Oh a no Mario.
Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Hollywood is being savaged by some even before it opens for being “blatantly fatphobic,” according to the Daily Mail.
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The park’s real-life version of Mario Kart has a waist restriction of 40 inches, which has led to a social media backlash.
“Still mad about that 40-inch waistline requirement for the Mario Kart ride. It’s just blatantly fatphobic, there’s nothing about it that can’t accommodate a bigger human,” said a Twitter user.
According to data compiled by Healthline, the waistline requirement is not far off at all from the average waistline for Americans, the Daily Mail reported.
Healthline found that the average woman in the U.S. has a waistline of 38.7 inches while men are over the Mario Kart limit at 40.2 inches.
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Super Nintendo World does not officially open to the public until Feb. 17.
“This ride employs safety restraints which may restrict certain guests from riding due to body shape and size,” an advisory posted by the park reads.
“Nothing but wonderful things to say about Super Nintendo World except this: the body size limitations on the Mario Kart ride are absolutely ridiculous,” said influencer Rocco Botte.
“I’ve never had any issue fitting into any ride in my entire life, and I can BARELY fit into this one. Completely absurd,” Botte said.
The best line might have been from social media user Zaha: “You can’t have a mario kart ride that Bowser and DK wouldn’t even be allowed on. Dumb.”
Others have called it unethical.
