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Universal Studios’ Mario Kart ride criticized for not accommodating larger riders
ktla ^ | Iman Palm

Posted on 02/02/2023 5:55:58 PM PST by BenLurkin

Social media users have criticized Universal Studios Hollywood, for its new “Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge” attraction due to the ride ‘vehicle’s body size limitations, which some have deemed “ridiculous.”

The ride vehicle can only accommodate people who have a 40-inch waist or smaller, according to the theme park website.

“Guests whose waistlines are 40” or greater may not be accommodated on the ride and are strongly encouraged to try the test seat provided at the entrance of the attraction to assist guests in determining their ability to ride,” the website stated.

The theme park said that its decision to include the waist limit isn’t something exclusive to Super Nintendo World and they are working with different departmets throughout the company to make sure everyone feels heard while keeping safety a top priority.

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I guess my question is, why would anyone old enough to have a 40 inch waist want to ride a kiddy ride?
1 posted on 02/02/2023 5:55:58 PM PST by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

I wish airlines would do this.


2 posted on 02/02/2023 5:57:41 PM PST by mikey_hates_everything
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To: BenLurkin

Did you see that kid who just fell out of a descending ride?

He was chunky. They determined his seat restraint had released because of his size.


3 posted on 02/02/2023 6:00:56 PM PST by MarMema (Orange Putin Bad)
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To: BenLurkin

What? No oversized cart for Bowsers?

4 posted on 02/02/2023 6:02:53 PM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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To: mikey_hates_everything
They're working on it...


5 posted on 02/02/2023 6:03:21 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: MarMema

https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/13/us/tyre-sampson-autopsy-icon-park-orlando/index.html


6 posted on 02/02/2023 6:03:28 PM PST by MarMema (Orange Putin Bad)
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To: BenLurkin

Aren’t they afraid of getting Mariocartitus?

Seems to be going around.


7 posted on 02/02/2023 6:03:43 PM PST by UNGN
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To: BenLurkin

I’m nearing 70 with a 33” waist and would love to go on the ride


8 posted on 02/02/2023 6:04:51 PM PST by steve86 (Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carcerem™)
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To: BenLurkin

Can’t handle child porkers? awww Put down the spoon and sugar-laced sodas, kid.


9 posted on 02/02/2023 6:05:53 PM PST by citizen (Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people - John Adams 1798)
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Fat whale mom or dad wanting to ride with a kid


10 posted on 02/02/2023 6:11:52 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: BenLurkin

kids shouldn’t be 40”wide...


11 posted on 02/02/2023 6:22:40 PM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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YOU ARE A DISGUSTING FATBODY, PRIVATE PYLE!!!!!

12 posted on 02/02/2023 6:24:44 PM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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I've seen that concept. If they're going that way, I'd prefer horizontal for the flight.


13 posted on 02/02/2023 6:28:47 PM PST by mikey_hates_everything
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I can’t believe they have ‘test seats.’ I would have a horizontal line on a nearby wall. Less than this wide and ya ride! Can’t ride if ya hide the line!

Freegards


14 posted on 02/02/2023 6:38:54 PM PST by Ransomed
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Simple pass through pipe gateway that is open to only 40”. If you don’t fit, you don’t sit.


15 posted on 02/02/2023 6:45:13 PM PST by drSteve78 (Je suis Deplorable STILL )
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To: Secret Agent Man

Some physics issues about mass and acceleration, and Newton’s Laws.


16 posted on 02/02/2023 6:48:07 PM PST by drSteve78 (Je suis Deplorable STILL )
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To: BenLurkin

Super Mario Kart, not so much...


17 posted on 02/02/2023 6:50:25 PM PST by Herosmith ("Hindsight alone is not wisdom, And second-guessing is not a strategy." - GWB)
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To: MarMema

He was way way more than chunky. I know you were being polite, but he was obese big time.


18 posted on 02/02/2023 7:19:17 PM PST by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016 democratic )
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To: mikey_hates_everything

“I wish airlines would do this.”

That depends. Do you mean make the seats bigger or disenfranchise the rider. There are people out there that need to get from point a to b and their time and needs are just as important as the 32 inch waist people.

The airlines can build bigger planes to put more passengers in them to make more money. Then why can’t they build planes that service people of size. Not everyone of size is that way because they can’t push themselves away from the table. Illness, required medications, age, accidents...there’s a lot of reasons people get that way. But very few reasons they should be treated different from other people.

wy69


19 posted on 02/02/2023 7:27:55 PM PST by whitney69
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To: BenLurkin

guess Wario won’t fit.


20 posted on 02/02/2023 7:32:35 PM PST by Farcesensitive (K is coming)
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