Is it wrong to celebrate DS's 5th B-day one month early

[nikjd68]

We are going to WDW in late August. DS's 5th B-day is in September. Is it wrong to celebrate his B-day at WDW during our stay, i.e., get the button, buy the cake, etc?

 

[TheDizMom]

No way!!! Go for it!! It's not like anyone is going to ask for a birth certificate to prove it's his actual birthday. Let your front dest know you are celebrating a birthday and what day you want to do it. They'll give you a pin for him to wear the whole day. He'll get lots of happy birthdays from people and special treatment from characters. My DD has happy birthday on all the autographs she got that day, so it makes them more special. Ask them if they would please send to your room whatever it is they do at that resort for someones birthday and give them 24 hours notice. You must specifically ask them. Make your ADR for his favorite restaurant and they can provide a cake if you want or just the standard cup cake(which is usually fine) If you don't know what his favorite restaurant is Chef Mickey's is a great choice for that age and Mickey comes over for Happy Birthday. We plan to do the same thing for my DS next time as it will be 2 weeks til his 12th b-day when we go.

 

[Family Loves Disney]

No, I don't think so. We plan on celebrating dd's bday late and ds's bday early at WDW instead of having a party with friends. It was dh's idea, and when he has ideas like that one, I jump on it before he forgets or changes his mind. HTH.

 

[yrdlyprincess]

I don't think so at all! Isn't Disney the believer of "unbirthdays"??? I am going to make sure that we celebrate BOTH of my childrens birthdays!! Why not, it's not like I'm asking people to give my child a gift...and the trip is a great GIFT! Hay, I may even celebrate my own birthday (reverse in years of course)!!

 

[MNWDWMANIAC]

No it's not a problem in the least. How often do we get to visit Disney?

We have three boys and each of them will be enjoying a "birthday" when were there in Oct. This is one huge cause for celebration. From our youngest turning one to my oldest turning 9. I say go for it and enjoy every moment.

 

[enhanceyourgreen]

No not at all. Totally celebrate a birthday. You only turn 5 once.
Make a character dining experience. They will give your little one a card and they use micky confetti. I celebrated my little girls bday there last year. When we got there at the podium there was a call waiting for her from Goofy wishing her a happy 5th bday. It was awesome. She was so excited.

 

[klj27]

Okay, you asked... so you must be wavering. Would you celebrate early if there weren't any perks to go along with it? Probably not, so my answer is not to celebrate it. I am certainly not going to stop you in the parks if you do, but it is my opinion. Who needs an extra reason to be happy in the world. Being there is special enough. Celebrate the birthday on the actual day at home.

 

[dementia412]

My DS will be turning 7 just a few days after we return from WDW. We decided it would make no sense to come home and celebrate three or four days later... do you really think I want to do Chuck e Cheese right after a week of DW?! I think not. Sooo, he'll be having his B-day ay DW.. a cake, a button, and a trip to a DW toy store to pick something out. He'll love it.
OP, I didn't ask about this on the Dis because I was sure people would give me trouble for celebrating a few days early, but because you posted about this, I figure so can I. Hope your DS has a great early birthday. (also hope he's not one of those kids who will pipe up "I'm not 5 yet, my birthday is next month...")

 

[klj27]

My DS will be turning 7 just a few days after we return from WDW. We decided it would make no sense to come home and celebrate three or four days later... do you really think I want to do Chuck e Cheese right after a week of DW?! I think not. Sooo, he'll be having his B-day ay DW.. a cake, a button, and a trip to a DW toy store to pick something out. He'll love it.
OP, I didn't ask about this on the Dis because I was sure people would give me trouble for celebrating a few days early, but because you posted about this, I figure so can I. Hope your DS has a great early birthday. (also hope he's not one of those kids who will pipe up "I'm not 5 yet, my birthday is next month...")[/QUOTE

This makes sense. It sounds like you are truely making it his party. If you were going to come home and have his birthday all over again it wouldn't seem right.

 

[janets]

We were in the World in February to celebrate my ds's 9th birthday (on the actual day). My younger ds just turned 5 yesterday and we had a small family party at home. We're coming to WDW in just 3 weeks for our vacation and I plan to have a late celebration for him there as well. We don't do a party for him (partly because he's only 5 and partly because it's summer and kids are scattered...he left his daycare in June and doesn't start kindergarten til September and at the time I would have planned a party, didn't really know the kids from camp).

Seeing his big brother have the big celebration and realizing he's not getting anything was a bit upsetting for him. So we're getting a bday button when we go in August for him. Hey, I'm not asking for any special treatment other than a bit of pixie dust...acknowledging his birthday, maybe a special character hug.

 

[PJinNYC]

No, not wrong. Go for it! We celebrated DD's birthday on our trip and her birthday was a few weeks ago. But we couldn't go to Disney then. The trip was part of her birthday present. It made sense to let her celebrate it there. We picked a day and made that her "birthday day" and spoiled her a bit.

We got her a birthday button from the customer service area in EPCOT before going to the Princess breakfast in Norway. We had all the princesses sign her birthday card and they fussed over DD a bit. Then she got a cupcake and we sang happy birthday. It was really nice.

 

[FancyBrat]

Go for it! When we are there in Mid August I've arranged to celebrate my DN's 16th B-day at CRT with the Chocolate Slipper dessert saying Happy Sweet 16. And her B'day isn't until December. But it will be sooooo special to her and she'll remember that for a lifetime as well as on her actual Birthday. It's all about making those memories. The smiles on the kids faces or even adults is what counts.

 

[DisneyAprilFool]

I've kicked around this idea, myself...

My toddler's birthday is DURING our trip- so that's no biggie- of course, we're celebrating! BUT I had told everyone this year that we were NOT doing birthdays to save up for Disney World (ie just cake and ice cream at home- no big presents, no big parties, etc). So I've kicked around the idea of having a day set aside for my older son's birthday to be celebrated and then a day for my daughter- but I probably won't do it.

 

[dunbarfamily]

I used to think it wasn't okay to celebrate early. But then, I had kids!

We are celebrating their birthdays early. We weren't planning on it. We wanted to take a 4 night cruise leaving January 20, so we'd be onboard for Keltin's 6th birthday on the 22nd, and then on land at Villas at WL for mackenzie's birthday the 27th. When I called for reservations, there wasn't anything available for the cruise on the 20th, so we took the 13th. Sooo...to sum it up, we are still celebrating their birthdays, just a few weeks earlier.


I think it would be wrong to celebrate birthdays WAY earlier, like a few months. But if its just a month or so, who cares?!?

 

[autumnbaby9]

Considering Disney celebrates their b-days for a year and a half at a time, I think u will be fine.

Disney knows we cant always get to WDW/DL on our special day but wants to celebrate with us anyway.

If they have no problem with it, why should we?

 

[Nanu57v]

I think you have to go with your heart. For me, I'm super honest (I can't even act because I feel like I'm lying--yeah, crazy), so I couldn't do it. I can't even tell a restaurant we're celebrating my birthday when its a day before. But if you're okay with it, then do it. No one is going to give you an evil eye. No one knows if its the actual b-day or not. Just make sure to explain it to your DC in a way they don't think its lying.

 

[blessedby3]

Okay, you asked... so you must be wavering. Would you celebrate early if there weren't any perks to go along with it? Probably not, so my answer is not to celebrate it. I am certainly not going to stop you in the parks if you do, but it is my opinion. Who needs an extra reason to be happy in the world. Being there is special enough. Celebrate the birthday on the actual day at home.

I do not agree with this poster at all. Not everyone can be in Disney World on their birthday for various reasons so I see no problem at all in celebrating while you are down there. I have 3 kids and one of them has a June birthday. There is no way that we would ever go in the heat of June so if he wanted to celebrate his birthday in Disney we would do it at an off time. No biggie. I know of families in town who celebrate 1/2 year birthdays so that their kids can have a pool party or ice skating party so what is the difference? The "perks" arent that big anyway. A button to wear on your shirt, a cupcake at a restaraunt, etc. I dont think anyone is doing anything wrong if they choose to celebrate at a different time. Many people celebrate their "unbirthday" at Disney. We will be going in Janurary and DD's 18th birthday is a month later in Feb. Yes, we will be celebrating her birthday while we are there- making special memories for her to carry through her lifetime.

 

[CindyCharming]

I'll be the oddball and say I find it strange when people celebrate birthdays way early or late. I guess a month isn't so bad but these 6 month later things are weird to me. It doesn't bother me that much that I get in an uproar about it or even give a second thought while I'm there, but I guess something just strikes me as wrong. I mean, you're at Disney World, isn't that special itself? And it kinda of ruins the "specialness" of a birthday if you can celebrate it any old time.

Someone mentioned it just being a pin and a cupcake anyways. If it's "just"a pin and a cupcake anyways, then why involve Disney at all? Just celebrate and be happy.

My son will be turning 6 during our upcoming trip and it's the first time we'll be celebrating a birthday in Disney. There's just something neat about it being your "real" birthday and celebrating in Disney.

But, to each his own, that's the cool thing about Disney.