Stipulations for 2 year olds?

[careyalis]

We are going to DW and debating buying our barely 3 year old a ticket or just taking him in as a 2 year old. He is 40 inches tall. Is there any reason to get him a ticket? Will he be excluded from anything for not having a ticket?

[lala]

Do you like throwing money away?

Seriously, there is no reason. That's why taking 2 year olds is awesome!

ETA: This was written when I misunderstood the question. I do not condone lying, especially to avoid paying for something. That's called stealing. 

[Deleted]

Is he going to be 3 there or almost 3? I can't remember. If almost 3, he doesn't need a ticket and there's no advantage to getting one. If he will be 3, he needs one.

[careyalis]

Apr 29, 2016 9:46:20 GMT -5 @lindy said:

Is he going to be 3 there or almost 3? I can't remember. If almost 3, he doesn't need a ticket and there's no advantage to getting one. If he will be 3, he needs one.

He will be 3, but my mil (who is paying) wants to sneak him as two. I'm uncomfortable, but don't know if I should be.

[Deleted]

Apr 29, 2016 9:47:24 GMT -5 careyalis said:

Apr 29, 2016 9:46:20 GMT -5 @lindy said:

Is he going to be 3 there or almost 3? I can't remember. If almost 3, he doesn't need a ticket and there's no advantage to getting one. If he will be 3, he needs one.

He will be 3, but my mil (who is paying) wants to sneak him as two. I'm uncomfortable, but don't know if I should be.

Well I know A would have blown our cover at 3. If you told her she was a different age she got angry at you and would correct it lol. He's also pretty tall (as tall as A who is almost 4) so he might get questioned if he tried to enter on an under 3 ticket.

[bexporter]

I wouldn't try to scam the system. If he's 3, he's 3. If MIL wants to get him in free, trip should be before his birthday.

[lala]

Oh I misread - I thought you meant it was almost his birthday. No, I wouldn't lie. He needs a ticket.

[ilikedonuts]

Check in the day before his birthday. Then he's free the whole time.

[Deleted]

There were times I forgot Brady's pass at Disneyland and just walked in rather than trying to get a paper pass no one said anything. I just had him sit in the stroller. The only thing I can think of is if he's doing some of the big rides they may question it why he doesn't have a fast pass

[thejen626]

We just got back from Disneyland. My younger daughter is 3.5, but she's very tiny and looks/acts younger than she is. We bought her a ticket into the park because I'm a rule follower and didn't want bad juju around our trip if we tried to sneak her in. But at literally every sit down restaurant, they offered her the "free baby meal" that's for kids under 3, no one ever asked her age.

[peggy]

We went last November and M turned 3 in December. They asked us at the gate every time (especially at MK) how old she was and where was her ticket. We had to explain multiple times that she didn't turn three until 12/28. They even asked her how old she was.

[wesleycrusher]

Apr 29, 2016 13:06:35 GMT -5 peggy said:

We went last November and M turned 3 in December. They asked us at the gate every time (especially at MK) how old she was and where was her ticket. We had to explain multiple times that she didn't turn three until 12/28. They even asked her how old she was.

I took my kids last November when they had just turned 3 and not one person asked their age at the gate or at restaurants. They were in a stroller though entering the park...

[peggy]

Apr 29, 2016 14:39:47 GMT -5 wesleycrusher said:

Apr 29, 2016 13:06:35 GMT -5 peggy said:

We went last November and M turned 3 in December. They asked us at the gate every time (especially at MK) how old she was and where was her ticket. We had to explain multiple times that she didn't turn three until 12/28. They even asked her how old she was.

I took my kids last November when they had just turned 3 and not one person asked their age at the gate or at restaurants. They were in a stroller though entering the park...

I think it was because I had M & A in a double stroller and the 2u2 aspect tends to confuse people.

[careyalis]

Apr 29, 2016 13:06:35 GMT -5 peggy said:

We went last November and M turned 3 in December. They asked us at the gate every time (especially at MK) how old she was and where was her ticket. We had to explain multiple times that she didn't turn three until 12/28. They even asked her how old she was.

Thanks for saying this! They all (my family)think that it won't make a difference but I know he will get questioned. He is extremely verbal and in the 93 percentile for height-people didn't believe he was two when he was actually two. I've finally convinced them that he needs a ticket.

[carolinagirl831]

Buy a ticket my Dd yells to everyone her name and age all the time. Plus I feel like stuff like this somewhat causes places to change rules. Go right before his birthday if you don't want to buy a ticket

[livinitup]

I did it. I walked my just turned 3 year old into WDW. No one asked or even blinked. Just walked-up with my ticket and walked in. I figured, it doesn't cost MORE to get turned away and go buy her ticket. (We just went for the day on our way out of Florida.)

DH would have NONE of it and was horrified and would not walk near us. And would have been very satisfied if I got burned and embarrassed.

[lala]

May 1, 2016 15:44:24 GMT -5 livinitup said:

I did it. I walked my just turned 3 year old into WDW. No one asked or even blinked. Just walked-up with my ticket and walked in. I figured, it doesn't cost MORE to get turned away and go buy her ticket. (We just went for the day on our way out of Florida.)

DH would have NONE of it and was horrified and would not walk near us. And would have been very satisfied if I got burned and embarrassed.

I would have been your husband, it would have been a serious issue if he did something like that. I'm honestly floored that people seriously do this and have no shame or remorse. Yuck.

[lala]

May 2, 2016 9:18:34 GMT -5 minniemouse said:

If you stay in property, don't they already know how old your kid is? I thought I had to put in their ages when we reserved the room.
With kids in the <5% range, I could get away with saying they are younger but I would never do it.

I'm sure they lie there, too.

[Alyssa]

My 4 year old is 41.5" and we said he was just about to turn 3. They didn't hassle us at Disneyland and we were there at the beginning of April.

[ilikedonuts]

My 4 year old would been like 'why are you lying mom?' If I tried to pass her off as 2.

[lala]

Why am I still reading this thread. Rage at the liars. Good job teaching your kids.

[estrellita]

Yeah.. I was 16 at Disney for YEARS. They should have had my age on record from staying there every year so I don't know why they never questioned it. Meh. I don't know what we will/would do when E gets to that point if we go around that age. I don't see it as a big deal and I'm a rule follower for the most part. Probably irrelevant though since we won't be going as much as I did as a kid!

[dcrunnergirl52]

May 3, 2016 19:07:10 GMT -5 lala said:

Why am I still reading this thread. Rage at the liars. Good job teaching your kids.

This is how I feel too. The rule-follower in me is aghast.

[TBM]

May 2, 2016 12:19:15 GMT -5 sxia said:

Believe me. Disney will get their money.

Of course they will, but they are a business and are in business to make money. They are aware that people cheat the system, so they raise prices and the rest of us pay for the cheaters. Just like any other business, they have wages to pay and expenses, and larger than average daily running expenses to keep their customers happy.

If you don't like the way a business (no matter how large or small) is run, cheating them is not the answer.....just don't give them your business.

[lala]

May 4, 2016 9:00:59 GMT -5 TBM said:

May 2, 2016 12:19:15 GMT -5 sxia said:

Believe me. Disney will get their money.

Of course they will, but they are a business and are in business to make money. They are aware that people cheat the system, so they raise prices and the rest of us pay for the cheaters. Just like any other business, they have wages to pay and expenses, and larger than average daily running expenses to keep their customers happy.

If you don't like the way a business (no matter how large or small) is run, cheating them is not the answer.....just don't give them your business.

Well that's what a logical, honest person would do. No one is forcing you to take your 3 year old to Disney. If it's not in the budget, don't do it. Just like I refuse to buy bottled water in Disney (Or other similar places) b/c it's insanely overpriced. I don't find a way to steal it instead. 

[lala]

May 3, 2016 21:25:21 GMT -5 estrellita said:

Yeah.. I was 16 at Disney for YEARS. They should have had my age on record from staying there every year so I don't know why they never questioned it. Meh. I don't know what we will/would do when E gets to that point if we go around that age. I don't see it as a big deal and I'm a rule follower for the most part. Probably irrelevant though since we won't be going as much as I did as a kid!

Well I don't think there is a difference once a kid is 9 now. It's easy to know what you will do when your child reaches that age - pay for the age they are. Done. 

[estrellita]

May 4, 2016 9:43:35 GMT -5 lala said:

May 3, 2016 21:25:21 GMT -5 estrellita said:

Yeah.. I was 16 at Disney for YEARS. They should have had my age on record from staying there every year so I don't know why they never questioned it. Meh. I don't know what we will/would do when E gets to that point if we go around that age. I don't see it as a big deal and I'm a rule follower for the most part. Probably irrelevant though since we won't be going as much as I did as a kid!

Well I don't think there is a difference once a kid is 9 now. It's easy to know what you will do when your child reaches that age - pay for the age they are. Done. 

Well obviously I wouldn't try claiming a 9 year old is 2. I'm more talking about if he were to have just turned 3 or something. I probably won't push it as much as my parents did, haha.

[lala]

I understood what you meant. It's still not complicated to follow the rules.

[Wines Not Whines]

I'm kind of surprised Disney hasn't changed their under-3 policy, especially considering how much they've raised ticket prices recently. They could make a lot of money if they started charging for kids under 3, even if if they gave a small discount off of the price for adults.