Just put a balled up sock in the heel, it works just fine for when they are just an inch or two shy of the height requirement. Never had any issues with my daughter doing it.
This is one of the most irresponsible things I have ever seen done by a parent!!!! Do you think Disney is just doing this because they think a kid can’t handle it??? NO!! It’s a major safety issue.
I worked in operations for the opening of Big Thunder. Here is WHY there is a height limit. If the child is lower than the height, if there is an emergency stop (for whatever reason, and it happens pretty often), and a train is stopped, what is called a “safety break,” a person under the night WOULD slip under the safety bar and be thrown out of the seat, literally into the ride.
This is not an “if” it would happen; it is a what WOULD happen if someone under the high was in the seat and was caught in a safety break in a estop situation.
It’s also the same reason pregnant women are discouraged. Not that the ride is too much; it’s the sudden stop in the event of a estop in a safety break and the impact of the lap bar on the women’s stomach/unborn fetus. It’s like getting punched in the stomach. I have experienced it.
It is EXACTLY like you are playing Russian roulette with a room full of empty guns, and where one gun that has one bullet in it. Will it happen to you, probably now. But it COULD.
Excellent response. Sums it up perfectly. It has nothing to do with age. Some kids are big for their age and some aren’t. It’s the height requirement. I would NEVER think of putting my child in danger when he was that age and visited the parks. It’s called “parenting” for a reason and these people are just as JonC stated – being friends to their children rather than parents. THEY need to grow up.
These would be the first people to sue if their child were injured on a ride. What are you teaching your children? It’s okay to break rules? These people need to be banned from the parks.
As a parent of a 3 year old, I would NEVER risk his safety and well-being for a fregging DISNEY RIDE!!!! Like, omg this is beyond pathetic and horrible parenting
Wow; what a great way to teach your kid to cheat & do whatever it takes to get his way & “rules are for other people, not us”!! Do these parents forget that they’re supposed to train these little ones to one day be responsible teenagers & adults?
After we JUST had that teenager die last year on a non-Disney drop ride, when he was allowed to ride despite not properly fitting into the safety restraints.
Or the Iraq War vet who died on a coaster a number of years ago, because he was a double amputee and couldn’t be properly restrained. IIRC, the ride operator objected, but since he made a scene about it, the operator gave in and let him ride.
The restrictions on rides don’t exist for giggles. The problem with these kind of parents is that they think they know better than the engineers who built the coasters, and that it could never happen to them. Until it does. Amusement park rides are so much safer now than they used to be, but only if people are willing to follow the rules about size restrictions and keeping their body parts inside their vehicles. This feels like common sense, but…
This kid is going to become a politician. Learning how to cheat and not care of the consequences. If parents are teaching him this bad behavior at a young age, imagine what he’ll be like in the future. Shame on the family. Hope cast members spot this and the family is band for life.
Why would you post their YouTube video in this article?? It’s just giving them more views, which they get paid for! Share @thatdaneshguy ‘s video instead, who is the one who called them out.
Comments for TikTok Family Puts Child In Danger With “Hack,” Adds Foam to Shoes so Toddler Can Ride Disney Coasters
Anti woke
Just put a balled up sock in the heel, it works just fine for when they are just an inch or two shy of the height requirement. Never had any issues with my daughter doing it.
Solo22
Do people who do things like this not realise not only do they put their kids in danger but potentially other riders?
TheOlLady
Does anyone think of the safety reprecussions of this action or does the excitement of “cheating the man” overwhelm parental common sense?
JonC
These are not parents, they are their offspring’s “friends”…that always works out well in future
jim
This is one of the most irresponsible things I have ever seen done by a parent!!!! Do you think Disney is just doing this because they think a kid can’t handle it??? NO!! It’s a major safety issue.
I worked in operations for the opening of Big Thunder. Here is WHY there is a height limit. If the child is lower than the height, if there is an emergency stop (for whatever reason, and it happens pretty often), and a train is stopped, what is called a “safety break,” a person under the night WOULD slip under the safety bar and be thrown out of the seat, literally into the ride.
This is not an “if” it would happen; it is a what WOULD happen if someone under the high was in the seat and was caught in a safety break in a estop situation.
It’s also the same reason pregnant women are discouraged. Not that the ride is too much; it’s the sudden stop in the event of a estop in a safety break and the impact of the lap bar on the women’s stomach/unborn fetus. It’s like getting punched in the stomach. I have experienced it.
It is EXACTLY like you are playing Russian roulette with a room full of empty guns, and where one gun that has one bullet in it. Will it happen to you, probably now. But it COULD.
Carol
Excellent response. Sums it up perfectly. It has nothing to do with age. Some kids are big for their age and some aren’t. It’s the height requirement. I would NEVER think of putting my child in danger when he was that age and visited the parks. It’s called “parenting” for a reason and these people are just as JonC stated – being friends to their children rather than parents. THEY need to grow up.
Cookie
These would be the first people to sue if their child were injured on a ride. What are you teaching your children? It’s okay to break rules? These people need to be banned from the parks.
Jina Mosct
As a parent of a 3 year old, I would NEVER risk his safety and well-being for a fregging DISNEY RIDE!!!! Like, omg this is beyond pathetic and horrible parenting
Gina
Wow; what a great way to teach your kid to cheat & do whatever it takes to get his way & “rules are for other people, not us”!! Do these parents forget that they’re supposed to train these little ones to one day be responsible teenagers & adults?
billnyenotascienceguy
Everything that’s wrong with America right there.
Carol
Shameful parents.
Rebecca
After we JUST had that teenager die last year on a non-Disney drop ride, when he was allowed to ride despite not properly fitting into the safety restraints.
Or the Iraq War vet who died on a coaster a number of years ago, because he was a double amputee and couldn’t be properly restrained. IIRC, the ride operator objected, but since he made a scene about it, the operator gave in and let him ride.
The restrictions on rides don’t exist for giggles. The problem with these kind of parents is that they think they know better than the engineers who built the coasters, and that it could never happen to them. Until it does. Amusement park rides are so much safer now than they used to be, but only if people are willing to follow the rules about size restrictions and keeping their body parts inside their vehicles. This feels like common sense, but…
DK
This kid is going to become a politician. Learning how to cheat and not care of the consequences. If parents are teaching him this bad behavior at a young age, imagine what he’ll be like in the future. Shame on the family. Hope cast members spot this and the family is band for life.
Delilah
Why would you post their YouTube video in this article?? It’s just giving them more views, which they get paid for! Share @thatdaneshguy ‘s video instead, who is the one who called them out.
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