I'm not sure why I get so confused about this process. Please let me know if I have this correct. (My wife and I will be traveling with a 4yo and 8yo for clarification).
We all have FPs for ride ABC.
We approach the greeting Cast Member at the ride and ask to use Rider Switch.
My wife and my 8yo choose to go first (Party 1), I will go second (Party 2).
The Cast Member scans my (Party 2) Magic Band to assign me a rider switch pass.
Party 1 gets in the FP line and Party 2 goes to a designated area outside the attraction and waits.
After Party 1 rides, they collect my 4yo.
I scan my (Party 2) Magic Band and get in the FP line.
After Party 2 rides, everybody reunites and lives happily ever after.
Is this correct? If we're all going to wait in the FP line anyway, why even get a rider switch pass? Why doesn't Party 2 just wait until Party 1 is done riding and then goes in after (as long as it's obviously within the FP time window). What benefit does rider swap give us? Just the ability to extend out our FP window an extra hour?
When we used rider swap long ago, we would all wait in line until we were up to the ride and one parent would ride while the other stepped aside. When the first parent got off the ride, the next parent would get right on and there was no extra waiting time. I suppose all rides may not be able to work this way since the ride exit isn't always in the same location as the entrance. And maybe things have changed considerably since then.
Any clarification anyone can give is appreciated. Thanks!
We all have FPs for ride ABC.
We approach the greeting Cast Member at the ride and ask to use Rider Switch.
My wife and my 8yo choose to go first (Party 1), I will go second (Party 2).
The Cast Member scans my (Party 2) Magic Band to assign me a rider switch pass.
Party 1 gets in the FP line and Party 2 goes to a designated area outside the attraction and waits.
After Party 1 rides, they collect my 4yo.
I scan my (Party 2) Magic Band and get in the FP line.
After Party 2 rides, everybody reunites and lives happily ever after.
Is this correct? If we're all going to wait in the FP line anyway, why even get a rider switch pass? Why doesn't Party 2 just wait until Party 1 is done riding and then goes in after (as long as it's obviously within the FP time window). What benefit does rider swap give us? Just the ability to extend out our FP window an extra hour?
When we used rider swap long ago, we would all wait in line until we were up to the ride and one parent would ride while the other stepped aside. When the first parent got off the ride, the next parent would get right on and there was no extra waiting time. I suppose all rides may not be able to work this way since the ride exit isn't always in the same location as the entrance. And maybe things have changed considerably since then.
Any clarification anyone can give is appreciated. Thanks!