extra person charge for your children

[cottontail]

Hello:

Maybe it is just me but I cannot understand why disney charges the extra person charge to families with their children, if my children were 16,17 no charge but when they are 18/19 there is a charge, they are not using more beds, towels, water etc because they have turned l8.
I could understand it if my motherinlaw, brotherinlaw, brother came along. But I thought disney is for family bonding, memories.

When we drive down we are not charged the extra amount for 4 in a room.

Do they ever waive the extra cost or is it set in stone.

Just wondering,

Deb.

 

[FatCow]

Well, they have to set the cutoff point somewhere.

The argument is that an 18yo uses the same amount of water as a 17 yo. Say one day Disney moves the cutoff age to 21 yo. Then somebody will come along and say that a 20 yo will use the same amount of water as a 21 yo.

Where will it stop?

I don't like it either, but after all, 18 is the legal-age in many countries, no? I guess Disney just conforms to that.

 

[cottontail]

I guess but it really adds to the expense of a disney vacation.

In a moderate we will opt for two rooms and put the extra 30 to the second room.
But I would love to stay at a deluxe for a couple of days at the end of the vacation, the extra expense and our exchange rate to change canadian dollars to american dollars, on top of that does not make the deluxe affordable anymore.

I have been even thinking of a one bedroom as they don't charge the extra person charge. It would have a kitchen for meals.

Although we need three beds, and most one bedrooms have a king in the bedroom and a queen sofabed in the livingroom. So we are stuck there too.

Deb.

 

[tar heel]

It stinks, and it is partly why we ended up at three resorts other than our favorite on our two trips last summer. We have five people, so can't even consider the one bedroom.

 

[Kermit]

The way I see it is that they're choosing to be generous to families with children (with children being defined as kids under 18). It does cost them more to have 3 people in a room rather than 2, and it is standard industry practice to charge an extra fee. Many hotels do choose to allow children to stay free. It's not that the children are cheaper; it's just something they're doing to get people to stay there.

 

[swilshire]

This may not be a popular response in this forum, but the answer for us is to stay off-site in timeshares. I would much rather be on Disney property, but with four kids, I just can't make the numbers work.

Many timeshares are available for rent if owning is not for you. Depending on the time of year, sometimes they go very cheaply. Peak times would be more difficult unless you reserved last minute. The internet is covered with sites offering rentals.

We stay in at least a two-bedroom condo that sleeps six or eight. For seven nights, our total costs run well under $1000. We have at least two bathrooms, which makes a huge difference morning and night.

We have a fully equipped kitchen, which allows a lot of flexibility on dining. We usually eat breakfast and typically dinner in the room. Something easy. Not a lot of cooking going on. Sometimes we bring a few frozen or reheatable things from home. This allows the little ones to burn off steam while meals are being prepared instead of sitting in a restaurant waiting.

We use the washer/dryer in the unit while we are getting ready in the morning or eating at night. That allows us to pack less and also results in less of a "pile" of laundry when we get home. That saves me headaches after the trip.

Again, I would much rather be on Disney's turf and would buy into the Disney Vacation Club if the annual fees weren't so high, but we stay in some terrific resorts. I've never driven more than 20 minutes to get in and some of the resorts are no more than 10 minutes away.

This works very well for our family. Just MHO.

Sheila

 

[RumpleMom]

This is exactly one of the reasons why we joined DVC. We could no longer vacation and afford college tuition at the same time. IMHO the extra adult charge should be for an adult, not a dependent child. A college student is most definately a dependent young adult. Money is even tighter during the college tuition years.

 

[GAIL HAYDEN]

Originally posted by cottontail
Hello:

Maybe it is just me but I cannot understand why disney charges the extra person charge to families with their children, if my children were 16,17 no charge but when they are 18/19 there is a charge, they are not using more beds, towels, water etc because they have turned l8.
I could understand it if my motherinlaw, brotherinlaw, brother came along. But I thought disney is for family bonding, memories.

When we drive down we are not charged the extra amount for 4 in a room.

Do they ever waive the extra cost or is it set in stone.

Just wondering,

Deb.

It is not just Disney most all resorts, motels and hotels do the same thing. You are considered an adult at 18, adults over a certain number in a room are charged more.