Strange Question, not too OT

We are planning to take Sophie to Disneyland for her 4th birthday/my mom's 66th
birthday next March. Really, I just can't stand not going now that we are back
in CA, and it's just an excuse.

I was looking at a list of rides this morning with height requirements. One
said you must be a minimum of 3 years and a maximum of 35 inches. Please tell
me this has got to be a misprint! I know Sophie was 41 inches when she turned
3, and Eva, just today at the doctor was 31 inches at 10 months! I know I have
tall kids, so maybe it just seems strange to me, but how many kids are both
over 3 years and under 35 inches?

Linda
Mommy to Sophie, 3
and Eva, 10 months

im really curious about what the ride is now....

we dont' really use inches here, but from what you have said, it sounds a
bit off!! i'd be asking some more questions, or just avoiding that ride, as
they obviously dont know what they're doing.. LOL

"GoofeeGyrl" wrote in message
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We are planning to take Sophie to Disneyland for her 4th birthday/my mom's
66th
birthday next March. Really, I just can't stand not going now that we are
back
in CA, and it's just an excuse.

I was looking at a list of rides this morning with height requirements.
One
said you must be a minimum of 3 years and a maximum of 35 inches. Please
tell
me this has got to be a misprint! I know Sophie was 41 inches when she
turned
3, and Eva, just today at the doctor was 31 inches at 10 months! I know I
have
tall kids, so maybe it just seems strange to me, but how many kids are
both
over 3 years and under 35 inches?

Linda
Mommy to Sophie, 3
and Eva, 10 months

Hmm...the Maelstrom? As far as I know, thats the only one that mentioned
any age requirement last time I went. If the child is tall enough, I would
think the age thing is irrelevant on that ride (though it is very dark and
might be frightening for a lot of kids).

Tracey

"GoofeeGyrl" wrote in message
...
We are planning to take Sophie to Disneyland for her 4th birthday/my mom's
66th
birthday next March. Really, I just can't stand not going now that we are
back
in CA, and it's just an excuse.

I was looking at a list of rides this morning with height requirements.
One
said you must be a minimum of 3 years and a maximum of 35 inches. Please
tell
me this has got to be a misprint! I know Sophie was 41 inches when she
turned
3, and Eva, just today at the doctor was 31 inches at 10 months! I know I
have
tall kids, so maybe it just seems strange to me, but how many kids are
both
over 3 years and under 35 inches?

Linda
Mommy to Sophie, 3
and Eva, 10 months

"GoofeeGyrl" wrote in message
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I know I have tall kids, so maybe it just seems strange to
me, but how many kids are both over 3 years and under 35 inches?


That sounds wrong to me. Julie is on the small side and she was 37" at
her 3 year check up, IIRC. No kids would be able to go on those rides!
--
Cheryl S.
Mom to Julie, 3, and Jaden, 10 months

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"Cheryl S." wrote:

"GoofeeGyrl" wrote in message
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I know I have tall kids, so maybe it just seems strange to
me, but how many kids are both over 3 years and under 35 inches?


That sounds wrong to me. Julie is on the small side and she was 37" at
her 3 year check up, IIRC. No kids would be able to go on those rides!

Maybe a typo?
--
Children won't care how much you know until they know how much you care

A quick glance at the growth chart for girls at

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhanes/...l/cj41c022.pdf

shows 35 inches being right at 10th percentile at 3 years-- so around 5
of every 100 just turned 3 year old girls are under 35 inches, less as
the year goes on. This is far less unusual than your 41 inch 3 year old
(by looking at the chart).

I think maybe your perspective of average is off. People come in a wide
variety of sizes :-).

liz



"GoofeeGyrl" wrote in message
...
We are planning to take Sophie to Disneyland for her 4th birthday/my
mom's 66th
birthday next March. Really, I just can't stand not going now that we
are back
in CA, and it's just an excuse.

I was looking at a list of rides this morning with height
requirements. One
said you must be a minimum of 3 years and a maximum of 35 inches.
Please tell
me this has got to be a misprint! I know Sophie was 41 inches when
she turned
3, and Eva, just today at the doctor was 31 inches at 10 months! I
know I have
tall kids, so maybe it just seems strange to me, but how many kids are
both
over 3 years and under 35 inches?

Linda
Mommy to Sophie, 3
and Eva, 10 months

"Elizabeth King" wrote in message
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A quick glance at the growth chart for girls at


http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhanes/...l/cj41c022.pdf

shows 35 inches being right at 10th percentile at 3 years-- so around
5
of every 100 just turned 3 year old girls are under 35 inches,

Ooops, that should be 10 out of 100. I was having a hard time tracking
the lines on my monitor, and changed my reading of the chart, but didn't
quite update my reply... sorry about that.


liz

(GoofeeGyrl) wrote in message ...

I was looking at a list of rides this morning with height requirements. One
said you must be a minimum of 3 years and a maximum of 35 inches. Please tell
me this has got to be a misprint! I know Sophie was 41 inches when she turned
3, and Eva, just today at the doctor was 31 inches at 10 months! I know I have
tall kids, so maybe it just seems strange to me, but how many kids are both
over 3 years and under 35 inches?

Linda
Mommy to Sophie, 3
and Eva, 10 months

My kids are pretty small, and my younger just turned three in May, but
she's been 36 inches tall since her last checkup, in December, so
since about 2 and a half.

That is a weird requirement. Hopefully it's a misprint, but of all
places, you'd think Disney would make it so more, not fewer kids could
ride. The way that reads, it looks like 5% of three year olds could
ride, maybe a couple of tiny 4 year olds, and that's it. Really odd.

Tina.

I was looking at a list of rides this morning with height requirements.
One
said you must be a minimum of 3 years and a maximum of 35 inches. Please
tell
me this has got to be a misprint! I know Sophie was 41 inches when she
turned
3, and Eva, just today at the doctor was 31 inches at 10 months! I know I
have
tall kids, so maybe it just seems strange to me, but how many kids are
both
over 3 years and under 35 inches?

My son Lucas is *very* small and at 3 he is 35 inches tall. However, I've
never seen anyone
as small or smaller than him.

It must be a misprint. Or maybe Disneyland has added rides for the very
tiny ones. ; )


Kate
(who's been very busy--moving, closings, new job, new diagnosis for L,
stress for M)

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhanes/...l/cj41c022.pdf

shows 35 inches being right at 10th percentile at 3 years-- so around 5
of every 100 just turned 3 year old girls are under 35 inches, less as
the year goes on. This is far less unusual than your 41 inch 3 year old
(by looking at the chart).

I think maybe your perspective of average is off. People come in a wide
variety of sizes :-).

I don't recall ever staing that was my daughter was average That just
reinforces what I said in my OP, that it must be a misprint--

Linda


liz