Rider Swap

Rider Swap is a very cool feature that many don't know about at the Walt Disney World Resort. What is Rider Swap?  Let's say you are traveling with 2 small children.  You arrive at Splash Mountain and your youngest doesn't meet the height requirement...or is simply not ready to ride due to a fear. This is where Rider Swap comes in!


1) Check with the Cast Member at the ENTRANCE if Rider Swap is available (see below for a list of attractions)

2) Your party will be issued Rider Swap passes for the adult who is going to stay behind with the younger child.   

3)  Parent #1 will enjoy the attraction with the child who is capable of/wants to ride, while Parent #2 stays behind.  Parent #1 and child will go through the regular queue at the posted wait time or Fastpass+ queue if you have reservations.

4) Once the first party has finished, Parent #2 can now enjoy the attraction (again with the child who is capable of /wants to ride...lucky kid!) with little to no wait!  Remember that Parent #2 only gets TWO passes to return; one for themselves and one for a 2nd guest.

How Does Rider Swap work with FastPass+
There are two ways to approach this!
1)Saving FastPass+ for the whole family.  For instance at Animal Kingdom, let's say your whole family wants to ride the Safari but only 3 of you want to ride Expedition Everest. Don't waste your FastPass+ on Everest!  Use your FastPass+ for something EVERYONE can enjoy and use Rider Swap early in the day when the Stand-by line is shorter, for Rider Swap! If you use this plan of attack, be sure to hit the Rider Swap rides when the Stand-by line is shorter so the rest of your party doesn't have long to wait.

2) Splitting up your FastPass+...this means Mom schedules 3 FastPass+ and Dad schedules 2 FastPass+.  Rider Swap works the same as it does above, except that Parent #1 is only waiting through the FastPass+ line instead of standby.

The problem with this approach is that Child #1 (that is able to ride) only gets THREE FastPass's. If you have 3 kids total and 2 can ride, while 1 can't, this approach might work by splitting up but it can be complicated and tricky!


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