matymil Posted September 2, 2022 #1 Share Posted September 2, 2022 I'm going on the Mardi Gras for the first time next week. Id love to go on Bolt but i read that they had pretty strict restrictions. I'm 6ft5 and over the last several weeks Ive recently lost over 20lbs i still wont be under the 300lb mark when we sail (probably around 320lb). I did the sky bike awhile back with no issues at all. Ive also gone on some roller coasters for years (Joker at SFGA for example) that i exceeded a height or weight limit on and had no idea because nobody told me or enforced it. Has anyone gone recently that can speak to this? Do they still have the scale and are they still strict about it? Thanks in advance 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mondello Posted September 2, 2022 #2 Share Posted September 2, 2022 I wouldn’t push the limit. A young man died in Orlando, he was actually too big but enforcement was lax. This was at Icon Park. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matymil Posted September 2, 2022 Author #3 Share Posted September 2, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, mondello said: I wouldn’t push the limit. A young man died in Orlando, he was actually too big but enforcement was lax. This was at Icon Park. I am very well aware of the Tyre Sampson story. I was actually supposed to go on that a month before he had passed but we could not find parking. I would not compare the two but thanks for the opinion. Edited September 2, 2022 by matymil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karmamule Posted September 2, 2022 #4 Share Posted September 2, 2022 I've seen a couple YouTube videos in which they said they weren't allowed to ride the Bolt due to weight restrictions. One example is this video around the 2 minute mark: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine5715 Posted September 2, 2022 #5 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Yes, they are strict. You must be at least 52 inches (4 feet, 4 inches) tall and weigh less than 300 pounds in order to ride Bolt. The maximum height allowed is 77 inches (6 feet, 5 inches). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree.critter Posted September 2, 2022 #6 Share Posted September 2, 2022 They have a scale to step on prior to the ride. It is a pass or fail, doesn’t show actual weight. If over the limit you won’t get to ride. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audcc77 Posted September 2, 2022 #7 Share Posted September 2, 2022 I was thinking about going on the Bolt. Can you make it go slow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matymil Posted September 2, 2022 Author #8 Share Posted September 2, 2022 1 hour ago, tree.critter said: They have a scale to step on prior to the ride. It is a pass or fail, doesn’t show actual weight. If over the limit you won’t get to ride. Ok thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mondello Posted September 2, 2022 #9 Share Posted September 2, 2022 1 hour ago, audcc77 said: I was thinking about going on the Bolt. Can you make it go slow? Yes, you can choose to go full tilt or slow it down, it has a gas/speed pedal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoeyVictoria Posted September 2, 2022 #10 Share Posted September 2, 2022 3 hours ago, audcc77 said: I was thinking about going on the Bolt. Can you make it go slow? I loved it, but the slowest speed was not what I considered to be slow at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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