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Are there any overweight Cedar Point Riders out there?Cedar Point: I just wanted to know recent experiences at Cedar Point for overweight riders
From Donna O'Riordan
I am going to Cedar Point in 2 weeks. I am 5/3 but I weigh 250.. any overweight people have any experiences recently there about not being able to get on any rides? ThanksPosted July 1, 2007 at 8:55 PM
Comments in chronological order. Most recent at the bottom. Scroll down to respond. From steve lee
MF, TTD, and possibly Maverick may be problematic for you. I think you'll be fine everywhere else, but those three are the ones that are iffy. It really depends on where you wear your weight. Posted July 2, 2007 at 4:28 AM
From Ben James
I just went the weekend before memorial day. MF, Mantis and TTD were a tight fit (I am 275lbs.) but I got on. Posted July 2, 2007 at 7:47 AM Maverick had lots of extra room. You should have no problem there. I fit the test seat with lots of room to spare. Mantis has more room in the rows in the middle. I did manage to squeeze in front row on it, but, it was tighter than the other rows (and uncomfortable). You may have to sit in order for the restraints to fit you. but then you can stand back up afterwards. ***WARNING*** Wicked Twister has a funky seat design. So I couldn't sit all the way into the seat therefore the harness would not come all the way down to meet the seat belt. Speaking of seat belts...I appreciate the concern for safety however, I felt like CP was a little Seat Belt happy. Good luck and enjoy the park.
From Michael Santmyer
Does Millennium Force Seem tight to anyone?Posted July 2, 2007 at 9:13 AM
From Jake Countiss
I am not big but you should have no problem with Maverick. The restraints are designed to fit anyone. Millinieum Force,Top Thrill Dragster, Raptor, and Wicked Twister may be tight but I think you could fit in those rides.Posted July 2, 2007 at 11:47 AM
From Donna O'Riordan
Thank you! by the way, are you a tall 275 or short like me? Sometimes that makes a difference. Thanks again. I just hope I can ride something!!!Posted July 2, 2007 at 2:05 PM
From Ben James
I am 5'7".Posted July 2, 2007 at 2:08 PM
From steve lee
Sorry for the misinfo on Maverick. I just assumed that it would follow the Intamin/CP "no fatties" policy (being a fattie, I can say that). Posted July 2, 2007 at 2:46 PM Cool that it's not as restrictive. I guess I'll give it a shot when I'm there in August after all. Jake - are you sure you meant Raptor? That one gave me no grief whatsoever.
From robert miller
I am 6'2 255 pounds 40 inch waist. Last time I went to Cedar point I struggled to get the seatbelt on on Millineum force. TTD was no problem at all. I actually got the belt on without too much difficulty, but they made me pull an extra inch of slack (which seemed stupid to me). This took me a few minutes and was pretty embarasing.(sp) I thinking about going on a diet for a couple of weeks before this years trip. I will be p**** if I cannot get onto Millineum Force. Ben, how big is your waste, I'm suprised you did not have a prob on mf.Posted July 3, 2007 at 3:43 AM
From Adrienne McDonald
I have major knee problems & never had any problem whatsoever on a standup coaster. Is Mantis different somehow than say other B&M standups or Intamin for that matter? Standups are actually my favorite type. I did, however both sit then stand on Scorcher. I prefer sitting but standing on Riddler's Revenge was somehow more enjoyable for me than Standing on Scorcher for some reason. Intamin cars are different but have wider 'bike' seats which fit my 'wide load' a lot better & a LOT more comfortably than B&M bike seats but feel the knee presser more in Intamin as opposed to not in B&M. Anyhoo, just curious if Mantis was different somehow. Thanx!Posted July 2, 2007 at 11:25 PM
From steve lee
Nah, Mantis is pretty much basic B&M standup restraints. If you're cool on one, you're cool on all of them. Posted July 3, 2007 at 1:57 PM
From Ben James
I have a 42" waist. (I can't believe I am going to say this.) I lifted my "belly" up and pulled the belt across my lap and it fit fine. In fact I had about 3 1/2" of slack. However I struggled in the test seat with the slack issue. They did say that the coaster has bigger belts.Posted July 4, 2007 at 7:30 AM I beg to differ about the seats on Mantis. I felt a difference big time between riding in the 4th or 5th row vs. riding in the front row. The front row was absolutely uncomfortable. While I did enjoy the other row I was in.
From Russell Meyer
MF and Dragster have much shorter belts than just a few years ago. They don't discriminate against people with guts as much as they do against people with big legs and hips. The seat betls fasten below the waist area, so even those of us with beer bellies are not affected, but powerlifters with muscular thighs may have trouble. The T-bar will accomodate just about anyone who can fasten the seat belts. Intamin required the belt shortening on all of the trains with T-bars because of the Superman: Ride of Steel accidents at SFA and SFDL (no longer owned by SF). Maverick has OTSRs similar to Storm Runner at Hersheypark and Kingda Ka at SFGAdv. I would not anticipate problems with the B&M unless you have a chest measurement exceeding 52".Posted July 5, 2007 at 9:14 PM
From Adrienne McDonald
See, I rode in the front row on Scorcher the second time (the time I stood up) & was a TOTAL different feel to riding in the third or forth row. I also felt looser somehow. Now I can't remember if on this last trip to SFOG if I stood or sat, probably stood, but I just stuck to being in the third or fourth row. Now on Riddler's I stood in the fourth row I believe it was & was totally enjoyable so I know front rows on some coasters seem to slow down at the turn or be jerky like on Poltergeist. Third car is great, second car is jerky, dunno about front car. Scorcher, front row slow but third row good. Weird.Posted July 6, 2007 at 2:10 AM
From Rachel Crichton
I have about your stats, and went to Cedar Point today.Posted July 21, 2007 at 4:28 PM I only stood in line for 5 rides before giving up on the park, and being brutally embarrassed at 3 of them, I managed to fit Mean Streak, and Gemini just fine, but was asked to get off of the mine ride, blue streak, and didn't even bother trying to fit my ass into magnum. Each of those rides i was turned away from say to try a test seat before waiting in line, and i gladly would've done that... except they only have test seats at like 4 rides, and none of them were rides i tried getting on. The website claims you can skip the line to try out the seats before waiting in line, but if you ask me that's even more humiliating than waiting in line and then getting turned away. Anyway, I wanted to give you my honest experience.
From Tyler W.
I'm sorry Rachel, that would have been horrible.Posted July 22, 2007 at 6:52 AM
From Donna O'Riordan
I am back from the trip and had a great time... I did not try the MF or Dragster because of what I heard about the seats on them. The Dragster I didn't care about but I would have enjoyed MF. I got on Magnem XL just fine and loved it.. I rode that one 3 times. Maverek was no problem and Gemini, Iron Dragon, Disaster Transport were not a problem... However, Meanstreak was too tight, which was no biggie.. we have a bigger one in St. Louis and Mantis I couldn't get on. I was ok since I was worried about not getting on anything. I will have a goal to get on MF next time. It did make me mad at myself that I couldnt ride them all thoughPosted July 22, 2007 at 10:26 AM
From Ashley Coe
Donna, what size are u? I am 240 but a size 20 with DDD so I am more worried about the tatas than the weight, can u help me??!!Posted July 19, 2009 at 6:06 PM
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