Ride swap question

[Tara1988]

I'm sure this has been asked a million times, but I was hoping someone could give me the "official" answer. Do you have to use the standby line to get a rider swap pass? Or can my husband and I get separate fast passes and also get a rider swap pass so we can both ride a few big rides without waiting in long lines

 

[Lisa loves Pooh]

I'm sure this has been asked a million times, but I was hoping someone could give me the "official" answer. Do you have to use the standby line to get a rider swap pass? Or can my husband and I get separate fast passes and also get a rider swap pass so we can both ride a few big rides without waiting in long lines

You can get a rider swap at standby OR at the FP line if you have a FP. In our experience, the person waiting never had to present a FP. Just those actually going in the FP Lane. When you use the rider swap, it is printed like the old Fast passes and that is what the waiting rider would present.

While our numbers didn't work for this type of strategy, others do use it. I don't know the ins and outs of it though. (I still used RS, and then had an unused FP on my magic band.)

 

[hallen4]

I agree with Lisa Loves Pooh, when we went last October, I would present my FP, then ask for a Rider Swap pass for my DH. When I got done, he would just go up and use the Rider Swap pass in the FP side, and never had to present a FP.

 

[MomTo3PrincessesInNJ]

I'm sure this has been asked a million times, but I was hoping someone could give me the "official" answer. Do you have to use the standby line to get a rider swap pass? Or can my husband and I get separate fast passes and also get a rider swap pass so we can both ride a few big rides without waiting in long lines

This is how our family gets FPs for both TT and Soarin! I'll be so sad when my littlest finally gets over the 44 in mark, haha. It's great because my older 2 get to ride most rides twice from the FP lane -- once with H and once with me.

 

[DopeyDame]

You can get a babyswap pass regardless of how the first group is riding. So absolutely - one adult can get a ToT fastpass and the other adult can get a RnR fastpass, and then both adults can ride both rides through the fastpass lane. Also remember that the babyswap is good for up to 3 people, so if you have small kids and bigger kids, the bigger kids can generally ride multiple times.

 

[DopeyDame]

Here is a copy and paste of a reply I made a few days ago. It sounds like you already know a lot of these details, but figured it might help someone:

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.

 

[brockash]

I'm sure this has been asked a million times, but I was hoping someone could give me the "official" answer. Do you have to use the standby line to get a rider swap pass? Or can my husband and I get separate fast passes and also get a rider swap pass so we can both ride a few big rides without waiting in long lines

You do NOT have to be in the standby line to get a baby swap....yes, you and your husband can get separate fastpasses and use the swap to do both (if there's a height requirement).

 

[Tara1988]

You do NOT have to be in the standby line to get a baby swap....yes, you and your husband can get separate fastpasses and use the swap to do both (if there's a height requirement).

Are ride swaps only available for rides with height requirements? I'm due in July, so we will have a tiny baby when we go in October. I'm okay with taking her on most things with no height, but not the teacups. My 5 year old and I are known for making people throw up on that one.

 

[MomTo3PrincessesInNJ]

Here is the list from Disney as to which rides offer the swap:

Attractions Offering Rider Switch
Get a complete list of attractions at Walt Disney World Resort where you can use Rider Switch.


Magic Kingdom Park Frontierland
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Splash Mountain

Storybook Circus
The Barnstormer

Tomorrowland
Space Mountain
Stitch’s Great Escape
Tomorrowland Indy Speedway

Epcot
Future World
Mission: SPACE
Soarin'
Test Track

Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith
Star Tours® - The Adventures Continue
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park
DINOSAUR
Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain®
Kali River Rapids
Primeval Whirl

 

[DopeyDame]

Are ride swaps only available for rides with height requirements? I'm due in July, so we will have a tiny baby when we go in October. I'm okay with taking her on most things with no height, but not the teacups. My 5 year old and I are known for making people throw up on that one.

Generally speaking, yes the actual riderswap piece of paper is only available for rides with height requirements.

On other rides, you can all get in line together and use the chicken exit at the end for whoever isn't going to ride. Depending on the ride and the CM, they'll often let you do an unofficial riderswap at that point, or even give you a fastpass card, but there's no guarantee.
On the teacups in particular, since there's no fastpass line and no height requirement, I think your best bet will just be to all wait in line together and talk to the CM. I imagine almost all of the CMs will totally understand the situation and let one adult and the baby hang out at the front of the line until the other adult is finished. But you should be prepared that they may say no and one adult will have to skip the ride entirely or just wait in line again.

 

[brockash]

Are ride swaps only available for rides with height requirements? I'm due in July, so we will have a tiny baby when we go in October. I'm okay with taking her on most things with no height, but not the teacups. My 5 year old and I are known for making people throw up on that one.

Yes, they're only available on rides with a height requirement, so you won't be able to get one at Tea Cups.

 

[brockash]

Here is the list from Disney as to which rides offer the swap:

Attractions Offering Rider Switch
Get a complete list of attractions at Walt Disney World Resort where you can use Rider Switch.


Magic Kingdom Park Frontierland
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Splash Mountain

Storybook Circus
The Barnstormer

Tomorrowland
Space Mountain
Stitch’s Great Escape
Tomorrowland Indy Speedway

Epcot
Future World
Mission: SPACE
Soarin'
Test Track

Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith
Star Tours® - The Adventures Continue
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park
DINOSAUR
Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain®
Kali River Rapids
Primeval Whirl

Just wanted to add the 7DMT is also included in the rider swap - this was probably a list before it was built.

 

[MomTo3PrincessesInNJ]

Just wanted to add the 7DMT is also included in the rider swap - this was probably a list before it was built.

That is directly from Disney's website... you'd think they would update it!

We've used CS for 7DMT, too... but now the littlest is tall enough.