Does anyone know how strict DW are on their weight restrictions?

 

One restriction that baffles me is the 90kg limit for Escape From Madagascar (A Vekoma Steel Inverted Coaster). I know it's a Childs/Family Coaster but If they were to strictly enforce this, that would limit a large majority of Adults going with their kids wouldn't it?

 

Can anyone please explain the reasoning behind it?

I raised this in another thread recently. 
 

this appears to be a new thing, but not sure if they have put weigh plates in place (seems unlikely). 
 

I used to be much heavier than I am now and used to ride it with my son every visit, I’ve lost a bunch of weight but apparently not can’t ride it - though haven’t been there since this weight restriction appeared on their website 

Ah yep, fair enough @Brad2912. I remember my parents used to come on with me when I was a kid, and my mum would have been about 120kg and never got questioned. 90kg seems VERY steep though. I would  have though 120-130 would be a suitable max weight if anything?

I'm not sure why there'd be a problem with weight after all these years - it may or may not have something to do with the supplemental seatbelts on the harnesses, which are INCREDIBLY short (like Claw). I find there are quite a few rides at Dreamworld I used to be able to ride without an issue, that I now can't even get the seatbelt into since the straps were shortened.

Oh wow, that's really interesting @DaptoFunlandGuy.  That does make sense though. I'm 5"11; 130kg, I think I might need to get back down towards the 100-110kg range before I can really try and go on most coasters again lately I think, especially at DW it seems.

I feel this thread has been made to out us fat fellas out there.

 

9 hours ago, ClassyDaedra said:

I feel this thread has been made to out us fat fellas out there.

 

Should @DaptoFunlandGuybe renamed Daptofatlandguy? 😛 

5 hours ago, TimmyG said:

Should @DaptoFunlandGuybe renamed Daptofatlandguy? 😛 

Sadly - after changing it once in 17 years, I’ve used up my free name changes for a while.

perhaps if we had a “fatland” we could have manufacturers begin to design rides to accommodate more than the 5’2”-5’10”, 70-90kg, narrow shouldered females they currently model every harness on...

Amen brother. 

6 hours ago, DaptoFunlandGuy said:

Sadly - after changing it once in 17 years, I’ve used up my free name changes for a while.

perhaps if we had a “fatland” we could have manufacturers begin to design rides to accommodate more than the 5’2”-5’10”, 70-90kg, narrow shouldered females they currently model every harness on...

Best part about being 6'2 and 55kg is that I can easily be folded in half to fit on most human sized rides. 

1 hour ago, Jdude95 said:

Best part about being 6'2 and 55kg is that I can easily be folded in half to fit on most human sized rides. 

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