Ah, that makes sense... I’m thinking of rides more like the coasters at Cedar Point, where whatever is holding you in would not leave much room for a fanny pack. I’m the kind of person who goes to an amusement park and makes a beeline for the biggest, twistiest rollercoaster there. At that rate, I suppose you could store your weapon in a locker, but there are also armed guards all over the place if things get rough, so I’d just not bother bringing it (there at least) in the first place.
Armed Guards at an Amusement park? Some places I suppose. But generally inside the park, with at best a roving "mounted" (golf cart or similar) patrol of the parking lots and walkways.
This incident happened *outside* the gate. That's the problem with gun free zones, you are often forced to be "gun free" for quite some distance or time before you can once again be armed.
For example. If an employer does not allow weapons on their property, not even in private vehicles, then employees are disarmed not just on the property, but on the way to and from work as well. That might be a minor inconvenience, or a major problem. Depending on the nature, distance and location, of ones commute.