Most Complicated Restraints

[tribar]

I know it's an awkward topic but what coaster (or flat) has the most complicated restraints to deal with. Also post a picture of the restraints if you can find one.

 

For me Vekoma Flying Dutchmans and TOGO Standups

 

 

TOGO Standup

 

Flying Dutchman

[WFChris]

X / X2 restraints are like putting a backpack on. And then seatbelts. They are definitely weird.

[John Knotts]

Deja Vu. Feels like you're going into battle.

[braztaz]

The TOGO stand-ups are definitely the first to come to mind. I actually had a nightmare about them once.

[jjune4991]

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/743c7cd5a7/rollercoaster-safety-with-patrick-warburton

 

The coaster in this video.

[TJ27]

I'm pretty good with restraints but Deja Vu's were wierd

[VinTheAttendant]

Catapult at SFNE has some really bizarre restraints. First, there are those shoulder harnesses that lower on top of you. If you don't position yourself just right, you will have a really uncomfortable ride. Then there's the lap bar. It holds you in nice and snug, but a little too snug. It's like a boa constrictor; the more you breath out, the tighter it gets. Then again, with the forces you feel on this ride, you'd be glad the restraints are this complicated.

[XYZ]

Log Flumes!

 

I've never experienced a complicated restraint though Zamperla Disk-Os have very painful restraints where is smudges you together like a PB&J sandwich.

[hyyyper]

Vekoma motorbike restraints can be difficult for people to understand.

 

Also, some people don't seem to get the 2-person-1-seatbelt system on Millenium Flyer trains.

[805Andrew]

I think the worst restraints are Revolution at SFMM. Over the shoulder restraints which are very uncomfortable plus a lap bar is overkill for a coaster with one loop.

 

The X2 restraints are kinda weird and feels like putting on a vest (or as someone said a backpack) but they don't bother me, plus due to their design 48" kids can ride (I don't know if this was intentional).

Edited August 27, 2011 by 805Andrew

[Cyber.Fiber]

Any Intamin Looping Starship...

[gforce532]

A restraint that took me a good minute to figure out was the saftey bar for an old Trabant flat ride. Its kinda hard to describe but even anyone else has been on one you know what I mean.

[B.A.B]

I always thought the these flying rides had just weird restraints and were hard to get on.

[BaMiTsPaT]

I definitely agree with the posters above who said Vekoma Flying Dutchman and X2. These two restraint systems are extremely bizarre and take a bit of effort for me to get on.

[A.J.]

Geopanic anyone?

 

Image courtesy of RCDB.

[andyuk200523]

Without a doubt, the most ridiculous ever for slowing down loading times has to be Magnum Force back when it was at Flamingo Land, some bright spark thought it would be wise to retrofit the trains with 5-point racing harnesses.....no joke

 

 

Was a nightmare!!!

[Jerrykoala2112]

I think Cobra at La Ronde would have the most complicated restraints for me. First of all, it's hard to get into. And you stick your hand through one should of the harness, and then lower the other one that has a bar that covers your stomach. It was awkward for me because the harness wasn't symmetrical... Just uncomfortable.

 

[rcdude]

For a roller coaster, I'm going with the Flying Dutchman and Togo Stand-Ups for most complicated. However, X2, the Giant Inverted Boomerang (at least Deja Vu), and Monstre are all fairly complicated. However, for any normal amusement ride, I would have to say the old Perilous Plunge restraints. Before it received the current boats, the ride had a normal Intamin T-Bar and a belt harness with four adjustment points. Operators were required to tighten all points as much as possible on every harness, so it was considered very good if the ride dispatched in under 4 minutes (it usually took about 6) and it was rare to not have at least one rejected rider.

[sixflagsguy5]

Without a doubt, the most ridiculous ever for slowing down loading times has to be Magnum Force back when it was at Flamingo Land, some bright spark thought it would be wise to retrofit the trains with 5-point racing harnesses.....no joke

 

 

Was a nightmare!!!

 

 

Montana Infinitum in Mexico City has something similar to what you're describing. I barely was able to fit into it, because of my height.

[KDCOASTERFAN]

For a roller coaster, I'm going with the Flying Dutchman and Togo Stand-Ups for most complicated. However, X2, the Giant Inverted Boomerang (at least Deja Vu), and Monstre are all fairly complicated. However, for any normal amusement ride, I would have to say the old Perilous Plunge restraints. Before it received the current boats, the ride had a normal Intamin T-Bar and a belt harness with four adjustment points. Operators were required to tighten all points as much as possible on every harness, so it was considered very good if the ride dispatched in under 4 minutes (it usually took about 6) and it was rare to not have at least one rejected rider.

 

What's so complicated about the GOB restraint? it appears to be your run of the mill OTSR.

[rcdude]

^It may be only on Deja Vu, but there is also a normal seatbelt that must be buckled before lowering the shoulder restraint. Every time I ride, there are at least a couple people who forget to do that and the restraints must be unlocked and re-checked. It is probably because several other coasters have the same basic restraint (shoulder harness with a safety belt) and none of those have a normal seat belt on them.

[FeelTheFORCE]

Of what I have been on, I would have to agree with X/X2 and the Togo Standups.

[chadster]

I think Cobra at La Ronde would have the most complicated restraints for me. Just uncomfortable.

 

 

Agreed! Put in one arm, close the other side, hope you can fasten this and that you stand at the right height so your junk doesn't get smashed. I don't care to ever see those restraints again.

 

That being said, I still don't get why they have seat belts on river raft rides, if the damn thing turns over, I don't want to $%^& with a seat belt to get out. I know they probably think having a seat belt will keep you seated etc during the ride, but hell, if I wanted to stand up or jump in, I'd just unlock the stupid thing during the ride.

[The SETGO Guys]

The Cheetah Hunt/Intamin restraints confuse a ton of people! You have to pull down the restraint, then the buckle is pretty odd looking. I even did a double take when I saw it. Those restraints defiantly slow down load cycles.

 

[Fire2box]

So far X2 had the most odd loading/restraint I've been on. Even standing at the gates last year and watching the loading/unloading I still needed help from a attendent to figure out how the restraint system should be lowered. Tatsu was odd belt it felt extremely nice. I have a somewhat intense fear of heights but tatsu made me feel 100% safe. Plus as long as it only derails after pretzel loop, it's pretty much worth it even if you die.