How to make my kid 48 inches tall?

[ConcKahuna]

The child who died on Mission Space did meet the height requirement. That had nothing to do with the childs death.

I didnt say it did, but if your 4 year old has asthma and wears glasses like coke bottles, they probably arent all that healthy and shouldn't be on the attraction. Undiagnosed heart defect or not, that kid shouldn't have been on the attraction.

 

[karibritt01]

The CM at Thunder Mountain made my DD take off her shoes (sandals w/ 1/4 inch sole!) to be measured. She was able to slide a business card between my daughters' head and the height marker, so DD couldn't ride. I understand being cautious... but come on!

 

[WaltD4Me]

The CM at Thunder Mountain made my DD take off her shoes (sandals w/ 1/4 inch sole!) to be measured. She was able to slide a business card between my daughters' head and the height marker, so DD couldn't ride. I understand being cautious... but come on!

I know it sucks, but I appreciate Disney being cautious about ride safety. My niece wanted to go on Primevil Whirl in AK
sooooooooooooo bad, but after CM made her takes her shoes off, she didn't quite meet the height requirement. I felt bad for my niece, but would have felt worse if she had gotten hurt on the ride. I told her "Well, it's something to look forward to for next year!"

It isnt like the CM's are just trying to be mean...the safety rules are there for a reason. I know I wouldn't want to be the CM
who let someone "slip" through who then got hurt. A friend of my sister's went on the OLD Mission Space, not the new gentler version, when she was 6 months pregnant! She said she was sick the rest of the day and still queasy a good part of the next day.
Well...heeeeeeeeeeeeelllloooooooo, they warn you about a million times about not riding if you are pregnant.

 

[haley123]

I didnt say it did, but if your 4 year old has asthma and wears glasses like coke bottles, they probably arent all that healthy and shouldn't be on the attraction. Undiagnosed heart defect or not, that kid shouldn't have been on the attraction.

Wow okay. I'm legally blind. My mother and sister both have asthma. All of us could ride the ride safely. This is also seriously OT. I also think that it's time this thread ended. This is going nowhere.

 

[Buzz Litebeer]

The CM at Thunder Mountain made my DD take off her shoes (sandals w/ 1/4 inch sole!) to be measured. She was able to slide a business card between my daughters' head and the height marker, so DD couldn't ride. I understand being cautious... but come on!

I know it sucks, but I appreciate Disney being cautious about ride safety. My niece wanted to go on Primevil Whirl in AK
sooooooooooooo bad, but after CM made her takes her shoes off, she didn't quite meet the height requirement. I felt bad for my niece, but would have felt worse if she had gotten hurt on the ride. I told her "Well, it's something to look forward to for next year!"

It isnt like the CM's are just trying to be mean...the safety rules are there for a reason. I know I wouldn't want to be the CM who let someone "slip" through who then got hurt.

All guests must wear shoes at all times while in the parks. CMs do NOT have the authority to ask a guest to remove their shoes at ANY TIME.

If a guest makes the height requirement in unmodified shoes that are A) obviously the property of the guest and B) obviously the guest's primary footwear, them the CMs must allow the child to ride the attraction. The top of the guest's head (NOT hair) must meet or exceed the bottom of the height check bar. If a card can be passed between the bar and the guest's head, they're too short.

That said: if I'm working an attraction with a height requirement and a guest is wearing shoes with an excessive sole or heel, then I'm going to err on the side of caution and get a manager to approve the guest (and notice that I'm saying Guest and not Child. Yes, I've had adult guests who did not meet the height requirement and were turned away. One was even a fellow CM).

I see parents who put their kids in boots/platforms to try to defeat the height checks all the time. And that's fine -- it's not my kid that's in danger -- but I seriously have to wonder: if the child is injured on the attraction, is the parent going to own up and say, "Yes, she was only 38 inches tall, and would never have been injured had she not gone on the ride but we put her in high heels?" Or are they going to say, "It's Disney's fault they let her ride! We're suing for one hundred billion dollars!"

If a CM asks you to remove your shoes (or your child's) for a height check, get their name and ask to speak to a manager immediately.

I also think that it's time this thread ended. This is going nowhere.

It's nice to have an opinion, isn't it?

 

[WaltD4Me]

All guests must wear shoes at all times while in the parks. CMs do NOT have the authority to ask a guest to remove their shoes at ANY TIME.

Interesting. I honestly didn't think much of it at the time. My niece was wearing rather thick soled sandals, not that thick, but thicker than you might normally see and she wasn't wearing them on purpose to get on rides, they are just comfortable.

Anyway, I really didn't think much of the CM asking her to remove her shoes...I guess I should have maybe questioned it more, but since I've heard Primevil Whirl can really sling you around, I really thought she was just being very thorough.

 

[only1alexa]

Blasphemy!

If Steven Tyler could hear you he'd be turning over in his tanning bed.

Steven Tyler??!! I thought that was Mick Jagger!

(Just kidding folks, I really am just kidding!)

 

[ilovecountry]

Well it wasn't for Disney, but for Six Flags Great America. My cousin is 8 & the poor little guy is tiny for his age, He's an inch & a half shorter than what the rides required here. I took him to the mall and had him try on different sneakers, etc. He found some that added literally 2 inches & I was standing there measuring him lol. So maybe it's a consideration to search around for those shoes? I've known quite a few people the trick has worked for when it comes to boys.

 

[Timmy Boy]

if the child is injured on the attraction, is the parent going to own up and say, "Yes, she was only 38 inches tall, and would never have been injured had she not gone on the ride but we put her in high heels?" Or are they going to say, "It's Disney's fault they let her ride! We're suing for one hundred billion dollars!"

Nice post. I was just repeating the part I found important, to make sure these parents understand. And of course the parents would not own up to being wrong. Psh, they're never wrong!

 

[finnster77]

These self-appointed morality police take the cake. One of them always tries the old "so it's OK to teach your kids to bend rules" line. Give me a break. First of all, they're trying to make a black and white issue out of a rule that is anything but "black and white." The height restrictions are in place considering the fact that shoes are being worn. All shoes are not created equally, therefore, there must be some lee-way, as some have called it. If you as a parent can find walking shoes that add an inch, you are NOT bending the rules!!! If Disney was really that concerned about an inch, wouldn't they measure everyone while they were sitting down? Think about it.

 

[Goldilocks07]

Well at least (barring the waterparks) there are only 2 rides (RnR and Primeval Whirl) are 48 inches, ant they are not the greatest rides anyway.

Dude, are you CRAZY? Those are like, 2 of the BEST rides!

 

[snugglepeas]

news flash: you are not risking your childs life by trying to fudge an inch or two. if you are close, get out the shoes with heels, and get that hair up.

if the child looks as though they are wearing high shoes or there hair is pulled up high, the cast members can and will ask them to remove there shoes to measure or they will measure to the side of the pony tale so there is really no getting around the high issue

 

[arielsleepingbeauty]

My daughter will be 8 tomorrow and is 44 inches tall. I dont see any growth spurts coming any time soon for her. She is one of the oldest in her class and yet she is the shortest. She hates it so much! I can sympathize with her. I am not even 5 feet tall. Its tought at her age, but eventually she will be 48 inches. Now me at 35, well i think its great to be short as i can still get away with doing everything in the ski patrol area at Blizzard beach. So sometimes its good to be taller, but in other ways its great to be short. lol

For me, i will wait it out patiently because the only other rides she cant go on are the ones for 48 inches and those rides are a bit to fast for her yet. She is a skinny pickle and i would be too worried abotu her falling out. I almost had a heart attack trying to hold her arms down in Space Mountain. I dont mind the height requirments. They are there for the safety and i dont want to chance anything happening to my girls.

 

[PEANUT1]

I didnt say it did, but if your 4 year old has asthma and wears glasses like coke bottles, they probably arent all that healthy and shouldn't be on the attraction. Undiagnosed heart defect or not, that kid shouldn't have been on the attraction.

i don't see what coke bottle glasses has to do with anything...it seems you are just trying to get a rise out of people...

 

[finnster77]

if the child looks as though they are wearing high shoes or there hair is pulled up high, the cast members can and will ask them to remove there shoes to measure or they will measure to the side of the pony tale so there is really no getting around the high issue

Two different cast members have refuted this in the last two weeks. If you are asked to remove your child's shoes, then get the cast member's name and speak to a supervisor immediately.

 

[maxiesmom]

These self-appointed morality police take the cake. One of them always tries the old "so it's OK to teach your kids to bend rules" line. Give me a break. First of all, they're trying to make a black and white issue out of a rule that is anything but "black and white." The height restrictions are in place considering the fact that shoes are being worn. All shoes are not created equally, therefore, there must be some lee-way, as some have called it. If you as a parent can find walking shoes that add an inch, you are NOT bending the rules!!! If Disney was really that concerned about an inch, wouldn't they measure everyone while they were sitting down? Think about it.

Seems like a black and white rule to me. You either are tall enough, or you are not. If you place your child in shoes they would normally wear to a theme park, and they are not tall enough, they are not tall enough. Any attempt to go out and find shoes that are extra tall is indeed circumventing the rule. You might think it no big deal, but for me and any child in my care, I would much rather err on the side of caution then have that one in a billion incident where they are injured. Think about it. If something horrible did happen, how would you feel knowing that you placed your child in jeopardy ON PURPOSE. If following the rules and thinking everyone should makes me a member of the morality police, then salute me and call me ma'am! It is too bad that so many people seem to play fast and loose with rules in place only for safety.

 

[SnackyStacky]

Folks - the DIS has a policy of not advocating breaking Disney's policy.

Since the height restrictions are a matter of policy, we can't condone finding ways (no matter how innocent or legal they may seem) to circumvent those restrictions.