RSR pixie dust

[Princess&JackMom]

Wanted to share our experience tonight as we headed to Carsland to see the neon lights. My soon to be 7 year old twins wanted to go on RSR at night and so we were going to try the single rider line, which we did in the am today before opening. At that time, my son was separated from my DH and started to cry and luckily someone offered to move so he could sit with DH.
As we were heading to the line tonight a woman stopped to ask us if we were going on the ride and we told her we were going to do single rider (which was at a 30 minute wait). She then asked us if we would like her FPs for the ride as she and her family had just come off and the CMs didn't take them!
We thanked her for making our night and hopefully we will be able to pay it forward.

The ride was really cool at night and my children were thrilled!

Hurray for pixie dust!

 

[Dot2Vegas]

Awesome!! I love hearing pixie dust stories!!

 

[Mjmdiva]

Wow, that was so nice of them. So kind.

 

[Rubygoose]

How nice of them. I'm surprised the CM didn't take their FP's. 7 seems way too young for single rider. My DD just turned 6, and I know she'd be brave enough to ride alone by 7, but I would be so worried about her getting lost coming off the ride.

On our recent trip, we rode RSR during EE, got a FP for 9:35am and then at 9:36am I was able to pull passes for 8:20-9:20pm. DH was holding our spot for WOC, so I took the two kids for a night ride. We had an extra FP, since DH wouldn't have time to use his before the 9pm WOC. So I just called out "I have an extra pass if anyone needs it!" at the entrance of the ride. I got a taker right away. They were part of a large group and didn't have passes for everyone, so they were figuring out their strategy of who would have to go single rider.

 

[SMD]

Your pixie dust is someone saved your kids from having to lie about their age because a night ride is that important? Are you going to pay for adult tickets for them when they're almost 10? Nice life lesson, glad it was rewarded.

 

[DarthMole]

I don't understand why you would be heading for the SR line if the potential for separation made your son cry in the morning. Not to mention the age requirement is 7 to ride alone, not almost 7. Even 7 is too young in my opinion. It places a burden on everyone else if your child becomes unstable during the ride.

 

[DisneyJamieCA]

I don't understand why you would be heading for the SR line if the potential for separation made your son cry in the morning. Not to mention the age requirement is 7 to ride alone, not almost 7. Even 7 is too young in my opinion. It places a burden on everyone else if your child becomes unstable during the ride.

I couldn't agree more. It was very nice of the family to give you the FP, but I don't think breaking the rules, nor putting your child (and potential riders) in that position is the right thing to do, nor something to brag about.

 

[larina]

I guess I don't understand why you were even considering using single rider again if he had trouble with it earlier in the day.

 

[Disney Dreams]

Wanted to share our experience tonight as we headed to Carsland to see the neon lights. My soon to be 7 year old twins wanted to go on RSR at night and so we were going to try the single rider line, which we did in the am today before opening.

but SR is for 7 and up. - confused -

At that time, my son was separated from my DH and started to cry and luckily someone offered to move so he could sit with DH.

I'm more confused on this point. Why were you going to have your son ride SR is he was terrified to ride without one of you the first time? What am I missing?

As we were heading to the line tonight a woman stopped to ask us if we were going on the ride and we told her we were going to do single rider (which was at a 30 minute wait). She then asked us if we would like her FPs for the ride as she and her family had just come off and the CMs didn't take them!
We thanked her for making our night and hopefully we will be able to pay it forward.

That was very kind of them! I'm kinda surprised they didn't go ride again, but yay for them sharing with your family!

The ride was really cool at night and my children were thrilled!

Hurray for pixie dust!

- Dreams

 

[dreamprfct]

have to agree with the posters above--Hurray for you for 1) teaching your children it is OK to lie 2) putting your child and others through this AGAIN --um ok--

 

[ArchOwl]

I am glad you got FPs, but I don't think you understand what the single rider line is for and how old you have to be to use it. Your children are not old enough to be in the single line and don't seem ready for it. For those reading the thread, single rider means you are okay with sitting alone and filling in gaps as directed by the CM.

 

[lovebug33]

Kind of reminds me about the people who did SR on Forbidden Journey at Universal Studios and tried refusing to get on until they could be together. SMH.

 

[Princess&JackMom]

Whoa,whoa... My children are turning 7 this week and we are here to celebrate their birthday. Saying they are turning 7 to the CM is not lying because they are turning 7 and we were going on single rider at my daughter's request but we did hope to be together on the single rider, which happens often for 2 spots. I moved for a mother and young child on one of our FP rides and didn't think anything of it so they could ride together and the girl was clearly younger than7. And if my son and I had been separated we wouldn't have gone. I almost lost my son when he was 8 days old due to an infection (multiple operations to save his life) and I am super protective of him.

I'm surprised at people's reaction to an act of kindness and the assumption we would do anything to intentionally upset our son. And people assumed we told our children to lie when all I said was they were soon to be 7. I never said we told anyone that they were already 7.
The hostility of the responses really disappoints me. We got the ok from the CM, whom my daughter told she was turning 7, so if the CM was ok with them going, why is that an issue?

 

[DisneyJamieCA]

Whoa,whoa... My children are turning 7 this week and we are here to celebrate their birthday. Saying they are turning 7 to the CM is not lying because they are turning 7 and we were going on single rider at my daughter's request but we did hope to be together on the single rider, which happens often for 2 spots. I moved for a mother and young child on one of our FP rides and didn't think anything of it so they could ride together and the girl was clearly younger than7. And if my son and I had been separated we wouldn't have gone. I almost lost my son when he was 8 days old due to an infection (multiple operations to save his life) and I am super protective of him.

I'm surprised at people's reaction to an act of kindness and the assumption we would do anything to intentionally upset our son. And people assumed we told our children to lie when all I said was they were soon to be 7. I never said we told anyone that they were already 7.
The hostility of the responses really disappoints me. We got the ok from the CM, whom my daughter told she was turning 7, so if the CM was ok with them going, why is that an issue?

You didn't present any of this in your OP though. Almost 7 does not always mean turning 7 on this trip. And I guess it was nice the that CM let you get in the SR line, but the rule is already 7, not almost 7. We are all responding given the rule. You are also the one who said your son cried when separated from you earlier that morning. Nobody thought you were doing to intentionally upset your son, but you did do it knowing it upset him previously. And the point of the SR line is to ride single, not wait until you can ride together. If you must ride together, then you skip the SR line. You are lucky that somebody was so easily & happily willing to change spots with you, but you are asking a lot of other people to assume that would happen.

We can only go by what you posted and your entire post sounded like you skirted the system, both with their ages and the purpose of the SR line.

 

[SMD]

You don't like the negative reaction you got to bragging on a message board? Welcome to the internet.

So if your family can't ride together using single rider you won't ride? Just a future tip, some single rider lines have a disclaimer that says parties will be separated, and they mean it. On Indy, they will send a car with an empty seat before they will sit 2 single riders together.

 

[larina]

....And if my son and I had been separated we wouldn't have gone....I'm surprised at people's reaction to an act of kindness and the assumption we would do anything to intentionally upset our son....

You wouldn't have gone if you had been separated? But it is a SINGLE RIDER LINE. If you don't want to be separated you have NO business getting in the line in the first place. The whole purpose of the line is to fill SINGLE spaces left open on the ride. I'm sorry, but it is rude and entitled to get in the line with an expectation of staying with someone. If you don't want to go as singles wait in the regular line like everyone else.

We aren't assuming you would do something to upset him, you told us his reaction earlier in the day. I can't imagine his reaction would have changed that much over the course of the day.

 

[DarthMole]

I suspect this story is evolving as a result of the feedback. I agree 100% with larina. If you were not willing to separate and ride as singles, you had no business being in that line. Just because you once saw two single riders go together does not mean it's normal or should be expected.

 

[Ingrid0382]

It's wonderful that you were sprinkled with some pixie dust and hopefully you now have a better idea of how the single rider line is supposed to work, right?


I'm sorry your little guy got upset. I remember being little and feeling like a ride was no big deal until the operator was preparing to usher me into the seat. Suddenly, it was terrifying proposition.



I stood in line before rope drop on an early morning entry day and got our family four FPs for RSR. Unfortunately, I was really struggling with my illness that day and just couldn't make it until our ride time and my sweet army of boys (DH and 3 DSs) didn't want to stay in the park without me. We exited through the GCH turnstiles and gave a family of four our FPs. They were so thrilled, it was their first time in the park and their little boys were dying to ride RSR. Those pixie dust moments can be as fun to give as they are to receive, for sure!

 

[fctiger]

SR line, serious business!

Dont be hurt OP, people take this stuff seriously, but for good reason and I think most of us been there when we are in the SR line with a family in front of us just so they can haggle with the CMs to at least ride in the same car stalling the line and purposely not intending to follow the rules. It probably doesnt happen too much but it DOES happen. In fact, second day of opening of CL me and my buddy were in the single line and a woman and her son was a bit ahead of us and the boy didnt ride alone and the woman kept asking the guy if they could ride together. He told them thats not what the SR line is for. Well, eventually she got her way and while they didnt sit side by side, they put them in the same car and the boy was calm. Meanwhile she held up the line for the REST of us, so yeah we get the standby is long, the FP handouts are done within 20 mins, but if people want to save time using the SR line, they really should be prepared to seperate. Thats all people are saying. As for the age thing, I figure they were probably near 7. It didnt sound like you were trying to hide it.

But annnyway, it didnt matter you got free FPs, so even better!

Sound like your little ones had a great time and I hope they had a happy birthday! They are at DL, why wouldnt they?

 

[disney-inspired]

Wow people need to take a chill pill, or a few!

Amazing how many jump to conclusions and judge someone so quickly. And how they can feel so bold from behind a computer screen!

OP, that sounds like a wonderful extra magic moment for you and your kids. I hope they really enjoyed it.