Per a post to their official Facebook page, Lost Island Themepark (as they refer to it) in Waterloo, Iowa is the latest park to ban on-ride recording.
🚨 On-Ride Photo/Video Update 🚨
At Lost Island Themepark, we love the fact that our guests want to capture their day, sharing it with friends and family. For the safety of all guests and guides, we are updating our on-ride camera policy.
Moving forward, there will be NO cameras allowed on rides, no matter their securement method.If you are a content creator and want the chance to collaborate with Lost Island, we encourage influencers/media to contact us before your visit by filling out this form on our website. https://www.thelostisland.com/park-info/contact/influencer/
This is really only a minor change. Since opening year, recording on rides was not allowed unless the camera was physically harnessed to the rider. They were quite strict. I couldn’t even ride their Ferris Wheel one time because I was carrying a camera bag and did not want to leave it on the ground. 😉
Of course, even with these changes, many folks will still disregard the rules. You can find plenty of videos online from folks who don’t think rules apply to them.
The new policy matches what other larger parks have been doing for years. For example, Silver Dollar City only allows cameras on two rides: Flooded Mine (a slow moving indoor boat ride) and the steam train.
We just hope there wasn’t an incident that caused this new policy. If you have ever been to Universal Studios Florida, you will note how extreme they take their rules. You have to pass through metal detectors to board certain thrill rides and can’t bring anything with you. But, they had an incident where a guest was blinded by someone’s cell phone years ago.
What has your local park done?