Child Swap

[Jenny Sanders]

Hi everyone! Does everyone in your party have to have the same FP to use child swap? For instance, if I had a FP for Test Track but my husband, 2 daughters and baby niece do not, can the other 3 get a child swap pass to ride after me? Does this make sense????

Secondly, do you need FP to get a child swap pass? Can you stand in the regular line with your party, and then switch off???

Thanks for any help you can offer. This is the first time I will be using child swap and I want to do it the right way...We are traveling with my 20 month old niece...

 

[DisneyOma]

You don't need FP+ for child swap. You can go standby.

 

[TinkLoverSam]

Everyone does NOT need a FP as long as everyone in the first riding party does.

Yes you can use child swap in the standby line. Then the second group will get to use the FP line.

 

[Jenny Sanders]

You don't need FP+ for child swap. You can go standby.

Then how exactly does it work? Do you just tell the CM that you will need to use child swap?

 

[TinkLoverSam]

Then how exactly does it work? Do you just tell the CM that you will need to use child swap?

Whichever line you use just approach the cm at the start of the line and show them the too short child and tell them you will need a child swap pass. They will either give you a paper pass then or give you a lanyard to switch for a paper pass just before you board the ride.

 

[Jenny Sanders]

Whichever line you use just approach the cm at the start of the line and show them the too short child and tell them you will need a child swap pass. They will either give you a paper pass then or give you a lanyard to switch for a paper pass just before you board the ride.

I totally understand the stand by child swap. Thanks! So, if only one of us has a FP, can the other 3 ride using child swap since we will have the baby with us?

 

[TinkLoverSam]

I totally understand the stand by child swap. Thanks! So, if only one of us has a FP, can the other 3 ride using child swap since we will have the baby with us?

Yes absolutely. When you go to ride using your fp have the whole family come with you. Show them the too short child, ask for the swap pass and scan your band. Once you exit the next group can also enter the FP line with the paper switch pass.

 

[Jenny Sanders]

Yes absolutely. When you go to ride using your fp have the whole family come with you. Show them the too short child, ask for the swap pass and scan your band. Once you exit the next group can also enter the FP line with the paper switch pass.

Thank you sooooooo much! So, I guess it makes sense for me and the girls to get FP for Frozen and for my husband to get FP for Test Track. That way, we can use child swap for both...

 

[LeslieB123]

I think Frozen Ever After is a ride for any height so you would not be able to use child swap and would need a fastpass for everyone. We are going to try your stragey for height restriction rides though.

 

[Atilley]

We are a family of seven (one infant) I scheduled 3 for rocking roller coaster and the other 3 for tower of terror. We used child swap on both. With the child swap fp the 3 that rode rocking roller coaster then rode tower of terror. The second group then rode rocking roller coaster. It worked really well for us on the bigger rides the infant could not ride. You can only use it on rides with height restrictions though.

 

[DisneyMom2000000]

Thank you sooooooo much! So, I guess it makes sense for me and the girls to get FP for Frozen and for my husband to get FP for Test Track. That way, we can use child swap for both...

yes more bang for your buck. works great.

 

[whiporee]

I'm just going to say it so it's said -- this is not what the system is intended to do. It's intended so you and your husband both have FPs for a ride, and because one of you has to stay with the baby, they get to have the experience of riding with their kids while the other parent watched the baby. It's not designed for anyone to turn one FP into four, which is what it sounds like you're planning, nor is it designed to allow people with young children to be able to book two Tier 1 FPs at those parks that unfortunately have tiering.

I'm also doubtful that the two daughters will be able to ride without any FP on either ride, and have everything hinge on the FPs. My guess is that they'll have to have FPs to get into the line in the first place, but having not used Rider Swap, I can't say for sure. If it does allow that you and others are suggesting, expect that loophole to be closed at some point.

I'm not trying to criticize you, and I know lots of people do it and lots of people are perfectly fine with it, but I wanted to point out that what you're talking about is not what the Rider Swap system was designed to do, and as the parks get more crowded and more and more people look for ways to maximize their own experience, this is the kind of thing WDW could very easily take away.

 

[KrazeeK120]

I think Frozen Ever After is a ride for any height so you would not be able to use child swap and would need a fastpass for everyone. We are going to try your stragey for height restriction rides though.

FEA has child swap.

 

[LeslieB123]

FEA has child swap.

Really? I am a newbie so maybe I don't understand. Why is there child swap on a ride where there is no height restriction? Can I not take my baby on the ride?

 

[dmband]

Really? I am a newbie so maybe I don't understand. Why is there child swap on a ride where there is no height restriction? Can I not take my baby on the ride?

Most likely because it's not "child" but "rider" swap. FEA requires wheelchair transfer. If someone in the party can't transfer, they would need a swap potentially

 

[DisneyMom2000000]

I think Frozen Ever After is a ride for any height so you would not be able to use child swap and would need a fastpass for everyone. We are going to try your stragey for height restriction rides though.

FEA has child swap.

 

[DisneyMom2000000]

FEA has child swap.

just saw this has been discussed

 

[DisneyMom2000000]

Really? I am a newbie so maybe I don't understand. Why is there child swap on a ride where there is no height restriction? Can I not take my baby on the ride?

You can! I took my one year old on it twice.

 

[DisneyMom2000000]

I'm just going to say it so it's said -- this is not what the system is intended to do. It's intended so you and your husband both have FPs for a ride, and because one of you has to stay with the baby, they get to have the experience of riding with their kids while the other parent watched the baby. It's not designed for anyone to turn one FP into four, which is what it sounds like you're planning, nor is it designed to allow people with young children to be able to book two Tier 1 FPs at those parks that unfortunately have tiering.

I'm also doubtful that the two daughters will be able to ride without any FP on either ride, and have everything hinge on the FPs. My guess is that they'll have to have FPs to get into the line in the first place, but having not used Rider Swap, I can't say for sure. If it does allow that you and others are suggesting, expect that loophole to be closed at some point.

I'm not trying to criticize you, and I know lots of people do it and lots of people are perfectly fine with it, but I wanted to point out that what you're talking about is not what the Rider Swap system was designed to do, and as the parks get more crowded and more and more people look for ways to maximize their own experience, this is the kind of thing WDW could very easily take away.

I agree that it is a loophole, but it's not one that everyone can take advantage of. You have to have someone too small for the ride with you... which makes sense with everything, except for FEA which has no height restriction. But what she's talking about doing makes perfect sense -- if Disney really cares (and maybe they will in the future), wouldn't they make the rider swap pass just for the one person who has to wait with the baby? But no, they make it good for 3 people. So families can ride rides together while still accommodating a baby or a toddler. It wouldn't make sense to use two FPs (one for each parent) when the rider swap pass sends you through the FP line anyway.

 

[DisneyMom2000000]

I'm just going to say it so it's said -- this is not what the system is intended to do. It's intended so you and your husband both have FPs for a ride, and because one of you has to stay with the baby, they get to have the experience of riding with their kids while the other parent watched the baby. It's not designed for anyone to turn one FP into four, which is what it sounds like you're planning, nor is it designed to allow people with young children to be able to book two Tier 1 FPs at those parks that unfortunately have tiering.

I'm also doubtful that the two daughters will be able to ride without any FP on either ride, and have everything hinge on the FPs. My guess is that they'll have to have FPs to get into the line in the first place, but having not used Rider Swap, I can't say for sure. If it does allow that you and others are suggesting, expect that loophole to be closed at some point.

I'm not trying to criticize you, and I know lots of people do it and lots of people are perfectly fine with it, but I wanted to point out that what you're talking about is not what the Rider Swap system was designed to do, and as the parks get more crowded and more and more people look for ways to maximize their own experience, this is the kind of thing WDW could very easily take away.

And I have used rider switch many, many times. Sometimes with FP and sometimes not. It works well both ways, and like I said, it did work as extra FastPasses, but since you can only get three in the beginning, there is still a reasonable limit on how far you can go with taking advantage of the system.