Help describing the new Rider Swap to a friend

[JJ2017]

my friend is going to WDW for the first time middle of November. She is only spending one day at MK and one night at the Xmas party (and one day at universal). She is making FPs for the one MK day on Wednesday. She has a 2 year old and then a 6 and 7 year old. She is super stressed out planning this vacation and I’m sitting down with her tomorrow to teach her how to book fast passes. But I need to be able to clearly explain RS to her. I haven’t been since the new system. She won’t have magic bands.

Anyone have a script or an easy to understand link?

 

[LongLiveRafiki]

She will have another adult with her, right?

 

[JJ2017]

She will have another adult with her, right?

Yes, she has her husband with her. She will also have her mother in law with them. Not sure if that throws a wrench in the planning of RS.

 

[LongLiveRafiki]

Yes, she has her husband with her. She will also have her mother in law with them. Not sure if that throws a wrench in the planning of RS.

Nope, I was just making sure that she has another adult to stay with the 2 year old during the rider swap.

The way rider swap works is the whole party will go up to the CM at the queue with their park tickets. They will let the CM know they would like to use rider swap and who will be riding first (Group 1), and who will be staying back with the too short child and riding second (Group 2). The CM may or may not measure the height of the too short child (to make sure they are too short), but they will at least need to physically see them. The CM will then add the rider swap pass to the tickets of those who will be riding second. Up to 3 people can have the rider swap pass added to their tickets, and that group of 3 can include people who are riding in the first group. Then, those who are riding first (Group 1) go in the appropriate queue (FP if they have FP or standby if they do not) and ride. Meanwhile, those are who are staying back with the little one (Group 2) can get a snack, use the restroom, ride another ride that's close by, whatever. After the first group is done riding, Group 2 will go into the FP queue, scanning their ticket. The rider swap enables them to enter the FP queue regardless of whether or not they have an actual FP for that ride. They ride, then meet up with the rest of the party.

The rider swap return time is calculated by the wait time of the queue that the first group goes in minus 10 mins, and ends one hour after it begins. For instance, if Group 1 goes in the FP line at 4:00 and the posted wait time is 15 mins, then the rider swap window begins at 4:05 and ends at 5:05. If Group 1 enters the standby line at 4:00 with a posted wait time of 50 mins, then the rider swap is valid from 4:40-5:40. Since the rider swap has a small window in which it can be used, it is a good idea for Group 2 to stay semi-close to the ride while Group 1 is riding. Each person can only have one rider swap pass on their ticket at a time.

When scheduling FP, your friend can schedule the height-restricted rides for those who will be part of Group 1. Group 2 can use their FP for a ride with the too short child that is nearby at the same time, or schedule them for something later. For instance, if Group 1 is getting FP for SDMT, Group 2 might want to get them for Pooh, since it is nearby. They would still all go to the queue for SDMT to have the rider swap added, then Group 2 could go and ride Pooh while Group 1 rides SDMT, then meet up and swap.

Hopefully this makes sense.

 

[JJ2017]

Nope, I was just making sure that she has another adult to stay with the 2 year old during the rider swap.

The way rider swap works is the whole party will go up to the CM at the queue with their park tickets. They will let the CM know they would like to use rider swap and who will be riding first (Group 1), and who will be staying back with the too short child and riding second (Group 2). The CM may or may not measure the height of the too short child (to make sure they are too short), but they will at least need to physically see them. The CM will then add the rider swap pass to the tickets of those who will be riding second. Up to 3 people can have the rider swap pass added to their tickets, and that group of 3 can include people who are riding in the first group. Then, those who are riding first (Group 1) go in the appropriate queue (FP if they have FP or standby if they do not) and ride. Meanwhile, those are who are staying back with the little one (Group 2) can get a snack, use the restroom, ride another ride that's close by, whatever. After the first group is done riding, Group 2 will go into the FP queue, scanning their ticket. The rider swap enables them to enter the FP queue regardless of whether or not they have an actual FP for that ride. They ride, then meet up with the rest of the party.

The rider swap return time is calculated by the wait time of the queue that the first group goes in minus 10 mins, and ends one hour after it begins. For instance, if Group 1 goes in the FP line at 4:00 and the posted wait time is 15 mins, then the rider swap window begins at 4:05 and ends at 5:05. If Group 1 enters the standby line at 4:00 with a posted wait time of 50 mins, then the rider swap is valid from 4:40-5:40. Since the rider swap has a small window in which it can be used, it is a good idea for Group 2 to stay semi-close to the ride while Group 1 is riding. Each person can only have one rider swap pass on their ticket at a time.

When scheduling FP, your friend can schedule the height-restricted rides for those who will be part of Group 1. Group 2 can use their FP for a ride with the too short child that is nearby at the same time, or schedule them for something later. For instance, if Group 1 is getting FP for SDMT, Group 2 might want to get them for Pooh, since it is nearby. They would still all go to the queue for SDMT to have the rider swap added, then Group 2 could go and ride Pooh while Group 1 rides SDMT, then meet up and swap.

Hopefully this makes sense.

this is PERFECT!!!!! i know there is a lot of questions surrounding - "does everyone in the group need the FP in order to do RS in the FP lane to start?" Any time we have done RS, only the first group needed the FP.

 

[CouponGirl]

Nope, I was just making sure that she has another adult to stay with the 2 year old during the rider swap.

The way rider swap works is the whole party will go up to the CM at the queue with their park tickets. They will let the CM know they would like to use rider swap and who will be riding first (Group 1), and who will be staying back with the too short child and riding second (Group 2). The CM may or may not measure the height of the too short child (to make sure they are too short), but they will at least need to physically see them. The CM will then add the rider swap pass to the tickets of those who will be riding second. Up to 3 people can have the rider swap pass added to their tickets, and that group of 3 can include people who are riding in the first group. Then, those who are riding first (Group 1) go in the appropriate queue (FP if they have FP or standby if they do not) and ride. Meanwhile, those are who are staying back with the little one (Group 2) can get a snack, use the restroom, ride another ride that's close by, whatever. After the first group is done riding, Group 2 will go into the FP queue, scanning their ticket. The rider swap enables them to enter the FP queue regardless of whether or not they have an actual FP for that ride. They ride, then meet up with the rest of the party.

The rider swap return time is calculated by the wait time of the queue that the first group goes in minus 10 mins, and ends one hour after it begins. For instance, if Group 1 goes in the FP line at 4:00 and the posted wait time is 15 mins, then the rider swap window begins at 4:05 and ends at 5:05. If Group 1 enters the standby line at 4:00 with a posted wait time of 50 mins, then the rider swap is valid from 4:40-5:40. Since the rider swap has a small window in which it can be used, it is a good idea for Group 2 to stay semi-close to the ride while Group 1 is riding. Each person can only have one rider swap pass on their ticket at a time.

When scheduling FP, your friend can schedule the height-restricted rides for those who will be part of Group 1. Group 2 can use their FP for a ride with the too short child that is nearby at the same time, or schedule them for something later. For instance, if Group 1 is getting FP for SDMT, Group 2 might want to get them for Pooh, since it is nearby. They would still all go to the queue for SDMT to have the rider swap added, then Group 2 could go and ride Pooh while Group 1 rides SDMT, then meet up and swap.

Hopefully this makes sense.

this is PERFECT!!!!! i know there is a lot of questions surrounding - "does everyone in the group need the FP in order to do RS in the FP lane to start?" Any time we have done RS, only the first group needed the FP.

This is so helpful! I’ve been having a hard time understanding exactly how this works and you both explained it so clearly! Thank you!