I have a Child who is 9 now but will be 10

[3kidz4dis]

Its simple if your child is 10 or over you pay adult price.

Yea, that is simple but where it gets tricky is to whether or not to do the Dining Plan at all because the cost is now so much higher but the amount of food they eat at that age in most cases does not justify the cost. Doing the plan last year for us was a "no brainer"...this year we really have to do the math.

I just wish that Disney would let us choose...the 10 year old can go with the kids menu for the lower price but has the option of paying more and then the child has more adult chooses. Maybe at 12 or 13 that option goes away and then they have to order as an adult. Just my thought

 

[melomouse]

I think it's hard for all of us when the kids grow up! Especially at Disney prices!

DD turned 11 in August, and this Jaunuary will be the third time we'll use DDP. One of the things I did when she wasn't a big eater was book more Signature Dining, use her TS credit, buy her a kid's meal OOP and enjoy.

Sometimes the three of us have just shared everything. Sometimes I wouldn't order for her at all, just using my and DS's credits. There's lots of flexibility.

This past August, she started eating like an "adult". No more chicken fingers - we are on to Prime Rib~

While it might be tempting to lie about ages because we are frustrated by how Disney defines "child" and "adult" - it is important to report the ages accurately and pay accordingly.

What I will share with you is that as my 2nd child turned 10, it was easier to swallow than when DS became a Disney "adult" 4 years earlier!

 

[Mickiethepooh]

You know when I was ten I would have killed to be able to order Adult meals at a restaurant. We hardly EVER went to them in the first place but when we did there was no way my parents were paying for a real meal for me. At least with the dining plan a child can order and try things that parents would seldom foot the bill for under other circumstances.

 

[noahdove]

My granddaughter is a pickey eater, but I am doing the ddp and I will make ressies for ts for character breakfast as I know she will eat lots of food there She loves her breakfast....

 

[Kaler131]

I just wish that Disney would let us choose...the 10 year old can go with the kids menu for the lower price but has the option of paying more and then the child has more adult chooses. Maybe at 12 or 13 that option goes away and then they have to order as an adult. Just my thought

I absolutely agree! When my daughter was 10 she still ate like a child (now that she's 13 she eats like a horse....LOL) and she would always order from the children's menus at places (not WDW) that had 12 & under kids menus. But, my DS10 TOTALLY could eat an adult portion and would order off the adult menu everywhere. I think that if a child is under 12 they should have the option of ordering off the kids menu because they still are, after all, kids.