turning 3 while in disney

[disfan07]

Never travelled with kids before so i have a few questions....

I know that if you are staying on property and your child is 2 when the trip starts that they are 2 for the whole trip but what about if your are staying offsite and renting a vacation home? is it the same way? Will he still be free even after his 3rd birthday?

Also, we were thinking about doing a split stay btw the vacation home and onsite. We would be buying 10 day tickets seperately so it wouldnt be a package and our tickets would begin when he is still 2. If we checkin onsite on his birthday or after hes 3, do we need to buy him new tickets?

The problem is, is that going by dates for this yr, value season for the villas starts on the 19th...well, his birthday is the 19th so next yr he would be turning 3 on checkin day. If we checked in the day before, we would be paying the summer season price for the entire stay or would it change to value season price the next night?

 

[laceemouse]

I am not sure, but I think the price of the villa would go down when the season changes. Either that or people would check out and then check back in, which would be a hassle.
I don't think an off-site rental cares about the age of the kids, they do not charge more if you kids are a certain age, I think they only charge more if you have more than 2 adults in your room. Hotel rooms are the same.
If you buy separate tickets, you wouldn't have a ticket for your 2 year old. If he turns three then when they ask for his ticket you would have to lie and say he is two. I don't know how to answer that. If you checked in at a WDW resort and he was 2 he would be 2 for the whole trip.