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Have you ever celebrated a birthday while at WDW that was either the week before or the week after your trip?
We are going in May, and I booked a birthday dinner for for DBF's birthday. He was also going to wear an "It's my birthday" pin. His birthday isn't until the next week though. I feel kind of bad doing it...
But I have celebrated my birthday early AND late at home. It's just what works out best with schedules. Maybe I'm trying to justify it. =)
I did this last year for my boys, they were both belated bdays, but we celebrated at Chef Mickeys. My youngest wore his bday hat and pin, my oldest wasnt going that far...but they enjoyed the meal and all the charactors
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I've been thinking about this too. We're going the beginning of Dec and my birthday is Dec 21. I'd love to celebrate my actual birthday there but to be honest it will never happen - too expensive and way too crowded. I've heard lots of other people say it's ok and I'm sure it is but I'm like you, I still feel guilty somehow. I probably won't decide until I'm there but I have to admit I really want one of those birthday buttons!
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I'm doing that this weekend. My birthday is actually next Saturday but because I have to work on my birthday I am going this weekend. I plan on wearing a birthday pin everyday. If you can't be at the happiest place on earth for your actual birthday why not celebrate when you can be there. I say go ahead and enjoy yourself.
We are celebrating my daughter's b-day a little early since I had to fit the vacation in between the end of school and the start of camp....she will get her b-day button and we are celebrating with a cake...
I figure if people have belated and early birthday parties for people to work into someone's schedules it would be like have an early b-day except we are at Disney...
Go for it...this is your birthday celebration trip and whenever you decide to celebrate your birthday is up to you....
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I agree with everyone. My family's going to Disney the 3rd week in August. My B-day is the 20th and my DD's 18th is Sep 4th. We've decided to make it our Birthday trip. Next year we'll be back in Dec, so we're going to celebrate my DH's actual b-day and our 20th annivesary which just so happens to be in May. Any day at Disney is a good day to celebrate, I say. Enjoy!
Definitely go for it!! I felt the same way last year and asked the same question on these boards. And the overwhelming response was -- celebrate!! My DD turned 5 in May, and we were at WDW 3 weeks later. She wore her Birthday Button on our Magic Kingdom day and it was a very special day for her. Even though she knew her birthday happened already, it wasn't that much of a stretch being 3 weeks past. So definitely do it, and don't feel bad at all!!
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I'll be there during my birthday (my last full day at Disney lol) but my best friend's birthday is a few months prior
however since we live in different states we're going to Disney to celebrate both of our bdays and Christmas (a month late lol) and just hang out... so she's gonna get a button too... it might feel a bit odd, but it's our bday gift to each other so technically...
Just ask Anastasia (one of Cinderella's stepsisters) how often this happens on property! She's a hoot about it!
I did it a month after my birthday in 2006 and have always celebrated a special event while on property (and the event was almost never on the exact day we celebrated.) We just decided that one day would be our day to celebrate a birthday, another would be the day we celebrated our anniversary, etc.
I did last May a week before my actual birthday. They gave me a button at check in that I was not expecting and I proudly wore it. The CM at the Crystal Palace kept asking me why I didn't mention my birthday when I made the ADR. They went and decorated the table before they would seat us.
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