Cedar Fair theme parks are the worst theme parks for accommodating plus sized people. Knott’s Berry Farm is exactly the same way. That being said however how did this person purchase tickets and show up at Cedar Point without having checked their online ride guide which specifically mentions people who are of larger size and that includes height and weight.
Their website specifically says that larger sized people may not be able to ride: Blue Streak, Corkscrew, Gate Keeper, Lake Erie Eagles, Maverick, maXa ir, Millennium Force, Mine Ride, Pipe Scream, Power Tower, Raptor, Rougarou, Skyhawk, SlingShot, Steel Vengeance, Wave Swinger, and Valravn. Part of your responsibility before you buy tickets to a theme park is to do your research which takes all of two minutes on the Cedar Point website.
As someone who is plus sized and used to love theme parks, I will say that Disneyland is the most plus sized friendly theme park there is. When we had annual passes I was over 300 pounds and 5’9″ and could ride everything at Disneyland and not only that, but I was comfortable on every ride.
Parks shouldn’t have to make rides for folks that size, it’s not normal for the human body to be that big and is not any parks responsibility for a personal choice.
I don’t claim that parks do have to make rides for large people. When I was healthy enough to go to theme parks, I would go to Disney because they are plus size friendly.
Hopefully he can use it as motivation to continue a healthier lifestyle. Choices have consequences and if you choose to live a lifestyle that limits your ability to function or participate with the majority that’s on you.
Uh huh, men over 6 feet tall are 14% of the US Population. I’m completely shocked that ride manufacturers are designing these things to fit the 86% of people that aren’t that big. Only 1% of women are that tall.
Obviously narcissistic idiots should look in the mirror and check your ego! I grew up skinny and when my child died they put me on depression meds that made me gain 100 lbs! I hardly eat I never have an appetite. I may eat a cheese stick or an apple for lunch and a cup of soup for supper. I have to force myself to eat. Not everyone that is overweight scarfs down 3000 calories a meal! Get a clue! Body shaming people is horrible, I’ve had strangers walk up to me and make horrible comments they have no idea! This is unacceptable behavior for anyone verbally abusing another person!
I totally understand they put me on meds that caused me to gain weight also! It has been so frustrating and people act as if I just sit and eat junk food all day which is so far from the truth! I count calories and carbs still the weight hangs on! I was so embarrassed at a local theme park when I couldn’t ride with my daughter and people saying nasty things to me. So for you ignorant people talking out the side of your neck about people without knowing their personal story may karma give you the same circumstances that people like me go through. Let’s see how you would deal with having your body turn against you and nothing working to correct the situation!
Do you know a lot overweight people have gained weight from depression. Also someone like me that im overweight do to medications i had to take for dealing with cancer. I’m 5’9 315lbs also a disabled us Marine. I have seen women and men bigger then me fit on a ride but i couldnt because im solid and they have a little jiggle in their belly
As someone who is fat (I’m not plus sized, I’m fat and admit it like an adult and accept the shame that goes with it), it’s not up to anyone to accommodate me. I’m not entitled to anything. I recently attended a theme park with my kids and grandkids and was quite happy to enjoy my time with them
The person in the story was civil and polite, something far too many people in this day and age of self important social media attention seekers have forgotten how to be. They are a great example of how to act when things don’t go ones way.
Back in the day 2005 I was able to ride Millenium Force then 2 years later I couldn’t because they shortened the seat belts and the belt was 1.5 inches away from connecting. At the entrance for the ride they even had the guy there with the sample car for you to sit in to make sure you fit on ride and I refused it since I fit 2 years prior AND the guy even said to guests “they changed the belts”. So I stood on line for 1 hour for no reason when I could have done something else!…. And I wasn’t the only one as some girl who looked to be 180LBS got on ride and couldn’t fit either and had to leave as well and I said to self (if she couldn’t fit I’m not going to fit) lol.
God, give me a break. If you are morbidly obese then you can’t ride roller coasters. Seriously, what do you expect?? Never used to be an issue until everyone got fat.
I was recently at Cedar Point and am bigger as well. The thing that makes it harder than most places is they somewhat recently added seatbelts to all their rides which are fairly short. While there are some I couldn’t have ridden due to my size the ones I did fit the seatbelts were difficult on a lot of them….they lap bars clicked and fit fine but the belts are where the struggle is especially on rides where 2 or more can sit together. I witnessed more than once where 2 average sized adults couldn’t ride together simply because the belts have zero slack in most cases. If 6″ were added would eliminate a lot of problems for many riders.
I have a older son in his mid 30s and it breaks my heart to see him excited to have a family day at the park and then they say he is to big to ride. It is the parks fault they should build some fun exciting runs for the large people as well so it all equals out. No one left out or non at all…
It’s the parks fault that your son is too fat? Obviously you’re joking. Where exactly should the fat limit be? At 6’1 and 250 pounds I’m a big dude and can ride every single ride at Universal Orlando. How bout tell your son to take responsibility for his actions or lack there of next time he can’t fit in a seat.
I used to work at Cedar Point. The rides follow the manufacturer’s rules for each ride. So if you have a problem with the limitations blame Intamin. Those are the most restrictive. Millennium Force, Dragster, Maverick, are all the most restrictive.
1- Cedar Point does not give refunds. 2- at 5’4, 145lbs, I was told my chest was to big at a size C to ride some rides. 3- I’ve lived a stone’s through from there all my life and worked there. A lot of their workers in past years barely speak English so there are lots of problems anyways. One thing that parks should have at their gates are a standard safety seat so one knows if they can ride or not so they don’t spend all that money. CP has tons of activities though that make it a great place in the end
Cedar Point is very restrictive height wise as well. I’m sure most of the “cry me a river” people would not fault a tall person for being upset they can’t ride many rides. Maybe don’t be a jerk to a fat person either. The park’s rides should be more general use.
I think refunding people is a good idea so they aren’t out their money as well as their dignity.
Screw you, fatso, no way. Your lard relative can just jog off the pounds and come back. Rides shouldn’t be ruined so that only 300 lb whales can enjoy them and nobody else.
Cannot blame anybody but yourself or the parents depending on age. There is a fine line between to big and safe. People have to be honest with themselves and learn from these experiences. It is not the parks fault the person is to big. If the person doesn’t like then take care of themselves and do something about it. Anybody care lose weight. Just need to focus on the right things, like eating right and working out. Individual responsibility. Don’t whine about it do something about it.
Your family must be proud of what an a hole you are! If there is one person in these comment sections that think they are perfect themselves then they need to take a long hard look at themselves! So tired of egotistical a holes! Maybe someday you’ll grow up and get a clue of real importance in life! Making fun of other people for imperfections is not it! We are all human and should treat each other with kindness. NICE MATTERS make someone’s day and be
Nice!
Uh huh…. Letting people that are too big to ride gets people killed, moron. The kid that fell out of the drop tower ride at Icon Park was too big for the restraints to close properly — Icon Park improperly modified the restraints to accommodate bigger people and it got a teenager killed.
Ruined your thyroid. High weight/bmi which majorly MAJORLY stresses the heart. SO NOW you want to go rollercoastering. Sounds fun! Do others think that this could end up becoming a liability more than an inclusiveness?
BS, it’s called watching what you eat possibly not eating three meals a day and snacking the rest of the world is not as big as us that should be a wake-up call.
Wow. Some of you are so ignorant. I am fat and I go to Disney World frequently. I can fit on all the rides except Flights of Passage. So yes, engineers can make safe thrill rides that fat people can ride. And before you come at me with your bs, I exercise every single day, eat healthy, and run the Disney Princess Half Marathon every February. But I’m still fat because healthy weight loss isn’t actually possible for everyone despite the myths about weight that so many of you believe.
Cedar Point has on their website the size restrictions for the rides. It used to show the max waist size that would fit. I know this because the last time I was there(04ish?) I was right at the cusp and busted my ass to work out and be able to ride everything.
No park is going to extend seatbelts and risk a situation like the drop ride had in Florida. They’d rather say sorry you can’t do it than try to explain why you died.
Being 6’1 and 230lbs there are several rides I can’t get on. The reason is they are made is Asia where they are much smaller than normal sized European/ Americans. This is especially true for the over the shoulders safety bars where they can add extensions and adjust the locking mechanism.
I have issues with rides and stuff I’m 6’4 and borderline 6’5 literally just under being able to be classified at 6’5. I alternate between 182-200 pounds and my doctor told me I’m underweight for my build and my height and that I need to gain weight it’s a frustrating battle to basically be able to eat anything and still be underweight.
Honestly I am tall enough I hit my head on everything and have found doorways where I have to duck to enter it sucks being tall is overrated also cannot drive 99% of cars and or trucks as my height is in my legs so they hit the bottom of every steering wheel and I can’t turn the wheel and it becomes a safety hazard. So long legs is bad,
The whole family went Cedar Point back in June. My daughter was turned away from all the rides due to her size. My husband paid extra to get through the lanes faster. We spent so much money and didn’t really get to enjoy ourselves. So disappointed never again and we should have gotten our money back what a waste.
Um….your daughter needs to lose weight then..ithe weight and height restrictions are on their site..if you’re overweight its up to YOU to do your homework … no one owes you anything because you over eat..and no…meds don’t make you gain weight…meds can make you hungrier..which can make you eat more..which can make you gain weight…but scientific FACT is if you aren’t overeating you don’t gain weight…PERIOD.. REALITY CHECK…it’s not healthy and it’s damaging you/your loved ones organs..and acting like they’re not fat isn’t helping them ..I had to lose weight recently..Dec of 2020 I was 47…I was 5’3 and overweight at 165…blood pressure was high at 150/85..and my sugar was starting to go up…so guess what ..I lost weight…and it wasn’t some huge ordeal…I watched what I ate ..I didn’t even work out..not even lying..I have RA..my body hurts too bad to work out…..two years later, now I weigh 129..down almost 40 pounds..and it only took me a year and a half ..and alI I did was cut out fast food/sweets and eat no more than my three meals a day…stop making excuses for yourself..and for your loved ones..it will kill them
We all understand that but where I can be customized to fit the body size of are body mass for the set and the harness on the rides so what I am saying is anything can be customized for the right price but the parks is not going to pay it we just need to get used to it.
No your people don’t seem to understand physics someone who weighs three hundred pounds can’t be stopped when their moving seventy five miles an hour so it breaks the train
Rides have had weight restrictions forever. It’s not a secret that bigger people might not be able to ride. You are a minority when it comes to the crowds. You are responsible for your own weight, it’s your own falt,maybe try loosing weight before you reach 300lbs.
Maybe take responsibility for being fat? It’s not a business‘s job to spend extra money to accommodate you when you would be far better off losing weight to become become a healthy size.
Cedar Point is indirectly responsible for keeping me in decent shape. I know what weight I need to be in order to fit in the roller coasters. Besides the Cork Screw and Mine Ride I can fit in all the others. I know that I need to be 240 or lower to fit in most of the rides. I usaully gain weight during the winter to help me lift heavier but I know that come March, I need to start eating healthier to get down to my Cedar Point weight. I am personally grateful I have something that motivates me to get in shape.
That’s insane much of it depends on where you have your weight, most men have belly but women have weight in butt and thighs as well as upper chest so depending on the ride, men might be much heavier than the women and can fit. All depends on where weight is carried, also if riders can move it or not. Cross ankles if you are tall but some rides don’t allow it, this drops your knees, but if you have a large butt it’s not going to help, someone like me a female who is tall and weight in the middle but I can try to move it around might have a chance if ride op will push down on the restraint. I rode mf for years until the incident at another park changed the seatbelts so now I can’t ride, and they refuse to assist. At other parks it’s hit or miss. Help me out not my fault someone else has an incident
I’m not surprised, the parks website tells you if you are a male or female and are a certain wait that you will have trouble fitting on some of the rides. Do research before you visit the park next time, most parks are not made for larger people. I was just over 200 pounds when I went and was only not able to go on one coaster, I am also female at 5’5.
Someone who works in the industry here, most of the well somewhat joke with the guest who’s restraints they can’t fit in that “our rides are fatphobic” and such and I especially get the complaint with some seatbelts, but certain rides have these limitations for safety reasons and with more thrilling rides like the ones mentioned needing riders to be very securely fastened so they have no chance of falling out of the ride. I know that for some rides, the attendants may know of a specific seat that has a longer seatbelt or slightly more room, but you also have to keep in mind that these rides are meant to keep everyone who rides them safe, seatbelts need to be short enough so if the restraint may, in the very rare event, opens that the rider will still be somewhat secured. It’s a shame a lot of rides don’t accommodate these larger guests, but I’ve also had people who don’t fit in the same restraints for their legs being too long or their torso being to tall to fit properly in restraints (real situations I’ve had to personally deal with). Also I’m sick of stories where people wait in the entire ride wait and then get told they cannot fit when for a lot of roller coasters, we have seats with locking restraints so you can specifically test if you’re going to fit the restraint.
I’m not going to give them crap over that because ever since that young man died last year basically because he was too big, parks are taking the side of caution. I can’t say I blame them. I’m 300 now and I know I can’t ride those things. Rides like that just aren’t really safe for people 250 or more really.
Um I did that on 2004. Went in road the Magnum & the meanstreak. Went to get on the millennium force and realized I was 1/2 in from getting my belt fastened and same with the rest of the coasters
I am a 5’10” 260 lbs guy. I really don’t think I’m a super fat and I do lift and Going to Cedar Fair what coasters should I try? I lift and I am a big guy. I don’t think I am that fat but I do like to eat.
I’m 6′ 5″ and live in Southern California and I used to go to magic mountain all the time until I graduated high school and hit my final height and discovered that I’m too tall for pretty much any ride where your feet dangle down and wasn’t allowed on those types of coasters. Sucks but chicks dig the height so it’s a fair trade 😉
My husband had a similar experience at Universal, and this was on the other side of the tragedy of the 14 year old falling to his death when considerations were made to allow him to ride. THAT is why accommodations aren’t made because if the young man had simply been turned away again. Like he had for every other ride he’d still be with his family.
With that being said, the person visiting Cedar Point didn’t ask for accommodations and is actively working in the gym to change the situation for next time. My husband is doing the same thing, working closely with his doctor to get his weight to a range where it will allow him to enjoy our Disney trip just over a year from now.
Sorry, it’s not just a belt thing it’s a physics thing. Roller coasters and many other rides have weight limitations with which they can safely traverse the spins loops etc. If you are too large to fit in a seat, you are too heavy to ride. Stop blaming the park.
Lose weight. Then go back to the theme park. It’s better for your health and hey, now you got incentive: riding those rides!
Calories in calories out, stop the alcohol, exercise AND diet. The weight will come off.
I’m pretty close to the same build (6’4″ and 325 with most of the weight in my torso) I went to CP the tail end of Memorial day weekend and yes there are many coasters/rides I couldnt ride. For anyone thinking of going I’d say try row 4 of Raptor. It was an extremely tight fit but the ride staff was accommodating. A few coasters that I fit fine on was Maverick, Gemini, and Magnum. While the list is short if you are going with family there are some coasters available.
I find it ironic that this article posted the day before I went to Cedar Point where I encountered this problem for the first time in my life. I grew up with King’s Island (before Cedar Fairs bought it) and rode every single coaster. I was just at Disney last year and had no problems; Cedar Point the year before that.
So to get in the hour early, get to Millennium Force first thing and get to my seat, then to find out that the seatbelt was half an inch shy from buckling… that was a huge eye opener. I had to step over my nephew and go to the front of the train’s exit in a walk of shame. My poor nephew had to ride alone; the first big roller coaster of his life, and of ALL coasters of the park!
After that, i had to test out the seat they have at the start of the ride queue. Some i could do. I couldn’t do Raptor because it’s very tight on the hips. I actually wish they could have a test area where they have all the seats in an area for you to go through and see which rides you can fit.
But either way, this is the motivation I needed to get my butt in gear. Not being able to physically enjoy something i love to do hurts and I feel for the guy that went through this.
Are we saying DeepPocketsLand needs to a a second sign saying “You Must Not Be More Than This Wide”!?! Airlines have been addressing this for some time, albeit at a glacial pace. Not just an armrest thing. I spent an 8 hour flight trapped in my seat because the weight of the passenger in front forced their seat into my knees. I’m 5’6″, 120lbs. I should have had plenty of space.
Even if allowed to ride, is it safe for other passengers. Will the restraints, or seat mountings hold under 3-4Gs? What if too many larger riders sit together, was that envisioned when the ride was designed? If there is a failure will it just affect this one rider?
The Park and the rider did the right thing. And no mention of DeepPocketsLand as a defendant!
As a thick, fluffy person, I can say that we absolutely have a right to be catered to. We have money, we have social media power, WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED. MAKE RIDES THAT CATER TO US YOU @&$!
Interesting! Obviously there are a number of individuals who must have been residing in a cave when the news broke this year regarding a 14 year old boy who was 6’5″ 350 lb was tossed over 100′ to the ground in full view of his parents and other shocked onlookers. He was permitted to board the ride by probably well meaning staff members who apparently felt empathy toward him and now he’s is dead!
I was so upset when I could not ride with my son for his first time on a coaster, he had to ride with a stranger. He was 3 so it was hard for me. But I also knew my depression put me over weight. I do understand they can’t make rides accommodate everyone especially a little kids coster. I actually made a life choice that day to turn my life around and I’m now 75 lbs lighter I am going back this Thursday. I do feel they should have tested seats at the entrance of the park before you pay to see if you would be able to ride. I do understand the weight limit and size limit is safer for everyone not all bridges for goodness sakes can hold all truck weights.
Raise article ‘if that’s what we are calling copy and pasted chats now” is number 1 lazy but 2 a commentary on how mean everyone is in chats. We have become terrible people thanks to the web.
It would be wise to design rides to accommodate riders at least to the 95th percentile. But that still leaves some out and that really can’t be helped.
It’s just a coaster, though. I’m more concerned about aircraft, etc.
I’m 5’6 220 and have issues on some of the rides, which is MY problem. I let myself get to this weight and I’ll be the one to fix it. It’s SAD that even made an article about this. The man understood AND was fully refunded YET the media wants to attempt to blacken cedar points eye yet again. The problem here is obesity NOT cedar point. If you want to write CRAP follow Shaquille O’neal around, im sure his limited from MANY experiences, even simple things like car shopping is a hassle for him. What if Shaq wasn’t wealthy and couldn’t afford to have things custom made, how sad would that be? Of course most don’t think about that because most don’t care UNLESS it effects them directly. How SAD is this world we live in.
Sounds like a great motivator for losing some weight. Height has nothing to do with it and we all know that. My father in law is 6’3″ and he’s ridden on so many rides in so many parks. Here’s the rub though, he’s under 200lbs. In other words, not fat.
Did we already forget about the 14 year old who died in Orlando last summer because ride operators let him ride when he was over the size restrictions for the ride? If you know you are a larger person, look to see the restrictions before you go.
Hopefully he can use it as motivation to continue a healthier lifestyle. Choices have consequences and if you choose to live a lifestyle that limits your ability to function or participate with the majority that’s on you.
Comments for Guest Leaves Popular Theme Park Disappointed, “I Was Too Big to Ride Anything”
SarahELuvsDisney
Cedar Fair theme parks are the worst theme parks for accommodating plus sized people. Knott’s Berry Farm is exactly the same way. That being said however how did this person purchase tickets and show up at Cedar Point without having checked their online ride guide which specifically mentions people who are of larger size and that includes height and weight.
Their website specifically says that larger sized people may not be able to ride: Blue Streak, Corkscrew, Gate Keeper, Lake Erie Eagles, Maverick, maXa ir, Millennium Force, Mine Ride, Pipe Scream, Power Tower, Raptor, Rougarou, Skyhawk, SlingShot, Steel Vengeance, Wave Swinger, and Valravn. Part of your responsibility before you buy tickets to a theme park is to do your research which takes all of two minutes on the Cedar Point website.
As someone who is plus sized and used to love theme parks, I will say that Disneyland is the most plus sized friendly theme park there is. When we had annual passes I was over 300 pounds and 5’9″ and could ride everything at Disneyland and not only that, but I was comfortable on every ride.
Nicole
Parks shouldn’t have to make rides for folks that size, it’s not normal for the human body to be that big and is not any parks responsibility for a personal choice.
SarahELuvsDisney
I don’t claim that parks do have to make rides for large people. When I was healthy enough to go to theme parks, I would go to Disney because they are plus size friendly.
sfcpres
It’s not plus size. It’s “fat” I am as well and plus size is fooling yourself.
Mario
Hopefully he can use it as motivation to continue a healthier lifestyle. Choices have consequences and if you choose to live a lifestyle that limits your ability to function or participate with the majority that’s on you.
Scott
Obviously you are a real c$%t. Average pro football lineman are 6’5″ and 320, and some are all muscle.
Jenni
Thank you! I was just thinking that exact point!
Dan
Uh huh, men over 6 feet tall are 14% of the US Population. I’m completely shocked that ride manufacturers are designing these things to fit the 86% of people that aren’t that big. Only 1% of women are that tall.
waldo
Yeah thanks to hgh n steroids y do u think they all lose mad weight when they retire
Brenda
Hey Nicole? How difficult is it for you to get on rides riding that high horse you’re on ?B
Annette
No they shouldn’t
Skinny bones jones
Youre not plus size, you’re morbidly obese because you refuse to balance your diet with your activity. change yourself.
Chris
Obviously narcissistic idiots should look in the mirror and check your ego! I grew up skinny and when my child died they put me on depression meds that made me gain 100 lbs! I hardly eat I never have an appetite. I may eat a cheese stick or an apple for lunch and a cup of soup for supper. I have to force myself to eat. Not everyone that is overweight scarfs down 3000 calories a meal! Get a clue! Body shaming people is horrible, I’ve had strangers walk up to me and make horrible comments they have no idea! This is unacceptable behavior for anyone verbally abusing another person!
Dan
Yeah, because gaining weight is never your responsibility. You have to blame a dead kid — you are truly pathetic.
Wal
But ur a Rare exception stop acting like ur situation is the morm
Dawn
I totally understand they put me on meds that caused me to gain weight also! It has been so frustrating and people act as if I just sit and eat junk food all day which is so far from the truth! I count calories and carbs still the weight hangs on! I was so embarrassed at a local theme park when I couldn’t ride with my daughter and people saying nasty things to me. So for you ignorant people talking out the side of your neck about people without knowing their personal story may karma give you the same circumstances that people like me go through. Let’s see how you would deal with having your body turn against you and nothing working to correct the situation!
Mark L Sheldon
Why would they
ThumpYoAss
You’re an asshat. What a terrible thing to say to someone. Like they don’t already know they have weight issues. Grow up!
John
Do you know a lot overweight people have gained weight from depression. Also someone like me that im overweight do to medications i had to take for dealing with cancer. I’m 5’9 315lbs also a disabled us Marine. I have seen women and men bigger then me fit on a ride but i couldnt because im solid and they have a little jiggle in their belly
JohnF
As someone who is fat (I’m not plus sized, I’m fat and admit it like an adult and accept the shame that goes with it), it’s not up to anyone to accommodate me. I’m not entitled to anything. I recently attended a theme park with my kids and grandkids and was quite happy to enjoy my time with them
The person in the story was civil and polite, something far too many people in this day and age of self important social media attention seekers have forgotten how to be. They are a great example of how to act when things don’t go ones way.
Jenni
Absolutely!
Mike
Back in the day 2005 I was able to ride Millenium Force then 2 years later I couldn’t because they shortened the seat belts and the belt was 1.5 inches away from connecting. At the entrance for the ride they even had the guy there with the sample car for you to sit in to make sure you fit on ride and I refused it since I fit 2 years prior AND the guy even said to guests “they changed the belts”. So I stood on line for 1 hour for no reason when I could have done something else!…. And I wasn’t the only one as some girl who looked to be 180LBS got on ride and couldn’t fit either and had to leave as well and I said to self (if she couldn’t fit I’m not going to fit) lol.
Ben
God, give me a break. If you are morbidly obese then you can’t ride roller coasters. Seriously, what do you expect?? Never used to be an issue until everyone got fat.
Mindy
I was recently at Cedar Point and am bigger as well. The thing that makes it harder than most places is they somewhat recently added seatbelts to all their rides which are fairly short. While there are some I couldn’t have ridden due to my size the ones I did fit the seatbelts were difficult on a lot of them….they lap bars clicked and fit fine but the belts are where the struggle is especially on rides where 2 or more can sit together. I witnessed more than once where 2 average sized adults couldn’t ride together simply because the belts have zero slack in most cases. If 6″ were added would eliminate a lot of problems for many riders.
Alienesa
I have a older son in his mid 30s and it breaks my heart to see him excited to have a family day at the park and then they say he is to big to ride. It is the parks fault they should build some fun exciting runs for the large people as well so it all equals out. No one left out or non at all…
Big dude
It’s the parks fault that your son is too fat? Obviously you’re joking. Where exactly should the fat limit be? At 6’1 and 250 pounds I’m a big dude and can ride every single ride at Universal Orlando. How bout tell your son to take responsibility for his actions or lack there of next time he can’t fit in a seat.
Kay
Congratulations fat boy, you are too heavy to ride the millennium force at cedar point. At 5’5″ 180, I was barely able to fit.
TJ
Sorry but 5f4 and 180 is considered BIG your body mass is like 35.
Dan
Exactly, her BMI is officially obese — she blew right past overweight at that point.
Melissa
I used to work at Cedar Point. The rides follow the manufacturer’s rules for each ride. So if you have a problem with the limitations blame Intamin. Those are the most restrictive. Millennium Force, Dragster, Maverick, are all the most restrictive.
Mk
Cp can ask ride manufacturers to accomidate bigger people. Busch gardens had ” big boy seats “one some rides
Lisa
1- Cedar Point does not give refunds. 2- at 5’4, 145lbs, I was told my chest was to big at a size C to ride some rides. 3- I’ve lived a stone’s through from there all my life and worked there. A lot of their workers in past years barely speak English so there are lots of problems anyways. One thing that parks should have at their gates are a standard safety seat so one knows if they can ride or not so they don’t spend all that money. CP has tons of activities though that make it a great place in the end
HorselessNorseman
Cedar Point is very restrictive height wise as well. I’m sure most of the “cry me a river” people would not fault a tall person for being upset they can’t ride many rides. Maybe don’t be a jerk to a fat person either. The park’s rides should be more general use.
I think refunding people is a good idea so they aren’t out their money as well as their dignity.
Jorkle
You chose to be fat but you dont choose to be tall. That isnt the same.
Christian
Good lord. He’s in his 30s. Cut the cord.
TJ
🤣😂
Nicole
Lol 👍 right? Shameful
Todd
Lololo
Nicole
No they shouldn’t people should take responsibility for their eating habits instead..
Slim Jim
“no one left out or none at all”
Screw you, fatso, no way. Your lard relative can just jog off the pounds and come back. Rides shouldn’t be ruined so that only 300 lb whales can enjoy them and nobody else.
Mark L Sheldon
No
Bob
Ya know, It gets damn Annoying when Words are capitalized when they Shouldn’t be.
Diesel
Cannot blame anybody but yourself or the parents depending on age. There is a fine line between to big and safe. People have to be honest with themselves and learn from these experiences. It is not the parks fault the person is to big. If the person doesn’t like then take care of themselves and do something about it. Anybody care lose weight. Just need to focus on the right things, like eating right and working out. Individual responsibility. Don’t whine about it do something about it.
Kay
Before your head gets too big, I barely fit at 5’5″ 180
Dan
Your BMI is 30. That is whale territory at your height.
Mark L Sheldon
Bs thats whay over waight
Lor
Make the seat belts longer
NotFat
Enough is enough.
Parks are damned if they let some fat person on that dies due to being overly obese and they are damned if they block them from riding for safety.
Stop exercising the arm that shovels food in your mouth and you’ll be allowed to ride.
Chris
Your family must be proud of what an a hole you are! If there is one person in these comment sections that think they are perfect themselves then they need to take a long hard look at themselves! So tired of egotistical a holes! Maybe someday you’ll grow up and get a clue of real importance in life! Making fun of other people for imperfections is not it! We are all human and should treat each other with kindness. NICE MATTERS make someone’s day and be
Nice!
Dan
Uh huh…. Letting people that are too big to ride gets people killed, moron. The kid that fell out of the drop tower ride at Icon Park was too big for the restraints to close properly — Icon Park improperly modified the restraints to accommodate bigger people and it got a teenager killed.
Dawn
Screw you!!!! I do all that and still don’t lose weight because of meds that have destroyed my thyroid. Your ignorant
Dan
Ruined your thyroid. High weight/bmi which majorly MAJORLY stresses the heart. SO NOW you want to go rollercoastering. Sounds fun! Do others think that this could end up becoming a liability more than an inclusiveness?
Mk
You people are ignorant. It’s not easy for everyone to lose weight even with exercise and doctors help. Obviously you’ve never had to try.
Kay
That’s because they are just better than the rest of us, duh lol
Nicole
BS, it’s called watching what you eat possibly not eating three meals a day and snacking the rest of the world is not as big as us that should be a wake-up call.
Steve
Sounds legit to me.. put down the Twinkies
Mark L Sheldon
Sure
D
Wow. Some of you are so ignorant. I am fat and I go to Disney World frequently. I can fit on all the rides except Flights of Passage. So yes, engineers can make safe thrill rides that fat people can ride. And before you come at me with your bs, I exercise every single day, eat healthy, and run the Disney Princess Half Marathon every February. But I’m still fat because healthy weight loss isn’t actually possible for everyone despite the myths about weight that so many of you believe.
Jim
Cedar Point has on their website the size restrictions for the rides. It used to show the max waist size that would fit. I know this because the last time I was there(04ish?) I was right at the cusp and busted my ass to work out and be able to ride everything.
No park is going to extend seatbelts and risk a situation like the drop ride had in Florida. They’d rather say sorry you can’t do it than try to explain why you died.
Chase Woofer
Being 6’1 and 230lbs there are several rides I can’t get on. The reason is they are made is Asia where they are much smaller than normal sized European/ Americans. This is especially true for the over the shoulders safety bars where they can add extensions and adjust the locking mechanism.
Mark L Sheldon
Keep telling yourself that
Chris
I have issues with rides and stuff I’m 6’4 and borderline 6’5 literally just under being able to be classified at 6’5. I alternate between 182-200 pounds and my doctor told me I’m underweight for my build and my height and that I need to gain weight it’s a frustrating battle to basically be able to eat anything and still be underweight.
Honestly I am tall enough I hit my head on everything and have found doorways where I have to duck to enter it sucks being tall is overrated also cannot drive 99% of cars and or trucks as my height is in my legs so they hit the bottom of every steering wheel and I can’t turn the wheel and it becomes a safety hazard. So long legs is bad,
Melina
The whole family went Cedar Point back in June. My daughter was turned away from all the rides due to her size. My husband paid extra to get through the lanes faster. We spent so much money and didn’t really get to enjoy ourselves. So disappointed never again and we should have gotten our money back what a waste.
Muppet Man
Maybe don’t raise your daughter to be Kermit’s wife.
KatKat
Um….your daughter needs to lose weight then..ithe weight and height restrictions are on their site..if you’re overweight its up to YOU to do your homework … no one owes you anything because you over eat..and no…meds don’t make you gain weight…meds can make you hungrier..which can make you eat more..which can make you gain weight…but scientific FACT is if you aren’t overeating you don’t gain weight…PERIOD.. REALITY CHECK…it’s not healthy and it’s damaging you/your loved ones organs..and acting like they’re not fat isn’t helping them ..I had to lose weight recently..Dec of 2020 I was 47…I was 5’3 and overweight at 165…blood pressure was high at 150/85..and my sugar was starting to go up…so guess what ..I lost weight…and it wasn’t some huge ordeal…I watched what I ate ..I didn’t even work out..not even lying..I have RA..my body hurts too bad to work out…..two years later, now I weigh 129..down almost 40 pounds..and it only took me a year and a half ..and alI I did was cut out fast food/sweets and eat no more than my three meals a day…stop making excuses for yourself..and for your loved ones..it will kill them
Nelissa
It was like that at Kings Island for my daughter but it wasn’t weight she is too heavy and the bars couldnt go over her head bar rides were fine
Nelissa
Top heavy typo
Mark Sheldon
Gross if i was that fat you would never see me in public much less in a line for a ride
Jenni
You are just being an ass to everyone. Try being kind. It feels good. Promise
Michael Faussett
We all understand that but where I can be customized to fit the body size of are body mass for the set and the harness on the rides so what I am saying is anything can be customized for the right price but the parks is not going to pay it we just need to get used to it.
Mark L Sheldon
No your people don’t seem to understand physics someone who weighs three hundred pounds can’t be stopped when their moving seventy five miles an hour so it breaks the train
TJ
Rides have had weight restrictions forever. It’s not a secret that bigger people might not be able to ride. You are a minority when it comes to the crowds. You are responsible for your own weight, it’s your own falt,maybe try loosing weight before you reach 300lbs.
Marcus
Maybe take responsibility for being fat? It’s not a business‘s job to spend extra money to accommodate you when you would be far better off losing weight to become become a healthy size.
Gj
This is done for safety and the enjoyment of the individuals that can fit safely. If you can’t ride you can’t ride.
Mark
Cedar Point is indirectly responsible for keeping me in decent shape. I know what weight I need to be in order to fit in the roller coasters. Besides the Cork Screw and Mine Ride I can fit in all the others. I know that I need to be 240 or lower to fit in most of the rides. I usaully gain weight during the winter to help me lift heavier but I know that come March, I need to start eating healthier to get down to my Cedar Point weight. I am personally grateful I have something that motivates me to get in shape.
Sarah w
That’s insane much of it depends on where you have your weight, most men have belly but women have weight in butt and thighs as well as upper chest so depending on the ride, men might be much heavier than the women and can fit. All depends on where weight is carried, also if riders can move it or not. Cross ankles if you are tall but some rides don’t allow it, this drops your knees, but if you have a large butt it’s not going to help, someone like me a female who is tall and weight in the middle but I can try to move it around might have a chance if ride op will push down on the restraint. I rode mf for years until the incident at another park changed the seatbelts so now I can’t ride, and they refuse to assist. At other parks it’s hit or miss. Help me out not my fault someone else has an incident
David k
6 foot 3 amd 320. Im 6 5 and 270. Time to lose weight and enjoy life again.
Mark L Sheldon
40 lbs is nothing you both fat
Jonathan Griffith
I’m 6’1 and 250. I can fit on everything at Disney and Universal. I know I’m overweight but at least I can still have fun.
Dan
Yeah, but you’re screwed if you want to go to Sea World or Busch Gardens.
Amanda Sosnowski
I’m not surprised, the parks website tells you if you are a male or female and are a certain wait that you will have trouble fitting on some of the rides. Do research before you visit the park next time, most parks are not made for larger people. I was just over 200 pounds when I went and was only not able to go on one coaster, I am also female at 5’5.
Nothanks
Someone who works in the industry here, most of the well somewhat joke with the guest who’s restraints they can’t fit in that “our rides are fatphobic” and such and I especially get the complaint with some seatbelts, but certain rides have these limitations for safety reasons and with more thrilling rides like the ones mentioned needing riders to be very securely fastened so they have no chance of falling out of the ride. I know that for some rides, the attendants may know of a specific seat that has a longer seatbelt or slightly more room, but you also have to keep in mind that these rides are meant to keep everyone who rides them safe, seatbelts need to be short enough so if the restraint may, in the very rare event, opens that the rider will still be somewhat secured. It’s a shame a lot of rides don’t accommodate these larger guests, but I’ve also had people who don’t fit in the same restraints for their legs being too long or their torso being to tall to fit properly in restraints (real situations I’ve had to personally deal with). Also I’m sick of stories where people wait in the entire ride wait and then get told they cannot fit when for a lot of roller coasters, we have seats with locking restraints so you can specifically test if you’re going to fit the restraint.
Rob
I’m not going to give them crap over that because ever since that young man died last year basically because he was too big, parks are taking the side of caution. I can’t say I blame them. I’m 300 now and I know I can’t ride those things. Rides like that just aren’t really safe for people 250 or more really.
YURI W ROWLEY
Um I did that on 2004. Went in road the Magnum & the meanstreak. Went to get on the millennium force and realized I was 1/2 in from getting my belt fastened and same with the rest of the coasters
Bigguy
I am a 5’10” 260 lbs guy. I really don’t think I’m a super fat and I do lift and Going to Cedar Fair what coasters should I try? I lift and I am a big guy. I don’t think I am that fat but I do like to eat.
Rob
I’m 6′ 5″ and live in Southern California and I used to go to magic mountain all the time until I graduated high school and hit my final height and discovered that I’m too tall for pretty much any ride where your feet dangle down and wasn’t allowed on those types of coasters. Sucks but chicks dig the height so it’s a fair trade 😉
Chris Wood
A person can’t do anything about their height, but they can do much about keeping their weight down.
Alliecat
My husband had a similar experience at Universal, and this was on the other side of the tragedy of the 14 year old falling to his death when considerations were made to allow him to ride. THAT is why accommodations aren’t made because if the young man had simply been turned away again. Like he had for every other ride he’d still be with his family.
With that being said, the person visiting Cedar Point didn’t ask for accommodations and is actively working in the gym to change the situation for next time. My husband is doing the same thing, working closely with his doctor to get his weight to a range where it will allow him to enjoy our Disney trip just over a year from now.
Loopydoopy
Sorry, it’s not just a belt thing it’s a physics thing. Roller coasters and many other rides have weight limitations with which they can safely traverse the spins loops etc. If you are too large to fit in a seat, you are too heavy to ride. Stop blaming the park.
Lose weight. Then go back to the theme park. It’s better for your health and hey, now you got incentive: riding those rides!
Calories in calories out, stop the alcohol, exercise AND diet. The weight will come off.
Jason
I’m pretty close to the same build (6’4″ and 325 with most of the weight in my torso) I went to CP the tail end of Memorial day weekend and yes there are many coasters/rides I couldnt ride. For anyone thinking of going I’d say try row 4 of Raptor. It was an extremely tight fit but the ride staff was accommodating. A few coasters that I fit fine on was Maverick, Gemini, and Magnum. While the list is short if you are going with family there are some coasters available.
Bri
I find it ironic that this article posted the day before I went to Cedar Point where I encountered this problem for the first time in my life. I grew up with King’s Island (before Cedar Fairs bought it) and rode every single coaster. I was just at Disney last year and had no problems; Cedar Point the year before that.
So to get in the hour early, get to Millennium Force first thing and get to my seat, then to find out that the seatbelt was half an inch shy from buckling… that was a huge eye opener. I had to step over my nephew and go to the front of the train’s exit in a walk of shame. My poor nephew had to ride alone; the first big roller coaster of his life, and of ALL coasters of the park!
After that, i had to test out the seat they have at the start of the ride queue. Some i could do. I couldn’t do Raptor because it’s very tight on the hips. I actually wish they could have a test area where they have all the seats in an area for you to go through and see which rides you can fit.
But either way, this is the motivation I needed to get my butt in gear. Not being able to physically enjoy something i love to do hurts and I feel for the guy that went through this.
Idontcare
If you’re too fat for the ride then lose weight. Simple solutions for simple problems.
Junkmail001
Are we saying DeepPocketsLand needs to a a second sign saying “You Must Not Be More Than This Wide”!?! Airlines have been addressing this for some time, albeit at a glacial pace. Not just an armrest thing. I spent an 8 hour flight trapped in my seat because the weight of the passenger in front forced their seat into my knees. I’m 5’6″, 120lbs. I should have had plenty of space.
Even if allowed to ride, is it safe for other passengers. Will the restraints, or seat mountings hold under 3-4Gs? What if too many larger riders sit together, was that envisioned when the ride was designed? If there is a failure will it just affect this one rider?
The Park and the rider did the right thing. And no mention of DeepPocketsLand as a defendant!
S1
As a thick, fluffy person, I can say that we absolutely have a right to be catered to. We have money, we have social media power, WE WILL NOT BE SILENCED. MAKE RIDES THAT CATER TO US YOU @&$!
GMac
Interesting! Obviously there are a number of individuals who must have been residing in a cave when the news broke this year regarding a 14 year old boy who was 6’5″ 350 lb was tossed over 100′ to the ground in full view of his parents and other shocked onlookers. He was permitted to board the ride by probably well meaning staff members who apparently felt empathy toward him and now he’s is dead!
Heather
I was so upset when I could not ride with my son for his first time on a coaster, he had to ride with a stranger. He was 3 so it was hard for me. But I also knew my depression put me over weight. I do understand they can’t make rides accommodate everyone especially a little kids coster. I actually made a life choice that day to turn my life around and I’m now 75 lbs lighter I am going back this Thursday. I do feel they should have tested seats at the entrance of the park before you pay to see if you would be able to ride. I do understand the weight limit and size limit is safer for everyone not all bridges for goodness sakes can hold all truck weights.
Brian
Raise article ‘if that’s what we are calling copy and pasted chats now” is number 1 lazy but 2 a commentary on how mean everyone is in chats. We have become terrible people thanks to the web.
Sarena
I went to Seabreeze and my sister said she was too big for the bobsleds and I was a little big for the swings but I will try again
Jim Z
It would be wise to design rides to accommodate riders at least to the 95th percentile. But that still leaves some out and that really can’t be helped.
It’s just a coaster, though. I’m more concerned about aircraft, etc.
Annette
My guess is that they are doing this for safety. That is all I have to say
Richard
I’m 5’6 220 and have issues on some of the rides, which is MY problem. I let myself get to this weight and I’ll be the one to fix it. It’s SAD that even made an article about this. The man understood AND was fully refunded YET the media wants to attempt to blacken cedar points eye yet again. The problem here is obesity NOT cedar point. If you want to write CRAP follow Shaquille O’neal around, im sure his limited from MANY experiences, even simple things like car shopping is a hassle for him. What if Shaq wasn’t wealthy and couldn’t afford to have things custom made, how sad would that be? Of course most don’t think about that because most don’t care UNLESS it effects them directly. How SAD is this world we live in.
Jane C
Sounds like a great motivator for losing some weight. Height has nothing to do with it and we all know that. My father in law is 6’3″ and he’s ridden on so many rides in so many parks. Here’s the rub though, he’s under 200lbs. In other words, not fat.
Elliott
Did we already forget about the 14 year old who died in Orlando last summer because ride operators let him ride when he was over the size restrictions for the ride? If you know you are a larger person, look to see the restrictions before you go.
Mario
Hopefully he can use it as motivation to continue a healthier lifestyle. Choices have consequences and if you choose to live a lifestyle that limits your ability to function or participate with the majority that’s on you.
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