Height requirements - wheelchair??

[mykidsintow]

I have a questions about height requirements and a wheelchair? My 9 yr old is only 42 inches, but can't "stand" that tall. I really want her to ride soarin this trip she will LOVE it! I have a physical from December documenting 42 inches. Will that work or how can they do height from a kiddo in a wheelchair??

 

[Michigan]

I would take the documentation just in case but we have never been asked to prove height for any rides ever. Both my girls are in wheelchairs and my 14 year old is only 4'2".

 

[SueM in MN]

I would take the documentation just in case but we have never been asked to prove height for any rides ever. Both my girls are in wheelchairs and my 14 year old is only 4'2".

Agree.
Since she is close in height, I would bring documentation.
But, we have never been asked to prove height and since she is not able to stand at all, she could not be measured. They asked us how tall she was and she must look that tall sitting since they let her on.

 

[gilesmt]

It has been quite a while since my DD is 24 this summer, but when she was younger in her w/c, I would go to city hall in DL and talk to them, we would measure her once by us holding her up ( at that time she was not able to stand, but now she can) and they would give us something like a GAC card with her height, to show cms at each ride, it was signed by them.

I have not heard of them doing this in years but you may want to asks for a GAC card with it so they don't have to measure her every time, since it is an accommodation and it is reasonable, and with the documentation they may be able to do this.

 

[OrthoDad]

We worried about this, too, when my boys were younger.

But, we NEVER had anyone question us. One of my DS's has some moderate contractures, so it's really hard to measure him. We always had measured him at home, and we never tried to put him on a ride that he wasn't tall enough for....for safety reasons.

The first time we rode Star Tours, we were all very nervous...he was tall enough, but we were worried the CM's would make us get him out of his wheelchair, try to measure him, and then crush our hopes if they didn't think he was tall enough.

But, no worries! The CM's all seemed great with it, no one ever questioned us, and we were able to ride all the rides we wanted without any problems.

Good luck! Have a great trip!
Wade

 

[SueM in MN]

It has been quite a while since my DD is 24 this summer, but when she was younger in her w/c, I would go to city hall in DL and talk to them, we would measure her once by us holding her up ( at that time she was not able to stand, but now she can) and they would give us something like a GAC card with her height, to show cms at each ride, it was signed by them.

I have not heard of them doing this in years but you may want to asks for a GAC card with it so they don't have to measure her every time, since it is an accommodation and it is reasonable, and with the documentation they may be able to do this.

People have asked about this and they do not offer this service.

And, agree with Orthodad. We knew how tall DD was. We measured her at home since she needs to be measured lying down. We never put her on anything that she was not at least 2 inches over the height requirement for.

 

[Mary976]

I think sometimes they can tell if you're too short once they see you seated on the ride. With DD, we didn't even try the big rides until we knew for sure she was over the height. But one summer we were at the local Six Flags and DD's cousin (she's ambulatory) was right at the minimum height for the big coasters. She was measured twice for one and made it through, but once she was seated on the ride and had the harness on and everything, the guy coming through to check the harness latches told us she was too short and could not ride. I told him she had been measured twice at that ride already, but they still wouldn't let her ride.

All that is to say, we've never had a problem with DD, even when she was just a few inches above the height requirement. I think you'll be fine.

Mary

 

[SueM in MN]

I think sometimes they can tell if you're too short once they see you seated on the ride. With DD, we didn't even try the big rides until we knew for sure she was over the height. But one summer we were at the local Six Flags and DD's cousin (she's ambulatory) was right at the minimum height for the big coasters. She was measured twice for one and made it through, but once she was seated on the ride and had the harness on and everything, the guy coming through to check the harness latches told us she was too short and could not ride. I told him she had been measured twice at that ride already, but they still wouldn't let her ride.

All that is to say, we've never had a problem with DD, even when she was just a few inches above the height requirement. I think you'll be fine.

Mary

I agree.
I think some can also get a good idea from a person's seated height in the wheelchair. My DD sits up very straight ( she has no choice, her seatback holds her straight).