Info on who fits/who does not - for FJ - post here if you've been

[damo]

Family was at IOA 3/30/12. I'm 5'9" and 220. I was nervous about fitting but had NO problems. jumped on, harness went down and clicked without issues.

Excellent!!!

 

[damo]

I am wondering what the upper limits of height would be for FJ...DH is 6'9", weight about 270.

One of the Orlando Magic who is 6' 11" rode it.

 

[k&a&c'smom]

We just returned from our US/IOA trip, and I was able to fit on FJ!! Thanks to everyone who has posted their experience, and especially their dimensions, so helpful. A big thank you to princessmom29 - if it weren't for your posts, I don't think I would have even attempted FJ. Since we are of similar size, I was encouraged by your success, thanks so much.

For reference - I am 5'3" and wear a 26/28 pant (depending on material) and a 24/26 shirt. Most of my weight in hips/thighs/belly, with narrow shoulders and smallish upper body. Pear shaped.

Our first day, I was wearing a parachute-type material capri pant, and I think this helped. Very thin and kind of slick, so I was able to scoot back fully into the seat. The TM had to push down to get the final click, but I made it - kind of tight, I was a bit claustrophobic at first, but when the ride started everything shifted around and I was fine. Woohoo!

On our final day, we headed to the Wizarding World. I tried the test seat (we had been eating out for a week, I was afraid I had gained! ) and the TM tried really hard but could not get the second click. I was wearing jean capris, so that may have made the difference - not as easy to squish into the back of the seat.

I was so focused on FJ, I didn't think about most of the other rides. I knew it might be a tight fit for Hulk, as I had ridden it a few years back when I was smaller and it was tight. Did not fit on the Hulk test seats this year; Dragon Challenge, Ripsaw Falls, Rip Ride Rockit also out.~sigh~ I was able to ride Spiderman, Mummy, MIB, Simpsons, Jurassic Park without issue. On Bilge Rat Barges, I had some trouble with the seat belt, so the TM pointed out a seat with an extended belt and we were good. Flight of the Hippogriff, DD and I requested separate cars, and the TMs were happy to oblige - we wouldn't have fit together in one, they are small.

Good luck to everyone, I hope you all make it onto FJ - awesome ride!

 

[MIChessGuy]

I am heading down for my summer trip at the end of June. Even though I have used the 'extended' seats at FJ several times, I'm not sure what will happen if they pull me over to a test seat. I'll just need to sound convincing when I tell them about my previous rides, eh.

Actually, on my visit last winter, I didn't go on the ride at all. The castle tour was being offered, and given that the ride is a bit much for me, that was a welcome substitute. (In particular, the 'private' portrait gallery totally rules!) My guess is that the castle tour won't be offered during peak summer season, though.

 

[k&a&c'smom]

MIChessGuy - it wasn't peak season when we were there this past week, but no one pulled me aside to try the test seats on any ride. I walked up to them on FJ on my own, and the TM walked over to help me, but when I didn't fit, he simply pointed us toward the entrance of the ride.

When we walked up to the TM at the inner entrance, I mentioned I wanted to walk through with DD and would not be riding - the young woman told me to enjoy, I would be able to exit in the "Gryffindor common room" which is where the child swap takes place. I was allowed to duck out right before the end of the queue and stand on the platform (or sit in the child swap room) and wait for DD to exit the ride. Bonus - we didn't have to put our things in a locker.

 

[beckaboo]

This forum has been so helpful to me that I wanted to share the experience we had this morning... The CM loading the ride said that as of yesterday, there had been a policy change and that they are no longer allowed to assist during loading by gently pushing on the restraint to get the right number of clicks (which they have done on many prior visits). The CM was extremely apologetic and said ther this was due to people getting hurt. So I wanted to share... Despite many previous rides, the person I was with could not ride... And it is not fun to leave the ride at the end of the loading platform.

 

[Metro West]

This forum has been so helpful to me that I wanted to share the experience we had this morning... The CM loading the ride said that as of yesterday, there had been a policy change and that they are no longer allowed to assist during loading by gently pushing on the restraint to get the right number of clicks (which they have done on many prior visits). The CM was extremely apologetic and said ther this was due to people getting hurt. So I wanted to share... Despite many previous rides, the person I was with could not ride... And it is not fun to leave the ride at the end of the loading platform.

Thanks for the update...sorry about your friend not being able to ride but it's for safety reasons.

 

[MIChessGuy]

This forum has been so helpful to me that I wanted to share the experience we had this morning... The CM loading the ride said that as of yesterday, there had been a policy change and that they are no longer allowed to assist during loading by gently pushing on the restraint to get the right number of clicks (which they have done on many prior visits). The CM was extremely apologetic and said ther this was due to people getting hurt. So I wanted to share... Despite many previous rides, the person I was with could not ride... And it is not fun to leave the ride at the end of the loading platform.

This is definitely a bummer. If I remember correctly, the TM had to push the restraint down each time that I've gone on the ride. Now it appears that a lot of people (who, as you mentioned, rode in the past) are going to be out of luck.

Ah well, maybe they will take another look at the situation when refurb time comes around.

 

[DVC Daisy]

Does anyone know if my DH who is 6'6" and about 275 lbs will be able to ride?

 

[bedogged]

Just got back. I am 5'5", 230 pounds and my daughter is 5'5' and weighs 180. Neither of us could ride! We have large busts and the ride attendants would not push the bar down. Universal will not get any more of our money! I hope they are listening!

 

[lomillerin]

Just got back. I am 5'5", 230 pounds and my daughter is 5'5' and weighs 180. Neither of us could ride! We have large busts and the ride attendants would not push the bar down. Universal will not get any more of our money! I hope they are listening!

 

[bedogged]

This is stressful. Vacation should not so stressful. I am 5'4 and am 180 pounds with large breasts. I am afraid to even try now. By bra size is 40 dd. Any other reports? Can my hubby push mine bar down?

Sorry that I stressed you out. There are test seats available outside the ride to see if you fit, but we did early entry and could not get near them. I will say that the situation regarding our not fitting was handled with sensitivity by a very sweet teenager. I hope that you have more success than we did. It was very disappointing.

 

[KDilly]

This is stressful. Vacation should not so stressful. I am 5'4 and am 180 pounds with large breasts. I am afraid to even try now. By bra size is 40 dd. Any other reports? Can my hubby push mine bar down?

I am 6'4" and 280lbs. most of the rides I can squeeze in but a couple I have to get squeezed into lol

Good part about being big and scary looking, when I say push... they push hahaha

-KD

 

[macraven]

This forum has been so helpful to me that I wanted to share the experience we had this morning... The CM loading the ride said that as of yesterday, there had been a policy change and that they are no longer allowed to assist during loading by gently pushing on the restraint to get the right number of clicks (which they have done on many prior visits). The CM was extremely apologetic and said ther this was due to people getting hurt. So I wanted to share... Despite many previous rides, the person I was with could not ride... And it is not fun to leave the ride at the end of the loading platform.

just requoting what one homie posted.

this is probably the reason that the TM's can not do the push on the restraint.

 

[BrinkofSunshine]

I am 6'4" and 280lbs. most of the rides I can squeeze in but a couple I have to get squeezed into lol

Good part about being big and scary looking, when I say push... they push hahaha

-KD

Unfortunately that won't be the case anymore. The TM's are not going to risk anyone's safety (or their jobs) in order to squeeze people in. They will pull it down until it touches you and then instruct you to do the final clicks. It's disappointing that this will allow fewer people to ride, but it is what it is.

 

[lomillerin]

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[BrinkofSunshine]

Will they allow my DH to push it?

No; nobody is allowed to push on the restraint except you. If you are unsure about fitting just try the test seat outside. It's not embarrassing as some people just like to test out how it feels.

 

[macraven]

No; nobody is allowed to push on the restraint except you. If you are unsure about fitting just try the test seat outside. It's not embarrassing as some people just like to test out how it feels.

i was with a friend one time that didn't know if he would fit in the ride.
he didn't want to embarrass himself, he said.

i told him to sit in the test seat and i would take his picture......
said it loudly so others around would think tourist doing pic time.

actually, it really was to check if he would fit in the seat.

 

[MIChessGuy]

This new "no help" policy makes me wonder how closely the test seats match the ride seats. I remember early reports (before the extended seats were deployed) about people failing the test seats but succeeding in the ride seats, and vice versa. Are there still test seats both outside and inside, including "extended" test seats? I got used to telling them "Yeah, I have used the extended seat before" and stopped thinking about this stuff. D'oh

 

[aubriee]

This new "no help" policy makes me wonder how closely the test seats match the ride seats. I remember early reports (before the extended seats were deployed) about people failing the test seats but succeeding in the ride seats, and vice versa. Are there still test seats both outside and inside, including "extended" test seats? I got used to telling them "Yeah, I have used the extended seat before" and stopped thinking about this stuff. D'oh

I never tried the outside test seats. I went down there the August/Sept right after Harry Potter World opened in June and spent a week at Universal. I made early opening every day that week and rode FJ repeatedly, sitting in an end seat and letting the CM push the restraint to get that third click. On Thursday of that week, I had ridden it like three times and on the fourth time through the single rider line a different CM was there in the loading area. He told me I needed to get off as I didn't fit. I told him I had just ridden it three times in a row and had just gotten off less than five minutes before, and that the other CMs had just pushed a little to get that third click. He informed me that they were not allowed to do that as it would eventually break the locking mechanism and that I needed to depart the ride. In shock, I did so. I then went back later. There was another CM there on the moving loading belt, and I got on with no problem, with him giving that little push I needed to get the third click. I could get two on my own, just not the third. I then continued to ride it several times, every morning for the next two days and never had another problem. It was just that one CM that wouldn't give the little push.

Since they've changed the locking mechanism on those end seats, I have not had a problem getting the green light on my own. Sure hope they don't change those locking mechanisms back again. I'm 5'6" and about 230lbs (not big chested though lol--most of my weight is in my stomach and hips). I rode it several times earlier this month when I was down there. I just made sure I had one of the end seats.