Cedar Point and others fitment

[spaceace12]

IF I fit in Busch Garden's OTSR Restraints' will I have any issues at any other parks.

[imbordisux]

The best way to judge restraints is not by park, but by manufacturer.

 

A commonly held misbelief by those that aren't "in the know" (aka, coaster-nerds like most on this board) is that each park builds its own rides, and that they are the ones responsible for designing every aspect, including the size of the seats and restraints. However, this is not true - the parks merely buy coasters from different roller-coaster manufacturers, with each manufacturer having their own standars for size. For steel coasters, "B&M" ("Bolliger and Mabillard") are generally known for having the largest seating and most confortable restraints, whereas for wood coasters, any older model that contains "buzz-bars" (that metal bar that just kinda levitates above your lap, but doesn't actually touch you) that doesn't have seat-belts will generally do. Conversely, the "Premier" company generally has the smallest seats and restraints, with several "Intamin" designs also being pretty small.

 

Once you know the manufacturer and style of the ride you are wondering about, you can rest assured that you will fit into the seats and restraints on all similarly-styled coasters by the same manufacturer. For instance, if you fit into a B&M Inverted coaster, the same seating is used on all of their Inverted coasters, as well as all their Floorless coasters as well. Keep in mind that this does not necessarily mean that you will fit into the restraints of a similarly-styled coaster by a different manufacturer, such as a "B&M" versus a "Vekoma" Flying coaster.

 

A great place to find information on who manufacturers each of the coasters at your home park is http://www.rcdb.com .

 

As for your question, not knowing which "Busch Gardens" you are referring to, as well as not knowing your body-shape, here is a list of the coasters at both parks [with very generic styles listed, so as to group similar restraints together]:

 

Busch Gardens Williamsburg/Europe

Alpengeist - "B&M" Invert (OTSRs)

Apollo's Chariot - "B&M" Hyper

Big Bad Wolf - "Arrow" Suspended (OTSRs)

Griffon - "B&M" Looper (OTSRs)

Loch Ness Monster - "Arrow" Looper (OTSRs)

 

If you fit into either of the "B&M" coasters with OTSRs (Alpengeist and Griffon), you can rest assured that you will fit into any "B&M" Looper, Floorless, or Invert.

 

Busch Gardens Tampa/Africa

Cheetah Chase - "Mack" Wild Mouse

Gwazi - "GCI" Woodie

Kumba - "B&M" Looper (OTSRs)

Montu - "B&M" Invert (OTSRs)

Scorpion - "Schwarzkopf" Lapbar Looper

SheiKra - "B&M" Looper

 

Again, all three "B&M" coasters at "BGA" utilize the same size seats and restraints, so you should feel comfortable in knowing that, if you fit into a "B&M" with OTSRs there, you will fit into them anywhere.

 

With that in mind, let's look at the OTSR-utilizing coasters at "CP" [for a full list, click here:

 

Cedar Point OTSRs

Corkscrew - "Arrow" Looper

Iron Dragon - "Arrow" Suspended

Mantis - "B&M" Stand-Up

Maverick - "Intamin" Looper

Raptor - "B&M" Invert

Wicked Twister - "Intamin" Invert

 

If you can fit into the "B&M" and "Arrow" ones where you are, then you'll have no trouble here. As for "Intamin"... again, I can't say for sure without knowing your size, so I'll just say that the "Intamin" coasters that utilize OTSRs are relatively large, but are slightly smaller than the "B&M" ones.

 

Hope that helps.

[PKI Jizzman]

Use the test seat if there is one outside of the ride

[socalRCfan]

I noticed quite a few B&M coasters have modified seats. Do any Intamin coasters have modified seats as well?