Fat Friendly Rides???

[luuuceee]

I really felt bad for a gentleman at Universal who was trying to fit into seat at the Hanna Barbara ride (now Jimmy Neutron) and couldn't do it and the whole theater was watching and waiting on him. CM finally led him to a bench on the side. I think it should have been handled better than that.

Okay, how big was this guy? As I said in a previous post, DH2B is 6'2", 305, built like a linebacker - lotsa muscle, so he's not all that big, but does have very broad shoulders. Should I be worried about him on this ride?

 

[CAD3655]

Luuuuceee - This one he should be ok if he carries most of his bulk in his shoulders. For this one it's a lap thing. If you carry weight in your tummy and legs this one could get tricky.

As a side note...this ride was so NOT worth the wait in line...Do Shrek twice instead...it was 10 million times better.

 

[Disneylvr]

I heard that they installed new turnstiles (pooh-sized friendly) at Pirates and HM. Is this true?

 

[Maggie0507]

I heard that they installed new turnstiles (pooh-sized friendly) at Pirates and HM. Is this true?

Does anyone know if this is true or not, would love to feel MORE confident walking through the turnstile at these attractions.

 

[branv]

Ahhh, turnstiles...which I like to think of as a ride called the "Suck & Wedge".

Size 20 here, world's largest hourglass.

I saw the post about the over head shoulder restraints at RnR. HATE those, talk about..mmm..painful, if ya know what I mean. I also ended up with bruised ears.

I didn't have any real problem on other rides, however, I agree that those cue'ing areas make me feel like I'm playing a game of Red Rover with the lines on either side of me.

I do remember a story when my family was at Six Flags a few years ago. My sister and I were going to ride behind my brother and DH on this old rollercoaster called the Judge Roy. Now the Judge used to be bench seats with one bar going across. When we walked up, we saw that they'd turned it into two seperate seats, basically built into the same original car, with a waist high partition between the two seats.. My sister and I are both cellulite endowed, but we were able to slide our rears into the well padded seats. When the ride came to an end, we went to stand up. Remember the term "resistance is futile?" Resistance sounded something like this:

"sluuuuuuuuurPOP!"

This was the sound of our rears struggling to unsuction themselves from their padded jail. My sister and I were laughing so hard, we were practically weeping. My brother and DH, who did not know what was going on, kept turning to look at us like we were mental.

All I know is that had the Judge been a looping rollercoaster, we would have been just fine if it had gotten stuck upside down at the top of the loop. No puny earthly gravity could have budged us.

Needless to say, I had nary this kind of experience at WDW.

 

[luuuceee]

I do remember a story when my family was at Six Flags a few years ago. My sister and I were going to ride behind my brother and DH on this old rollercoaster called the Judge Roy. Now the Judge used to be bench seats with one bar going across. When we walked up, we saw that they'd turned it into two seperate seats, basically built into the same original car, with a waist high partition between the two seats.. My sister and I are both cellulite endowed, but we were able to slide our rears into the well padded seats. When the ride came to an end, we went to stand up. Remember the term "resistance is futile?" Resistance sounded something like this:

"sluuuuuuuuurPOP!"

LOL. I LOVE the Judge Roy! You know, I'd noticed that they changed the seats too a few years back.

We have a similar roller coaster called Twister II at our Six Flags in Denver (it's more a combination of Judge and Texas Giant) and the seats are the same way. DH2B almost never has issues with the rear end part of seats, but he struggled a bit getting in and out of those...

 

[disneytyme]

I posted this on another thread, but saw that this one has been more active so I thought I'd try here also.

I have been to WDW three times now and have ridden every ride except Space Mtn. and RNR. I am a female size 30/32 clothing and weigh about 325 pounds. I'm 5'10 and do not have problems moving around or getting up and down. I carry most of my weight in my hips and stomach, but have pretty broad shoulders. Are any of you about my size and if so have you had any problems with these two rides? I've never had a problem on any of the rides at Disney, but could not ride the rollercoasters at IOA. Here are my measurements if that helps 58" hips, 60" waist, 56" chest. I know alot of people have said they have not had a problem, but even people who wear the same size clothes can be built differently and not have the same experience. I would love to ride these two rides with my family, but am very worried about the embarassment of not fitting. Thank you in advance for your help.

 

[CAD3655]

I posted this on another thread, but saw that this one has been more active so I thought I'd try here also.

I have been to WDW three times now and have ridden every ride except Space Mtn. and RNR. I am a female size 30/32 clothing and weigh about 325 pounds. I'm 5'10 and do not have problems moving around or getting up and down. I carry most of my weight in my hips and stomach, but have pretty broad shoulders. Are any of you about my size and if so have you had any problems with these two rides? I've never had a problem on any of the rides at Disney, but could not ride the rollercoasters at IOA. Here are my measurements if that helps 58" hips, 60" waist, 56" chest. I know alot of people have said they have not had a problem, but even people who wear the same size clothes can be built differently and not have the same experience. I would love to ride these two rides with my family, but am very worried about the embarassment of not fitting. Thank you in advance for your help.

You shouldn't have a problem riding. I am what I call Pooh-Plus sized and have never had an issue on either of those rides...also fit very comfortably on Mission: Space as well.

 

[Mouse-n-Mini]

I would avoid Space Mountain if I were you. I use to be 5'8 and 230 lbs before my weight loss, and I always had trouble getting in and out of the very tight space. Even my mom had a rough time of it because of her height-5'10 and 126 lbs. It could be an awkward situation on loading/unloading since they want to hurry you in and out typically.

 

[Beauty]

I'm a size 24 and never had a problem on Space Mountain. The only 3 things that I can even think of, and NONE of them were big deals were,

1. The seats in Mupphet Vision 3D are small but I still fit, they just weren't as comfy.
2. At Blizzard Beach on the lift it was a bit hard for me to get off. I felt like I had to almost jump and run or I could have been knocked off. I've seen other people complain about this and they may have changed or slowed it down. This was in 1999.
3. The absolute horrible HEAT at Animal Kingdom. I am in good health as far as I know and I get around fine with no problems but at Animal Kingdom it is horrible. The heat and walking always make me sick. This year I'm renting an Electric Wheelchair just for the simple reason that I want to ENJOY that park! I could care less about special priveledges in line and can get out whenever needed but just ONCE I want to enjoy AK without getting sick.

 

[SueM in MN]

3. The absolute horrible HEAT at Animal Kingdom. I am in good health as far as I know and I get around fine with no problems but at Animal Kingdom it is horrible. The heat and walking always make me sick. This year I'm renting an Electric Wheelchair just for the simple reason that I want to ENJOY that park! I could care less about special priveledges in line and can get out whenever needed but just ONCE I want to enjoy AK without getting sick.

What you want to rent is called an ecv (electric convenience vehicle - not a good name, but, I don't think the people who named them that were thinking about how it sounded). Electric, or power wheelchairs are a bit different and are not rented in the parks at all, or even from the rental placessunless you already use one. You can get more information about ecvs by following the link in my signature to the disABILITIES Board, and then look for the disABILITIES FAQs thread.

Even though people think there are "special priviledges" for wheelchair users, most of the lines at WDW are wheelchair accessible, so wheelchair users usually are waiting in line with everyone else. If you need a wheelchair accessible car, you will actually usually wait a bit longer than people without wheelchairs.

 

[pospisil]

What are your experiences with flying on Southwest? I am absolutely horrified that I will get up to the check-in and they will take one look and decide that I need to pay for an extra seat. I checked their seat measurements, and think I will fit with no problems, but from what I understand it's a judgement call of the people at check-in, before you even get on the plane. I'm a size 26/28, and fit into movie theater seats ok, it may be a little tight but I don't have to leave the armrest up to fit. It will be just mortifying to deal with all that in front of my whole family, much less a whole airport full of complete strangers. Reassurance, anyone?

 

[disneytyme]

What are your experiences with flying on Southwest? I am absolutely horrified that I will get up to the check-in and they will take one look and decide that I need to pay for an extra seat. I checked their seat measurements, and think I will fit with no problems, but from what I understand it's a judgement call of the people at check-in, before you even get on the plane. I'm a size 26/28, and fit into movie theater seats ok, it may be a little tight but I don't have to leave the armrest up to fit. It will be just mortifying to deal with all that in front of my whole family, much less a whole airport full of complete strangers. Reassurance, anyone?

I had the same fears last year when I flew for the first time EVER. I have never heard of them making you pay for two seats though, that is crazy. I am the same size as you (26/28) and I did not have any problems. We flew SouthWest from Nashville,TN to Orlando. The seats were fine, but I did leave the arm rest up between my sister and I. I had the window seat and there were two seats beside me. There were rows of three on each side of the plane. The seats were not assigned so it was first come first serve kind of thing. We made sure to be there and in line early so that the three of us could sit together. If you have any further questions, just let me know. If the seats are the same as ours, I think you will be fine.

Have a great trip!

 

[pospisil]

I feel better now. I booked our flight a month ago, and no one said anything about possibly having to get an extra seat. I just came across the policy on the internet last night, and panicked! Thanks for the reassurance.

 

[VickiB31]

I don't want to scare you, but it is up to the gate person to determine if you need to buy an additional seat, but based on your description, I think you should have no problem.

A while ago (I think it's been over a year) Southwest was all over the news about their "person's of size" policy. Now since then, Southwest has publicly stated that if you can sit with the armrest down, even with a seat belt extender, you are not a "person of size". We fly SWA for our three to five trips annually to/from Chicago to Orlando. I am a 24 and DH is definately "pooh" sized. We've only had a "size" issue once, and I truly think that that one instance was due more to someone having a bad day than anything else.

Relax and have a great trip!