SFMM MAXIMUM height restrictions

[DegoRed]

My friend wants to go with me to SFMM next monday, but he's a big guy, he's 6'8". Does anyone know what rides, beside Deja Vu, that he's gonna be too tall to ride.

[CoasterFanatic]

Viper may difficult, but other than that, I can't really think of anything else.

[mistisakitty]

none other then the one you mentioned.

[the_rock401]

Sit in the very front car on Viper, lots of room in the nose cone. That's what I do on all Arrow loopers.

 

Paul "Has to duck quite a bit at 6' 4" Miller

[CaseyFish]

I am 6'8 also, yeah deja vu is a no go, they won't even let you on it.....the rest are okay, you will be cramped on viper, the rest I had absolutely no problem with....

[haiderodes]

Try to get an end seat in the second row for him on Superman...theres a little more knee room there since there are only three seats and the lapbar locking mechanism is positioned differently. Its not vital, but might make it a little more comfortable.

[Jon Sabo]

Ride designers and park owners are starting to have issues in designing new(er) rides because of situations regarding people's size/weight/height. Look at some of the park policies regarding these issues. Also, most parks are even taking a "dummy" seat assembly for riders in question to pre-test the unit before they even ride (or enter the que-line).

 

When I was a ride operator/manager in the 80's and 90's these issues were almost non-existant. Nowadays, these instances are increasingly becoming more common and park managers are begining to incorporate safety parameters to offset any potential lawsuits. It certainly is a sensitive issue that is being addressed, but they (designers) also must conform to current ASTM standards. I believe park managers/owners and ride designers are seeing a trend, but the overall consumer-base still conforms to the current standards in harness and train-coach designs.

 

We may in fact see a change in certain seat combinations, but overall, the current design systems are based on the "average" consumer based on height/weight and size/girth. In this case, the passenger(s) with more girth or weigth are considered the minority, but, with the US leading the world in obesity, watch for this to change the design of many coaches and harness systems within the next 3 yrs (or less). We are already seeing some of those changes on certain coasters today.

[Freefallbestrideever]

Anyone know why exactly someone too tall can't ride Deja??

[Golfie]

Yeah... definitely not Viper unless he sits in the front train. Arrow coasters like that have pretty much no leg room. I'm about 5' 7" and when I sat in about the 4th row on Python at BGA my knees came up to my chest.

 

 

Anyone know why exactly someone too tall can't ride Deja??

 

There's a small amnt. of clearance when you go over the station. My dad is 6' 4" and he went on it, but he said it was pretty scary because it seemed like his feet were going to get chopped off.

[stormrider]

If that's the case, shouldn't it be considered that some tall people have shorter legs than shorter people that can go on the ride? I've noticed since I'm only 5' tall that other people I see are taller because their upper bodies are higher So, they just must be playing it safe.

[benzo41190]

I think it has to do with the restraint. I am 6' 3"/6' 4" and I have no room between my shoulders and the restraint. And I could barely buckle the belt because my shoulders were in the way. But then again, I do have a tall upper body but I could easily see someone else with the same problem.

[coasterjunkie91350]

my brother in law jerry cant ride deja which is sad he is 1 inch above the maximum on it. my dad cant ether hes pushing 6''5 i am about 6''0 so its not a big deal they wont let tall people ride cause if they raise their hands they would be almost touching the track

[DegoRed]

thanks for the help, and I asked the ride op at Deja Vu and he said that it has nothing to do with the restraints but he bluntly put it that you would lose your legs, for whatever reason

[Golfie]

I think mostly other than Deja Vu, the height problems would only be for comfort.