Annual Pass - Child to Adult

[deedum]

My son turns 10 next month. If I buy him a child's annual pass now, and then activate it in January when we arrive at WDW, will he still be able to use it from Jan 2004 through Jan 2005 - even though he'll be 10 (adult) for most of that time, and 11 toward the end? Thanks.

 

[GAIL HAYDEN]

Originally posted by deedum
My son turns 10 next month. If I buy him a child's annual pass now, and then activate it in January when we arrive at WDW, will he still be able to use it from Jan 2004 through Jan 2005 - even though he'll be 10 (adult) for most of that time, and 11 toward the end? Thanks.

If you were to activate it when your child is 9, then the upgrade would have been free. However, he will need an adult AP when you make your trip. Adult prices start at 10 years old. The age at the time of first use is the factor here.

 

[elismom]

I have the same ?
We are going dec 2003 and I will be buying a A.P for myself as we plan to be back before the year is out.
DS will turn 10 in may
If he can still us his pass for the whole year, do I need to pay extra next time we go or is the pass good for the whole year at the price I paid?
It seems like it would be cheaper to buy him a A.P now instead of child 5 day now and then a adult 5 day the next time we go
This dec we will be there for 8 days so I'm sure we will use it alot
Does this sound right or am I wromg?
Thanks Shelley and Eli

 

[CarolMN]

elismom - You can legally buy a child's annual pass for your son and he will be able to use it for an entire year, even though he turns 10 before the pass is sdue to expire.

As long as a child is 9 years old the first time he/she uses the annual pass, you can legally buy and use a child's pass for him/her. That's true even if the child is 9 years and 364 days old when he/she first uses the annual pass to enter a park.

After the child turns 10, you and your child merely present yourselves to a ticket booth or guest services desk and Disney will exchange the child's pass for an adult's pass for no charge. The expiration date of the adult pass will be the same as was the expiration date on the child's pass.

If you child is 10 or older the first time the pass is used to enter a park, you will need to buy an adult pass. According to Disney, adult passes are required for those 10 and older.

HTH.