I asked this question after reading through a couple trip reports and some members mentioned getting taller shoes for their kids. I thought, what a great idea. So I came onto the family board and asked. Thank you to the posters who cordially explained why this might not be a good idea. To the others, I wish you could have seen that I am a new poster with only 16 posts and like everyone else came here to try to plan a great vacation. There's really no need to make me feel like a jerk or for you to act holier than thou. Really, a reminder could have sufficed.
Just so you know, my grandd had to take her shoes off at several of the bigger rides, like splash and space moutain. She was wearing sandles with a little tiny bit of extra on the bottom of the shoe. She was just at the height so they made her take off the shoe! She missed a few of the rides. But I was o.k. with that since, for her safety, the rides have height limits. She did not qualify so next time she will.
Kelly
Thank you, Kelly for your advice. I really appreciate it. While it didn't answer my original question, it certainly provides a different perspective that I can appreciate and with that information I will probably cease my search for taller shoes.
This is unsafe.
If it were safe for your kid then there would not be a height restriction.
Now I suppose if you lap sit your child on the airplane or don't wear seat belts in the car or don't wash your hands before eating or don't hold the handrail going down the stairs, then I can't say you won't do as the OP is asking.
Disney hints:
http://www/cockam.com/disney.htm
A bit extreme in comparisons, but you want to get your point across. Just FYI my son sits in a car seat on the airplane, we wear seat belts at all times, we wash hands. As for holding the handrail, that's up to him. He's aware of his body and can judge whether or not he needs the handrail or not. Every family has a different standard of what is safe. If I thought the 1/4" he needs to make the height restriction would fling him off of rides I would not have asked.
How can a 3 year old be dying to ride the big rides, unless you've encouraged it?
I would read your own tag line. Seriously, every child is different. We are NOT parents push children unwillingly on rides. Some children are more adventurous than others. My son for whatever reason loves the thril of rides. He is also is shy and doesn't like to be the center of attention. Are there kids who are outgoing? Sure! My son just isn't one of them. Are there 3 year olds that cry when they are told they can't go on certain rides? Yes, and my son is one of those. We've never been to WDW so I don't know how he'll react, but we are AP holders to
Disneyland and when we go to California Adventure we have to map out a path so we avoid seeing certain rides otherwise he gets very frustrated that he can't go on them. So PLEASE stop with the assumptions.
