Florida residents vs out of state

[Lisa loves Pooh]

I'm glad to see that at least one person understood that I was only inquiring, not trying to put anything over on anyone.

for some reason Lisa didn't get it. I just asked about a different scenerio. Thats all. She also STILL seem to think that I wanted to "get Over". which is so untrue. If she had read all of the threads, she would have also seen that I did not ask the initial question, and I just changed the situation somewhat.

And lisa is also correct I am new to the boards so I didn't know that this was a "hot topic".

But for the most part, most of the begining responses i recieved seemed to persercute me for asking.

if they would have responded a simple no that won't work that would have been sufficient. But instead they tried to make me out to be a criminal, by going on about cheating the system, which I personally think is rude and uncalled for.

I am not persecuting you--so please save your attacks. It is NOT acceptable on the boards to call people out like that--and if you have a problem, you simply report the post.

I get it and was simply explaining why someone may have gotten hot under the collar with you.

I didn't call you a criminal, I didn't call you a cheat, I was not rude.

I take a lot of pride in phrasing my responses carefully to be as factual as possible especially concerning controversial topics.

lurontravel responded to you with:

Sorry, this will not work. Your grandmother can buy the ticket vouchers, but then they must be activated by the person using them. The person activating them must show proof of Florida residency (a Florida drivers license or state issued ID), and although children do not need to show proof of residency, they must be activated with an adult present who must show proof of residency. I believe that getting them from AAA is your best option, when I bought my vouchers from AAA, they did not ask to see my AAA card when I activated them.
Good Luck!

This person was not rude in the least.

I'm sorry if I have offended you--but you need to be careful in your rebuttals in the future and not say things about people that are personal attacks or just not true.

 

[crisi]

If you want to cheat Disney the grandparent can probably getaway with buying a childs ticket for the grandchild as long as the grandparent first enters the park with the child.

I suspect this is blue's problem.

However, cheat is an accurate word. The description says "Florida residents." You are not Florida residents (or maintaining legal Florida residency via the military or something). Therefore, if you do this, you will be cheating. If you don't do this, you are free and clear from the allegation and don't need to worry about it. You were previously unaware of the rules, therefore you are off the hook - as no one will condemn you for not knowing Disney's rules on Florida residency.

I suspect there are plenty of Grandparents buying tickets for non-resident minor children, with or without the child's parents in tow. Its up to you. But it is not following the rules, and in my house that's cheating (not that we never cheat in my house - which is why I have yet to lose that ten pounds).

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

I suspect this is blue's problem.

However, cheat is an accurate word. The description says "Florida residents." You are not Florida residents (or maintaining legal Florida residency via the military or something). Therefore, if you do this, you will be cheating. If you don't do this, you are free and clear from the allegation and don't need to worry about it. You were previously unaware of the rules, therefore you are off the hook - as no one will condemn you for not knowing Disney's rules on Florida residency.

I suspect there are plenty of Grandparents buying tickets for non-resident minor children, with or without the child's parents in tow. Its up to you. But it is not following the rules, and in my house that's cheating (not that we never cheat in my house - which is why I have yet to lose that ten pounds).

Well said!

Just occured to me what might have been the offense in my post...correct me if I am wrong....

my quote:

The budget boards are very helpful at providing "Disney-legal" money saving tips....including my favorite--though I don't eat red meat--buying the double burger sandwich combo's and asking for an extra bun to get 2 sandwiches for the price of one.

I suspect my phrase "Disney-legal" was the cause of your unnecessary attack. Please accept my apology as I was not insinuating any illegalities (unless of course you got the ticket illegally)...but was rather referring to the budget boards and their helpful and creative and acceptable and legitimate ways to save a buck or two. It was not a direct comment towards your actions or your possible actions regarding ticket purchases. People really do the burger thing and it is a widely shared money saving tip on the boards...that and codes....you can find codes for discounted rooms in which you do not have to be a Fla resident to take advantage of.

Post the right questions on a new thread and many will point you in the right direction so that you can take a family Disney vacation without breaking the bank.

 

[BethR]

One thing that I have learned in the 7 years that I have participated in message boards on the internet is that it is next to impossible to determine the "meaning" behind people's words without seeing them in person. Smilies help some, but even using them, we can read things into people's words that we would never dream to if we were talking to them in person, seeing their faces, reading their body language, etc.

It looks like this might be happening in this thread, people are reading people's words and then reading something that may or may not be there.

Please, let's all just step back and think before you post. We are all here to help each other.

 

[Lewisc]

Prior to your post people already posted that the FL discount only applied if the person using the pass was a FL resident. Since your child isn't a FL resident many of us interpreted your question as asking if you could get away with it. Sorry if we misinterpreted your intentions but in the context of the thread it is the most logical interpretation. Why would you think the rule would be different just because the ticket holder was too young to have FL identification?

We answered your question as yes, if the grandparent was there when the ticket was first used. They don't ask for FL idea for kids.

Sorry if I offended you but it sure sounded like you were looking to bend some rules.

True I asked a question in regards to a specific situation,,,, the prior question was if the grand's weren't going to be there. I asked about what if they were going to be along...

I was in no way trying to "cheat" disney as I was accused of. If you read the reponse from my perspective,,, it seems rather harsh.

I only asked a question which is what these board are for. I didn't expect to be "beaten" for it.

I find that the responses seem very rude!

sorry if you don't like it, but I wouldn't do that so some one.

 

[got2lovedisney]

I have had occasion when they've asked me for proof of ID for a child using a Florida Resident Seasonal Pass. This was for my then 9 year nephew and the biometrics at Epcot were acting up. He IS a Florida resident but I had no ID for him and the CM gave me a hard time (luckily we have the same last name and she finally let us in after seeing my ID). I have also had them check IDs when we checked in last year and got the Play4Days passes and at that time my DD was 16 and DDBF16 also. For my trip in March, I am insisting my now 12year old nephew and 15yr old friend's son get their State of Florida ID cards (must be at least 12yrs) in order to avoid any inconvenience.

A good rule is to always carry some form of ID, especially if they aren't your kids...if the kids are young, bring a copy of their birth certificate, school report card, school ID. You never know and it's better to be safe than sorry.

 

[blueiis99]

in response to this post... no my entire question was mis read. the prior post asked about fl resident tickets with out the grandparents being there. I asked if the grandparents were there would it make a difference. This had nothing to do with getting kids in for free. "meaning that sometimes you can get discounts for family members because you are a member...etc" I know that here we have an aquarium,,,and if you are a member family and friend can get discounts, so long as you are with them. That was the ONLY thing i was referring to. Not on how to try and cheat the system.







Prior to your post people already posted that the FL discount only applied if the person using the pass was a FL resident. Since your child isn't a FL resident many of us interpreted your question as asking if you could get away with it. Sorry if we misinterpreted your intentions but in the context of the thread it is the most logical interpretation. Why would you think the rule would be different just because the ticket holder was too young to have FL identification?

We answered your question as yes, if the grandparent was there when the ticket was first used. They don't ask for FL idea for kids.

Sorry if I offended you but it sure sounded like you were looking to bend some rules.