Why do you have to be a certain height to ride certain rides in an amusement park?

Answer 1

So you can safely fit in the restraining harness. If you are smaller you may fall out.

Answer 2

It all boils down to the way the ride manufacturers design the ride vehicles vs. the mechanics of the ride itself.

Since roller coasters run on physics, the vehicles have to have a certain amount of weight to ensure each and every ride cycle makes a complete circuit every time it's sent around the track, whether the vehicle is empty or not. Oftentimes, that means you need to lighten the vehicles, or make them heavier in some cases. This may mean larger seats, lighter restraints, etc. It also depends greatly on the type of roller coaster the vehicle will be running on: steel or wood. Loops or none. Inverted or sit-down. Floorless or not.

In the end, when the manufacturers have settled on the type of vehicle needed for a specific ride, they have to go about finding the most ideal height the riders must be in order to ensure that the restraints will restrain them in the seats, as they are designed to do, in the most comfortable and non-invasive way possible. You don't want to take away the enjoyment of the riders by having them not be able to see what's happening around them, or not be able to breathe, etc. This usually works out as the more intense the coaster, the higher the height requirement becomes. The intensity of the coaster is also a major factor; high speeds, inversions, etc.

Once this ideal height is determined and the ride is sold to a park, they are given all the specs of the ride (height, speed, etc.) along with ride recommedations--including the recommended height requirement that the ride can perform at safely for the riders in the vehicles. Note: this is only a recommended height. Only one case have I ever known a park to lower a height requirement for a ride, but that was only for go-karts. When it comes to coasters and rides, the height requirements won't be lowered (or raised) unless the manufacturer recommends it.

Answer 3

It all boils down to safty and liability. These rides are designed for average height people. Small people may get severely hurt on the ride and then may attemp to sue the park, manufacturer of the ride, and even the designer of the ride. That's why there are strict rules about height.

Answer 4

it all has to do with safety. every ride with restraints has a certain range of height and weight. they always tell you about the minimum height, but what most people don't know is that there is a maximum too. the restraints are built for a certain size of person. hope this explains well...

Answer 5

It's all for safety reasons, an amusement park has to make sure its safety to guests is covered in all aspects, especially rides

Answer 6

sure, maximum parks like six flags has height regulations to experience the rides there yet some parks have rides for shorter human beings yet some do no longer . to respond to your 2d question dwarfs are purely aloud on the rides the place they meant the peak standards.

Answer 7

You have to, because little short people might not fit into the seats or something. And also, it's just there for safety, and the people who created that rule just want you to be safe and comfortable.

Answer 8

you should also be a certain weight.
it's for safety concernes. Obviously if a person was too short the lap bar on the roller coaster would not fit correctly.
they definetely aren't discriminating against short people, if that's what you think.

Answer 9

For safety reasons. Very young people can react irrationally and may even try to jump out. They also may slip thru the safety devices built to keep you safe.

Answer 10

because the restraints wont hold a small person sometimes