Will Disney Believe Me?

[SandiKB]

You should be fine, when we went in Feb our son was 2.5, he was however wearing size 10 shoes and 6/7 clothes at the time, we were never questioned as to his age.

I'll try to post a picture of him, his sister at the time was 6, so you can get a comparison

 

[famprovost]

I was wondering after reading T-Beri... my twin boys will be 3 and a few months when we get to Disney... They're not big for their age (they're catching up) and don't speak english (french only yet) so no problem with the CM's (they're very shy too with strangers)...

My eldest will also be 30 days past his 10th birthday...

I have an ethical dilemma... Do I buy tickets for the twins and do I buy an adult ticket for Benjamin or a 3-9 ticket???

I feel like the twins will not be doing anything more (as far as rides) than a 2 year old due to their height...

I hadn't really tought about it until I read this post...

Tx for your help

Martine

 

[Mrsduck101]

We went last month (9/8 - 9/15). My ds was a month away from his 3rd birthday and he is also 40" tall When he was in the stroller, which was most of the time when we were going through the gate, no one ever looked twice.
The couple times he was walking we did have CMs look twice, although no one ever said anything.
We were at MK this past April, so he was 2.5, and a CM asked my older ds how old his little brother was. I thought it was funny that we were asked 6 months ago and not this time, and also that they asked my 9 yr old instead of me

 

[bzzymom]

I have never had any problem with the age. I was worried because my children at 2.5 were both very talkative and more outgoing than other kids that age. I had no problem at all, no questions. I wouldn't worry about it.

 

[madams2]

I was told my an employee that as long as the child is in a stroller they will never ask how old the child and will let them in no problem

 

[famprovost]

Thank you for your answers...

I'm a bit nervous about getting "caught" but I feel silly buying 360$ worth of ticket for 2 3 year olds.

I'm not sure if my nerves will get the better of me (and my wallet )...

Martine

 

[Memaw2Wm]

I was wondering after reading T-Beri... my twin boys will be 3 and a few months when we get to Disney... They're not big for their age (they're catching up) and don't speak english (french only yet) so no problem with the CM's (they're very shy too with strangers)...

My eldest will also be 30 days past his 10th birthday...

I have an ethical dilemma... Do I buy tickets for the twins and do I buy an adult ticket for Benjamin or a 3-9 ticket???

I feel like the twins will not be doing anything more (as far as rides) than a 2 year old due to their height...

I hadn't really tought about it until I read this post...

Tx for your help

Martine

Thank you for your answers...

I'm a bit nervous about getting "caught" but I feel silly buying 360$ worth of ticket for 2 3 year olds.

I'm not sure if my nerves will get the better of me (and my wallet )...

Martine

Personally I think it's WRONG to not buy a child (3-9) ticket for a 3 y.o. And it's WRONG not to buy an adult (10+) ticket for a child who's age 10 before you arrive. If the child turns 3 or 10 during your trip Disney doesn't expect you to buy a ticket.

What are you teaching your kids if you don't buy them a ticket or the right ticket? That's it's okay to cheat ... at least IMO.

 

[famprovost]

Sorry if I offended anyone ... I did say I had an ethical dilemma.

Anyway, after talking to hubby I will probably buy the ticket after all...

Martine

 

[bumbershoot]

famprovost, I don't get into the ethics of it all, not b/c I don't care, but because I just get so blinded by how exciting it is that one's children are growing up, and that they are so old now that Disney charges to bring them in, or charges more b/c they are older!

Now, it might be easier for me to say because I have one, and because he was free to take to Disneyland on two other trips.

But I don't know, I think I might have been excited no matter what. Its' exciting that your twins are 3, and it's exciting that your older child is 10 while at Disney, and so IMO you get the tickets and be happy for your growing-up family!


To the OP, we always travel with DS's birth certificate, for the actual travel part, but also because he really doesn't look like DH to the casual observer, and after enough nasty comments from strangers, we carry proof that he is DH's for those in authority. Will they ask for a birth certificate? Many have said that Disney absolutely won't. Will it make you feel better to have it with you (in a ziplock baggie to keep it dry)? Only you can answer that.

 

[famprovost]

I'm extremely happy that the kids (all of them) are growing up... I felt I won the lottery when the twins were potty trained ...

This trip is gonna be so different from the last three... A big difference for me: a lot more running around or should I say running after the twins Hopefully, I can get a picture of the twins with a character where they're not crying and within 10 feet of it...

I think that I thought about it (not buying tickets) because also on our last 3 trips they were free...

Martine

 

[Tnkrbelle565]

We always travel with a birth cert but I haven't seen it mentioned here that it's a lot of places' policies that if you can't prove the age and they are questioning it (and Disney is one of those places), they can make you buy a ticket and refund it to you (if necessary) after you have proven age with a birth cert. DD's birthday is in October and we go to WDW in Sept. So she is always close to her birthday (and tall for her age). We did get questioned about her age at restaurants when she was 2 (they tried charging us at buffets) but not at the gates. I think WDW gets so busy that they'd rather not deal with the hastle of questioning age at the front gates. BUT I would much rather be able to prove her age then get stuck fronting the money and waiting for a refund.

 

[PrincessBelle39]

I'm glad I bought my dd (just 3) a ticket. If they ask her how old she is she will tell them she is 5. And she's tiny.

 

[kstinw19]

I always bring my kids' BCs too, but mostly for the airlines. Once the rep at Southwest told me that they were going to check all kids bc's to make sure that the kids weren't being abducted, kidnapped, etc. Since then I have brought them with me but have never been asked to present it.

It's probably better to be safe than sorry, and I doubt that BBB will give you any trouble.

 

[roliepolieoliefan]

I've never brought either kids birth certificates, except when they were under 2, for the airlines.

My DD is tiny, even now at 4, I could probably still pass her off as under 3.

But DS has always been big. He was riding BTMR and Splash Mountain at 2 1/2. We were never questioned. The CM would ask how old is he? I said 2, she said OK.

Never a problem.

 

[wmom88]

I almost had a similar ethical dilemma with my 10 year old (just turned in OCT, going to WDW in 18 days) He is small for his age so I was wondering if I should say he is 9- but I just couldn't do it. Besides, he is a good eater, we are on the DDP, and he would have gotten bored with the kid's meal choices.

 

[Nikel]

HAHA! Sorry, I think this is pretty funny. We got asked on Friday about my daughter. She's two and a half and TINY. 2t clothes fall off of her.

But, she's really independent, and wanted to put the ticket in the turnstile. She was walking while doing it. The CM lets her go through and asks me for my ticket. I pointed out to her, that was my ticket, she's two. She gave me the up eyebrow and said "Wow, it's hard to tell, she's so big!"

LOL. No one has ever mistaken Julie for being bigger than she is. EVER. I get asked if she's 18months all the time. "Wow, she walks so well! How hold is she?" "Watch out for the baby, we don't want to hurt the baby." That's what we usually hear.

Point of the story, if you don't want to be questioned, have them sit in the stroller. Thanks for the chuckle.

I have a tiny 2.5 yr old too. She;ll be 3 a couple of weeks after we get back. If anyone tells me that she's so big, I'll probably laugh at them. She still wears 12 month and some 18 month clothes. She is extremely verbal and articulate for her age though. I think I'll stick a copy of her bc in the camera bag, just in case.

 

[megan4777]

I am bringing a copy of both DD's birth certificates only b/c they tell people they're older than they really are.
DD#1 turned 4 this summer but is the size of a 6-7yr old and she tells people, "I'm going to go to 1st grade."
DD#2, not to be outdone by #1, turned 2 this summer and tells people she's 30 or 9. She's the size of a 3-4 yr old.

I plan to bring proof that I do/don't need to pay for things b/c they're liars.
I blame my DH for this.

 

[katerkat]

Just back - I carried the BC with me - but we were never once asked his age. He was carried through or in the stroller through every turnstile.