My son and myself got injured this month. Our vacation is July 14 to 17.

On June 23 I tore all the ligaments in my knee, I have a brace on and most likely will by the time we go.

On June 28 my son broke both the bones in his forearm. Right now he has a splint on it and has to go to the ortho doc tomorrow, I am not sure if they will just keep that on it or actually put him in a plaster cast.

If they do put a plaster cast on him, will he be allowed to ride all the rides?

If they see someone with a knee splint or an arm splint will they stop you from riding? I know alot of people wear knee splints/braces for support and not just injuries.

If anyone knows please let me know.

I don't need to be told, for his or my best interest we should not ride, I know that, I just need to figure out what to do as I have 3 kids upset with me for getting hurt, now my son is hurt too and they are not very happy....lol and I do not want to waste $250 on tickets for all 5 of us when 2 of us won't even be able to ride once we've paid to get it in.

Thanks

Best thing to do would be to the call the park and speak with a representative. I've noticed this season that both Cedar Point and Kings Island have very clear requirements for each rides as to what physical requirements and other factors guests must demonstrate in order to ride. Each ride seems to have different requirements based on manufacturer reccomendations, other rules and regualtions etc.

The first thing I would do is ask the doctor(s). Some rides with high G forces, like Invertigo, FoF and SoB, place a lot of stress on your body, so it would be wise, in my opinion, to ask a medical professional what effect the rides would have on your casts and splints. Even if you miss out on a few rides, your health is more important!!!

I really hate to say this, but it MUST be said. A loss of $250 in tickets does not hold a candle to a lifetime spent in pain, or worse. Please, please, please consult your doctors before proceeding with this. And remember, some of the rides have warnings...warnings which almost certainly preclude one with a recent fracture from riding. Gee, I wonder why that is? If the people that made the ride and the place that bought, inspects and operates it both recommend you not ride, why would you risk it? Who is the grown up here? So your kids are upset? It's a life lesson. And a very important one. Will you be the grown up? Or will you make a short term happy decision that could turn out to be a real tragedy? Lastly, assuming the doctors say no, the park says no and the ride manufacturers say no, but you go, ride anyway and no physical adverse results happen, what have you taught your kids? That rules are for other people? Should you be surprised if years later they are doing drugs and breaking into houses or stealing money from their employers? What's the difference?

I truly do not mean to sound harsh, but some things are far, far more important than a day in an amusement park.