Mr. Coastermania Posted June 27, 2016 Posted June 27, 2016 I have a trip planned in August and I know my weight is still an issue, but I am hoping I can get some insight and tips on coasters and seats that will work for me. I'm 257 lbs at 5-6 with a 48 chest. I rode Diamond Back, The Beast on two clicks, and Banshee in the fourth row at Kings Island. The front row was a no go, but row four worked for me. I will look into the test seats, but I need any info please that will let me know what rides will work for me. Thank you and ride on! 2 Quote
King Ding Dong Posted June 27, 2016 Posted June 27, 2016 I can't help you there but it is good to hear I don't have as much to lose as I thought to get back in the game. 1 Quote
thekidd33 Posted June 27, 2016 Posted June 27, 2016 The Intamins (Maverick being the exception) will be where you may have issues. Use the test seats at Dragster, Millie, and Wicked Twister. Gatekeeper and Valravn (I believe) have 'big boy' seats like Banshee. If you fit on Beast you should be ok on Blue and Mean Streaks. 3 Quote
Kenban Posted June 27, 2016 Posted June 27, 2016 The Intamins (Maverick being the exception) will be where you may have issues. Use the test seats at Dragster, Millie, and Wicked Twister. Gatekeeper and Valravn (I believe) have 'big boy' seats like Banshee. If you fit on Beast you should be ok on Blue and Mean Streaks. Wicked twister is very unforgiving, I am not even close at 220, there was a list of the hardest rides in the country to fit on and it was in the top three. I can barely ride either dragster or millennium, the problem on both is the seat belt is very short. 2 Quote
ohioparksrock Posted June 27, 2016 Posted June 27, 2016 I'm a 5'1" female and wear a size 6/8. I was barely able to fit into Millennium Force this year! 2 Quote
flightoffear1996 Posted June 27, 2016 Posted June 27, 2016 I'm 6'3 and 225 pounds. Â I have no issue getting on any of the rides but some of them are tight. Â At the end of the day its just how you are built and where you carry your weight. Â The best thing to do is just go and sit in the test seats. 3 Quote
PhantomTheater Posted June 27, 2016 Posted June 27, 2016 Besides the ones already mentioned, Raptor, Rougarou, maXair, and Skyhawk also have test seats. At 5 ft 6in you should not have any leg room issues (I'm 5-6 as well) however -3 seats on Magnum, Gemini and Mine Ride give a bit of a tight fit for legs. 2 Quote
Existential Posted June 28, 2016 Posted June 28, 2016 The train is always fun anyway man... ::Kicks self for you on the way out:: Quote
King Ding Dong Posted June 28, 2016 Posted June 28, 2016 The train is always fun anyway man... ::Kicks self for you on the way out:: I will give you one as well. And one in the nuts as well. Last week was my first CP trip and all I rode was the skyway. Watching my boys ride a bunch of coasters while I just stand there and sweat is excellent motivation to stick to the plan. The should give us big guys a "Have Mercy" pass and let us marathon the the thing. @existential. All good man. We do this to ourselves. I actually get just as much joy watching my boys ride as I would if I rode myself. 1 Quote
Existential Posted June 28, 2016 Posted June 28, 2016 I was just making light of a seriously crappy situation. Trust me...I like rum and beers and don't eat particularly good. I could be in this spot very soon at the rate I'm going. Sorry to hear about watching your son's. There's always bound to be a gut punch throwing humor at ANY situation. Good luck on OPs trip. Seriously. Quote
Existential Posted June 28, 2016 Posted June 28, 2016 I hate how autocorrect misspelled sons. That irks me man. [Not-so-family friendly rant that was edited.] That may be against the tos...S!. i can correct this whole mess. [i did]. Quote
Mr. Coastermania Posted June 29, 2016 Author Posted June 29, 2016 The walk of shame doesn't even bother me. I understand safety first and would hate to ruin anyone's day by falling out of the ride. Â I have lost 31 pounds so far and I might be good come haunt time. The good thing is being able to walk the park without burning out. Quote
teenageninja Posted June 29, 2016 Posted June 29, 2016 As mentioned make sure you try out the test seats. Â I can't ride Wicked Twister because my thickness of my shoulders. Â Â Make sure you try out the test seat on Millie and Dragster. Â I fit on Mille last time I was there, but didn't fit on Dragster (I must have gained some serious weight throughout the day). Â You should be fine on all of the B&Ms. 1 Quote
Gplez90 Posted June 29, 2016 Posted June 29, 2016 6'4" 250 and the only ride i have trouble with is Wicked Twister. Valravn has big boy seats in every row which is a welcome change. Definitely use the test seats. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote
King Ding Dong Posted June 29, 2016 Posted June 29, 2016 @teenageninja what do you mean by thickness of shoulders (depth or width) ? How is that measured? @mr. Coastermania The walk of shame doesn't bother me personally, what does bother me is holding up the line. I know it may only be a minute but if every train had someone seeing if they can squeeze in that adds up. I am 5-11 and at 230 coasters were tight but I fit, at 260 if I did fit I could barely breathe. I can ride The Bat at KI but I think that is about it right now. 315 lbs, 50" chest, 56" waist. But I am down 15lbs. Alchohol is what always stalls out weight loss for me. 1 Quote
Existential Posted June 29, 2016 Posted June 29, 2016 Trust me...on the interbutts I may poke fun...but in no way would even snicker at you dudes. Get my ass kicked proper. Probably deserve it too... 1 Quote
BeeastFarmer Posted June 29, 2016 Posted June 29, 2016 The only issues I had at CP was with the seatbelts on Mean Streak and Blue Streak. I just couldn't get them buckled even though there was plenty of length.  MF and TTD--I'm 6'2" and 240lbs. I got these without issues, but the seatbelts are very short.  I've only had to do the walk of shame on Drop Zone. And that doesn't happen if I am in one of the middle seats facing the parking lot/Motel 8. 1 Quote
Mr. Coastermania Posted June 30, 2016 Author Posted June 30, 2016 Which Drop Zone? I wish they would let us select our own seat. Quote
BeeastFarmer Posted June 30, 2016 Posted June 30, 2016 Which Drop Zone? Kings Island. I've ridden 3 times, all in the 9:00 position if you face the tower. (I think it is seats 23 or some thing like that). Other areas, I have have to do the walk three times as well. Quote
Mr. Coastermania Posted July 2, 2016 Author Posted July 2, 2016 6'4" 250 and the only ride i have trouble with is Wicked Twister. Valravn has big boy seats in every row which is a welcome change. Definitely use the test seats. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk What seats are the big boy seats? Quote
FoF96" Posted July 2, 2016 Posted July 2, 2016 All B&M restraints with the red seatbelt are the big boy seats Quote
Creed Bratton Posted July 3, 2016 Posted July 3, 2016 Maybe someone knows, for Wicked Twister are there any big boy seats or tricks? I tried a few weeks ago to ride in the back row but the seat belt wouldn't buckle. It's the only "high thrill" coaster I haven't been able to ride this year at the park. Sent from the cellphone Zach Morris used in Saved By The Bell using Tapatalk 1 Quote
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