I will be snapping them by the end of the season!

I have another question. Do the ride ops get mad when you snap.

Nope. Most of them snap aswell.

By the way, The Beast/Eagles crew was outstanding this weekend. I really think this is the best (Beast/Eagles) crew in recent memory, and it's still April! I managed 40 rides on the Eagles this weekend, and each was perfect. A few newer faces this weekend...Andrew, Ricky...and even Josh {a few names I can't remember} were really great. They were good enough for a group of us to stop by GR...both nights.

My back hurts a little now.

Scooters 2004 w00t!

Im Ricky from eagles thanks for the good gr's we REALLY appreciate them!!!

Yeah this is Brandon From Beast/Scooters thanks for the GR's that really means a lot to us. I really like my crew and I think we are doing a great job and a great job of making people happy!

Here comes a third Beast/Eagles ride op to say thanks for the good GR's. Most guests do not know about guest relations and how much it meant to get a good GR (I didn't before I was a ride op).

I can't wait to go down and start snapping.

me neither. I'm going to try to get down there today after my swing shift ends.

hopefully I will get to see some of you at eagles.

I love watching people just making the rudder go back and forth really fast and nothing really happens. Always good for a laugh.