Ride Height Requirements at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure Theme Parks

So often I find myself Googling how tall Beckham has to be to ride certain rides at Disneyland. I CAN’T WAIT to take him on Big Thunder Mountain and the Matterhorn! He has this fascination with Splash Mountain (soon to be Tiana’s) and I just can’t wait to experience all these fun things with him. With him being so excited to ride all the big rides, we’ve been able to use it as a bargaining chip to get him to eat his fruits and veggies. I got him to eat a plateful of carrots because it would help his eyes see all the cool things in the rides. He also ate all of his dinners so he would grow tall enough to ride on Splash Mountain! I’d definitely call that a parenting win. 

I compiled a list of all the height requirements for an easy reference for anyone in a similar situation. All this info is available on the Disneyland App but I have it all organized for you here in one easy post! 

Ride Height Requirements for Disneyland

32 inches

Autopia- 32″ or taller must be accompanied by another rider 54″ or taller

35 Inches

Gadget’s Go Coaster

38 Inches

Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run

40 Inches

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

Space Mountain

Splash Mountain

Star Tours

Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance

42 Inches

Matterhorn Bobsleds

46 Inches

Indiana Jones

54 Inches

Autopia- to ride alone

Ride Height Requirements for Disney California Adventure Park

32 Inches

Luigi’s Rollickin’ Roadsters

Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree

40 Inches

Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout

Jumpin’ Jellyfish

Radiator Springs Racers

Silly Symphony Swings- in tandem seats only

Soarin’ Around the World

42 Inches

Goofy’s Sky School

Grizzly River Run

Redwood Creek Challenge Trail- rock wall and zip line only

48 Inches

Incredicoaster

Silly Symphony Swings- single swings

We are keeping our fingers crossed that Beckham can safely go on these rides soon! It doesn’t help that he is only in the 5th percentile for height… 🤣 Regardless of his height, we are grateful he is continuing to grow and that he is healthy! Hopefully, we can all visit Disneyland again real soon!