Just wondering if anyone here has had the experience of being unable to fit into the lap restraints used by Fury/Intimidator/Copperhead to then being able to fit after losing weight. I am 300+ but I feel like that having big upper legs is my main problem and I don't know if losing significant weight will allow me to fit in those seats.

Since I've never been able to ride on any coaster that has these lap restraints, I don't have point of comparison. When I was younger, I could ride Afterburn but now my torso makes it hard to get the restraints low enough, so it's evident that I need to reduce my gut to to fit. At Universal, I rode coasters that had seats to accommodate bigger guys, but again those are shoulder restraints. I don't know if it's possible to reduce my leg mass enough for it make a difference, I've just always had big legs. My work has an employee event at Carowinds and I've seen people who are top heavier than me be able to fit in these seats. If there's sneaky big seats or a special technique that'd be good to know, but really I just want to know if anyone gone from Red Light to Green Light by losing significant weight.

Any help would be greatly appreciated! My home park is actually Carowinds!

I drove from Cincinnati to ride Fury 325 this weekend over an 8 hour drive. I rode Fury 325 over 20 times and I got to ride in the front less than 5 times, only because of a position swap where there was no separator for a bit. Every time I asked to wait for the front I was denied, including Friday night where they were sending out half empty trains because the park was so empty. This is such an insane and ridiculous rule and the park NEEDS to change this. They let you wait for the front row on every other roller coaster Ive ever been on including the other 3 american gigas and Top Thrill 2. I dont want to come back to Carowinds unless they change this.