Woman left mortified as she's forced to get off Alton Towers rollercoaster after failing to get the safety bar over her 'big bust'

Daily Mail​

28-07-2025

A woman has claimed that she was unable to ride on a popular rollercoaster at Alton Towers because she is 'big busted'.
UK-based Nya visited the theme park in Staffordshire earlier this month but said the seat sizes quickly 'humbled' her.
Taking to TikTok, she explained that the first ride she queued up for was Nemesis, a rollercoaster that travels at high speeds.
However, when she got to her seat, after queuing for over an hour, she found that the bar wouldn't go over her breasts.
She said, 'Guys, the embarrassment that I've just felt sitting on Nemesis and not being able to get on because I'm big.
'If you want to go on Nemesis and you've got breasts, if you're big busted, don't even think about it.
'I sat in, but it would not go over my boobs, like he was pushing, he was pushing, I said, 'It's not going to go over my t***'. So, the first ride, I didn't go on, and I waited.
'I was in that queue for an hour and half, can you imagine, but anyway,' she concluded.
MailOnline has contacted Alton Towers for comment.
Nya isn't the only one, and others took to the comment section to share similar experiences.
One wrote, 'I've lost 12 stone and still refuse to go on the specific fair ride that this happened to me on.'
A second added, 'They need to put a test seat at the front before people get in the queue, to avoid waiting in the line unknowingly of what the situation might be.
'I remember something similar happened to my friend when we went on a college trip too.'
'I went Alton Towers last year after years and knew there would be rides I wouldn't get on, [I] was gutted but it is what it is,' said another.
A fourth added, 'Oh girlie, nothing humbles you more than the staff at Alton towers! They did the same to me!'
It comes after a woman revealed her outrage at being told to 'cover up' after she visited her local Wetherspoons pub in gym wear.
Georgia Toomey went to meet her boyfriend at The Tollemache Inn in Grantham, Lincolnshire, after finishing a workout at the gym.
However, the 23-year-old said she was 'looked up and down' by a female staff member and told to zip up her top to conceal her blue sports bra because it was 'a family friendly pub.'
The cleaner said she and her partner then went to the beer garden planning to order from the app - but left after they claimed the same worker kept coming outside to look at them.
Georgia, who was wearing Gymshark cycling shorts and a matching sports bra, which cost £38 each, said, 'We walked in and I was wearing a gym set, I thought, 'We're only going to Spoons, I don't have to change'.'
'But this woman looked me up and down and said I had to zip my top up. She said it was a family-friendly pub.
'I think it's ridiculous. It's only sports wear and you shouldn't feel like you can't wear it.
'I can wear it in the gym, so why can't I wear it in Wetherspoons? She just wanted me to do it up, which I think is stupid.
'If it was somewhere in London, I would get it - but it's not, it's Spoons in Grantham,' she added.
Viewers took to the comment section to share their thoughts on Nya's experience - and revealed that she wasn't alone
'You should be able to wear what you want and shouldn't be sexualised in gym wear.
'I would get it if it was a lacy bra or something, but it's not. She looked me up and down like a piece of dirt. It makes me feel like I should be covering up, but I shouldn't be.
'It's not like I'm big-chested, either - I was showing a bit of cleavage, but that's it. I'm sure girls have worn much more revealing stuff in there.
She added: 'It's other people's problem if they are getting affected by a bit of cleavage.'
After being told to cover up, Georgia said she and her boyfriend went out to the beer garden, where nobody else was sitting.
However, they eventually opted to leave the pub after growing frustrated when, they say, the staff member kept coming out to 'check she was covered up.'
Georgia complained to the pub but said they 'lied' by telling her she had been 'refused service and asked to leave', which she claimed did not happen.
She added, 'We were sat outside and were going to order on the app, but the woman from the bar, who was about 40 or 50, kept coming outside and looking.
'It made me feel really embarrassed and insecure. We didn't feel comfortable, so we left. But the woman wrote and said she threw us out and wasn't going to serve us, which never happened.
'When I looked online it said you're allowed sports wear.'
Georgia took to social media to share her experience and said a man replied saying he and his friends had been in the same pub topless with no issues before.
In an email reply to her, the pub chain said, 'Most of our pubs are family environments, so we ask our customers to dress appropriately and in a way which would not cause offence.
'All customers must be fully clothed throughout their visit. The company does not permit the removal of shirts or footwear.
'In addition, some pubs operate specific dress codes at all or certain times. I appreciate that you were not satisfied by the way in which the incident was handled.
'Having discussed your feedback with the pub's manager, I understand that you were refused service and were asked to leave.'
However in a statement, the pub backtracked and agreed that Georgia had not been asked to leave and she was 'very welcome to return'.
Wetherspoon spokesman Eddie Gershon said, 'It's always a matter of fine judgement for pub managers where sportswear is concerned.
'In this case, the customer was asked if she would mind zipping up her gym top, to which she kindly agreed. She was not asked to leave and is very welcome to return to the pub in the future.'