Car land radiator spring racer

[tomato]

Nvm. Confused the OP with a different one.

 

[DharmaLou]

I couldn't get past the part about kids who like to sleep in. Are you a sorcerer?

 

[Disneyluvr2]

You're going during one of the busiest times of they year! If it were me, I'd explain to the kids before you go (and more than once) about how crowded it's going to be, and how important it is to get up early and get to the park, so you can get fastpasses. Let them know they can sleep in if they want, but they might not get to ride RSR if they do. The choice is theirs. That way they can't get upset if they decide to sleep in and the fast passes are gone, and you have to wait in a 2 hour stand by line. Set the alarm and when it goes off say "It's time to ride RSR!!"

 

[ADLFAN]

Thank you, I don't need to read it again. But let me repeat what *I* said because you didn't read ME properly.

OBVIOUSLY you cannot get fast passes from a park that you are not in. The post I quoted suggested that all one needs to do is take everyone's passes into DCA and get Fast Passes from Radiator Springs Racers. HOWEVER, the only person that is physically in DCA with a scanned-in ticket is the person getting the passes. He/she cannot scan the whole family's passes into DCA because the rest of them are not in DCA.

So my question (again) is, can one member of your party do this? Can my husband take all our passes while we wait in DLand, and scan himself (and not us) into DCA and get Fast Passes for all four of us? I'm saying we haven't been able to do it this way in the past. We could not get a Fast Pass until you've scanned your pass into the park. What would do is have all four of us scan into DCA, THEN Hubby would take the passes and run with them. We would either do something else in DCA or start to make our way back to DLand (but we couldn't go in again because he had our passes). He would catch up to us and then we'd scan back into DLand.

The part I am questioning is this: "go back to DL meet up with party" I am questioning the ability for one person to get all the Fast Passes if they are still in the OTHER park.

If you are scanned into EITHER park, you can use the tickets to get FP from either park. So yes, we have often done just that to acquire our RSR FP'S and I am often the "runner". So I would enter DL with all of my party, each of us scanning our tickets at the gate, and then I'd do a ride or two before collecting everyone's tickets, leaving them to enjoy DL, and head over to DCA to get our RSR FP's. It works perfectly! And gives me time to grab a Starbucks and maybe a treat for everyone to share when I meet back up with them in DL.

I've done this for three trips, so I can assure you it works!

 

[tomato]

If you are scanned into EITHER park, you can use the tickets to get FP from either park. So yes, we have often done just that to acquire our RSR FP'S and I am often the "runner". So I would enter DL with all of my party, each of us scanning our tickets at the gate, and then I'd do a ride or two before collecting everyone's tickets, leaving them to enjoy DL, and head over to DCA to get our RSR FP's. It works perfectly! And gives me time to grab a Starbucks and maybe a treat for everyone to share when I meet back up with them in DL.

I've done this for three trips, so I can assure you it works!

Thank you very much for your kind reply. Maybe there was a glitch or something on the first time my husband tried doing just what you described, because the machines would not accept our passes (only his), and the CM there told him it was because we weren't scanned in to DCA yet that day.

Glad to hear it is changed since we were there two years ago.

 

[KBinCO]

I'll be honest- I'd never wake my kids up early, esp on vacation. I just don't like being around my kids when they don't wake themselves up naturally, and for them it's like 8:30/9am. I get it.

 

[Eswift]

Thank you very much for your kind reply. Maybe there was a glitch or something on the first time my husband tried doing just what you described, because the machines would not accept our passes (only his), and the CM there told him it was because we weren't scanned in to DCA yet that day.

Glad to hear it is changed since we were there two years ago.

Worked in 2006. Glad you got your info. It's as I said, completely doable and exactly as the person described so I'm not sure you needed that tone with me given I told you the exact same answer.

 

[agamble]

Wait, can I get clarification on this? If you've scanned into Disneyland for the day but have not yet scanned into DCA, you can still get Fastpasses in DCA? For some reason I thought that didn't work. I remember us walking over to DCA, scanning in, handing our passes to DH, then the kids and me turning around and walking out and going back to DLand. We thought you had to be in the park to get the Fastpass.

Yes. I wasn't sure if I was coming across clearly. As long as the passes have been scanned at one park that day they will work for FP at either park. My husband could take our passes and run to DCA while I stayed in DL with the kids.

Thank you very much for your kind reply. Maybe there was a glitch or something on the first time my husband tried doing just what you described, because the machines would not accept our passes (only his), and the CM there told him it was because we weren't scanned in to DCA yet that day.

Glad to hear it is changed since we were there two years ago.

We have had a glitch like this before. We were all in DL and walked up to Space Mountain to get FP. The tickets would not work in the FP machine. We had to go back to the ticket booth and re-activate them. It was a big problem that day.

It's always been the case that one runner can go to the other park as long as the tickets were activated, however I have heard CM tell people that wasn't the case and they all had to be in the park to get a FP. We have done it though, and never had a problem.

 

[WebmasterMaryJo]

Thank you, I don't need to read it again. But let me repeat what *I* said because you didn't read ME properly.

OBVIOUSLY you cannot get fast passes from a park that you are not in. The post I quoted suggested that all one needs to do is take everyone's passes into DCA and get Fast Passes from Radiator Springs Racers. HOWEVER, the only person that is physically in DCA with a scanned-in ticket is the person getting the passes. He/she cannot scan the whole family's passes into DCA because the rest of them are not in DCA.

So my question (again) is, can one member of your party do this? Can my husband take all our passes while we wait in DLand, and scan himself (and not us) into DCA and get Fast Passes for all four of us? I'm saying we haven't been able to do it this way in the past. We could not get a Fast Pass until you've scanned your pass into the park. What would do is have all four of us scan into DCA, THEN Hubby would take the passes and run with them. We would either do something else in DCA or start to make our way back to DLand (but we couldn't go in again because he had our passes). He would catch up to us and then we'd scan back into DLand.

The part I am questioning is this: "go back to DL meet up with party" I am questioning the ability for one person to get all the Fast Passes if they are still in the OTHER park.

Yes, this can be done, and has been done by many of us.

If all of you go in to Disneyland, one of you can go across to California Adventure with everyone's park tickets, that have been scanned for entry to the Disneyland Park, and get fast passes for Radiator Springs Racers. The rest of the party can remain in Disneyland during this time.

The tickets do not have to be scanned at the California Park entrance turnstiles in order to be used for Radiator Springs Racers.

I did this not too long ago with family. My cousins had gone to Disneyland. Once they were in the park I got all of their tickets and went to California Adventure. I got in line, got fastpasses for everyone, then joined them at Disneyland.

As long as the tickets have been used to enter one of the parks they are then activated to get any fastpass regardless of the park that the attraction is in.

 

[sherilaine]

You're going during one of the busiest times of they year! If it were me, I'd explain to the kids before you go (and more than once) about how crowded it's going to be, and how important it is to get up early and get to the park, so you can get fastpasses. Let them know they can sleep in if they want, but they might not get to ride RSR if they do. The choice is theirs. That way they can't get upset if they decide to sleep in and the fast passes are gone, and you have to wait in a 2 hour stand by line. Set the alarm and when it goes off say "It's time to ride RSR!!"

I agree with this! But all one can do is provide the information whether it's to someone on here, or to our own children. I personally do not like long lines so if I am paying to take my kids to DLR, then they are getting up and we are going early, they can have a rest in the middle of the day if they are tired, when all the people who slept in are waiting in the standby lines for rides we have already ridden several times over by showing up early and getting fast passes. However, not everyone is bothered by long lines - so I agree it's a choice but not one everyone will make the same - what is important to one is not to another.

 

[LisaT91403]

On a Spring Break day, with EMH at DCA, I would not count on Radiator Springs FP's being available late in the morning. You are saying your kids don't get up until 9:00...then you still have to get dressed and ready, have breakfast, and walk or shuttle...plus you have to wait in line to get into the park, and then walk to the FP distribution area. I think you are realistically looking at 10:30 arrival if you are really hurrying. Even if there are FP's still available, they will be for very late at night. The park is open until 10:00pm, so if you were lucky enough to get FP's late in the morning...the return time would likely be late at night.

If your 5 year old will be disappointed not to ride, make the choice simple. Get up early and ride, or sleep late and don't ride. That way, there is no disappointment because he is the one making the choice.

Just curious, how do your kids go to school if they don't get up until 9:00?

 

[agamble]

I agree with this! But all one can do is provide the information whether it's to someone on here, or to our own children. I personally do not like long lines so if I am paying to take my kids to DLR, then they are getting up and we are going early, they can have a rest in the middle of the day if they are tired, when all the people who slept in are waiting in the standby lines for rides we have already ridden several times over by showing up early and getting fast passes. However, not everyone is bothered by long lines - so I agree it's a choice but not one everyone will make the same - what is important to one is not to another.

Well I guess if everyone got up early then it wouldn't be uncrowded for those of us who go early.
My friends don't like to get up too early vacation either. They weren't terribly late going to Disneyland, but they were not rope drop people.

 

[Skiton]

I'll be honest- I'd never wake my kids up early, esp on vacation. I just don't like being around my kids when they don't wake themselves up naturally, and for them it's like 8:30/9am. I get it.

But (coming from a fellow Coloradoan), for them it WON'T be 8:30/9am. With the time change, it will be more like 7:30/8am, especially if you keep them on Mt. Time that first night and get them to bed early. Just pretend you're still at home make bedtime the same time it would be in Colorado. Then you can knock out RSR the first morning you're there, even if you have them stay up later the rest of the time.

 

[KBinCO]

But (coming from a fellow Coloradoan), for them it WON'T be 8:30/9am. With the time change, it will be more like 7:30/8am, especially if you keep them on Mt. Time that first night and get them to bed early. Just pretend you're still at home make bedtime the same time it would be in Colorado. Then you can knock out RSR the first morning you're there, even if you have them stay up later the rest of the time.

Yes, but we adjust pretty quickly to new timezones. And it's selfish for me too, because I like to sleep late on vacations. I work a lot and usually don't get home until at least 2am. I hate feeling tired on vacation.

But this is why I selfishly pick less crowded times to go. When we went last week, 2 mornings didn't open until 10. So when we got there around 10:30, we didn't miss much!

 

[realrellim]

So I would enter DL with all of my party, each of us scanning our tickets at the gate, and then I'd do a ride or two before collecting everyone's tickets, leaving them to enjoy DL, and head over to DCA to get our RSR FP's. It works perfectly! And gives me time to grab a Starbucks and maybe a treat for everyone to share when I meet back up with them in DL.

I think you're my new hero.

But (coming from a fellow Coloradoan), for them it WON'T be 8:30/9am. With the time change, it will be more like 7:30/8am, especially if you keep them on Mt. Time that first night and get them to bed early. Just pretend you're still at home make bedtime the same time it would be in Colorado. Then you can knock out RSR the first morning you're there, even if you have them stay up later the rest of the time.

Exactly. The time zone difference made it much easier to be in the park early, and that was despite the fact that we got into DLH past their bedtime that first night (and then they were so excited that we walked around Downtown Disney briefly). They probably went to bed 2 hours past their usual bedtime that night. We had to wake them up in the morning but the minute they remembered we were at DL, they perked up.

We also kept our morning routine super simple: their clothes were laid out the night before, we had easy breakfast snack items in the fridge that they could eat while we walked to the park, and we also had everything we needed for the day already in the stroller or a backpack. The kids only needed to wake up, put their clothes on, and brush teeth, which my kids can do in 15 minutes flat (assuming I've gotten everything else ready). We do this once a week to get to the school choir rehearsal on time (7:30 am, ouch!) because we're night owls. You only have to do it once and can plan on returning to the hotel at lunchtime to take a nap.

If you're there more than one day, try your plan of getting there when you get there and see if you can get a FP. If it doesn't work, plan for an early bedtime and early wake-up call the next morning. Or maybe your boys will surprise you and decide that an hour in line is worth it if they don't have to get up early the next day.

 

[Skiton]

Yes, but we adjust pretty quickly to new timezones. And it's selfish for me too, because I like to sleep late on vacations. I work a lot and usually don't get home until at least 2am. I hate feeling tired on vacation.

But this is why I selfishly pick less crowded times to go. When we went last week, 2 mornings didn't open until 10. So when we got there around 10:30, we didn't miss much!

Well, I guess it's like anything else. You weigh your options and choose your priorities. For us, it's an expensive trip and we like to make the most of the early mornings and lower crowds, so we get the kids to bed early at night. But I can understand the mindset that you're on vacation and don't want an alarm jolting you out if bed first thing. Unfortunately you can't have it all!

 

[KBinCO]

Well, I guess it's like anything else. You weigh your options and choose your priorities. For us, it's an expensive trip and we like to make the most of the early mornings and lower crowds, so we get the kids to bed early at night. But I can understand the mindset that you're on vacation and don't want an alarm jolting you out if bed first thing. Unfortunately you can't have it all!

The thing is, I can put my kids to bed at 7pm but they will never fall asleep before 11pm on vacation, no matter where we are. We travel quite a bit and I have tried everything. If they fall asleep that late, I just can't stand to try to wake them early.

 

[Skiton]

The thing is, I can put my kids to bed at 7pm but they will never fall asleep before 11pm on vacation, no matter where we are. We travel quite a bit and I have tried everything. If they fall asleep that late, I just can't stand to try to wake them early.

We have the opposite problem. My kids won't sleep later than 7:00 even if they're up late the night before. For us to avoid over-tired kids, we have to make sure they're getting enough sleep on the front end by keeping bedtimes early. Of course that means we miss out on the fireworks and WOC and all that, which stinks but what are you going to do? How old are yours?

 

[lindyv321]

I really want to ride RSR at night but our FP return times are always in the afternoon. I was thinking that maybe the standby line may be shorter during Woc??? Any thoughts? We are going in September during what should be a slower time in the park....

 

[tomato]

Yes, this can be done, and has been done by many of us.

If all of you go in to Disneyland, one of you can go across to California Adventure with everyone's park tickets, that have been scanned for entry to the Disneyland Park, and get fast passes for Radiator Springs Racers. The rest of the party can remain in Disneyland during this time.

The tickets do not have to be scanned at the California Park entrance turnstiles in order to be used for Radiator Springs Racers.

I did this not too long ago with family. My cousins had gone to Disneyland. Once they were in the park I got all of their tickets and went to California Adventure. I got in line, got fastpasses for everyone, then joined them at Disneyland.

As long as the tickets have been used to enter one of the parks they are then activated to get any fastpass regardless of the park that the attraction is in.

Thank you, Mary Jo. It's nice to hear this from more than one source. We just can't figure out what happened that it didn't work for us during that last trip. Just a glitch or something?? DH was adamant that it happened because he was the one that did all the extra walking back and forth that day! LOL!

I'll show him your post. I know he'll be relieved. THANKS!