Rider Swap with Disabled Adult

[Buddy40]

My wife and I will be taking her adult sister who is developmentally and physically disabled, to WDW this Christmas (yes well aware of the crowds). Due to my sister in law’s physical disabilities she won’t be able to go on many rides except for the mildest ones. For those rides my wife & I would still like to ride, do they offer a rider swap for an adult. I know one of us could just exit with my sister in law out the chicken exit, but it would be preferable if we could both ride it either together or separately. We will be focusing more on characters, shows/parades, and the general holiday vibes for this trip. But my wife & I would still want to hit some rides like Tron, Space Mtn, Everest, FOP, etc. thanks.

 

[lanejudy]

Rider Switch is available, though how it works may vary by attraction. It may be put on your MDE for the waiting adult and they can wait anywhere. Or they may require all of you to enter the queue and allow a wait/swap near the boarding.

 

[Buddy40]

Thanks!

 

[CarolynFH]

Thanks!

Unfortunately, I have read posts where rider swap was denied when the non-rider was an adult, even when clearly unable to wait alone. I would purchase LLMP or LLSP for the rides you list above. That allows each of you to go through the LL and avoids possibly being denied rider switch for the ones most important to you.

 

[Evita_W]

Unfortunately, I have read posts where rider swap was denied when the non-rider was an adult, even when clearly unable to wait alone. I would purchase LLMP or LLSP for the rides you list above. That allows each of you to go through the LL and avoids possibly being denied rider switch for the ones most important to you.

That isn't supposed to happen anymore under the new rules when DAS was changed.

 

[lanejudy]

OP did not indicate the non-rider had to avoid the queue, just that she wouldn’t be riding. How the swap is handled will be up to the CM at each attraction.

It gets trickier when an adult non-rider cannot do the queue.