Modified seats added to Harry Potter and the Forbidden
Sep 11, 2010
One of the largest complaints about The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando has centered around size restrictions at its feature attraction, Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey. While no official guidelines were ever made public, many quests who were not considered an "average size" did not fit in the shoulder restraints. It became enough of an issue that there were test seats installed near the front of the attraction so visitors could check their eligibility to ride. According to a discussion currently taking place on the DISboards, word is spreading quickly on the internet that this problem may have been solved.
It appears as if Universal Orlando has installed some modified seats to accommodate visitors who are unable to ride in the standard seats. However, this does not mean all guests will be able to ride, but the new seats have made the ride accessible to some who were previous denied entrance due to size. When the ride premiered, Universal installed a test system wherein visitors who may have exceeded size limitations were asked to sit in a "test seat." Upon sitting in the test seat, the harness would be lowered and it would need to click three times in order for a visitor to be approved to ride. At that time, visitors were either cleared to ride or denied and turned away (although they could still walk through the elaborate queue). Now, some visitors allegedly are also given a third option; to ride in a seat with a modified harness that, while able to meet the needs of more guests, still secures the rider.
Sep 11, 2010
One of the largest complaints about The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Orlando has centered around size restrictions at its feature attraction, Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey. While no official guidelines were ever made public, many quests who were not considered an "average size" did not fit in the shoulder restraints. It became enough of an issue that there were test seats installed near the front of the attraction so visitors could check their eligibility to ride. According to a discussion currently taking place on the DISboards, word is spreading quickly on the internet that this problem may have been solved.
It appears as if Universal Orlando has installed some modified seats to accommodate visitors who are unable to ride in the standard seats. However, this does not mean all guests will be able to ride, but the new seats have made the ride accessible to some who were previous denied entrance due to size. When the ride premiered, Universal installed a test system wherein visitors who may have exceeded size limitations were asked to sit in a "test seat." Upon sitting in the test seat, the harness would be lowered and it would need to click three times in order for a visitor to be approved to ride. At that time, visitors were either cleared to ride or denied and turned away (although they could still walk through the elaborate queue). Now, some visitors allegedly are also given a third option; to ride in a seat with a modified harness that, while able to meet the needs of more guests, still secures the rider.
