If You're Over 300 Pounds, Should You Visit Volcano Bay? A Close Look At Water Slide Weight Limits!
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- Опубликовано: 21 авг 2024
- Today I took my very first trip out to the Universal Studios water park known as Volcano Bay! As someone who has been well over 300 pounds the last few years I purposefully avoided visiting this water park because of the weight limits on the water slides. Today we finally pay for a day ticket and take a closer look at what we could and could not ride in this water park if you're over weight or fat.
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I really love your honesty and transparency. You are one of my favorite Orlando bloggers. I was 6'2" 340 about 18 months ago. Now I am down 240. I say that to say keep working on the weight loss!
Congrats! What are you doing to lose weight?
@zawardo7264 he’s just been shitting bricks constantly
Thank you thank you thank you for making this video. As someone who used to weigh 300 pounds and lost 100 pounds specifically for theme parks...I appreciate you. No matter what your motivation, this video is appreciated. Proud of you!
Congrats! How did you lose the weight?
My husband n I went to Universal last Nov and he couldn't ride the Harry Potter cuz he didn't fit first time there so didn't know we could check out the chair to see if we fit.. I fit i was 255 n he was 343 I went on the ride just because my daughter but he was embarrassed they took him off so now that we have had the weight loss surgery I will be gifting him a trip to Universal for his bday dec 12 for the week.. congrats on the weight loss
It’s cool and brave of you to make these videos! It’s really helpful for your “pooh sized” fans especially those who are more self conscious about trying and possibly being turned away/having to do the walk of shame. Been there, done that, got the plus size t-shirt. Keep up the great work - videos and healthy living!
As someone near 280, I love this man. I haven't been on a coaster in like, a decade, but I went with family last year to a waterpark and was shocked I could go on slides. I had so much fun and loved it so much. Water slides have become my alternative to coasters. Sucks, but what can you do
You can go on a diet
Limit yourself to 1500 calories a day & pounds will disappear rapidly
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@@frankbacon7326 easier said than done
$16 a day for a locker?! Daylight robbery
The resort I work at charges between 20$-50$ a day for a locker. It’s insane.
@@okaywhy6280 thats Ridiculous lol what resort do you work at jw .
it's universal, you ever been out of your house?
@@veganmermaidyogi3299 yeah funnily enough I have but still I've never seen it that high. In the future just stfu
@@veganmermaidyogi3299 She still said what she said
I went to Universal and Volcano Bay for the first time earlier this month with my family. I weigh around 250 and completely enjoyed myself! There were other pooh sized people there so I didn't feel too self conscious. I have never been thin and I have been trying to lose weight my entire life. At this stage I am focusing on being healthy, exercising 5-6 days a week and being a good example for my kids. I commend you for your weight loss journey and am rooting for you!! Keep up the great work and the great videos!!
250 pounds will never be healthy (clogged arteries, heart disease, other fat-related issues). I suggest you stop eating on days you’re not working (just lounge all day) & limit to 1000 calories when you are. Obese bodies are not healthy
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Anorexia isn’t healthier. Just because you choose to harm yourself with starvation doesn’t mean it’s okay or that anyone else should follow your example.
starving yourself could escalate into an eating disorder or something else. you can fast in a healthier way while still eating a healthy amount and not starving yourself.
Im not even going here but i appreciate this🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
I went there in 2017 the thing was packed cause of grand opening!
@@djgarcia1956 simp
@@djgarcia1956 awww thank you so much!☺
Raven B me Either !! I'm not Going to Amusement Park until this Coronavirus completely Gone.I do not!! Want to take that chance of Getting it.😷I miss !; Going on Rides at Amusement Parks. The Amusement parks out in California is still closed .I think.😟thank Goodness I have virtual Reality Headset to still make it seem Like I'm on, Rides At Amusement Parks.🎢 I do not Like Going to Amusement when it was crowded.before the coronavirus happen.
Appreciate you! I was at universal just before lockdown and my pride took a big hit as I tried all of the seats and couldn’t get that green light. I even had the tease of getting the green light in hagrid’s test seat, only to be turned away just before getting on ride and waiting in 90 minute queue. I’m not over 300 lbs, but still feared what would happen at volcano bay if I went there. my ticket included a day at that park, but we just went for a walk around and lunch because didn’t know how they checked weight and was too self conscious after universal experience. It’s good to understand how that works now and wish I was closer to take advantage. Hopefully soon! Thanks for the informative videos and love that you are so diligent with your mask wearing 👍
Haha, the hand signal at 16:40 was to tell the other person that they needed a bathroom break!! The volcano just automatically erupts on a timer
Thank you, Adrian for putting yourself out there for us. Volcano Bay was not on my list, but now it's definitely going to be.
Not gonna lie, I was 326 when I went to Disney back in July and I was super happy I was able to ride Flight of Passage. Absolutely worth the discomfort but I used to be pushing 370 + so getting down to that point and being able to ride most of everything I wanted at Animal Kingdom and Magic Kingdom.
Great video, never watched any of yours before, but was thrilled to hear you were able to get your weight down enough to experience this park. Losing weight for amusement parks is always a great goal and way to measure your success. I loved your tour of the park, it's been awhile since I've seen someone walk through it, looks like it is still a great experience despite all the Covid restrictions.
Thank you so much for this! My husband is just over 300 and is working diligently on losing weight. We are planning to go to all 3 parks in July and I have been worried about which rides he could go on in each park. Your honesty and openness is so very helpful! I really appreciate it and I’m glad I found your channel.
Proud you lost the weight. This made me wNt to visit, and its cool finding someone honest with advice
I’m proud of you dude I remember back you wanted to lose weight for a ride they were building keep it up now as volcano bay goes ...I love it been going twice a year since opening unfortunately due to covid and there mask policy I skipped this summers visit and it was disappointing we would stay at the cabana bay with the view of the park. Great park !!! Those rivers are the best I stay in there easily for an hour and just wait for my tapu to go off
I keep being amazed at the weight limits for rides in theme parks in the US. I'm overweight but have never had that be an issue here in the Netherlands. I mean, I kind of get it for some coasters as the G-forces would be really bad for an overweight individual. But they even make rides that should be enjoyable for all so tiny that someone who is a bit overweight simply wouldn't fit. It's insane when you consider over half of the individuals in the US are overweight. That's half of your potential customers that you are turning away because you refuse to make rides that fit everyone. It was a huge shock to me when I was in Florida 3 years ago. I just bought my tickets for Universal because I'm a huge Harry Potter fan and it never occurred to me that I may not be able to ride the rides. Thankfully I was okay (borderline and uncomfortable, but I could get on), but I would have been super annoyed if I couldn't ride.
Overweight and super obese are totally different things. Just like airline seats, they're made for "normal" sized persons.
I love this video! The honesty of the video is refreshing. It just shows that theme parks need to start just not to be looking at disability but other issues that other people have when you are over weight. It’s embarrassing when for someone to try to get on a ride that a cast member say it’s ok to get on and then find that they can’t fit and be asked in front of everyone to get off. Love this💜💜💜💜
I’m so happy for you that you managed to go on what you wanted! You must be so happy! I’m rooting for you with your weight loss 🥰
They skipped making Punga Racers splash pool long enough. Over a hundred people were injured before they dropped the weight limit to 150 Lbs. Glad you made it before they closed for the "winter".
I sorta just stumbled across this video and decided to watch it. It was great to see you get to ride the slides you wanted to. Congratulations on your weight loss journey. Your excitement about being able to ride was adorable!
Dude I thoroughly enjoyed this video from your perspective and experience so thank you so much so having the strength and confidence to create this 🥰
AWESOME..thanks for this vlog. Its great to see whats there.and what's there for larger people...im 6foot 7 250. So alot applys ....but looks like you had a great time..
Im 5-11 185 pounds and still enjoy this video 👍🏼
I have to say i respect you for making these videos. Thank you!
Thank you so much for making these. I wish i had these a few years back! I also love your positivity!
I’m 6’2 410 and I could ride everything but the single shirtless rides (drop tube rides) but other than that I had a blast
I died laughing at the hand motion before the volcano eruption😂😂😂😂
Good vlog glad you had a good day. Congrats on your continuing weight loss you are doing great. Water parks are not for me as I'm not a good swimmer but know my family would love it
I'm 5'11 about 240. It goes up and down 20 pounds every so often. But I appreciate these vids man. Keep them coming. Grear stuff. Love em.
Same man
I'm a weenie about rides, so when I was there I spent 90% of my time in the lazy rivers and had a blast lol
Great educational video. I had no idea they had scale before taking slide & weight advisory posts. I am 310 pounds myself.
I'm going at the end of this month and this video was so helpful you have no idea. Not even just for weight restrictions but a view of what to expect!! Thank you 😊
Proud of you buddy!- well done on progress so far! 👍👍👍 Great vlog, also from a different perspective.
Be safe!- greetings from Spain. (Andy)
I’m so glad you were able to go to this park! I discovered your channel through the Punga Racers video. Love your videos!
Thank you for making this video! I am a team member there and even though there are a lot of restrictions is great to see what everyone can enjoy! Pro tip the squares at the totems are what weighs you so just ask a team member to check before you get in line, there’s no judging. Also oh yah oh no has no weight limit and is the only single rider body slide anyone can enjoy
I'd be perfectly happy bobbing in the wave pool and going down the lazy rivers, but thank you for doing this research! It would have been interesting to see the ruling on the neck gater mask. Even though I totally agree that something IS better than nothing, and even though double layers of double knit lycra spandex are not the preferred material, there is probably another reason why parks don't allow these in usually. They are a risk for strangulation, even though it would have to be a REALLY freak accident to have that happen. That is why all lanyards are break away. (This from the nurse who sewed all hers together so she wouldn't lose them.) Just saying it's something to think about. Hope you guys get to enjoy the water parks together soon. It did look super fun! xoxo
I am obsessed with your positivity, energy, and honesty with this video. Thank you!
Never been to Volcano Bay and don't plan too. I'm not a fan of water parks. I don't like slides. Not worth it to just spend the day in the lazy river. Glad you had a good time and got to do so much!
This was amazing. So glad you had a great time!
Would be silly to have weight restrictions at a theme park influenced by Polynesian culture considering we are such big people
Taniwha is pronounced "tanifa"
In Maori mythology the taniwha is a sea monster.
Thank you so much for this video! I went soon after it opened, and I couldn't ride too many rides due to either weight, or strength issues. (Getting out of some of those rafts is very difficult.) Also, getting to the top of some of them is HORRIBLE! So...many...stairs....
You have a personality that is so iconic omg i love it
Thank you soo much for this video! I have gained weight and I’m going in a couple days and have been really nervous about the rides and weight limits. This was so helpful
20:06 literally me... i promise im having a good time but thats my face on a lazy river
You should be so proud of yourself for what you’ve achieved so far with your weight loss. It’s great to see you finally ride things at Volcano Bay. I love water parks and I remember when we booked Florida and went in 2018, we were so excited for Volcano Bay and although myself and my wife are not overly big we are technically overweight but we managed to ride everything, the only thing I was nervous of was the scale like you said and whether it would be embarrassing but it was ok, it’s kinda discreet enough not to be too bad and everyone was having to do it. Can’t wait for you both to go so you can ride the multiboat slides x
Does everyone have to step on a scale? Or do they specifically ask people who look like they may be at the limit?
Everyone has to walk over the scale at some point but they ask people who look like they’d be over to specifically stand on the scale to see if you pass or not
On the multi-person tube slides, they have the entire group stand together on the scale to make sure it's not over the group max. Since he was solo this day, he'd be standing on them by himself.
Yeah I came across your RUclips though your punga racers video👍I'm so glad you enjoyed your day and keep up the good work with everything you're doing 👍
Thank you for making this video for all of us that are going n the same place as you are!
Damn. That walk getting in there looked like miles
This is a brilliant idea for video topic. Also congratulations on your weightloss success.
Thanks for the video usually im around 315-335 when visiting parks good looking out
I did find your channel for punga races. Great video. Going to go to volcano bay this trip.
Awesome!...I love your enthusiasm!...thank you so much for taking us along.🙏🏽💕👍🏾👏🏽..keep of the great work on your weight loss journey🔥
310 >> 255 for me, and that's with PCOS and a genetic metabolism disorder :) so happy I could have a fun day at volcano bay if I chose to!!
Glad u got to experience this park. Looks like u had fun. Thanks for the review. I might check this park out on my next visit it does look like fun.
This came up in my recommend but very informative.
With all the controversy of what we are and what we are not I’m a big tall guy and sometimes I want to know what my options are with the body that I have now and what kind of fun I can have with it. So I thoroughly appreciate your video because I would need information like this wherever I go.
Congrats on your weight loss my dude 🤙🏾 this was a really informative video 👍🏾
I went to volcano bay with my family a few years ago. I had a lot of fun, especially on krakatoa. One of my favorite experiences was going inside the volcano and chatting with the "spirit" inside of it. That was a fun little surprise.
Thank you, thank you for this! We are about to go and I have been really really worried about my weight and rides. 😭 I cannot say how much I appreciate you and your videos!
Great work brother, appreciate the uploads, alot of helpful info.
Thank you so much for your video! I have a plus sized son who is so excited to go to Volcano Bay and I am glad that he will be able to ride everything.
I found your channel through the slide video and I love it. Thank you for all of the great information.
Worked here for 3 years, glad you had fun man!!! So happy you could do more things at the park man ❤️❤️
I'm headed there for the first time next October. This is the first video of yours that I've watched and I really enjoyed it! Thanks for a great overview!
Just stumbled actoss this video,thank you soo much for this coming from some who gets anxiety at places like this witht he fear of exceeding the weight limit or not fitting in a ride!
Thank you for your honest review of Volcano Bay, I'm about 5'11 and around 220lbs... however, I've had body image issues almost my entire life. Your honest and open discussion really resonated with me and I thank you for your perspective. Thank you for your continued quality in your videos and keep the good work coming! Also, thank you for your mask advocacy, I've been wanting to visit WDW and Universal so badly the last few months and I appreciate that you are reporting on guest behavior during this time. Keep doing what you do! Thank you again!
Is there a weight limit for the Rivers? Is there plus size life jackets?
Thank you so much for the video and the information ☺️
Can't find info on plus size life jackets. Anyone know???
Thaaaannkkkk yoooouuuuuu!! I so appreciate you making this video as I’m going to volcano bay next week!
Good video. I was last at Volcano Bay in 2019. I am about 6' and weigh about 365 lbs. It is an awesome park and I had lots of fun there. The Tapus are neat. If you have a large wrist like I do, you can ask one of the attendants when you get your Tapu for a wrist strap extension that will make it more comfortable. Mine kept falling off before I got the extension. I enjoyed Volcano Bay more than Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios.
Awesome video...I'm sitting at 380 lbs right now and looking to come there later next year...hoping to drop some weight then so I can enjoy the park with my kids
I’m so glad you had so much fun. Congrats on how much weight you have lost. Ultimately it’s how you feel about yourself which is what everybody says. However, as being an overweight individual myself who is also on a weight-loss journey sometimes I think that’s more lip service than what we actually feel. Even though you have to be happy with your body when you see people doing things that you so desperately want to do it’s really hard to feel good about yourself. I have now lost over 70 pounds and I have 28 more pounds to go until I’m a size 10. That is my stop point. I’ve gone from a size 24 to eventually a size 10. Even though I’ve gotten down this low I now have excess skin that I’ll have to get taken care of before I ever feel comfortable enough to go to a water park. It’s amazing how being overweight can change everything about your life and even when you lose the weight sometimes you still have more things you have to do. It is like I’m losing the weight and all the weight I want to lose is almost gone but I have to figure out a way to afford plastic surgery to get all this excess skin taken off. You don’t realize what you have done to yourself sometimes until it’s too late. Now it’s never too late to lose weight and it’s never too late to get healthy. It’s just sometimes the lasting consequences from the way you were living will still be there. I have never been to a waterpark. I am 40 years old, married and a mother of two and have never been to a water park. I haven’t even gone as a child. I look back as a child and realize I actually wasn’t overweight but let’s just say my mother wasn’t the nicest of individuals when I was young. She made me feel very bad about myself so I didn’t think I was pretty enough to get into a bathing suit to go to water park, even as a child. Now I know better and I should’ve gone and enjoyed that. However, we all know what it’s like to be a kid and you are already self-conscious enough, you know. Anyway, enough of that. I just wanted you to know that I understand and have first-hand experience of what you are going through when it comes to weight loss. I wish you nothing but the best. I enjoy your channel so please keep up the good work! By the way, Happy Halloween! 🎃
first off congrads on the weight loss 🎉 second it sounds like you lost the weight too quickly and that's what is causing the excessive skin. 2-3 pounds a week is the tops you should be doing. if you try to do more than that it can cause problems like the ones you described. I'm losing weight myself and my doctor and nutritionist warned me about losing weight too quickly. Also sorry about your mom that's horrible and I hope you know you are amazing the way you are 💫
Your review is so informative for us fellow fluffys. This water park looks absolutely fantastic.
You and tim tracker should make a collab because both of you have very positive vibes and if both of you are in the same video I feel it would be amazing
you're braver than I would've been with Pongu Racers lmfao. Knowing they have changed the weight limit so often on some of these slides for safety reasons, I wouldn't dare to go on a slide they have deemed unsafe for my weight in the past.
I've not been to a water park in years, so I was wondering if any of the commenters who suffer from chub rub have tips on preventing chub rub at water parks? I was thinking of purchasing a pair of longer swimming shorts if I ever go back to a water park.
I am a fan of the bicycle style swim shorts. Definitely help with the chub rub!
I believe the reason the weight limit was so low previously was that the "splash down" area was very short, and since they have extended it those of us with more mass have a longer distance to slow down before reaching the end.
As regards "chub rub" have you looked into scuba suits? They're great fr coverage, and also keep you a bit warmer climbing in and out of the water all day. I used to teach swimming lessons and a lot of instructors would get the style that gives knee to elbow coverage.
I wouldn’t be worried, I’m a team member there and when we change the limits we do extensive testing and changes to the ride to accommodate those changes , for example with punga we extended the runout and it’s now a body slide and no longer a Matt slide
this is so helpful. it's information we need. thank you for doing this.
If you were planning on adding Volcano Bay to your annual pass anyway, you should check with Guest Services to see if they can credit the price of the 1-day ticket you bought toward adding on VB to your pass. I think the add-on is $99, so not much more than the 1-day VB ticket.
That volcano reveal is quite spectacular!
Volcano Bay is the nicest waterpark you will ever experience in your life. That is why I have a three park annual power pass. Make sure to wear lots of sunscreens.
I think the punga slide video was the first video of yours I watched.
You’re a very graceful swimmer. I sink like a stone and flop around like a deflating ballon.
This place looks incredible! I live in the UK and visited Cedar Point and their water park last year - it was awesome! Can't wait to visit the USA again soon!
1. I love the mask!
2. Thanks for the video - lots of great information!
We had a blast when we went. It looks fun with lower crowd levels.
Keep up the good work on both the videos and your weight loss journey 👍
I'm not a fan of waterparls at all, but I absolute love Volcano Bay! Such a gorgeous park and I could spend hours just doing the fast river!
The rapid river is my favorite! So glad to you were able to experience that beautiful park.
We just got home from universal a week ago and had the BEST time at volcano bay! I’m not a super adventurous water slide girl (The water coaster was amazing though!) so I think it would still be worth it for someone over 300 pounds just for the views, rivers, volcano pool, etc.
Great info. 👍 Glad you went to experience this park.
Just a heads up that the “wha” in “taniwha” is pronounced as “fa” it’s from the indigenous language of my country 🥺
The lazy river is awesome
he said “and the WEATHER? 😘👌mwah”
Thanks for making this one. Definitely needed. I think someone over 300 could still enjoy the lazy river
Please make more videos like these! So great and important! 💕
Did they have a life vest that fit for the faster river ride?
I'm 5"6 about 290lbs so pretty much same hold all mine in stomach. I had no issues last year in volcano bay. However I could not ride gringotts everything else was a tight squeeze
I work at a waterpark myself and the fact that masks are not “required” astounds me. Even as a worker we have to constantly remind people to put them on or you are not allowed into the park period.
You can waterboard yourself on accident
Congratulations brother, very happy and proud to see how great you feel!
At 5’9” and 280, I thought this park would be a complete waste. After seeing this video, I am feeling more confident that it wouldn’t be a waste of money and that I can actually get on some slides and enjoy the park. Once it reopens, I may be looking at adding this to my annual pass as well, for my first trip. Thanks for the honest video!
Ok bud u tryna fight?
Thank you so much for the video. I went to Universal’s Orlando on Jan 2022 with my family, we had pass to all 3 Parks, but we miss Volcano Bay, cus' of my 260 pounds. I was scare that I couldnot go on the rides.
Great and informative video as always, cheers buddy