TJ - that is soooo awesome they did that for them!! How kind!!
I think that you're probably right - that the way Disney has the ages set up, almost all children can ride 99% of the rides by the time they bump up in the prices. That may be why Disney is not changing to height pricing as many of the other theme parks are - they have LOTS more thrill rides and minimal others, except kiddie rides. Disney's rides for the "taller" are few and far behind in comparison! I was much more upset with the park near us, b/c the price went up at age 5 - and lots of kids are not 48" at that point.
My sincere hope is that by the time my kids are age 10 they will be tall enough to enjoy those rides. My DD is barely on the chart, but she should. DS unfortunately has not been "on the chart" since 9 months of age and again, unfortunately, seems to be falling further "off" it of late (something I will definitely be discussing with doc btw!), so it could be a possibility that he would not be 48". Would we not do a Disney trip b/c of that? Probably not. Possibly delay a bit. But it still would kind of irk me to have to pay full price if he was not at that height.
I guess this height thing is just heavy on my mind lately, probably b/c as I said, it's getting "worse" so to speak. His weight is also very low - even for his low stature and that is also a concern to me. The child talks constantly about wanting to play football when he's older. I remember reading about the sign-ups (ages 8+) for Pee Wee in the summer I think - weight requirements were such that I HIGHLY doubt he'll make it, even at 10 or so. I'm already thinking about, as the time gets closer, evaluating the need in our community and surronding ones to form a small, joint league for the lower weight kids to play safely against each other. Off point totally, but i guess my mindset right now is just kind of "fight for him" mode!
Sort of related to the original topic - we're also dealing with the car seat thing. He's noticing that most of his friends are in booster seats. He mentions it, but is not bothered by it yet. And I think there will be others of Kindergarten age still in them. Problem is - we're not even close. We're looking, barring something totally unheard of in his young life, at years before he makes that change and I can really see it becoming a problem in a year or two! But, just like the original topic - Safety first!!!!
Sorry for my rambling!!
I think that you're probably right - that the way Disney has the ages set up, almost all children can ride 99% of the rides by the time they bump up in the prices. That may be why Disney is not changing to height pricing as many of the other theme parks are - they have LOTS more thrill rides and minimal others, except kiddie rides. Disney's rides for the "taller" are few and far behind in comparison! I was much more upset with the park near us, b/c the price went up at age 5 - and lots of kids are not 48" at that point.
My sincere hope is that by the time my kids are age 10 they will be tall enough to enjoy those rides. My DD is barely on the chart, but she should. DS unfortunately has not been "on the chart" since 9 months of age and again, unfortunately, seems to be falling further "off" it of late (something I will definitely be discussing with doc btw!), so it could be a possibility that he would not be 48". Would we not do a Disney trip b/c of that? Probably not. Possibly delay a bit. But it still would kind of irk me to have to pay full price if he was not at that height.
I guess this height thing is just heavy on my mind lately, probably b/c as I said, it's getting "worse" so to speak. His weight is also very low - even for his low stature and that is also a concern to me. The child talks constantly about wanting to play football when he's older. I remember reading about the sign-ups (ages 8+) for Pee Wee in the summer I think - weight requirements were such that I HIGHLY doubt he'll make it, even at 10 or so. I'm already thinking about, as the time gets closer, evaluating the need in our community and surronding ones to form a small, joint league for the lower weight kids to play safely against each other. Off point totally, but i guess my mindset right now is just kind of "fight for him" mode!
Sort of related to the original topic - we're also dealing with the car seat thing. He's noticing that most of his friends are in booster seats. He mentions it, but is not bothered by it yet. And I think there will be others of Kindergarten age still in them. Problem is - we're not even close. We're looking, barring something totally unheard of in his young life, at years before he makes that change and I can really see it becoming a problem in a year or two! But, just like the original topic - Safety first!!!!
Sorry for my rambling!!
