Ticket age ?

[Tricialiv]

On our trip my DS is turning 10. I know the age of child in the beginning of the trip is used for the entire length of stay. But... if we go to MVMCP after the bday I assume I have to pay adult price?

 

[Robo]

On our trip my DS is turning 10. I know the age of child in the beginning of the trip is used for the entire length of stay. But... if we go to MVMCP after the bday I assume I have to pay adult price?

That would be right.

 

[mrsltg]

I disagree with the PP. We went when my dd was turning three. We were told she would be considered the age she started with for the ENTIRE trip including anything we did. We did do MVMCP and I asked if we needed a ticket for her - CM and TA told me 'no'. I would think this would apply to your son, also.

 

[addicted_to_WDW]

Do what you feel is ethically and morally right.

 

[Robo]

I disagree with the PP. We went when my dd was turning three. We were told she would be considered the age she started with for the ENTIRE trip including anything we did. We did do MVMCP and I asked if we needed a ticket for her - CM and TA told me 'no'. I would think this would apply to your son, also.

You can disagree, if you'd like.
I see this as a truly "grey area."
(Unlike many other of these kind of questions.)

The unique circumstance in THIS case is that the child will be "adult age" when the MVMCP ticket is first ACTIVATED (used).

Conversely, any MYW ticket that had been activated when the child was still 9 yo would still be fully "legal" for as long as that ticket was still valid (even a non-expire for years in the future.)

The world won't end, if you choose to keep the child 9 yo for the trip.

But, this IS one of those "technicalities" that would likely get differing answers from many different ticket CM's who you chose to ask.

 

[maraki527]

If you buy the annual pass and the child turns 10 during the year period you are still allowed to keep using the pass until it expires so just buy the childs ticket because technically at the time of the purchase the child is still a child and not an adult.

 

[bradk]

If you buy the annual pass and the child turns 10 during the year period you are still allowed to keep using the pass until it expires so just buy the childs ticket because technically at the time of the purchase the child is still a child and not an adult.

this is actually different. WDW has a policy to upgrade child tickets to adult tickets at no charge, so it's irrelevant when it comes to aging while holding an AP. in fact, i've heard of cases where WDW had just automatically mailed an adult AP replacement.

as to the original question, i'm inclined to side that you're whatever age you are when you first started your vacation. despite celebrating birthdays on whatever day you wish, you do not age at disney. the implication of suggesting that you need to purchase an adult ticket for a party because the child is turning 10 the day before or whatnot is that you would have to start paying for every meal once a child turns 3 on vacation. and then if you purchased the DDP but didn't buy it for a 2 year old, where does that leave you? unless you draw a distinction between the DDP and paying OOP.

your vacation doesn't 're-start' because you go to a party.

 

[sarahlovesmickey]

The world won't end, if you choose to keep the child 9 yo for the trip.

I completely agree.....

 

[Robo]

If you buy the annual pass and the child turns 10 during the year period you are still allowed to keep using the pass until it expires so just buy the childs ticket because technically at the time of the purchase the child is still a child and not an adult.

I don't disagree with your SENTIMENTS (I agree with them, actually) but it's the exact DETAILS that are incorrect.

AGE at PURCHASE has nothing to do with it.
If it DID, then a family with several small children could buy a "box" of MYW child's tickets and then use them over the years until they ran out... even well into the "child's" early 20's (and beyond.)

So the age at time of PURCHASE of a ticket is not the deciding factor.
Its the child's age when a ticket is ACTIVATED that matters.
Then, THAT particular ticket will stay "valid" (until its assets are finally used up) even if the child "ages out of it" for subsequent visits.

Again, by THAT measure, a MVMCP ticket PURCHASED when a child was 9 but aged into 10 when ACTIVATED (used) is technically incorrect.
But if you choose to "keep the child 9yo" for duration of a given trip, that's got to be OK, too.
This is truly a "grey area" situation.

Its not a big deal, I'm just pointing out the difference.

 

[beattyfamily]

IMHO, MVMCP party ticket has nothing to do with Disney's policy that you go by the age they are at the start of the trip. That is the case for their MYW park ticket and if you do the dining plan. However, IMHO, MVMCP is totally separate. I would buy the ticket based on the age he is the day he goes to the party.

That is what I've done and will continue to do.

A similar situation would be Disney Quest. I would handle it the same way. Base it on the age they'd be when you walk into Disney Quest and buy a ticket for the child.

 

[bradk]

so then what do you do if not on the DDP? start paying for adult meals at buffets and restaurants?

 

[beattyfamily]

so then what do you do if not on the DDP? start paying for adult meals at buffets and restaurants?

Yes, that is what I've done. When I was at a restaurant celebrating my DD's 10 birthday, I paid for her as an adult.

 

[bradk]

see, that's where it would get weird for me then. because then what about the DDP, so do you pay as an adult for the DDP and tickets knowing the child will be turning 10? or do you start using child credits for an adult?

 

[beattyfamily]

see, that's where it would get weird for me then. because then what about the DDP, so do you pay as an adult for the DDP and tickets knowing the child will be turning 10? or do you start using child credits for an adult?

No. Disney has a policy for packages. They base the age of the child on the beginning of the trip to determine the prices of the tickets/DDP. That is why I said earlier that you go by the child's age at the beginning of the trip for MYW tickets and the DDP (package). However, if you are not on the dining plan, then you go by their age when you eat the meal. Same with MVMCP/MNSSHP/P&P/Disney Quest. They aren't part of a package and are a totally separate issue.

I paid for my child as an adult when we celebrated her 10th birthday but I wasn't on the dining plan. I also bought her MNSSHP as if she were an adult. If I were on the dining plan, then it would have been based on her age at the beginning of the trip, thus a child's credit would have been used as she would have been considered a child's prce the whole trip (for MYW ticket and DDP package).

I hope this makes sense.

 

[bradk]

it makes perfect sense in your take on the situation, but now you mention packages specifically when in reality, it can be as simple as just tickets or just the resort. disney doesn't make any age distinctions at all moving past the check-in point, that's my take on it. and i have yet to see anything in print to argue that.

 

[beattyfamily]

it makes perfect sense in your take on the situation, but now you mention packages specifically when in reality, it can be as simple as just tickets or just the resort. disney doesn't make any age distinctions at all moving past the check-in point, that's my take on it. and i have yet to see anything in print to argue that.

I used the word package because other than being a DVC member you have to purchase a 'package' to get the DDP. That is all I meant by package.

I was only explaining how it's been for me.

 

[bradk]

so are you saying that if someone doesn't buy a package and buys just tickets only, that the ticket becomes invalidated once the child turns 10. i don't think you are. and neither does disney, who will even upgrade it to an adult at no penalty.

 

[Robo]

so are you saying that if someone doesn't buy a package and buys just tickets only, that the ticket becomes invalidated once the child turns 10.

Yes, that is the fact.

But ONLY for a child's ticket that is "still in the wrapper" NOT for a child's ticket that is in the process of being used (ACTIVATED.)

A 10 yo is not entitled to BEGIN using a Child's ticket.
That's the only technicality that is under discussion.

But its not an earth-shattering deal... it is a "grey area" and there simply must be a "change-over point."

Heck, I think it should be, maybe, 16 yo, not 10, but it IS 10 yo, so that's the number.

 

[Schmeck]

as to the original question, i'm inclined to side that you're whatever age you are when you first started your vacation. despite celebrating birthdays on whatever day you wish, you do not age at disney. the implication of suggesting that you need to purchase an adult ticket for a party because the child is turning 10 the day before or whatnot is that you would have to start paying for every meal once a child turns 3 on vacation. and then if you purchased the DDP but didn't buy it for a 2 year old, where does that leave you? unless you draw a distinction between the DDP and paying OOP.

your vacation doesn't 're-start' because you go to a party.

Besides buffets, where do you get free food for an under 3?