Originally Posted By trekkeruss They don't check any ID when you ask for a birthday button, so if they did give front-of-line priviledges, you can imagine that lots of people would be lying about their birthdate.
Originally Posted By DlandDug May I add that there are NO front of line privileges on your birthday. But you may get a free bag of tortillas at the Mission Tortilla Factory.
Originally Posted By IB Hearty some cast members will give you fastpasses if they have extra ones or even switchpasses or a re-admission pass. It really all depends on the cast member.
Originally Posted By DlandJB And if you get a birthday button from City Hall friendly people will be yelling "Happy Birthday!" at you all day and you kind of feel like you are being followed...
Originally Posted By cmpaley <--I'm one of the geeks who says happy birthday to people when I see them wearing a birthday button.
Originally Posted By Disneydanny kinda OT to the thread do they still let guests ride up front w/ the engineer on the train. That's one thing i've ALWAYS wanted to do.
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x <--- Also one of the geeks (and my daughters do it too) that say Happy Birthday to everyone I see wearing a button.
Originally Posted By sherrytodd There's a seat on the tender of some trains, but I beleive there's one or two that don't have a seat. You can only ride on the trains with the tender seat. It is entirely up to the engineer and fireman whether they allow people to ride. You have to board at the Main Street station and do a complete circle trip. Ask the conducter if you can do a tender ride and they will check with the crew. There's only room for two people. It is a lot of fun.
Originally Posted By 9oldmen If they were to give you these priviliges on your birthday, they would have to extend them to everyone in your group, or you're going to have one lonely birthday. If this was the case, then just about EVERYONE would try to claim SOMEONE in their group as the birthday person. So basically, everyone would have front of the line priviliges, which would result in...things being pretty much the way they are right now. Also, you have birthday CELEBRATIONS which take place close to, but not actually ON someone's birthday, and I could see THEM trying to claim the privilige. Would you really want this, along with Fastpasses and guest assistance passes?
Originally Posted By TinksBestFriend If you want a tender ride on the DLRR... Just go to the Main Street Station and ask any CM. Only Engine #1 - C. K. Holliday and #2 - E. P. Ripley have seats. You can only get on and off at the Main Street Station. If the enging is due to take on water you will not be allowed to ride but that is no big deal since you can ride the next engine. IMHO the best ride in DL. This is just to add to what sherrytodd stated above.
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x What about the LillyBelle? I thought you can right that one, too. I have been on the CK Holiday when it was at the Fullerton Train Days.
Originally Posted By TinksBestFriend Same basic procedure to ride the Lilly Belle. Just ask a CM at the Main Street Station. Again you must get on and off at Main Street. Also a CM must be available to ride with you.
Originally Posted By joeysmommy No, but you can request to ride on the front row of many rides. When riding Indy, Space Mountain, POTC, TOT and Soarin' I pointed to my birthday button and requested front row. They let us do it on every ride where we asked. It is a great perk of the birthday button.
Originally Posted By Skippy You can ask for a front row regardless of whether or not it's your birthday. And besides, not everyone celebrates their birthday.
