Poll of the Day > New Alabama Park causes OUTRAGE after they Banned FAT PEOPLE!! Are you Banned???

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The OWA attraction opened last Friday in Alabama and the new amusement park has come under fire after it put out a set of WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS that officially BANNED Fat people from their rides..and it's different with Men AND Women!!

Now the park is at the mercy of the public as an example of their rules says being TALLER than 6ft 2 and more than 225lbs with a 40 inch waist or 52 inch chest are Banned from the park!!

Women who weighed more than 200lbs or wear a size 18 clothes are also banned from their 21 park rides as well

The park is branded as "not a park for fat people| as OWA released a statement that said "It was never our intent to offend any person or group by the language in our rider safety restrictions. Restrictions implemented by The Park at OWA are provided by the ride manufacturer to ensure thee safety of our guest and employees. Guests must be able to utilize all safety restraints and devices as designed by the manufacturer. Guests must have the ability to maintain the proper upright position and riding posture during the entire ride opersation. All passenger restraints, including lap bars, shoulder harnesses and seatbelts must be positioned properly and fastened tightly to allow guests to enjoy the ride"

Parents Kenneth Booker and Kayla Gartman were confused as Kayla said her husband was 6ft 8 inches tall and she's 6ft 1 and have a 13 year old who is 5ft 7 and Kayla was BANNED from the park...it was confusing for any of them to whether or not they are allowed or not..

Would you be barred from this Park based on their weight and height restrictions? let's see what people will vote

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I don't get how people can't understand its a safety issue.
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Jen0125 posted...

I don't get how people can't understand its a safety issue.

Agreed. At the end of the day the owners are responsible for covering their own arses so I can't blame them.

Full Throttle posted...

Would you be barred from this park based on their weight descriptions?

Not a chance.
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Yeah and you know if one of them were to fall out and die because they just insisted on riding their family would be the type that'd be the first to sue. Or if they were just injured they'd be at an attorney the same day.
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Exactly. Whatever the case the obese people wouldn't be at fault obviously. *rolls eyes*
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Oh, an amusement park? Yeah, that's fine. I thought you meant like a city park.

Yeah, this is totally fine.
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Why the hell would you say "park" instead of "theme park" or something accurate?
You're basically just lying at this point to... get more... views?
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I would be probably banned.
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They're clearly lying about it being a safety issue. Certainly weight and (on some rides) height restrictions are fine. But they'd be the same for everyone regardless of gender. The difference between genders means they're lying about their purpose.

And to answer the question, at 5'10" and 155lbs I wouldn't be banned.

I used to work at a theme park, people would get really mad if they were told they can't ride but like.. The bar doesn't even lock into place over you, gtfo!. But they don't care.

I understand not letting people onto rides, every park does it. but banned from even entering is a bit weird.

SushiSquid posted...

They're clearly lying about it being a safety issue. Certainly weight and (on some rides) height restrictions are fine. But they'd be the same for everyone regardless of gender. The difference between genders means they're lying about their purpose.

Why would they lie though?
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I'd be banned and I understand. Safety first. Don't like it, lose weight.

Lose some weight. No, you don't have a medical condition that makes you fat.
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Those are unusually low weight limits. Aside from like kiddie rides, I've never seen weight limits that low before. It also seems really sketchy that men and women have different limits.

For safety reasons, though, it seems like you'd want the weight limit to be much higher than the average person's weight. I'd worry about how safe a ride is that had trouble handling 200 pound people.

wwinterj25 posted...

Why would they lie though?

Because "safety reasons" is better PR than "fatties are ugly." Like they have a pretty strong motivation to lie about it =/
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I'm 3 inches taller than the limit, so I'm banned

Not a park for fat people yet alabama is one of if not the fattest states in the US.

Jen0125 posted...

I don't get how people can't understand its a safety issue.

I can get for the men, but the women?

If that were the case then there would be a single height/weight restriction.
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Golden Road posted...

Because "safety reasons" is better PR than "fatties are ugly." Like they have a pretty strong motivation to lie about it =/

Yeah I'm not buying it otherwise they would simply ban every ugly person. It's clearly for safety reasons.
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wwinterj25 posted...

Yeah I'm not buying it otherwise they would simply ban every ugly person. It's clearly for safety reasons.

So then why are the safety standards different for men and women?
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Jen0125 posted...

I don't get how people can't understand its a safety issue.

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Golden Road posted...

So then why are the safety standards different for men and women?

You do know in general men and woman are different right? This includes size and weight. This is nothing new.
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The broad strokes of the policy are probably for safety, the specific numbers are for bullshit litigation nonsense.
That's my vote.
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wwinterj25 posted...

Golden Road posted...

So then why are the safety standards different for men and women?

You do know in general men and woman are different right? This includes size and weight. This is nothing new.

Gee, thanks, I didn't know. Apparently men of x size and weight are safer than women of x size and weight. I'm sure lucky to have you educate me ^_^
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Women at 200 lbs are going to be much fatter than men at 200 lbs. It's not like they're worried their weight is going to break the seats (well, maybe), but it's probably more about them being able to be properly secured in their seats.

Golden Road posted...

Gee, thanks, I didn't know. Apparently men of x size and weight are safer than women of x size and weight. I'm sure lucky to have you educate me ^_^

Actually they probably are hence the restrictions. It's not really up for debate. The ride manufactures provide the rules. The theme parks just enforce them. The restrictions are there for their own safety. Not some hidden agenda than makes zero sense.
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Im ten pounds away from not being able to ride there despite never ever being denied access to a ride ever. I had to sit in a test seat once, when i was younger though before i could ride.

i guess it could be a safety issue oddly specific to this one park idk.

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Jen0125 posted...

I don't get how people can't understand its a safety issue.

Simple, people are stupid and easily manipulated.

It would take someone to die first from a ride due to their weight THEN the park could use it as an excuse and people would be more understanding.
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Umm-----

An

ALABAMA

Park banning for being fat?

So basically no admittance to people from Alabama?
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aHappySacka posted...

Alexandra_Trent posted...

Jen0125 posted...

I don't get how people can't understand its a safety issue.

Simple, people are stupid and easily manipulated.

It would take someone to die first from a ride due to their weight THEN the park could use it as an excuse and people would be more understanding.

It's Alabama. There is nothing but stupid there. And blatant racism.
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200 pounds seems a little low given the national average
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Ultima_Dragoon posted...

Women at 200 lbs are going to be much fatter than men at 200 lbs. It's not like they're worried their weight is going to break the seats (well, maybe), but it's probably more about them being able to be properly secured in their seats.

Not always. 6 foot tall women and 5 foot tall men exist. Women also don't all carry weight in the same area. If it wasn't about weight, but whether they can be properly secured in the seats, then why not just go by whether or not they can be properly secured in the seats? Weight alone doesn't tell you that.
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i get the height restriction, but not the separate weight restrictions.
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Jen0125 posted...

I don't get how people can't understand its a safety issue.

That was my first thought but couldn't said park simply ban folks from the rides instead of the park as a whole? Said overweight folks could still tag along and watch their friends/family members enjoy the rides. Granted I still filtering out folks at the front gates is easier than filtering out folks at each individual ride.
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I bet they didn't even care enough to try helium balloons


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This story was crafted to make people angry masterfully when in reality it's as controversial as a sack of rocks.
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Golden Road posted...

wwinterj25 posted...

Yeah I'm not buying it otherwise they would simply ban every ugly person. It's clearly for safety reasons.

So then why are the safety standards different for men and women?

Shut up.
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That_70s_show posted...

Oh, an amusement park? Yeah, that's fine. I thought you meant like a city park.

Yeah, this is totally fine.

Exactly. Fucking click baited >_>
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Full Throttle posted...

Evil Park -

lol duckbear you know no one agrees with you on this right?

1st off - Clickbait

2nd - It also seems overly tall people are banned as well, plus there's always been a short limit, so it's not just weight and of course there is weight limits on things. These rides seats are designed with the average adult size in mind, they aren't looking at the extremes.

The weights they have seem a bit low though. They being overly cautious?


3. They not allowed in the park at all or just not allowed on the rides? I was a bit confused there. That would be weird if they weren't allowed in at all.

What about fat parents that were bringing their teen kids to the event and their kids were normal size? The parents would have to be allowed in to monitor their children right?
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InfestedAdam posted...

Jen0125 posted...

I don't get how people can't understand its a safety issue.

That was my first thought but couldn't said park simply ban folks from the rides instead of the park as a whole? Said overweight folks could still tag along and watch their friends/family members enjoy the rides. Granted I still filtering out folks at the front gates is easier than filtering out folks at each individual ride.

Here's the thing it's a post by duckbear. I doubt they're really banned from the whole park. But they likely have warning signs at the beginning of the park before you buy your tickets to avoid people buying tickets and then not being able to do almost anything in the park. That would make even more complaints and people would think the park is trying to steal, honestly.
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Another thing to keep in mind is a lot of rides also have MINIMUM height requirements at the very least and some have requirements for minimum weight as well. If you have a minimum for safety there's no reason there wouldn't be a maximum.
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I guess im way over the limits. I am very fat

Golden Road posted...

Those are unusually low weight limits. Aside from like kiddie rides, I've never seen weight limits that low before. It also seems really sketchy that men and women have different limits.

For safety reasons, though, it seems like you'd want the weight limit to be much higher than the average person's weight. I'd worry about how safe a ride is that had trouble handling 200 pound people.

Yeah, those are pretty low limits. Not being able to handle average-weight people is just shoddy engineering. The actual limits are likely far in excess of that (the standard in weight-rating something is to only rate it to a quarter of its actual physical limit), but it still definitely calls the construction into question.

wwinterj25 posted...

You do know in general men and woman are different right? This includes size and weight. This is nothing new.

Except for the part where they're sitting in the same seats. The girders don't get weaker when women line up for the ride, nor do the restraints get any tighter.

Jen0125 posted...

Another thing to keep in mind is a lot of rides also have MINIMUM height requirements at the very least and some have requirements for minimum weight as well. If you have a minimum for safety there's no reason there wouldn't be a maximum.

The minimum is typically far below the average height/weight for adults, though. The occasional 4' adult is going to run into issues, but those restrictions aren't going to affect the vast majority of people. Similarly, I'd expect a 7' person to be barred, simply because of how far outside the norm they are. Minima and maxima make sense, but if you're designing something properly, those figures aren't going to be reached very often. No decent engineer is going to design a boat that can't spend more than a week in the water at a time.
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adjl posted...

Except for the part where they're sitting in the same seats. The girders don't get weaker when women line up for the ride, nor do the restraints get any tighter.

Jesus

What part of Men and Women are different physiologically, do you not you understand?

I almost wonder if the park wanted to purchase the lowest limit of insurance possible so they're trying to minimize as many risks as they can :p
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dioxxys posted...

What part of Men and Women are different physiologically, do you not you understand?

Don't even bother man. It's not worth the effort.
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dioxxys posted...

What part of Men and Women are different physiologically, do you not you understand?

What part of Men and Women do not all have an identical build do you not understand? It's an arbitrary distinction.
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Full Throttle posted...

Evil Park -
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Oh... It's an amusement park. For some reason I thought tall and heavy people were being banned from a picnic area or going on a jungle gym.
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Jen0125 posted...

I don't get how people can't understand its a safety issue.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QV_zTsmr1Q
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