As you can see from my profile picture, I love roller coasters! When I was a kid I went on them all the time. I didn't start gaining tons of weight until I was around 18 years old, before that I was very thin. Anyways, in the next couple of weeks I have two trips planned to Water parks and six flags. I'm really excited about this as I have lost close to 100 pounds. But I am also nervous because I'm afraid I still wont fit into the seats to ride on the roller coasters. Is there anyway I can know for sure without embarrassing myself by *trying* to get on a ride only to be turned away? this is a huge fear of mine and I feel like I shouldn't fear that anymore because I lost so much weight but I still do fear it.

On the website for six flags they had a chart for each ride and on some of them it said to have a waistline of under 40 inches. Ok, my waistline is under 40 inches but my hips certainly aren't, my widest part of my hips are still 49 inches last I checked. Im short, so even though I weigh under 200 pounds, my BMI is still around 35. I just wish there was an easy way to know if I can enjoy the rides without worrying about it.

Height 5 feet, weight (by the time I go) around 180.

I just visited six flags last week. I am 5'3" and weigh 179. I have wide hips and with my weight loss I fit in the seats just fine. Some were snug on my hips but not embarrassing at all and no issues buckling in . Had a great time.

Most rides have a seat at the entrance you can try and sit in and see if it fits. I'm sure you will be fine. Enjoy and let us know how it goes!

I just visited Disneyland a couple months ago. While in line for the upside down coaster at California Adventure, I noticed an obese woman with her little girl in front of us. She weighed at LEAST 300 lbs. The whole 30 minutes we were in line, I was mortified for her cuz I knew once she got to the front of the line, they weren't going to let her on. To my amazement, she rode it just fine. The harness fit perfectly.

About 4 mths ago we went to Knotts berry Farm and rode on a scary one (I'm just getting used to the scary ones! Still terrified). My husband is 6'0" and he barely fit. His knees were up to his chin. Had he been any bigger (taller) he probly wouldn't have fit. They don't tell u that u can be too tall for a ride.

Good luck and have fun. I'm sure ur fine. At Six Flags I'm sure they will accomodate u. It's the rinky dink little rides (like at the fair) that u have to worry about fitting into.