Ecape route from rides!!

[Mylove2002]

I'm traveling with my two daughters ages 16 and 10. Smaller daughter doesn't like rides like Thunder moutain, Splash moutain and Space moutain. Since there is only the 3 of us and I hate to leave her alone for any great length of time, is it possible for her to come with us in the line and then when we get on the ride she can exit and wait for us by the exit?

 

[ryley26]

you can ride switch you take turns watching dd you wait in line one rides gets off then you ride next car.

 

[SeattleMark]

here's a bunch of good info on the kid swap program:

http://www.magictrips.com/parks/babyswap.shtml

 

[Mylove2002]

Thank you for reminding me about the ride switching plan. That might work on some rides, but problem is older dd will want me to ride with her. Can't say I blame her...it's no fun to ride the rides alone.

 

[Horizons16]

thunder mountain you just kinda skoot across to the other side. Other rides have a little more of a different route.

 

[Mylove2002]

So they'll let her stay with us in line until it's time to get on the ride? She can then exit without going on the ride?

 

[katerkat]

Originally posted by Mylove2002
So they'll let her stay with us in line until it's time to get on the ride? She can then exit without going on the ride?

Yes, every ride has an "escape" route, for the child swap, but they'll guide her through it even though you're not techincally "swapping".

 

[NotUrsula]

Things have changed since FastPass. You don't want to tell the CM's you want to child-swap, b/c on most of the bigger rides these days, non-riders who are swapping are *not* allowed to go through the ride-line. She would end up having to wait for you in a gift shop or arcade, possibly for quite a while. (I once waited with the baby for 45 minutes for DH when he was riding Space Mtn. on a FP.) She's probably plenty big enough to ride if she wanted to, so "swapping" is not necessary.

What you want is usually known as a "chicken-exit" rather than an escape route. On pretty much all rides, you can chicken out anytime before you actually get into a vehicle, but once you sit in a car or boat, you're stuck for the duration. Presuming that you don't want to just let her tour on her own and set a meeting time, the best way to handle it is for her to go through the line with you. When you reach the loading area and the CM asks how many are in your party, she can tell the CM that she has changed her mind about riding. At that point the CM will direct her on where to exit the loading area and wait for you. She should not have to wait alone for more than 10 minutes before you appear.

 

[Mylove2002]

Great! That's how we'll handle it. We'll just make sure there's a chicken exit and she can "Chicken out" at the last minute. That should work!! LOL! Thankfully there aren't too many of these rides!