Check out the clip from this article -
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13618240
"The Orange County sheriffhahaha8217;s office said the boy was 7, but Disney said he was 12. The discrepancy couldnhahaha8217;t immediately be explained."
If he was 7, then he never should've been allowed on the ride. Then again, the parents would have to be fucking supid to let their 7 year old on that ride.