GAC and Baby Swap?

[lulu5]

We have a DS 16 w/Aspergers, DD13, DS9, DS2 (just turned 2), me and DH.
Obviously my two year old won't be doing much with my older kids. Do you combine the GAC and baby swap (is my son young enough for baby swap?) or how do you handle this type of situation? We plan on leaving for a few hours in the afternoon for everyone to de-stress.

 

[SueM in MN]

bumping for more answers.

I could not get the official WDW site to load, but I believe they call it "Rider Swap" not baby swap and it would probably work pretty much the same with and without the GAC.
Hopefully, someone who has done it will answer.

 

[MBW]

Our youngest is 4 and pretty petite, so we "baby swapped" on a number of rides where the older kids met the height requirements. We used an alternate entrance (expedited) and one of us parents would wait at where the ride disembarked with our DD4, while the other took the older kids. Then, when the ride ended, we'd swap out, and re-embark.

On one ride, the CM said that only one of the three older kids could ride again with the second parent. But then he realized we had two GACs (for each of our AS boys) and all three were allowed to ride again.

Hope that helps.

 

[Cheshire Figment]

Here is a response from someone is Guest Relations to the question I had posted in the Cast Member forum:

To correct your wording, the feature is called "Rider Swap" not "Baby Swap" (Future World West attractions managers make this reminder repeatedly to the CMs).
The pass is used in any instance where anyone, for whatever reason, will not be riding (we are not allowed to question, evidently). So let's say a party of 3 comes up and one of them is 102 year old Grandpa Joe and he doesn't want to ride and the other 2 don't want to leave him alone, they can utilize the rider switch option so that they can both ride.
This is strictly for attractions which have a height requirement, though I'm sure other attractions would be willing to work with you.

And here is another response from a person who is also a Moderator in anothe Forum:

But unfortunately some CMs are nasty about it and INSIST on seeing the "child" who is not riding. We had this issue on Everest especially (more than once) where they would not give us the rider switch pass when they could not see my son (my friend had taken him over to the bridge area to watch the ride.) We had to go and get him before they would issue the switch pass to us...it's a shame that some people try to take advantage of these offers, and that some CMs feel the need to police it so strongly.

Mike, it's my understanding that it does not matter the age of the person not riding--if you ask for the rider switch pass they are supposed to give you one.

 

[Vemnox]

If you are prompted for the child, say there is no child you are swapping an adult and if they deny, ask to speak to their supervisor. Many CM's really don't know it's a rider swap, they are just used to the baby swap terminology.

 

[SueM in MN]

I've actually been "rider swapped" myself. I don't do any of the 'spinning' rodes, but on some attractions, I need to be in the line to help with DD (who is our disabled person with a GAC).