Ex partner using shoes to increase height!!

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I need someone to give me peace of mind! My ex partner is taking the kids to Disneyland Paris in December. This is their first trip without me so I’m anxious as it is. Turns out my ex has brought my only just 6 year old ridiculous uggs that seem to have a platform with the intention of increasing her height so she can go on more rides. I completely understand this is stupid and the height restrictions are there for a reason! He is less wise and thinks more rides more fun plus as it’s just him and the kids going what my youngest can’t go on restricts him and my son too as she can’t be left unattended while they ride something unsuitable for her!
please tell me that the operators will notice what he’s trying to do and measure without these stupid boots! There’s no reasoning with him, he does what he likes regardless of what I say. So my only hope is they stop him! Tia

How much is she out by? If it puts her over I don't think they'll mind, if it puts her exactly at the line I don't think they will.

Personally I don’t think they’ll notice the shoes. Disney is super busy especially around Xmas time. So I don’t think they’d be looking at footwear, but then again I could be totally wrong.

Try Google the height restrictions.. Check how far off dd is. Maybe put you at ease if it's just a tiny bit..

I don’t think they’ll notice. My 6 YO had just turned 6 in July when we last went and was over the height for nearly all of the big rides. Plenty of kids that age go on the rollercoasters at Disney. What height is your child? Lots of the rides have a 120cm height requirement eg the big rollercoasters. Unless they are very close to that height line they probably won’t get stopped or double checked. On another note, I think it’s great that their Dad cares not only to take them to Disneyland (which is a fantastic experience and not cheap) but also on a day to day level buys them shoes etc. Maybe trust the Disney staff to do their jobs and be happy for your kids getting to have this awesome experience with their dad.

My son works at DAK Expedition Everest and this happens all the time. They are trained and they definitely notice if it is an extremely high shoe and may ask them to take it off. FYI, the height sticks they use already have a shoe height built in as well so are a bit over the actual height required to accommodate a regular shoe. The height is supposed to be in bare feet. My sister even tried it with her son and he told her flat out to not do it.

They have a operator at the front of the ride who will try to check there. If it is missed most big rides have two other attendants they need to get through. The rides restraints are made to fit properly based on size and she could be hurt on rides if the restraints aren't properly fit. I wouldn't risk it. There are many rides for those who are a little wee. They are family friendly parks

They will notice. If there is a height limit and a child is around that height they will check every time. There will be a cast member at the entrance to the ride queue, but the cast member at the ride itself can check again if they are concerned. If a child is borderline they will look at things such as shoes to see how thick the soles are. At the end of the day the safety of the guest is most important and of the cast member says no then they won't let the child on. The height limits are on the app - there are plenty that a 6 year old can go on. The agent to ride alone is 7 so depending on the age of the other child they could go on some rides by themselves if they want to (and meet the height requirements). There are also a lot of rides they will be able to sit next to each other as a group of three and others where they can sit 2 and 1 in the same car.

You think it’s great that the dad buys his kid shoes? Wow, please give this man a knighthood! We are not worthy of his perfect parenting skills! I didn’t realise all I had to do to get recognition of how hard being a parent is, is buy my kid some shoes!

Probably more important is how your child feels about going on the faster more scary rides. She might just refuse and that will sort it out 😊.

I wouldn’t worry about it. The height restrictions will err on the side of caution, ie if it says 1.20 it won’t be dangerous if someone who is 1.18 slips through. The staff are very carefully trained and she’ll be way too small for anything really high-thrill.

Even if she does meet the height guidance some of the rides are pretty unsuitable for young kids. Particularly Crushes Coaster and the Avengers ride. My 9 almost 10 year old was terrified on the Crush ride, we stupidly thought it would be nice and gentle as it was related to finding Nemo.

My stepdaughter did this at Thorpe Park and nearly fell out of the ride - my husband was next to her and had to hold her in from slipping out. It's a really stupid dangerous thing to do.

At Disney it depends on the ride. Some of them have height restrictions when they’re just a bit scary. Others have height restrictions for safety and on those rides I’ve seen children get asked to take their shoes off.

In Port Aventura last year DS was being allowed on some rides and not others with his height being borderline. In the end he took off his socks, rolled them up and put them under his heels to bump him up just enough to remove the doubt.

Depends on the height difference really. Bumping up a cm or so isn't going to make any difference safety wise. If you're talking a few inches it could be a different story.

No experience of Disney but height restrictions are a pretty crude way to account for variations in build, proportions and maturity.

One of my children has long legs but incredibly slightly built and while he is well over the height limits for rides he often looks like he is going to slide out.

The other the complete opposite - little legs but a long broad torso. He’s been technically under the height limit for some rides his brother can go own despite the fact he would be much more secure in a harness with his broader frame.

Also some parks have different height limits depending on whether you are riding with an adult or not which has to be a general measure of age and maturity, but that’s hardly an accurate gauge.

All this to say - while they understandably have strict rules about height limits (because it’d be chaos if they let people start bending the rules), they must have a good degree of tolerance in the height limits to allow for variation in build and height-for-age.

If he wants her to totter about in some ridiculous heels then that’s obviously stupid and dangerous and is going to get caught out. If he’s just bought her shoes that slightly nudge her over the limit I shouldn’t worry about it from a safety point of view.

Former Disneyland Paris cast member here! How tall is your daughter? As above posters mentioned, cast members will check her height in multiple places. While there are more visitors at Christmas time, there is also more staff, so I wouldn’t assume the shoes would go unnoticed. Also, DLP requires lots of walking. If she’s wearing new shoes, she will for sure have blisters and will probably be miserable.

There are SO many things that the three of them can do, even if she’s under the height limit. Honestly I don’t think a six year old would want to go on the crazy roller coasters anyway - most of them scared even me!

Are they going to both parks or just one? There are definitely more height-restricted rides in Studios, but there are more than enough cool things to do for everyone in just the main park if they wanted to avoid the height issue.

Some height restrictions are not suitable!
we’ve been with a 8 year old and a 10 year old,
8 year old a lot bigger than 10 year old, so the older child missed out on the bigger rides and was too old for “ babyish “ rides

Fully shocked at the amount of people that think it’s ok to try and cheat the height restrictions. I’d be furious if my ex did that. The restrictions are there for safety reasons not for fun and trying to cheat them is putting your child at serious risk

It's a safety issue, not a maturity issues. The rides are designed to be safe for people within certain parameters. Very overweight people often can't go on them either.