Woman says she felt fat-shamed at Islands of Adventure ride

[OG Runner]

I'm telling you, as a fat guy, that I do get intimidated when getting on certain rides. The Hulk, Harry Potter, and the old Dueling Dragons are the worst for overweight people like myself.
They actually now test you before getting onto Forbidden Journey. I've never had any problems with not being able to buckle in, but I had a thick winter vest on in December and they told me to take it off.

You noted you have never been unable to buckle in. Do you think you would have reacted the way this woman did, if you did?

 

[John park hopper]

May be if they offered her the free dining plan for a month she would be happy

 

[KBLovedDisney]

Is it just me, or is the society getting to the point that if you just look at someone (who maybe overweight) wrong (well wrong in the overweight person's mind) then you are fat shaming?

Walking on eggshells daily anymore...just not cool.

 

[John park hopper]

Is it just me, or is the society getting to the point that if you just look at someone (who maybe overweight) wrong (well wrong in the overweight person's mind) then you are fat shaming?

Walking on eggshells daily anymore...just not cool.

Call me cruel but if you are embarrassed about your weight go on a diet

 

[King Panda 77]

Call me cruel but if you are embarrassed about your weight go on a diet

Not always that easy. There may be a pre-existing medical condition that has caused the weight.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

They offered her dinner?

 

[KBLovedDisney]

Call me cruel but if you are embarrassed about your weight go on a diet

Not cruel, but I can vouch for this because I saw it within my family. This person wanted and complained about needing to lose weight constantly (I caught the brunt end of it because it very well lead me down a bad road or in other words a seriously close call to an eating disorder).

However, their actions versus their words didn't make any sense whatsoever. They complained about needing to lose weight while shoving junk food in their mouths.

I see this too often today and it boggles my mind. People say they need to do stuff, complain about it, we offer advice or direction, get blamed for it, and then end up getting fussed at because we don't accept that person for their size....

I just...I just don't get it.

Like, no logic. Whatsoever.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

But seriously: if the interest is capacity, that includes speed of loading/unloading riders, right?

So isn't it faster and better for capacity if the ride attendant recognizes the situation, gets her family of 3 on the bench of six quickly, and then gets the next bench loaded? Could this have just been a "bad call" on the part of the attendant? Any ride attendants care to comment on protocol?

 

[Tony the Tigger]

Not cruel, but I can vouch for this because I saw it within my family. This person wanted and complained about needing to lose weight constantly (I caught the brunt end of it because it very well lead me down a bad road or in other words a seriously close call to an eating disorder).

However, their actions versus their words didn't make any sense whatsoever. They complained about needing to lose weight while shoving junk food in their mouths.

I see this too often today and it boggles my mind. People say they need to do stuff, complain about it, we offer advice or direction, get blamed for it, and then end up getting fussed at because we don't accept that person for their size....

I just...I just don't get it.

Like, no logic. Whatsoever.

I need to go to the gym. DAMMIT!

 

[KBLovedDisney]

I need to go to the gym. DAMMIT!

Me too! Me too! But because I miss playing racquetball, and zoning out on the elliptical.

 

[John park hopper]

Not always that easy. There may be a pre-existing medical condition that has caused the weight.

Obesity is epidemic in this country it can't all be from medical conditions and for those that it is a medical condition you have my sympathy.

 

[KBLovedDisney]

Tall guys have all these problems in theme parks, they don't fit on many rides or for that matter cars. Do you hear them complain that it's tall shaming?

Yep, my husband is 6' 5". He can't ride a lot of stuff at theme parks. Hates it, but doesn't complain to other people about it.

 

[xdan0920]

Yep, my husband is 6' 5". He can't ride a lot of stuff at theme parks. Hates it, but doesn't complain to other people about it.

If he doesn't complain, then how do you know he hates it, I wonder.

 

[King Panda 77]

Yep, my husband is 6' 5". He can't ride a lot of stuff at theme parks. Hates it, but doesn't complain to other people about it.

If he doesn't complain, then how do you know he hates it, I wonder.

 

[xdan0920]

She is another person though. Get it?

 

[KBLovedDisney]

If he doesn't complain, then how do you know he hates it, I wonder.

He doesn't complain to other people about it. Who do you think he vents to?

 

[xdan0920]

He doesn't complain to other people about it. Who do you think he vents to?

Just tell him to be less tall. Easy peasy.

 

[KBLovedDisney]

Just tell him to be less tall. Easy peasy.

Yeah, just as soon as I stop being less short. I'm working on it.

 

[lebeau]

But seriously: if the interest is capacity, that includes speed of loading/unloading riders, right?

So isn't it faster and better for capacity if the ride attendant recognizes the situation, gets her family of 3 on the bench of six quickly, and then gets the next bench loaded? Could this have just been a "bad call" on the part of the attendant? Any ride attendants care to comment on protocol?

Doesn't that set a dangerous precedent? It's a slippery slope until everyone is requesting half-full benches for one reason or another.

 

[lazyboy97o]

But seriously: if the interest is capacity, that includes speed of loading/unloading riders, right?

So isn't it faster and better for capacity if the ride attendant recognizes the situation, gets her family of 3 on the bench of six quickly, and then gets the next bench loaded? Could this have just been a "bad call" on the part of the attendant? Any ride attendants care to comment on protocol?

The ride has a decent amount of staging time before people actually load. As presented, there is no indication that the ride was delayed over the matter.