I signed up for ACE a couple of weeks ago just so my daughter and I could check this out this year. My wife would come with us, but since she is pregnant and couldn't really take advantage of the ERT, it will just be some good daddy-daughter time doing one of our favorite activities together.....riding coasters at SDC! Couldn't pass up the chance for FITH with the lights on and a tour of the Flooded Mine!
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General Silver Dollar City Talk / Re: How strict are they about Height?
May 31, 2014, 09:47:57 PM
Hello everyone - been reading and enjoying the forums for quite awhile now, but I saw this topic and thought I could shed some insight.
My daughter is in a very similar situation and is less than a half inch shy of the 48" mark. She's seven and a little coaster nut just like me (she was five the first time she rode PowderKeg and loved it!). When we went on opening day in March, she wasn't quite tall enough to make it on any of the 48" rides. The second time we went, a month later, we tried the tall shoes trick. She got on Outlaw Run and the Barn Swing with no problem at all. Outlaw Run didn't even check her, and she just squeezed by on the Barn Swing (loved both rides!). However, when we got to the Electrospin, they stopped her and said she couldn't ride. I told the ride op that she just got done riding Outlaw Run twice and the Barn Swing, but they said the height measuring sticks are different at different rides. He said to go to the kids measuring station next to the kiddie coaster in the Grand Exposition to get an "official measurement". Well, the "official measurement" had her just below the 48". So, no Electrospin that day.
But, when we went about three weeks ago, we went to the "official measurement" station again with the same tall shoes, and they said she made it to 48". She got the official 48" bracelet and got to ride Electrospin for the first time (loved it!). Didn't even try Outlaw Run or the Swing because of the lines, but she would've been fine with the "official" bracelet saying she was 48".
I would definitely suggest trying the tallest shoes you have, and don't be surprised if you can get one some rides but not others.
My daughter is in a very similar situation and is less than a half inch shy of the 48" mark. She's seven and a little coaster nut just like me (she was five the first time she rode PowderKeg and loved it!). When we went on opening day in March, she wasn't quite tall enough to make it on any of the 48" rides. The second time we went, a month later, we tried the tall shoes trick. She got on Outlaw Run and the Barn Swing with no problem at all. Outlaw Run didn't even check her, and she just squeezed by on the Barn Swing (loved both rides!). However, when we got to the Electrospin, they stopped her and said she couldn't ride. I told the ride op that she just got done riding Outlaw Run twice and the Barn Swing, but they said the height measuring sticks are different at different rides. He said to go to the kids measuring station next to the kiddie coaster in the Grand Exposition to get an "official measurement". Well, the "official measurement" had her just below the 48". So, no Electrospin that day.
But, when we went about three weeks ago, we went to the "official measurement" station again with the same tall shoes, and they said she made it to 48". She got the official 48" bracelet and got to ride Electrospin for the first time (loved it!). Didn't even try Outlaw Run or the Swing because of the lines, but she would've been fine with the "official" bracelet saying she was 48".
I would definitely suggest trying the tallest shoes you have, and don't be surprised if you can get one some rides but not others.
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