First of all I agree 110% with what Laura said. I actually was reading about it and I found it to that actually 65% are overweight. Read the papers, it is the one with the black print. I think Pnelson is being pretty harsh with what he says, but I plan to stay out of that one.
I most certainly am not going to ask your weight Msdisney, but it can't be as bad as you might out to be because if you can sit in those seats fine, you gotta be in pretty good shape (compliment). Those seats are not large, they aren't even bigger than the reg. seats. I am not blind, I saw the seats next to each other. As someone commented earlier, the only difference is the double seatbelt for larger people in the upper part. Not everyone is just fat in the upper part. A lot of people, inlcuding me, are well rounded. I am not that big so don't think I am like an elephant, but the seats are very small and tight. I can say Universal has done a absolutely fantastic job catering to the handicap. This is an illness for all of you who think this is just a little thing that can be solved easily. I can easily fit in a bus, movie theater, etc. so I am not that big. I am saying the seats are unnessarily large. If you didn't know this fact, then this might make you think: B & M created the Hulk, correct. Well did you know this is the only B & M
launched roller coaster . Did you know that B & M did not create or favor this idea. Well Universal still did it, I guess with some other manufacturer. Universal has the power to do whatever they wish because it is their idea! All B & M is is a manufacturer. They have to do what Universal says. Why did Universal go with B & M? Because that company is known for their smooth roller coasters. Yes they are a good company. But they do lack the seats. You can't tell me that they made a striving effort to accomodate bigger people. I laugh at that. Those seats are extremely uncomfortable for overweight people. You can sit there and deny my words and laura's, but is true. 65% is overweight in America. Yeah it is sad, but what do you plan to do about it? Times have changed, and those seats should accomodate overweight people. I know it can be done. When there is a will there is a way.
Now about the height thing. First of all if you haven't noticed, they said 52" and up! The only question they have is inverted roller coasters. Obviously they don't want you to lose your legs so they have to gurantee safety. The reason for the height req. is not just because of safety like someone could get thrown around to much, but also because of kids. When they put up that sign, that stops many kids dead in their tracks. They have to insure that kids don't go on because they could get thrown around way to much or they can't indure that type of ride. But look, Universal accomodates them by creating the flying unicorn just for them. They need larger seats. Why should overweight people be pushed to the side. Hell if I was 100 lbs. I would still fight this, this isn't fair.
I look at this problem as very simple-If you can't fit on the ride as it's designed, then don't go on
You want to talk about fairness, this sentence defies that. Those words shouldn't even be said, they should do something about it. If Universal could go through all that trouble to make many things excessible for handicap and succeed so well, then this should be no obstacle. For God's sake they even made MIB for handicap, how amazing and cool is that. They should change those seats. I shouldn't be cast off the ride for some silly stupid thing like that. B & M makes small seats. I can go on rockin roller coaster absolutely fine. Vekoma took many things into consideration. Look at RRC. They made it for overweight people and any height. They were so smart because they thought, well what about tall people? Ok we will make the front row have a lot of room. If you don't like the front, then tough _ _ _ _. At least they did that! They can't do that for every row because then the coaster would be way to long and then the coaster can't perform. This is a different case. Hulk doesn't do that (for weight). Plus RRC has the harnesses with no seatbelts gurantee-ing that all will fit. What about the seatbelts? Well they are there, they just aren't seatbelts, they are 2 more locks in the harness. Vekoma was a lot smarter. And if anyone comments back on here saying "well if you love it so much, go on that then" well then your wasting your breath because if Vekoma can do it, B & M should do it.
I am not just speaking for me, I am speaking for others. Come on people, stop thinking about yourselves and think of others (general comment not talking about the people in this thread). How can Vekoma do it so well and B & M lacks that. There is a way to make it so everyone fits and everyone is safe, Vekoma did it. Problem solved. And why can't the seats be in every row. That is really unfair, it is like teasing overweight people. Oh you can't go in the first row. Why not? But I can live with having at least one big seat in each row. If the parties have to be split up, oh well. All the seats should be big, but I don't know all the specific's about the handling of the coaster with that. I imagine it would work just fine. Think of this from an objective point of view if you can't see it from your own skinny first person view. Plus if they made all the seats big, that would problably make the lines go way smoother than having to go to the third and sixth row. Oh and here is a question, why do you think the hulk and DD have the seats outside for you to actually try whereas RRC doesn't have them at all? Ever think of that?
