It's a fat world at Disneyland ?

[Tony]

November 11 - Sydney Daily Telegraph

DISNEYLAND will close the popular It's A Small World attraction for renovations next year, in part to deal with the problem of bottoming-out boats from overweight patrons.

Disneyland denies that the plans to close the 41-year-old water ride in January for a facelift has to do with the growing waist-lines of its patrons.

Heavy loads have been causing the boats to stall in two different spots, said Al Lutz, a long-time Disney watcher, whose website MiceAge.com first reported the refurbishment plans.

Lutz said he'd been on the ride when several guests were asked to get off to lighten the load.

"They've even built a platform (there) ... because they've had so many problems,'' he said.

But Disneyland, which will deepen the water by 2.5cm and build lighter boats, said overweight tourists are not to blame.

The boats get stuck because "layers and layers'' of fibreglass have built up, where maintenance teams have re-patched problem areas, a spokesman said.

Disneyland has recently redesigned costumes in larger sizes to accommodate patrons' wider waistlines.

[Poody]

That's messed up!

[Disney Duster]

.Disneyland has recently redesigned costumes in larger sizes to accommodate patrons' wider waistlines.

That's the really messed up part! Changing a ride, or just the ride vehicles, is one thing, but that's like changing a character! So, what? Winnie the Pooh has to be fatter to accomadate hugging a fatter human?!

[blackcauldron85]

I figured that that was just a typo- that the costumes are in larger sizes to accomidate the cast members. They're actually changing the costumes of the characters?!?! (Because those would be the only costumes that affect the patrons- I don't think we go around hugging the custodians, for example.)

[dizfan]

No, they are changing Cast Member's costumes. Not the characters.

[Prudence]

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As some classified as below underweight according to the BMI, I feel like such a misfit in America.

[Jack Skellington]

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As some classified as below underweight according to the BMI, I feel like such a misfit in America.

People say that I'm anorexic but I eat like a pig !
So your not the only misfit Prudie !

[Super Aurora]

I literally lol'd at that article.

[singerguy04]

So does this mean that in order to work at disney i should gain back the weight i lost because i want to be able to perform?

Personally, I think people just need to learn how to eat right. McDonalds is gross anyway. lol

[blackcauldron85]

Personally, I think people just need to learn how to eat right. McDonalds is gross anyway. lol

I love McDonald's!!! I don't think it's gross. I usually get a McChicken and a side salad with balsamic vinegrette. Yum!

That was a little off-topic, but I <3 McDonald's!!!

[Prudence]

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McDonald's is disgusting. I can't stand fast food.