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What can my child ride at Disney World?

Set your child’s height and Trixie shows every ride they can ride today, at Walt Disney World’s four parks, its two water parks and Disney Springs, park by park. 28 rides list a minimum height, from 32 to 48 inches; a few slides and play areas are for smaller children only; everything else is for any height. Every height here is the one Disney lists for the ride.

8 in 10 US children reach 40 inches (3 ft 4 in, 102 cm) between the ages of 3 and 5, on average at 4.

At each ride’s height

Grown-ups

Make-believe

Trixie’s tip: measure at home before the trip, standing straight in the shoes they will wear in the park, and set the ruler to that. Every ride left on the list below is one they can ride today.

Everyone in a line, smallest to tallest

Under each age, its average height and the heights 8 in 10 US children of that age stand between (the CDC’s growth charts). Lilac is make-believe.

1 ft2 ft3 ft4 ft5 ft6 ft7 ft8 ftDisney’s ride minimums, 32 to 48 inFairy4 in10 cmGiant fairy8 in20 cmTall gnome16 in1′4″ · 41 cmBaby24 in2′ · 61 cm1–6 monthsAge 129 in2′5½″ · 75 cm27–32 inAge 234 in2′9½″ · 86 cm31–36 inAge 337 in3′1″ · 94 cm35–40 inAge 440 in3′4″ · 101 cm37–43 inAge 543 in3′6½″ · 108 cm40–46 inAge 645 in3′9½″ · 115 cm42–48 inAge 850 in4′2½″ · 128 cm47–54 inTrixie54 in4′6″ · 137 cmAge 1054 in4′6½″ · 138 cm51–58 inAge 1259 in4′11″ · 150 cm55–64 inUS woman63.5 in5′3½″ · 161 cmaverageUS man68.9 in5′9″ · 175 cmaverageTroll80 in6′8″ · 203 cmGiant96 in8′ · 244 cm

Fairy: 4 in (10 cm), make-believe

Riding in turns: Rider Switch

When one of your party will not ride, the rest can take turns with Rider Switch. With your whole group at the ride’s entrance, tell a Cast Member. One half queues and rides first; the other waits outside the queue, and up to two of them then board by the Rider Switch entrance without the standard queue. Disney offers it at most of its attractions, and lists every one on its Rider Switch page.

Magic Kingdom

39 rides with a height Disney lists

Any height: 32 rides

EPCOT

44 rides with a height Disney lists

Any height: 39 rides

Disney's Hollywood Studios

12 rides with a height Disney lists

Any height: 5 rides

Disney's Animal Kingdom

43 rides with a height Disney lists

Any height: 40 rides

Disney's Typhoon Lagoon

11 rides with a height Disney lists

Any height: 7 rides

Disney's Blizzard Beach

12 rides with a height Disney lists

Any height: 7 rides

Disney Springs

6 rides with a height Disney lists

Any height: 6 rides
  • Balloon
    Aerophile – The World Leader in Balloon FlightAny height
  • Coca-Cola Polar Bear Photo Op ExperienceAny height
  • Disney PhotoPass® StudioAny height
  • Carousel
    Marketplace CarouselAny height
  • Train
    Marketplace Train ExpressAny height
  • Boat ride
    Vintage Amphicar ToursAny height

Heights as Disney lists them for each ride, read 26 October 2026. A ride Disney gives no height for is not listed. Every ride’s own page says more: who it suits, how it moves, and how to board it.

The ages are the CDC’s growth charts: the ages at which 8 in 10 US boys and girls reach each height, and the average. The grown-ups are the CDC’s measured averages for ages 20 and older, August 2021–August 2023. The fairies, gnomes, leprechauns, elves, trolls, ogres and giants are make-believe.