Question for those with recent experience of child turning 10 during trip

[lorijohnhill]

Hi,
My daughter will turn 10 half way through our Disneyland trip in October. I chatted with a CM online to verify what will happen with her ticket and she said to go to the ticket booth on her birthday to upgrade her to an adult ticket. The question she didn't answer was how would they calculate the price difference?

Has anyone had recent experience with this? How was it handled?

 

[Geemo]

If the first day a child's ticket is used they're 9 years old, they can continue to use the ticket until it expires.
Even if they turn 10 after the first day of use.

I have never heard of anyone having to upgrade a child's ticket if they turn 10 during use.

Geemo

 

[goooof1]

My understanding is the same. If the child is 9 on the first day, they continue to use the same ticket. I have never heard of people having to show proof of age or anything like that.

 

[Sorcerer Jody]

I went a few years ago when my son was 2, and he turned 3 halfway through the trip (2 and under are free). I was told I didn't have to upgrade his ticket - he was still free because he was 2 at the start of our trip.

 

[lorijohnhill]

That would be great! Thanks for the reassurance!

 

[GenGen22]

My cousin took her daughter last year for her 10th birthday which was their 2nd day of their 3 day ticket and she was fine without upgrading. I think you will be fine.

 

[sherilaine]

Unless you tell them your child is turning 10 they won't know - my daughter has always looked older and been tall for her age, many question it, but Disney did not, even when we visited right before her 10th birthday when she had a child ticket, not even during Character Meals. Have a great trip.

 

[nikkislaght]

this has also happened to us (child having birthday during trip) and it was not a problem... thankfully they dont magically look older the day of their birthday.. or we would ALL be in trouble.!!

 

[ktlm]

You got bad advice from a CM (kind of like the CM who tried to charge me $50 per day per ticket for hoppers on our 9 day WDW trip, instead of $64 per 9 day ticket which was the correct price- She did not believe me that he charge for hoppers should not be $1400, but should be around $200). You do not have to do anything. If your daughter mentions she is 10 at the admission gate and they question you (which there is about a 90% chance they won't), all you do is say her birthday was during your trip. Disney policy is that if the child starts the trip and ticket at age 9, then they are considered 9 the whole trip for purposes of the resort and park ticket (and free dining at WDW).

 

[DahliaRW]

As an FYI, too, when we went with my 10 year old niece, at the restaurants we'd mention that she was 10, but ask if she could order off of the kid's menu and that we were willing to pay an upcharge. They never did charge us above the kid's price. Even for the BB F! package or Carthay Circle WOC package. I don't know if we just got lucky or what, but we were honest and that's what they did.

 

[BrownHP800]

I was always told you never age when you are at Disney.