Disneyland will redo 'Small World' as larger guests bottom out boats

[snopes]

The catchy song at Disneyland's It's a Small World attraction reminds riders that "the oceans are wide."

Whether they're deep enough is another story.

Forty-one years after the whimsical ride debuted at the Anaheim park, Disneyland plans to shutter the attraction to give it a face-lift - and deal with the delicate problem of bottoming-out boats.

http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/art...ld1108-ON.html

[TB Tabby]

Of course, this is a world of fantasy and the perfect place to forget about that diet for a few hours. So when somebody is booted from the boat, Lutz said, Disneyland ride operators make sure the guests don't leave disappointed: They hand them a food ticket.

Have they thought this through?

[FloridaGirl]

But Disneyland is well aware of America's expanding waistlines.

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Of course, this is a world of fantasy and the perfect place to forget about that diet for a few hours. So when somebody is booted from the boat, Lutz said, Disneyland ride operators make sure the guests don't leave disappointed: They hand them a food ticket.

Ah, Disney. Gotta love the irony.

ETA: spanked by Tabby. Now hand me a food ticket!

[applepwnz]

Originally Posted by TB Tabby

Of course, this is a world of fantasy and the perfect place to forget about that diet for a few hours. So when somebody is booted from the boat, Lutz said, Disneyland ride operators make sure the guests don't leave disappointed: They hand them a food ticket.

Why is it that I find this soooo hillarious? On a somewhat related not, at my local Six Flags, a couple of years back someone died on one of the rollercoasters (Superman: Ride of Steel) because he was far too obese for the ride restraints, so he ended up falling out of the train near the end of the ride, so now, at least there they are VERY conscious of that and last time that we were there, about 4 people in line right ahead of us weren't allowed to ride because they were too large (and these weren't obese people by any means, mostly just football player "big guys" types mostly) I felt kindof bad for them, but they do have a sample seat at the beginning of the ride for you to check if you'll fit properly or not, so I guess it was their own fault for not utilizing that.

[Morning]

Originally Posted by applepwnz

Why is it that I find this soooo hillarious? On a somewhat related not, at my local Six Flags, a couple of years back someone died on one of the rollercoasters (Superman: Ride of Steel) because he was far too obese for the ride restraints, so he ended up falling out of the train near the end of the ride, so now, at least there they are VERY conscious of that and last time that we were there, about 4 people in line right ahead of us weren't allowed to ride because they were too large (and these weren't obese people by any means, mostly just football player "big guys" types mostly) I felt kindof bad for them, but they do have a sample seat at the beginning of the ride for you to check if you'll fit properly or not, so I guess it was their own fault for not utilizing that.

If this May, 2004 accident is the one to which you are referring, it was not the weight of the gentleman that was killed that was the major factor in his accident, although it indeed was a contributor.

Eyewitnesses to the roller-coaster accident that claimed the life of a Connecticut man last Saturday say that Six Flags New England employees did not check to see whether Stanley Mordarsky's lap restraint and seat belt were secure before the Superman Ride of Steel took off from the loading dock.

An engineer who acted as a consultant to lawyers in a suit in New York State involving a 1999 accident on another Superman Ride of Steel coaster said that if a rider has a wide girth and short legs, the bar can lock in above the belly

So yes, the bar did not lock correctly because of Mr. Modarsky's shape (Mr. Modarsky was 5' 2" and weighed 230 pounds), but if the ride attendants had done the correct checks, he would have either been re-seated or taken off the ride.

Morning
btw, I am a grande femme and rode "it's a small world" at Walt Disney World Florida and had no trouble, except for my pounding headache and desire to scratch the eyes out of those damnable little dolls.

[Arriah]

A friend of my parents went on the ride (would have been early 80's I think) and the ride broke. He was stuck in there with that music for about 45 minutes before they got it going again. I think he wanted to do more than just scrach their eyes out

I like that it's being revamped, I've always insisted that you have to ride that once just to torture anyone who goes to a disney park with me. Now I can say that we have to ride it again (if I get to CA) because it's been revamped.

[snopes]

Disneyland insists fat tourists aren't to blame, but the park's upgrade of its 41-year-old attraction will include deepening the waterway and making its boats more buoyant.

http://www.latimes.com/features/heal...,2266610.story

[Insensible Crier]

Maybe while they're renovating it, they'll add one feature I always wanted on that ride... a gun and a whole lot of ammunition. Target practice anyone?