North of Mouse
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- Mar 31, 2011
Yup. I wore a 26 in June & couldn’t ride. Now I’m a 20/22 so fingers crossed.
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Yup. I wore a 26 in June & couldn’t ride. Now I’m a 20/22 so fingers crossed.
I'm 5 6 and my calves are at 20.5", I carry my weight pretty evenly so even though I'm heavier (about 260), I wear an 18. My feet are women's 9.
I'm assuming from these posts that I likely won't fit solely because of my calf size, is that right?
That was my problem, 6' 6" here. The top of my legs/knees to my feet would not fit vertically in the front part of the restraint; I did could not ride. Maybe if I removed my shoes next time, whenever that is.once I sat down and my knees hit the top of the restraint. I was able to shimmy them in and had my wife kick my feet inside, and the CMs there were great to give the restraint an extra push on my back to get it locked. It took about 10+ minutes for the blood to get back in my feet and stop tingling after the ride, and over a week later my knees are still a little bruised,
We plan to ride Saturday morning but we were in animal kingdom last night and I tried the test seat and had no problem, the cast member said I would be fine.
5’6 265 size 16/18 pants, 1x top 20.5” calves
That was my problem, 6' 6" here. The top of my legs/knees to my feet would not fit vertically in the front part of the restraint; I did could not ride. Maybe if I removed my shoes next time, whenever that is.
Glad to hear you were able to ride.
Good job Jimmy Mouse! Glad to see you found something that works for you.
While I was never considered obese (at least I don't think?) - I did gain close to 40lbs after I quit smoking cold turkey. Now I used Weight Watchers and I'll swear by it. I know it's cliche, but it really taught me how to eat, not diet. I still use it online even though I don't need to. I've kept the weight off over two years now I think?
Anyways, long story short, I lost the weight and here I am 5 years later - a happy with my size, non-smoker! I NEVER thought I could quit smoking - I am most proud of myself.
I love success stories!
Yes the ride is pretty amazing, i agree. Although i did feel nauseous afterwards, it was totally worth it. Very cool. I agree that Pandora at night is gorgeous. One tiny complaint i have is how dark Pandora is at night though. Its a tad too dark...but still gorgeous!Just got back and was so happy that I tried to get on. I went to the test seat and the cast member said I wouldn't have a problem. When I got on I didn't need any assistance at all. I am 290 (maybe more after this trip) and 6ft. I have pretty strong calves but have no measure them. I hope everyone has a chance to go on this. The ride is amazing but I don't believe 3 hours amazing which was the average wait time when we were there. Pandora at night is simply breathtaking.
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Just got back from our trip and I just wanted to mention that CM's appear to have caught on to the shoe removal option. Our ride was delayed 15 minutes as two different riders had removed their shoes and placed them in the bins behind us. The CM in our room checked the bins before checking the riders and then required both riders to put on their shoes. An argument then ensued as the CM outside of the ride was blamed for telling guests they COULD remove their shoes. After both guests put their shoes on neither could get the restraint to click closed and were forced to make the walk of shame. I really wanted to boo the CM, I see absolutely no reason why these guests couldn't ride. It was pretty humiliating. Both were very tall men, I'd say 6'5"+.
50-60 min in the FASTPASS lane sounds rough. Standby must have been atrocious.Adding my experience. 6’8”. 210 lbs. 36-37” inseam. 15 shoe. I fit just fine with room to spare on the leg restraints. The test chair was helpful and eased any anxiety I had. The CM was very friendly about it.
I should add that it’s not worth a 3 hour wait. 50-60 minutes in the fastpass line tonight was enough.