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I'm wondering if my toddler can ride splash mountain with my husband and I. We are going in May and we just measured her and she is at 38 inches. I know the height restriction is 40 but I heard splash mountain can fit 2 adults and a small child in the middle. Also I recently saw they were adding lap bars for extra security. The way toddlers grow we can keep our fingers crossed for a little growth spurt but didnt know if anyone else was able to do this with their child
Disney is very careful about measuring kids and have a CM at the entrance to the ride checking heights (as well as another CM inside the ride who is watching for anyone who tries to squeak by.) If the guest doesn't hit the bar on the measuring stick right outside of each ride, they aren't allowed to enter the line. Period, no exceptions. (Think of the legal ramifications if they let in a child who didn't meet the requirement and then something happened.... )
The lap bars are there now and seem to get wide-spread approval.
But I will definitely send you pixies that you see that much-needed growth spurt! (I love Splash and want everyone to get to experience it!)
I wouldn't promise Splash to your little one just yet. If she doesn't hit the height bar at the ride, they will not let her in the line. You can always do the child swap if she doesn't make it. Good luck.
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My daughter was able to ride Splash Mountain, measuring right at 40" according to Disney.
Shortly after our return, she had a doctor's appointment that measured her just slightly over 38"! She did have sneakers on, and as long as they're not obviously being used to add height, the CM's generally don't account for that.
I would not go into it promising her anything or believing anything yourself, but truly approach it as a "let's go check and see" thing and remember that it's all about safety if it doesn't work out!
Oh yes! My 3 year old loved it. She measured over 38" at home however, to make sure we bought her some sketchers tennis shoes that has a significant wedge just to be sure
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If she can't ride it, I suggest making a biggish deal about taking her picture at the measuring bar, letting her know it's so you can see how much she's grown at the next visit....or actually, take the picture if she makes, it, too! I do have a picture of one DS by the measuring device for Primeval Whirl, all excited because he was finally tall enough.
That's one idea for "theme" photos at the parks, either pictures at the measuring thingy for all the rides one year, or coming back to the same measuring gizmo each year to show how much she's grown.
Oh yes! My 3 year old loved it. She measured over 38" at home however, to make sure we bought her some sketchers tennis shoes that has a significant wedge just to be sure
While a moderate increase from the shoes is fine, just know that the seat restraints are built for a person seated in the vehicle and are designed based on where their hip would sit, how high up the shoulder of the "average person of that minimum height" would sit. With the big shoes, you get your kid "in" the ride, but you take a risk that the seat restraint won't work perfectly for them -- that they could actually be bruised or hurt because the restraint hit them oddly since they aren't actually "big" enough to be in the vehicle.
Also, if you push their height too much with the big shoes, a good CM will actually make the child remove the shoes before being measured -- and that will put a child significantly under the height bar.
We also have a toddler going with us. He is measuring 40in now. The question I have is can you have the child measured and a band put on them so that they don't have to be measured for each ride with a ride restriction? They do that at one of the amusement parks here and it saves alot of time. We just show them the band.
Disney doesn't do the wristband thing, but I have seen them put stamps on kids hands a time or two -- those might have been exceptions, as I haven't seen them do anything consistently like this...
Oh yes! My 3 year old loved it. She measured over 38" at home however, to make sure we bought her some sketchers tennis shoes that has a significant wedge just to be sure
As Eileen pointed out, not a great idea. Can't tell you how many articles I've read touting this as being a way to get around the height restrictions, as well as shoe inserts, "fluffing" the hair a bit.
The engineers of each ride determine the minimum height to be the smallest you can be to ride and still be SAFE. Safety is always in the front of my mind for my kids. Why endanger them just so they can ride a ride? You'll either come back when they are bigger, or not. But they'll be healthy when you leave the park!
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Okay, I read this post differently than the other posters. I read the question as "will our toddler fit in the row with us if tall enough?" DS was 4 on his first trip and was definately tall enough to ride Splash. I remember DH, DS and I being put in one row in a log at one point, but this was before the new lap bars (obviously). I am not sure if this is still possible. Anyone know for sure?
I remember DH, DS and I being put in one row in a log at one point, but this was before the new lap bars (obviously). I am not sure if this is still possible. Anyone know for sure?
People have reported being allowed to have their child sit between them with the lap bars. But others have said the CMs are sticking to "only two guests per row."
I think it may be a little bit more time until we're sure what the rules will be.
People have reported being allowed to have their child sit between them with the lap bars. But others have said the CMs are sticking to "only two guests per row."
I think it may be a little bit more time until we're sure what the rules will be.
We were just there last week and rode 3 in a row but it was one adult and 2 kids. We have a family of 5 and were allowed to split into a 2 and a 3 for Splash and BTMRR
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