Hello! I am looking for some advice on letting my 6 (7 in October) year old ride roller coasters at Great America. He is very tall for his age, over 55 inches. He is also very solidly built. At what age did you let your child ride roller coasters?
My son went on the American Eagle when he was 4 but they have since raised the height limit. My other 2 girls started to go on the wizard when they were 4/5 and this year my 6 year old went on the Demon also. She would go on them all if she was big enough. The ones with the highest height limit like The Bateman, Superman, Ironwolf are because of the type of seat. They all have a seat by the entrance you can try to make sure he fits.
My daughter was 6 or 7 when she rode the Eagle. My husband took her and she liked it. I would make sure he's tried other smaller ones first. Hope he has fun no matter what!
My daughter went on her first roller coaster at Great America last year when she was 5. She was only tall enough for the Demon and Whizzer. She opted for the Demon. She loved it! I had her watch them as we were waiting and gave her every opportunity to back out if she thought she may not be ready, but she did it. She had a great time and is looking forward to returning now that she's taller this year.
Hi B.,
We live very close to Great America (we can see the coasters from our back yard!!) I also have a 6 yr old and he loves the coasters!! He does great and follows all the rules (which is awesome for a hyper kid with ADHD) I also have a 3 year old who rides the Whizzer coaster with me or his dad and my 2 yr old has been on the Jetson's kiddie coaster. So really, any age is probably fine, as long as your child likes it. Start them out on the smaller coasters and let them see what they like!!! Hope you have a great time!!
