Tickets for barely 3 year old

[jpalerino]

I see ticket prices for children are 3-9. My son is turning 3 just one week before. Can I still get him in for free?

Jamie

 

[Aurora23]

If you purchase his ticket now, he is two years old. :wave:

 

[unkadug]

If you purchase his ticket now, he is two years old. :wave:

There's a catch-22 there. If you try to purchase his ticket now, because he is 2, you will be told that he doesn't need a ticket, as he is under 3.

At the risk of flames... it not like they are going to ask for his drivers license.

 

[gjpjtj]

My daughter is turning 3 years old 10 days before our trip. We tried to make our trip before her birthday, but due to work situations, we couldn't pull it off. We were in the same dilema. We also were adding the Dining Plan, which complicates things more.

Long story short, my 8 year old son will be with us as well, and having to lie about his sister's age over and over again, wasn't something we wanted him to learn. So yes, we broke down and bought tickets, and the dining plan for the 3 year old. My conscience is clean, but my wallet is a bit emptier.

 

[Master Yoda]

They will not even ask. If you tell the CM at the turnstyle that he is under three and it is not blatantly obvious that you are lying they wont even question it.

 

[Ashitaka]

Long story short, my 8 year old son will be with us as well, and having to lie about his sister's age over and over again, wasn't something we wanted him to learn. So yes, we broke down and bought tickets, and the dining plan for the 3 year old. My conscience is clean, but my wallet is a bit emptier.

Good for you. :sohappy: And good for your son, who is being raised in an ethical manner.

 

[figmentmom]

My daughter is turning 3 years old 10 days before our trip. We tried to make our trip before her birthday, but due to work situations, we couldn't pull it off. We were in the same dilema. We also were adding the Dining Plan, which complicates things more.

Long story short, my 8 year old son will be with us as well, and having to lie about his sister's age over and over again, wasn't something we wanted him to learn. So yes, we broke down and bought tickets, and the dining plan for the 3 year old. My conscience is clean, but my wallet is a bit emptier.

I agree...good for you, and you are setting an excellent example for your older child. The moral high ground goes to you. :sohappy: :wave:

 

[natalia1681]

My daughter is turning 3 years old 10 days before our trip. We tried to make our trip before her birthday, but due to work situations, we couldn't pull it off. We were in the same dilema. We also were adding the Dining Plan, which complicates things more.

Long story short, my 8 year old son will be with us as well, and having to lie about his sister's age over and over again, wasn't something we wanted him to learn. So yes, we broke down and bought tickets, and the dining plan for the 3 year old. My conscience is clean, but my wallet is a bit emptier.

I'm sure the empty wallet is a small price to pay to teach your son honesty:wave:

 

[CleveRocks]

I see ticket prices for children are 3-9. My son is turning 3 just one week before. Can I still get him in for free?

Only if you lie.

The above response isn't meant to be sarcastic. It is an objective answer to your question. You asked, "Can I still get him in for free?" The answer is that since you must pay for admission if the child is 3 or older, then your only way to get him in for free is to lie about his age.

The choice is yours. They will not ask for proof. Then again, you might get a wily CM who kneels down and asks him how old he is ....

If you coach him to answer "2" ... well ... I think you know that I stand where most others here do on this moral issue.

 

[Deadmanwalking]

even if you lie and get him in for free it will still cost you. Disney's placement of ride related merchandise when you exit a ride will make sure of that.

 

[maelstrom]

If your son is 3, technically you must buy him a ticket. Now, if he doesn't look old/big for his age, you can get him in for free. My parents got me in for free until I was 5 or 6 (yes, I was THAT small). They may ask your son how old he is, they may not. But it's all up to YOU. You won't burn in hell if you get your barely 3 year old son into WDW for free.

 

[fudwrapper]

i asked a similar question about my just turned 3 yr old, and man did i get flamed!! i was guilted into paying for my daughter, even though she'll only be 3 and one month. however, my AAA travel agent refused to put her on the paperwork, saying "don't worry about it, just take the money and buy her some nice souveniers while you're there". that made me feel like, ya know, maybe a month or so window on the age limits, especially going from 2 to 3, isn't really anything to get SO worked up over.

 

[Deadmanwalking]

i asked a similar question about my just turned 3 yr old, and man did i get flamed!! i was guilted into paying for my daughter, even though she'll only be 3 and one month. however, my AAA travel agent refused to put her on the paperwork, saying "don't worry about it, just take the money and buy her some nice souveniers while you're there". that made me feel like, ya know, maybe a month or so window on the age limits, especially going from 2 to 3, isn't really anything to get SO worked up over.

Nice idea... in the end Disney will get all the money you have set aside for your vacation, the only question is how many 50 cent trinkets priced at 15 dollars will you get to bring back home.

People trying to guilt you into paying are simply pathetic. Disney doesn't give you a partial refund when the one ride you've planned to see breaks down for the day, or give you a refund then the parade is rained out. Any number of problems that are not your fault are passed on to you the customer, so if you get the best of Disney don't feel guilty - just look at it as a little payback for the bad things disney does.

 

[fudwrapper]

Disney doesn't give you a partial refund when the one ride you've planned to see breaks down for the day, or give you a refund then the parade is rained out. Any number of problems that are not your fault are passed on to you the customer, so if you get the best of Disney don't feel guilty - just look at it as a little payback for the bad things disney does.

this is a great way to look at it, since my 2 favorite attractions are going to be down while we're there (RNR and SM). Splash Mountain for god's sake!!! arrgghh!! I'm trying not to dwell on it, but I'm really going to miss it. Point well taken!

 

[Deadmanwalking]

this is a great way to look at it, since my 2 favorite attractions are going to be down while we're there (RNR and SM). Splash Mountain for god's sake!!! arrgghh!! I'm trying not to dwell on it, but I'm really going to miss it. Point well taken!

At least you know that going in... two different times we've taken my daughter to ride the Pirates of the Caribbean and the ride was broken and out of service to entire day. Try explaining that to a 5 year that's been waiting and waiting.

 

[MicheleK]

i asked a similar question about my just turned 3 yr old, and man did i get flamed!! i was guilted into paying for my daughter, even though she'll only be 3 and one month. however, my AAA travel agent refused to put her on the paperwork, saying "don't worry about it, just take the money and buy her some nice souveniers while you're there". that made me feel like, ya know, maybe a month or so window on the age limits, especially going from 2 to 3, isn't really anything to get SO worked up over.

See, you asked :zipit:. Disney has so much of my (our) money (25+ years), so I had no problem when it came to my kids year of being 3. Especially my daughter. She eats next to nothing, so paying for her to eat would have been like just tossing money down the drain. I actually asked the CM at Crystal Palace. I told him the truth about her not eating more than a few bites, and he said "no problem, she can eat off your plate". What a nice guy!!! We surely thanked him in his tip!!! We found that by telling the CM's the truth, ALL of them let her eat off my plate until she was about 5/6. Yes, she was that little and ate like it. I say do what you want, what makes you happy............and have a MAGICAL time! :sohappy:

ps. My son is 5 years older than my daughter, and not once did he have to lie, not once, we made sure of it.

 

[ezralou]

Our son is going on four, and we decided to buy him a ticket for several reasons when we go to WDW (tomorrow!). 1., he looks and talks like he's six 2. we didn't want to teach him to lie if asked, and 3. there are several attractions he wants to ride that would require fastpasses. If these don't matter too much to you, then I highly doubt anyone would notice. FYI, last summer when our son just turned three we went to Busch Gardens, but didn't pay for his ticket there.

 

[donniedisney]

Im pretty sure you can just tell them he is 2. Are they going to make you bring a birth certificate?

 

[blackerbys17]

You have to do what you feel comfortable with, regardless what anybody else thinks. I'll tell you what I do, my son just turned 3 less than 2 months ago and when we went for Xmas, we did not buy him a ticket. I have quite a few reasons why I did this. 1 - he isn't tall enough to ride most rides (he is under 40" tall), 2 - he has a speech delay and though he knows his numbers, he has no concept of his age so there is no lying involved. If asked how old he is he would have no idea what you are asking even though we have tried to teach him, 3 - obviously, the extra cost.

They never once asked me how old he was. The way I see it is once he is 40" tall, (will be within the next 6 months I think), then I'll buy him a ticket because by then he can ride most of the rides and that to me seems fair.

Regardless of what you do, I suggest you don't teach your child to lie, I feel that is wrong. Otherwise than that, do what your heart tells you. Enjoy your trip!

 

[Nemo14]

Im pretty sure you can just tell them he is 2. Are they going to make you bring a birth certificate?

Actually we had the opposite problem with my son when he was 2. He was quite tall for his age, and we were afraid that they wouldn't believe he was only 2, so I did bring his birth certificate with me just in case.