Hi Richard, welcome to planDisney!
By the time my family sets sail on our first Disney Cruise this summer, we will have waited over three years to sail. My kids are completely different human beings now, but I know they'll be able to experience and remember even more magical experiences than they would have three years ago. I bet you have similar feelings about your upcoming Walt Disney World Resort vacation. Your 10-year-old is likely tall and brave enough to ride most thrill rides, including the brand new
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT. She's probably able to walk farther and stay up later than in previous years, which means you should definitely add
Disney Enchantment at Magic Kingdom park and
Harmonious at EPCOT to your itinerary. As her parents, you're the kids at heart that get to literally go along for the ride!
If you haven't already done so, Richard, make sure your child's ticket is linked in
My Disney Experience. You should also go ahead and make a
theme park reservation for each person for each park day as soon as you are able. Your daughter's new age does put her in a different age category for tickets, but a Cast Member assured me you should have no trouble retaining theme park reservations made with the child's ticket. Your options for changing the ticket type to match her new age are to call a friendly Cast Member at the phone number listed for
Technical and Website Support or to visit a
Guest Relations window located outside the entrance to each theme park. Since you can already make your family's theme park reservations, the extended wait time you'll likely experience making a phone call is not required.
When speaking with a Cast Member either on the phone or in person, please explain your unique ticket situation exactly as you told me, Richard. Disney Cast Members are the heart of the
50th Anniversary Celebration and will be able to assist you with modifying your daughter's ticket. This particular change cannot be made online.
Please return to planDisney with any other trip-planning questions.
Never grow up,
Jennifer