how strict are the hight limits?

[LilyWDW]

I'm sorry but the width of a piece of a paper is a little extreme. That's not a safety issue.

If the kid is too short, they are too short. Period. It doesn't matter if it is the width of a piece of paper.

 

[Polydweller]

I'm sorry but the width of a piece of a paper is a little extreme. That's not a safety issue.

These aren't set by Disney, they are set by the engineers who design, build, and test the ride. If a kid went on the ride who didn't meet the height restriction, even by that little, and got hurt Disney would be completely liable. Imagine the lawsuit. Not extreme at all. All they can do is say hit the bar or don't ride.

 

[TagsMissy]

My daughter (5) is 43 inches tall, and she really wants to ride on the Matterhorn. Will she be allowed? or will the 1 inch stop her. Somehow I don't think she will sprout an inch in 25 days.

they are very strict and before to think I'll have her in some sort of thick souled shoes they will check to see if the soul is overly thick if the child is just at height.

 

[letsgoagainsoon]

As everybody has said, VERY.

DS rode Star Tours multiple times one day. We went back and road it the next day with him. Went back again -- they said no. That is what is really frustrating, when they have already rode it AND then all of a sudden they can't. And, it wasn't the shrinking throughout the day thing because he had ridden it at all times of the day.

 

[kgleine]

I'm sorry but the width of a piece of a paper is a little extreme. That's not a safety issue.

we thought it was too, but we respected what they said and didnt argue. it was the end of the night when this happened to be fair, but yes, he was now too short. and the paper thing i think was more proving there was a space between his head and the bar, not necessarily that is the width under they were counting. also dont bother with spikey hair to fool them, it wont work as the lady infront of me on sorin found out...

 

[disney516]

They are definitely strict. I was in Disney two weeks ago and witnessed the little girl in front of me for expedition everest get told she was too short. It was so sad bc she was barely half an inch short. However, the lady working gave her a sticker and a pass to go to the front of the line for primeval whirl so that made the girl happy.

 

[hardhead]

They are definitely strict. I was in Disney two weeks ago and witnessed the little girl in front of me for expedition everest get told she was too short. It was so sad bc she was barely half an inch short. However, the lady working gave her a sticker and a pass to go to the front of the line for primeval whirl so that made the girl happy.

Bet that really helped giving a pass to go on primeval wheel since the height requirement on that is higher than EE.

 

[aprilgail2]

Bet that really helped giving a pass to go on primeval wheel since the height requirement on that is higher than EE.

yea that makes NO sense at all--why give the kid a pass for a ride that they have to be taller on to ride??

 

[disney516]

yea that makes NO sense at all--why give the kid a pass for a ride that they have to be taller on to ride??

I have no idea. I don't know the ride requirements, I'm just saying what I witnessed and I guess the little girl and her parents didn't know either. So I'm sure they weren't too happy to find that out if they went to primeval whirl.

 

[Brian Noble]

I'm sorry but the width of a piece of a paper is a little extreme.

It is what it is---if there is any room at all between the guest and the bar, the guest doesn't ride. Allowing an under-height guest on an attraction is one of the few things that a CM can be fired for more or less on the spot, so they tend to be careful.

 

[lan3]

My daughter went on SM and TT several times without being measured. She was measured and told she was too short on Soaring. Once on SM, they measured her as she got into the boat and she was a bit under the line but she was allowed on. I was expecting them to be strict but they were not at all while I was there. I knew she was under 40" at the drs office so we were prepared for her not to ride but most rides cms didn't measure her at all.

 

[MSSANDRA]

They are definitely strict. I was in Disney two weeks ago and witnessed the little girl in front of me for expedition everest get told she was too short. It was so sad bc she was barely half an inch short. However, the lady working gave her a sticker and a pass to go to the front of the line for primeval whirl so that made the girl happy.

Not good.....the height for primeval whirl is higher than the one for EE. DS was tall enough this year for EE, but not for PW.

 

[MSSANDRA]

These aren't set by Disney, they are set by the engineers who design, build, and test the ride. If a kid went on the ride who didn't meet the height restriction, even by that little, and got hurt Disney would be completely liable. Imagine the lawsuit. Not extreme at all. All they can do is say hit the bar or don't ride.

I agree that the engineers set the rules and WDW just gets to enfore them and I'm glad they are strict. We were at a theme park this summer that does the one time measure/ wrist band.DS5 was 47 ish and the cut off for the next height band was 48. They asked me if I would like them to go ahead and put him at 48 inches....uhhh no...he's not 48. We would not have ridden any of the next level rides anyway but I really was surprised they suggested that!

 

[MouseEarsForAll]

My daughter (5) is 43 inches tall, and she really wants to ride on the Matterhorn. Will she be allowed? or will the 1 inch stop her. Somehow I don't think she will sprout an inch in 25 days.

Very, very strict. I've seen enough threads on here to know that Disney takes safety very seriously, even if it's only "a few centimeters".

 

[disney516]

Not good.....the height for primeval whirl is higher than the one for EE. DS was tall enough this year for EE, but not for PW.

Yea that's what the other user told me. I don't know the height requirements of rides but that doesn't make much sense now, so I wonder what the reaction of them were when they found out she couldn't ride PW either.

 

[chartle]

Very, very strict. I've seen enough threads on here to know that Disney takes safety very seriously, even if it's only "a few centimeters".

Yea metric but I think you really meant few millimeters.

A few centimeters would be inch and we are already past that discussion.

 

[LadyBeBop]

They are definitely strict. I was in Disney two weeks ago and witnessed the little girl in front of me for expedition everest get told she was too short. It was so sad bc she was barely half an inch short. However, the lady working gave her a sticker and a pass to go to the front of the line for primeval whirl so that made the girl happy.

Are you sure you don't mean Triceratops Spin? My DGD went on it when she was only one, so I know there's no height requirements there.

 

[disney516]

Are you sure you don't mean Triceratops Spin? My DGD went on it when she was only one, so I know there's no height requirements there.

No I'm positive she said primeval whirl. I mean maybe the cast member mixed up the names.

 

[scrappinam]

The inconsistency is the only thing that bothers me. Ds was right at 40 a few years ago. Rode splash mountain and big thunder 4 times each. Turned down at test track 2 of 4 times. Rode star tours 2 times. Not allowed on dinosaur or soarin at all.
Same thing happened at space mountain last year. Rode 3 times but was turned down on the 4th time.
It's difficult for young kids to understand. You were tall enough last time but this time you too short.

 

[bumbershoot]

The inconsistency is the only thing that bothers me. Ds was right at 40 a few years ago. Rode splash mountain and big thunder 4 times each. Turned down at test track 2 of 4 times. Rode star tours 2 times. Not allowed on dinosaur or soarin at all.
Same thing happened at space mountain last year. Rode 3 times but was turned down on the 4th time.
It's difficult for young kids to understand. You were tall enough last time but this time you too short.

It's not necessarily inconsistent at all.

The forces of those very rides he went on can CAUSE a shorter measurement the next time. The forces of the day and of rides causes the fluid in the intervertebral discs to lessen, which makes the discs less puffy, and causes height loss. You need to hydrate, lie down, and rest to rehydrate those vertebral "joint" spaces.

Those things can be explained, even to littler kids, and that can help them know they need to drink water and sleep at bedtime. Same idea that measuring truly too small on a ride (like when DS had interest in Indy at Disneyland, but was too short for it) can spur a child to eat more healthy foods (that caused DS to finally eat protein in the form of black beans, which helped cause a BIG growth spurt).