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Postby sixflagsguy5 on September 25th, 2004, 12:17 am
Are any of you too tall for any of the rides at sfgam. I am only too tall for the loony toons and cartoon network areas.

If you are too tall put too tall and what rides. If your just not able for kiddie stuff say that and contribute to anything about how you think about the hight restrictions for being too tall.

I think that its stupid to have a maximum height, but its saftey. But i think that some of the rides should be designed for taller people too. The only one that is rediculous is Dejavu. My dad is too tall and i will be too tall most likely.
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Postby DejaVuGurl1203 on September 25th, 2004, 8:33 am
Nope, I'll probably never be too tall for any ride.
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Postby mr. dejavu on September 25th, 2004, 9:28 am
I'm just the right height for every ride. :D
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Postby SFGA Bob on September 25th, 2004, 9:31 am
I'm just short enough to fit on DV. I've never tried any of the kiddie rides other than Spacely's, so I don't know for those. one ride thatI'm almost too tall for is Iron Wolf. I know there's no max height restriction and I'm do need to pull the seat down from the starting postion, but I find that there's not enough room between the shoulder harness and the seat. so I either get my shoulders dislocated or my manhood crunched.

I would be eternally grateful to B&M if they would make the seat adjustable somehow. like a spring loaded lock under the seat.
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Postby SFGAMkid on September 25th, 2004, 1:26 pm
I think the only rides at the park that have a maxium height limit are Vu, all the kiddie rides and V2. Not too sure about V2 though but I remember the height stick having a red section for being too short the green section and then another red section for the top.

I know I'm getting close to the height mark for Vu. I think it's 6' 4" and I'm like 6' 2". Hopefully, I'll be able to ride it a few more times...
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Postby SFGAm Shock Wave on September 25th, 2004, 4:21 pm
King Chaos and Revolution have a 76" max height.
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Postby Sedir on September 25th, 2004, 6:57 pm
No Kiddie Rides for me. :(
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Postby mnel18 on September 25th, 2004, 10:59 pm
Vertically Im fine, Horizontally however sometimes causes a problem LOL
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Postby coasterdude12 on September 25th, 2004, 10:59 pm
Too tall for king Chaos and Deja Vu, if i take off my shoes i'm let on Revolution, I'm about 6'8 in shoes and 6'5-6'6 barefoot, Its a tight squeeze going on Viper and American Eagle though
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Postby w00dland on September 26th, 2004, 11:12 am
I'm 5"9, 170 so I'm just about perfect for most rides.
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Postby Aero737 on September 26th, 2004, 1:30 pm
I'm 75 inches tall without shoes on so I might be getting too tall for some of the rides. I allready cannot ride demon due to my height.
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Postby Sedir on September 26th, 2004, 5:15 pm
There's a height limit on Demon?
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Postby SFGAm Shock Wave on September 26th, 2004, 6:07 pm
No. He means that he physically can not fit.
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Postby w00dland on September 26th, 2004, 6:14 pm
Sedir wrote:There's a height limit on Demon?


From what I've heard, it just really hurts.
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Postby rich12_16 on September 26th, 2004, 6:40 pm
I'm not to tall for any rides except the kiddie rides. I hopefully will never be. I'm 15 and 5'6 . I doubt i ever will be too tall foor any rides.
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Postby SFGA Bob on September 27th, 2004, 8:47 am
for Demon, I have can't sit with my back flat against the seat or else I come off the ride with broken collar bones.
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Postby tafaba on September 27th, 2004, 9:16 am
I'm 6'7 so I would be too tall for some of the rides.
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Postby punkbunny24242 on September 27th, 2004, 12:25 pm
Hey Big Mike do you go on rides? Just curious if you were a Six Flags fan and that's how you got started in Fright Fest. One year I was talking to a guy from Necropolis and he said that "over his dead body" would I catch him on a ride. He was hilarious!
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Postby coasterdude12 on September 27th, 2004, 3:27 pm
aero737 wrote:I'm 75 inches tall without shoes on so I might be getting too tall for some of the rides. I allready cannot ride demon due to my height.



I can still ride Demon if I position myself right, I'm 78" tall too
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Postby tafaba on September 27th, 2004, 3:54 pm
I am a SF fan and that ishow I got started in FF. In 2002 I went to FF and the priates were so cool that I had to join up. I figured out who put it on and I stated the following week.

As for the rides, last year I would have said something like that but my son got me to go on the whizzer, then I went on vipor then I told him I would go on the Eagel and I did, the whole way up the hill I was scared to death (I'm afraid of hieghts). But that ride is awesome. So, I am 37 years old and have found a new love for coasters. However, I have not been on a looping coaster as of yet. I don't think I will fit in Deamon.

See you at FF, in Necro...


punkbunny24242 wrote:Hey Big Mike do you go on rides? Just curious if you were a Six Flags fan and that's how you got started in Fright Fest. One year I was talking to a guy from Necropolis and he said that "over his dead body" would I catch him on a ride. He was hilarious!
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Postby tafaba on September 27th, 2004, 3:55 pm
I may try then, next season.

coasterdude12 wrote:
aero737 wrote:I'm 75 inches tall without shoes on so I might be getting too tall for some of the rides. I allready cannot ride demon due to my height.



I can still ride Demon if I position myself right, I'm 78" tall too
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Postby sixflagsguy5 on September 27th, 2004, 4:19 pm
Everyones too tall for the kiddie rides unless your younger than 13. And on some rides if they cant buckle the belt or on raging bull if they cant see the red line then you cant ride. There all also height restrictions for vu of 6 foot 4 and v2 of 6foot 8 my dad is too tall for vu and i might be too tall for it in like a year or two. I'm really hoping to be 6'2" or 6'3"
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Postby Sedir on September 27th, 2004, 7:51 pm
Well a least I won't be too tall so soon. So I can ride them for a while.
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Postby BMRider on September 28th, 2004, 4:41 pm
How do you not fit on Demon? If you are to tall just sit in the front of a car.
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Postby Virtua Tennis on September 28th, 2004, 5:32 pm
BMRider wrote:How do you not fit on Demon? If you are to tall just sit in the front of a car.

Tall people can have problems with Demon cause the cars are pretty small and if your sitting on the airgate side the corkscrews jerk a lot more and taller people can't really move a lot to prepare for it. I've never really had a problem with it (around 5'8) but I normally sit in the same seat which is the best seat which is car 6 row 1 exit side.

One thing I don't like anymore is V2 in front, I used to like it now I like back better cause I can put up my feet on the seat in front of me during the holding brake to avoid smashing into the restraint.
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