Originally Posted By CaptainRon I want to take my 2 year old to Disneyland for the first time,what are the height requirements on the rides(the highest he has to be).
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Here is a chart with all the requirements: <a href="http://www.allearsnet.com/dlr/tp/dlr_rr.htm" target="_blank">http://www.allearsnet.com/dlr/ tp/dlr_rr.htm</a>
Originally Posted By berol Here's disney's list, prolly have to cut and paste it. <a href="http://disneyland.disney.go.com/disneyland/en_US/help/gsDetail?name=HeightRequirementsGSDetailPage" target="_blank">http://disneyland.disney.go.co m/disneyland/en_US/help/gsDetail?name=HeightRequirementsGSDetailPage</a>
Originally Posted By mickey42397 Don't let the height requirements deter you. I have so many precious memories of my trips to DL with my daughter before she was tall enough to ride the big rides. There are baby swap passes so that allow everyone in your party (except th baby of course) to get a chance to ride without having to wait in line again.
Originally Posted By happyingilbert We took my dds when they were 3,3,and 2 and had a blast. It did help that I was pg and usually anything that my youngest could not go on, I could not go on either. We are headed out to DLR again this May with two 5 year olds, a four year old and a two year old ds. We have been measuring out everyone along the kitchen wall and have posted 35", 40", 42", and 48" for goals to grow for. It sure has helped convince them to eat their veges so they can grow. It has worked, so far everyone has grown an inch this past month. Gotta love it!
Originally Posted By tapdancemom When we took our 2 1/2 yr old grandson he was tall enough for the Matterhorn though I didn't think is was a good idea. His mother thought otherwise and the poor little darling had to ride it anyway. He was not a happy camper, especially about the roaring snow creature and the FAST, BUMPY ride. We're going back this summer and he's tall enough for Space Mountain. I'll see what I can do to save him from that one, though now that he's almost five he might really enjoy it. I know he's excited about Star Tours, he loves the Star Wars movies.
Originally Posted By darkangel4evr2u When I took my son he couldn't go on most of the fast paced rides he was just a wee short of hitting it. But next april when we go he should hit it. Although not too sure he should ride splash mountain. Heck that was pretty bumpy for me after all these years. I don't remeber it being that way lol
Originally Posted By sdlovesmickey I took my daughter on all the rides in Disneyland except Star Tours and Indiana Jones last summer. She was four at the time. She hated Space Mountain and has made me promise not to take her back on it this summer when we return. However, Splash Mountain was her favorite ride and we went on it twice. She called it the Zippity Do Dah Ride. She also loved Thunder Mountain Railroad. Overall she was most affected by the 3-D movies that I thought she would enjoy. They scared the #%@#$ out of her. She cried through them. Even the Muppet 3-D was too much for her.
Originally Posted By tinkerbell77 I took my dd on the Matterhorn when she was 2 1/2 she loved it!! She was laughing and enjoying her self the whole time. But this comes from a kid that wanted the Fantasyland rides to "go faster". She is a thrill seeker, her favorite rides now (at 8) the Maliboomer and Tower of Terror. She is very tall for her age, so she can ride everything. We are going to try Magic Mountian this trip and see if she is a real adrenolin (sp?) junkie!!! Gotta love kids.
Originally Posted By mickey42397 My daughter just turned 9 and is also VERY tall for her age. She is just the same way. She rides EVERYTHING, and fears nothing (except Supreme Scream at Knott's because I once was on it while it got stuck). She has been that way since she was little and always begged for taller shoes before she was oficially tall enough for "the mountains".
Originally Posted By Disney Joy I did the taller shoe thing for my grandson - then 7 or 8 our first and only trip to WDW so far. Hey - it was WDW and I didn't know when we would get back. LOL
Originally Posted By dresswhites the height requirements don't make alot of sense. Why is the Matterhorn 38 inches even though it is equally as wild as Thunder of Splash. i can see Gadget's at 38 inches, but not the Matterhorn. Also, why does Grizzly have a higher height limit than Tower? What is really horrible is the Orange Stinger has the highest height requirement in either park. it really lets out a huge number of people.
Originally Posted By PirateJohn >>the height requirements don't make alot of sense. Wildness of the ride is not necessarily what dictates height requirements. The greatest factor is usually the design of the ride vehicles.
Originally Posted By mickey42397 The way I understand it is that it has to do with how you sit in the seat. If you think about it, Matterhorn's height requirement is probably less because you sit down very low in the vehicle. ToT really doesn't "go anywhere" considering how you are belted in. Grizzly doesn't really have you belted in much, nor does Splash.
Originally Posted By monorailblue The Matterhorn height requirement is very low because, for the first 40 years it was open, it had no height requirement at all--and it still doesn't "need" one any more than it did during those 40 years. I'm glad it's there, though, because some parents are so pathologically stupid these days, they would try to ride with an infant, if there weren't a height requirement. If you don't believe me, you haven't been an Attractions Cast Member. Height requirements are a good thing.
Originally Posted By dresswhites i would think attractions with height requirement would create a lot of tension. i would imagine cms at Splash, Space, indy, and tower ect get yelled at alot if a parents kid can't get on. Does this happen at Matterhorn. i just wonder are cms in Fantasyland yelled at alot like probabaly other areas of the park that have intense attractions? i mean do cms at gentle rides like Storybook or Small World ever get yelled at for things?
