DL Child Swap

[DomFromPhilly]

We are regular WDW visitors, but will be going to DL for a quick 2-day trip this coming week while we are in California visiting relatives. Feeling a little anxiety about not being as comfortable with our touring plans as we are when we are in WDW. Couple of quick questions:

1. Does Child Swap work pretty much the same way as it does in WDW? Typically in WDW (aside from, I think, Space Mountain) you are given a child swap pass good for up to 4 people to enter the FP queue. Are there any notable exceptions to this?

2. I might as well throw out what I am thinking for our DCA morning and get any advice or suggestions. There will be 3 adults and 3 children, 1 of which is too small for RSR. My plan is to enter at rope drop and have 1 adult do directly to FP line for RSR. The other 2 adults will take the 3 kids to RSR and 1 will ride with the older kids and the other will get a child swap. After, the FP-line adult and the waiting adult can take the older 2 kids back on RSR, plus we should have FPs for later in the day. How does that sound?

Sincerely,

The Anxious Traveler

 

[Malcon10t]

We are regular WDW visitors, but will be going to DL for a quick 2-day trip this coming week while we are in California visiting relatives. Feeling a little anxiety about not being as comfortable with our touring plans as we are when we are in WDW. Couple of quick questions:

1. Does Child Swap work pretty much the same way as it does in WDW? Typically in WDW (aside from, I think, Space Mountain) you are given a child swap pass good for up to 4 people to enter the FP queue. Are there any notable exceptions to this?

At DLR, the rider swap is for 2, not 4.

 

[Amy5869]

I've used child swap for up to 2 before. 2 adults rode with child old enough to ride, 1 stayed with baby. Then we swapped. It was 2 years ago but it was fine. My sister would stay with the baby while DH, DS and I rode and then DH would stay while Sister, DS and I rode next if it was a ride that would accomodate us all in one car.

 

[KateDrake]

You can use child swap for a larger group, they will just give you two passes. What's worked best for us is to approach the CM at the FP entrance as a group, so they can see how many adults/children we have, and realize that we aren't just trying to get an extra child swap ticket.
Hope you have a great trip! DLR is much smaller than WDW, so while you do have to be organized, it doesn't require nearly as much planning as a Florida trip.