Question about an almost 3 year old getting into the park

[kbovenizer]

I have a DS who will turn 3 the week after our trip in Sept. He's a big kid - and I'm wondering if anyone will question us on whether he is really 2 (and thus free) or not. Will I have to carry a birth cert for him?

 

[metta4]

DS turned 3 during our trip. I was never questioned about his age etc. If you are concerned you can always bring a birth certificate but I doubt it will be an issue....

 

[disneyfanfamily]

We went 2 weeks shy of our daughters 3rd bday. She is tall for her age. She is 4, close to 5 now and people think she is 6. We never got asked if she was really 2 or not. I do not think that you'll have a problem with it. There are alot of taller than average 2 year olds. Have fun!

We have 14 days until take off!

 

[RedRuby]

I have a DS who will turn 3 the week after our trip in Sept. He's a big kid - and I'm wondering if anyone will question us on whether he is really 2 (and thus free) or not. Will I have to carry a birth cert for him?

Bring the birth certificate - it won't take up much (any?) room and is well worth the piece of mind. We're bringing our nearly-3 yo girls' passports as well since we'll be crossing the 49th parallel and all ;-)

 

[AnaheimGirl]

We'll be there about 4 months before our dd turns 3, but I plan to bring a copy of her BC just in case. She's tall, has tons of hair and talks very well for her age, so even now at only 2 yrs 4 months, people have asked if she's 4. Eeeeek!!

Even though I doubt the CM's will ask for it, it'll give me peace of mind knowing I can prove it if I need to.

 

[RichieGraciemom]

we have never been asked and our son turnee four during our trip and was told that they go by the age at the beginning of the trip. I dont condone this but I know poeple that tell walk in and their son was FIVE.

 

[Stephres]

Our daughter was very tall two when we went and the most any of the CMs did was ask how old she was while opening the gate for me. When I replied, "Two" they smiled and told us to have a wonderful time. We did get asked a number of times entering the park but no one ever acted like they didn't believe me.

 

[Hunnybee]

I had the opposite experience. My DS turned 3 a day or two into our trip. When my sister-in-law made our reservations, she verified several times that the children are considered by Disney the age they are when you arrived. She was told that since he was 2 the day we checked in, we did not need a ticket. We checked into POFQ the first day and did Downtown Disney at night (DS was 2). The next day was his 3rd birthday -- celebrated at MK. Next day was Epcot -- my sister took him through the turnstiles and the man stopped her and asked how old he was. She immediately turned to me because she didn't know what to say. I told the man he had turned 3 the day before. He told me I'd need to stop at Guest Services to buy a ticket for him. I explained that he was 2 when we checked in, but he said I still needed to buy a ticket. He did let us through but was very nasty about it. I checked with my DSIL later to confirm that we did not need a ticket for him -- and that was definitely what she had been told when making the reservations. So, I figured I'd worry about it if anyone else stopped us again -- then I'd go to Guest Services. No one else stopped us the rest of the trip -- but I held my breath every time we went into a park! I knew we weren't breaking any rules -- but he made me feel like we were! For your peace of mind, I'd bring a copy of his birth certificate.

 

[stahshee]

I had the same prob last year. The only time I was asked was in MGM. They asked where her card was. I said she 's two. They let me go

 

[lillygator]

I would bring the birth certificate just for your own peace of mind.

 

[Clare D]

We were asked when we visited last December - one week after my DS had turned 2 at MK. She did belive me when I told her and there was no issue. This year we visit in October and DS is 3 late Nov. I will be taking his passport to be on the safe side.