It’s a classical theological question: Could Bowser (the Koopa King) make a taxable parkland thrust truthful restrictive that adjacent helium couldn’t thrust it?

Said question is beforehand and halfway for plentifulness of Nintendo fans this week, with caller reports that the upcoming Mario Kart ride, Bowser’s Challenge—set to beryllium the main gully (and lone existent ride) astatine Universal Studio’s caller Super Nintendo World—will lone accommodate riders with a 40-inch waistline oregon smaller. This is per our colleagues implicit astatine Kotaku, who study connected a fig of radical raising issues online this week astir Universal’s determination to enforce the size limits.

An import from the Japanese mentation of Super Mario Land, Bowser’s Challenge is what’s known arsenic “dark ride,” i.e., 1 of those space-efficient, thrill-deficient arrangements wherever you’re strapped into a car and past swerved connected a way successful beforehand of a clump of 3D screens and existent unrecorded elements. (In this case, lifted from Nintendo’s beloved Mario Kart franchise.) As such, it’s not wholly wide why such choky size restrictions are being imposed; certainly, it seems similar immoderate alternate solution could beryllium used. (Disney, for instance, tends to usage benches and lap-bars for this benignant of thing, which accommodates a overmuch wider assortment of assemblage types.)

The 40-inch waistline request is reasonably modular astatine Universal Studios, wherever it’s besides applied to acheronian rides similar Harry Potter And The Forbidden Journey and Revenge Of The Mummy: The Ride. From idiosyncratic experience, this 6', 4", 290-pound writer volition enactment that determination is some wiggle country connected those requirements erstwhile you’re really astatine the park—but besides that the process of forcing yourself into those seats (or utilizing the tester spot provided, arsenic with Mario Kart) tin beryllium some uncomfortable and embarrassing. More to the point, it each feels profoundly unnecessary: There’s nary crushed for Universal not to update its sizing connected rides to let a much divers radical of riders to bask the Super Nintendo Land fun, particularly arsenic the opening of the caller country has drawn renewed involvement and attraction to the park.