Disneyland Height Requirements
Taking a trip to Disneyland is sometimes a once-in-a-lifetime trip. When planning, one thing that is often forgotten is to check Disneyland height requirements for rides and attractions.
And the last thing that you want is to take a trip to Disneyland and not be able to take the kids on rides that they really want to go on because they don’t quite make the height requirement.
Disneyland Rides
Disneyland is a famous theme park to visit for attractions for the whole family to enjoy. As eager you may be to take the young ones on classic rides, there are many that have height requirements.
Here is the rough breakdown of Disneyland height requirements that you will find throughout visiting the park. Keep these in mind when planning the family trip to Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure.
The height requirements are broken down by the different lands throughout the parks, in an effort to make trip planning easier. This will help in analyzing which rides to knock out first, and create a game plan.
All of these heights I got directly from the Disneyland App. Which I also highly recommend getting and downloading prior to your trip. It will be beneficial to seriously take a few minutes to get familiar with the app can save a lot of time and help tremendously in planning.
Fantasyland
Matterhorn Bobsleds – 42 inches (107 cm) or taller
Adventureland
Indiana Jones – 46 inches (117 cm) or taller
Tomorrowland
Autopia – 32 inches (81 cm) or taller
Star Tours – 40 inches (102 cm) or taller
Space Mountain – 40 inches (102 cm) or taller
Frontierland
Big Thunder Railroad – 40 inches (102 cm) or taller
Critter County
Splash Mountain – 40 inches (102 cm) or taller
Splash Mountain is supposed to be going under construction to revamp the ride to a new Princess and the Frog-themed ride soon. It is unclear as to whether or not the height requirement will change when the new ride opens. Chances are that they will remain the same, as it is just a re-theming of the ride.
Galaxy’s Edge
Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run – 38 inches (97 cm) or taller
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance – 40 inches (102 cm) or taller
Mickey’s Toon Town
Gadget’s Go Coaster – 35 inches (89 cm) or taller
Disney’s California Adventure
This Disney park isn’t given enough credit. This park is filled with rides that the whole family can enjoy. With rides geared towards everyone, whether or not you are into thrill rides or slow easy-going rides, there is something for everyone to enjoy.
With that come different height requirements. Here are the height requirements for Disney’s California Adventure.
Carsland
Radiator Spring’s Racers – 40 inches (102 cm) or taller
Luigi’s Rodeo Swing – 32 inches (81 cm) or taller
Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree – 32 inches (81 cm) or taller
Pixar Pier
Incredicoaster – 48 inches (122 cm) or taller
Silly Symphony Swings – 40 inches (102 cm) or taller
Goofy’s Sky School – 42 inches (107 cm) or taller
Jumpin’ Jellyfish – (102 cm) or taller
Avengers Campus
Guardian’s of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout – 40 inches (102 cm) or taller
Grizzly Peak
Grizzly River Run – 42 inches (107 cm) or taller
Soarin’ Around the World – 40 inches (102 cm) or taller
Additional Information
As always, I recommend also checking out Disneyland’s website directly for any and all updated height requirements on the rides. Their FAQ page on height requirements can be found here.
Also while these height requirements may mean that the little one might not be tall enough to go on your favorite ride, please remember that these requirements are for the safety of the guests.
The last thing to remember is that you should always check which rides are going to be closed for refurbishment. Rides typically go down for regular maintenance checkups, as well as to change for special holiday specials.
No Height Requirement Rides
Seeing all of these Disneyland height requirements, you might be wondering what is left to ride. Well, there are a lot of rides that don’t have any type of height requirement. Even without a height requirement, these rides can be a lot of fun for all ages.
Again the rides are broken down to the lands within Disneyland to make it easier on planning. If you have really little children, it is probably best to stick around Fantasyland, as that has the most non-height requirements attractions, as well as a lot of characters to meet.
Fantasyland
Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride
Peter Pan’s Flight
Snow White’s Enchanted Wish
Pinocchio’s Daring Journey
King Arthur Carrousel
Dumbo the Flying Elephant
Casey Jr. Circus Train
Storybook Land Canal Boats
Mad Tea Party
Alice in Wonderland
“It’s a small world”
Mickey’s Toon Town
Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin
Critter Country
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
New Orleans Square
Haunted Mansion
Pirates of the Caribbean
Frontierland
Pirate’s Lair on Tom Sawyer Island
Adventureland
Jungle Cruise
Tomorrowland
Astro Orbitor
Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters
Pixar Pier
Jessie’s Critter Carousel
Toy Story Midway Mania
Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind
Pixar Pal-A-Round
-Swinging
-Non-swinging
Paradise Gardens Park
Golden Zephyr
The Little Mermaid – Ariel’s Undersea Adventure
Hollywood Land
Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sully to the Rescue!
Grizzly Peak
Redwood Creek Challenge Trail
Avenger’s Campus
Web Slingers: A Spider-Man Adventure
The Wrap Up: Disneyland Height Requirements
Disneyland can be a fun place for everyone in the family to enjoy. When planning a trip it is important to keep the Disneyland height requirements in mind.
If you are going to Disneyland with young children, that are under the minimum height requirement there are still lots of options to take them on.
As you can tell there are a lot of rides within both parks that don’t have any height requirements. All that is required is a bit of planning to ensure that you hit all the rides that you can that work for the height of your children.
Also, remember that there are two times that a child will get measured for height. The first one is done by a cast member when you are about to enter the line, the second time is just before you hop on the ride.
This can have its positives and negatives, just because a child clears the first cast member that checks the height, doesn’t mean that the child will pass the second cast member. This could mean that a rider switch is necessary so that everyone within the party will be able to ride.
