Fast Passes

[Muppetfan3]

Planning fast passes. I have a 10 yo and a 20 month old. My 10 yo has a few that she wants - Test Track, Toy Story Mania. Of course, there are the classics...Tea Cups, Dumbo and Small World and Safari in AK that we all love. Any must dos for the family with a toddler?? Thinking Winnie the Pooh (never been on this one)?? Any advice on this is appreciated it.

My motto this trip is "go with the flow" and go back every afternoon for naps!!! (and pool time too, we're planning on splitting this up). But of course, I have a plan for every day that is as relaxed as possible but organized - if that makes sense. Doing 3 fast passes at the parks daily (one day no park, either hang out at pool or go to Typhoon Lagoon). We'll see how we do.

When I make my fast pass reservations, does my 20 month old get included in the reservation or no?

Also, on a bigger ride, say, Test Track, can we all 4 stand in line and do the Parent Swap - My DH goes with our 10 YO and then they ride, I stay in line with the toddler and my DH and I switch and I go with our 10 YO?? Or does just one parent go with the 10 YO while the toddler and I hang out in the shade somewhere? Didn't know how that exactly would work with 4 of us with the toddler not riding at all.

Any other Fast Pass tips would be appreciated!!

 

[Momof3WDW]

Your list of classics is perfect for the family. Winnie the Pooh is cute for the younger ones. It is a ride through of some classic Winnie the Pooh stories with lots of lights and sounds similar to Snow Whites Scarey Adventure or Mister Toads wild Ride. Disney Jr @ DHS is great for the toddler if they watch that already. My 19 month old knows Mickey from watching Disney Jr. The Lion King show at DAK is great if your LO likes music.

Your 20 month old will not be included in the fastpass because they won't have a ticket.

For rides that have a height restriction you cannot take a child that isn't tall enough. You will have to get the child swap (usually from the fastpass lane cast member, who will need to see the child) The child swap is a paper fastpass that says child swap. Once your DH and DD ride then you and DD can go ride through the Fastpass lane. Child swap can also be used if you have a fastpass already. so you get the child swap, DH & DD go through the fastpass lane with their per reserved fastpass. Then when they come out you and DD go through fastpass again to ride with the ride swap.

In MK there is there play area under the train station near Splash Mountain you can hang out at. There is the boneyard at DAK. EPCOT has a play area inside the exit of Mission Space, but that is for a little older children (I let my 1 year run around on the bottom last year while my 4 year old climbed around). DHS doesn't have a playset anymore but you could do character meet and greets if LO likes them.

 

[StirlingSilver83]

we took our DS last year and he was 20 months. He really LOVED winnie the pooh. He also LOVED Buzz Lightyears spin ride (he couldn't shoot anything, but he loved the lever that spinned the car around) he constantly was spinning the car and my hubby was so dizzy when he got off the ride, LOL...People Mover was also a good ride...he loves trains and so people mover was like a big train to him. He actually like TSMM as well and he also liked the Great Movie Ride (Although it was a little on the slow side for him), in Epcot he LOVE the ride in Mexico, namely bc he liked trying to find and point out Donald Duck, lol, he is a huge Mickey Mouse Club House fan...He also liked Spaceship Earth, Nemo, and Figment. I thought he would like Turtle Talk as well but that didn't go over so well. Can't tell you much about Animal Kingdom though bc we didn't visit that on our last trip. He will be 3 when we go back next year, can't wait to see which rides he likes or dislikes and how much he's changed from previous years!

 

[Muppetfan3]

Great tips, thanks!!!!
Hilarious about getting dizzy on the Buzz Lightyear Spin!! I can only imagine!! We will have to try that, my toddler (well, we all are!) is a huge fan of Toy Story!!

 

[DopeyDame]

Here are the best fp for toddlers that we've found:
Winnie the Pooh
Peter Pan
TSMM
Safari in AK

The toddler doesn't need a fastpass - he just gets in line with you guys. (If you have magic bands, he is more than welcome to tap the mickey head. Many CMs congratulated my daughter on turning her Mickey head blue

Other favorite rides (that might not need fast passes): Dumbo, Small World, Nemo (over and over and over again...), most everything in MK, boat ride in Mexico, Spaceship Earth, and a bunch of shows.

And here's some unsolicited additional info about baby swap:
To use the babyswap, all of you approach the CM at the line entrance. Show her the toddler. She'll give you a paper babyswap pass. Sometimes she'll give it to the person waiting, sometimes to the person riding, and sometimes the person riding will get a special card to turn in for the babyswap pass at the loading area. It doesn't really matter, just go with whatever the CM says.
The baby swap pass is good for up to 3 people to ride the ride through the fast pass line. They typically expire at the end of the month, so you don't need to use it right away.
Note also that you can use FP and babyswap in combination, but you don't have to. The first group of riders can ride with a fastpass or can go through the standby line. It doesn't have any effect on the second group of riders.
Here's an example of a way to maximize fp/babyswap for your family:

Adult #1 and Big Kid gets FP for Rockin Rollercoaster
Adult #2 gets FP for Tower of Terror.
Baby doesn't get any fastpass anyway

Everyone approaches Rockin Rollercoaster at FP time and gets babyswap pass.
Adult #1 and Big Kid ride Rockin Rollercoaster
Adult #2 and baby go on their way to ride another ride, eat ice cream, or whatever.
Later on (whenever), Adult #2 and Big Kid ride Rockin Rollercoaster.

Everyone approached Tower of Terror at FP time and gets babyswap pass.
Adult #2 rides Tower of Terror alone.
Adult #1 and both kids go eat ice cream.
Later on (whenever), Adult #1 and Big Kid ride Tower of Terror.

Benefits: Big Kid rides RnR twice and everyone rides two headliners while only using one fast pass.
Cons: Adult #2 has to ride ToT alone and the family spends a lot of time split up.