Changes to Blue Streak?

I may have misread, but on another forum someone said some people had been turned away from Blue Streak because they were too large to ride. They said the seat belts have been changed, most likely shortened.

Confirm/deny

They seemed the same to me, but I don't know anything for sure.

They are usually pretty short and many peeps get turned away, but they seemed the same to me as well. Keep in mind, it seems I am 0 for 1 in this belt guessing nonsense ;).

I didn't notice any significant changes to Blue Streak.

Mean Streak got some major changes, but not Blue Streak. Mean Streak got new seat "cushions" and a lot of changes to the fences.

--Dave Althoff, Jr.

I think they probably added more of them 'mini track supports' to the sides of the tracks. haha. That's for the Mean Streak.

The Blue Streak, I think the only major change was the RIDE PRIDE ops who really got into a conversation with me.

Yeah, I thought MS felt more comfortable, but Blue Streak seemed the same (I didn't really pay too much attention to the belts though, if it was a small change I mighta missed it).

Comfort on Mean Streak is a matter of perspective...

The new side padding makes the seat just a touch wider, and the new butt cushion seems to be a little bit lower, but the fact that nothing "gives" makes for a significantly rougher experience, even though the ride is running smoother than it has in years.

Blue Streak got that type of side padding a few years ago, but fortunately they haven't changed out the bottom cushions.

--Dave Althoff, Jr.

So are Mean Streak's seat cushions now as soft as good PTCs?

Yeah they're a lot softer, but that divider has got to be lowered or just gone completely. I feel like I'm in a sardine can on MS and BS versus being fairly comfortable on other woodies like Beast at PKI.

No, Mean Streak's seat cushions are now almost as hard as the back cushions. Mean Streak went from being a "bad PTC" train to being a "worse PTC" train.

CPMatt, what drugs are you taking and did you bring enough to share? Cedar Point's wood coaster trains have the higher seat divider in the middle of the seat bench. Kings Island's PTC wood coaster cars have the way-too-low seat divider combined with the secondary divider (because the other one is too low) that goes all the way up to armpit-level. Plus, the seats are wider on Blue Streak and Mean Streak than on Racer or Beast. Furthermore, Notch #3 on Cedar Point's lap bars is roughly equivalent to the "thou shalt not ride with it here" Notch #1 on Kings Island's lap bars. Sorry, but I can't imagine how you could possibly be any more comfortable at PKI than on CP's woodies.

And CP's wood coaster trains are nothing to write home about.

--Dave Althoff, Jr.

The trains may suck, but Blue Streak was out of control 5/9.

Last I rode Beast and Racer (which would have been last summer), I only counted one seat divider and it was definitely a much more comfortable fit than MS or BS. Not to mention I don't have to make sure I have a complete grip on both ends of the seatbelt when I'm sitting down on Beast and Racer.

Oh and Gomez, I would concur that May 9th was possibly my best day trip to CP ever. The park was dead and there was great weather.
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