Checking ages at gate?

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Master Yoda

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MontyMon said:
Nah, the roll-eyes was directed at the OP. Why is it no-one ever asks these morality questions for themselves? Always on behalf of a cousin, sister, great-aunt twice removed, friend of my boss or grand-poobah of the local lodge... :rolleyes:
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My great uncle's, best friend's, former roommate's sister was wondering if there is a way to get free parking at DHS and AK similar to the way you do it at MK.:lookaroun








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sublimesting

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Stroller nothing....next time we go we are going to smuggle our 3 year old in as if my wife were still pregnant.


Seriously though, I have no problem playing the age game a bit if you are a few months over....but 4 is a stretch.
 
Wishes 1971

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valleyfan said:
My brother and sister in law are going to Disney in Feb and they asked me if I thought they could get my 4yr old nephew in for free as a 2yr old if they pushed him through in his stroller. Do they ever ask about ages at gate or just assume the kids are 2.
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Proving once more what's wrong with our society! Perhaps if they aren't willing to pay for their 4 year old to get in, they shouldn't be going to begin with?!?

kmanship said:
It's 3 and under that is free anyway right???? We have never had a problem with anyone asking our ages...

Why make a big deal over a 4 year old getting in free... In the big picture it's probably no big deal to Disney anyway...
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No...one individual probably isn't a big deal to Disney....but it's the law of compounding....if this family is thinking of doing it, I assure you, many others are doing it as well. It's not the one person that makes an impact, it's the total of all.

Bottom line.....ask yourself.....If this was YOUR business, would YOU mind someone stealing from you?

Ultimately, you're not stealing from Disney, you're stealing from the rest of the consumer group. It's the trustworthy consumers that pay for the deceitful actions of others.
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valleyfan

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When I saw all the responses to this I called my brother and asked why he wanted this question posed on here and he said if we buy a 5 day pass for Devin than 3 out of those 5 days are going to be at parks that frankly don't have anything that the younger child can do. So we buy him the pass and most of the money was waisted just to get him in the park to hang around waiting in lines all day to get into a child swap area.


I somewhat disagree with him, we are taking my 4yr old son next month and we were just there in Feb when he was still 3 and he went on plenty of rides at all the parks and we bought him a pass.

Don't hate me for this, I told him to get his own account for future questions.
 
Wishes 1971

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valleyfan said:
When I saw all the responses to this I called my brother and asked why he wanted this question posed on here and he said if we buy a 5 day pass for Devin than 3 out of those 5 days are going to be at parks that frankly don't have anything that the younger child can do. So we buy him the pass and most of the money was waisted just to get him in the park to hang around waiting in lines all day to get into a child swap area.


I somewhat disagree with him, we are taking my 4yr old son next month and we were just there in Feb when he was still 3 and he went on plenty of rides at all the parks and we bought him a pass.

Don't hate me for this, I told him to get his own account for future questions.
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This would similar to suggesting to not pay for the kid meals at a restaurant because you don’t feel like they ate adequately???? Why "waste" the money to pay for a meal that has hardly been eaten?

We've taken our kids (13 YO twins and 10 YO) just about every year since they were born (first visit was when they were 6 months....although admittedly that first visit was not for them…it was to be with my siblings who had older children). There are always things to do at the parks with younger children….no matter which park. The trip needs to be planned accordingly, with research done to determine how to best spend the days.

Again....if he feels the money will be wasted....perhaps the family is not ready for a Disney trip.....
 
NewfieFan

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valleyfan said:
When I saw all the responses to this I called my brother and asked why he wanted this question posed on here and he said if we buy a 5 day pass for Devin than 3 out of those 5 days are going to be at parks that frankly don't have anything that the younger child can do. So we buy him the pass and most of the money was waisted just to get him in the park to hang around waiting in lines all day to get into a child swap area.


I somewhat disagree with him, we are taking my 4yr old son next month and we were just there in Feb when he was still 3 and he went on plenty of rides at all the parks and we bought him a pass.

Don't hate me for this, I told him to get his own account for future questions.
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I've taken both my children at 14mths, 3, 4, 5, & 6 years old! They've always had plenty to do and have never spent their time waiting in queues to do a child swap. I feel I get my money's worth out of their ticket (if that is indeed their concern).

If they feel this way then maybe you could suggest to them that they should wait until their child(ren) are older and they can do more in the parks.

The reason we holiday at Disney is b/c there is so much there for our younger children. It's really a great place with small kids. My kids are now 6 and 3 and they love it more than mommy and daddy do! :animwink:

Each age has it's pros and cons when it comes to traveling and Disney. It just depends on what is more important to the parent(s) or family!
 
Billy6

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Answering part of the question, I "legally" brought my 2 yr old daughter(in june, 3rd birthday was in August) to the parks, and with alot of hopping and 4 days worth of park visits, I was asked "1" time of her age at the gates...In which I replyed she is "still two". She looked her age, 2, almost 3, she was in a stroller, and one CM randomly asked...Are they supposed to ask everyone? Are there always CMs manning every turnstile? I guess its up to you if you want to do that...but I was only asked one time, out of a good 15 times through a gate...

to each his own fate.....:shrug:
 
Laura

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valleyfan said:
if we buy a 5 day pass for Devin than 3 out of those 5 days are going to be at parks that frankly don't have anything that the younger child can do.
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:confused:

What parks are those? 4 year olds can do about 95% of the attractions at every park. My daughter started riding Tower of Terror when she was 3!
 
Laufschneller65

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I think that leads a poor example and bad parenting on your part to condone this type of activity, just pay for the ticket and don't be so cheap. What kind of lesson are you teaching your four year old? that it is ok to lie, to steal, and to outright be deceitful.
 
Batphobic

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For the most part a great response from the forum members here. Just want to chime in on the side of those encouraging the road of full disclosure and honesty.

I just saw something on the news the other night about some ladies getting caught stealing from a department store and using their kids in the scheme. Made me cringe. Same thing here.

Don't get me wrong - we all probably have have tested some lines here and there. But the sooner a person concludes that they must live their lives "above board" the better off they'll be in so many ways.

Last thought - some on the board have suggested that many people cheat the system. If that's the case you are (those cheating the system) making WDW trips more expensive for the rest of us paying.
 
heliumalias

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If your brother doesn't think that his youngest will be able to do most of the things at WDW then why don't they wait a couple of years until the kid can.
Personally, I was always a tall kid so I got to go on pretty much everything from quite a young age but I've had lots of friends who (at much older ages than 4) haven't been able to go on quite a few things because of their height. If you don't want to pay then don't go or leave the youngest with a relative at home
 
adambrady

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Cheating the system is simply wrong, no matter what kind of backwards reason you can come up with. Are you going to tell us that by saving money on the ticket you are going to be like so many others on this site who claim to be big tippers with the money saved. I don't buy it. Just tell him to man up and buy the kid a ticket.
 
Pumbas Nakasak

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Just got to love the moral indignation of the preaching choir, how righteous.
Can this thread hit 500 posts, there must be someone else desperate to prove their honesty and goodness.





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Figment632

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Wishes 1971 said:
This would similar to suggesting to not pay for the kid meals at a restaurant because you don’t feel like they ate adequately???? Why "waste" the money to pay for a meal that has hardly been eaten?

We've taken our kids (13 YO twins and 10 YO) just about every year since they were born (first visit was when they were 6 months....although admittedly that first visit was not for them…it was to be with my siblings who had older children). There are always things to do at the parks with younger children….no matter which park. The trip needs to be planned accordingly, with research done to determine how to best spend the days.

Again....if he feels the money will be wasted....perhaps the family is not ready for a Disney trip.....
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So you should get the meal for free because your kid is young?
 
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