DxDDP and Park Entry Question

[kevandliz]

People say "Sure you can add your 3 year old to the DxDDP and use the credits, but then you'll have to pay for park tickets..."

What if they either just turned 3, or actually was a month or two away from 3, but you wanted to use those dinning credits. Now you did have a "3 year old" on the DxDDP but when you get to the park, what's stopping you from having them enter the park as under 3, for free? (They could choose to not wear the Magicband, because they hate it or just don't...)

Please shed some light.

 

[DisBuckMan]

Your conscience, maybe?

 

[Faldred]

Either way, you'd still have the park tickets, that would have to be used sometime. I mean, I suppose in theory you could always add a phantom person to your room to get access to additional dining credits (which is essentially what you'd be doing here), but then you'd still have to buy tickets, etc., for that phantom person.

 

[DisBuckMan]

Either way, you'd still have the park tickets, that would have to be used sometime. I mean, I suppose in theory you could always add a phantom person to your room to get access to additional dining credits (which is essentially what you'd be doing here), but then you'd still have to buy tickets, etc., for that phantom person.

Don't have to have tickets if they booked a ticketless package, and bought tickets separately. I think that's the point of the OP's post...to not have to buy tickets for the 3 year old.

 

[kaytieeldr]

Now you did have a "3 year old" on the DxDDP but when you get to the park, what's stopping you from having them enter the park as under 3, for free?

Ethics.

 

[Nancyg56]

People say "Sure you can add your 3 year old to the DxDDP and use the credits, but then you'll have to pay for park tickets..."

What if they either just turned 3, or actually was a month or two away from 3, but you wanted to use those dinning credits. Now you did have a "3 year old" on the DxDDP but when you get to the park, what's stopping you from having them enter the park as under 3, for free? (They could choose to not wear the Magicband, because they hate it or just don't...)

Please shed some light.

Oh dear.


There is no light that can possibly shine on this practice.

 

[kevandliz]

Disneys job is to make as much money as possible at every turn. Our job should
be to save as much money at every turn. No guilt saving $100 or so a day one way, when well just use that savings to buy more disney toys, etc once in the park. In the end Disney will get their money, just in a different bucket.

Wether you know it or not Disney does this every single day. You should be doing it too. (finding creative ways to save money, not necessarily this way.)

 

[Nancyg56]

Disneys job is to make as much money as possible at every turn. Our job should
be to save as much money at every turn. No guilt saving $100 or so a day one way, when well just use that savings to buy more disney toys, etc once in the park. In the end Disney will get their money, just in a different bucket.

Wether you know it or not Disney does this every single day. You should be doing it too. (finding creative ways to save money, not necessarily this way.)

I am really good at maximizing my trip without using the above strategy.
If I decide I cannot extract the value I want for the cost Disney charges I will look what elsewhere for a vacation.

 

[Allison]

If they just turned 3, they need a park ticket. That's black and white.

 

[DisBuckMan]

Disneys job is to make as much money as possible at every turn. Our job should
be to save as much money at every turn. No guilt saving $100 or so a day one way, when well just use that savings to buy more disney toys, etc once in the park. In the end Disney will get their money, just in a different bucket.

Wether you know it or not Disney does this every single day. You should be doing it too. (finding creative ways to save money, not necessarily this way.)

Being creative in finding ways to save money is great....being dishonest to save money is something totally different.

 

[LilyWDW]

Discussing ways to get around Disney policy is not allowed on these boards.

 

[kevandliz]

A mod should remove this thread if its against any policy. I was asking a hypothetical. Everyone seemed to be so adamant about requiring tickets, my question was to discover why.

 

[Figmentmommy]

A mod should remove this thread if its against any policy. I was asking a hypothetical. Everyone seemed to be so adamant about requiring tickets, my question was to discover why.

Tickets are required if the child is 3. Simple as that. Doesn't matter if you think your giving Disney their money some other way. If the child is under 3 and you want to age up to get the Dining Plan credits then you should also purchase the child a ticket.

 

[Figmentmommy]

Disneys job is to make as much money as possible at every turn. Our job should
be to save as much money at every turn. No guilt saving $100 or so a day one way, when well just use that savings to buy more disney toys, etc once in the park. In the end Disney will get their money, just in a different bucket.

Wether you know it or not Disney does this every single day. You should be doing it too. (finding creative ways to save money, not necessarily this way.)

This sounds like you are just looking to be controversial to keep this thread going.

Moderator - please close this down. No good can come from this discussion.

 

[peg2001]

With an under 3 (as of the day you arrive), you have the choice of him/her going ticketless and no dining plan for that individual OR "aging them up" to 3, purchasing tickets, and adding to dining plan. This is a great flexibility to families and is allowed by Disney. Similarly, years ago, I aged up my under 10 to a Disney adult, paid a bit more for adult tickets, and had her as an adult on the quick service dining plan. Worked out great for us on that trip. I did, recently, have to age her back down to her actual age because Disney's records showed her now as over 18 and would incur an extra resort room charge.

If the child will be 3 at the start of the visit, they are required to have tickets, and be included on the dining plan, if purchased.

Anything else is similar to someone asking what is stopping a person from shoving a DVD under their shirt at Walmart and walking out without paying.

 

[dismomkc]

Tickets are required if the child is 3. Simple as that. Doesn't matter if you think your giving Disney their money some other way. If the child is under 3 and you want to age up to get the Dining Plan credits then you should also purchase the child a ticket.

Completely agree... my daughter was 3 on our trip in December and she is super tiny and could have easily passed for 2 but I just would have not felt right... not to mention the lesson in dishonesty it teaches your child.

On another note I wish Disney would change their age policy to a height policy... under 38 inches versus under 3. My daughter will be 4 for our Nov. trip and is 36 inches so she still will be unable to do lots of rides. This may stop some of the people who cheat the system too.

 

[supersnoop]

"Aging up" is something usually discussed during free dining. Aging up to an adult only costs the small difference between a child and adult ticket. Aging up a 2-year-old would require purchasing a ticket to get the free dining promotion. But the ticketless package does present an interesting opportunity.

If the kid is actually 2 and you pay for his dining plan, I don't see why he couldn't enter the park without a ticket, just as he's allowed.

 

[kaytieeldr]

With an under 3 (as of the day you arrive), you have the choice of him/her going ticketless and no dining plan for that individual OR "aging them up" to 3, purchasing tickets, and adding to dining plan.

With an under 3 (as of the day you arrive), you have the choice of him/her going ticketless and no dining plan for that individual OR "aging them up" to 3, purchasing and using tickets, and adding to dining plan.

It appears the OP intends to purchase a park pass for the three year old, but then lie about that child's age and not actually utilize the ticket.

 

[sharonabe]

People say "Sure you can add your 3 year old to the DxDDP and use the credits, but then you'll have to pay for park tickets..."

What if they either just turned 3, or actually was a month or two away from 3, but you wanted to use those dinning credits. Now you did have a "3 year old" on the DxDDP but when you get to the park, what's stopping you from having them enter the park as under 3, for free? (They could choose to not wear the Magicband, because they hate it or just don't...)

Please shed some light.

If the child IS 3 (even if their birthday is the day before you arrive), the child needs a ticket regardless of dining plan, regardless of package purchased or not. A 3 year old needs a ticket. You are not the first, and probably won't be the last, person contemplating teaching your child to lie when it is convenient. Not a life lesson I want to teach my kids, but you're not me.

If the child is NOT 3 and you want to purchase a ticketless package and age up the child to purchase the dining plan, I see no reason why you cannot do that, use the credits, and not buy the child a ticket. Just be aware that with the addition of alcohol to the plans for 2018, there are some of us who firmly believe that Disney WILL find a way to separate the adult/child credits and enforce the "kid's must order from a kid's menu," so you would have kid's credits that could only be used to "buy" a kid's meal.

 

[kevandliz]

If the child is NOT 3 and you want to purchase a ticketless package and age up the child to purchase the dining plan, I see no reason why you cannot do that, use the credits, and not buy the child a ticket. Just be aware that with the addition of alcohol to the plans for 2018, there are some of us who firmly believe that Disney WILL find a way to separate the adult/child credits and enforce the "kid's must order from a kid's menu," so you would have kid's credits that could only be used to "buy" a kid's meal.

Sharon, this is exactly what I wanted to do (my son will be 33 months at time of travel). This is ok to do? I apologize to anyone if i conveyed anything other than this. I apparently didnt know how to phrase it.