ridemax and rider switch

[houseful of boys]

I'm a WDW vet that is used to knowing where I'm going and knowing how to make the most out of the parks with minimal waiting in lines (I actually create touring plans for my friends ). My family and I are going to DLR for the first time in a couple of weeks. I've read all of the tips here and have subscribed to Ridemax. Today I finished making a rough schedule using Ridemax for our 4 day trip, but it occurred to me that it will take us longer for each ride because we have a 2 yr old that will cause us to use rider switches on the big rides with our other 3 boys. Will this completely make Ridemax useless? Or can I follow the plan anyway? I understand how to collect fastpasses and get there early and so on but I'm nervous simply because I feel so unfamiliar with DLR. Also, there seem to more rides at DLR than WDW that can develop long lines that don't have a fastpass option (especially with TOT not offering it right now)

TIA

 

[Brady's Mom]

We didn't have any problem using rider switch and FP and Ridemax when we used it for our first family trip to DLR. Our then 2 yr old DS did sleep in the stroller in the afternoons and we had to use it a lot.

And just wanted to say HI from one parent of 4 boys to another!

 

[disneymum58]

You will find that you need less FP for the rides that you use Child Swap and then can collect another set of FP quicker for a different ride. The 2 people using the Child Swap pass do not need a FP for that ride. So their passes can be used to get FP for another ride. Hope that made sense. This is the way we have done this in the past.

 

[Kayla's Mom]

You will find that you need less FP for the rides that you use Child Swap and then can collect another set of FP quicker for a different ride. The 2 people using the Child Swap pass do not need a FP for that ride. So their passes can be used to get FP for another ride. Hope that made sense. This is the way we have done this in the past.

That is exactly what we do!