I have a problem with

[pinkdiamonds1007]

This year we are not going to celebrate anything..but next year we are going to take our daughter back in Feb. (2007) to celebrate her birthday in April. We won't have a party for her at home that year...and we will fly down her family (close family) to WDW to celebrate with us for a week. And we plan on taking full advantage of all that WDW has to offer for birthday girls. Even though her birthday won't be until April. (we choose not to go in April..b/c of the busy season) But she won't be having a big party here in April, * just one with us * b/c she will be celebrating it at WDW.

So...I tottally think that alot of people do their celebrating at WDW outside of the actual day of the birthday..and that is okay too. Who cares what other people are doing. Enjoy your day..and let other people enjoy theirs..I am sure that some people are "taking advantage of the system" but I am sure their are others who have legit reasons for having a birthday party at WDW not on the actual day of the birthday. I know most of the kids in my extended family celebrate their birthdays outside of the actual day with other family members and then spend the actual day with thier parents..b/c its easier to have a big party on a Saturday night than it is to have the party on a Tuesday work/school night.

 

[JMCDAD]

Pink
Then we can agree to disagree

To "take full advantage of what disney has to offer for bday girls"
when its not on or even near her birthday is I guess what I don't agree with.

 

[Stitch Inside]

Even though our August trip is to celebrate our DSs' birthdays, DW was so worried about doing it at Disney before their true birthdays, that she bought cakes to be presented at the two different restaurants where we will be celebrating the two different b-days. One b-day is 3 days after we return home, and the other is 9 days later.

 

[pinkdiamonds1007]

Pink
Then we can agree to disagree

To "take full advantage of what disney has to offer for bday girls"
when its not on or even near her birthday is I guess what I don't agree with.

agree to disagree is right....i hope i didn't give you a heart attack telling you we were having our dd's bday CELEBRATION in Feb. when her birthday is actually in April...(after all I did say that we were NOT having a BIG party for her in April..just a small one with us. Her big party would be WDW.) the insanity of it all. Open up your mind, and understand, that people have jobs, and other responsibilities that defer them from always making vacation plans on their kids birtdays. And they still should be able to have a dream birthday at WDW if thats what they want. What am I doing..this dosen't matter...
Enjoy your vacation, and try to relax!!

 

[JMCDAD]

Yeah you too

and Happy New Year!

I mean I know its only June but its only 6 months away right.

 

[pinkdiamonds1007]

Yeah you too

and Happy New Year!

I mean I know its only June but its only 6 months away right.

Now i will quote a previous poster and say...

WOW!....thats all just WOW!

HOW RUDE!

 

[pinkdiamonds1007]

I really don't have a problem with it. You don't always have the child's birthday party on their exact birthday do you? So what if someone wants to celebrate their child's birthday a few days early or late? Last year we went for dds birthday, this year we're going a few weeks earlier for ds's birthday. We are lucky enough to be going in January for other dd's birthday. However, since we always go in July or August I didn't think we'd ever get to be there for 2nd dds birthday and I was going to do a 1/2 birthday one year - get her a shirt that says she was celebrating her half birthday. Its hard when they are that young to see the others getting such a fuss made and to know you can't ever be there on your own birthday. JMHO.

I feel the same way...it was a little dream of ours to have our daughters bday at WDW, we plan on doing this when she is turning 5. But will go at the end of FEB, for an early April birthday so we don't have to deal with April crowds, in the offical guide to WDW, they talk about Very Happy UnBirthdays..which I think is a GREAT idea for families that want to celebrate a birthday with a child who's actual birthday is a little off the actual date.

 

[Becky2005]

I really don't have a problem with it. You don't always have the child's birthday party on their exact birthday do you? So what if someone wants to celebrate their child's birthday a few days early or late?

I agree with this - I guess I'm one of the ones that celebrated a birthday that wasn't on their birthday (not at WDW). When my DD turned 10, I took her into the city to do the American Girl Place and did a special "Mom & Me" package. When I called, I told them I was celebrating her birthday and they asked me if I wanted to add the birthday package too (didn't know I could DO that for 2 people). I said "sure" (Not only was it her 10th birthday it was her "Golden" birthday - she turned 10 on the 10th of March). She got a "It's my Birthday" button and she wore it through the store, etc... We didn't go until Spring break though because it was to spend the ENTIRE day there and I didn't want to do it on a Saturday (nor was I going to pull her out of school on her actual birthday just to go into the city!). She told all the clerks that talked to her she was celebrating her birthday, when they asked her when her birthday was, she gave her the correct answer. In addition, I got her "Happy Birthday" on the photo session.

We went another time, not for her birthday and didn't get the button or do anything special.

I guess I view going to WDW for your birthday in the same light. If I was going on the trip specifically to go to celebrate the birthday, then I wouldn't have a problem getting the birthday button and celebrating. (My poor DS-5 was sick ON his birthday, we had to cancel his birthday party! We had to celebrate a different day (and usually we try to go out to a restaraunt locally ON their birthday but it doesn't always work out that way ))

 

[TinkerbellMama]

Pink
Then we can agree to disagree

To "take full advantage of what disney has to offer for bday girls"
when its not on or even near her birthday is I guess what I don't agree with.

The only problem with this is, then how do you decide how near is "near enough"? And who decides/enforces it? I say you just hope people will be honest and say only that they are celebrating a birthday a little early (or whatever) and then whatever extra "magic" they get or don't get, they accept it and move on with their own celebration!

 

[DisneyTeasers]

teasers

I don't even understand your post
I said it wasn't a big deal a few times, just my opinion


Dad,
My point was that we are celebrating three events while we're there and one happens to not be on the actual day we choose to celebrate it, that's all.
I am not trying to argue, or to even make you see the fallacy in your argument - just saying there are always exceptions to the "rule"

And good grief, I'm done with this! More important things in life to worry/read about!!!

 

[JMCDAD]

Thats just my point

I gave my opinion on something, and said multiple times not a big deal and you answered both times like I said it was this major issue that ruined my vacation or something.

Just pointing out something that I have observed and don't agree with it.

You can celebrate what you want when you want at Disney. But to me its different then telling little johnny, "remember your birthday is today not 2 months ago when we go to eat" kind of thing

 

[TinkerbellMama]

You can celebrate what you want when you want at Disney. But to me its different then telling little johnny, "remember your birthday is today not 2 months ago when we go to eat" kind of thing

I can't believe people would actually do this! What is that teaching the kids?

 

[shellynn24]

I really don't have a problem with it. You don't always have the child's birthday party on their exact birthday do you? So what if someone wants to celebrate their child's birthday a few days early or late?

I agree with this. My children won't get to celebrate their bday's with their father this year because he is in Iraq. When he gets his leave to come visit, we are going to WDW to celebrate. It will be a couple of weeks after DS's bday and about 6 months before or after DD's bday (however you want to look at it!) We are in fact going to be celebrating bdays and our 5th anniversary, which he also missed, I will not tell the cm's that it is the actual day of anything just that we are celebrating. My children will get the placemat or pin and a cupcake. Big deal! But it makes them happy. I think that is what matters. If this makes people mad, then I'm sorry. We have to do what we have to do to be able to celebrate together. I'm sorry if I went on, but I do believe that other people, where ever you are at, need to stay at their own table and not be all up in someone elses!

 

[danders2]

My family is doing a grand gathering in July for 9 people, four of which are children (dd9, dnephew6, dniece4 and dcousin13). All of the children decided they wanted a trip to WDW as their bday present. Well, since we can't afford four different trips to the world, we will be celebrating all bdays in July. This was their present and their party. That is what they asked for, and that is what we are giving them.

I can see where disney could stop doing something special for bdays, and I am totally prepared to not receive any special treatment because there will be four bdays in our party. That was not the point of the trip. The point of the trip was a birthday present. We fully intend to sing happy birthday while walking through the parks and at restaurants. We will make our own magic. Extra magic will be nice, but it is totally not expected!

 

[skiwee1]

I agree with the OP. It seems like anybody and everybody celebrates a birthday at WDW whether it is the day or not. I can see it being within the ACTUAL TRIP but celebrating it weeks or months late or early is just ridiculous. I say some people will do anything to get that free cupcake! LOL!

 

[tjmw2727]

I fall somewhere in between.

I have no problem with celebrating while on vacaiton at WDW - anniversary, birthday anything no matter when the event. What I have a problem with is "pretending today is my birthday" for the perks that sometimes come with this. My dd celebrated her birthday one year and was treated to front of the line, re-rides and other special things. She is the type that would not wear a "today is my birthday" pin if it wasn't the actual day, she is very literal.

She has gone to WDW as a birthday present as well but we were not there on her birthdeay, we celebrated her and her dads birthday at O'Hana and purchased the cake ourselves. Nobody wore a button on that trip.

So I agree that we can and should celebrate a birthday anytime at Disney but I don't like the "pretending" that some do to increase the odds of getting something extra. It dosen't really bother me and I don't notice it when I am at WDW. I do read about it often here and on other boards and that does bother me some.

TJ

 

[disneymom3]

I can see the OPs point to a degree. To celebrate it whenever is fine, but to have your child or whomever wear the actual Today is My Birthday button or whatever is going a bit far, to me. However, the one thing that confuses me is how does one know it is not really some child's birthday? Yeah, some of them may not really be, but how would one know which ones that is?

Oh, and I guess the other thing that kinda confuses me is that I have never noticed anyone else celebrating a birthday in all of the table service meals we have had throughout the years. Maybe I am just having too much fun with my own kids to pay attention to what others are doing.

 

[lillygator]

First of all - you observers of other's celebrations...how the heck do you know whether or not the people are celebrating on the actual day or not? and really what do you care....???


get ready to GASP....but we have started a tradition to go every year for DD's bday - she is a Halloween baby and our trip this year will be 10/26-10/30...we WILL be celebrating her birthday the ENTIRE time we are there as well as celebrating the fact that WE, her parents, have made it through these first three years of her life. Now, we will be doing a dinner for 12 as well as a fireworks cruise and I plan on ordering a cake....it is not a big deal to me whether CM's recognize the "special day" or not as WE are the ones that are there to celebrate.

get ready to GASP again...in December we are going on a cruise - the 10th to be exact...we are cruising to celebrate our anniversary which is actually the 2nd....so once again, we will be celebrating not on our actual day. With this trip I will be purchasing the cabin celebration and once again do not expect anything from the CM's.


ETA* I, we , would never do it for the "something etra" that people are talking about...to us, it is simply our vacation celebrations....


Just like I told DH tonight....I want to celebrate my 11/20 birthday on 11/14 because there is a special dinner at my favorite restaurant the California Grill that night.

 

[batraylover]

I have been following this post with great interest because we just celebrated my birthday at Disneyland on May 20, and my actual birthday is May 29. I was shocked when people said that Disney is no longer making birthdays magical, mine was the best one ever, you just have to know what to do at the park to make an event magical. I learned a lot reading message boards on the Internet before the trip.

As for the person talking about people who celebrate their birthdays on different dates, I completely disagree. I have a memorial day weekend birthday. Growing up, you don't get parties memorial day weekend, because all of your friends are out of town. Not to mention you can't go out to dinner, to the beach, to an amusement park, or anywhere else because the crowds are ridiculous from everyone taking their families on vacations. Vacationing families ruined my birthday weekend when I was three, before I even realized what memorial day weekend was even about. I learned the hard way. My birthday week this year lasted friday may 20, until the following friday, not anywhere near my birthday, we didn't even do cake on my birthday, we did it during the birthday week.

Celebrate when you want, whether it's your birthday or your kids birthday's, just make it magical, especially if it's at Disney!

 

[Baloo]

You know what I hate? When people make assumptions and take the fun out of things! Like having a good time at WDW! Just an observation.


Good Grief.