Logistics of Height requirements

[stainbas]

Is there a place to measure kids where they can get a band showing their height, or is it done at every ride?

 

[Spunky946]

It's at each ride at the front and they often remeasure them before they get on.

 

[LockShockBarrel]

Well...each ride with a requirement lol. But yes, it will be at each ride that requires a particular height and they will likely check at the entrance of the ride then again towards boarding. Best bet is to teach your kid(s) to stand straight, keep their heels on the ground and tell them to do that while trying to touch the bar with the top of their head. I've seen some kids that when told to stand straight sort of...overcompensate and they'll either go on tiptoe or they arch their back so much it makes them shorter. The "try to touch the bar" thing seems to help with that so I've heard.

 

[Schmeck]

Is there a place to measure kids where they can get a band showing their height, or is it done at every ride?

It is done at every ride, as people slip the band off of one kid and put it on another one.

 

[stainbas]

It is done at every ride, as people slip the band off of one kid and put it on another one.

Cheaters stink.

 

[maplevale]

Cheaters stink.

They do! We were at our local theme park and they have central measuring locations - DD had a wrist band and we could tell by the colour on the sign at the front of each ride if she could go on the ride or not. Made it SOOO easy!

And in one case the sign was WAY off (it was a 44" ride and the line was a good 3" higher). Would suck if you skipped it because the sign is off!

 

[Dawn Dis]

Speaking of height requirements here's a question. My 4 yr old is 39 7/8 inches tall bare feet. With shoes she's just over 40 inches. We were at a local amusement park and she didn't make the 40 inch requirement ( bogus) Anyone know how Disney world runs? Are they pretty precise or will she have a problem getting on 40 inch rides. By sept. She might be there without shoes, but i m worried they are as accurate as Knoebels.
Thanks for your response

 

[buzznina]

Speaking of height requirements here's a question. My 4 yr old is 39 7/8 inches tall bare feet. With shoes she's just over 40 inches. We were at a local amusement park and she didn't make the 40 inch requirement ( bogus) Anyone know how Disney world runs? Are they pretty precise or will she have a problem getting on 40 inch rides. By sept. She might be there without shoes, but i m worried they are as accurate as Knoebels.
Thanks for your response

If their head does not reach the bar then no go, no matter how close. Saw one CM take their card and slid it between the childs head and bar and said they could not ride. I do not think its bogus. Its not horseshoes where close counts Just wear shoes and water shoes at a waterpark, problem solved.
Wristbands would not work because there are various height requirements,
40" for Dinosaur, 44" for Everest, 48 for Primeval World just to name a few.

 

[Dawn Dis]

If their head does not reach the bar then no go, no matter how close. Saw one CM take their card and slid it between the childs head and bar and said they could not ride. I do not think its bogus. Its not horseshoes where close counts Just wear shoes and water shoes at a waterpark, problem solved.
Wristbands would not work because there are various height requirements,
40" for Dinosaur, 44" for Everest, 48 for Primeval World just to name a few.

Thanks. We are just looking for 40 in..rides which she makes with shoes now. Last weekend we were at an amusement park and they SD no.. We wish we has a measuring.tape to prove it. And forget carnivals they add my older one who is 46 in. Wasnt even 42 in. That's the bogus part
Just seeing if Disney is fair

 

[MandiC]

I think the Disney bars for height are pretty accurate, at least we didn't see any that were way over. I will say that we only went with our older two and our (then) 7 year old is petite for her age. She was just about 48 inches but she got on both Rock n roller coaster and primevil whirl with no problems at all. I actually was surprised because they didn't even stop her to remeasure before we got on the ride (they do have a bar to measure height right where they let you onto the rides. I know the lady behind us at the Primevil whirl commented on how close she was to the bar when we were standing at the front of the line.

 

[Dawn Dis]

I think the Disney bars for height are pretty accurate, at least we didn't see any that were way over. I will say that we only went with our older two and our (then) 7 year old is petite for her age. She was just about 48 inches but she got on both Rock n roller coaster and primevil whirl with no problems at all. I actually was surprised because they didn't even stop her to remeasure before we got on the ride (they do have a bar to measure height right where they let you onto the rides. I know the lady behind us at the Primevil whirl commented on how close she was to the bar when we were standing at the front of the line.

Haha well wasn't that nice of her. :-(...thanks..nothing crazy just Splash Mtn, BTMR, Soarin' , TT, star tours & maybe Dinosaur. We know she's too small for the other ones.

 

[brymolmom]

They are VERY strict. When dd was just 40 inches without shoes we took a trip. She got turned down on Splash a couple of times - CM would take a piece of paper and slip it through between her head and the top of the L bar...No go!

 

[MandiC]

Haha well wasn't that nice of her. :-(...thanks..nothing crazy just Splash Mtn, BTMR, Soarin' , TT, star tours & maybe Dinosaur. We know she's too small for the other ones.

I didn't get the feeling she was trying to be rude/mean, but it did make me a little nervous since although she was the shortest she was the one who insisted we must try that ride I could do without a repeat on that one LOL too much spinning for my tastes

 

[leeber01]

It's at each ride at the front and they often remeasure them before they get on.

Eeek! It's the remeasure that makes me nervous! I get that measuring kids before getting in the queue is necessary but I hate the thought that my exactly 40" tall son may be turned away after he thinks he's "made" it.

 

[maxiesmom]

Eeek! It's the remeasure that makes me nervous! I get that measuring kids before getting in the queue is necessary but I hate the thought that my exactly 40" tall son may be turned away after he thinks he's "made" it.

Unfortunately some not so honest people will sneak one child in line while the other distracts the CM who does the measuring. I've watched it happen at Soarin.

 

[jess1662]

At Kali in AK, they stamped my son's hand after they measured him. That way they didn't have to measure him every time. Big brother was SUPER jealous that little brother got a "Kali" stamp on his hand

 

[Ava]

Unfortunately some not so honest people will sneak one child in line while the other distracts the CM who does the measuring. I've watched it happen at Soarin.

Every time I read these threads I wonder why on earth parents who do things like this are willing to risk their child's safety for a ride. While I'm sure there's some tolerance built into the ride design, the height requirements are there for a reason. These are also probably the same parents who would sue Disney in a heartbeat if their too-small child happened to be injured on this ride that was apparently more important than their safety.

 

[cattywampus]

Practice at home! DS had measured 48" at doctors appt week before (and I had also measured him to be sure). But the measuring sticks with the arms threw him off. I think kids are worried they will hit their heads and scrunch down a little.

DS is a rule follower (unlike me!) and felt rushed. CM, while nice, smushed down his hair (encouraging the scrunching down) could pass a paper thru and deemed him too short. I wanted DS to try again but he felt in trouble (sensitive kid).

No problem as we come back frequently but we are definitely practicing at home. We have a similar measuring device with the arm, for measuring horses, that I borrowed.

 

[BuzzinDownToDisney]

Eeek! It's the remeasure that makes me nervous! I get that measuring kids before getting in the queue is necessary but I hate the thought that my exactly 40" tall son may be turned away after he thinks he's "made" it.

This! Not just because he thinks he made it, but if we burn an hour waiting on standby at 7DMT, only to be turned away, I will be bummed.

 

[Raenstoirm]

Practice at home! DS had measured 48" at doctors appt week before (and I had also measured him to be sure). But the measuring sticks with the arms threw him off. I think kids are worried they will hit their heads and scrunch down a little.

I second this. Encourage your child to touch their head to the bar. Also ride the height requirement rides first thing. Humans get shorter as the day goes on, so even if they were fine in the am, they might not make it later in the evening.