Zombie Scenario: When the S*** Hits the Fan
Let’s face it. Nobody knows where or when the attack will come. All we know is that one day we will all have to face off against the undead. The best way to prepare is to consider as many scenarios as possible. This month’s scenario: When the s*** hits the fan!
You are at a theme park and its summer. It is crowded. It is hot. Did we mention it was crowded? You are in line with your family and/or friends and it looks to be about a 15 to 20 minute wait to get up to the front of the line, which is also wrapped well around behind you. Leaving you in the middle with nothing to do but people watch, you hear what you think are screams in the distance. Most are unaware as they write this off to be associated with the theme park. However, your senses are tuned in differently. You pause, and while you hear those around you talking you are focused more on the noises around you. The screams begin to get louder and louder. All of a sudden, several of the undead break into a portion of the line, about 30 feet from you, biting and killing any and all they can get their hands on. Panic ensues and the screams are now all around as the blood splatters everywhere.
You are not armed and are with your friends and/or family. What next?
“Zombie Scenario” is meant as a learning and discussion exercise used as a tool for getting your mind thinking about the outbreak. It should prove helpful to think about a specific scenario and have others review your potential plan. If you have a scenario you would like to see discussed, contact us.
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Comments (54)
McLuvin on 11 Mar 2010 at 11:38 am #
First step is to get the closest possible weapon. It could be a piece of wood or metal, whatever is handy. If there are only a couple zombies and they are distracted you could possibly take them out, but the best decision is to run like hell. Take your family or friends and make a hasty retreat to your vehicle. Once you make it to your car your options open up a little. If you have weapons in the car you could possibly start killing zombies if they were still in small numbers. I think heading to your safe house is a better idea. Of course you should contact the authorities and give them as much info as you can. They probably won’t listen but you should let them know that you think zombies are at the park and remind them to destroy the brain. Contact all your loved ones to get them prepared and hunker down.
Splint Chesthair on 11 Mar 2010 at 1:33 pm #
If you notice, for most rides, there is a little control room at the front where you board the ride. I’d try to get into this room quickly and barricade or lock the door. That would give me some time to put a plan together and there may be tools or makeshift weapons available in that room. You might also find communciation devices. After that the plan would arise from the specifics of the situation.
Angryvikingman on 11 Mar 2010 at 2:13 pm #
I know it says “you are unarmed”, but I’d check the park rules reguarding concealed carry weapons and if they’re allowed, I’d carry mine. That way I could dispatch the zombies with extreme prejudice then and there. If they’re not allowed, then I’d leave it in the car. Hopefully I could make it back to my weapon. Also in my car I have: Machete, M.R.Es, small tent, sleeping roll, a random assortment of shotgun shells(although generally not a shotgun), Box of 22lr ammo, and random tools(pliers, socket set, screw drivers). Not that I really planned any of that, its just accumulated over the last little bit. LOL!
Simo on 11 Mar 2010 at 5:28 pm #
Um hey.
I’m not sure many of you have an accurate picture of what is going on. It is a super crowded theme park. super crowded. so how many zombies will there be when the attack your line? A hell of a lot, not enough to beat off with a piece of wood. By all means, grab something near by to defend yourself; but you aren’t going to be ending the zombie menance then and there with a piece of 2 by 4 lying around.
Second. Have you ever tried to get to your car at a crowded theme park, let alone get that car out of the parking lot any time soon? I mean, sure, you are the one who notices the screams in the distance, but when the zeds hit the queue you are standing in a lot of people will already be running to the exits and their cars, attempting to flee this mess. If you really all have top stuff in your car, like machete, or provisions, super. But getting to your car with a horde of screaming freaked people/zombies and you aren’t going to make it through the park.
So I think splint has a point; get somewhere safe and analyze the situation. I like the idea of climbing something; if zeds are not of the climbing variety… If they can climb, run somewhere; overturn anything and get under it; the zombies aren’t all that likely to find you; or get into a booth as suggested. Lay low. When the screaming stops, you start moving. If your car is amazingly full of epicness; fetch it now; but be ready to walk through a wall of zeds. Hopefully when you emerge from your hole, zeds wont see; but a handful is better than a hundred, and if they are Max Brook’s zombies, any person who reads this website with any brains at all will be able to avoid them.
Thanks
Simo on 11 Mar 2010 at 5:29 pm #
Lol. Unintended zombie pun in the last line.
‘Brains’
Lol.
Ronin666 on 11 Mar 2010 at 10:17 pm #
First I’d tell them to get to the back of the line and stop trying to push in.
Hard one for me to answer as: A. I don’t go to theme parks, B. I don’t have a family.
I don’t think locking your self in the control booth is a good idea, how are you going to get back out when it’s surrounded by the newly turned?
Run! Most places have a staff entrance, try to find that (follow other running staff may give an idea where it is) as it will be less crowded than the main gate. If all else fails seek height, at least you will have a better view of whats happening and some time to think of a way out.
Angryvikingman on 12 Mar 2010 at 12:10 am #
Climbing something is a BAD idea. If you get surrounded by undead, then you’re going to die of dehydration. I agree running is a good idea. The parking lot will be a damn nightmare. Good luck.
specially equipped Guardsman on 12 Mar 2010 at 4:36 am #
Hmm, tough one. this sounds like a G.O.T.H. plan situation to me. There is no way out, you just take as many of them with you as possible. I assume we are unarmed, not even Leathermans or clip knives. Bt no one objects to a small flashlight right? I always carry surefire-type and they make for a solid little head cracker. A full water bottle on a lanyard isn’t an awful Mace either, just saying.
I don’t know how well this plan will work for most people, but among my friends and family, The last time I went to an amusement park there were about 20 of us, several of whom are also members of a specially equipped Guard unit.
We would form square around the Non-combatant dependents, and start walking calmly toward our rally point, our vehicles, along the way we pick up such blunt implements and weapons as present themselves. the crowd parts for us or the crowd gets parted by us. Teamwork and displene are the best way of dealing with a mob, either Zed or human.
We actually had to do this once. we went to a free concert on the Mall in DC. Technical issues kept it from starting on time and things started getting ugly. we don’t drill on this mind you but when the 1st bottle hit a mounted cop it took us about 10 seconds to from up and start moving away from the stage.
Once we reach the vehicles, we now have our Bug out bags and at least one 4×4 vehicle if we cant get out the exit we will take down the fence. once we’re on the move we decide if can return to our houses or if we have move straight out of dodge.
Sevandor on 12 Mar 2010 at 7:05 am #
have my freainds/family go to the first aid room in the lodge while i get to my car, look for weapons along the way but dont get distracted. in my car i have a survival kit. grab it. make it backl to the room while they have started baricading. hold out for 5 days. go to my car, and get the hell out of dodge.
reasoning….my pack has food/weapons, if you try to leave right away you will get stuck in the mess of people trying to leave the park in their cars. the reason to get the first aid room is supplies, and survivors will naturaly head there. slowly fortify the whole building…move in teams of 5 for spead and protection
jay on 12 Mar 2010 at 2:43 pm #
go go go thats what id do keep running and not look back
KillerB on 12 Mar 2010 at 6:29 pm #
If you are in the lines that I remember at theme parks you are screwed. Once everyone starts to surge this way and that to get out of the way of the bitting death you will be trapped or at least severly limited in your ablity to move. I say get high up as possible to avoid the living as well as the undead. Get to an exterior fire escape and climb. Use the roof tops to make distance from the crowd. Assuming that I followed the rules my P3AT or Glock 19 would be locked in the car along with my BOB and Mosin Negant Carbine. Getting to the car would be priority number one. The friends and family might be safer in a secured building in the park while you attempt to retrieve weapons and transportation. If I seemed possible to drive away then I would do that if my family and friends were there with me. You might be able to ram the gates with your car to get back into the park to retrieve your loved ones. If not then I would fall back to the old fashioned hoof it method of travel also known as a shoot and scoot. Chances are against you in this situation from the start. You are part of a crowd from the get go, there will be kids everywhere, panicked parents, scared shitless teenagers, old people, you name it. Without a clear objective you will get bogged down along the way. Even the best of us would have a hard time surviving this one. So to sum this all up your objective would be to protect and evacuate your family and friends by any means that may be required. Do not forget the Luck factor in a situation like this.
3-15 INF on 12 Mar 2010 at 6:32 pm #
ok, first of all, what the hell is a specially equipped guard unit? WTF MOS is that supposed to be?
Alright, that said- i believe the rule of the day is… RUUUUUNNN! Anyone who hides, barricades themselves or tries to fight will end up dead meat. It’s time to sock and push anyone in your way and get out of the gates and to the nearest car- quick! It’s the same rule in any ambush- if the enemy outnumbers you and has fire superiority, you need to get out of the ambush site, regroup and then decide your next course of action, whether it be attack or continue leaving the area.
I think that Angry’s impulse to get to the car and arm up is the correct one. At that time you can assess and act accordingly.
Ronin666 on 12 Mar 2010 at 6:59 pm #
crowds are bad mmmkay. I avoid them in my daily life for so many reasons, this is just one of them. If I don’t have arms reach clear space all around me, I’m not there. People alone are bad enough let alone zeds.
Simo on 12 Mar 2010 at 7:11 pm #
We seem to have a pretty epic assumption going on in some of our minds; that the way to the car park will be even remotely accessible. What if tha is where the zeds are coming from? Try running through a wall of them. And exits will be super choke points. Someone suggested following the staff to a staff exit. That may have merit. But realistically run like hell to yur car… I just don’t think that option would be practical 9/10ths of the time in a crowded amusement park.
So, lets say the chaos is so great you won’t get to the exit. You aren’t going to make it to your car. So you run like hell any direction zeds aren’t coming from. As you do that; you will be finding people stampeding too, so you would proabbly have to largely go with the mob. But I don’t see what is wrong with finding a hidey hole. The amusement park is full of people, who will turn and chase other people. People will either make it out and the zeds will follow, or barricade up and make noise, attracting the zeds. If you get up high, on a roof, or equivalent and hold the door(s) up there, things will get you out of the mob, while the zeds thin. Now. Some people are probably anticipating a ‘dawn of the dead’ type situaion coming; you are on the roof and there crap-loads of zeds milling about. But you won’t be the last person on earth. Don’t make noise and the zeds will follow all the yummy, yelling screaming people. The park will empty plenty, or at least will be easier than getting through a million humans and zeds (humans in these numbers could be just as dangerous). From your roof you can plan an escape too.
Hidey hole-ing does the same job, but you can’t plan your escape as well.
You COULD just run… but that depends on how well you can scour the walls of the amusement park. Have fun getting through an enterance.
One question I want to ask is this: for all you super keen to get to your cars for you guns and ammo – is it really a good deal? Surely you would have to fight a heap more zeds and people for the effort of getting your gun. Is it worth all the extra effort? Improvised weapons would be more or less as good as guns in a Max Brook’s zombie situation.
I concede it you get Left For Dead Zombies, I Am Legend or Dawn of the Dead zombies you are screwed if you hang around, so you have to cross your fingers and run, no questions there.
If you disagree with me on any points above, don’t just say your point, justify your behaviour, because there are lots of unspoken variables that come into our decison making process; please give lots of details in your answer; I could be totally wrong.
Cheers.
Simo on 12 Mar 2010 at 7:14 pm #
And what is a Specially Equipped Guard unit?
Semper Cogitant on 12 Mar 2010 at 7:46 pm #
Well, if the park didn’t have a specific rule about concealed carry I would be armed, however most amusement parks do have such rules, so unarmed is probably good assumption.
The attack happens 30 feet away and I would assume absolute panic ensues. The Zeds would have plenty to eat so they would not likely be spreading out, but there would be a lot of fleeing injured sure to turn eventually. Most people would be fleeing toward exits, or fleeing in random directions, most would die and be turned.
My plan would be grab my wife and daughters and get to the nearest zone of relative safety. Higher ground that takes some climbing to get to, a lockable booth, the rides structure, a roof top, anything at hand would do, I’d mainly want a place that zombies couldn’t get to easily, or at all if possible.
I would have a couple knives a multitool and a flashlight with me (ALWAYS!). I would quickly improvise a weapon with some reach, tools, cleaning equipment, parts of buildings or rides, something would present itself.
Hard part #1: Other families. I don’t think I could turn away other kids, at least up to the capacity of my safe zone, and I would probably have to let their families up too. Two hard rules for this situation though: An adult alone, or anyone injured, has to be kept out of the safe zone, even if it means killing them. If I saw adults with kids that were behaving rationally I’d certainly want to attract them.
Hard part #2: What next? The panic would last quite a while, blocking every possible exit, many thousands would die and in short order become zombies. As soon as possible I would want to work on dispatching zombies from safety, then on moving quickly to the closest safe zone nearer to the edge of the park. This is likely where I’d be killed, but I’d do my best. I wouldn’t be heading toward any exit, but towards the wall of fence that surrounds the park to improvise an exit.
If possible I’d want to use aerial paths as much as possible, rooftops, tramways, most of the big parks have something like that. Another possibility would be the parks undergound, in many parks there are extensive undergound areas.
If I knew were they were, or could find out, I’d want to get to the park’s security and/or medical offices and those are likely places for better weapons and needed supplies. These would also be where many other survivors would be, which could be a mixed blessing.
Once out of the park the task becomes escaping the area. Getting to my car and my gun might be a hopeless goal, but it might be possible to get guns from other vehicles. Large trucks, cars with conservative bumper stickers, cars with police identifiers (certain stickers or license plat frames depending on the area) are all good possibilities.
Getting a vehicle to escape in would be harder, we’d have to survive on foot to the edge of the parking lot or to the street, then find something with keys in it, or something old I could hot wire.
The odds of surviving to get out of the area are minimal, but we’d at least die on our feet, trying our level best.
Semper Cogitant on 12 Mar 2010 at 7:54 pm #
Another possibility of course would be longer term survival there in the park. It would be possible to find a place that would have at least several days of food and could be reasonably secured.
Taking this option we could take time to let the situation settle, let the zeds thin out a bit (at least some would always be moving outward toward better food sources.). In a major park we could find weapons, there would be some armed security or maybe a police station. We could find a good vehicle (work truck, ambulance, fire truck), communications, other survivors, tools and other supplies.
In a few days, or weeks, depending on how the outbreak develops, a group of us could make a planned move to a better place. It would be dangerous but doable.
Angryvikingman on 12 Mar 2010 at 8:02 pm #
I grew up in the mid-south. Six flags (GA) and Opryland were the only two amusement parks around. The last time I went to either of them, there wasnt more than a 5 minute wait, even when it was “super” crowded. (Waiting for the gates to open) The entrances and exits were multiple, and jumping a turnstyle is something any adolescent can do. Now, that being said, there were always a lot of cars there, but never more than a navigable amount of people. The crowd would be trying to surge away from the threat due to herd instinct, it would be easy to move off to the side and procede in a round about fashion to your vehicle and either arm up, or escape. the crowd would have gone in the other direction. Assuming the zombies stick with the group of fleeing cattle, then your threat will be minimal. Only the dying will be left, and depending on the speed at which the “virus” (or whatever) turns the victims, it is possible that you could be the only person other than victims still in the entry/parking area.
Simo on 12 Mar 2010 at 8:40 pm #
Semper Cogitant, you write very well. Thanks for being so detailed!
Good call on the overall method.
Interesting with the multiple families bit; compassion driving you to try and save more people. Is that a wise call or just a neccissary decsion you would have to make. I would probably let people in on my escape… but most people on this site would probably see th inpracticality of having more people and stick to the every-man(or woman)-for-themself approach.
And Viking, you have good amusement parks where you are. Ours are absolutely chockers and takes 30mins to get out of the car park without a horde and mass histeria. So your plan might just work for you.
Question: how many zeds can u kill with the amount of gear in your car?
keep saying stuff guys, really interesting, but keep it detailed!
Semper Cogitant on 12 Mar 2010 at 9:58 pm #
Thanks Simo. I don’t suppose that in the very short term having those others along would really be the wisest thing, there’s only a small chance that the adults would be useful, but we still have to be human.
I don’t think of this stuff as a movie or video game. Much of what you see here is in that vein, people figuring they’d just have fun killing zombies while the world ended around them. Survival is about survival and you have to have people around to survive. A man surviving along is just marking time until the end eventually comes.
As for how many could I kill with what’s in my car. If every shot was perfect I could take out 22 of them (7+1, 2 extra mags). Then it’d be up to my arm and my brain how many more (how long can I swing an axe and where can I get more ammo?).
Angryvikingman on 12 Mar 2010 at 11:13 pm #
With whats in my trunk. Depending on which handgun I’m carrying at the time, and all my shots are perfect, then 24-40. If I can get my wife to reload mags for me, then more. The machete would let me kill them until I couldnt lift my arm anymore. So I’d say my max would be between 25 and 50, but like I said it depends on which pistol I had with me. And thats assuming that they weren’t all running at me at the same time. Of course, my wife carries too, so….
3-15 INF on 13 Mar 2010 at 3:16 pm #
@Angryvikingman-
I noticed you used to have the fold-over-the-top stock for your 12- gauge- what’s the reason you switched to the m4- style stock? Was the other one impractical?
Angryvikingman on 13 Mar 2010 at 4:14 pm #
It had the bad habit of biting the hell outta my thumb every time I fired it. The M4 stock doesn’t do that. Also, the over folder affected the sight picture and wouldn’t allow for any kind of sights other than the bead. Plus I wanted something that I could shoot a slug through with a little more accuracy and less felt recoil.
Ronin666 on 13 Mar 2010 at 9:19 pm #
I live 10 mins from all the major theme parks, Movie World, Dream World, Sea World etc. I worked in the studios at Warner Bros and used to go through the staff entrance into Wally World (Movie World) for lunch everyday. The crowds were always intense, I wouldn’t want to be there in any emergency let alone a zed outbreak. Those “Staff Only” areas would be your best bet, there are usually multiple levels of security to stop Joe Public from sneaking in and that would work in your favor.
Has anyone seen the British TV series Dead Set? It’s takes place on the set and studios of Big Brother. When the zeds hit it is just like this scenario, huge crowds and no where to go.
ThatScoutKid on 13 Mar 2010 at 10:19 pm #
id say if you have the cardio, run. just go the same direction as the crowd till you can break away an hop a fence. what most people here probably arent thinking of is that most people(myself included) stay at least slightly separated from their family.”im gonna go get some cotton candy.” “alright ill meet you at the twister” shit like that. so it might be impossible to gather them all. the best thing to do would be to set up an emergency meeting point. far enough away that they can avoid the confusion, but close enough for everyone to get there easily. maby have a weapons cache there. from there find a car, either yours or the closest one around. get to safe house and wait awhile there. get out of town when traffic permits.
anyone see anything terribly wrong here for a small-medium sized invasion? if half the place was already turned it might be i bit harder to GTFO.
specially equipped Guardsman on 14 Mar 2010 at 4:17 am #
@3-15 INF,
“ok, first of all, what the hell is a specially equipped guard unit? WTF MOS is that supposed to be?”
Its a joke. George Romero? Dawn of the dead?
“All bodies of the recently deceased must be turned over to specially equipped squads of the National Guard”
I thought it was an obvious reference.
FreddeX on 14 Mar 2010 at 4:43 pm #
I would try to take my family back to the carpark or at least to get out of the theme park, i don’t really count on that i would be able to get them all out alive but if i could it would of course be really good (in loss of better word, i love my family with all my heart and soul).
Let’s say that we managed to get our car (a landrover) i think we would try to get home (we live in the middle of nowhere/the sticks) and while we are driving we would call and warn our relatives and inform the local athorities.
Now let’s say that we didn’t make it to our car for some reason (think one up)
After the failed escape attempt i would try to find a weapon and try to gather some people to fight back against the zombies (if nothing else to buy other people some time to escape) and well, from there i guess it is basicly to hope for the best. :D
FreddeX on 14 Mar 2010 at 4:48 pm #
Thinking about it, how about a good old winchester rifle? You know like they use in the western movies?
Probably not that good or cheap but come on! How cool wouldn’t it be to have one? :D
3-15 INF on 15 Mar 2010 at 9:31 am #
@specially equipped guardsman-
HAHA sorry- it’s hard to tell if people are serious sometimes. When you said that several of your friends are also specially equipped guardsman i was confused. It sounded like you were saying you part of some elite national guard unit or some junk like that.
Armsdealer on 15 Mar 2010 at 3:52 pm #
I’m going to mix things up a bit:
I’d run in the opposite direction to the car park, presumably there’s a fence or something going around the park. Get over that and the zombies can’t get to you. I know what a crowded theme park can be like, and I also know how bad the entrance and exit can be.
The boundary could be anything from a chain link fence (which I can climb pretty well) to a ten foot tall stone wall. If it’s the latter then I’ll need more time, so in both cases I’d aim for the boundary furthest away from any of the attractions. These areas can be quiet, but there’d still be some zed heads around.
If it’s a tall wall in my way, I’d try and climb a nearby building and hope I can bridge/jump the gap. Once on the wall, look for a decent dropping point, soft, flat ground being ideal. Failing that a car roof or a convinantly placed cart with hay on the back (yeah, right…)
By all means if I were queing for a ride right next to the entrance I’d go for the entrance. Only I’d take the roof way again, not the gate, bottle necking works for zombies too.
ThatScoutKid on 16 Mar 2010 at 12:14 am #
@FreddeX
if you mean a lever action, then i would recommend one. i have a marlin in 30-30, and its a goddamn beast of a gun. slow reload though.
Simo on 16 Mar 2010 at 12:40 am #
guardsman. lol. Get it.
(Now)
You just never know with people on this website, they might be serious.
FreddeX on 16 Mar 2010 at 12:58 am #
@ThatScoutKid Yeah i mean a lever action, would be pretty neat to have one but i doubt i could get a license for one here in sweden but still :D
specially equipped Guardsman on 16 Mar 2010 at 3:58 am #
@ 3-15 INF
Well there are specially equipped guard task forces in most states on standby. Sure the “MAN” says its in case of a dirty bomb or WMD attack, but I think those of us on this site can 2 and 2 together. if you know what I mean and I think you do.
Semper Cogitant on 16 Mar 2010 at 11:35 am #
Lever Action Rifles – I love ‘em. They’re usable, but not perfect, for our purposes here. You’d probably be better off with one in a pistol caliber, .357 and .44 are common calibers for these carbines. With pistol calibers you get higher capacity in the tubular magazine.
They can fire quickly, are easy to aim, and you can be reloading rounds when not firing the weapon. While reloading from empty to full takes time, you can be putting new rounds in all the time while keeping the gun aimed down range and ready.
Obviously an AR with lots of preloaded magazines will be faster, but a lever gun would do the job in a pinch and is much easier to get for those that live in countries with super restrictive gun laws like California.
3-15 INF on 16 Mar 2010 at 7:39 pm #
They even make lever action in elcheapo 9mm
Kain - ZAC Weapon Consultant on 16 Mar 2010 at 8:05 pm #
Okay, where is there a 9mm lever action?!?! Not calling you out 3-15 INF, but I’ve never heard of one chambered for anything that wasn’t rimmed, not to say .38 or .357 isn’t something I like, I’ve seriously considered getting a lever gun in .357 mag just for S&Gs, But one in 9mm would be neat for the simple purpose that it would be cheap to shoot and play with. Granted not as cheap as my .22lr Henry, but it would still be something that I want to put hands on.
“They won’t get me they won’t get me thought they never cease to try
they won’t get me they won’t get me I would rather fight and die
they won’t get me they won’t get me well my friend will they get you?
when they get you when they get you tell me what are you gonna do?”
Dropkick Murphys – The Gauntlet
3-15 INF on 16 Mar 2010 at 8:08 pm #
dammit im wrong- 357 is the smallest except .22
Kain - ZAC Weapon Consultant on 16 Mar 2010 at 8:38 pm #
Well, damn, that really is too bad I though a 9mm lever gun would have been neat.
On another note, for all of you who are coming to Z.A.C.T.A.C.T. or just want to look cool and give us at ZAC some free advertising here are the shirts that Angryvikingman promised all of you. http://www.cafepress.com/zac_tact Also Angryvikingman said that there would be other ones that he was going to be putting up soon.
“They won’t get me they won’t get me thought they never cease to try
they won’t get me they won’t get me I would rather fight and die
they won’t get me they won’t get me well my friend will they get you?
when they get you when they get you tell me what are you gonna do?”
Dropkick Murphys – The Gauntlet
ThatScoutKid on 18 Mar 2010 at 2:14 am #
also a lever action is super easy to learn. i picked one up when i was ten (it was a 44 not the 30-30) and managed to load it without anyone tellin me what to do. anyone can grab one and start using it if theres ammo. on the other hand i picked up an M-4 recently(couldnt buy=( ) and could figure out how to release the bolt for a few seconds and when i did it scared the shit out of me. im 16 now, and quite into guns so that surprised me. i guess what im sayin is, if youre bieng charged by 5 or 6 runners, you may as well grab the gun you can become proficiant at in matter of seconds. but i would still prefer the m4 with a few mags =)
ThatScoutKid on 18 Mar 2010 at 2:16 am #
and THANK YOU kain! im picking one up as soon as i get another 20 bucks. good work viking.
Angryvikingman on 18 Mar 2010 at 3:06 am #
Thanks. Maybe the other shirts wont be retarded today and I can actually get more with front and back logos. The prices are as low as they’ll go. They’re only set to cover the cost cafepress charges. No markup what-so-ever. I would have posted about it myself, but I’ve been working 12 hour days this week. The yard signs are to help people get to the event, but I could revamp them and replace the arrow with “PREPARED FOR THE ZOMBIEPOCALYPSE” or something.
Angryvikingman on 18 Mar 2010 at 4:14 am #
New design up, as well as new type of shirt, a “ringer tee”.
For some gay reason, it won’t let me put stuff on the front and back of the black tshirts. Its fucking ridiculous. If anyone else knows of another site like cafepress that will let me design the back of a black shirt, then by all means, let me know.
Dillon on 21 Mar 2010 at 9:30 pm #
I would hop a fence, get in my car and just drive with no regard for how the DMV says we should drive, people are saying its going to be hard to get out with all those people, when really there are shortcuts everywhere, by all means if you get to your car, drive it through a wall so there is another exit for other fleeing people.
also cinsider this, who goes to an amusement park ALONE? ill bet 99% of people at amusement parks are with someone else.
also i have a question for everyone, how do more zombies rise?
becuase zombies EAT people. even if they have no sense of pain there body will be to damaged to pick itself up, or at least whats left of it.
And one more thing, can we just consider the zombies appetite?
is he full after a nible, or an entire torso. and once he’s full does he keep attacking people?
Speren on 22 Mar 2010 at 11:11 pm #
As far as the original topic here…
If zombies are hitting the line only 30 ft. away from me, my first instinct is going to be to get myself and my friends moving directly away from them. This will entail climbing over the line dividers/ cattle shoots to clear the line. Most people will be trying to run following the paths preset by the dividers because panic makes you do stupid things. They will try to go either “forward” or “backward” in the line.
Once clear of the line, we will have to make our way away from the attractions, but not so far away as to not be able to keep an eye on what the masses (both alive and undead) are doing. True, this will risk being spotted and persued by zombies, but it might also attract other useful survival minded folks and I’d rather know where my enemy is in such a large convoluted and confusing place. Rather than blindly running toward another section of the park only to find out that there are MORE zombies already there. Also during this move my friends and I will be arming ourselves and anyone else that joins us with whatever we can find. Also, anytype of rudimentary protection would be good. I’m not an amazing swordsman, but some of my friends and I have practiced with sword and shield, also something to cover the nose and mouth, just in case. It’s a long shot, depending on what the cause of the outbreak is, but I’d hate for someone in the party to turn just because they got zombie blood splattered across their face. Goggles would also help if we can find them in any type of janitor station we come across.
Every several minutes we would have to find a tallish structure so that one of us could climb it to get our bearings and to check on the progress of the other beings in the park. The rest could stay at the base of this structure to prevent any passing zombies from surrounding it.
Also during this move through the park it would be a good idea to pick up any type of non-perishable food items that might be conveniently taken along and water as well. There’s no garuntee what’s waiting outside the park at this point.
We’d move until we got clear of the worst of the mass hysteria and then head directly towards the nearest wall out of the park. This is where having the assistance of anyone smart enough to come with us will really come in handy because unless the fence is easily scalable it will take team work to get everyone to the top and then over the wall in stages. That is provided that it’s safe to go over in the first place.
Once out it would then be time to revise the plan and get a good grip of what the new situation is. From there we’d plan accordingly. Some of the newcomers to our little group might want to leave to do their own thing at that point. My friends and I would implement whatever the current version of our zombie plan is and make changes as necessary for the particulars of the scenario.
Also, on the topic of the shirts, since it is seemingly mingled in with this thread… Any chance of getting these in larger sizes? Wearing a 2x makes me feel like a zombie is trying to squeeze my head off my shoulders. :-) If not through the suppliers used, could I pay for permission to use the graphic and have a local distributor make me one?
“Train like you fight.” – US Military saying
Angryvikingman on 23 Mar 2010 at 3:26 pm #
The shirts are fixed. As far as sizes go, the white shirts go to 4x, and the black shirts only go to 2x for some stupid reason. I’m going to try and find a way to do some designs with transparent backgrounds so i can get them onto other colors. If anyone is a photoshop wizard, let me know and I’ll send you some files you can edit for me.
Adam on 25 Mar 2010 at 12:26 pm #
First step would be to get the f**k out of the line, or you’re gonna get trampled/eaten. I’d hop the railing or whatever they have to direct you. Next, I’d find some kind of weapon. Even if it’s just a pointy stick. Then I’d try to make it to one of their shops or restaurants or whatever so I could get a decent weapon, then I’d get to my car and drive out of that theme park and get to my safe place. I’d probably try to avoid the main exits because they’ll no doubt be packed with people, but if you move quickly enough you might be able to beat the rush.
BaconLettuce on 02 Apr 2010 at 9:22 pm #
If I were in this situation, I would be in one of two places.
Silverwood (theme park in Idaho, Google if you like)
or one of those random parks that pop out of nowhere for about 3 days.
In the random park place, they are usualy in a small area and have about 500 exits, so I could be out of ther fast.
But in Silverwood it’s HUGE. Most lines are surounded by a wood or metal fence. I would hop the fence, run like hell, pick up a makshift weapon, and if I passed a certain game hopefully the person who runs it is gone. I would grab a certain prize. A bycicle. I would easilly ride it through the people because no mater how many people come to this park its never crowded. Also Once i got to the railroad track (this place has a steam train people ride on) ride along it untill it takes me to the front area of the park. I would zip past the people and get in my car and bang im outa there.
Michael on 05 Apr 2010 at 1:52 am #
#48.
If it was my friends and me, I would yell to them, “Let’s Go!”, “Common, Let’s GO!!!” “I’ll explain later”. No need to explain because valuable time is at stake. And also we’ll be warming others as my friends and are running away from the madness.
Since the infection spread like wildfire, there is little to no time to warn everyone at the theme park. First thing that comes to mind is go to security place or theme park police and let them know. If the madness has spread to them then there is the theme park police office, which would have guns and ammo. We’ll help who ever we can help and we would barricade the doors and windows and wait for the screams to become moans then head to our cars in the zombie infested park, with the new guns we have of course.
Hopllyte on 19 Apr 2010 at 10:51 pm #
Although an real zombie outbreak is no a fesible scenario… an economic breakdown or some kind of attack that inundates the system to the point of flat out failure is a very real one esecially today. FEMA gathered data frpm hurricane Katrina that concurs with the ZOMBIE OUTBREAK scenario. After 3-4 days without food people will leave their shelter to find food. After 7-9 days without food people will break the law to find food. After 10-11 days without food people will put their lives at risk for food…. After 14+ days without food PEOPLE WILL KILL! Thus de-evolving in flesh eating zombies… man at his most primitve form. Expect this to be a stark reality when the economy comes crashing down like a house of cards. And the grocery stores are emoty and the elecricity doesnt work, no water and you take away the rule that govern society…. you will then see a zombie outbreak… of starving people desperate and will do anything for food.
Scav Dingo on 24 Apr 2010 at 11:07 pm #
..at what point does disconcern for zombi fodder kick in? ..if the infected are directly in front , turning around and trucking everyone and going the other way would provide enough falling, now slower bait for a secure escape.. ..zombi will take the easy, most accessible targets first..
..formulate a plan on the move, collecting possible weapons as you pass them, acquire proper transportation by any means, commence to safe fortification, prepare for zombie apocalypse..
Victor on 11 May 2010 at 8:45 pm #
What about an abodoned oil field location?
UnDead Killer on 15 May 2010 at 6:36 pm #
I woudl use my family as protection, and or/ friends, after they have been attacked and killed/turned, I’d run away! Then maybe just set myself on fire as I need to evaporate :O
Joe on 17 May 2010 at 3:30 pm #
I read the first few reviews, I like everyones thinking, this is fun. However (and it may be mentioned elsewhere but I didnt see it right away), your in line? How is a line contained? with some rope/ chain and usually a movable pipe/stand that sits in the ground. Theres your first weapon. The rope or chain may be needed later, if not with the pipe/stand to climb a building (like a rope a hook).
Second, since everyone next to you is not a zombie yet and lets say it takes a few minutes if not a few hours for someone to turn, you will have some time as people are rushing for an exit. I would hold onto a few people as they are running, tell your friends and family to hang out to eachothers pants/belt and not let go for anything and hang on til you can get some open room to run.
Since it is a theme park, many attractions even booths are made of pipes and wood. Tear off a few weapons so you have something for later or for now. Now most places have booths but I honestly think a if a few zombies knew you were inside, they will just knock the booth over. So I think (unless you can get to some sturdy control room or inside of on the rides and be able to lock yourself inside) the best bet and quickest way to avoid trouble is to go under a ride or prize stand. They usually are sturdy and have some type of skirt. Get under the skirt, no zombie is going to be under here but if there was one that was crawling around, at least u can knock him off with what you have.
Wait it out, maybe you can save a few but the more people that know your under the skirt, the more likely the zombies will follow them under with you. So stay safe and quietly escape back to your car or maybe the opposite way into a field where you cant be seen by zeds.