Will I have to pay extra?

[DreamDelta]

My best friend and I have decided to take her nephews and my kids to WDW on August 16-22. My question is this...My DD will be 2 and her DN will be 9 at the time that we make the reservations, but they will be 3 and 10 at the time of the trip, which will increase the price for both of them. Does Disney make you pay for the cost of the age of the kids when you make the reservation or when you actually take the trip? ​

Just trying to cut a few corners....

 

[Yellow Shoes]

My guess would be when you take the trip. If the child is 10 years old when he/she goes through the turnstile, they pay the appropriate admission.

I'm basing this on the fact that people with un-used days on previously purchased Hoppers have to pay the difference between adult and child admission when they use the older passes.

If it weren't this way, people would buy lots of children's passes and hold onto them in order to get in at the children's rate when they are adults.

I would also suspect that turnstile CMs are VERY good at guessing the ages of children, since this is what they do every day.

Sorry that this isn't what you wanted to hear.

 

[DreamDelta]

Thanks for the info! I don't really mind at all. I'm just totally excited about going! My 2 year old asks about WDW every day, so I can't wait to go back just for her!​

 

[Raven66]

That's a good question. But I would think that you would pay the price for the age they are when you make the reservations. When I call central reservations, they ask me the age of the child. They don't ask how old will your child be when you go? And if you have gone before with these kids, they will have it in their computer how old they are. They knew how old my daughter is. Any way it turns out I hope you have a wonderful time. :wave:

 

[DreamDelta]

That's was I was thinking. I'm not trying to cheat or slide by or anything like that, but the savings would be great!​

 

[Yellow Shoes]

Disney doesn't care WHEN the ticket was purchased. That's why they will honor leftover days from tickets bought many years ago.

But here's another example.

My son went to WDW in 1993 when he was 5 years old. If there were a day left on that ticket, there is NO WAY he could use that child's ticket to get through the turnstile. He is 18 now and obviously not a child. He would be able to apply that admission towards an adult ticket.

 

[DreamDelta]

Gotcha! I totally understand!:animwink:​

 

[bigorangeandy]

I'm basing this on the fact that people with un-used days on previously purchased Hoppers have to pay the difference between adult and child admission when they use the older passes

If you bought a childs Hopper and when you come back on your next trip the child is over 9 you can upgrade at no cost to an adults pass for that child. Here is a link to the allearsnet.com site that does a better job.
http://allearsnet.com/pl/ticket.htm#olderchild

 

[debpeduz]

As far as park passes go, you have to buy the proper passes for each family member based on the age they will be when they go to the park. If your child is 10 when you go, then they will need the adult pass.

 

[Monty]

The AllEars link bigorangeandy seems clear to me. Since different info is coming from different sources, here's the text:

EXCHANGING OLD CHILDREN'S TICKETS Many people find themselves in the situation of going to WDW with their young children and having unused days left on their tickets when they return home. These tickets are put away, often for many years, until another trip to Disney is planned. But what can you do with these tickets since your then child is now a teenager or even an adult and obviously can't use a child's ticket now?
What you have left will depend on how this transaction is handled. If you have a brand new, completely unused child's ticket that you bought years ago you will only be able to apply a dollar value equal to the price you paid for that ticket towards any new adult ticket that exceeds the price of the old one. This is your only option with an unused child ticket.
But if you have a partially used ticket, you may take that ticket along with your child who is now a teenager or older to a Guest Relations location at the major parks or DTD. If the Guest Relations CM is satisfied that the dates of the original ticket and the current age of your child make sense, you will have the leftover child's admissions exchanged for the identical adult admissions at no further charge to you. The "child" must be with you or you will be unable to do this.
Making sense of the dates means that if you bought and used the child ticket in 1994, then your child in 2004 must now fall in the 13-19 year old range. If you bought and used it in 1984, then the "child" must now be in the 23-29 year old range, etcetera etcetera. If they are not, then Disney reserves the right to offer you nothing more than the dollar value of the unused admissions towards a new adult ticket.
A note on this: if your child is now 11 or 12 years old, you can continue to use the old child's ticket as is and have no problem at the gate. The only time that you may run into a problem is when you have an older teen trying to use it. That is when you should exchange the child's ticket. Don't bother going to Guest Relations for an 11 or 12 year old, just use it as is.

 

[Misscmac]

My son went to WDW in 1993 when he was 5 years old. If there were a day left on that ticket, there is NO WAY he could use that child's ticket to get through the turnstile. He is 18 now and obviously not a child. He would be able to apply that admission towards an adult ticket.[/quote]

That's true but you're also talking about a 13 year difference...the difference is only a few months for the original poster.

 

[Yellow Shoes]

Thanks MontyMon and bigorangeandy for the links and information.


Based on the way I read this, if the 10 year old is challenged and found out to be 10 (instead of 9), they will have to pay for the adult ticket. This is not a situation of a partially used ticket from a previous trip, but a brand new one bought prior to this trip.

If you have a brand new, completely unused child's ticket that you bought years ago you will only be able to apply a dollar value equal to the price you paid for that ticket towards any new adult ticket that exceeds the price of the old one. This is your only option with an unused child ticket.

I totally realize the high "bummer factor" in this situation. But it's like the one kid in the group who is 20 years, 11 months and 29 days old. She still can't legally order a drink with her older friends. Or the 5 year old who is totally ready for kindergarten but who misses the cut-off by a week.

At least you have more information that you did yesterday....

 

[DreamDelta]

So I think my best bet would be to pay for the 2 and 9 year old like they were already 3 and 10. I'm definitely NOT trying to buck the system, I just want to make sure that we're planning correctly.

I'm feeling foolish....:veryconfu

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[DreamDelta]

So, when I make our ressies, I should just tell them that the kids are already 3 and 10? Whaddya think?:veryconfu

 

[Raven66]

So, when I make our ressies, I should just tell them that the kids are already 3 and 10? Whaddya think?:veryconfu

When you make your ressies I would tell them how old they are and then tell them that they will be 3 and 10 when the trip will actually take place and let them make the decision. Put it in their hands.

 

[DreamDelta]

That sounds like a good idea!:animwink:

 

[coltow]

When making your reservation, they ask you how old the children WILL be at the time of travel and charge you accordingly.