It's been one of the most popular rides in the park

July 17, 2013 4:41 PM

This escalator takes people both up and down. Megan Lee of the Casper Star Tribune updated her earlier report on escalators in Wyoming with a trip to the Hilltop National Bank (and Amusement Park.) Watch her escalate with abandon in the video.
posted by vespabelle (29 comments total)

Reinforcing my belief that Wyoming is a magical place.
posted by Rory Marinich at 4:51 PM on July 17, 2013

A great example of Foam follows Duncan.
posted by Foci for Analysis at 4:54 PM on July 17, 2013

I don't believe Megan Garber, the Atlantic writer who posted this today, has any connection to Megan Lee of the Casper Star Tribune.
posted by Horace Rumpole at 4:59 PM on July 17, 2013

How many Megans does Wyoming have, anyway?
posted by Rory Marinich at 5:00 PM on July 17, 2013 [1 favorite]

That pneumatic tube access tunnel is pretty awesome too.
posted by zsazsa at 5:07 PM on July 17, 2013

 per the Governor's office itself, "it is widely assumed that there are no escalators in Wyoming."
posted by kiltedtaco at 5:13 PM on July 17, 2013

Wow, they almost had two escalators and an aircraft carrier!
posted by MoxieProxy at 5:17 PM on July 17, 2013

I mean, the implication that lots of people have considered the question of whether or not there are escalators in Wyoming is hilarious.
posted by kiltedtaco at 5:19 PM on July 17, 2013 [5 favorites]

Previously
posted by plastic_animals at 5:37 PM on July 17, 2013 [1 favorite]

FWIW, some older Aircraft Carriers had escalators.
posted by Confess, Fletch at 5:56 PM on July 17, 2013

This escalator takes people both up and down.

I was expecting some sort of loop shaped escalator that you could just ride infinitely. If Wyoming did that, they could reduce the number of escalators they needed by a whole 50%.
posted by kagredon at 6:17 PM on July 17, 2013 [3 favorites]

Sounds like my kind of place... escalators terrify me. They trigger my anxiety, and I need to gingerly wait for them to go by a bit before stepping on. I'm not sure what triggered it; maybe a Cracked article about feet getting caught in escalators and mangled. Maybe the Seinfield joke about 'escalators out of order; temporarilly become stairs. sorry for the convience' but they just bug me.
posted by Charlemagne In Sweatpants at 6:18 PM on July 17, 2013

Maybe the Seinfield joke about 'escalators out of order; temporarilly become stairs. sorry for the convience'

The ghost of Mitch Hedberg is sad.
posted by Horace Rumpole at 6:25 PM on July 17, 2013 [15 favorites]

The ghost of Mitch Hedberg is sad.

I'm pretty sure the ghost of Mitch Hedberg would just be wondering why he isn't falling through the ground.
posted by srboisvert at 6:49 PM on July 17, 2013 [1 favorite]

March, 2008, I confirmed at least one set in Casper: http://www.metafilter.com/70280/There-are-no-Escalators-in-Wyoming#2061439
posted by jazon at 7:19 PM on July 17, 2013

Jeff Daniels shines as Hilltop National Bank Escalator Manager Gary Trapkus.
posted by maryr at 7:21 PM on July 17, 2013 [3 favorites]

Wow, the building I work in has at least four times as many escalators as Wyoming. And only two fewer Senators!
posted by graphnerd at 7:24 PM on July 17, 2013 [3 favorites]

I can think of at least 2.5 sets escalators in Burlington, VT alone (Burlington Square Mall has a set in back for Macy's and one near the entrance; BTV has a set for the second level, I think), so HA, Wyoming! We have more people than you AND more escalators! AND we come first alphabetically. Ha hA!
posted by maryr at 7:34 PM on July 17, 2013 [1 favorite]

That older thread plastic_animals linked to is hilarious.
posted by rabbitrabbit at 7:52 PM on July 17, 2013

In Wyoming we've embraced a Green Technology revolution towards user powered escalators. These devices use the leverage in ones feet and legs to ascend a fixed set of treads. The result is a huge reduction in carbon emissions.
posted by humanfont at 7:55 PM on July 17, 2013 [7 favorites]

I've been wondering for a while now why down escalators have to be motorized.
posted by ceribus peribus at 8:03 PM on July 17, 2013 [1 favorite]

I do recall the J.C. Penney escalators, but that building has been down quite a while.
posted by scottymac at 8:32 PM on July 17, 2013

My hometown, first bank and the Answer Girl! I never noticed the lack of escalators growing up but I can't say I'm a huge fan of them, either.
posted by dual_action at 8:37 PM on July 17, 2013

I mean, the implication that lots of people have considered the question of whether or not there are escalators in Wyoming is hilarious.

Well, NOW I am thinking about it. Next week: how many revolving doors in Idaho.
posted by ricochet biscuit at 8:39 PM on July 17, 2013 [2 favorites]

I've been wondering for a while now why down escalators have to be motorized.

Up escalators and slides. Just as much work to use, but quite a lot more fun.
posted by kagredon at 8:42 PM on July 17, 2013 [1 favorite]

I dunno, seems a bad idea in slush weather.
posted by maryr at 9:59 PM on July 17, 2013

My rather modest hometown in Wisconsin had at least two escalators when I was growing up, one of them a Walgreens and the other, yes, a J.C. Penney. (There are more now, e.g. Sears at the mall, but both of those are gone.) All you need is two levels. Casper definitely has taller buildings downtown. So, huh.
posted by dhartung at 1:51 AM on July 18, 2013

First Liz Cheney and now this. It's been a rough week for other peoples' perceptions of Wyoming, NOT THAT WE CARE WHAT YOU THINK ANYWAY!
posted by Fister Roboto at 11:55 AM on July 18, 2013

"These are the access walkways for the pneumatic tubes.... It's the second-most popular ride in the park, after the escalators."

Gold, Jerry.
posted by IAmBroom at 1:31 PM on July 18, 2013