I am glad I lost enough weight to easily fit into the ride.
I’m sure we can pass a federal law against this kind of unlawful discrimination
How could anyone not know they are too large for such attractions?
You know you think that people who know they are overweight, and know they are going to go to a theme park for an upcoming vacation, would drop some weight in anticipation of riding the rides.
You know if they won’t do it anyway, for their general health.
Instead of complaining about the fact the park didn’t make seats for those going for their planetary status.
Well the walk of shame is better than being allowed to go on a ride that is not designed for your mass, which has lead to death of the rider.
Of course, the estate then sues for permitting someone too large to go on the ride. This has happened.
It’s a no-win for the parks. Well, except in some state such as Ohio where the legislature actually took appropriate action to pre-empt this idiocy...
Just got back from Universal. That ride is awesome! The seats are made to fit a wide range of average. I am 5’11” my wife and kids range from 5’1” to 5’3” and we all fit just fine. I am average weight as is my wife. Kids are thin as a rail. I saw people much larger than me getting on this ride. One would have to be rather large to not fit, IMO.
They have signs “ You must be this tall”. Couldn’t they have a sign , a chair , a turnstile you need to fit through well before the moment of truth?
They can cause the whole thing to collapse. Ever wonder why fat people seem to always seem to pick middle or aisle seats? They need to pay for the whole row and be comfortable themselves and not spill over others.
Oh, by the way, I’m 6’4”. There are rides I have gotten on and then immediately exited because I could tell they were not made for someone as tall as me.
Did I feel disappointed? Sure. I LOVE roller coasters and other rides.
Did I feel ashamed? HECK NO!
Lord almighty, talk about 1st world problems.
On the way back from Detroit the 4 hour flight that I was on was completely full. The only seat available was between an obese married couple. From my experience judging people’s weight to decide whether I needed to call in a “bariatric unit” on medical calls I would estimate that she weighed over 300 lbs and he was pushing 400. They couldn’t actually fit in two seats side by side, so I had to fit between them. Their fat bottoms were squished up against me on both sides.
They both had body odor and sweating problems because of all the additional insulation I suppose. Thank goodness I had a couple good movies and books stored on my tablet computer. I was able to escape to my “happy place” for most of the flight. The two of them had enough candy and junk food in their carry-on bags that they were able to eat non-stop from Chicago to Seattle.
When we were in Venice, there was a guy in our party who wasn’t allowed on the gondola because he was too heavy. That had to suck.
poor big and tall victims....
What about us normal people who have had to sit next to people spilling over into our airplane seat, ride seat, bus seat, etc?
No, everything should not be MegaSized.
Our whole culture is one of EXCESS.
AWWW I feel SOO sorry for them - not. let the lard asses cut back to 4 meals a day and lose some weight.
Been there many times?
You’re a slow learner, fatty.
Control yourselves, you fat bastards. I am soooo sick of hearing about an obesity “epidemic”, as if it’s a disease. It isn’t. About 1/2 of 1% of the fat loads in this country are that way because of an actual medical “condition”. The rest are just weak, lazy, fat f***s.
The real walk of shame is the one into the donut shop that he shouldn’t have made
Probably already riding the grocery store scooter rides anyway.
This is what happens when someone too large gets on a ride:
The park is completely within its right to “discriminate” against larger patrons.