The doors are only 5'7" and AVERAGE people now days would have to duck to get through them. People are getting larger, Not just in height but in width.
Chuck who admits that I am even large for a overweight person but some rides are rediculous like the impulses mentioned above. I fit the seat fine, The bar comes way down over my body and clicks about 5 times and the seatbelt is 3 inches too short..
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If someone is extremely tall and they can't ride amusement rides, then I truly feel sorry for them. Their large height is not their fault, and there's nothing they can do about it. This goes the same for people with a DIAGNOSED disorder that causes them to be overweight. In my opinion, however, if you can't ride a roller coaster because of your lifestyle, well that's too bad for you. If you're perfectly capable of changing your life, then do it. Don't expect parks and ride manufacturers to change for you.
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coasterfreak7788 said:
I would rather disappoint a older person such as 20-so on because kids like to have fun and they might just some day become a coaster fan and they are much more active than older people as in 20- and so on. They are also willing to try new things to. They deserve to ride the rides we ride the big scream machines.
Here my story. I've been riding roller coasters for about 7 years now. I'm 18 going on 19 right now. I've came to love riding roller coaster. In 2001 and before, I never had the slightest problem riding roller coasters. Year 2002 was not so long ago. Come to find out, right now I can't ride arrow's with OTSR [at least the older ones], impulses? nope, B&M's? barily, but it's a real tight fit.
Physical dementions, 6'5" 320 42 inch waist. I might not have a 6 pack, but I'm certainly not bulky around the mid section. I'm tall and built, plain and simple. If I'm lucky, I'll comfortably fit a 38, but there simply isn't much room for improvment. You can burn off fat, but bones will never budge.
There's nothing worse than being cut away from something you love. It comes to be doubly true when it comes from soemthing you didn't cause.
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*** This post was edited by Touchdown 2/8/2003 9:19:38 AM ***
The same goes for Canada.
The problem with the sizes lies in the diet. Other countries are not as cancerous-food-eating as the west, so they aren't as large and overweight.
The problem isnt with the coasters, its with the people.
(Should there be warnings on big macs? Just like cigarettes?)
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If you're overweight it's your problem, not the parks. The coaster seats are pefectly fine for nearly everyone, especially the B&M and Intamins. My best friend's dad is about 6'3" and atleast 250lbs. He isn't fat at all, and he's ridden everything at CP, SFMM, Knott's, and IOA. The only reason a person would be too big to ride a coaster is because their fat and out of shape (a trait I've noticed that many Acers have), and in that case do some excerising besides moving a mouse around.
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There's some validity to the evolution/mutation theory of man. What's the average heighth and weight of a normal man. 5-10 and about 190 pounds.
Guess what the average heighth of the average man who fought in the Cival War?
5-5 and about 145 pounds. You do the math.
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I'm not an enthusiast, I just play one on message boards.
BTW: Homey G. the average height of a man at time of enlistment in the Civil War was actually 5'8. Though 5'5" *might* have been the average height of all men during that era....but not the ones that actually *fought* in the war
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--a believer in environment over genetics...ever see Trading Places?
That accounts for Americans getting taller and larger-framed. I am taller and larger than my Dad, he is taller and larger than my grandfather was...and working at a University, I see that our current students are taller and bigger than me and my classmates were at the same University.
This is part of the story, and it is happening around the world, and is most noticeable in those parts of the world where a Westernized diet is creeping in and making the people bigger.
That's half of the story, and it is the half of the story that a lot of people in this discussion don't want to consider. It's because you don't see this effect in the people you hang out with, the people you visit parks with, because in terms of height and frame they all look just like you. What you don't notice is that they're all bigger than their parents.
Of course the other part of the story is simply that people tend to eat too much for the amount of activity they engage in. What's with the silent neighborhoods in the summertime these days? In the summertime when I was a young lad, I was never at home. I was out on my bicycle cruising all over the city; I was off to the library to write computer programs; I was playing ball in the street; I was in the pool taking a swim; I was out doing stuff. Why? It was too damned hot to stay in the house. Today the homes are climate controlled, the TV shows are more interesting, the computer has an Internet connection, parents are paranoid, kids don't ride their bicycles anywhere, and their feet never touch the ground. And yet the meals haven't gotten any smaller. In fact, they've become larger, as restaurants have discovered that by increasing the portion size they can increase the price in a manner disproportionate to the increase in cost, meaning more profit per serving in the name of 'value.'
All of this combines not just to make people bigger, but to make them *fatter*. What we see in the amusement parks is a combination of both: bigger, fatter people. Manufacturers need to do a better job of accommodating bigger people, which will temporarily help with the fatter people. Besides, going to an amusement park can be a lot healthier than a whole lot of other activities (or inactivities as is more often the case). What good is an amusement ride if the average person can't ride it?
Gee, I'm starting to sound like an old fart and I'm barely over 30! Has the world changed that much in so few years???
--Dave Althoff, Jr.
BTW: I would like to present you with the same challenge. Show *me* evidence that the average breast size was smaller back then. Otherwise, you are merely conjecturing. I admitt, I do not know one way or the other.
Oh and Cyclone, I think that the Intamin system or "infinitely adjustable" restraints could be the source of the 'tightening' you felt. Since there are no established "click" positions, if you push the restraint down even a little bit, it will tend to stay right there. Even if you accidentally *bump* it down in say a high-G element, it will remain. On Volcano, it wouldn't suprise me if the restraint tightened during the launches. It doesn't take *that* much force to move the restraints and the launches can pin a body to the back of the seat (inertia). I think it could have a similar (though diminished) effect on the harness. So my guess would be the experience on an impulse would be similar.
I've ridden V:TBC and two impulse and did not notice the effect on either. But admittedly, I am really thin.
lata, jeremy
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