Switching, fastpass,sigle ride lane

ChrisAlli

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Me, DH, DS (3) and DD(1) will be going to WDW in Oct. There are some rides we both would like to ride, but the kids are too small. What's the best approach to this, do we all stand in line, he rides, then I ride, is that really switching??? Should we each get a fastpass, or one get in line ride and when he gets off I get in line and ride while he waits with kids?? It shouldn't be too much but we would really like to do Soarin, TOT, RNR, Space Mountain, can't really thing of anything else

Any suggestions??
 
You can both get fastpasses and both go in the fastpass lane. Or if you are not yet ready to get your next fastpass (or there are no fastpasses) you can both go in the regular lane or single rider lane.

Once you get to the boarding area, one of you rides with the other watching the kids and when s/he gets off and takes the kids the other one of you rides.

(On a few rides the exact procedure may be a bit different, you may be told to wait in a different area such as the exit while the other is riding.)

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i asked about his also they said when you get to the attraction tell the cm you want to baby swap and they give you a special fp for it
 
*Always* ask the CM at the front of each attraction for the procedure (different rides have a different way of doing this). For example, while you ride Space Mountain, Dad will be handed a rider-switch pass and must wait with the kids outside of the building (this is the same for RnR). Kids too small to ride will not be allowed into the cue line, they cannot go into the building. When you come off the ride and re-group, Dad will then take his pass & enter through the FP lane.

For BTMR I believe the switch process happens with the second rider & kids waiting near the exit, just outside the doorway, to enter through the exit when the 1st rider comes out (although this may have changed, so please consult with a CM).

Some of the attractions may allow the entire party to stay together throughout the line, then place the party waiting with kids elsewhere just before boarding (I think Dinosaur, for example, may do this.

At Safaris, it's rare we'll have a rider switch, but when we do...the entire party stays together in line, then are diverted to the handicap-access dock, where one parent waits with the kids until the truck returns...then they switch.
 



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