MYW Child turns 10?

[solgent]

We plan to get 10-day no-expiration MYW tickets and use them in August and save the remaining days for a future trip. Our youngest daughter will turn 8 just after we get back. Our intention is to return and use the remaining days before she turns 10. But what if we don't? Suppose we have a 10-year-old with 2 days left on her MYC child ticket. Does anyone know what happens in this situation? Thanks!

 

[Sandi]

Provided that she actually uses a portion of the ticket as a child, WDW will upgrade her ticket to an adult ticket when she turns 10. There will be no charge to do this. Just go to Guest Services and they will do the upgrade for you there. This happened to us and the Guest Services people at Epcot were very helpful. I was expecting to have to pay the difference for the days we had left and, when I asked how much I owed, was told "Disney doesn't charge children to grow up."

 

[Cheshire Figment]

Sandi is correct on this. However, a word of warning. Make sure you do not make any attempt to upgrade the ticket.

The exchange to an adult ticket with the same entitlements remaining is at no charge. However, if you want to apply it to a new or upgraded ticket then they will only consider the unused dollar value of the ticket to apply to the new ticket.

 

[solgent]

Thank you so much! This board is incredible-- answers to my question within 15 minutes!

 

[mickeyluv'r]

To be honest, I'm not sure you HAVE to change the ticket. Why would you need to? They know it is the same person using the same ticket (bioscan), they even know all of the tickets that were bought at the same time (and used by which family members). Disney determines who can ride what by height, not by the kind of ticket you have. The only reason to change it, that I could see, is that the back of the ticket would say 'child' on it. Otherwise, the tickets look the same.
I mean maybe if ten years have passed, and your kid is approaching adulthood, but if your child is only eleven or twelve, I seriously doubt it would be much of an issue.

I could see how buying a child ticket is immoral for a kid who is older than ten to begin with, but that is completely different.

Anyone know more than me on this?

 

[CheapMom]

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[CheapMom]

To be honest, I'm not sure you HAVE to change the ticket. Why would you need to? They know it is the same person using the same ticket (bioscan), they even know all of the tickets that were bought at the same time (and used by which family members).

They don't bio-scan the kids- so that is why you need to upgrade the ticket to an adult ticket.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

I have several times at Typhoon Lagoon seen a child's ticket come through the turnstile when the girl using it was apparantly (physically obvious) over nine years old. The greeter side of the turnstile does show certain information about the ticket, including if it is adult or child. I then politely asked the user how old she was. Once the reply came back as 12 and another time as 13, both after long hesitations, as if the girl decided it was better if she did not lie.

I did tell the parents (in a polite but embarrassing to them way) the error of their ways, asked for their name, and suggested to them that they go to Guest Services and get an adult ticket. If they followed through they might have had to pay the difference in price, but they knew that had been caught.

If you just get the replacement ticket there is no charge and there will be no questions asked at the gate of why a person over nine is using a child's ticket.