Caring for Giants age

[Raven01]

I like the idea of doing this tour, but I noticed that the minimum age is 4.

If for some reason I set a trip a couple of months before my daughter's 4th birthday, is there any leeway on that? I am guessing no (that's a slippery slope), but wanted to check.

If not, if we start a trip and she turns 4 during the trip, would that be okay?

I have never done a tour like this, but I will not do if if my daughter cannot participate.

Thanks!

 

[sponica]

I'm in the same boat, we're literally there a month before her 4th birthday...I toyed with aging her up in MDE but I'll just wait until the next trip.

 

[Deb & Bill]

Usually the age limitation is based on insurance requirements. If for some reason your daughter gets hurt while on the tour, you would be responsible, not Disney.

 

[scrappinginontario]

We did this tour last year and loved it! While it's a wonderful tour I'm guessing you and your child would enjoy it more if you were able to wait a bit. It is mainly talking and a lot of great info to learn but an hour of standing, listening to talking and seeing elephants at a distance may not be entertaining for many 3yos and you might spend more time trying to quietly find things to occupy them.

Just my .02.

 

[Koogs]

We did this tour last year and loved it! While it's a wonderful tour I'm guessing you and your child would enjoy it more if you were able to wait a bit. It is mainly talking and a lot of great info to learn but an hour of standing, listening to talking and seeing elephants at a distance may not be entertaining for many 3yos and you might spend more time trying to quietly find things to occupy them.

Just my .02.

I agree with that. We did the tour with my 6 year old at the time and he loved it, he's an animal lover. But for this trip coming up we're considering the Rhino one and thought about our 3 year old, and I honestly think he wouldn't be great on the tour. its a lot of listening, you see the animals, but most of it is effectively you're standing in front of a zoo exhibit while someone discusses how the animals are cared for. its great, don't get me wrong, but it does requrie an attention span for 45 min

 

[sjrec]

It is a lot of talking-very interesting, but I am not sure even a four year old would get a lot out of it.

 

[Raven01]

Good to know. I figured they would not bend on the age thing for liability reasons, but if it's too much talking for a 4 year old we'll pass anyway. I'll wait until she is older and just blow the budget at BBB!

 

[sponica]

@Raven01 Great minds think alike!