what should i do about ticket for just over 3 year old?

[urbanlegend11]

ok people thanks again for your help.i think ive got the idea which way people are leaning .i didnt realise it would cause such a stir i honestly thought it would be about 50/50 just goes to show

 

[angel659]

Unfortunately you may whatever you decide is grin and bare it

 

[CustardTart]

I definitely wouldn't do it. Apart from the whole deceit issue plus the hassle of not being able to use the fast pass system, IMO the potential stress of being caught out for the sake of a few quid could possibly ruin the overall holiday experience...

BUT, as you're probably made of sterner stuff than me, I guess it depends on how often you're going to visit the parks. If you're only going a few times, then maybe chance it and see what happens...

 

[Soprano]

As people have mentioned, CM's at the gate have often asked children as they are coimg in a line like "Hey, you're very big! Are you really 2? You look like you could be 8!" all in a jokey(?) way. But I now suspect this may be Disney policy as I have heard it just a few times too many.

I'd be more concerned about what you are teaching your children about being honest just for the sake of saving money.

 

[urbanlegend11]

oooh im all in a pickle now am i the only person who has thought of or tried this?

 

[jns]

I have just realaised my youngest DS is going to be an adult the next time we go to WDW
and I'm sure he will be very proud of it

 

[UKDEB]

Should a CM ask your son his age, I can't imagine in what circumstances they'd then go on to demand sight of his ticket.

I'm sure there are plenty of people who do it and get away with it. I suppose the question you need to ask yourself is whether the saving outweighs the stress that you'd undoubtedly experience from constantly wondering if you might get caught out.

 

[KayleeUK]

Whilst waiting for our ADR at Ohana's last year a family (mum, dad & 2 daughters) went to check in. The mum said to the hostess we have 2 adults and 2 children (there was no way her 2 daughters were under the age of 9), so the hostess said to the two girls how old are you? they gave there age which obvously wasn't a child's age (in Disney eyes). The hostess then said they would be charged for 4 adults.

The Dad wasn't very happy about this as perhaps they had only budgeted for 2 ad and 2 ch after much discussion, the family decided that Dad wouldn't eat with them and just the Mum and 2 girls would eat alone.

So the family didn't have breakfast together because they tried to lie about there children's age. Is it worth it

You know what age your child requires either a child ticket or an adult ticket, why not plan your budget accordingly?

 

[Pooh Bear Hugs]

I heard this very harsh advice on a tipping thread. It said if you can't afford the tip you shouldn't be eating there. The same applies here if you can't afford to go don't, if you can they why try to cheat the system. I've just had to pay full adult price for my child yes it sucks but I had to pay, thats the rules.

 

[catherine]

Should a CM ask your son his age, I can't imagine in what circumstances they'd then go on to demand sight of his ticket.

I'm sure there are plenty of people who do it and get away with it. I suppose the question you need to ask yourself is whether the saving outweighs the stress that you'd undoubtedly experience from constantly wondering if you might get caught out.

Debbie I've seen CMs ask children their age when they're going into the parks, so the CM would know whether they had a ticket or not

 

[mikki.young]

Aside from the right and wrong of this question (which is plain and simple) if you get caught what happens? Do you get banned for that day or do Disney sue you (they have lots of lawyers and sue for all sorts of reasons) or do they ban you for good or a month or do they take you to court for fraud? What could the repercussions be? It may be a little or a lot. I don't know. Do you?

 

[disneydaft]

Ok I posted the following reply to your question on another site but I think I should re post it here.







Yet another cheapskate wanting to comit fraud for the sake of a few quid.

Unlikely you would get in to serious bother but if you did your family could put the ticket money towards your bail.

Your child is 3 and should pay for tickets. No ifs, No buts and no amount of excuses will justify the fact you will be commiting a criminal offence by stealing.

anyway i think im giving my fair share to orlando

Does that mean I can go steal from ASDA because I spend a fortune there?

 

[cleo]

Buy the ticket. It isn't a question of deciding for yourself it's right or wrong, it's a matter of paying for something for which there is a posted charge. Just as most people wouldn't get to the end of a meal in a nice restaurant, then 'decide for themselves' if they think they should pay, purchasing a ticket for a 3 year old isn't a 'suggestion' or a 'decide on your own' issue. It's a fee, just like any other fee.

We'd all like to 'not pay for something' because there are other things we'd like to buy. I wouldn't like it if someone ordered a service or product I sell, then decided to stiff me for it. Disney's a big company, but they still deserve to be paid for things they have told us in advance come at a cost.

 

[sandshal]

Shoot me for saying this and take pleasure in calling me a cheapskate, but owing to excessive charges in a somewhat lacking local theme park I have:-

1. Advised my son to wear thinner soled flip-flops so that hes under the free height line.

2. Taught him, on the very odd occasion, to say hes 2 1/2 when hes really 3 although he is very small for his age and still insisted on a buggy last year at 5 years old.

3. And told my mother to say she was a pensioner when to be honest she was really quite a glamourous 59 year old.

And I might add got away with it everytime.

Now shoot me or send me to hell but if most of you were honest I guess everyones done something at sometime they shouldnt have.

However, I must add I have paid full rate for all my tickets at Disney and have even considered taking ID to prove my 11 year old is 11 and not 16 as he towers over all of us.

I guess my days on the DIS are over, but hey I've said it now !!!!

PS - Sorry I've had a bad day !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[sandshal]

PPS: And 2 very large Bailey's and Ice!!!

 

[rpbert1]

We went last June DD had just turned 10, and to be honest she is quite small , all the friends she made out there where all bigger than her including a 6 yearold.
i thought about buying child tickets for her at both Universal and Disney, trying to justify that she had only turned 10 the previous month, i eventually bought adult tickets for her, i could have got away with buying child tickets, but if i had been caught out what example would i have been setting my child.
an extra few pound for tickets compared with the price of the holiday is not that much , but i had a clear conscience and peace of mind.

 

[urbanlegend11]

Aside from the right and wrong of this question (which is plain and simple) if you get caught what happens? Do you get banned for that day or do Disney sue you (they have lots of lawyers and sue for all sorts of reasons) or do they ban you for good or a month or do they take you to court for fraud? What could the repercussions be? It may be a little or a lot. I don't know. Do you?

its all abit hollywood isnt it? disney suing me that would look good in the press .the worst case is they would ask me to return with proof of my childs age and then i would buy a ticket.i doubt we will all be handcuffed and sent to the hole for our heinous crime

 

[urbanlegend11]

Shoot me for saying this and take pleasure in calling me a cheapskate, but owing to excessive charges in a somewhat lacking local theme park I have:-

1. Advised my son to wear thinner soled flip-flops so that hes under the free height line.

2. Taught him, on the very odd occasion, to say hes 2 1/2 when hes really 3 although he is very small for his age and still insisted on a buggy last year at 5 years old.

3. And told my mother to say she was a pensioner when to be honest she was really quite a glamourous 59 year old.

And I might add got away with it everytime.

Now shoot me or send me to hell but if most of you were honest I guess everyones done something at sometime they shouldnt have.

However, I must add I have paid full rate for all my tickets at Disney and have even considered taking ID to prove my 11 year old is 11 and not 16 as he towers over all of us.

I guess my days on the DIS are over, but hey I've said it now !!!!

PS - Sorry I've had a bad day !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ooooooooooh join me in my miserable,lowest moralled pityfull life for crimes against humanity

 

[KayleeUK]

urbanlegend11 - You have decided you are going to lie and not buy a ticket, all this thread is about you wanting people to tell you it is OK to cheat!

 

[UKDEB]

the worst case is they would ask me to return with proof of my childs age and then i would buy a ticket.i doubt we will all be handcuffed and sent to the hole for our heinous crime

But you can't be sure, can you urbanlegend11? You clearly feel disquiet at the prospect of a potentially embarassing scene. If you were as 'devil may care' as you're claiming, you wouldn't have posted your question here (and, it appears, on another forum, too). You want us to collaberate and to reassure you that you'll get away with it or, better still, provide you with tips on how to do so.