Height Requirement Announced

PointBuzz just tweeted that GateKeeper's height requirement will be 52". Discuss. :-)

The first B&M Rollercoaster at Cedar Point not at 54".

I'm sort of surprised it's not 54", but from what I've heard with how wing rider restraints are then 52" sounds good. At least that opens this ride up to a little larger population. Now it's time for some more rides for 48" or less in the next few years.

There is a little 9 yr old girl in my house who is oh so happy right now. She is at 52.5" right now and was scared she wouldn't be able to ride this year. Yippy!

And there's a little 11 year old girl at my house that says there is no way she will ride that thing. Hopefully she'll change her mind. She really enjoyed Maverick last year, so she should certainly should enjoy this if she can get past the whole leg dangling thing.

Geez, I have 50 years on those two and barely making the height requirement myself.

Chris

Does anyone know how exactly they decide these requirements? Like is there a process they need to follow?

There's a 4 year old 42" tall girl in my house that is upset she can only ride Jr. Gemini and Peanuts Express.

I wonder what the ride maximum height is for Gatekeeper.

I am excited for gatekeeper, but the park does need more rides for 48" or 42" children. So many kids will walk into the park this year and be all excited, then go up to the ride and measure themselves, only to find out they need to wait another year or two to ride. (not everyone thinks to check the website for the listed height requirement....some folks don't even have a computer...)

You could also easily argue that if a kid is short of the requirement for riding then it's just something else for them to anticipate in the following year or so... particularly if they are budding park geeks like us, they'll have lots to look forward to over the long offseason...

SSL488 said:
Does anyone know how exactly they decide these requirements? Like is there a process they need to follow?

Cedar Point works with the manufacturer and they decide the safest height requirement. B&M makes the final call, I believe.

My 7 year old is happy! He is 53" right now. He so wants to get to that 54" and ride Raptor. All last year he would go up to Raptor and see how much more he would need to grow.

I have a 7 year in almost the same shoes....he is at 52 right now. I'm hoping by June we can stretch 2 more inches out of him. I know he will only miss Raptor and Mantis, but while he may not want to ride either, I hate having to tell him he can't ride something. C'mon growth spurt!

My daughter is 7, and just a shade over 50". She was able to ride Wild Eagle at Dollywood last fall and loved it. We're hoping she can squeak past that 52" mark by summertime!

ChrisC. said:

SSL488 said:
Does anyone know how exactly they decide these requirements? Like is there a process they need to follow?

Cedar Point works with the manufacturer and they decide the safest height requirement. B&M makes the final call, I believe.

The manufacturers set ride requirements. Ohio law mandates parks must adhere to the manufacturer recommendations. Cedar Point often has erred on the side of caution and enforced restrictions greater than the recommendations (see Millennium Force 54" restriction). Or at least that's the way I understood the process working.

I believe the minimum height requirement for Millennium is only 48".

It was 54" when it first opened.

I was told that Ohio required a higher height restriction that the Manufacture recommended. I have no reason to doubt the person who told me. Though they may have been misinformed.

I wonder if the higher height restrictions come more from the park and/or state/local regulations than from the manufacturer? Wild Eagle seemed surprisingly low at 50". That is the lowest B&M height restriction I can think of...