A woman has recently opened up about her experience as a plus-sized person visiting Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida.
Summer Len Davis said that her day was ruined after being denied entry on the rides due to her size. And just to make things worse, she was left humiliated after she was forced to try out the test seats in front of crowds.
The mom-of-two took to TikTok to recall the horrific day.
"I’m going to tell you a story about how this woman is too fat to fit on any roller coasters at Universal Studios," Davis says, pointing to herself in the picture.
She then tells her followers that she's not under any illusion that she's "thin", but she explains how regardless of her size, she's trying to teach her children that even "a body like this is capable of climbing mountains and doing good things, and even capable of having pretty solid bloodwork.”
She continued: "What I don’t like is taking my daughter on a girls’ trip for her 13th birthday and not being able to spend time with her."
Davis then goes on to claim that her daughter had to ride the roller coasters alone because she was deemed "too fat" to get on.
The video takes an emotional turn as the mom breaks down in tears while explaining that she's never had to experience anything as humiliating as she did at Universal - adding that there were no problems at Disney or Six Flags.
"I’m so disappointed in Universal and the message that this trip sent to my daughter," she says, wiping her eyes. "Also, shame on you Universal, for having test seats in front of everyone... Humiliating. Just humiliating."
Social media users were seemingly divided over the issue.
Some claimed that it wasn't Universal's fault that this happened as safety is their number one priority.
"It’s not supposed to humiliate you, it’s supposed to show you if you can ride safely. if you don’t fit in the test seat, you can’t," commented one user.
"Ok sorry but I don’t get it, the seats are made that size for safety to take average weight and size people, I really don’t think they are extra small," wrote another.
However, despite the negativity, there was also an array of supportive comments to help make the heartbroken mom feel better.
"Universal and all theme parks must do better, this is unacceptable. Sorry you had to deal with this," empathized this TikTok user, while another thanked Davis for being brave enough to be open about her experience.
A third stated: "I've come to the conclusion that Universal's designers don't know what women are shaped like. I barely scrunched into their rides."
Size inclusivity is extremely important and while other industries like fashion are changing the narrative around it, we need to make sure we're also pushing that same movement into other industries too.
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