About Ride Restraints

I resently emailed Cedar Point about the ride restraints and I also recieved a response.
Thank you for your interest in Cedar Point and for checking in advance of seat accommodations.
You have heard correctly that all seatbelts must be tighten an inch prior to being cleared for dispatch at Millennium Force and Top Thrill Dragster. This season, all seatbelts at these rides are consistently the same length as well, per manufacturers requirements. Because of this change, the restraint system is more confining than before and some guests who rode Millennium Force in prior seasons, may not be able to ride this summer.
Safety of each of our guests is first priority at Cedar Point. All passenger restraint systems, including lap bars, shoulder harnesses and seatbelts, must be positioned and fastened properly to allow guests to ride.
Due to rider restraint system requirements, guests of exceptional size may not be accommodated on some of our rides. This may apply, but not be limited to, males who exceed 6’2", and those who exceed 225 pounds, have a 40" waistline or 52" chest or females who exceed 200 pounds or wear size 18 or larger. Each person has different body proportions, so it is impossible to determine exact size and weight.
For safety reasons and per manufacturer’s instructions, we do not have seat belt extensions. The lap bar must lock and the seat belt must fasten. The seatbelts are an additional safety precaution to ensure that the harnesses or lapbars are lowered to the proper position to safely restrain each guest during the dynamics of the ride.
Our larger guests may experience difficulty on Millennium Force, Raptor, Mantis, Mine Ride, Blue Streak, Power Tower, Monster, Wave Swinger, Disaster Transport, Chaos, Corkscrew, Monster, Wicked Twister, Wildcat, Mean Streak, Top Thrill Dragster, RipCord and most Soak City attractions. These rides are designed by several different manufacturers who each have strict but different safety standards that may not be altered.
We have test seats at entrances of Millennium Force, Wicked Twister, Top Thrill Dragster and Raptor. During your visit, we recommend using the test seat that is located at the queue entrance to determine if you are able to ride. You may ask to enter the rides without test seats via the exit to ensure the restraints function properly prior to waiting in line for the rides not listed above.
We apologize for this inconvenience. However, it is imperative that we enforce all the rules and regulations required by the manufacturer.
We hope you enjoy your visit.
Peggy Bertsch
Director, Training and Development

Park Operations

Uh, so? Not really anything we haven't heard before, or "resently."

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I guess it confirms that you need one inch of slack and not two. There seems to still be some confusion over that.

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They tell you to try the test seat before you get into line. So, not like it's CP's fault people have to be turned down after waiting inline, they're informed before-hand. I don't think this thread will bring anything new we havn't already discussed in other posts.

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It's basically a Guest of Exceptional Size response. Anything that suggests that you are a GOES, will generate that response. I got that exact letter after a request that CP put a test seat on Mantis and I mentioned in passing that I was a GOES.

As for getting past the inch of slack remaining, I have used the following technique before. Pretend to pull on the belt and then put your hands over the belt and obscure it. I've gotten out of that restriction twice because of it.

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