Disney unveils a present for 2009: Everyone gets in free on their birthdays
Published 5:20 pm Friday, September 26, 2008
NEW YORK — Walt Disney Parks and Resorts last week announced a new promotion to admit visitors free on their birthdays next year.
“Every guest gets in free to one of our parks on their birthday in 2009,” Jay Rasulo, chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, said at a news conference in Manhattan.
Visitors will have to show valid identification and proof of birthdate to qualify. Details are available at www.disneyparks.com, where birthday visits can be registered in advance.
The birthday offer is part of a larger Disney promotion called “What will you celebrate?”
It includes a 30-city tour with public events featuring Disney costumed characters, which began in Minneapolis on Thursday and will end in Phoenix in February.
Miley Cyrus, star of the Disney show “Hannah Montana,” plans to celebrate her 16th birthday at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., on Oct. 5.
The birthday promotion is only good at U.S. parks.
Visitors with multi-day passes or who are otherwise already ticketed on their birthdays can either get a one-day one-park ticket for use in the next year; a “Fastpass” for four rides for up to six people; or a card with a dollar amount equal to the free ticket, usable toward merchandise and other purchases.
