Child as adult on DDP

[WrenNCuckoos]

We're calling my will be 6 year old an adult for Disney next year. We've got free DDP and are actually thinking of paying for him OOP whenever he wants a kid's meal and for buffets, since he is actually a child, and saving up those extra TS credits to go out by ourselves to a signature restaurant or two. We'll have grandparents there to babysit.

Is there any reason this won't work?

 

[maxiesmom]

As long as you realize that you will have to also buy an adult theme park pass for him, you will be fine. You have to do both things as and adult, or both things as a child. You can't mix and match a child's age.

 

[kat3668]

))))))))

 

[WrenNCuckoos]

Nope it wont work.... Unless you upgrade him from the childs DDP to the adults which is $30 more a day. Even if it is free when you make reservations they will know room occupancy and you can not pass a 6 year old off as an adult. You can however upgrade him. Disney is very savy to people trying to defraud thier system.

Are you sure? We've also paid for an adult ticket, which everything I've read here and on a few other sites says should work.

Our Disney package (room, tickets and dining plan) all has him down as an adult. Our airfare, the only thing we should need his passport for, is separate (paid with airmiles).

 

[kat3668]

Are you sure? We've also paid for an adult ticket, which everything I've read here and on a few other sites says should work.

Our Disney package (room, tickets and dining plan) all has him down as an adult. Our airfare, the only thing we should need his passport for, is separate (paid with airmiles).[/QUOT)


Edited I was wrong SORRY!!!!!! Geez! People need to relax!

 

[3Minnies1Mickey]

Nope it wont work.... Unless you upgrade him from the childs DDP to the adults which is $30 more a day. Even if it is free when you make reservations they will know room occupancy and you can not pass a 6 year old off as an adult. You can however upgrade him. Disney is very savy to people trying to defraud thier system.

This is pretty inaccurate. OP can list their child as 10 and get the adult credits. Since it's free dining the only price difference is the park tickets which is around $25. The difference between a 6 year old and a Disney adult for occupancy is non existent. I don't think they were trying to list him as a actual adult, but a Disney adult.

 

[3Minnies1Mickey]

Well I thought you could'nt do that but hey maybe I'm wrong.....try it. I would think Disney frowns upon this especially with fire codes and room occupancy and all.

The only ones who don't count for room occupancy is children under 3.

 

[kat3668]

Why not just call and ask Disney directly? I'm sure if its okay then there will be no problem.

 

[WrenNCuckoos]

This is pretty inaccurate. OP can list their child as 10 and get the adult credits. Since it's free dining the only price difference is the park tickets which is around $25. The difference between a 6 year old and a Disney adult for occupancy is non existent. I don't think they were trying to list him as a actual adult, but a Disney adult.

That exactly. We've said he's 10, not 6.

If there's a big issue at the time, we'll just adjust him back to a child. Even if we have to just swallow the difference in theme ticket cost, it's only something like £30 for the 14 day pass.

 

[GMU MOM]

I actually called Disney and asked them if I could upgrade my DS3 1/2 to an adult on the plan and they said yes it is ok. They basically list him as a 10yr old for tickets and dining. And since we are on the free dining plan, the difference is only $25 total.
They also said that an adult CS credit can be used to purchase a kids meal if needed but not the other way around.
My kids never order from the kids menu so it only makes sense to upgrade.
It wouldn't really make a difference with our TS meals since they are either buffet or family style but with the CS meals, if the meal is big enough, the 2 kids can split it and that way we will have the extra credits for another meal.

 

[MSLRAC]

Why not just call and ask Disney directly? I'm sure if its okay then there will be no problem.

I have called Disney asking about this and it's fine. You are not defrauding them of anything...you are upgrading a child to a Disney adult for tickets and DDP and as long as you do both then it's fine. We are listing our oldest as 10 next trip instead of 8. OP, you'll be fine!

 

[Cafeen]

Well I thought you could'nt do that but hey maybe I'm wrong.....try it. I would think Disney frowns upon this especially with fire codes and room occupancy and all.

Fire codes and room occupancy is already set. If they have 4 people with a 6 year old, they have 4 people with a 10 year old (or even a 100 year old! Though, there are extra fees for more than 2 adults per room, but that's real adults over 18, not Disney "adults"). The only point where this WOULD be affected is upping a < 3 year old to be 3. Then it could potentially be an issue.

The only ones who don't count for room occupancy is children under 3.

And further expanding on this, you are only allowed 1 child under 3 for this rule. If you have 2 year old quadruplets, you are a group of 5 under this policy. (Or, better yet, a family with Mom, Dad, 16, 12, 10, 2, 6mo would also count as 5)

 

[WrenNCuckoos]

Thank you.

 

[lupp2217]

After reading these posts I have a question. We are booked for POP at the end of June with park tickets and free QSDP. We are me, DH, DD10, and DD6. My question is can we call and ask for DD6 to be listed as a Disney adult and just pay the extra for park tickets and the difference in adult credits for the dining? Would her dining still be free and she would receive adult credits. The kid choices get old after 1 day with the same options. She doesn't care for nuggets or the applesauce they have.

 

[stayhomemom77]

After reading these posts I have a question. We are booked for POP at the end of June with park tickets and free QSDP. We are me, DH, DD10, and DD6. My question is can we call and ask for DD6 to be listed as a Disney adult and just pay the extra for park tickets and the difference in adult credits for the dining? Would her dining still be free and she would receive adult credits. The kid choices get old after 1 day with the same options. She doesn't care for nuggets or the applesauce they have.

If you change DD6's age to 10 and you are getting free dining, the credits will automatically change over to adult credit entitlements. So you'll pay for the park ticket upgrades, and that's it!! I'd call and do it if she'd be more interested in eating the adult meals...most DISers report that they are able to do it without a problem.

Good luck!!

 

[lupp2217]

If you change DD6's age to 10 and you are getting free dining, the credits will automatically change over to adult credit entitlements. So you'll pay for the park ticket upgrades, and that's it!! I'd call and do it if she'd be more interested in eating the adult meals...most DISers report that they are able to do it without a problem.

Good luck!!

Thanks! I will call and ask. Does anyone know how much the diference is to change a 7 day base ticket from kids to adult?

 

[Celidh]

Thanks! I will call and ask. Does anyone know how much the diference is to change a 7 day base ticket from kids to adult?

The difference is around $25.00. That is the difference in price between an adult park ticket and the children's park ticket. We did this for dd who will be 8 on our September trip.

Now, someone can correct me if i am wrong but even though she has the adult dining plan, if she wants to order from the kids menu, she can still do that instead I believe. I just didn't want her stuck with crummy chicken nuggets (I am told the adult ones are better, the kids ones are horrible) and mac and cheese and pizza for 10 days. I want to give her more choice. She has a pretty good appetite and is willing to try new things (sometimes). That and she eats like a horse! I don't know where one tiny girl puts all that food. Maybe because she never stops.

 

[lupp2217]

The difference is around $25.00. That is the difference in price between an adult park ticket and the children's park ticket. We did this for dd who will be 8 on our September trip.

Now, someone can correct me if i am wrong but even though she has the adult dining plan, if she wants to order from the kids menu, she can still do that instead I believe. I just didn't want her stuck with crummy chicken nuggets (I am told the adult ones are better, the kids ones are horrible) and mac and cheese and pizza for 10 days. I want to give her more choice. She has a pretty good appetite and is willing to try new things (sometimes). That and she eats like a horse! I don't know where one tiny girl puts all that food. Maybe because she never stops.

Thanks for the info! I can't wait to find out if we will be able to do this. It will be sooo much better for her to have the extra choices. She really doesn't like the kids' choices there and we would end up wasting so many credits and/or food! Or I would fill up on nuggets and uncrustables all week.

 

[WrenNCuckoos]

The difference is around $25.00. That is the difference in price between an adult park ticket and the children's park ticket. We did this for dd who will be 8 on our September trip.

Now, someone can correct me if i am wrong but even though she has the adult dining plan, if she wants to order from the kids menu, she can still do that instead I believe. I just didn't want her stuck with crummy chicken nuggets (I am told the adult ones are better, the kids ones are horrible) and mac and cheese and pizza for 10 days. I want to give her more choice. She has a pretty good appetite and is willing to try new things (sometimes). That and she eats like a horse! I don't know where one tiny girl puts all that food. Maybe because she never stops.

That is my son exactly. My daughter is happy to live on kid meal options and eats like a normal 3 year old. My son, at 5, eats more than I do daily and often eats more than his dad.

 

[clanmcculloch]

Yes Disney allows people to list a child as an adult so that they can get an adult dining plan. But, that being said, then buying kids meals OOP so that you can use the adult credits later on IMO stretches the rule to just about the breaking point if not beyond (I think it's beyond but that's based on my understanding of the rules). You're listing your child as a 10yo. WDW is stating that your child is to be treated as the same age for the duration of the trip when they tell you that you have to purchase an adult ticket. You're basically saying that on a day to day basis you want to pick and choose your child's age. That's not how Disney's rules are written. Disney's rules state that your child remains the same age for the duration of your trip for billing purposes. If your child is 1 day shy of 3 years old on the first day of your trip then your child is free for the whole trip. You're stating with your reservation that your child is 10 on the first day of your trip. Paying for her as a child at fixed price restaurants is going against this rule. Paying OOP for kids meals is more just stretching Disney's good will though technically not breaking any rules I don't believe since anybody of any age is generally allowed to pay OOP for kids meals at restaurants that are not fixed price.

Can you get away with it? I'm sure you can. My own personal Jiminey Cricket wouldn't allow me to do it. I see nothing wrong with upgrading a child to 10 as long as you're being honest about it since it's something Disney encourages but I'd only do it if my child was actually going to eat adult meals.