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kathleen.talamantes.7;2501796 wrote: So my daughter at 265. Is she going to be able to ride?

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I'm apple shaped, 5'6 , 228# and had no problem. The f'arther forward you move up the better. The girl next to me wasn't as big and she had to have extra time to get set in. It's like you are on a motorcycle, leaning forward. I don't know if your daughter will be able to ride or not. That's the call of the CM. I hope she will be able to ride.

I think it is hard to tell if you will fit until they get the test seats out there or until you actually try. I'm 5'8", have 17 inch calves, and wear a size 10-11 shoe. I had plenty of room for my legs but I can definitely see an issue if you are not flexible enough to get your foot all the way to the front. My friend's son is 6' 3" and 280. He did not fit but I also saw a man who wasn't very big struggling because he couldn't get one foot in far enough. They ended up having him take off his shoes.

As far as motion sickness, Star Tours can make me sick but I'm good with Soarin' I took a ginger pill before I rode just to be safe and was absolutely fine. The second time I rode right after I ate and felt a very small bit queasy but really had no problems. I highly recommend taking something before you ride it if you think you might get sick and trying it out. It is a great ride.

This is rather disappointing news. My oldest son's gf is a pretty large girl. We had problems at Universal due to her size. They handled it poorly and she left crying. That night I promised there wouldn't be any issues like that at Disney. There wasn't for that trip, but I don't want her to go through that again, especially at Disney where she wouldn't be expecting it.

I understand they are keeping track of those unable to ride. Maybe larger seats if there's too many?

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AgentC;2501825 wrote: I think it is hard to tell if you will fit until they get the test seats out there or until you actually try. I'm 5'8", have 17 inch calves, and wear a size 10-11 shoe. I had plenty of room for my legs but I can definitely see an issue if you are not flexible enough to get your foot all the way to the front. My friend's son is 6' 3" and 280. He did not fit but I also saw a man who wasn't very big struggling because he couldn't get one foot in far enough. They ended up having him take off his shoes.

As far as motion sickness, Star Tours can make me sick but I'm good with Soarin' I took a ginger pill before I rode just to be safe and was absolutely fine. The second time I rode right after I ate and felt a very small bit queasy but really had no problems. I highly recommend taking something before you ride it if you think you might get sick and trying it out. It is a great ride.

I am intrigued - what is a ginger pill? I love fresh ginger but have never heard of a ginger pill.

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deedee73;2501870 wrote: I am intrigued - what is a ginger pill? I love fresh ginger but have never heard of a ginger pill.

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I have heard of ginger pills. They are good for motion sickness as well as peppermint. I think you can get them in a vitamin section of a drugstore. I will have to check it out as well.

Ginger pills are problem a "your mileage may vary" type of item. Ginger is considered a natural remedy for motion sickness. I bought the Dramamine version which was right next to the regular Dramamine. There are other brands. Regular Dramanine can cause drowsiness and I don't want to be drowsy at a theme park. I get sea sick as well as motion sick if I'm in the back seat of a car. Star Tours can big me depending on which scenario I get. The ginger works well for me.

Thanks AgentC - I use fresh ginger for migraines but had never heard of a pill version. I definitely will look into this as I get car sick and circular rides get me (tea cups, etc) so maybe these would help.

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I get motion sick too. I would love to try this, but I would absolutely take a Bonine first.

Ed;2501657 wrote: The problem of people being unable to ride was the subject of a story on local TV (WKMG channel 6) last night. They said that WDW will be adding a "test vehicle" at the beginning of the queue so people can make sure they will be able to ride.

http://www.clickorlando.com/news/some-unable-to-meet-restrictions-for-new-avatar-themed-disney-ride

A "test vehicle" has now been placed outside the ride for guests to determine whether they will fir or not.

I'm not sure how the test vehicle makes things better. No matter where you do it, you are essentially telling someone they don't fit the right body image.
On a side note, since I don't know if I will be able to ride this ride or not due to my muscle condition, it will be a nice photo op if I can't ride it.

I read that the test vehicle is there so people will not have to wait 2 hours on line just to find out that they won't be able to ride.

lindique;2502014 wrote: I read that the test vehicle is there so people will not have to wait 2 hours on line just to find out that they won't be able to ride.

That's exactly why it's there. The queue for the ride is exceptionally long.

wow. that looks incredibly uncomfortable.

ransam;2502047 wrote: wow. that looks incredibly uncomfortable.

That's what I thought too - it doesn't exactly remind me of a rocking chair!! :mickey: