child that is too small...waiting for others question

[mom2mickeyfan]

Because the younger child is too small to ride, so he can't enter the queue at all. This is because too many people were bringing too small kids through the line and then trying to get them on the ride. This is a rule that absolutely cannot be bent.

I know it may be the rule now but in 2007 I did this with my DN when she was 16 months old at Star Tours. I know because I sat with her while her parents rode. We all waited in line together, I walked through to the other side with her and waited for them to get off. Then me and my DH rode while they waited for use at the place we came off. It wasn't unsafe then. BTW...don't they measure kids again right before getting on the ride if there is question they aren't tall enough?

On a different note, I saw a father enter a single rider line with his 5 or 6 year old (she was very small) and the CM didn't say anything to him. But at the point to get on the ride a CM did tell him that she could not ride alone and they were shown out.

 

[Mommy2PrincessAbby]

I only have 1 kiddo... So I wouldn't send her through a queue alone and wonder if she'd be seated with strangers... But if I had 2 kiddos then I'd be okay-they'd look out for each other and be together through the whole ride... When you get up to the front you tell them you are (two) people, and they'll put them together... Of course assuming that they are well behaved, not mischievous or have some sort of disability that would hamper their overall safety.

 

[Alesia]

I know it may be the rule now but in 2007 I did this with my DN when she was 16 months old at Star Tours. I know because I sat with her while her parents rode. We all waited in line together, I walked through to the other side with her and waited for them to get off. Then me and my DH rode while they waited for use at the place we came off. It wasn't unsafe then. BTW...don't they measure kids again right before getting on the ride if there is question they aren't tall enough?

On a different note, I saw a father enter a single rider line with his 5 or 6 year old (she was very small) and the CM didn't say anything to him. But at the point to get on the ride a CM did tell him that she could not ride alone and they were shown out.

It was unsafe then, that's why they changed the rule. It may have been around the time that a lady tried to sneak an infant onto mission:SPACE.

 

[MrsNnr]

It was unsafe then, that's why they changed the rule. It may have been around the time that a lady tried to sneak an infant onto mission:SPACE.

Whaaat? That's just crazy. I hate that ride myself and the way it makes me feel. I can't imagine anyone ignorant enough to think that was ok or safe.

 

[Magpie]

I only have 1 kiddo... So I wouldn't send her through a queue alone and wonder if she'd be seated with strangers... But if I had 2 kiddos then I'd be okay-they'd look out for each other and be together through the whole ride... When you get up to the front you tell them you are (two) people, and they'll put them together... Of course assuming that they are well behaved, not mischievous or have some sort of disability that would hamper their overall safety.

This exactly what I'd do. The year our kids were 7 and 9, we visited Disney for the first time and we also went to Canada's Wonderland (an amusement park). In both cases we let our children go through lines for things we didn't want to ride together (they had more of a taste for coasters than we did). My husband and I believe very strongly in preparing our children for independence.

With this in mind, our children knew to stick together. They knew what to do if they got lost and couldn't find us. They knew what inappropriate behaviour looked like from an adult. They knew not to blindly trust or obey a stranger. They knew how to pick a "safer stranger" (a cast member in uniform, a mommy with kids, a daddy with kids, someone working at a cash, etc...) if they needed help from an adult. We let them know that we trusted them to be intelligent and demonstrate common sense in difficult situations. They've never failed to live up to our highest expectations.

The ONLY time I felt at all nervous was when they were running all over Tom Sawyer Island. It seemed very large, the tunnels were dark and twisty, and I couldn't see them at all. BUT, we'd told them to meet us a specific spot at a specific time, and they did just as they'd been told.

So I'm glad I was able to push past my fears and give them that freedom! They proved to me once again that they were becoming capable, reliable young people.

I have to say, too, that these early lessons (however scary it sometimes was for me as their mom) have really paid off in a positive way now that they're teenagers. (I say this as I'm waiting for my 17yo to figure out how to get back from her statistics course on the other side of the city, periodically sending me updates on her adventures on public transit. Apparently she's found another girl in the same boat, and they're working it out together!)