Best Ways to Celebrate 70th & 50th Birthdays at WDW (Dining + Beyond)?

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My mother turned 70 this summer and my cousin turns 50 shortly after our December trip—both lifelong WDW fanatics! We’ll be 4 people total with Memory Maker, staying 8 days / 7 nights (6 park days). (And yes, I am making her an “I’m older than Disneyland by X days” shirt :rofl: )

Question 1: Is it okay to mention birthdays at all 7 of our table service meals, and when should I bring it up—at ADR booking, calling ahead, or at check-in? (And if at check-in, how can I do it each time without the birthday girls overhearing?) (And is mentioning the birthdays worth the effort?)
Here are our current table service restaurant plans:

  • 50’s Prime Time Café
  • Chef Mickey’s (she goes crazy with the napkin when the lights start flashing, lol)
  • Le Cellier
  • Raglan Road
  • Skipper Canteen
  • Whispering Canyon Café
  • Yak & Yeti (I’m trading in points for Landry’s gift cards to free up a credit for Le Cellier)

Question 2: Outside of restaurants, what other ways can I work with Disney staff to enhance the birthday celebration aspect of our visit?

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It is perfectly fine to mention - in fact 95% of the time they will ask you once you are seated. You may also add it to the ADR on booking. In most cases it will get you a small cupcake (the same one in each location); occasionally something more festive or personal.

Add it to your hotel booking, and obtain a Birthday Button at check in, or at any of most WDW retail locations, and sometimes right in the middle of Main Street USA

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Wearing a Birthday Button will definitely get a person many cries of “Happy Birthday!” DH did that one time and we counted 39 of those during one day. Most were CMs, but not all. :birthday: He also received an unexpected snack or treat a couple times just by wearing the pin, no comments by me were needed.

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