Admission when turning 3 while at WDW?

[brettb]

OK, this isn't an issue for us - we've celebrated a few birthdays at the world, my wife's 32nd, my daughter's 6th, and in October, my 35th - but friends of ours will be in this situation.

I believe it's been established that if a child turns 10 during a trip, that they can continue to use the children's admission for the remainder of the trip without paying to upgrade to an adult pass. (Do the passes need to be upgraded in any way? What about leftover days for future trips?)

But what about a 2 year old turning 3? It seems pretty clear to me that you'd have to buy admission for the day the child turned 3 and beyond. Is this correct?

I'm not interested in fibbing, the ethics of the situation, rationalizations, or comparisons to the paying-child to paying-adult transition. I'm purely interested in actual Disney policy.

Thanks!
Brett

Edited to BOLD and Underline that paragraph above. I don't care about "getting away with it" or whether it's ethical, morally justifiable, etc. I'm not interested in any judgements what-so-ever, either of parents or the company. Just Disney policy.

 

[SnackyStacky]

OK, this isn't an issue for us - we've celebrated a few birthdays at the world, my wife's 32nd, my daughter's 6th, and in in October, my 35th - but friends of ours will be in this situation.

I believe it's been established that if a child turns 10 during a trip, that they can continue to use the children's admission for the remainder of the trip without paying to upgrade to an adult pass. (Do the passes need to be upgraded in any way? What about leftover days for future trips?)

But what about a 2 year old turning 3? It seems pretty clear to me that you'd have to buy admission for the day the child turned 3 and beyond. Is this correct?

I'm not interested in fibbing, the ethics of the situation, rationalizations, or comparisons to the paying-child to paying-adult transition. I'm purely interested in actual Disney policy.

Thanks!
Brett

To answer your question - you are incorrect. You don't have to buy admission for the day the child turned 3 and beyond.

Disney bases admission on the date that you check in. If your child is 2 on the day you check in, by Disney admission standards, your child is 2 for the rest of the trip.

Unless you stop and say "My child was 2 when we checked in, but turned 3 today", then chances are they won't even ask for admission.

 

[abline]

You are one honest person. My kid wouldn't be three until after the vacation.

 

[brettb]

To answer your question - you are incorrect. You don't have to buy admission for the day the child turned 3 and beyond.

Disney bases admission on the date that you check in. If your child is 2 on the day you check in, by Disney admission standards, your child is 2 for the rest of the trip.

Unless you stop and say "My child was 2 when we checked in, but turned 3 today", then chances are they won't even ask for admission.

Huh! (I figured they wouldn't ask...but that's irrelevent for the sake of my curiosity. )

That certainly makes sense if you're checking in to a Disney resort, especially if everybody else's admission is part of a package and/or on the room keys.

These folks traded their island timeshare to get a unit off-property, if that makes a difference. They won't be "checking in" at WDW, really.

Brett

 

[TimothyG]

Disney will go by the age in the check in information however even if the child does turn 3, Disney does not ask for the ID of that child. I find it to be rediculous to make a child who the day before was 2 pay admission to a park on the next day when she/he was the same height and everything. Yes it is technically "wrong" but I mean if the child was 3 when the trip started, it would be right to pay admission but the same week doesn't make a difference. I don't think that the employees will care though as everyone usually lies about the ages at this age. It is kind of like the movies where you are 9 for a few years... Nobody cares, yes it's wrong but there is no IDing, nobody cares and if you tell employees that your child is 3 (w/ exception of entering the park maybe), the employee's wont even know the difference.

 

[mar915]

It is the age they check in, my son turned 3 the day we went to universal and I laughed because my mom told him not to say he turned 3 at the gate. I said it did not matter since we checked in he was 2.

Mary

 

[seashoreCM]

I believe it's been established that if a child turns 10 during a trip, that they can continue to use the children's admission for the remainder of the trip without paying to upgrade to an adult pass. (Do the passes need to be upgraded in any way? What about leftover days for future trips?)

If your child is 10 or 11 on his next visit and he has leftover days, he can simply use his old pass as-is. Except if he looks somewhat older he can exchange the pass for an adult pass at no charge, the remaining days and plusses will still be there.

Disney hints:
http://members.aol.com/ajaynejr/dispass.htm

 

[SnackyStacky]

Huh! (I figured they wouldn't ask...but that's irrelevent for the sake of my curiosity. )

That certainly makes sense if you're checking in to a Disney resort, especially if everybody else's admission is part of a package and/or on the room keys.

These folks traded their island timeshare to get a unit off-property, if that makes a difference. They won't be "checking in" at WDW, really.

Brett

Replace "checking in" with "first park day" then. It doesn't matter if you're a day guest (Disney-speak for somebody who's not staying in their hotels) or a resort guest (Disney speak for somebody who's in one of their hotels). Admission requirements go by the day you first experience Disney.

 

[eeyore0062]

If your child is 10 or 11 on his next visit and he has leftover days, he can simply use his old pass as-is. Except if he looks somewhat older he can exchange the pass for an adult pass at no charge, the remaining days and plusses will still be there.

Disney hints:
http://members.aol.com/ajaynejr/dispass.htm

You may take the partially used child's pass to any Guest Relations counter and they will upgrade it to an adult pass free of charge. However, if the ticket has never been used, you will need to pay the difference between the adult and child's ticket.