Turning 3 at Disney

[Lupeix]

I have made up my mind, I am taking DS to celebrate her 3rd Birthday at WDW.

I have some questions I hope someone could answer, if a kid turns 3 mid trip, does she need a payed ticket?
What about Disney Dinning plan? MNSSHP?
Can she do the BBB the day she turns 3?
Do they ask for ID to confirm age at BBB (the reason I ask is because she is on the 95th percentile and will definitely look like 4 at 3)

I am on budget planning mode now, and if she really is free it will make a big difference on the numbers
thanks for the help!

 

[Kerriowl]

Disney considers the age the child is at the beginning of the trip to hold true for the entirety of the trip. So for tickets and food, she is 2. Not sure about BBB.

 

[MomTo3PrincessesInNJ]

If a kid turns 3 mid trip, does she need a payed ticket? No.
What about Disney Dinning plan? MNSSHP? Under 3 (which she will be considered for the full trip) is not eligible for the dining plan. If you want the plan you will have to buy her a park ticket. DDP is only available with a package and the package rules are that everyone in the room must have the same package. So, since you will have tickets and the DDP, she will need tickets & the DDP. We took my daughter for her 3rd bday and ate at a lot of buffets because she was "free" there. If you are going anywhere else she can share your food or you can pay out of pocket for what she eats. MNSSHP is a little different, to me -- maybe not to Disney though. I feel like if you are attending a seperate event AFTER she turns 3, she should have a ticket. But, again, call Disney -- they will tell you.
Can she do the BBB the day she turns 3? I don't see why not. When you call to schedule explain that she will be 3 that day. We saved that for the following trip because my newly turned 3 year old still didn't have much hair or patience, lol.
Do they ask for ID to confirm age at BBB (the reason I ask is because she is on the 95th percentile and will definitely look like 4 at 3) No, it's honor system. They will ask her at the appointment, too. In the 11 days we were at WDW with my newly turned 3 year old only 1 CM ever questioned her age, and she was pretty nasty about it. She asked my daughter her age and then I explained she turned 3 during the trip and she said "WOW -- you're REALLY BIG for a 3 year old!!" Which was hysterical because my daughter has been tiny from the get go. On that trip she wasn't even tall enough for 7DMT (lots of tears over that!). But, there's nothing they can do really. They aren't going to require birth certificates or anything.

 

[dkfajr1]

My DS turned 3 the last day of our trip. We were told that since he was 2 at begining of trip he was good. We were questioned once and all I said was not 3 yet, on Saturday. We ate buffets and some TS, he usually ate fro our plates, if not we just bought him his own and our other children (disney adults) finished it.