Child Swap Pass and Fast Pass Lane

[Maine_Belle]

I'm days away from my Fast Pass booking day and am making final plans. I've been trying to decipher Child Swap combined with FP and I think I MOSTLY get it. For those that want to skip to answering my actual question, it is:

When Adult #1 and Kid use their FP, they can get a Child Swap pass for Adult #2 (standing with Toddler). Adult #2 does not have FP for that ride. Do Adult #2 and Kid enter the ride through the FP lane when using the Swap pass later?

From what I've read, it sounds like only one adult (and the Kid) needs to book a FP for a ride and then the 2nd adult can still take advantage of using the FP lane. Is that right? Here's an example of how I'd like to use this scenario, if I'm correct in my understanding:

Adults 1 & 2 = A1, A2
7 year old Kid that is tall enough for rides = K
3 year old tiny Toddler = T

10 AM: A1 and K FP Mine Train
All 4 of us show up, A1 requests Child Swap based on A2 standing there with T
A1 & K ride Mine Train through the FP line
A2 & T ride Pooh or something near by, maybe with a FP

LATER (that day, or a following day)
A2 & K bring Swap pass to Mine Train and ride through the FP line

The reality is most rides we're going to want to ride as a family whenever possible. So it's not like I can use A2 & T FP to book something popular for all 4 of us later. K is ALWAYS going to have to have a FP reserved to join the rest of us. I guess A2 & T could book FP for rides that probably wouldn't otherwise need it, just to get through queues faster?

I guess I still need to know about utilizing the FP lane. Because if the Swap can't use the FP lane because that Adult didn't originally have a FP, I'm not going plan for the second ride using the longer Standby lane. If I need to, I'll FP Mine Train for 2 different days so the 2nd adult can bypass a long queue (from the example above.)

Gosh this is confusing! I'm not convinced anyone is going to be able to translate what the heck I'm even asking and I've reread this at least 3 times!

 

[Roobear77]

Take a deep breath. You are over thinking things. The easy answer is YES anyone returning with a child swap ticket uses the FP line. NO you do not need a FP for the second adult.

We are in the same boat, and I either FP something nearby or take the little one for a snack. The only reason to not FP something else for the other two is if we are going to use those entitlements for another ride we would use child swap on (otherwise a ride we would use as a family I will need 4FP as opposed to just the 2).

Make sense?

 

[ArielSRL]

Your thinking is correct.

As far as the FP choices for A2, you could book them for extra rides on family rides. Say you all did Pooh one day, maybe another day just A2 and T do it again with a FP (and when we were there two weeks ago, pooh had standby waits of 30 min and more; Peter Pan as well, so it wouldn't be a waste of a FP). Your other choice is to use A2 FP for another big ticket ride to use the child swap procedure on. But in that instance K only gets to ride once with child Swap, A2 has to ride alone, and A2 and T would want to find a ride that has a quick moving stand-by or a low wait ride.

Hope that makes sense.