nkereina
Last chance to lose your keys.
- Joined
- Feb 11, 2009
I know there's been threads on this topic in the past, but wanted to share my personal experience from this last week as a recent one and in hopes it helps others.
I'm a 5'7" female, roughly 260 lbs, size 18/XXL, and I carry my weight in my lower mid section and thighs/legs. I'm small chested with average sized shoulders. Our last trip to Universal was in 2019 and I've gained weight since then, so this was my first trip where I've had concerns about fitting on certain rides.
On RRR, I was embarrassed when they couldn't get the safety bar shut and had DH and I get off so that I could sit in the modified row. They got the modified seat's safety bar closed, but not without a push from the TM.
On Mummy, I got the safety bar to click on my own, but a TM had to ask another TM if it was OK. It was.
On Hulk, I lucked out and got a row with a modified seat (rows 1, 4, 5 and 8 I believe) so I was able to sit in that seat with no issue. The regular seats would have been too small.
On Forbidden Journey, I sat in one of the end seats which is modified and fit with no issue.
On Velocicoaster, I fit in a regular seat with no issue.
For Hagrid's and Gringott's, I tried the test seats out front before getting in line. I could not get the light to turn green on either. So I didn't ride. I presume the test seats are identical to the ride vehicle, but I was a little surprised I didn't fit in the motorbike side of Hagrid's... I had read a blog post that this was the "roomier" side. The TM even told me to pull the lap bar as I was sitting down, but no dice. Perhaps one of my traveling companions or even the TM on the ride could have assisted by pushing down, but I didn't want to risk the embarrassment.
We didn't ride Dudley Do Right which is the only other one that concerned me.
Happy to answer any questions if you share similar concerns!
I'm a 5'7" female, roughly 260 lbs, size 18/XXL, and I carry my weight in my lower mid section and thighs/legs. I'm small chested with average sized shoulders. Our last trip to Universal was in 2019 and I've gained weight since then, so this was my first trip where I've had concerns about fitting on certain rides.
On RRR, I was embarrassed when they couldn't get the safety bar shut and had DH and I get off so that I could sit in the modified row. They got the modified seat's safety bar closed, but not without a push from the TM.
On Mummy, I got the safety bar to click on my own, but a TM had to ask another TM if it was OK. It was.
On Hulk, I lucked out and got a row with a modified seat (rows 1, 4, 5 and 8 I believe) so I was able to sit in that seat with no issue. The regular seats would have been too small.
On Forbidden Journey, I sat in one of the end seats which is modified and fit with no issue.
On Velocicoaster, I fit in a regular seat with no issue.
For Hagrid's and Gringott's, I tried the test seats out front before getting in line. I could not get the light to turn green on either. So I didn't ride. I presume the test seats are identical to the ride vehicle, but I was a little surprised I didn't fit in the motorbike side of Hagrid's... I had read a blog post that this was the "roomier" side. The TM even told me to pull the lap bar as I was sitting down, but no dice. Perhaps one of my traveling companions or even the TM on the ride could have assisted by pushing down, but I didn't want to risk the embarrassment.
We didn't ride Dudley Do Right which is the only other one that concerned me.
Happy to answer any questions if you share similar concerns!