rockin roller coaster height requirement at disney hollywood studios...

[itchin2go]

what the issue is here...is


if...one kid has on thick socks... and the other has thin socks ..the one with the thin socks....doesnt get on...

1. I paid alot of money to go to disney world ..just to be thurned around because I have thin socks...

2. further this could be discrimination, because I could not afford the thicker socks...

ok..now I have fast forwarded to the present mindset...to meet you there.

further I was only trying to be healpful for the next resonable individual like myself.... not the "rule police" where ever thing is in black and white.

I teach my child that rules are important and we should follow them.

 

[WDSearcher]

what the issue is here...is


if...one kid has on thick socks... and the other has thin socks ..the one with the thin socks....doesnt get on...

1. I paid alot of money to go to disney world ..just to be thurned around because I have thin socks...

2. further this could be discrimination, because I could not afford the thicker socks...

ok..now I have fast forwarded to the present mindset...to meet you there.

further I was only trying to be healpful for the next resonable individual like myself.... not the "rule police" where ever thing is in black and white.

We'll see if that works for you when your kids are older and saying things like, "Oh come on ... curfew was 1am, but I was here only 18 minutes after 1am. It's not that big a deal. Don't be the rule police!" After you've spent 18 minutes thinking they were dead or fuming because you waited up and they're late.

Seriously, though ... Disney's house, Disney's rules. You know what they are going in. If you don't want to "pay alot of money" and be turned away at the ride, then go once your kids are tall enough. No one forced you to go to WDW with a kid who was too short, did they? Nope. Your choice. And the thing is ... you didn't get thicker socks. You stuffed your kid's shoes with napkins. There's a difference there, at least from a "what I'm willing to do to get my kid on a ride" standpoint. At least, IMO.

 

[rgf207]

 

[itchin2go]

I thought that might be the case with the blatant bragging about stuffing napkins in the shoes, but the post count gave me pause.

Do you have any "Horrible Misspelling" Spray in your bag?

 

[rgf207]

I thought that might be the case with the blatant bragging about stuffing napkins in the shoes, but the post count gave me pause.

Do you have any "Horrible Misspelling" Spray in your bag?

 

[LaurenT]

I believe the leeway people are referring to is the height at which the ride will actually be dangerous to you versus the official "you must be this tall" height, not leeway in whether CMs will let you through if you are not tall enough. Obviously, for safety reasons, the height at which the ride might actually be dangerous has to be lower than the height at which they will let you on, but I personally don't think that's a great reason to try to sneak someone on. Trying to get children in that middle range between the actual danger height and the official permissible height on the ride threatens the checks and balances Disney has created to make sure no one gets hurt. That "safety margin" is there for a reason. Of course, that's just my opinion.

I believe your height actually varies throughout the day by fractions of an inch, so someone who might not be tall enough to ride "by a hair" at one point in the day might actually be tall enough to ride at a different point without any "extra" help.

If a child is so close to the mark that he might meet the requirement later that day, I really don't think "sneaking him on with some napkins in his shoes" is going to threaten any checks and balances..no point in waiting on line 3 times trying to figure out what part of the day you are 7/8 of an inch taller. Becky went on all of the 40" rides when she was a paltry 39.9 inches tall, I did not fear for her safety or feel I was putting my daughter in danger for one second. Wold be a different story if she was 37" and I was sticking her in platform shoes and teasing her hair...

 

[frayedend]

All I can say (and this is mostly in response to the "Oh my god!!!! You are breaking the RULES!!! people) is that there is good enough reason to give a little leeway I've had my kid measured at 40.5" and turned away from rides with 40" height requirement. It made me pretty mad. I know my measurement was accurate on a hard surface floor, standing straight. The measurement taken by the employee was on a sloped ground with a stick that certainly was no accurate. Sliding a piece of paper on a kids head to see if they are meeting the requirement is just plain stupid and really just someone on a power trip.

 

[itchin2go]

Sliding a piece of paper on a kids head to see if they are meeting the requirement is just plain stupid and really just someone on a power trip.

Either that or they're just doing their job and trying not to get fired.

 

[frayedend]

Either that or they're just doing their job and trying not to get fired.

But sliding a piece of paper in. Really? So what can the CMs tell us about their training. Are they told to measure and check with a piece of paper or just make a judgement call. If that is really how they are trained then I agree with you. But I doubt it.

 

[rgf207]

1. I paid alot of money to go to disney world ..

Oh wait. Why didn't you say so earlier? In that case, you are entitled to do whatever you want.

 

[3floridarays]

 

[3floridarays]

When my son was right at the 40" mark he went on ToT twice in a row(he loved it, btw). The third time a new CM had come on shift and we were told he couldn't ride.

Do you know what we did? We didn't stuff his shoes, we didn't demand a re-measure, we didn't walk away mad or upset.

We...just...walked...away...

 

[maxiesmom]

But sliding a piece of paper in. Really? So what can the CMs tell us about their training. Are they told to measure and check with a piece of paper or just make a judgement call. If that is really how they are trained then I agree with you. But I doubt it.

Say they let your child on even though a piece of paper slides between their head and the measuring stick. The next guest then says "Come on! You let that kid ride and his head didn't touch the bar. My child is only a tiny bit shorter, you need to let him on. It won't make that much of a difference." And it would go on from there. The next guest would say that half an inch doesn't make a difference, and so on and so on. There has to be a standard set somewhere! Either your kids head hits the bar, or it doesn't. There cannot be any leeyway. That would just open up a whole 'nother can of worms.

Also, it doesn't matter in the least what your child measures at home. Or in the doctor's office. Disney's measurement is the one that counts. That is the only way it would work.

 

[frayedend]

Say they let your child on even though a piece of paper slides between their head and the measuring stick. The next guest then says "Come on! You let that kid ride and his head didn't touch the bar. My child is only a tiny bit shorter, you need to let him on. It won't make that much of a difference." And it would go on from there. The next guest would say that half an inch doesn't make a difference, and so on and so on. There has to be a standard set somewhere! Either your kids head hits the bar, or it doesn't. There cannot be any leeyway. That would just open up a whole 'nother can of worms.

Also, it doesn't matter in the least what your child measures at home. Or in the doctor's office. Disney's measurement is the one that counts. That is the only way it would work.

I see your point. My point is I think it would be ridiculous to use the paper. If you put them up to the line and can't tell whether they make it or not you just aren't using good judgement. If they are required to use the "paper" standard (which I'm sure they are not as I've never seen any CM with a piece of paper to do this) then that is fine. But if they aren't then it is an overzealous CM on a powertrip. I would see it as "Hey you think your kid makes it, oh yeah!!!??? Well get a load of my piece of paper!!!"

As far as the doctors office, I again see your point. But how would you feel if your child is 48". You know it, the doctor knows it, it is a fact. But the CM doesn't measure properly and excludes your kid after you spent a lot of money with the knowledge that they meet the requirement. I know you can throw my previous argument about the piece of paper back at me in this example. But I'm just saying that CMs should use good judgement when it is that close a call and they should have some standard on where they stand when they measure people. IIRC most Disney places had a fixed height stick but I also think I saw some with portable sticks and ground slope can absolutely make a difference.

 

[loveysbydesign]

It's a shame that Disney can't come up with a way to make it easier on us parents and the CM's. Have someone measure them at the front of the park and give them a bracelet to wear that shows they're tall enough...they do that for Kali River Rapids...don't they? Why not do it for the other parks?

 

[rgf207]

It's a shame that Disney can't come up with a way to make it easier on us parents and the CM's. Have someone measure them at the front of the park and give them a bracelet to wear that shows they're tall enough...they do that for Kali River Rapids...don't they? Why not do it for the other parks?

If they did that, people would take the bracelets off and give them to riders that were not tall enough. I believe they used to do something like that and stopped for this exact reason.

 

[LisaNJ25]

Oh wait. Why didn't you say so earlier? In that case, you are entitled to do whatever you want.

 

[maxiesmom]

I see your point. My point is I think it would be ridiculous to use the paper. If you put them up to the line and can't tell whether they make it or not you just aren't using good judgement. If they are required to use the "paper" standard (which I'm sure they are not as I've never seen any CM with a piece of paper to do this) then that is fine. But if they aren't then it is an overzealous CM on a powertrip. I would see it as "Hey you think your kid makes it, oh yeah!!!??? Well get a load of my piece of paper!!!"

As far as the doctors office, I again see your point. But how would you feel if your child is 48". You know it, the doctor knows it, it is a fact. But the CM doesn't measure properly and excludes your kid after you spent a lot of money with the knowledge that they meet the requirement. I know you can throw my previous argument about the piece of paper back at me in this example. But I'm just saying that CMs should use good judgement when it is that close a call and they should have some standard on where they stand when they measure people. IIRC most Disney places had a fixed height stick but I also think I saw some with portable sticks and ground slope can absolutely make a difference.

A CM using their judgement would cause other problems. It would lead to fights and complaints, because one CM let a child on a ride and another one didn't. It would also open Disney up to lawsuits if, God forbid, something did happen to a child that a CM "judged" to be tall enough. I wouldn't want to trust that a child in my care was safe becuase of a quick glance by a CM.

I think measuring is truly the best option out there. The best thing to do is to be prepared if your child is close to the right height for any rides they really want to do. Let them know they may not get on, and you can come back and ride another trip. Or if it is a once in a lifetime trip, postpone it until you can all enjoy the rides.

 

[frayedend]

Or if it is a once in a lifetime trip, postpone it until you can all enjoy the rides.

LOL we've been postponing for years and our little one just won't grow!!!! He's a bit over 46" now. Not much he can't ride. Hoping for August he'll make 48 but will probably need a real growth spurt for that to happen.

I know what you mean. Thing is we already run into problems with the heights. I don't think there is a really good answer when it comes to the kids being super close to the height. But i do think they should standardize how and where the heights are taken (meaning a flat level surface with a good measuring device).

 

[loveysbydesign]

If they did that, people would take the bracelets off and give them to riders that were not tall enough. I believe they used to do something like that and stopped for this exact reason.

So they don't use the bracelets for KRR anymore?