Plan at Epcot (Test Track and Soarin)

[Disney Jen]

What is the best plan to get fast passes/rides in on Soarin and Test Track in morning. We have have 3 adults, 1 child that can ride, and 1 infant. I anticipate doing child swap at each ride as well as collecting fastpasses. What is your advice? Does your advice change if it is a morning EMH or just normal rope drop time?

 

[Disney Jen]

Also, what would be your advice at HS? TSM or Tower of Terror First?

At MK, would you do/fastpass Peter Pan, Space Mountain or Splash Mountain/BTMRR first thing?

 

[shocker]

I would go in and send one person with the infant and all tickets over to Soarin' to get FP's while everyone else rides TT. Reconnect at TT and either notify CM of a child swap at TT so more than one can ride or send that adult through the single rider line (if operating). Then fill time 'til Soarin' FP opens up and then immediately get FP's for something else (I recommend Mission Space or TT). Then head over to Soarin' to use FP's. If you notify the CM of a child swap there you should get another untimed FP. So several of you will be able to ride twice in a row with FP's and swap the infant.

 

[shocker]

Also, what would be your advice at HS? TSM or Tower of Terror First?

At MK, would you do/fastpass Peter Pan, Space Mountain or Splash Mountain/BTMRR first thing?

the scenario is the same as I previously posted except that infants can ride on TSM and PP. So for those, I would send the adult and infant to get FP's for something the infant couldn't ride and have the rest of the party meet them at the next thing on your itinerary.

Also, because BTMRR and Splash are next to each other, it's a little simpler to FP one and hop in line for the other before park attendance builds (if you're willing to get wet in the am).

 

[soarinup]

What is the best plan to get fast passes/rides in on Soarin and Test Track in morning. We have have 3 adults, 1 child that can ride, and 1 infant. I anticipate doing child swap at each ride as well as collecting fastpasses. What is your advice? Does your advice change if it is a morning EMH or just normal rope drop time?

Is this DisneyJen who made the Youtube video with her Mom and sister on a WDW trip?

 

[Disney Jen]

Thanks for your answers.

Nope, I did not post any YOUTUBE videos.

 

[g-dad66]

What is the best plan to get fast passes/rides in on Soarin and Test Track in morning. We have have 3 adults, 1 child that can ride, and 1 infant. I anticipate doing child swap at each ride as well as collecting fastpasses. What is your advice? Does your advice change if it is a morning EMH or just normal rope drop time?

Depends on whether you are going at a busy time and whether you might want to ride either one of these more than once.

But in general, I would go to one of the two attractions, show the infant so you can get the Rider Switch pass, then runner and infant go to the other attraction to get Fast Passes for it while the rest of the group rides the first attraction.

Runner (and 3 others, if desired; actually only 2 others in your situation, since one adult has to stay with infant) rides the first attraction any time later with the Rider Switch Pass.

Also, what would be your advice at HS? TSM or Tower of Terror First?

At MK, would you do/fastpass Peter Pan, Space Mountain or Splash Mountain/BTMRR first thing?

TSM definitely first. Tower of Terror doesn't have very long waits these days, except on very busy days.


MK is tricky. I would probably have everyone ride Peter Pan first. Then all go to Splash, show infant to get Rider Switch pass, then runner and infant go to BTMRR and show infant to get Rider Switch pass.

Then while rest of group is riding Splash and BTMRR, runner and infant go to Space Mountain to get Fast Passes. If they ride the Railroad to the ToonTown exit, they can avoid most of the long hike over to Space Mountain.

Runner (and 3 others, if desired; again, only 2 others in your situation) rides Splash and BTMRR any time later with the Rider Switch pass.

 

[sunsetbeachgal]

We did Soarin first thing at rope drop with our group of nine, then while one of the parents did a kid swap (and took two of the other kids with her who wanted to ride it again) two other adults went over to get Fast passes for Test Track. Those of us left behind rode that boat ride near Soarin that has the big vegetables. Then we all met up!

The bigger challenge, IMHO, was Toy Story Mania. We again did rope drop, but there literally is close to a stampede over to the ride and to the fast pass machines. Almost scary! We rode TSM first thing, then got FP's righ afterwards (the line to get FP's was down by then) and our FP's were for 2PM. There wasn't more than 10 minute wait for Tower of Terror when we were there.

 

[g-dad66]

Then while rest of group is riding Splash and BTMRR, runner and infant go to Space Mountain to get Fast Passes. If they ride the Railroad to the ToonTown exit, they can avoid most of the long hike over to Space Mountain.

Hmmmm...here I am talking to myself again.

I just realized: Toon Town doesn't open until 9:45, so it's possible that the railroad won't be making the stop at ToonTown yet. So maybe walking over to Space Mountain might be the fastest way to get there after all.

Also, if you should happen to be doing MK on a morning EMH day, note that Splash and BTMRR aren't open for morning EMH, so you will have to wait until after 9:00 to go to them.