This was wild! I rode this back when I was 4 (I am 42 now) and my 5 year old rode it last year. Thankfully, he just made the 48inch marker because he would have been so disappointed! I noticed that Cedar Fair had higher height restrictions than Six Flags for the same rides (raging rapids like ride). I thought it was an IL vs OH thing but maybe it is the difference between the companies.

Corporations are so hilarious... ride was fine for how many years at a lower height? These type of nonsense policies don't protect young children. Ride injuries happen because you don't spend enough money to maintain the rides... just look at Top Thrill or nearly every accident ever....

Oh man WTF. Not even if accompanied by an adult? This is going to be so disappointing for my (short) kid.

Not every single height requirement change needs its own post in multiple subs. Just compile them, man.

4 feet is tiny tho. They basically stopped letting 5 year olds on the ride lol. If you’re a little person, no offense.

Six Flags New England has a 6'2" limit on most of the rides.

I was able to get on almost every ride at magic mountain. Not comfortably, but I got on.

I had that problem at the one in Sandusky Ohio several years ago. So fun to wait in like for 2 hours to be turned away

I have still enjoyed seeing my kids have fun.

Europe, hardly ever had an issue with my 2 metres

Xflight in Gurnee has a posted max height of 78 inches. If you download the six flags app, there is an ADA pdf that lists out restrictions for each ride

St. Louis used to be my home park. So this is coming from an attendee (with a good friend that is 6’5”), not a park employee. I just went through the rides list, and I don’t think there’s anything he would be excluded from because of his height. HOWEVER, I don’t know how many things he will be able to fit with the length of his legs. Some rides he’ll be folded up so tightly it would not be comfortable to ride.

Absolutely would not try: River King Mine Train, Screamin’ Eagle

Mayyyyyybe: American Thunder, Boomerang, Fireball, Mr. Freeze, Ninja, Pandemonium, Boss, Xcalibur

I’d try: Batman, Colossus, Justice League, Log Flume, Super Girl Sky Flyer, Shazam, Skyscreamer, Spinsanity, Joker, Thunder River

No idea: Catwoman whip

Former SFSL employee here. Most of the rides he will be able to ride. I would steer clear from Screamin Eagle unfortunately as the PRC trains are quite small. Same with mine train. Most other coasters should be fine. American Thunder and Boss may be a tight fight but from my experience with one of my friends (also former employee) who is massively tall he was able to fit in almost all the rides

Each park has an ADA guide on their website that will include any max heights for rides

He will not be able to ride Flash: Vertical Velocity at the Gurnee park.

My fav ride and I have always felt the height should be higher when you can't even see the heads of riders it's concerning.

I wonder if the same will happen to triple play at Great America since it’s the same ride?

This actually makes sense. The restraint is extremely easy to slide out of. That’s the whole point of having an older rider accompany smaller ones. It’s all about preventing small kids getting hurt from purposely trying to wriggle out.

Completely unnecessary. Each vehicle has a seat belt and a lap bar restraint

What was it before?

You should be fine for all the big rides I’m 6’2 250 and only really get squished when I take my daughter on some of the kiddie rides

would help if you said what park but i'm similar size, a bit shorter and heavier and honestly there are almost no adult rides at least here in CA that i can't get on so you should get on most anything.

You'll be fine. I'm about 6ft and 275 lbs, and I fit on everything. Sometimes I need a little push on the restraint to get the last click. At 265 I really fit on everything.

You might have an issue on Viper and American Eagle. They have a divider in the middle of the seats on both of those rides. My hips are 46" and while I do fit, it's a bit snug. My bf has a large back, so us sitting next to each other on those rides is kinda awkward sometimes. Lol Anything else should be fine. ��

What do you mean? My 7 year old was able to ride it. 42” isn’t a “big height requirement”

The carts spin. Don't need a toddler or smaller child being flung out of the carriage.

It'll be because the cars spin

The spinning

It's right in the middle. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Despicable Me Minion Mayhem™ 40" (102cm). Children between 40"–48" (102cm-122cm) must be accompanied by a supervising companion. Persons under 40" (102cm) must experience this attraction from an adjacent stationary seat.

E.T. Adventure™ Must be at least 34" (87cm). Children between 34"–48" (87cm-122cm) must be accompanied by a supervising companion.

Fast & Furious - Supercharged™ Must be at least 40" (102cm). Children between 40"–48" (102cm-122cm) must be accompanied by a supervising companion.

Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts™* Must be at least 42" (107cm). Children between 42"–48" (107cm-122cm) must be accompanied by a supervising companion.

Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit™* Must be at least 51" (130cm) and no more than 79" (201cm).

MEN IN BLACK™ Alien Attack™ Must be at least 42" (107cm). Children between 42"–48" (107cm-122cm) must be accompanied by a supervising companion.

Race Through New York Starring Jimmy Fallon™ Must be at least 40" (102cm). Children between 40"–48" (102cm-122cm) must be accompanied by a supervising companion.

Revenge of the Mummy™* Must be at least 48" (122cm).

The Simpsons Ride™ Must be at least 40" (102cm). Children between 40"–48" (102cm-122cm) must be accompanied by a supervising companion.

TRANSFORMERS: The Ride-3D Must be at least 40" (102cm). Children between 40"–48" (102cm-122cm) must be accompanied by a supervising companion.

Woody Woodpecker’s Nuthouse Coaster™ Must be at least 36" (92cm). Children between 36"–48" (92cm-122cm) must be accompanied by a supervising companion.

And what about meters?

That’s… extremely specific.

Exactly around 34

It’s a shame they have to do things like this because some moronic 16-year-old got on the ride one day and probably didn’t fit correctly, ended up injuring himself. So now they have to put up a stupid sign with a height range.

6ft5 350lbs, here right now and have been on almost everything. Here are my do's and don'ts.

Tiana's - he will likely have to either cross his legs or failing that take a row to himself. I'm tall but also big but still managed to get on a row with my partner. He'll notice that when he sits in it his upper leg from his butt to his knee simply won't fit straight so will need to do some maneuvering.

Space Mountain - i honestly would avoid this one at 6ft8. Even if you ask for legroom they'll give you a row to go in but it's honestly so tight and really uncomfortable. I managed but at 3 inches more I don't think it'll be easy to do or even possible.

Tron - Nightmare. I have huge knees so I couldn't even slide into it but another note - My knee to the bottom of my foot was too long for the ride, meaning that my feet would have been dangling off the edge. I did ride the accessible seats and they should be fine for him though.

I didn't try Avatar flight as I took one look at the test seat and thought not a chance. May be worth him having a go? The other Avatar one is fine though just a boat ride.

Aerosmith - I asked for legroom and he held me and my partner to the side and said row 1. There is LOADS of room in the front but the only problem is my missus almost lost her voice screaming!

7 Dwarves - really tight, I managed. I'm a big boy so bear that in mind but legroom wasn't a massive problem it's just a tight ride.

Everest has loads of room, guardians, loads of room. All the boat rides and rail rides like haunted mansion, Nemo, little mermaid etc are all fine, he will just need to cross his legs to physically sit or for the bar to come down. In any case if you're a large guest and you are a party of 2 you generally get a row to yourself always.

Honestly, I was so scared and anxious before going but it's been so good and they are so accommodating. Plus there's very little he won't be able to do.

Just been to universal the past two days and it's a whole different story. I fit on nothing other than the 4D rides lol.

My very tall dad did not enjoy space mountain. 

This is a good response. Space Mountain is the only one I would say absolutely flat out avoid. I wouldn’t avoid Flight of Passage or Tron though. I’m very tall and had no problems on those and they are great rides. Expedition Everest might be a little snug from memory, but he’ll be fine. Incidentally, Rip Ride Rockit at Universal was the only ride I remember having a maximum height limit. But that’s closing soon anyway.

I'm 6'5 265 pounds a little fluffy around the middle

Flight of passage I can barely squeeze into. I've ridden three times all together and finally figured i how to get in the seat. One time they almost didn't let me ride. you have to get your knees in just right to get it to close l

The Goofy roller coaster is a no go.

Tron I have no problem with the seats. There is one out front you can test.

Teacups are a little tough

Most of the boats are fine as long as they don't try to squeeze too many people in a row

Exact same height here - cross those ankles every single chance you get! Only hard no I’ve ever run into was Astro Orbiter. Mine Train is a squeeze but totally doable, and a nice smooth ride once you’re in there. On the omnimovers like Haunted Mansion, Little Mermaid, the ankle cross is essential and he’ll have to really spread those knees so please excuse his temporary manspread. Tea Cups can be a little bit of an operation, just let him get in first it’s the easier way. Other than that I’ve never had a problem, anything like Pirates, Pooh etc where there is no restraint or lap bar is totally comfortable.

Space mountain will be super cramped. Watch your knees too on Haunted Mansion when the ghost host lowers the bar on the doom buggy.

Oh finally something I can chime in on! I’m 6’9” and have ridden/avoided almost every ride in Disney now.

Any boat rides are a rough fit. Think Small World, Na’Vi and those types. Basically have to fully manspread to even attempt fitting.

The cycle type rides are an avoid for me. Flight of Passage and Tron. Tron has an ADA friendly back seat on some cars so I always ask the cast member for that as I know there’s no physical way I’d fit on the bikes. It doesn’t take away from the experience to ride in the car!

Another commenter said Space Mountain is rough and I can vouch. My last ride was my last ride, I had bruises on my thighs from the restraint. Test Tracks back seats were not good either, highly recommend asking for front row and the middle for your big guy.

Otherwise, most rides at Disney are very space friendly. All the new trackless rides are roomy, most coasters have great space, heck I even fit in Dumbo with my wife and 1 year old.

If you guys find any I haven’t mentioned that he doesn’t end up fitting well on let me know too, I’d love to know more. And feel free to reach out too if you have any ride specific questions I could answer!

As a heads up, unfortunately the 3D glasses on FOP are old and have lots of micro-scratches on them now. As a result, the screen is not crystal clear like when it was new and (imo) is downright blurry during the dark scenes. Other people on this sub have also reported the water spray jets not working sometimes too. It's still an awesome ride, but just wanted to let you know so you're (hopefully) not underwhelmed.

Technically, every ride probably has a max height written into the operating guideline by the manufacturer, but most are so high that they’re never enforceable or posted. However, I’m 6’4 and have occasionally ran into trouble.

• Superman: ROS at SFNE was really strict when I visited and a few ride ops tried to turn me away (I rode on the old trains though, not sure if that’s still the case).

• Steel Dragon at Nagashima Spaland has a pretty tight height restriction since the seats were raised and modified by B&M. I think they had to take a few inches off the clearance.

• I remember the Premier invert at Hard Rock Park had one. I snuck on and ended up hitting my foot on a gravel patch towards the end of the ride. It was worth the credit imo.

• Not an explicit height restriction, but Intamin invert restraints are really difficult for tall people to fit in.

• Infinity Falls has a 6’5 height limit. I’ve noticed a few rapid rides with similar height limits

Wild Eagle at Dollywood is 6’5”

I think MF has a height maximum

Yukon striker has a 6'5 height limit

Vertical velocity at SFGAm does