MH and I were having a discussion about whether or not carnival/festival rides are safe. I can see things from both sides. On one side, because they are being assembled and disassembled frequently, workers would likely notice if there was something out of order or worn down or dangerous and would likely be fixed before being reassembled.....where as places like Six Flags or something that is more permanent may not be looked at as frequently. On the other hand, because they are assembled and disassembled so often there may be more chance that they could get assembled incorrectly and thus be faulty.
I feel much more comfortable with theme parks like Six Flags. I will let them do the baby carnival rides but nothing that goes up high or moves very fast.
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My parents would never let us, and I'm weary of them mostly for that reason. Plus, they just seem rickety to me and not very sturdy.
We live in Ohio which has Cedar Point which is one of the nations biggest amusement parks I believe. We go there once a year and we ride the rides, and I've let B ride all the kiddie rides. I will continue to let him ride as he gets older. They do lots of testing on the rides to make sure they are safe. They seem much sturdier, employees make sure everyone is latched in correctly, etc. it's also much more expensive than carnivals, but I'm willing to pay it once a year as I feel better about it than carnivals/fairs, etc.
Disclaimer - I have no idea which is actually safer. I could see both points. I'm just basing it off my comfort level.
They'll go on anything that they want that is age, weight and height appropriate. Riding in a car is far, far, far more dangerous than going on a ride anywhere in the US. Random events can and will happen, but I'll let the kids do what they want with attention to safety definitions. And no matter what I say, the boys I'm sure will do it anyway at some point. I doubt Anna will even want to do the thrill seeking rides.
I'm ok with the small ones like dahli posted. I don't let her go in a lot of rides more because I think it's ridiculous how much it costs, lol. At Disney and universal she was loving the rides and little roller coasters.
I'm ok with the small ones. They rode them last year and they go like 2mph. I feel comfortable with it. I don't know how I feel about the bigger rides but they won't be big enough for those for a loooong time so I haven't given it much thought
Post by unclejesse on Sept 12, 2016 10:55:06 GMT -5
Small ones, yeah I'd let him do those. But not the big ones, nope. But my kid's idea of a wild ride is "It's a Small World", so I don't think it's going to be a concern of mine for a while.
Post by lauranicole91 on Sept 12, 2016 11:08:01 GMT -5
I let her ride whatever she is tall enough for. At 36in that's not much. Maybe when she is taller I will limit it. But I grew up riding all the rides, so I'm not too worried.
Post by thedahliharpa on Sept 12, 2016 11:17:45 GMT -5
I do fear for my life when we go through the tunnel on Big Thunder at DL where those people were killed...my girls want nothing to do with the bigger rides yet and H gets sick on up and down rides. Fine with me.
Post by The Foozzler on Sept 12, 2016 14:16:10 GMT -5
Wow, I never thought this would be an UO, but I let me kid ride anything he is tall enough to go on. And as he grows taller I will continue to let him ride any ride he wants to, as long as he fits. That goes for carnivals/fairs and amusement parks.
Especially when it is a flat rate wristband.
I grew up going on rides and I have no problem with my kids doing the same.
Wow, I never thought this would be an UO, but I let me kid ride anything he is tall enough to go on. And as he grows taller I will continue to let him ride any ride he wants to, as long as he fits. That goes for carnivals/fairs and amusement parks.
Especially when it is a flat rate wristband.
I grew up going on rides and I have no problem with my kids doing the same.
Yeah, same. If the carnival isn't sketchy then I let them ride whatever they fit on.
Post by charmediamsure on Sept 12, 2016 23:35:38 GMT -5
We were at the Canadian National Exhibition the day before Labor Day and I wasn't going to do rides for him just because of the cost. But my dad decided to pay for an unlimited ride pass for him so he rode all the things he was tall enough for. Some were fast. I had no problem with it, I rode carnival rides as a kid and lived to tell the tale. I think it is a lot safer than riding in a car.
Reading through the opinions here I'm surprised at myself that I'm not worried because I'm usually the worrying type.
We were at the Canadian National Exhibition the day before Labor Day and I wasn't going to do rides for him just because of the cost. But my dad decided to pay for an unlimited ride pass for him so he rode all the things he was tall enough for. Some were fast. I had no problem with it, I rode carnival rides as a kid and lived to tell the tale. I think it is a lot safer than riding in a car.
Reading through the opinions here I'm surprised at myself that I'm not worried because I'm usually the worrying type.
Your kid rode a camel....there is no holding him back from carnival rides
I haven't worried too much about this since G is a cautious kid. At this point I'm most afraid she'd agree to ride something then panic after it was too late to get off. She rides horses, which I imagine is probably more dangerous.
I don't remember if my parents wouldn't let me go on the craziest carnival rides or if I never wanted to...I'm not a huge fan of thrill rides. I'll have to revisit this with X since he's much more of a thrill seeker. I'll definitely let him go on the smaller rides, but will have to see about the crazy spinning around and dropping rides as it comes up.