Birthday, not a birthday.....

[LindsayL]

For my daughters birthdays (both in April, two weeks apart) we gave them small presents as well as a trip to WDW- happening in October. It was originally supposed to fall over their bday, but sister in law chose wedding date during that time and we had to change our vacation. When I booked I desperately wanted to say we were celebrating their bday but I felt like I was lying since it's not actually their bday....if we went when we had originally planned they would have gotten the buttons and it would have felt like we were celebrating their bday...is it ok to let them get the buttons so we can still celebrate???? It's their bday present so I don't want them to feel like we are not celebrating!!. Thoughts greatly appreciated!!!

 

[lizard1]

I told my parents that I wouldn't do that for my kids, but plenty of people do. Cinsidering it is part of their birthday presents, i would do it. Or, you could always celebrate their unbirthday, then you wouldn't feel like you were lying (because you wouldn't be)
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[scrapquitler]

They don't ask "Is today your birthday?" they ask "Are you celebrating something?" You are celebrating something...their birthday, even if it isn't ON their birthday. It's their birthday trip. There's no lying or deception in that.

Think of it this way...have you ever scheduled your childs birthday a few weeks before or after their birthday because you couldn't rent the venue on the right day, or because you wanted their party on a Saturday instead of on Tuesday, when their actual birthday fell? This is the same sort of thing.

 

[Nancyg56]

WDW is in the business of celebrating, so go ahead and enjoy! And what a Happy Birthday present your kids are getting!!!

 

[SEA333]

We tend to celebrate birthdays on their actual birthday. A day....even a week's...leeway, fine. 6 months? Seems like you are trying just a little too hard. Are you going to ignore their "real" birthdays until October?

But, whatever. Them wearing a Happy Birthday button and everyone wishing them a Happy Birthday 6 months after (or before) their real birthday isn't going to ruin my life, so while I think it is weird, I'd move on with my day pretty quickly and forget about it.

Your daughters, on the other hand, will spend the day(s) awkwardly saying thank you and/or having to have some variation of *this* conversation over and over again: "no, it's not my REAL birthday today....no, it's not in October, it's in April. We are celebrating it in October this year because my aunt decided to get married - OF ALL THINGS! - and ruined my birthday trip, so we decided that we would just celebrate it now instead! But thank you for the belated birthday wish....or, err, is it an EARLY birthday wish. Well....whatever! It's Disney! Who cares when my birthday *really* is!!!"

 

[jacknsally19]

You know what, I would do whatever makes you and your family happy. I think if there was a lot of disappointment about postponing the trip than what a great way to make things up. If you think it would be awkward to hear happy birthday, there is a pin that just says "I'm Celebrating" and you can get that at guest relations when you first get in the park.

 

[buzznina]

As a CM has told me, Disney knows that the majority of people cannot go on their bday and they encourage you to celebrate it whenever you can. We have did this a couple of times, where we got our DDs a Disney GC on their bday that they would use when we went to WDW. Our DDs knew that the trip was for their bdays and did not feel awkward at all and I can tell you the times we did this that no conversation like SEA333 described even came remotely close to happening.
When you get the buttons ask them if they could tape over the name so it does not get rubbed off and have a great time

 

[Sophiathe1st]

Like a someone said before you can always celebrate their un-birthdays in the spirit of Disney or you could say you are celebrating their half birthdays! Whatever the case your kiddos will still have fun and appreciate your wonderful birthday gift for them!

 

[Lavitz]

If your kids are ok getting a few "Happy Birthdays" thrown their way, get the button. Last two trips we took DD for her birthday, but it was always a week or two before or after. She got the button and just said thank you, but it made her smile.

 

[momtoBrandon&Jacob]

Ok what is an unbirthday and is this something that people actually celebrate?

 

[tiggergal15]

Definitely go and get their Birthday buttons and celebrate their Birthdays!!.. Disney is in the celebration business and no one asks specific dates or anything. Disney will , however, make a big deal of the birthdays if they are wearing the buttons( free cupcakes galore among other things) so be prepared for a fair amount of attention.! I say go for it with no regrets as its your vacation that you are paying for ! Celebrate and have a great time!!!

 

[keiraliz]

I say celebrate! My family celebrated my sister's sixteenth birthday at Disneyland a month after her actual birthday. She wore the birthday button and received a lot of well wishes from the CMs. Even though it wasn't her actual birthday, we still enjoyed celebrating with her, and she still felt special.

 

[SEA333]

As a CM has told me, Disney knows that the majority of people cannot go on their bday and they encourage you to celebrate it whenever you can. We have did this a couple of times, where we got our DDs a Disney GC on their bday that they would use when we went to WDW. Our DDs knew that the trip was for their bdays and did not feel awkward at all and I can tell you the times we did this that no conversation like SEA333 described even came remotely close to happening.
When you get the buttons ask them if they could tape over the name so it does not get rubbed off and have a great time

Of course a conversation like I stated above isn't *really* going to happen...unless someone really chatty comes across their path, I am just saying that that IF they so happened to have to get into the whole story with someone, that is what it would sound like. Awk-ward!

That much of an explanation for a pin? Not worth the trouble IMO. Being is Disney is good enough for me (and my kids). birthday celebrations 6 months after the fact is not needed. My kids get to feel special to people who love them and mean something to them all year. But then again, as I said, we tend to celebrate birthdays when it is really our birthday, not randomly throughout the year. It seems, from this thread, that I am in the minority on that one. LOL

 

[MaggieMollyMom]

We had to do same. In April, when the girls turned 7, one had to hospitalized, and we had to reschedule for July. We are going to get themtheirbirthday buttons for sure!

Have a great trip

 

[blackpearl77]

Ok what is an unbirthday and is this something that people actually celebrate?

Unbirthday is from Alice in Wonderland! Unbirthday is any day that is NOT your birthday!

 

[Juliet25]

Disney isn't going to care, but personally I wouldn't do it.

 

[luvmy2babies]

If it was on the resort reservation it might stay on there. Once I was going to have my daughter's birthday noted on our trip. Her birthday happened to fall over Spring Break and we were going that week. But then I had to change the dates due to my job. The trip was a surprise so she wasn't aware I had planned to take her that week at least not when I had to change it. She graduated from Elementary School so I changed the celebration to that because we went two days after school was over. When we got there though the birthday button was in the resort packet (along with a celebrating graduation button), a happy Birthday message from Minnie Mouse was on the phone. That's when I had to explain I had originally planned the trip for that week of her birthday...not that it mattered by then. We had a good laugh about it. Stinker actually didn't wear either button.

 

[rosedolph]

We tend to celebrate birthdays on their actual birthday. A day....even a week's...leeway, fine. 6 months? Seems like you are trying just a little too hard. Are you going to ignore their "real" birthdays until October?

But, whatever. Them wearing a Happy Birthday button and everyone wishing them a Happy Birthday 6 months after (or before) their real birthday isn't going to ruin my life, so while I think it is weird, I'd move on with my day pretty quickly and forget about it.

Your daughters, on the other hand, will spend the day(s) awkwardly saying thank you and/or having to have some variation of *this* conversation over and over again: "no, it's not my REAL birthday today....no, it's not in October, it's in April. We are celebrating it in October this year because my aunt decided to get married - OF ALL THINGS! - and ruined my birthday trip, so we decided that we would just celebrate it now instead! But thank you for the belated birthday wish....or, err, is it an EARLY birthday wish. Well....whatever! It's Disney! Who cares when my birthday *really* is!!!"

This whole reply just made me laugh (and all the replies who are so against wearing a button on any day other than a birthday)! Who makes the rules on when you can celebrate your (or your child's) birthday? A day, a week, six months later - WHO CARES? Disney sure doesn't - they want you to celebrate everything! So celebrate!!!! There will be no awkward conversations - unless your children don't like people saying "Happy Birthday!"(proper response is a smile and a "thank you", the person asking really doesn't care the date of the birth). And if they are scared by free cupcakes definitely don't get the birthday buttons. The "Birthday Button Police" need to take a deep breath and realize that life is short and everyday should be a day of celebration - especially when you're as Disney!

 

[SEA333]

This whole reply just made me laugh (and all the replies who are so against wearing a button on any day other than a birthday)! Who makes the rules on when you can celebrate your (or your child's) birthday? A day, a week, six months later - WHO CARES? Disney sure doesn't - they want you to celebrate everything! So celebrate!!!! There will be no awkward conversations - unless your children don't like people saying "Happy Birthday!"(proper response is a smile and a "thank you", the person asking really doesn't care the date of the birth). And if they are scared by free cupcakes definitely don't get the birthday buttons. The "Birthday Button Police" need to take a deep breath and realize that life is short and everyday should be a day of celebration - especially when you're as Disney!

Glad I could make your day! I think it's weird that people cannot just celebrate a birthday on or close to the actual day and instead have to make every disney trip into a momentous occasion celebrating something in their life. It's not going to ruin my life if one wears a button or gets a cupcake, but it seems to be so life or death that one does to a lot of people here. So, you are right...who CARES????!!!

 

[Imaginique]

We just got back, and my daughter's real birthday wasn't until the day after we came home. The cast member at the front desk of our resort had no problem giving a birthday button; in fact, she suggested it! My husband and I's anniversary was two weeks before our trip and we asked for Anniversary buttons; no questions asked, they just gave them to us! Disney does not mind. And as others say, if you do feel awkward they do have "I'm celebrating" buttons too.