should I buy Tickets for my son ?

[londondude]

Here is my dilemma , My DS just turn's 3 few weeks before we go to disney, i know the age limit is 3 but just wondering would Disney or any other theme park as for his ID to prove his age..

 

[Allisonjane]

When my son was 3 we didn't buy him a ticket, he was 3 the end of april and we went first week of june, he was small for his age and the way i looked at it we were going with another family and there son was 2 and 10 months and they weren't paying for him and he was bigger than my son. They both went on exactly the same rides. The only place i was stopped was blizzard beach and they asked his date of birth, so i just said end of june instead of april.

 

[Andy B]

Yes you should, Disneys Parks, Disneys rules!

Otherwise we can all justify rule breaking.

 

[wils]

I would if it was me.

Apart from anything else I'd worry at every turnstile that we would be caught.

 

[TinkTatoo]

I would. Disney's policy is that he needs a childs ticket once he turns 3 and as he'll be 3 when you go then your obliged to buy him a ticket.

DD will be 10 2 days after we arrive and she'll get an adult ticket

 

[wicket2005]

I would always buy the right ticket because it is the right thing to do and plus my face would probably look extremely guilty every single time I entered a park.

The other thing I just thought about but no doubt someone can inform you better. Is when you use the fast pass machines you need to use your ticket to get the pass and they only let one person one fastpass in the fastpass lane. I honestly don't know if they would let your child on with you without a fastpass ticket or not. Just a thought.

 

[Andy B]

A further point to consider the terms of entry say 3yr old have to have a paid ticket, should you not and then suffer an injury you may predjudice your rights to sue as you have committed fraud to enter.

 

[Snowy-girls]

Yes you should deffinatley buy a ticket if your child will be 3 when you go,which in this case he is.Rules are in place for everyone.What if they asked your child(just out of politness by talking to him)and he answers 3,i know i would be very embarrassed.x.

 

[Jakey Rowling]

I would. Disney's policy is that he needs a childs ticket once he turns 3 and as he'll be 3 when you go then your obliged to buy him a ticket.

DD will be 10 2 days after we arrive and she'll get an adult ticket

I'm pretty sure if the ticket is activated, you are entitled to a free upgrade to an adult ticket when DD turns 10.

 

[Mermaid2sea]

I'm pretty sure if the ticket is activated, you are entitled to a free upgrade to an adult ticket when DD turns 10.

Yes I would have thought so also as long as she is 9 when she first uses it then I should you could upgrade to an adult.

 

[Beth__WDW23/6/02]

I would but then our daughter turns 3 whilst out there! so does that same rule apply then? I mean we leave the 16th and she turns 3 on the 27th.
We have bought 14 day ultimate tickets for us and our dd aged 8.
So I havent bought her one,if I have to pay whilst there fine

 

[amystevekai&bump]

It is a shame, especially as your DS is small and therefore won't go on any more rides as the younger one - I feel a bit like that about my DS (who has just turned 4) - although he is tall, he is so scared of EVERYTHING that I fear we are going to spend 3 weeks going round and round on It's a Small world !!!

But rules are rules, and I would also feel too guilty if I didn't pay up - and like a previous poster said, what happens if someone asks him his age???

(off topic, but someone told me to get DS4 a birthday badge so that he'd get more attention from the characters, but again we all know it's not his birthday and I'd feel too bad about doing that - and DS is also bound to tell someone the truth anyway!!! )

 

[alisonbestford]

I've always bought a ticket for DD as worrying about being questioned would mar my holiday

Even at 9 she's still small and can't ride some of the rides much younger children are tall enough for

I've got my fingers crossed that she's tall enough for the roller coasters this time round as she's absolutely terrified of the indoor rides she's big enough for - Pooh Bear almost gave her a heart attack, and she still refuses to go on It's a Small World...................

 

[mickeyforpresident]

We go out on 31st July and DS turns 3 on the 5th August and we've bought him 21 day ultimate ticket! Just seemed right!

 

[CHEK]

The first time we went, our youngest DD was almost 3 months off her 3rd birthday, but we got asked on more than one occasion how old she was!, and she's tiny.......but very chatty and cheeky

 

[RDP]

We are going in July , our daughter turns 3 in June, we have bought her a ticket as she would sell us down the river in an instant. Remember if we didnt follow the rules we would all live iin France!!!

 

[Shooby doo]

Tink as the other posters have said you would be ok with a child pass as it's all to do with the age when the ticket is activated.As for the original poster personally I would buy the pass,as the last poster pointed out children take great delight in telling everyone how old they are!
SD

 

[Netty]

Here is my dilemma , My DS just turn's 3 few weeks before we go to disney, i know the age limit is 3 but just wondering would Disney or any other theme park as for his ID to prove his age..

don't get him the ticket, he's only just turned 3.

 

[Dead-metal]

don't get him the ticket, he's only just turned 3.

Which means you've stolen from Disney. It's a little unfair to the people who do pay.

 

[tashasmum]

If it was me i would buy him a ticket. Rules are rules.

I don't agree with paying an adult price in a restaurant for DD but i have to. Even though she is nearly 16 no way does she eat adult portions.