Cedar Point Millennium Force Advisory

[DonHelbig]

If you're planning a visit to Cedar Point, be advised the park has shortened the seatbelts on Millennium Force and many guests who have been able to ride it for years no longer can. 

With many guests not able to fasten their seatbelt combined with now only two associates on the floor instead of four, the hourly capacity for the ride has also taken a significant hit. 

[Losantiville Mining Co.]

What would a good reason be to shorten the seatbelts on a ride like this? The coaster seemed to function just fine (in terms of seating) for 25 years with longer belts. This is a situation that will definitely lead to lower guest satisfaction — something that Cedar Point is already struggling with. Hopefully it can be resolved with new seatbelts that are at least the same length as before.

[disco2000]

Less length of new seat belts probably saved a nickel of fabric 🤣

[TheCrypt]

Could this have been a manufacturer's change that they had to comply with?

[Losantiville Mining Co.]

I feel like if it was a manufacturer change then it'd be the same situation for any other coaster with that type of restraint. Someone online mentioned that the fastening point was moved, but that would still result in a tighter fit for everyone. Allegedly at least two ride supervisors "confirmed" that the seatbelts hadn't been shortened, but if that's the case then why are so many people having issues now when they didn't last year? I'm not entirely certain that maintenance would tell ride supervisors about a seatbelt length change. This company already hasn't necessarily been the most forthcoming about changes that impact guest experience.

There's been a metric ton of comments fighting back and forth about it in the Facebook groups and a lot of those either saying guests got fatter (there's evidence to say otherwise) or that the guests who can't fit already need to lose weight. Trust me, bigger folks already know how plus-sized we are. The empirical evidence exists that something changed about the restraint clearance. I highly doubt that many people all grew that much since October.