How can two kids and one adult ride roller coasters together?

[smscrapbooks]

This is a new situation for us. This year our kids are 7 and 5 and they are both tall enough to ride roller coasters. Specifically Thunder Mountain, 7 Dwarfs, Expedition Everest. These rides only seat two next to each other. I don't feel good at all about having either one of my kids riding as a single rider while I sit with the other. My husband is in a wheelchair and can't ride so he will be waiting with our one year old. How do you handle a situation like this? I have no idea what to do here.

 

[DaughteroftheKing]

Would you be okay with maybe letting the 2 kids sit next to each other and you be in the seat right behind them? That way no child is "alone."

Or you could do the rider switch I think.

 

[kohlby]

We've done three across on BTMRR before. Since kids have to be 7 to ride alone, doing three across happened quite a bit when the older two kids were younger since we had a third that couldn't ride.

For 7 Dwarfs, it has to be two due to how the belts are. I'd either let the 7 year old go alone or use rider swap. There's a chance they won't let you do regular rider swap - as they wouldn't let me on 40" rides when my youngest was only 3 years old and barely 40". But they would let you go into the ride and swap inside. (Or, if you have FP+, then you don't have to worry about doing rider swap).

What I probably would do would be to let the 7 year old ride without in a seat in front of you on 7 Dwarfs. It's only a 38" ride minimum. I'd think it not a big issue at all. But I'd FP+ for EE if you're worried about the 7 year old getting too scared on that one. That's a 44" ride and is far more intense than 7 Dwarfs. (Child swap technically would work on EE too, but seeing how you never know what a CM will say, it's easier just to get FP+ so you know swapping won't be an issue).

 

[Raenstoirm]

Since you have a baby, rider swap works here. Get a FP+ for 3 of you and then get a swap pass with the baby and ride with each child. Or get your dh a FP+ and just swap bands when you ride with the second child.

 

[kt_mom]

They may not let the two kids ride together. Last year our friend's son who was 6 at the time wanted to ride with DD(10) on TSMM and they wouldn't let them. They said she wasn't old enough to be the "adult" because he was under 7. I was already in a ride car with the other mom and we had to switch around.

 

[SmallWorld71]

This is a new situation for us. This year our kids are 7 and 5 and they are both tall enough to ride roller coasters. Specifically Thunder Mountain, 7 Dwarfs, Expedition Everest. These rides only seat two next to each other. I don't feel good at all about having either one of my kids riding as a single rider while I sit with the other. My husband is in a wheelchair and can't ride so he will be waiting with our one year old. How do you handle a situation like this? I have no idea what to do here.

As mentioned, Thunder Mountain fits 3 across fine.

I've been reading a lot of reports lately about them not letting a parent allowing the kids to sit together with parent behind them if a child is under 7. (Under 7 needs someone 14 or older to sit with.)

Your best bet would probably be to use baby swap and ride with one child at a time. Or, you could get 4 FP+ and use your husbands band to re-ride. (I would suggest FP+ for 7DMT)
The other option would be to let the 7 year old sit alone. Barnstormer is another ride where you will have the same issue. And, just an FYI, Splash fits 3 across as well.