Height & age requirements for rides.....

[22grover22]

I remember seeing a post somewhere about this. Can anyone direct me to it. I have a 4 & almost 2yr old. I would hate to get my 4yr old excited about something and then find out she is too short. She is on the small side. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Beth76]

http://www.wdwinfo.com/disneyland/height.htm

 

[22grover22]

Thank you so much......

 

[bumbershoot]

BUT.

Yes, a big but.

Just b/c she measures 40" at home doesn't mean she'll hit their measuring sticks the same way each time. For instance, in September, the *second* CM at Star Tours (inside the queue...the CM outside said he was tall enough) went all weird on DS, made him measure again, and when she could slip a sheet of paper between his head and the stick, she wouldn't let him ride.

A ride in DCA, Jumpin' Jellyfish, is notorious for its measuring stick being "off", meaning a 40" kid might not come near it. But the stick is the last word, no arguing. It's not fair, but they don't seem to be changing (and sometimes a shorter child measures tall enough! I think it's a vortex, ha ha).

A child might measure tall enough 5 times on some ride, then the 6th ride not be allowed to go.

Since I'm a (retired) chiropractor, I have my theories about spinal compression over the course of the day being a part of this, along with being on bumpy rides making us a bit shorter after said rides than just sitting in a doctor's office at home, but it doesn't really matter.

My 3 year old is now solidly over 40", but I still say "let's go see IF we can go on this ride", even if we've been on it successfully before.

 

[mommy2allyandaveri]

The only ride that I know that actually has an age requirement is Autopia, kids have to be at least 1 year old to ride.

 

[bumbershoot]

That isn't what was told to me. When DS and I tried to go when he was 1.5, they said that babies could sit on laps, but not once they are 1. So....

Finishing my story...he refused to sit on the seat, so we had to get off the ride.

 

[BELLEDOZER]

I have found the information about height requirement in two places. The first is the planning section of the DIS website. The second, and more detailed information about height restrictions is at: allears.net. Go into the disneyland section of the website, and this is where you will find the information you are looking for. It seems that the average height restriction is around 40 inches, but can vary from ride to ride. Hope this info helps you out.

 

[victorandbellasmom]

Here's the link to the disneyland website's height requirement http://disneyland.disney.go.com/disneyland/en_US/help/gsDetail?name=HeightRequirementsGSDetailPage