Ride Height Requirements For Disney World With Height Checker

When you head to Disney World as a family with children, especially those under 10, you start wondering what rides your little ones will be able to ride. Fortunately, Disney World is one of those places where children can ride most rides, …% of Disney rides have a 0cm height requirement.

There are however a number of rides in each of the four Disney theme parks and two Disney water parks that do have height requirements. Don’t let the height requirements put you off though, Disney has something called Rider Switch which allows everyone who meets the height requirement to ride while only having to join a stand-by queue line once.

What Is The Height Requirement For Disney World?

There is not one specific height requirement for Disney World rides. Everyone is able to enter the parks, and there are plenty of attractions anyone of any height, or age, can go on.

How Do They Measure Height At Disney World?

Disney World checks height in a simple, consistent way, and it's usually quicker (and calmer) than many parents expect.

Children are measured in their shoes

Disney measures children wearing their shoes, as that's how they'll ride. Height requirements are shown on official measuring sticks at the entrance to any ride with a minimum height.

Height is usually checked twice

For most attractions with a height rule, there are two checkpoints:

1. At the queue entrance

A Cast Member will check your child against the height marker before you join the line. If they're too small, you'll be stopped here so you don't waste time queueing.

2. Again near the loading area

Some rides re-check height just before boarding. This is a normal safety double-check, especially on thrill rides.

If they're not tall enough, they can't ride; even if it's close

Disney is strict about height rules. If your child doesn't meet the requirement, they won't be allowed to ride, even if they're only slightly under. Cast Members will ask children to stand normally (flat feet, no tiptoes), and adding height with hairstyles won't be accepted. Sometimes if your child is not tall enough to ride Cast Members give children little keepsakes for when they are able to ride.

Will your child be measured once for the whole day?

There isn't a universal one-and-done height checking system across Walt Disney World, so your child may be measured multiple times at different attractions during your day. This is because different attractions have different height requirements.

What if your child is too small to ride?

If someone in your party doesn't meet the height requirement, (or doesn't want to ride), you can use Rider Switch so adults can take turns riding without queueing twice. We have a full guide to Rider Switch including a step-by-step walk through of how to use the system.

How Tall Should Kids Be To Go To Disney World?

There is no right height for children to go to Disney World and there is always an attraction for you to take younger children on. If you are looking to avoid thinking about height restrictions at all here are the heights your children need to be for the Disney World theme parks:

Planning: Tips For Checking Heights Before You Go

With a longer planning timeline of 12-18 months for many UK visitors, working out whether your child can ride something before you book is often impractical. But, checking their height before you go helps you decide whether you’ll need to use Rider Switch.

If you decide to measure your little ones height before you go, pop their shoes on first as Cast Members measure children in shoes. Also keep in mind that just because they are tall enough to ride does not mean that they will enjoy the ride.

Next we’ll take a look at the height restrictions per park to help you plan your itinerary with younger children.

Magic Kingdom Rides with Height Requirements and Lightning Lanes

If you’re planning a day at Magic Kingdom, here’s the list of rides with height requirements. All of these rides are included in Rider Switch too:

EPCOT Rides with Height Requirements and Lightning Lanes

Attractions at EPCOT with height requirements are:

Hollywood Studios Rides with Height Requirements

Here are the Hollywood Studio’s rides with height restrictions, including Lightning Lanes:

Animal Kingdom Rides with Height Requirements

Height Restrictions: Disney World Water Parks

Disney Water Parks are built for families, and as such both water parks have attractions with both minimum and maximum height restrictions. For UK families with 7- and 14- Day Magic Tickets, water parks are included and perfect for all ages. And apart from the Chairlift at Blizzard Beach, the maximum height requirement for all rides with a requirement is easy to remember: 122cm.

Blizzard Beach

There is also a maximum height requirement for the toddler’s area.

Typhoon Lagoon

There is also a maximum height requirement for attractions in the younger children’s area:

FAQs: Height Requirements