This may be an unpopular question

[goofyandmore]

When we go, there are 5 in a room (2 adults and 3 kids) which is allowed at the Polynesian (and I know Grand F. and Contemp. too). As I said earlier, my daughter is special needs-she is similar to an autistic child and I can totally relate. I get an AP just for me because usually the time that I go, (around Easter), there aren't any codes available or the Ap still saves more. I also stay concierge. This has helped tremendously with my daughter. The reason is basically what has been said by some of the other posters. I find it difficult to have sit down meals with her and she will not eat a whole lot at once. So, by having my room on the same floor as concierge, my husband or sons just pick some food up for her in the concierge lounge and she is happy. In the morning, she has fruit, cereal or a toasted bagle. At lunch we grab chicken strips and french fries from counter service at the Polynesian and sit under a cabana on the beach. If your son is a sensory seeker like my daughter, he must love the sand. So, my hubby and the boys are in the crowded parks while we are relaxing on the beach. Then we go for a swim (more sensory imput) and back to the concierge lounge where I grab some gummy worms for her, juice, and fruit.

At around 5:30, she has whatever the lounge is serving for evening snacks which is usually very fulling for her (chicken, rice, etc). Then we go to the park with her since the evening is more relaxing than the sunny afternoons.

She comes back to the hotel with me in time to take a bath, watch tv, and then go back to the beach to see the water pagent in the 7 seas lagoon. When she falls asleep, I am off with my boys to do some one on one with them while hubby stays with my sleeping beauty or my mom or brother who have an adjoining room babysit.

You can email me direct or pm if you have any questions. ps. don't forget to get the guest assistance card from guest services for your son.

 

[lllovell]

Are you saying the OP can hop around at the WDW resort pools or at another theme park hotel pool areas. Only DVC members, during approved times, can pool hop and only to certain pools. Regular WDW resort guests are not permitted to pool hop except to the sister pools of their own resort - All the All Star pools, PO-R/FQ pools.

Posted the same time as SueMN

That is what I am saying - that there is more than one pool area that she can go to. I was not sure about any handicapped access pools at the Allstars (which is where she mentioned staying) but there are several different pools that they could try. Sorry if my wording caused any questions.

 

[kdtwiss]

I guess I am confused over this.
In the large scheme of things this is not an important issue.
But basically telling your kid to lie about their age (or anything) so they are still considered a child... It can be justified how ever way you want. A person doing that is still letting their child know that lying is fine when it gets them what they want. Not a good value to instill. It probably would come back to haunt them when their child finds how easy lying can be. (And you know -- us NON parents make the best parents. j/k of course. But common sense should take over for anyone.)


I think you may have missed the point of the thread. my son is disabled. He may or may not be able to handle any park time at all. Also - I do not need to tell my son to lie about his age. He is autistic,every year we try to teach him how old he is, but after doing that for so many years he is just now very confused and will usually say - 7,8,9,10 or whatever depending on how long the person allows him to continue answering. DEvelopmentally and socially my son is about 5, in some ways intellectually my 2 year old surpasses him. If my other children asked - that is exactly what I would tell them in more kid friendly terms. I do not teach my children to lie - nor do I think lying is acceptable. I do however really feel DW should offer a discount for disabled children. I was told disabled adults objected to a discount - but I think parents of disabled children would certainly appreciate any help they had.
I do not feel I would be stealing even if I had decided to go that route. I think DW would rather have $3000 of my money than none don't you?
What would you do if your vacation coincided with your child's 10th bday? Would you insist on paying the adult ticket price for every day they were 10? I tend to doubt it.
Anyway - you will be happy to know I decided I would just go adult ticket.

Would anyone reply, Do what you have to do if someone posted they "needed" to steal a toy from a store for their child because they could not afford it?
Let's see that is a bit different don't you think? Where that is stealing an object that costs set amount to replace - it would not cost DW one cent more for my child to go to their park than it would if he were 9. And again - ethically I do think there should be a discount to help parents of disabled children , so I guess I would have felt somewhat justified.


Personally it is none of my business. It's Disney's. The guest can do whatever. I just think it odd that others may see this as possibly "okay".
Just don't try to justify it. It's a very thin disguise that only fools themselves.
Small problem that could lead to much more important consequences in life. Esp when there are many other options.

Well we can not all be as perfect as you apparantly. If I had to steal to feed my children I would, if I had to kill to protect them I would in a heartbeat. The world is not as black and white as you seem to think. I am not trying to be harsh - and I apologize if it comes off that way - sometimes things seem so ok in your head but in writing are not. Please don't take offense - just felt rather defensive when reading your post.

I truly do hope you have a wonderful, magical vacation, whatever you decide.

Thank you very much!


To everyone - again thanks so much for the suggestions! I really a liking the sound of POR. But again I just don't get it - Small World says 5 and that my 2 yr old ds does not count - so it seems we could have all 6 of us in one room - but I do not see it that way on Disney website. Hmm.

I love the idea of the carriage ride too.
Thanks for the suggestion about the dining also - you are right - lots of times my ds will nibble - then be hungry again soon after - so we would end up double or triple buying for him on top of the meal plan. I do like the idea of splitting up rooms packages though and getting dining in one not the other. HMM.
Can you believe my family is wavering on the dates now and ay want to go 5/20 - 5/27 - possibly staying at their timeshare. I may be able to piggyback there and have her rent two - in which case it would only be $149 for the whole week. Now I am kinda bummed - I really want to stay on site - but with that savings it would be hard to justify - maybe I will stay one night onsite and the rest at the condo. God - too many options - isn't there a DW for dummies site?????????????????

 

[kdtwiss]

lllovell

I like the pool hopping suggestion ! It seems we could all be in one room at pOR , but not POFQ and I like the looks of that pool better - glad to see I would not have to pick! And if we choose AS - that is great also as I don't think anyone else would want to be at ***, but my ds loves basketball and would love to soak up that atmosphere!

 

[lllovell]

I am still learning so much here. Every time I read I learn more about the place that we have visited MANY times already!

We stayed at Pop for the Halloween party last October and ended up staying an extra night because our sons wanted to keep going from pool to pool. Some of which are considered "toddler" play areas because they are so shallow and that is where we spent most of our time. I loved it because I could sit in the edge of the water (it never got more than maybe 16 inches deep) and watch the boys play and not have to have my hands ON them the whole time. Hubby and I were able to enjoy just sitting close and watching for a change instead of both of us having one in hand all the time (they are 2 and 4). You said your son is thrilled by the sensory input of water play, so that is the first thing that came to mind.

I do hope you have a great time on your trip!!!

 

[Chicago526]

What would you do if your vacation coincided with your child's 10th bday? Would you insist on paying the adult ticket price for every day they were 10? I tend to doubt it.

To everyone - again thanks so much for the suggestions! I really a liking the sound of POR. But again I just don't get it - Small World says 5 and that my 2 yr old ds does not count - so it seems we could have all 6 of us in one room - but I do not see it that way on Disney website. Hmm

FYI: Disney's policy is that the age of your child the first day of park attendance dictates the pass you buy. If your kid is 9 on the first day, and turns 10 the next, the child's pass is good the whole stay. So, you don't have to buy the adult tickets, even though the child turns 10 during the trip.

As for the confusion on the room. I believe that a child under two (meaning that they have not yet turned two) does not "count" towards the total people in the room. So you can get 5 into a POR trundle room plus a baby that stays in a crib. If the child HAS turned two by the time you take your trip, they DO count towards the total, so you'd not be able to stay at any of the Disney hotels except the Villas or the Wilderness cabins.

You're right, it is a bit confusing to a first timer! There isn't a "Dummies" book, but I do recoment getting the "Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World". This gives you an unbiased look at WDW, from resorts to parks to restaurants. It will help you make better decisions, and is an entertaining read.

 

[mjmcca]

FYI: Disney's policy is that the age of your child the first day of park attendance dictates the pass you buy. If your kid is 9 on the first day, and turns 10 the next, the child's pass is good the whole stay. So, you don't have to buy the adult tickets, even though the child turns 10 during the trip.

As for the confusion on the room. I believe that a child under two (meaning that they have not yet turned two) does not "count" towards the total people in the room. So you can get 5 into a POR trundle room plus a baby that stays in a crib. If the child HAS turned two by the time you take your trip, they DO count towards the total, so you'd not be able to stay at any of the Disney hotels except the Villas or the Wilderness cabins.

You're right, it is a bit confusing to a first timer! There isn't a "Dummies" book, but I do recoment getting the "Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World". This gives you an unbiased look at WDW, from resorts to parks to restaurants. It will help you make better decisions, and is an entertaining read.

You are correct about teh ticleting policy but not the resort stay policy. My daughter is 2 and will be 3 in March. We stayed at POP twice once in August and once in October-November. Both times she wasnt given a room key she is considered an infant by Disney until she turns 3 and needs a ticket for the parks.

 

[rlyrehc]

I have to be honest...I read the original post and skipped here to the end. I don't know how I feel about your question and from all of the other pages, I can see that you are getting feedback.

One thing that you were completly wrong about though...

This is a very popular thread contrary to your title line

 

[lynnmci]

As for the food issue. I went to MK back in 2003 and we decided to eat in Tonys in the Main Square. When we sat at our tabel I really decided I didnt want anything off the menu but the table next to us had Pizza. i asked my server and she said it was a childs portion. I asked if I could have that and she said no problem. And Im 28!!

You do what you need to. Disney makes millions of dollars in profit each year. You and you son deserve a holiday. If he looks younger then go for it.

Good luck when you go.

 

[SnackyStacky]

There isn't a "Dummies" book,

Yes, there is! I believe it's Walt Disney World and Orlando for Dummies.

Don't EVER say there's not a Dummies book! Chances are, yes there is!

(Although I agree with the Unofficial Guide when they say it seems kind of rude to call your readers Dummies! )

 

[WDSearcher]

You do what you need to. Disney makes millions of dollars in profit each year.

This is the only justification that NEVER makes sense to me.

The amount of profit a place makes should have nothing to do with whether or not it's "okay" to do something that's against the operating procedures or rules for that company. If you choose to utilize a company's product or services, you should do so via the standards they have in place. Thousands of companies make millions of dollars in profit each year. Is it okay to slide something by on all of them, simply because they make money?

(NOTE: This is not any criticism of the OP, only of the justification shown above.)

 

[SnackyStacky]

Alright - I think after 7 pages, this thread has run it's course and the original question has been answered.

If it hasn't:

Disney policy states that anyone who is 10 years or older on the first day they use their ticket must have an adult ticket. Whether or not you choose to abide by that policy is at your moral discretion.

This thread is now being closed because of all the "you deserve it" posts that support breaking the policy. That's not okay. The DIS boards do not condone violating Disney policy.