Shoes to give a toddler a little extra height?

[BearJuiceBear]

Hi!

I'm set to go to WDW in a couple weeks and my son (almost 4yo) is just shy of 40" with shoes on. Has anyone found shoes that are taller than others? SO many rides open up to him when he is 40" and he's dying to get on them. I'm hoping we can find shoes to give him that extra little bit so he can go on!

Thanks,
Grace

[PiperPizzaz]

If I were you I would erase this question and run. Run far far away.

[kellyg403]

Just so you know, my grandd had to take her shoes off at several of the bigger rides, like splash and space moutain. She was wearing sandles with a little tiny bit of extra on the bottom of the shoe. She was just at the height so they made her take off the shoe! She missed a few of the rides. But I was o.k. with that since, for her safety, the rides have height limits. She did not qualify so next time she will.

Kelly

[My sister's princess]

snacking till the mods get here

[RMulieri]

The height restrictions are pretty strict.40" at home is NOT 40" at Disney all the time. Cm's also KNOW to look at the childs shoes to see if they are wearing "taller" shoes.If the cms can fit a piece of paper between the stick and the child, it is a no go. I would not resort to any drastic measures ,and if he makes it he makes it.Prepare him in advance.

[Cinderellabride]

I too recommend deleting the post and running far far away. This is one of those hot topics around here because the height requirements are there for the safety of the children. Also like the pp said I have heard stories of kids with obvious height giving shoes be made to take them off because again it is for their safety.

[seashoreCM]

This is unsafe.

If it were safe for your kid then there would not be a height restriction.

Now I suppose if you lap sit your child on the airplane or don't wear seat belts in the car or don't wash your hands before eating or don't hold the handrail going down the stairs, then I can't say you won't do as the OP is asking.

Disney hints: http://www/cockam.com/disney.htm

[tassma]

[Cinderellabride]

Originally Posted by kellyg403

Just so you know, my grandd had to take her shoes off at several of the bigger rides, like splash and space moutain. She was wearing sandles with a little tiny bit of extra on the bottom of the shoe. She was just at the height so they made her take off the shoe! She missed a few of the rides. But I was o.k. with that since, for her safety, the rides have height limits. She did not qualify so next time she will.

Kelly

I just wanted to tell you I think your purple tagline is hilarious

[tara32]

Originally Posted by PiperPizzaz

If I were you I would erase this question and run. Run far far away.

Muhahahahahahahahahaha!

[Cinderellabride]

Originally Posted by seashoreCM

This is unsafe.

If it were safe for your kid then there would not be a height restriction.

Now I suppose if you lap sit your child on the airplane or don't wear seat belts in the car or don't wash your hands before eating or don't hold the handrail going down the stairs, then I can't say you won't do as the OP is asking.

Disney hints: http://www/cockam.com/disney.htm

Really? Not holding the railing going down the stairs is the same as fudging your child's height. And as for lap babies on airplanes, the difference there is that it is allowed by the agency that makes the safety rules so it is not the same as breaking a safety rule. Like you said if it was safe their wouldn't be a rule, same applies the other way too.

[Indiana Rose Lee]

How can a 3 year old be dying to ride the big rides, unless you've encouraged it?

[3boys4me]

Originally Posted by My sister's princess

snacking till the mods get here

scoot over, I'm with you.

[BearJuiceBear]

I asked this question after reading through a couple trip reports and some members mentioned getting taller shoes for their kids. I thought, what a great idea. So I came onto the family board and asked. Thank you to the posters who cordially explained why this might not be a good idea. To the others, I wish you could have seen that I am a new poster with only 16 posts and like everyone else came here to try to plan a great vacation. There's really no need to make me feel like a jerk or for you to act holier than thou. Really, a reminder could have sufficed.

Originally Posted by kellyg403

Just so you know, my grandd had to take her shoes off at several of the bigger rides, like splash and space moutain. She was wearing sandles with a little tiny bit of extra on the bottom of the shoe. She was just at the height so they made her take off the shoe! She missed a few of the rides. But I was o.k. with that since, for her safety, the rides have height limits. She did not qualify so next time she will.

Kelly

Thank you, Kelly for your advice. I really appreciate it. While it didn't answer my original question, it certainly provides a different perspective that I can appreciate and with that information I will probably cease my search for taller shoes.

Originally Posted by seashoreCM

This is unsafe.

If it were safe for your kid then there would not be a height restriction.

Now I suppose if you lap sit your child on the airplane or don't wear seat belts in the car or don't wash your hands before eating or don't hold the handrail going down the stairs, then I can't say you won't do as the OP is asking.

Disney hints: http://www/cockam.com/disney.htm

A bit extreme in comparisons, but you want to get your point across. Just FYI my son sits in a car seat on the airplane, we wear seat belts at all times, we wash hands. As for holding the handrail, that's up to him. He's aware of his body and can judge whether or not he needs the handrail or not. Every family has a different standard of what is safe. If I thought the 1/4" he needs to make the height restriction would fling him off of rides I would not have asked.

Originally Posted by Indiana Rose Lee

How can a 3 year old be dying to ride the big rides, unless you've encouraged it?

I would read your own tag line. Seriously, every child is different. We are NOT parents push children unwillingly on rides. Some children are more adventurous than others. My son for whatever reason loves the thril of rides. He is also is shy and doesn't like to be the center of attention. Are there kids who are outgoing? Sure! My son just isn't one of them. Are there 3 year olds that cry when they are told they can't go on certain rides? Yes, and my son is one of those. We've never been to WDW so I don't know how he'll react, but we are AP holders to Disneyland and when we go to California Adventure we have to map out a path so we avoid seeing certain rides otherwise he gets very frustrated that he can't go on them. So PLEASE stop with the assumptions.

[Cinderellabride]

Welcome to the boards! Sorry if I sounded harsh towards you.

These boards have a lot of good info, but lately they have a lot of fighting. There are topics, such as this one, that go round and round all the time with people fighting about them, but it seems lately someone has something bad to say in every post.