I would guess that universal wanted the hight to be as low as possible, not just the common heights, which would be 52". Who knows about how many kids would be ruled out because of that 1 inch.Wow, 51 inches is such an odd number. I never realized that Intamin managed to bump it down a bit. I picked a good time to lose some weight. I would have been cutting it real close, but should have plenty of room now.
I'm really struggling in trying to decide when to plan my Florida vacation in June- given Universal's history of crowds for opening attractions.
The height limits to an extent are a proxy for age and child maturity than for size to fit in the harness - size still matters and they of course have plenty of size slack built in for safety. A couple rides I can think of with limits down at 48” are Twisted Timber’s (family RMC) and Millenium Force (family giga).Wow, 51 inches is such an odd number. I never realized that Intamin managed to bump it down a bit. I picked a good time to lose some weight. I would have been cutting it real close, but should have plenty of room now.
I'm really struggling in trying to decide when to plan my Florida vacation in June- given Universal's history of crowds for opening attractions.
Yeah, but not really. It's all about the size of the seat and harness. If a child cannot wrap their legs around the end of the seat, it is too big for them and they could be at risk. This is why parks have special harnesses for amputees that do not meet the normal ride restrictions. It is an extra safety measure to keep the rider from falling out if the lap harness won't fit properly. I would say kids have a less of a risk than amputees, but if the harness does not fit properly, the ride is unsafe for them. Height restrictions are a general guideline that manufacturers give to say that all riders over this height should fit the harness properly and will be able to ride safely.The height limits to an extent are a proxy for age and child maturity than for size to fit in the harness - size still matters and they of course have plenty of size slack built in for safety. A couple rides I can think of with limits down at 48” are Twisted Timber’s (family RMC) and Millenium Force (family giga).
Yeah, but not really. It's all about the size of the seat and harness. If a child cannot wrap their legs around the end of the seat, it is too big for them and they could be at risk. This is why parks have special harnesses for amputees that do not meet the normal ride restrictions. It is an extra safety measure to keep the rider from falling out if the lap harness won't fit properly. I would say kids have a less of a risk than amputees, but if the harness does not fit properly, the ride is unsafe for them. Height restrictions are a general guideline that manufacturers give to say that all riders over this height should fit the harness properly and will be able to ride safely.
Side note, I thought MF's was 52", is it 48"? Not that it matters to me though.
Part of it is the harness, but the age/maturity of the rider matters. Even if the harness fits, you wouldn’t want to evacuate a 3 year old who cant follow directions well from a big coaster.
Interesting - never saw an adaptable harness for folks with odd body dimensions though I think R75 had an ADA device on the platform for awhile to assist with load/unload.
All parks are different. B&M has standard issue ones that come with most of their rides. Parks like BGW have special harnesses for each coaster.Interesting - never saw an adaptable harness for folks with odd body dimensions though I think R75 had an ADA device on the platform for awhile to assist with load/unload.
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