Rides at Walt Disney World with Height Requirements (And a List of Rides that Don't)

Will your child be tall enough to meet the height requirements for attractions during your visit to Walt Disney World? That depends. There are multiple attractions at each park that have height requirements.

Thankfully, there’s an even more significant number of attractions that do not have height requirements. So even if you’re visiting with smaller children, there are plenty of things to experience without worrying about restrictions.

In this article, we’ll go over the attractions with height requirements at Walt Disney World. I’ll also provide a list of attractions with height requirements per park.

This article was updated on February 4, 2023

Walt Disney World Attractions with Height Requirements

Here is a list of every ride at Walt Disney World that has a height requirement:

The Barnstormer (35″)
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (40″)
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train (38″)
Space Mountain (44″)
Tomorrowland Speedway (32″ to ride and 54″ to drive)
Tron Lightcycle Run (48″) (Opens April 4, 2023)
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind (42″)
Mission: Space Green (40″)
Mission: Space Orange (44″)
Soarin’ Around the World (40″)
Test Track (40″)
Alien Swirling Saucers (32″)
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run (38″)
Rock’ n’ Roller Coaster (48″)
Slinky Dog Dash (38″)
Star Tours, The Adventure Continues (40″)
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance (40″)
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror (40″)
Avatar Flight of Passage (44″)
DINOSAUR (40″)
Expedition Everest (44″)
Kali River Rapids (38″)

Below, we’ll break these down park by park.

Attractions (No Height Requirements at Disney World)

The following attractions do not have height requirements at Walt Disney World.

Astro Orbiter
Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin
Casey Jr. Splash’ N’ Soak Station
Country Bear Jamboree
Dumbo the Flying Elephant
Enchanted Tales with Belle
Frontierland Shootin’ Arcade
The Hall of Presidents
Haunted Mansion
“it’s a small world”
Jungle Cruise
Liberty Square Riverboat
Mad Tea Party
The Magic Carpets of Aladdin
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Mickey’s PhilharMagic
Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor
Peter Pan’s Flight
Pirates of the Caribbean
Prince Charming Regal Carrousel
Swiss Family Treehouse
Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover
Tom Sawyer Island
Under the Sea ~ Journey of the Little Mermaid
Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress
Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room
Walt Disney World Railroad
Advanced Training Lab
The American Adventure
Disney and Pixar Short Film Festival
Frozen Ever After
Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros
Impressions de France
Journey Into Imagination With Figment
Living with the Land
O Canada!
Reflections of China
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure
The Seas with Nemo and Friends
Spaceship Earth
Turtle Talk With Crush
Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway
Muppet*Vision 3D
Toy Story Mania!
Affection Section
The Boneyard
Conservation Station
Discovery Island Trails
Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail
It’s Tough to be a Bug!
Kilimanjaro Safaris
Maharajah Jungle Trek
Na’vi River Journey
Tree of Life
TriceraTop Spin
Wildlife Express Train

To simplify things, we’ve broken down this list below by park.

Magic Kingdom Height Requirements

Magic Kingdom is the park with the largest number of attractions. There are six different rides at Magic Kingdom that have height requirements.

Those rides are:

The Barnstormer (35″)
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (40″)
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train (38″)
Space Mountain (44″)
Tron Lightcycle Run (48″)*
Tomorrowland Speedway (32″ to ride and 54″ to drive.)

*Tron opens on April 4, 2023,

With that said, there are plenty of attractions at Magic Kingdom with no height requirements:

Astro Orbiter
Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin
Casey Jr. Splash’ N’ Soak Station
Country Bear Jamboree
Dumbo the Flying Elephant
Enchanted Tales with Belle (Hasn’t Re-opened)
Frontierland Shootin’ Arcade
The Hall of Presidents
Haunted Mansion
“it’s a small world”
Jungle Cruise
Liberty Square Riverboat
Mad Tea Party
The Magic Carpets of Aladdin
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Mickey’s PhilharMagic
Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor
Peter Pan’s Flight
Pirates of the Caribbean
Prince Charming Regal Carrousel
Swiss Family Treehouse
Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover
Tom Sawyer Island
Under the Sea – Journey of the Little Mermaid
Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress
Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room
Walt Disney World Railroad

Epcot Height Requirements

At Epcot, four attractions have height requirements. However, one of those attractions, Mission Space, has two sides. Each of those sides has a unique height requirement.

Epcot is great for small children because most of the park is child-friendly. It’s a park that reminds me of a science museum and a cultural center combined.

Additionally, all the countries in the World Showcase have a Kidcot activity designed for children. Make sure to find the location in each country.

As far as height requirements at Epcot go, you’ll run into these:

Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind (42″)
Mission: Space Green (40″ Height Requirement)
Mission: Space Orange (44″ Height Requirement)
Soarin’ Around the World (40″ Height Requirement)
Test Track (40″ Height Requirement)

Here are the attractions at Epcot that do not have a height requirement:

Advanced Training Lab
The American Adventure
Disney and Pixar Short Film Festival
Frozen Ever After
Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros
Impressions de France
Journey Into Imagination With Figment
Living with the Land
O Canada!
Reflections of China
Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure
The Seas with Nemo and Friends
Spaceship Earth
Turtle Talk With Crush

Hollywood Studios Height Requirements

Height Requirements at Hollywood Studios have changed drastically over the past few years with all the new additions. Surprisingly, the park has more rides with height requirements than Magic Kingdom.

They are:

Alien Swirling Saucers (32″)
Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run (38″)
Rock’ n’ Roller Coaster (48″)
Slinky Dog Dash (38″)
Star Tours: The Adventure Continues (40″)
Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance (40″)
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror (40″)

Fun Fact: The Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster at Hollywood Studios has the tallest height requirement at Walt Disney World.

Additionally, the following attractions at Hollywood Studios do not have a height requirement:

Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway
Muppet*Vision 3D
Toy Story Mania!

Animal Kingdom Height Requirements

Animal Kingdom only has a few rides with minimum heights. These attractions include:

Avatar Flight of Passage (44″)
DINOSAUR (40″)
Expedition Everest (44″)
Kali River Rapids (38″)

Additionally, here are the attractions at Disney’s Animal Kingdom that do not have height requirements:

Affection Section
The Boneyard
Conservation Station
Discovery Island Trails
Gorilla Falls Exploration Trail
It’s Tough to be a Bug!
Kilimanjaro Safaris
Maharajah Jungle Trek
Na’vi River Journey
Tree of Life
TriceraTop Spin
Wildlife Express Train

Height Requirements for Disney Water Parks

Lastly, we have a list of height requirements for the two water parks at Walt Disney World.

Both water parks are entirely different in theming and provide the opportunity to either be highly active or relaxingly chill. We tend to tour a water park until lunch and then spend the afternoons relaxing in the lazy river and wave pool.

Typhoon Lagoon Rides

Crush ‘n’ Gusher (48″)
Humunga Kowabunga (48″)
Miss Adventure Falls requires you to be tall enough to sit down in the float on your own.

Maximum Height Requirements at Typhoon Lagoon

Bay Slides (minimum of 60″ or shorter)
Ketchakiddee Creek (minimum of 48″ or shorter)

Blizzard Beach Rides

Chairlift (32″)
Downhill Double Dipper (48″)
Slush Gusher (48″)
Summit Plummet (48″)
Tike’s Peak (48″)

Final Thoughts on Disney World Height Requirements

Hopefully, this list of height requirements for Walt Disney World is helpful for your planning. With so much to do at Walt Disney World, it can be challenging to plan your time.

Additionally, I like to mention that the actual height of your child doesn’t reflect whether or not they are prepared to experience a ride. Some children may be tall enough to ride something but still timid, and that’s okay.

Speaking from experience, I recommend positive encouragement. However, I wouldn’t force anyone to ride something that made them feel intimidated.

Not everyone loves to be thrilled. For some, a thrill can be terrifying, even if it is your child.

Keep these things in mind while touring. And remember to make time for the things you as an adult are too big for but that your child will remember forever. Those things include play areas and character meet-and-greets.

If they want to take a spin on Dumbo a gazillion times, it’s normal. Your child’s time to enjoy these things is minimal. And I imagine if you are reading this review, your children are at the forefront of your mind when planning.

If you’ve gotten through this review and realized you have a member of your party that doesn’t meet the majority of height requirements, you might want to learn about Rider Switch.

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