Tickets for a just 3 year old

[wdwdvcdad]

Getting upset about this is silly. It amazes me how people get so fired up about the craziest things. I'm sure that the same people who get so indignantly outraged always follow the speed limit to the number, come to a complete stop at all stop signs, have their taxes done exactly right (and are %100 sure), turn water into wine, and bread into fishes. You get my point. What is even funnier, is that it is always the same people!

How about this for an answer:
The official policy is to buy a ticket for a 3 year old and older. What you decide to do is up to you, but you will probably not be given a hard time if you do not buy a ticket. Have a great trip.

 

[ann0511]

Spoken like a true dis member...giving advice based on their experience and not offering judgement on top of it. Last time I checked these were boards for advice and suggestions to better our disney experience...not to ask for morality checks with the superior!

 

[Doodlebug939]

Bouncytigger-Let me take a moment to welcome you to the board. I have found that these people have provided me with invaluable information for my first Disney trip. They are the first ones to offer suggestions to saving money and where to find a really good coupon all the way to wishing you well before your trip. The people here really care about each other.

My daughter was two at the time and I had thought that she would be scared to death of the characters because of how she has been at other places like Chucky Cheese and such. But when we went to Disney she went up to the characters with no problem. The characters are really good about not forcing themselves on the children. Also she was able to ride many rides so it wasnt like she was watching her brother from the stroller. Hope that I will help assure you some.

 

[DMRick]

How about this for an answer:

I would go with just "The cost for getting into Disney starts at age 3". Anything else assumes Disney offers a choice. While in some of the other circumstances, Disney CM's give permission (although how do you use a code meant just for you, without the number..such as on a postcard? All the other codes may be marketing, but Disney allows their use..unlike not paying for a ticket..that Disney will never tell you is ok), I have never heard anyone say that a CM or representative of Disney OK'd no ticket for someone who was suppose to have one. I'm one of those grandma's who hate's rides, and wish there was a way for a price break for those of us who don't utilize tha rides..but that, of course would be impossible to enforce.
IMO, anyone who posts on a board, may already feel it's not right (for them) and is looking for someone to convince her it is. If they don't feel it's right (and have to look for others to validate it), she may not be comfortable trying to get her child in without a ticket. Maybe even more uncomfortable, if they do ask her child's name in front of her other children, and they hear her lie.
This question was about paying for a ticket when a child is the age that Disney says you are suppose to have a ticket..not for all the other misuse's/problems that cause outrage on this board.

 

[campingcorgi]

We took our three-year-old several times this past year and she was usually looked at with surprise when she put her AP in the slot. And we really surprised the CM when she had a MNSSHP ticket and E ticket.

Now, we did take her aunt many years ago when she was three and we just carried her in on our shoulder and never paid for her. Just a choice WE made and had to live with.

Make your own choices and move on.

 

[palmtreegirl]

My daughter was two at the time and I had thought that she would be scared to death of the characters because of how she has been at other places like Chucky Cheese and such. But when we went to Disney she went up to the characters with no problem.

We went when our DS was 18 months and he was always scraed of the characters at other parks and we worried. But when we got there if he didn't want to go up to a character we just let him stay back and just his sister went. He did this for a couple days and then one day at AK he ran right up to Eeyore and gave him a huge hug, we were shocked. From then on some characters he loved others no. He wouldn't go up to Minnie, for whatever reason she scared him but Mickey was fine, he ran up to one of those ugly dinosaurs at AK but forget about Daisy Duck.

Have a great trip!!!

 

[matty624]

My ds and dd have both been from the age of 0, every year, they are now 4 and 5. They have enjoyed every trip, even if I didn't relish the first year's 9 hour flight!
They have never screamed round the parks, why should they, there's too much to look at and enjoy. By the way, we starting paying when they each reached three, I personally couldn't stand the worry of walking through the turnstiles, even if they never seem to ask for tickets when children are in strollers!
Ian

 

[Hawk]

Originally posted by wdwdvcdad
Getting upset about this is silly. It amazes me how people get so fired up about the craziest things. I'm sure that the same people who get so indignantly outraged always follow the speed limit to the number, come to a complete stop at all stop signs, have their taxes done exactly right (and are %100 sure), turn water into wine, and bread into fishes. You get my point. What is even funnier, is that it is always the same people!

How about this for an answer:
The official policy is to buy a ticket for a 3 year old and older. What you decide to do is up to you, but you will probably not be given a hard time if you do not buy a ticket. Have a great trip.

wdwdvcdad:

Spoken like a true bleeding heart! I may disagree with your opinions and you with mine, but you are right - getting upset about this is silly!

Hawk.

 

[wdwdvcdad]

I'm glad you understand where I'm coming from Hawk....for the record, I am the ANTI-bleeding heart. My motto is "no whining". Another motto is "do whatever the he** you want, just so long as you don't bother me"! (libertarian here)

 

[mom2alix]

Off topic of the original post, but you mentioned the fear of characters.

We just went in October with my DD who was then 18 months old. She was scared of the characters too until we went to the Princess breakfast. For some reason the "face characters" didn't scare her at all. After interacting with them, she seemed to warm up to the characters wearing masks as well. Just something you might try. MK seems to always have a few characters like the princesses, Alice, etc wandering around and they might be less frightening to a child who's still warming up to the Disney experience.

Hope you have a good trip!~

 

[Hawk]

Originally posted by wdwdvcdad
Another motto is "do whatever the he** you want, just so long as you don't bother me"! (libertarian here)

Sound advice.

Hawk.

 

[Johnnie Fedora]

Our last child we had a pass for at age 3. The CMs always were surprised when we put the ticket through the turnstyle for him. For our youngest, I'm not sure what we will do as she's 1 now. Personally, I think Disney starts charging at age 3 so they can really start collecting by age 5, instead of charging at age 5 and collecting at age seven. Make your own decision, and most of all enjoy your trip. Disney will get theirs one way or another.

 

[Lars624]

I have always bought tickets for my over 3 y/o children but I have a friend who went when her DS was just over 3 & when she went to the desk at her resort to buy tickets the CM told her not to bother buying one for him because he was small.....she told the CM he was over 3 but the CM said not to bother. I had never heard of a CM saying that before.

 

[MELSMICE]

You need to do what is right for you.

As someone else posted, the hard thing is when a child turns 3 during the trip. It's hard to justify that on Tuesday they could go to MK for free but on Wednesday when they turn 3, technically they should have a ticket to enjoy the same rides & attractions, however, according to Disney policy this now 3 year old doesn't need a ticket. IMO, it's kind of a weak policy in that respect.

For those of you that would definitely buy a ticket for a 3 yr. old, what would you do in this case?

Again, do what's right for you & don't worry about what others think.

My DD's are 14, 11 & 11 & sometimes still order off the kids menu, even if it says 10 & under - they won't eat more than a kids portion in some instances. Is it worse to gets the kids meal when "technically" they shouldn't or to throw the food out, which IMO is very wasteful.

There are many "moral" issues to deal with in life, make your own decisions & don't worry about the next guy.

BTW - Welcome to The Boards. It really is a great place!

 

[LKS]

We handled this issue by planning a trip in the weeks before whichever or our children was the youngest turned 3, so that they were free. It was a perfect strategy and I recommend it to all of my friends. Personally, I'm in the camp that couldn't take them in without a ticket once they turned 3, so that was not an option for me. My kids had a great time - riding many rides, enjoying characters etc.. at 2 years 11 months.

 

[marymck]

I always make my choices based on what I want my children to learn. If I wanted them to think it is okay not to buy a ticket when they are technically required, then I would, but I prefer to do the right thing (although I am often tempted not to) in order to teach my children to do the right thing. If you bypass the ticket, you are telling your child that it is okay to lie - kind of hypocritical. Your children will learn from your behavior.

 

[BethR]

Originally posted by wdwdvcdad


How about this for an answer:
The official policy is to buy a ticket for a 3 year old and older... Have a great trip.

Concise and to the point.

Ditto from me.

 

[WDWisTheBest]

Originally posted by marymck
I always make my choices based on what I want my children to learn. If I wanted them to think it is okay not to buy a ticket when they are technically required, then I would, but I prefer to do the right thing (although I am often tempted not to) in order to teach my children to do the right thing. If you bypass the ticket, you are telling your child that it is okay to lie - kind of hypocritical. Your children will learn from your behavior.

I like your post. It mirrors my thoughts.

 

[robinb]

Originally posted by beattyfamily

If the truth hurts then don't post how you steal and cheat your way to Disney. It offends most here who pay for all their over 3 year old children to go to Disney and not just the ones that can pass for under 3!

I did pay for my 3 year old (an Annual Pass, no less!) and that post did not offend me in the least!

I warned you it would get ugly and probably locked. These moral issue threads usually do.

 

[beattyfamily]

Originally posted by robinb
I did pay for my 3 year old (an Annual Pass, no less!) and that post did not offend me in the least!

Good for you.

But most do take offense to people who follow only the rules and laws they feel like and "do what's best for their family" even if it's clearly stealing and lying. What a great lesson for our children.

Me, me, me mentality is alive and well in our country as this thread clearly proves.