re: How old was your kid when they first went to Disney?

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40 inches is the magic height. They will be able to ride almost everything there with the exception of 3 or 4 rides that would scare them shitless anyway.

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Yeah, my girl was 41 or 42 inches when we went. The only thing she couldn't get on was Space Mountain, and that would have scared her anyways. And my wife was almost 6 months pregnant, so she couldn't ride much anyways except for the little kiddie stuff. It worked out well because I could stick them on a kiddie ride and then go get some fastpasses for other things and get back before they got through the line. And while we were riding one of the big rides, my wife would go get fastpasses for another one.

In fact, she got the most scared on the Stitch ride. When the lights went out it was pitch black in there, then strobe lights, then water spraying all around. She was terrified, but nothing we could do but hold on until it was over.

I did get her to ride Thunder Mountain with me, right as the fireworks show was starting. That was pretty cool to watch them as you were riding up that first big hill before it drops you.