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Sigh.....guess I'll be dieting even harder before our trip in October. I'm a huge Harry Potter fan (well, I'm not huge but I'm definitely Pooh-sized, as is DH), and I'll be disappointed if we can't ride Forbidden Journey, but I figure we'll visit again one day, so maybe by then they'll have adjusted the ride vehicles to allow for larger guests.
You know, this kind of thing makes me appreciate Disney even more. I sure wish Disney and the HP folks had been able to work it out for WWoHP to be at Disney instead of Universal. Thanks, Disney, for realizing that your fans come in all shapes and sizes.
Sigh.....guess I'll be dieting even harder before our trip in October. I'm a huge Harry Potter fan (well, I'm not huge but I'm definitely Pooh-sized, as is DH), and I'll be disappointed if we can't ride Forbidden Journey, but I figure we'll visit again one day, so maybe by then they'll have adjusted the ride vehicles to allow for larger guests.
You know, this kind of thing makes me appreciate Disney even more. I sure wish Disney and the HP folks had been able to work it out for WWoHP to be at Disney instead of Universal. Thanks, Disney, for realizing that your fans come in all shapes and sizes.
Actually, I don't really recall Disney having extra-large seats on ToT, RnRc, Mission: Space, Star Tours, Space Mountain (I had to stop riding that one years ago because I don't fit), Dinosaur, or Test Track. A lot of the non-thrill rides that require little or no restraints have bench seats, which makes them friendlier to large people, but that's not Disney being sensitive or accommodating, it's just typical ride design for non-thrill rides. Bench seats are a lot cheaper to produce and maintain than single-person seats. And more people can be crammed into a row with bench seats.
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Actually, I don't really recall Disney having extra-large seats on ToT, RnRc, Mission: Space, Star Tours, Space Mountain (I had to stop riding that one years ago because I don't fit), Dinosaur, or Test Track. A lot of the non-thrill rides that require little or no restraints have bench seats, which makes them friendlier to large people, but that's not Disney being sensitive or accommodating, it's just typical ride design for non-thrill rides. Bench seats are a lot cheaper to produce and maintain than single-person seats. And more people can be crammed into a row with bench seats.
Actually I have friends who are pooh sized that have ridden all these rides at WDW but couldn't fit on the Dueling Dragons or Hulk coasters over at Universal so yes their seats are not the same size at both places. On the opposite end my preschooler loved the Splash and Kali at WDW but couldn't ride any of the 3 water rides at universal due to higher height limits. And my neice (petite 10 YO) rode RNR and EE and Space etc is a coaster fan didn't make the height limit at Universal for DD or Hulk. So for Pooh sized or shorter kids Universal is not that accomodating.
I don't think it's that Universal doesn't want to accomodate people of all sizes. I think it's more of an engineering design issue. Universal's rides are definitely more extreme than anything Disney has, and therefore the restraints have to meet toughter safety standards. Universal added larger restraints on Hulk and Dueling Dragons, so I think that shows that they want to accomodate more sizes of guests. I'm not an engineer, so I don't know what would be involved to add them to the new FJ ride. I'm sure there are many different aspects to consider, size of the car, weight, etc. Not to mention there must be tons of regulations to conform. Height requirements aren't there to discriminate, they are there for safety reasons.
We've been to Cedar Point which has rides even more extreme than Universal, and likewise the restraints were tighter. I've never had a problem fitting on any ride at Universal, but Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point was a tight fit for me! Google Top Thrill Dragster and you can see why - 120 mph!
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but I'm definitely Pooh-sized, as is DH), and I'll be disappointed if we can't ride Forbidden Journey, but I figure we'll visit again one day, so maybe by then they'll have adjusted the ride vehicles to allow for larger guests.
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