Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Latest-ID-76378.asp" target="_blank"><b>Latest: ScreamScape: Splash Mountain Adding Lap Bars?</b></a> <p>ScreamScape.com is reporting the rumor that the Magic Kingdom's Splash Mountain, which is currently under refurbishment, will have lap bars added when it returns.</p>
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb Ugh! Totally unnecessary, that will take the thrill out of the final drop for everyone tall enough to ride.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<Ugh! Totally unnecessary, that will take the thrill out of the final drop for everyone tall enough to ride.>> Ummmm...how? This is a necessary step to quell idiocy. And it won't affect the ride at all.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<Ugh! Totally unnecessary, that will take the thrill out of the final drop for everyone tall enough to ride.>> Ummmm...how? This is a necessary step to quell idiocy. And it won't affect the ride at all.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb Part of the thrill for me is the feeling hat there is nothing holding me in. Perception is everything when it comes to thrill rides.
Originally Posted By disney pete agree with Deb this would spoil the ride if idiots want to stand up and ruin it for everyone then said idiots deserve whatever the consequences.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <-- likes to go down the final drop of 'Splash Mountain' without a log at all... Now that's a thrill!
Originally Posted By xrayvision "<-- likes to go down the final drop of 'Splash Mountain' without a log at all... Now that's a thrill!" It's a thrill and a wedgie all in one.
Originally Posted By -em Atleast it's not the over the shoulder restraints that have been rumored for DLRs version for at least 10 years now...
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer Fail... I'm 6'3 and it's already a pain to get into those things.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Aren't there regulations against having restraints on boat rides? Why else would none of them have any sort of locking restraints? If the log (or whatever theoretical vehicle on another ride) turns over, since it's not secured to a track, the people in it would be stuck, potentially making it more dangerous than not having one. Yes, the rapids rides tend to have seatbelts, but they don't lock at all, so if anything happened, you could get out. I don't know if this is the real reason or not, but I feel like in these days of regulations on everything, there would be restraints all over water rides if they were allowed...
Originally Posted By brotherdave As far as I know, there are no regulations concerning restraints on water rides (except for possibly pehaps real boats that traverse deeper water). Many log flumes, river rapid rides, and other water ride attractions have restraints. If I recall, Dudley Do-Right just had them installed in the past year or so. Perilous Plunge at Knott's also utilizes them, mainly for a tragic accident shortly after it opened when someone fell to their death. I'm sure the death by the person who left their boat on Splash Mountain at WDW might be precipitating this to possibly happen. People can be stupid, and very stupid people can do extremely dangerous things.
Originally Posted By wc I actually doubt this rumor. Some people here may remember the over the shoulder restraints joke that began between me and another chatter for Disneyland's Small World ride. It got picked up and reported as being true and Disney actually did a short press release denying that rumor. Let's just see what Disney actually does.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Fail... I'm 6'3 and it's already a pain to get into those things. --- Oh man EE i'm with you 6'3+" here also and 240 pounds ( okay need to lose about 25 of those now anyway) - and wedged into log knee wise already -- lap bar will make it way uncomfortable
Originally Posted By brotherdave Supposedly Screamscape has photos showing the lapbar additions. I can easily see lapbars being added, but not over-the-shoulder harnesses as that would be overkill.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper ^^^They have pictures, but you can't see the lap bars in it. Unless the design has been changed from the ones I saw last year.
Originally Posted By Krankenstein <<Aren't there regulations against having restraints on boat rides? Why else would none of them have any sort of locking restraints? If the log (or whatever theoretical vehicle on another ride) turns over, since it's not secured to a track, the people in it would be stuck, potentially making it more dangerous than not having one. Yes, the rapids rides tend to have seatbelts, but they don't lock at all, so if anything happened, you could get out. I don't know if this is the real reason or not, but I feel like in these days of regulations on everything, there would be restraints all over water rides if they were allowed...>> Lots of water rides have restraints.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Splash Mountain would be better served with having effects that actually work, a toned down splash that doesn't soak you (and ruin clothes and shoes and cameras) and ride vehicles that don't reek of body oder of thousands of other riders. That said, Splash in TDL has a lap bar and it didn't change my enjoyment whatsoever. Of course, maybe I wasn't paying attention to it because the attraction was so spectacular and I walked off with barely a drop of water on me.
