That's very interesting. I'm assuming that the maintenance revealed something unforeseen, leading to the increased height restriction, because 5ft as a minimum height restriction would normally be considered absurd.
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The thing is though that 152cm really isn’t a ride height restriction that we see on coasters, it must be an extremely rare one. That makes me think that this is to do with something related physically or mechanically to the restraints and how they operate, especially if this change to the height restriction has been introduced mid season rather than at the start of the season (if that is indeed the case) rather than an insurance premium issue?
100% sounds like a Flamingo Land decision rather than a Vekoma decision.The Booster Bike at Toverland is still listing 1.4 metres:
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It might be that Flamingo Land were simply quicker to update their height requirement, or that other parks aren't following a technical bulletin. Or for some reason Velocity has a different design issue to other similar rides. My hunch is that it's an internal decision rather than a manufacturer decision, but we'll see what happens with other similar rides over time. It is a very high requirement.
That’s surprising to hear that Airbender had such a high height requirement seeing as it’s now at Lightwater Valley as a 1.2m attraction.It is a rather high height requirement and only other coaster with a similar height requirement was Airbender at Camel Creek.
It brings me back to the days when Lightwater Valley had their pirate ship at 1.4m
I've just looked it up for clarity, that was the unaccompanied height restriction, the accompanied one was still high at 1.3m
I think it was because people were trying to stand up on velocity at flamingo land. And the height restriction is also related to people's age also and people below a certain age might mess around more or do something they're not supposed to. So they raise the height restriction
Velocity clamps you right in, the restraint is quite similar to that on a Zamperla Disk’O where it comes in to your back and pins you in place. I don’t think it would be possible to try and stand up on the ride?
I suspect a suitbly small and bendy child would be able to. Hence the restrictions.
