How big are you? Can you ride?

Thanks Grady : )

Height: 6'2"

Weight: 225 lbs

Waist Size: 37in

Can I fit Millennium Force?: Nope

It's odd. I can fit everything else in the park (Dragster, Magnum, Raptor, maXair, even Cedar Creek Mine Ride with the little one click lapbars.) Ah well, maybe next year.

That odd, nesdude. I'm 6'1", 38" waist...but yet weigh in at 182 lbs. I fit.

You either have a lot of groceries on the upper or lower shelves.

MrScott

That is odd nesdude, I am 6', 225, 37" waist, and I fit with at least 2" of slack.

5'4"

115 lbs

28" Waist

Yes i can ride.

sanduskygirl said:
4'10"

24 waist

115 lbs.

And yes I can ride everything. I think God made me just tall enough to get on every ride at CP.

[MF-2, Raptor-4, WT-3, Mantis-3, Gemini-6]

First of all do we really need people of normal or smaller size chiming in that they can ride. OK, sorry.

I'm 6'4", 250lbs with a 42 to 44 inch waist and I was able to ride. Last year I was not.

In the test chair I pulled about a finger of slack (1/2 inch). I could barely get the seat belt buckled, but once I did I yanked hard and got the slack. The line monitor told me to sit in the back of the individual train car, that I could pull more slack there.

Once on the ride I took everything out of my pockets (front and back) and gave it to my nephew to hold in his cargo pants. Once again I had trouble getting the belt buckled, but once buckled I was able to pull about two fingers (one inch) of slack.

Athough I am right handed I sat on the right and pulled with my left arm. I think that the ability to yank the belt in that direction was what gave me the torque to give it a good pull.

Update. I am 6'3" and weigh 260lbs. with a loose 42" waist. I was barely able to get the test seat on with 1/2" of slack, but no dice on the train.

I don't mind saying I was pretty po'd about that and let the crew know it. I am sure that the crew has heard that a lot from people like me, but it seems to be the only way to get the point across. I wasn't overly rude, just made sure I made my point.

I still had a good time at the park as I was able to ride all the other coasters (including TTD), but my dad, who is limited by his stomach to riding non-inverting coasters and non-spinning rides was somewhat dissappointed. He had travelled 14 hours to get to the park and basically was limted to Mean Streak, Magnum, Gemini, and Blue Streak even though he had ridden MF 5 years ago and was excited about TTD. If he'd know that, he would've just driven the 20 minutes to WOF and ridden Timberwolf and Mamba or just stopped in Chicago and gone to SFGAdv.

I don't think he had as much fun as he thought he would and don't think he will be back to CP anytime soon, and neither will I until they fix this problem. I think that is something that CP needs to hear more of (I am writing a letter and so is my dad). CP might not listen to carefully to a bunch of enthusiasts, but families with a bunch of money to spend who stay in suites at the Breakers will get their attention.

I swear, every time I read this topic I get nervous. I'm 6'1 255lbs (going down though) and a 40 inch waist that is started to get loose. Still, when I read folks who are smaller than me get turned away, I get nervous.

5'7"

145 lbs.

30" waist

Able to ride? DUH! easily

5'8"

225 lbs

40 inch

edit: yes, was able to ride both MF and TTD

I'll be heading up to CP in a week and am a bit nervous about MF and TTD now. I've been to the park twice before in 2003 and 2001. I don't remember having the slightest trouble on MF or TTD. I keep hearing that waist size means nothing. So the seat belts dont necessarily come from behind, but from below and go over top of your thighs? I have 28 inch thighs and from what others have posted, it seems close. How easy is it to pull the required slack? If I can get the belt buckled.....I WILL pull the required slack, :)

edit: Was able to pull about 3 inches on TTD. And I agree with others that the belts on Millennium are different lengths. First time on it, I pulled 3+ inches. The other 3 times, I only pulled about 1-2 inches. *** Edited 8/9/2005 9:56:28 PM UTC by pmw148***

170

5'9"

i fit just fine. Very comfortable, cept for that danged lapbar, crotch squisher! *** Edited 8/5/2005 10:23:30 PM UTC by TTDgermy1*** *** Edited 8/6/2005 5:04:22 AM UTC by TTDgermy1***

5' 10" / 250 / 40" waist

I surprisingly fit. Until last week, I had not ridden MF this season. TTD has been no problem. MF seats do vary greatly! In the several rides I had that day, I sat in 4 different seats on the red train. A couple of them were really tight! It was a real workout yanking the beltloop back and forth to get the slack! Like Rideman has mentioned...once you buckle it, it is almost impossible to get the slack. What I tried was to get the slack before I buckled it. Couldn't snap it together. Ride-op said to pull out all the way first then pull the loop back and forth in a rocking motion. It worked. But wasn't easy! The other two seats I sat in were fine. I actually had it buckled and about a 2" slack pulled BEFORE the ride-op got to me!

I am 6'1" tall and I weigh 230 lbs with a 40" plus waist and the first time I wrode the blue train with just a little help to buckel up from the ride op and I could then pull the required slack, but the second time I tried to get on the yellow train with no help from the ride op this time and I wasn't able to buckel it up so I got discusted and got off. I was still happy that I was able to ride atleast once.

pmw148:

I am always a bit nervous when I go also. I'm a borderline fit, but I've never been turned down. But being nervous ruins the whole trip for me knowing I will have to struggle each time. Yes I but on the buckle and then pull slack and it's hard to do!

Last time I was on yellow car last seat right and had trouble. I find though that getting it under my gut instead of just laying it across my stomach helps.

I have arthritise in my hands and that's why I was haveing a bad time getting my seat belt latched. Once I get it latched I can pull the required slack and more.

Well, I have lost about 10 inches off my belly and hips, and about 8 inches off my chest!! I should be able to get on MF this coming summer!!!

Way to go Jillly!!!!!! You must be very proud of yourself.

Thank you!! I am!! I am especially excited about riding TTD for the first time. I rode MF before they shortened the belts, but it's been a long time!!

To quote Jake Blues: "No F'n Way."