Rider Switch / FastPass+

[StoneCutter589]

This will be my daughter's first trip to Disney World this August; she'll be 13 months old, so we'll be using rider swap, something I've never done before.

After reading some different sites, it appears that rider swap allows for double the FastPass+ selections. For example, my wife and her friend can have a selection for Spalsh Mountain at 12pm. All of us go to the FastPass entrance and request the ride swap option. My wife and her friend ride. Then, I use my ride swap pass and go on with my wife. Meanwhile, I have a Big Thunder selection for 12, too. So we all go to Big Thunder and request ride swap. My wife and I ride and then my wife can go on with her friend. So, in essence, it's double the selections. Is this correct?

Thanks!

 

[yellowb]

Yes, it is true that you can request a Rider Swap when you have a Fastpass+. We have a 2 year old, so for any of the attractions that have a height requirement, we never book the same FP+ for my wife and I. The only caveat to the Rider Swap is that a maximum of 3 people can come back on it. The only way you can truly double the FP+ though is if one person rides by themself per ride, alternating who actually books the FP+. If your wife wants to ride with you and your friend for every ride, she will need a FP+ for every ride, which means she will hit her max before the two of you do.

 

[Mommychef4]

I'm trying to figure out rider swap also. So if we want to do say flight of passage, I only need to book everyone else's fast pass except the 3 year old and myself and I can then do a rider swap so I can ride it later. This then will allow me to book fast passes for the 3 year old and myself on something else correct?