9 yr. old turning 10 during trip on the the DP

[teag_98]

My TA assures me that they go by his age when the trip begins, and I can see why they would because it would be quite the hassle, I would think, to work out, say, how many days the child will be 10 for the trip or whatever. :confused3

But I'm a little concerned about being questioned why he's down as a child once he turns 10. I know he won't be ordering off the adult menu anyway, since he's a big nuggets and burger kind of kid,:eek: , much to my chagrin!

I guess I just want to avoid any problems, has this happened to anyone on here? Thanks in advance everyone:flower3:

[shoes99]

My TA assures me that they go by his age when the trip begins, and I can see why they would because it would be quite the hassle, I would think, to work out, say, how many days the child will be 10 for the trip or whatever. :confused3

But I'm a little concerned about being questioned why he's down as a child once he turns 10. I know he won't be ordering off the adult menu anyway, since he's a big nuggets and burger kind of kid,:eek: , much to my chagrin!

I guess I just want to avoid any problems, has this happened to anyone on here? Thanks in advance everyone:flower3:

No need to worry, Disney recognizes the age at check in. He will be considered 9 the entire trip. Your key to the world card will show that you have a child on your dining plan for the entire trip.

[MomofKatie]

Yup- if you are on the Dining Plan, your DS will be considered a child of 9 for the entire trip. However, if you WEREN'T on the DP, he would be able to use Child tickets for the entire trip, but once he turned 10, he would be considered an adult for the buffet and all-you-can-eat restaurants (although if you didn't tell them he was 10, I don't think the CMs wouldn't press the issue).

[dunbarfamily]

We've not had a problem with dining and children's ages, but we have had a problem getting through the maingate once at MK. Not really a problem really, but it still bugs me. Our daughter was a week shy of turning three (we planned trip that way so she wouldn't need a ticket) and when the CM asked for her ticket, I said she didn't turn three until next week. CM proceeded to shake her head, roll her eyes, and grumble "working the system" as she opened the gate. *sigh* Why do those who follow the rules get treated like cheaters???

This is the exception though and truly the only less than nice CM I've ever encountered on any trip.

I don't think you'll have any problems at all.

[delmar411]

My TA assures me that they go by his age when the trip begins, and I can see why they would because it would be quite the hassle, I would think, to work out, say, how many days the child will be 10 for the trip or whatever. :confused3

But I'm a little concerned about being questioned why he's down as a child once he turns 10. I know he won't be ordering off the adult menu anyway, since he's a big nuggets and burger kind of kid,:eek: , much to my chagrin!

I guess I just want to avoid any problems, has this happened to anyone on here? Thanks in advance everyone:flower3:

Just a heads up that he won't be allowed to order off anything other than the children's menu if you are on the dining plan and using credits to pay for the meal. Even though he'll be 10, the dining plan doesn't recognize him as 10.

[Melora]

On the flip side, my son (who will be 13 this trip) sometimes orders off the kids menus at some of the restaurants that don't have anything he would like. We have NEVER had a problem. We have 2 younger kids and if he doesn't see anything he likes I will ask if he can have a kids meal along with the other 2 and they always say yes.

When we go to Garden Grill they always bring him a kids dessert along with his brother and sister even though he is paying for the adult stuff.

[teag_98]

for the reassurance, I really appreciate it. :flower3: It's our first time and we just want to make sure it's as magical as possible!!

DIS people are the the BEST! :worship:

[carmie3377]

We've not had a problem with dining and children's ages, but we have had a problem getting through the maingate once at MK. Not really a problem really, but it still bugs me. Our daughter was a week shy of turning three (we planned trip that way so she wouldn't need a ticket) and when the CM asked for her ticket, I said she didn't turn three until next week. CM proceeded to shake her head, roll her eyes, and grumble "working the system" as she opened the gate. *sigh* Why do those who follow the rules get treated like cheaters???


We considered doing a trip next March because DS turns 3 on March 12 and DD turns 10 on March 13. We thought if we could get a trip in the week before, we could avoid the price hike and celebrate their birthdays (mine too on March 3). However, due to Spring Break being so crowded there, I don't know if we will ever celebrate our birthdays at WDW :sad:

Anyway, to avoid your situation, I carry their birth certificates with me when we go. I know probably a little overboard, but both my children are tall for their ages. In January when I went with my friend, DD was 8 and friends DD was 10. My DD was taller than the 10 YO and I didn't want them to question why one was paying for adult meals on buffet and the taller one was paying as a child. It never came up, but I had it just in case. I had to carry DS's BC due to flying as a lap child, so it was no big deal to just stick hers in my purse too.

This fall, I will have the BCs as well, even though I won't need DS's for the flight. When we went in Dec 06, DS was only 9 months old. When we were getting wrist bands for EMH, they wanted his ticket. I said, he's not even one, he doesn't have a ticket. The CM just rolled her eyes and shook her head. First off, he may look 3 now, but there is no way he looked 3 when he was only 9 mos old!

Sorry to ramble on so long. :goodvibes