Newbie to Rider Swap

[dmdj232]

Hey guys, this trip will be our first with a baby. Can someone point me in the right direction on the policies/tips and tricks on how the rider swap option works with fastpasses, stand-by, etc...??
TIA!!!

 

[Disneyhayes]

With fast passes the hour window should allow time for both of you to go through. Stand by lines work that 1 person goes through the regular line and the other person receives a child swap ticket to use through the fast pass line. Sometimes utilizing single rider lines instead of child swap will actually work to be shorter depending on the crowds when you go.

 

[dmdj232]

With fast passes the hour window should allow time for both of you to go through. Stand by lines work that 1 person goes through the regular line and the other person receives a child swap ticket to use through the fast pass line. Sometimes utilizing single rider lines instead of child swap will actually work to be shorter depending on the crowds when you go.

Gotchya! What I failed to mention in my original post is that we will be a total of 5 adults. Will some of the party be able to re-ride the attraction after the baby swap?

 

[jwolfpack]

You can use rider swap with any attraction with a height requirement. Your baby will need to be present at the entrance of the attraction, but he / she does not have to wait in line with you.

If you ride in the standby line, you will be given a paper rider swap ticket good for 3 people to ride that attraction using the fastpass line at a later time. The paper ticket can be used at any time, by anyone before it expires (typically on the last day of the month).

If you have booked fastpasses for an attraction with a height requirement, it works exactly the same (you just ALL get to skip the standby line). One sensitivity here is that the person waiting behind with the baby does not need a fastpass for this attraction -- in fact, they can make their fastpass for something else during that window of time that the baby can ride.

For example, my family of 5 (2 adults, 3 kids) wants to ride Mine Train. My youngest child is too short. I would make Mine Train fastpass reservations for my husband and 2 older kids. I would make myself and the baby fastpass reservations for Winnie the Pooh at the same time. All 5 of us would go to the Mine Train fastpass entrance and ask for a rider swap ticket. My husband / older kids would get the paper ticket (or a lanyard to get a paper ticket later in the line), they would scan their fastpasses and ride Mine Train while I took the baby over to ride Winnie the Pooh via the fastpass line. I could then, at any point later in our trip (but before the end of the month), ride Mine Train with my older 2 kids using the fastpass line with the paper rider swap ticket.

You can really make Rider Swap work for you if you remember that whoever waits with the baby does NOT have to ride immediately after the rest of the group (they can go do something else and come back later) and they do not have to have the same fastpasses as the rest of the group.

 

[ArielSRL]

Split up your FPs. Only some of you need FPs for each ride as the pass allows for 3 return riders. So maybe 2 book Splash Mtn and 3 book BTMRR. When the 2 go on Splash, get a Rider Swap for the other 3 to return on. On BTMRR, 3 go on with FP and get Rider Swap for the other 2 plus one more if the original 3 if you want. Or maybe schedule 2 each for the thrill rides and 1 adult schedule a nearby ride for themselves and the baby...though it isn't always necessary for the kid friendly rides.

 

[dmdj232]

You can use rider swap with any attraction with a height requirement. Your baby will need to be present at the entrance of the attraction, but he / she does not have to wait in line with you.

If you ride in the standby line, you will be given a paper rider swap ticket good for 3 people to ride that attraction using the fastpass line at a later time. The paper ticket can be used at any time, by anyone before it expires (typically on the last day of the month).

If you have booked fastpasses for an attraction with a height requirement, it works exactly the same (you just ALL get to skip the standby line). One sensitivity here is that the person waiting behind with the baby does not need a fastpass for this attraction -- in fact, they can make their fastpass for something else during that window of time that the baby can ride.

For example, my family of 5 (2 adults, 3 kids) wants to ride Mine Train. My youngest child is too short. I would make Mine Train fastpass reservations for my husband and 2 older kids. I would make myself and the baby fastpass reservations for Winnie the Pooh at the same time. All 5 of us would go to the Mine Train fastpass entrance and ask for a rider swap ticket. My husband / older kids would get the paper ticket (or a lanyard to get a paper ticket later in the line), they would scan their fastpasses and ride Mine Train while I took the baby over to ride Winnie the Pooh via the fastpass line. I could then, at any point later in our trip (but before the end of the month), ride Mine Train with my older 2 kids using the fastpass line with the paper rider swap ticket.

You can really make Rider Swap work for you if you remember that whoever waits with the baby does NOT have to ride immediately after the rest of the group (they can go do something else and come back later) and they do not have to have the same fastpasses as the rest of the group.

Oh Wow! That is great info and a GREAT EXPLANATION!! THANK YOU!!!!

 

[Earningmywings]

If the baby must be present to get the ride swap ticket, do they have to wait in the entire standby line (if you have no FP) or is there someone at the line entrance that can give you the ticket so the baby can go elsewhere?

 

[jwolfpack]

If the baby must be present to get the ride swap ticket, do they have to wait in the entire standby line (if you have no FP) or is there someone at the line entrance that can give you the ticket so the baby can go elsewhere?

The baby just has to be present when you walk up to the ride entrance, then the baby and whoever is waiting with him/her can go do something else. The cast member at the entrance will then give the paper ticket (or sometimes they give you a lanyard to pick up your ticket further down the line) to those riding the attraction.

 

[KrazeeK120]

You can use rider swap with any attraction with a height requirement.

And with Frozen Ever After.

 

[TinkLoverSam]

If the baby must be present to get the ride swap ticket, do they have to wait in the entire standby line (if you have no FP) or is there someone at the line entrance that can give you the ticket so the baby can go elsewhere?

In fact the baby cannot enter the line of a ride with a height restriction they do not meet. There will always be at least one cast member at the entrance to the ride help people understand stroller parking, height restrictions and answer any other general questions.

 

[jwolfpack]

Oh Wow! That is great info and a GREAT EXPLANATION!! THANK YOU!!!!

You are so welcome! I just finished making all my FP+ reservations for our February trip. It can be overwhelming to strategize how best to make rider swap work for you with FP+, but it is SO worth the effort!