As feared Forbidden Journey is Not for Many

[hopemax]

Updating...I was really worried ahead of time, that I would not fit. But we went yesterday, and I rode!

I tried the test seat first. I could not get the light to go green on my own. But the TM barely had to push down on it. He said the seat outside was not calibrated to the one inside, but he was sure I would be fine. I was still a little nervous, but when we got to the front, they weren't even going to pull me out, but I asked to test. Rather find out there, than at the loading belt.

There were 3 other woman, that I didn't think were that much larger than me being tested. We all sat down, I pulled down on the bar, and I heard the 3 clicks. The other women were having problem. One they did push down and got the 3rd click without much pressure. The other 2...not so much. They released the restraints, and they sent me on my way without a second glance, because they were trying to deal with the other women who were having a problem.

I don't think I could get a 4th click, and actually the seat didn't feel as tight to me as Hulk and DC did. I had more room than I expected up top, and less room at my thighs. I think that prevented me from pulling down more.

And my stats: 5'1, 205, 40J...I measured my chest and it is 48.5", but I didn't measure around my thighs, but I can do that when I get home.

 

[damo]

Updating...I was really worried ahead of time, that I would not fit. But we went yesterday, and I rode!

I tried the test seat first. I could not get the light to go green on my own. But the TM barely had to push down on it. He said the seat outside was not calibrated to the one inside, but he was sure I would be fine. I was still a little nervous, but when we got to the front, they weren't even going to pull me out, but I asked to test. Rather find out there, than at the loading belt.

There were 3 other woman, that I didn't think were that much larger than me being tested. We all sat down, I pulled down on the bar, and I heard the 3 clicks. The other women were having problem. One they did push down and got the 3rd click without much pressure. The other 2...not so much. They released the restraints, and they sent me on my way without a second glance, because they were trying to deal with the other women who were having a problem.

I don't think I could get a 4th click, and actually the seat didn't feel as tight to me as Hulk and DC did. I had more room than I expected up top, and less room at my thighs. I think that prevented me from pulling down more.

And my stats: 5'1, 205, 40J...I measured my chest and it is 48.5", but I didn't measure around my thighs, but I can do that when I get home.

Yay! So glad you could ride!!!

 

[jeanelle]

sigh, not what i want to hear! at the risk of being too personal/graphic were u wearing a minimizer type or sports bra that tends to 'corral' the girls better?

least the TM wasn't rude about it

No I wasn't. I'm not sure that would have helped but I may try it next time and see. The TM was very nice about it. I hope they will change it somehow so more people will ride. I am going to try to lose some weight and see if that helps for the next time we go. But I'm not going to count on it since the girls never seem to shrink when I lose weight...LOL

 

[mysparky]

To all of the people that have posted their stats (height, weight, and measurements) I just wanted to say "thank you". It's personal information and I'm sure that sharing this info is a first for many. It's very helpful and while we all carry our weight differently, I have found 2 people on these boards with a similar height/weight to mine. At first, I thought that I wouldn't fit in these seats but now feel that it's a real possibility.

One thing is for sure...it's definitely motivation to control the intake of burgers, hot dogs, ice cream, and everything else that seems to spell out "summer"!

 

[disneygal55]

Hi I came across this forum when Googling for information about the Forbidden Journey since I'd read an upsetting article that people of certain dimensions were being forbidden from the journey. As a side note, no I did not think that was clever at all!

My friends and I have tickets for IOA next week. We were planning on going to WWOHP but after reading this I'm kind of afraid that if I go I won't be able to ride and will be embarrassed in front of my friends. If I'm too big for the ride, I get it and I'm not here to make a big fuss over that or claim that Universal is a horrible place to go. Actually I've been there several times and I think it's the most amazing theme park I've ever been to, hands down. That includes both IOA and US. Generally when I go to IOA I'm able to ride most everything and have no trouble with it, meaning I've never required special seating. But I've also never been on any rides using over the shoulder harnessing because my friends do not like rides with loop de loops, so I avoid them as well. Partially I'm grateful for this since it's spared me any embarrassment from standing in line to find out I don't fit. The only over the shoulder harness ride I've ever been on was the Dr. Doom tower and I managed to fit on that just fine, presumably in a normal seat. Does anyone know how the FJ seats compare?

It may seem silly, but I'm absolutely horrified at the thought of being humiliated or embarrassed in front of my friends who will all most certainly get to ride. Honestly if I were alone and were too big for the ride, no hard feelings, I understand. It's more the embarrassment of being too big in front of my friends. Before anyone makes the comment that friends should not care regardless, the thing is I'm sure they won't as it's never been an issue before... it's just that I am kind of worrying myself over it anyway to the point that I feel almost hopeless. It's probably my own worry. I just don't want to stand in the line for two hours in the hot sun to find out that I can't ride, or test the seats out front and find out in front of everyone. I'd just die of embarrassment.

I've come to this board out of desperation and hope someone might be able to help me. Considering that FJ is the only real new ride that we'd be going on since loops like on Dragon Challenge are out of the question and we've already been on the Hippogriff when it was the Flying Unicorn, I'm kind of horrified to think we might make all of this effort to get on the ride and then I won't be able to go. Can anyone help me out here to perhaps put me at ease? I'm about 5'6" and I'd say I weight about 250 but to be honest I'm not entirely sure, I could be less and I'm just exaggerating. I measured myself around the chest to be around 42" and my bust was about 49". When I measured around my midsection it came up at 56". I worry that my lower portion might prevent me from riding. I'm about a size 24 pants. I mostly seem to carry my weight in my lower abdomen/hips region and my thighs are relatively large too. All of this is my perception so it could be I'm chalking this up to be more than it actually is.

The deal is I'm not really uncomfortable with my size, otherwise I wouldn't try to detail my proportions as such. I'm fat. I get it. I don't spend my time worrying about it as I am pretty comfortable with myself as I am. But for once I'm actually afraid of being embarrassed and subjected to ridicule by workers or people in line and I hope someone might be able to put me at ease. If I can avoid having a fool made out of me I would greatly appreciate it. If it's not the ride for me, it's going to suck to have to face that in front of people and tell my friends but what can I do? If it helps at all I've been able to ride the Mummy without problem, I'd say it's my favorite ride right after Spiderman. I fit on Men In Black and as I recall those seats were kind of small. I also went to the Magic Kingdom and managed to ride everything that we went on there with no trouble as well such as Space Mountain.

Sorry to have written so much. I'm just hoping someone can help me to feel at ease or provide me with some information that might put me at ease. Reading this thread with everyone's reports of getting on or not being allowed to ride has both made me feel elated and then immediately after, deflated. I thought the best way to get an answer was if I added my own story to the board to see what might be suggested and most everyone on this site seems pretty nice which I appreciate as well. Thanks for any time you can spare to give me some answers.

I too was afraid that I would be pulled out of line or out of the seat itself for "not being the right size". What I did before I even left for Florida was to talk to my family (husband, 20 and 21 year old sons and one of their girlfriends) about how the seats were strange and not everyone could ride. I kind of made a joke about it and told them not to get upset if I couldn't ride due to my body shape. I told them that they should ride without feeling bad for me cause Universal messed up by making the seat requirements so body specific. Well, we went to IOA last week (Monday) and I didn't see anyone pulled out of line when I came through and I was thrilled that I could ride. One of my sons did feel bad for me when the attendant did ask me to stand up for a second and showed me where to store my wallet in back of the seat. My son thought that after all my worries I was asked to get off the ride!

 

[Friendly Frog]

Updating...I was really worried ahead of time, that I would not fit. But we went yesterday, and I rode!

I tried the test seat first. I could not get the light to go green on my own. But the TM barely had to push down on it. He said the seat outside was not calibrated to the one inside, but he was sure I would be fine. I was still a little nervous, but when we got to the front, they weren't even going to pull me out, but I asked to test. Rather find out there, than at the loading belt.

There were 3 other woman, that I didn't think were that much larger than me being tested. We all sat down, I pulled down on the bar, and I heard the 3 clicks. The other women were having problem. One they did push down and got the 3rd click without much pressure. The other 2...not so much. They released the restraints, and they sent me on my way without a second glance, because they were trying to deal with the other women who were having a problem.

I don't think I could get a 4th click, and actually the seat didn't feel as tight to me as Hulk and DC did. I had more room than I expected up top, and less room at my thighs. I think that prevented me from pulling down more.

And my stats: 5'1, 205, 40J...I measured my chest and it is 48.5", but I didn't measure around my thighs, but I can do that when I get home.

That would be so nice of you. I am 5'7 and I carry most of my weight in my hips and I think I may be close to the limit on hips and thighs.

Yes, Thank you so much to everyone who was kind enough to post size...especially the hard to admit bottom sizes.

 

[TwingleMum]

Updating...I was really worried ahead of time, that I would not fit. But we went yesterday, and I rode!

I tried the test seat first. I could not get the light to go green on my own. But the TM barely had to push down on it. He said the seat outside was not calibrated to the one inside, but he was sure I would be fine. I was still a little nervous, but when we got to the front, they weren't even going to pull me out, but I asked to test. Rather find out there, than at the loading belt.

There were 3 other woman, that I didn't think were that much larger than me being tested. We all sat down, I pulled down on the bar, and I heard the 3 clicks. The other women were having problem. One they did push down and got the 3rd click without much pressure. The other 2...not so much. They released the restraints, and they sent me on my way without a second glance, because they were trying to deal with the other women who were having a problem.

I don't think I could get a 4th click, and actually the seat didn't feel as tight to me as Hulk and DC did. I had more room than I expected up top, and less room at my thighs. I think that prevented me from pulling down more.

And my stats: 5'1, 205, 40J...I measured my chest and it is 48.5", but I didn't measure around my thighs, but I can do that when I get home.

Would you mind measuring your hip/thighs?? That would be so helpful to those of us worrying about body shape. Thanks so much for the report pixie dust or should I say Felix Felicis to you

 

[TwingleMum]

Hi I came across this forum when Googling for information about the Forbidden Journey since I'd read an upsetting article that people of certain dimensions were being forbidden from the journey. As a side note, no I did not think that was clever at all!

My friends and I have tickets for IOA next week. We were planning on going to WWOHP but after reading this I'm kind of afraid that if I go I won't be able to ride and will be embarrassed in front of my friends. If I'm too big for the ride, I get it and I'm not here to make a big fuss over that or claim that Universal is a horrible place to go. Actually I've been there several times and I think it's the most amazing theme park I've ever been to, hands down. That includes both IOA and US. Generally when I go to IOA I'm able to ride most everything and have no trouble with it, meaning I've never required special seating. But I've also never been on any rides using over the shoulder harnessing because my friends do not like rides with loop de loops, so I avoid them as well. Partially I'm grateful for this since it's spared me any embarrassment from standing in line to find out I don't fit. The only over the shoulder harness ride I've ever been on was the Dr. Doom tower and I managed to fit on that just fine, presumably in a normal seat. Does anyone know how the FJ seats compare?

It may seem silly, but I'm absolutely horrified at the thought of being humiliated or embarrassed in front of my friends who will all most certainly get to ride. Honestly if I were alone and were too big for the ride, no hard feelings, I understand. It's more the embarrassment of being too big in front of my friends. Before anyone makes the comment that friends should not care regardless, the thing is I'm sure they won't as it's never been an issue before... it's just that I am kind of worrying myself over it anyway to the point that I feel almost hopeless. It's probably my own worry. I just don't want to stand in the line for two hours in the hot sun to find out that I can't ride, or test the seats out front and find out in front of everyone. I'd just die of embarrassment.

I've come to this board out of desperation and hope someone might be able to help me. Considering that FJ is the only real new ride that we'd be going on since loops like on Dragon Challenge are out of the question and we've already been on the Hippogriff when it was the Flying Unicorn, I'm kind of horrified to think we might make all of this effort to get on the ride and then I won't be able to go. Can anyone help me out here to perhaps put me at ease? I'm about 5'6" and I'd say I weight about 250 but to be honest I'm not entirely sure, I could be less and I'm just exaggerating. I measured myself around the chest to be around 42" and my bust was about 49". When I measured around my midsection it came up at 56". I worry that my lower portion might prevent me from riding. I'm about a size 24 pants. I mostly seem to carry my weight in my lower abdomen/hips region and my thighs are relatively large too. All of this is my perception so it could be I'm chalking this up to be more than it actually is.

The deal is I'm not really uncomfortable with my size, otherwise I wouldn't try to detail my proportions as such. I'm fat. I get it. I don't spend my time worrying about it as I am pretty comfortable with myself as I am. But for once I'm actually afraid of being embarrassed and subjected to ridicule by workers or people in line and I hope someone might be able to put me at ease. If I can avoid having a fool made out of me I would greatly appreciate it. If it's not the ride for me, it's going to suck to have to face that in front of people and tell my friends but what can I do? If it helps at all I've been able to ride the Mummy without problem, I'd say it's my favorite ride right after Spiderman. I fit on Men In Black and as I recall those seats were kind of small. I also went to the Magic Kingdom and managed to ride everything that we went on there with no trouble as well such as Space Mountain.

Sorry to have written so much. I'm just hoping someone can help me to feel at ease or provide me with some information that might put me at ease. Reading this thread with everyone's reports of getting on or not being allowed to ride has both made me feel elated and then immediately after, deflated. I thought the best way to get an answer was if I added my own story to the board to see what might be suggested and most everyone on this site seems pretty nice which I appreciate as well. Thanks for any time you can spare to give me some answers.

The line is supposed to be amazing. So it may be worth it to go with your friends to check it out. I know to cover my possible embarassment I probably would act like I wasn't sure if I wanted to ride that I thought it might be too jerky for me but I'll go look at the castle and line. That way if I didn't fit I would say "No big deal I wasn't really wanting to ride anyway." I haven't gone yet so I can't offer any first hand experience good luck!!

 

[phamton]

Just adding another person who could get on. My husband in 6'1" 270 lbs., broad shoulders but with a 44 inch waist (for slacks). He was able to ride.

 

[hoverpumpkin]

It's just so crazy that in a country and a fan base that are full of big-uns, that Uni would design a ride that is not very friendly to the "Poppin' Fresh" population. I guess none of their designers ever saw a Frontierland turkey leg line around 12 noon or a scooter parade down Main Street at MK closing. Maybe a redesign or a tub of melted butter at the loading belt is needed?

AHAHAHAHAH!!!

As an indication to how much I love butter, at first for a split second I was like "Is the tub of butter to console me when I can't fit on the ride?" before I realized it's to help lubricate people to get them in the seats.

I'm really surprised at this design as well. There's a conference of fans happening in July, and I know I'm going to see a lot of disappointed people there. :/

 

[Metro West]

Just adding another person who could get on. My husband in 6'1" 270 lbs., broad shoulders but with a 44 inch waist (for slacks). He was able to ride.

 

[OrlandoUnited]

Just adding another person who could get on. My husband in 6'1" 270 lbs., broad shoulders but with a 44 inch waist (for slacks). He was able to ride.

Oh wow, that's great news, Bev.

My stomach or uh...slacks waist is at 42, and I'm less than 270 but a bit taller than your husband. I'm heading out there tomorrow night, so I think I might try the actual ride seats instead of the just the ones outside.

Did your husband get the green light on the outside test seats?

 

[hpfan100]

Hmm maybe they changed things already? Do you know if they were checking for the 3 clicks still? And when I was in line Saturday I saw alot of people my size and bigger, I don't know who out of all of them got to ride and who didn't, I just know that I didn't. =( Ohh Universal stop breaking my heart blaagh.

they were checking for three clicks and double checking as well.
I'm so sorry you didn't get to ride. Maybe they will get all this nonsense worked out so that everyone can have a chance.

 

[AJRitz]

Just adding another person who could get on. My husband in 6'1" 270 lbs., broad shoulders but with a 44 inch waist (for slacks). He was able to ride.

This is good news for me. I'd about given up hope. I'm 5' 11" 265, with broad shoulders and a 42 inch pants waist. I think I'll start hitting the treadmill to be safe, but this at least gives me some hope.

 

[FeFeMJ]

I'm happy to hear that some people similar to my size have been able to ride. I would be very disappointed if I wasn't able to ride, although it wouldn't ruin my whole trip. When we decided to go to IOA I decided to use this as an incentive to get healthy and have lost 41 lbs so far and believe at where I am now I'll be able to ride this ride (from reading this thread), even though I am still overweight.

AHAHAHAHAH!!!

As an indication to how much I love butter, at first for a split second I was like "Is the tub of butter to console me when I can't fit on the ride?" before I realized it's to help lubricate people to get them in the seats.

 

[ChevyNat]

I am so happy to hear all the great reports... I will still take steps to a healthier life.... keep my fingers and mouth crossed ha! ha!

 

[Gryffindor_Mouse]

AHAHAHAHAH!!!

As an indication to how much I love butter, at first for a split second I was like "Is the tub of butter to console me when I can't fit on the ride?" before I realized it's to help lubricate people to get them in the seats.

 

[phamton]

Oh wow, that's great news, Bev.

My stomach or uh...slacks waist is at 42, and I'm less than 270 but a bit taller than your husband. I'm heading out there tomorrow night, so I think I might try the actual ride seats instead of the just the ones outside.

Did your husband get the green light on the outside test seats?

We didn't even try the test seats as we were afraid we'd lose our place in line. Plus we had already decided we wanted to do the whole Queue anyway. I've heard of several people who couldn't get the green light on the test seat and still fit on the ride so we just decided to chance it. The TMs never pulled him out of line either. When we got on and did our own restraints, he got 2 clicks. The TM said he needed one more click and asked my husband if he felt he would be able to take another click. My husband said "Sure I'm fine. Go for it." So the TM pushed it down for him. It was a little tight at first but as the ride got underway, he repositioned himself a little and he felt fine.

 

[cdoles]

wow, i wish i would have known this info a while ago..
i'm bigger and now i'm super worried i won't be able to ride.
i'm going to WWoHP on july 6th which isn't that far away,
if i would have know this info i would have pushed myself harder to lose weight,
and don't get me wrong, i'm still going to try and drop a few pounds before our trip.
ahhhh wish me luck lol,
and i will post my results.

 

[Bunney]

The line is supposed to be amazing. So it may be worth it to go with your friends to check it out. I know to cover my possible embarassment I probably would act like I wasn't sure if I wanted to ride that I thought it might be too jerky for me but I'll go look at the castle and line. That way if I didn't fit I would say "No big deal I wasn't really wanting to ride anyway." I haven't gone yet so I can't offer any first hand experience good luck!!

This is pretty much what I've planned to do, too. I'm pretty sure, after reading every one else's experiences with FJ, that I will not fit, but I do want to save myself and my skinnier friends any needless humiliation. So, I'm all gung-ho for the castle queue AND all the wonderful shopping opportunities! Better luck next time, I say