Height Restricted Rides that Seat 3

[chris1212]

Hi, we will be traveling with 3 kids - 2 over 40 inches, 1 under 40 inches. All are under the age of 7 so cannot ride alone I believe? I'm very familiar with WDW rides, but have never been to DL yet. We will be doing rider swap on the height restricted rides, just looking for a list of rides that 3 people cannot ride together on?

For example, I assume Soarin' is the same as WDW and one adult can easily take 2 kids on. Which rides will prove a problem and only one big kid will be able to ride at a time with the adult?

Thanks!

 

[figment_jii]

Autopia has a height requirement to ride alone (54"). You can fit three to a single car, but only one will get to drive, so that might be one where it'll be more fun to go in pairs. Space Mtn (40") has two riders per row; I think they might allow you to ride two in one row, one in the other row, but the person in the front row won't really be able to see the ones in the back and it sometimes seems to vary by CM (sometimes CM seem to feel that if the adult is in the same car that's okay, other times they have to be in the same row).

Correct, children under the age of 7 must be accompanied by someone aged 14 and older.

 

[chris1212]

Autopia has a height requirement to ride alone (54"). You can fit three to a single car, but only one will get to drive, so that might be one where it'll be more fun to go in pairs. Space Mtn (40") has two riders per row; I think they might allow you to ride two in one row, one in the other row, but the person in the front row won't really be able to see the ones in the back and it sometimes seems to vary by CM (sometimes CM seem to feel that if the adult is in the same car that's okay, other times they have to be in the same row).

Correct, children under the age of 7 must be accompanied by someone aged 14 and older.

Thanks!! This is just the info I was looking for! I have heard SM is different than WDW. Besides sitting beside each other is there much difference? I don't think either kid is brave enough to sit by themselves so don't think we will even try to send 3 on this one! (at least not the first time!)

 

[figment_jii]

Space Mountain has the same basic concept at DL and WDW, but the ride itself is different (i.e., different turns, different music, etc.). I like the DLR version better (no real reason), but both are fun. It might be a good one to do in pairs then; maybe while one child rides with the adult, the other kids and adult can go do something like Buzz Lightyear (three can fit in that one, but there are only two blasters - this is another one where I think the DL version is much more fun).

When you say over 40", do you mean just over 40"? This list on Disneyland.com has the attractions by height requirement (https://disneyland.disney.go.com/faq/parks/height-requirements/). There are three other 40" attractions in DL (Splash, BTMRR, and Star Tours). BTMRR can fit three to a bench (if everyone is fairly thin/small - think like BTMRR in MK) and Star Tours is set-up just like the one in DHS. I don't know quite know how Splash would work...the logs have four individual seats and then a back row (two seats). When I was there a few weeks ago, the CM told us that the under 7 year old cannot ride in the very last row because they must have the 14+ year old immediately behind them. So I don't quite know how that would work with your group.

Over in DCA for the 40" attractions, I think the only ones where you might have an issue are Silly Symphony Swings and Jumpin Jellyfish. Silly Symphony Swings only has tandem seats (two seats together) for those that are over 40" and under 48". It looks like Jumpin Jellyfish seats might also only be designed for two per jellyfish. That might be one where you have go as two pairs. Guardians is like ToT (in terms of seating), RSR is like Test Track (three to a row), and Soarin has the same configuration at in Epcot.

 

[chris1212]

@figment_jii Yes one kid is just over 40 inches, don't anticipate him hitting any of the higher height requirements by our trip. So those rides will be easier we can just take turns taking on our oldest. I seemed to think at MK you could squish 3 into BTMRR, glad to hear it's the same at DL, I know both kids will want to ride that! We are going in January, so I'm secretly hoping it's too cold for Splash this trip, I seem to remember seeing it was going to be down for a bit too.

 

[GrandBob]

When I was there a few weeks ago, the CM told us that the under 7 year old cannot ride in the very last row because they must have the 14+ year old immediately behind them. So I don't quite know how that would work with your group.

Hmmm, that may be new, but I think it may just be a CM thing. Funny how different CMs interpret things differently. When DGD was small, we used to take her in the back row of Splash all the time. It was her favorite ride, and while we didn't always get back row, we'd sometimes go 5 or 6 times in a row, and several would be back row. Never had a CM tell us it was a problem.

 

[figment_jii]

It does seem odd, now in hindsight...maybe what the CM meant was he could not sit in the back row by himself. We were one person shy of filling the entire log (five of us), so perhaps they just didn't want him back there alone and thought that saying someone had to sit behind him was an easier way to explain it?

 

[BrianL]

sometimes CM seem to feel that if the adult is in the same car that's okay, other times they have to be in the same row.

The official rules say that someone under 7 must be in the same "ride vehicle" as someone 14 or older. This should mean that in the same car (not separated by a coupling) would be fine, but it is enforced very inconsistently. The notorious one at WDW is 7DMT, and I think that is because the rows are so far apart. It sounds like Space Mountain at DL is similarly enforced. It really just depends on the ride and the CM, which is unfortunate. They do need to apply some consistency here.

Another one to watch out for is Gadget's Go Coaster, which has only one row of two seats per car (between each coupling), so even following the "same vehicle" rule is not possible. This is like Barnstormer at WDW, which is notoriously difficult for those in the OP's position with one adult and two kids.