{"id":46467,"date":"2016-05-17T12:00:45","date_gmt":"2016-05-17T16:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/?p=46467"},"modified":"2022-05-04T22:15:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T02:15:08","slug":"using-disneys-magical-rider-switch-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themouseforless.com\/blog_world\/using-disneys-magical-rider-switch-feature\/","title":{"rendered":"Using Disney’s Magical Rider Switch Feature"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rider swap, rider switch, parent swap, child swap. \u00a0Those sound like some odd tradition when taken out of context, but at Walt Disney World, Rider Switch is the name of the feature that allows adults to take turns riding attractions without having to wait in line twice, when a child does not meet age or height requirements.\u00a0 This option really is magic when you think about it – families often travel with children of various ages and heights and waiting in line is no fun, especially if you have to do it twice.<\/div>\n
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Rider switch is available at select attractions at all four theme parks – think attractions with height requirements such as Space Mountain and Expedition Everest.\u00a0 Rider switch isn’t an option just because a child may not want to go on Peter Pan with his family, there is a select list of attractions which include this feature. \u00a0So how does it work?\u00a0 If you have a child with you that cannot ride one of the attractions on the list below, your party would approach the Cast Member that is at the entrance to the attraction.\u00a0 Without blocking the entrance for all other guests, simply explain to the Cast Member that you would like to do Rider Switch.\u00a0 The child(ren) who cannot or will not ride, must be present.\u00a0 The Cast Member will present you with a Rider Switch pass which looks eerily like a Legacy Fast Pass.\u00a0 Everyone except the adult who stays back with the child(ren) will continue through the queue.\u00a0 If you have a FastPass+ for the attraction, you will proceed through that queue.\u00a0 If you don’t, you’ll use the stand-by queue.<\/div>\n
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Once your party comes off of the attraction, the adult who hung back, can then take the Rider Switch pass and another guest (one guest is what’s officially listed, but they usually let you take up to two children) with you to the queue entrance.\u00a0 The Rider Switch pass essentially acts as a FastPass+ and you will be directed through that queue.\u00a0 You don’t have to use this pass immediately, you can come back at a later time if you’ve gone to do something else with the child(ren) who couldn’t ride.\u00a0 There’s nothing worse than standing there with a little one as their older siblings are on a ride that they want to go on so bad!\u00a0 Even if you don’t go and do another attraction, take them for a walk, look for hidden Mickey’s, or get a Mickey\u00a0bar to make it less painful.\u00a0 Remember, you will get to ride later, but they still won’t.<\/div>\n
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The attractions throughout the Walt Disney World Resort that offers Rider Switch are:<\/div>\n
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Magic Kingdom Park<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
Frontierland<\/span><\/u><\/div>\n
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad<\/span><\/div>\n
Splash Mountain<\/span><\/div>\n
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Storybook Circus<\/span><\/u><\/div>\n
The Barnstormer<\/span><\/div>\n
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Tomorrowland<\/span><\/u><\/div>\n
Space Mountain<\/span><\/div>\n
Stitch\u2019s Great Escape<\/span><\/div>\n
Tomorrowland Indy Speedway<\/span><\/div>\n
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Epcot<\/span><\/b><\/div>\n
Future World<\/span><\/u><\/div>\n
Mission: SPACE<\/span><\/div>\n
Soarin’<\/span><\/div>\n
Test Track<\/span><\/div>\n
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Disney\u2019s Hollywood Studios<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
Rock \u2019n\u2019 Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith<\/span><\/div>\n
Star Tours\u00ae – The Adventures Continue<\/span><\/div>\n
Twilight Zone Tower of Terror<\/span><\/div>\n
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Disney\u2019s Animal Kingdom Park<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n
DINOSAUR<\/span><\/div>\n
Expedition Everest – Legend of the Forbidden Mountain\u00ae<\/span><\/div>\n
Kali River Rapids<\/span><\/div>\n
Primeval Whirl<\/span><\/div>\n
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If you have any questions about how Rider Switch works in the parks, simply ask a Cast Member!\u00a0 They will be able to help you and direct you accordingly. \u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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What are your best tips for using Rider Switch? Share in the comments!<\/em><\/div>\n
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