Originally Posted By jonvn If a baby is born in Disneyland, do you get a special birth certificate from them or something? Has anyone ever heard of this happening? I assume it has to now and then.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper When I worked at Geauga Lake Amusement Park they had what was then their first baby born in the park. Here is a good one: the lady rode all of the roller coaster in the park all day long because she was trying to force labor, and she did. While the park signs discouraged pregnant riders there was nothing banning them. So, the baby was born on top of a picnic table and the park nurse delivered it. The reward for the stupidity? A lifetime season pass. The end result? That park is closed and that child is likely now a member of Mensa!
Originally Posted By Ursula When I worked in DL in the 80's the the outstanding rumor was that any child born within the berm was granted a life-pass and it was always some fun color, like red or gold or royal purple. (because, you know CM's just got silver ones). I've not found a single thing to prove it, but it was always a nice feeling that it could happen to some lucky kid.
Originally Posted By jonvn I think if you are born in a Disney park, you should get a lifetime pass! After all, that makes you an official Disney citizen. What a story to tell your kids when you grow up. I was born in Disneyland. Or I was born in Epcot. How fun! Something that will last a couple generations in a family. In many ways, I don't like stuff they do, but they are so ingrained in the fabric of American culture, that this would be a really fun thing to say about yourself. "I was born in Disneyland!" Kind of cool, I think.
Originally Posted By imadisneygal Even though it does sound cool to be given a lifetime passport for being born in a Disney Park it's just a rumor. It does not really happen. The passport part does not really happen, I mean. There have been babies born inside the Parks although very, VERY infrequently. Several years ago there was a baby born inside the lead office at the Main Entrance. In another case a woman who was in labor came TO Disneyland and actually hid in a bathroom and her husband came to first aid to tell them that his wife was in the bathroom in labor. She would not come out because she had heard that you get a lifetime passport if your baby is born at Disneyland. Once they assured her that she would not be receiving a lifetime passport she came out and accepted the ambulance ride to Western Medical Center where her baby was born shortly thereafter. I am sure there were other cases but these two I know of firsthand. I'd be willing to bet that if Disney started handing out lifetime passes to anyone born in the Parks they'd get more crazy laboring women entering the Parks than they should! That said, the baby born at the Main Entrance got some new clothes and stuffed animals. So that's something!
Originally Posted By alexbook I've read elsewhere that Disney tries very hard to discourage the "free lifetime pass" rumor, because of the fear that more pregnant women would attempt to give birth there. The first baby born in Disneyland was Teresa Salcedo, born July 4, 1979, "on a bench behind Plaza Inn": <a href="http://thisdayindisneyhistory.homestead.com/July04.html" target="_blank">http://thisdayindisneyhistory. homestead.com/July04.html</a>
Originally Posted By jdub Well, all I have to say is that the companion thread to this one should be QUITE interesting.
Originally Posted By Bob Benchley I'm willing to bet the stories about babies conceived at the parks are quite interesting.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros If your baby is born in DL, and you don't get a free lifetime pass, does that mean that you still have to pay for its admission? Or are kids that young free?
Originally Posted By imadisneygal If you're in utero when you enter the Park then you're free. No one will stop you and ask you to purchase a passport even if you make your grand entrance after entering. Besides, all children under 3 years of age are free.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros So what happens if they turn 3 while they're in the park? Do they have to pay to get out, like the MTA? : )
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x LOL, no I've been taking kids into Disneyland for free for 4 years (since my DD was 2, then my youngest, who just turned 3). They don't check birth certificates or ask for proof that the child is 3.
Originally Posted By jonvn "So what happens if they turn 3 while they're in the park?" I would think this is only an issue with multi day tickets. And since this is supposed to be checked at the time of ticket purchase, it's ok. They'll excuse the few bucks. Shocking, I know.
Originally Posted By imadisneygal You'd be surprised how many people will stuff their 5 year-olds under a blanket in a stroller and tell them to pretend they're asleep. At least one family a day. It's ridiculous. And not even a close possibility to "just turned three last week" which, even though it requires a passport, would likely get by unnoticed. I mean kindergartners. Two year-olds act like two year-olds and it's pretty easy to tell. Most of the time if there is a super tall/developed child without a passport and their age is in question it is resolved with a simple question to mom or dad. "When is your child's birthday?" The ones who are telling the truth will respond with the birthday and year right away. No problem. The ones who are lying will usually start by telling you that the child is two. Then when asked again for the birthdate they usually haven't thought far enough in advance to have done the backwards math and lie. Sometimes they'll say that their child is 3 and then once they're told that they'll need a passport they say, "I was told 3 and under don't need one!" I am sure some people get away with it but I am amazed at the extremes some people will go to in order to avoid paying for a child's passport. Pacifiers or bottles in their kindergartner's mouth. Ridiculous.
Originally Posted By imadisneygal Back when I worked in Guest Relations we'd have people call and say, "My two year-old is REALLY big for her age. What should I do??" We told them to bring a photo copy (never the original or anything certified) of the child's birth certificate. Many Guests did have that with them. I'd say there were more Guests who had proof that their taller child was not yet three than there were Guests who insisted that their child who is 4 feet tall and in a stroller was two years-old.
