snuggles79
Earning My Ears
- Joined
- Jun 15, 2009
Having just got back from Disneyland Paris I thought I would write a "fat person's guide" AKA "Pooh's Guide" to the rides at Disneyland.
I won't give my exact measurements but suffice to say I am not exactly tiny - 6'1 is my height and both my waist and chest are considerably over 50 inches - so I can definitely say this is a true guide!
I have included a pic of me below to give you a better idea of my size too (I'm the one in the white t-shirt in case you couldn't guess!):
Before I went I was really worried I would end up getting chucked off a lot of the rides and I know a few others have been worried too - so I hope this guide helps others!
DISNEYLAND PARK - ADVENTURELAND
La Cabane des Robinson
This ride was closed whilst we were there
Pirates' Beach
Too old / tall to be allowed to play here!
Le Passage Enchante d'Aladdin
Didn't go on this
Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Peril
Chickened out of going on this at the last moment
Adventure Isle
Didn't go on this
Pirates Of The Caribbean
No problems with this ride at all. You sit in a boat - could easily fit me and my friend beside each other. No restraints
DISNEYLAND PARK - FRONTIERLAND
Legends Of The Wild West
Didn't do this
River Rogue Keelboats
Didn't go on this
Phantom Manor
No problems at all on this ride. You sit in a car either by yourself or with one other - as there were three in my group for this ride I elected to go in my own car. Can't remember exactly how they keep you in your seats but I know I had a lot of room left.
Thunder Mesa Riverboat Landing (Paddle Steamer)
It's a big paddle steamer so of course no problems on this. No recreation of the Titanic when I got on!
Rustler Roundup Shootin' Gallery
Closed whilst we were there
Big Thunder Mountain
As I have experienced other runaway mine trains I opted for my own "carriage" as I knew I would have to sit with my legs diagonally due to them being quite long. Pull down restraint in front of me that I had absoloutely no problems with.
Pocahontas Indian Village
Way too old to go on this
Disney Railroad
It's a train. It has carriages with lots of seating in each one. It's not a problem as the seats are "benches" so you do not have to fit into a single seat.
DISNEYLAND PARK - FANTASYLAND
Sleeping Beauty Castle
It's a castle you can walk around so no problems at all.
Blanche-Neige et les Sept Nains
Didn't go on this
Les Voyages de Pinocchio
To be honest I found this ride really boring so don't really remember how it was done other than we sat in some sort of carriage. I know I had no problems fitting in though.
Le Carousel de Lancelot
It's a carousel so no real problems other than having feet too big for the stirrups so ended up hurting my poor little tootsies!
Peter Pan's Flight
You sit in little boats for this and can lower the bar across you as much as you need to - it then locks. I lowered it too far the first time and could barely breath! The second time I lowered it less and was fine. Did sit in my own seat (rather than with my friend) due to my long legs again!
Dumbo The Flying Elephant
A seatbelt keeps you in this ride but the seatbelt is designed to fit across two people so absolutely no problems with it. Did have an elephant all to myself.
Alice's Curious Labyrinth
Closed whilst I was there
Mad Hatter's Tea Cups
A tea cup ride. I shared with just one friend. Due to long legs was a bit of a problem both of us fitting in - but that was the only problem!
Casey Jr.
Didn't go on this
Le Pays des Contes de Fees
Didn't go on this
It's A Small World
A big boat ride with long seats and no restraints so absolutely no problems with this. Me and my three friends managed to fit on one seat but it was a bit of a tight squeeze so three is best.
DISNEYLAND PARK - DISCOVERYLAND
Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast
Actually had room to spare on this ride. You sit in a carriage for two (that can easily fit two) and a "control panel" comes down as the ride starts. Plenty of room to move even with this panel down.
Orbitron
Didn't go on this. When I saw the "spaceships" I kind of knew there was no way I would fit in. My friend (who is a light smaller than me) went on it and had very little room to move so I am 99.99% sure my thoughts were correct.
Star Tours
Didn't go on this. My friends did this on the last day. There was a 40 minute queue. My feet were so tired I couldn't be bothered to queue up for it so just sat around waiting for them.
Honey, I Shrunk The Audience
Didn't do this
Les Mysteres du Nautilus
A walk round attraction so absolutely no problems.
Autopia
Small cars + long legs = awkwardness. Sat in the passenger's side of the car and leaned over to do the "steering". No problems other than that. There is a seatbelt that you wear but, again, this is designed for two people so no problems at all.
Space Mountain: Mission 2
This was the ride I was most nervous about fitting on but had absolutely no problems at all. The ride uses an "over the head" harness that most rollercoasters use. Managed to click the harness down quite a few clicks. However, because I didn't quite sit down far enough in the sea it was half a millimetre away from the next click so seemed fairly loose to me. Didn't bother staff and I survived the ride so obviously not a problem!
Well that's Disneyland Park done - I will follow on with Walt Disney Studios in a seperate post on this thread
I won't give my exact measurements but suffice to say I am not exactly tiny - 6'1 is my height and both my waist and chest are considerably over 50 inches - so I can definitely say this is a true guide!
I have included a pic of me below to give you a better idea of my size too (I'm the one in the white t-shirt in case you couldn't guess!):
Before I went I was really worried I would end up getting chucked off a lot of the rides and I know a few others have been worried too - so I hope this guide helps others!
DISNEYLAND PARK - ADVENTURELAND
La Cabane des Robinson
This ride was closed whilst we were there
Pirates' Beach
Too old / tall to be allowed to play here!
Le Passage Enchante d'Aladdin
Didn't go on this
Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Peril
Chickened out of going on this at the last moment
Adventure Isle
Didn't go on this
Pirates Of The Caribbean
No problems with this ride at all. You sit in a boat - could easily fit me and my friend beside each other. No restraints
DISNEYLAND PARK - FRONTIERLAND
Legends Of The Wild West
Didn't do this
River Rogue Keelboats
Didn't go on this
Phantom Manor
No problems at all on this ride. You sit in a car either by yourself or with one other - as there were three in my group for this ride I elected to go in my own car. Can't remember exactly how they keep you in your seats but I know I had a lot of room left.
Thunder Mesa Riverboat Landing (Paddle Steamer)
It's a big paddle steamer so of course no problems on this. No recreation of the Titanic when I got on!
Rustler Roundup Shootin' Gallery
Closed whilst we were there
Big Thunder Mountain
As I have experienced other runaway mine trains I opted for my own "carriage" as I knew I would have to sit with my legs diagonally due to them being quite long. Pull down restraint in front of me that I had absoloutely no problems with.
Pocahontas Indian Village
Way too old to go on this
Disney Railroad
It's a train. It has carriages with lots of seating in each one. It's not a problem as the seats are "benches" so you do not have to fit into a single seat.
DISNEYLAND PARK - FANTASYLAND
Sleeping Beauty Castle
It's a castle you can walk around so no problems at all.
Blanche-Neige et les Sept Nains
Didn't go on this
Les Voyages de Pinocchio
To be honest I found this ride really boring so don't really remember how it was done other than we sat in some sort of carriage. I know I had no problems fitting in though.
Le Carousel de Lancelot
It's a carousel so no real problems other than having feet too big for the stirrups so ended up hurting my poor little tootsies!
Peter Pan's Flight
You sit in little boats for this and can lower the bar across you as much as you need to - it then locks. I lowered it too far the first time and could barely breath! The second time I lowered it less and was fine. Did sit in my own seat (rather than with my friend) due to my long legs again!
Dumbo The Flying Elephant
A seatbelt keeps you in this ride but the seatbelt is designed to fit across two people so absolutely no problems with it. Did have an elephant all to myself.
Alice's Curious Labyrinth
Closed whilst I was there
Mad Hatter's Tea Cups
A tea cup ride. I shared with just one friend. Due to long legs was a bit of a problem both of us fitting in - but that was the only problem!
Casey Jr.
Didn't go on this
Le Pays des Contes de Fees
Didn't go on this
It's A Small World
A big boat ride with long seats and no restraints so absolutely no problems with this. Me and my three friends managed to fit on one seat but it was a bit of a tight squeeze so three is best.
DISNEYLAND PARK - DISCOVERYLAND
Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast
Actually had room to spare on this ride. You sit in a carriage for two (that can easily fit two) and a "control panel" comes down as the ride starts. Plenty of room to move even with this panel down.
Orbitron
Didn't go on this. When I saw the "spaceships" I kind of knew there was no way I would fit in. My friend (who is a light smaller than me) went on it and had very little room to move so I am 99.99% sure my thoughts were correct.
Star Tours
Didn't go on this. My friends did this on the last day. There was a 40 minute queue. My feet were so tired I couldn't be bothered to queue up for it so just sat around waiting for them.
Honey, I Shrunk The Audience
Didn't do this
Les Mysteres du Nautilus
A walk round attraction so absolutely no problems.
Autopia
Small cars + long legs = awkwardness. Sat in the passenger's side of the car and leaned over to do the "steering". No problems other than that. There is a seatbelt that you wear but, again, this is designed for two people so no problems at all.
Space Mountain: Mission 2
This was the ride I was most nervous about fitting on but had absolutely no problems at all. The ride uses an "over the head" harness that most rollercoasters use. Managed to click the harness down quite a few clicks. However, because I didn't quite sit down far enough in the sea it was half a millimetre away from the next click so seemed fairly loose to me. Didn't bother staff and I survived the ride so obviously not a problem!
Well that's Disneyland Park done - I will follow on with Walt Disney Studios in a seperate post on this thread
