An All-In-One Guide To Height Requirements At America's Busch, Sesame Place, And SeaWorld Parks

Hello everyone! Today we are continuing our series on height requirements for all of America's theme parks!

We are almost finished with all the chains/families of parks.

Today let us do the Busch, Sesame Place, and SeaWorld family of parks!

Starting off with my favorite of the ones I have been to we will start with

• SeaWorld Orlando

• Big Bird's Twirl 'N' Whirl 36"

• Elmo's Choo Choo Train 36"

• Super Grover's Box Car Derby 38"

• Abby's Flower Tower 42"

• Cookie Drop! 42"

• Infinity Falls 42"-77"

• Journey To Atlantis 42"

• Slimey's Slider 42"

• Ice Breaker 48"

• Mako 54"

• Manta 54"

• Kraken 54"

• Pipeline The Surf Coaster 54" (opening spring 2023)

• Flamingo Paddle Boats (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED) 56" to ride alone, no height requirement with an adult. Hand-held infants are not permitted.

• Aquatica Orlando

Next, we will do SeaWorld Orlando's waterpark!

• Walkabout Waters under 6 years of age must be accompanied by a supervising companion

• Ray Rush 42", riders under 48" are recommended to wear a life vest and be able to maintain proper riding position unassisted in a double tube. Maximum load 3-6 persons, 250lbs combined weight minimum, 1000lbs combined weight maximum, no single or double riders

• Reef Plunge 42", riders must not exceed 300lbs, single riders only

• Riptide Race 42" with a 14+ companion, 48" to ride alone, single riders max 250lbs, double riders max 400lbs

• Taumata Racer (Tetaumatawhakatangihangakoauaotamateaurehaeaturipukapihimaungahor-onukupokaiwhenuaakitanatahu (it is in Guinness for longest attraction name)) 42", maximum weight 300lbs

• Walhalla Wave 42", all riders under 48" recommended to wear a life vest, maximum operational load 2-4 riders and 600lbs combined weight, no single riders

• Ihu's Breakaway Falls 48", guests approaching or over 300lbs may not ride, single riders only

• KareKare Curl 48", no single riders, ride accommodates 2-5 riders, the maximum load is 5 rides and cumulative maximum weight of 750lbs.

• Kata's Kookaburra Cove children must be under 48", adults must be accompanied by a child /Zippity Zappity riders must be under 48", or accompanied by a child under 48", all riders under 48" recommended to wear a life vest, all riders must be able to maintain proper riding position unassisted in a double tube, the maximum operational load is 2 persons and 400lbs/Slider Rider/Racer Chaser/Slippity Dippity must be under 48", the maximum load is 1 person and 200lbs, single riders only, children under 6 must be accompanied by a supervising companion

• Loggerhead Lane under 48" strongly recommended to wear a life vest

• Omaka Rocka 48", over 42" permitted with a supervising companion 14+, maximum load single riders 250lbs, double riders 400lbs

• Tassie's Twisters under 48" required to wear a life jacket and be able to maintain proper riding position unassisted in a double tube, maximum operational load, single riders 300lbs, double riders 400lbs

• Whanau Way under 48" requires a life jacket and maintain proper riding position unassisted in a double tube, maximum operational load single riders 300lbs, double riders 400lbs

• Roa's Rapids under 51" strongly recommended to wear a life jacket

• Discovery Cove Orlando

An "all-inclusive" SeaWorld experience!

• Animal Trek (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED) children must be at least 6 years old, and children 6-12 must be accompanied by a paying adult who is also doing the experience

• Flamingo Mingle (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED) children must be at least 6 years old, and children 6-12 must be accompanied by a paying adult who is also doing the experience

• SeaVenture (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED) children must be at least 10 years old, and children 10-13 must be accompanied by a paying 14+ year old who is also doing the experience

• Swim With Dolphins (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED) children must be at least 6 years old and comfortable swimming in water, and children 6-12 must be accompanied by a paying adult who is also doing the experience

• Swim With Sharks (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED) children must be at least 10 years old and comfortable swimming in water, and children 10-13 must be accompanied by a paying 14+ year old who is also doing the experience

• Ray Feeding (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED) children must be at least 6 years old and comfortable in water, and children 6-12 must be accompanied by a paying adult who is also doing the experience

• Trainer For A Day (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED) children must be at least 6 years old and in good physical condition, and children under 13 must be accompanied by a paying adult who is also doing the experience

• Busch Gardens Tampa

Staying in Florida, let's head over to Tampa Bay!

• Air Grover 38"

• Wild Surge 38"

• Cobra's Curse 42" with a responsible person 14+, 48" to ride alone

• Congo River Rapids 42"

• Scorpion 42"

• SandSerpent 46"

• Stanley Falls Flume 46"

• Cheetah Hunt 48"

• Iron Gwazi 48"

• Falcon's Fury 54"

• Kumba 54"

• Montu 54"

• SheiKra 54"

• Tigris 54"

• Skyride 56" or accompanied by a supervising companion

• Busch Gardens Williamsburg

Winner of world's most beautiful park for many years!

• Bert And Ernie's Loch Adventure children 36"-56" may ride alone, or walking to 36" with a supervising companion 14+

• Eggery Deggery under 36" with a supervising companion 14+

• Flutter Sputter children 36"-56" may ride alone, or walking to 36" with a supervising companion 14+

• Elephant Run children must be 38" to ride and may be accompanied by a supervising companion 14+

• Grover's Alpine Express 41" to ride alone or 38"-41" with a supervising companion 14+

• Escape From Pompeii 42"

• Kinder Karussel 42" or with a supervising companion 14+

• Oscar's Whirly Worms 42", walking to 42" must be with a supervising companion 14+

• Prince Elmo's Spire 42", walking to 42" must be with a supervising companion 14+

• Roman Rapids 42"

• The Battering Ram 42" or with a supervising companion 14+ and over 42"

• The Flying Machine 42"

• InvadR 46"

• Le Scoot 46" or with a supervising companion 14+

• DarKoaster 48" minimum, 77" maximum.

• Der Autobahn 48"

• Der Autobahn Jr. children must be able to walk and be under 48" to ride

• Der Wirbelwind 48" or 40"-48" with a supervising companion 14+

• Finnegan's Flyer 48"

• Le Catapult 48" or with a supervising companion 14+

• Loch Ness Monster 48"

• Mach Tower 48"

• Turkish Delight 48" or with a supervising companion 14+

• Verbolten 48"

• Apollo's Chariot 52"

• Pantheon 52", Max 76"

• The Trade Wind 52", or 48"-52" with a supervising companion

• Alpengeist 54"

• Griffon 54"

• Tempesto 54"

• Bug-A-Dug children must be able to walk and be under 56" to ride

• Chug-A-Tug children must be able to walk and be under 56" to ride

• Der Roto Baron children must be able to walk and be under 56" to ride

• Li'l Clydes children must be able to walk and be under 56" to ride

• The Little Balloons children must be able to walk and be under 56" to ride

• The Little Gliders children must be able to walk and be under 56" to ride, walking to 36" must ride on sit-down gliders and be accompanied by a companion 14+

• SeaWorld San Antonio and Discovery Point San Antonio

It's time to leave Florida and head to Texas!

• Animal Adventure Tour (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED) under 18 must be accompanied by a paying adult. ONLY OPEN ON DAYS SEAWORLD IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

• Animal Ambassador Tour (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED) under age 18 must be accompanied by a paying adult.

• Beluga Whale Tour (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED) under 18 must be accompanied by a paying adult

• Dolphin Encounter (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED) under 14 must be accompanied by a paying adult

• Dolphin Tour (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED) under 18 must be accompanied by a paying adult

• Family Adventure Tour (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED) under 18 must be accompanied by a paying adult

• Killer Whale Tour (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED) under 18 must be accompanied by a paying adult

• Sea Lion Tour (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED) under 18 must be accompanied by a paying adult

• Shark Tour (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED) under 18 must be accompanied by a paying adult

• Stingray Tour (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED) under 18 must be accompanied by a paying adult

• Tot's Ahoy for children up to age 3

• Big Bird's Spinning Reef 36" or accompanied by a supervising companion 14+

• Elmo's Dolphin Dive 36" or accompanied by a supervising companion 14+

• Super Grover's Box Car Derby 38"

• Journey To Atlantis 39"

• Abby Cadabby's Rockin' Wave 42" or accompanied by a supervising companion 14+

• Grover's Round-Up children who are 42" and under must be accompanied by a supervising companion 14+

• Rio Loco 42"

• Riptide Rescue 45"

• Texas Stingray 46"

• All Swim Program (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED) 48" under age 18 must be accompanied by a paying adult. ONLY AVAILABLE ON DAYS SEAWORLD IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

• In-Water Beluga Interaction (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED) 48" to enter the water under age 18 must be accompanied by a paying adult

• In-Water Dolphin Interaction (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED) must be 48" to enter the water, under age 18 must be accompanied by a paying adult

• In-Water Dolphin Beach Interaction (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED) 48" to enter the water under age 18 must be accompanied by a paying adult

• In-Water Sealion Interaction (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED) must be 48" to enter the water, under age 18 must be accompanied by a paying adult

• Penguin Interaction (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED) 48" under age 18 must be accompanied by a paying adult. AVAILABLE WHEN SEAWORLD IS CLOSED

• Penguin Tour (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED) under age 18 must be accompanied by a paying adult.

• Puffin Interaction (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED) 48" under age 18 must be accompanied by a paying adult.

• Sea Swinger 48"

• Steel Eel Hypercoaster 48"

• Tidal Surge 48"

• Ultimate Animal Experience (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED) 48" under age 18 must be accompanied by a paying adult

• Wave Breaker: The Rescue Coaster 48"

• Great White Roller Coaster 54"

• Aquatica San Antonio

Time for the Texas Aquatica!

• Stingray Falls 36"

• Loggerhead Lane guests under 39" are recommended to wear a life vest

• HooRoo Run 42"

• Riptide Race 42"

• Taumata Racer 42"

• Whanau Waters guests under 42" are required to wear a life vest on the slides

• Cutback Cove 48"

• Ihu's Breakaway Falls 48"

• Kiwi Curl 48"

• Tassie's Twisters 48"

• Tonga Twister 48"

• Walhalla Wave 48"

• Zippity Zappity must be under 48"

• SeaWorld San Diego

Time to head over to California!

• Air Bounce children 5-7 in one line and children 4 and under in another, no adults or infants

• Beluga Up-Close Encounter (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED) must be 4+, under 14 must be accompanied by a paid adult participant

• Killer Whale Up-Close Tour (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED) must be 6+, under 18 must be accompanied by a paying adult

• Penguin Up-Close Encounter (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED) must be 6+, under 14 must be accompanied by a paying adult

• Pilot Whale Up-Close Encounter (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED) under 14 must be accompanied by a paying adult

• Sea Lion Up-Close Encounter (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED) must be 4+, under 16 must be accompanied by a paid adult participant

• Sea Otter Up-Close Encounter (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED) must wear disposable gloves and mask no exceptions

• Sloth Up-Close Encounter (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED) must be 6+, under 18 must be accompanied by a paying adult

• Toddler Mat for children 5 or under. Must be accompanied by a supervising companion 14+

• Walrus Up-Close Encounter (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED) all guests under 18 must be accompanied by a paying adult. Guests under the age of 3 are free.

• Octarock 31"-36" must be accompanied by a supervising companion. Max height 6'1''

• Aqua Scout 36" unless accompanied by a supervising companion 14+. Small children must be able to walk unassisted.

• Sea Dragon Drop 36" unless accompanied by a supervising companion 14+. Small children must be able to walk unassisted.

• Abby's Sea Star Spin 42" unless accompanied by an adult, no hand-held infants

• Journey To Atlantis 42"

• Oscar's Rockin' Eel 42" unless accompanied by a supervising companion, no hand-held infants

• Shipwreck Rapids 42"

• Riptide Rescue 45"

• Elmo's Flying Fish 48" unless accompanied by a supervising companion. no hand-held infants

• Manta 48"

• SkyTower (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED FOR AGES 3+ PASSHOLDERS RIDE FOR FREE) under 48" must ride with a supervising companion

• Tidal Twister 48"

• Beluga In-Water Interaction (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED) 50", under 14 must be accompanied by a paying adult

• Dolphin In-Water Interaction (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED) 50", under 14 must be accompanied by a paying adult

• Dolphin Up-Close Encounter (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED) under 50" must be accompanied by a paid parent or guardian, under 18 must be accompanied by a paid parent or guardian

• Emperor 52", Max 78"

• Electric Eel 54"

• Bayside Skyride (ADDITIONAL FEE REQUIRED FOR AGES 3+ PASSHOLDERS RIDE FOR FREE) under 56" must ride with a supervising companion

• Sesame Place San Diego

And to finish San Diego off, we have our first Sesame Place, Sesame Place San Diego!

• Rosita's Harmony Hills recommended for 5 and under with a supervising companion

• Slimy's Square must be under 5 and have a supervising companion

• Snuffy's Slides one rider at a time, must be under age 12

• Abby's Fairy Flight 36"

• Rub-A-Dub-Sub under 36" must be accompanied by a supervising companion

• Cookie Climb 38"

• Super Grover's Box Car Derby 38"

• Bert's Topsy Turvy Tunnels 42"

• Big Bird's Rambling River under 42" recommended to wear a life vest

• Ernie's Twisty Turny Tunnels 42"

• Honker Dinger Dash 42"

• Oscar's Rotten Rafts 42"

• Sesame Street Soar & Spin under 42" must be accompanied by a supervising companion

• Snuffy's Spaghetti Slides 42"

• Sunny Day Carousel under 42" must be accompanied by a supervising companion

• The Count's Splash Castle 42"

• Big Bird's Beach under 48" must be accompanied by an adult and wear a life vest

• Cookie's Monster Mixer 48"

• Elmo's Silly Sand Slides must be under 48"

• Elmo's Rockin' Rockets under 48" must be accompanied by a supervising companion

• Sesame Place Philadelphia

Now for my childhood home state of Pennsylvania!

• Ernie's Waterworks must be under 7 years old and their supervising companions

• Mini Monster Clubhouse must be 5 or younger with a supervising companion

• The Count's Splash Castle children 5 and under must be with a supervising companion 14+

• Big Bird's Tour Bus 36" or accompanied by a supervising companion 14+, no hand-held infants

• Elmo's Cloud Chaser 36"-42" must ride with a supervising companion. 42" to ride alone

• Sky Splash under 36" must ride with a supervising companion and wear a life vest. Infants are not permitted.

• Slimy's Chutes under 36" must ride with a supervising companion and wear a life vest. Infants are not permitted.

• Oscar's Wacky Taxi Roller Coaster 40", riders under 46" must ride in the same car with a supervising companion 14+

• Abby's Fairy Falls 42"

• Big Bird's Rambling River children under 42" must be accompanied by a supervising companion 14+ and ride in a tube and wear a life vest, hand-held infants must wear a life vest and be held by a supervising companion 14+ at all times while in the river

• Blast Off guests under 42" must be accompanied by a supervising companion 14+, no hand-held infants

• Elmo's Silly Splashy Slides 42"

• Flying Cookie Jars guests under 42" must be accompanied by a supervising companion 14+, no hand-held infants

• Honker Dinger Derby 42", guests 42"-48" must be accompanied by a supervising companion 14+

• Monster Mix-Up guests under 42" must be accompanied by a supervising companion 14+, no hand-held infants

• Oscar's Rotten Rusty Rockets guests under 42" must be accompanied by a supervising companion 14+, no hand-held infants

• Peek-A-Bug guests under 42" must be accompanied by a supervising companion 14+, no hand-held infants

• The Count's Cruisers under 42" must be accompanied by a supervising companion

• The Count's Fly By under 42" must be accompanied by a supervising companion

• Sunny Day Carousel guests under 42" must be accompanied by a supervising companion 14+ standing next to the rider on the inside of the carousel to ride, one supervising companion per child under 42", hand-held infants on bench seats only

• Vapor Trail riders must be 3 years or older, to ride alone must be 7+ and 44" tall, riders under 7 and 44" may ride with a supervising companion

• Captain Cookie's High C's Adventure guests under 48" must be accompanied by a supervising companion 14+, no hand-held infants

• Flyin' Fish guests under 48" must be accompanied by a supervising companion 14+, no hand-held infants

And that completes our all-in-one guide to height requirements at the Busch, SeaWorld, and Sesame Place family of parks!