nickys
Premium Member
My opinion on this depends on how exactly the child swap works...
I would have assumed that both adults would enter the line (and scan fastpasses, if applicable) together and wait in line together until boarding. At that point, I assumed one adult & the child(ren) who aren't riding would wait in a designated place near the loading area and then swap immediately after the first group has ridden. In other words, you all wait in the line together, just once, and the second group boards immediately after the first group is done.
But it sounds like how it actually works is that you get the rider switch pass before you enter the line? And then the second person still has to go through the FP line? If that's the case, I wouldn't feel at all bad using this "strategy", since you're essentially waiting in the FP line twice and not saving any time compared to just riding in two separate groups. And for a couple with only one child, no one is riding twice, so there's no benefit at all (when using FPs).
The first way makes more sense, if the point is to not make your party wait in line twice. I know it might not work logistically for some rides, like RNRC or TOT, where you load and unload in different places, but it seems like more often than not, it would be fine.
I'd appreciate if someone could confirm which way it works, since we're taking our baby for the first time in September!
You get rider switch before you go through the line. You all need to be there to get it.