Waterparks are finding that the key to success may not be a key at all. Lockers, now a staple element at waterparks, have helped to alleviate some of those problems. But locker systems can be an imperfect solution, and frequently create new problems for operators. For starters, traditional locker systems severely limit access to secured items. Customers drop their coins into a slot, put their items inside, turn the key, and then head out into the park.
Many systems require the guest to pay every time they want to get back into their locker.
This can be inconvenient for guests and can also adversely effect a park s bottom line. People who wish to spend additional money inside the park often hesitate to open their locker for fear of wasting money, no matter how little. They are, in essence, being charged a fee to open their wallets and purses, and that sense of carefree abandon does not carry over into their secondary spending. Traditional locker systems present other problems as well. A major one is key loss, a fairly common occurrence when your patrons are slipping and sliding through the water at high speeds, drifting on long rivers, and plunging into deep pools.