Ride seat size!

[ellis9905]

So I'm having a panic, and I know someone on here will be able to put my mind at rest!!

I've suddenly become very paranoid about wether I will fit Into Standard seats on rides!!

Over the last 18 months I've lost a lot of weight- but I guess In my head I'm still a 'big girl'

So at what kinda dress size do ride seats become uncomfortable???

I've dropped down to a uk size 14/16 - am I gonna have problems??? Thruthfully as I'd rather b prepared

Thanks in advance

 

[chmurf]

you'll be fine.

 

[mackay_j]

You will be fine - in fact at a size 14-16 you will feel thin out there. I got down to a size 12-14 in our last visit and I felt great out there.

Unfortunatly as always having to do it all again for my next trip

 

[jen_uk]

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[Button]

I find the seats feel a little tighter towards the end of my holiday.....

 

[wayneg]

I find the seats feel a little tighter towards the end of my holiday.....

Our Sept trip is a 14 night cruise before we get to Orlando for a week, I will have no chance

You should have no probelm at your size.
I struggle on a couple of rides, mainly Rip Ride Rocket and one of the older ones at Busch but no problem on any in Disney. You are nowhere near my size so you will be fine on anything.

 

[Elise79]

After having DD I was an 18 during one trip and never even considered not fitting on rides so you will be fine

Well done on the weight loss too

 

[flortlebap]

I've seen US folks say they fit on most rides as a size 28 so I wouldn't worry at all. In reality, you're averaged sized - not big at all.

 

[queendisney]

as others have already said you'll be fine. You'd have more problems if you are really tall. Have seen many a person with their knees under their chins.

 

[JillyBean1899]

Don't forget, seat comfort also has to do with *HOW* you are shaped. Some rides are uncomfortable for tall people (RnR is one I can think of off the top of my head, I have some friends that have to scrunch down to fit their shoulders under the harness, then their knees jam into the seat in front of them), some rides with lap bars and individual seats are uncomfortable for pear shaped women while men the same height and weight have no trouble.

 

[Kath2003]

Our Sept trip is a 14 night cruise before we get to Orlando for a week, I will have no chance

You should have no probelm at your size.
I struggle on a couple of rides, mainly Rip Ride Rocket and one of the older ones at Busch but no problem on any in Disney. You are nowhere near my size so you will be fine on anything.

I'm not tiny but I struggle on Rip Ride n Rockit because that darn thing is never tight enough and I feel really uncomfortable throughout the ride. If I pull it tight then the screen is round by my side. Goodness knows how kids cope?! Those seats suit NO ONE

 

[wilma-bride]

I didn't ride Rip Ride Rockit on our last trip as, on a previous trip (having put a bit of weight on), I didn't feel the harness was holding me in properly and I was actually scared all the way around. I haven't plucked up courage to get on it again since.

 

[zippy99]

My friend who I went away with a couple of years ago is over 6ft, over 20stone and a size 22 with rather large baps! - 40EE

She had no trouble with Disney or Seaworld rides:

It was, however, the other parks with problems:

Busch - was just swell she liked animals!
NO RIDE : Gwazi, Cheetah Chase, Kumba, Montu
YES : SheiKra

Universal - not too bad
NO: Harry Potter (having fit the test seat - could not get on main ride)
YES : Hulk, Duelling Dragons

I would imagine with your dimensions you should be fine and certainly will at Disney.

 

[wayneg]

My friend who I went away with a couple of years ago is over 6ft, over 20stone and a size 22 with rather large baps! - 40EE

She had no trouble with Disney or Seaworld rides:

It was, however, the other parks with problems:

Busch - was just swell she liked animals!
NO RIDE : Gwazi, Cheetah Chase, Kumba, Montu
YES : SheiKra

Universal - not too bad
NO: Harry Potter (having fit the test seat - could not get on main ride)
YES : Hulk, Duelling Dragons

I would imagine with your dimensions you should be fine and certainly will at Disney.

I couldn't fit in the HP ride when they first opened it but they did change the seats, no problem then for me.

 

[Grumpy McScrooge]

as others have already said you'll be fine. You'd have more problems if you are really tall. Have seen many a person with their knees under their chins.

Yep, I'm 6 foot 4 and feel like doing the training of a russian gymnast in the weeks leading up to our trips. I tend to have to ride alone n most disney rides.

 

[Vickyrowe]

You'll be fine , I went in 2011 a a size 20 , now aiming for a 14 for this September.
never had a problem even sat next to my 6ft+ stocky male friend.

I was sat in one of the bigboy seats on hulk ( not due to my size just pot luck ) and I felt quite insecure , even with my restraint clicked down hard so I have no idea how big you'd need to be to actually require one of them !

 

[JillyBean1899]

You'll be fine , I went in 2011 a a size 20 , now aiming for a 14 for this September.
never had a problem even sat next to my 6ft+ stocky male friend.

I was sat in one of the bigboy seats on hulk ( not due to my size just pot luck ) and I felt quite insecure , even with my restraint clicked down hard so I have no idea how big you'd need to be to actually require one of them !

I love freaking people out that sit in those seats unintentionally. Everything from "yeah, that seat broke once, that's why there are 2 belts instead of 1" to "that seat's really for big people, so it gets more strain and is worn out" type comments tend to make people do a double think

I've always been skinny, and I've ridden the "big" seats with no trouble. The 2 belts doesn't change how low the harness latches, just how high it's able to latch. It gives an extra 2-3 inches around the chest, so people that need just that smidge more are comfortable.

 

[flortlebap]

The only ride dimension I'm not comfortable with is RnR!

I am quite tall and skinny but with a large ish chest, and to get the harness tight enough I seem to squash my poor bony shoulders and suffocate my chest!

Aside from that I'm usually fine lol. I've been to WDW at size 8 and size 14 in the past and most rides were comfortable

 

[zippy99]

I wanted to add - rather like Joh - RipRockit always leaves me riding nervously - small or large I am convinced nobody feels truly secure on that ride. You are either crushed or feel like you are falling out.

My fave ride in Uni Studios park ... The Mummy - old school style but a fab mix and I always feel safe!