I wanted to share my experience with Rider swap since I read some very conflicting reviews over the past few months.
We just got back from our trip over the thanksgiving weekend. I had read posts saying the new digital system made the rider switch program difficult to work with. I was a little worried, since some posts also mentioned every party needed a FP+ to use rider switch on Tier 1 attractions.
I can report this is not true.
It was actually pretty flawless process for us. We used it on 7DMT, Flight of Passage, Slinky Dog Dash, Alien Swirling Saucers (this ride gave us a paper pass) and many other busy attractions.
We walked up to the CM, and told them we needed rider swap, they quickly ask who is the "2nd riders" and they scan their magic band. The CMs then ask if the 1st set of riders book FP+ or Standby. If it was FP+ then they set to return time within 10-20mins. If it's Standby, the return time was usually whatever the existing standby time wait, which makes sense.
The Rider Swap definitely has a bonus perk, where we split up our Tier 1 fast passes between Alien Swirling Saucers and Slinky Dog Dash and essentially doubled up on extra FP+.
Hopefully this helps others doing research on Rider swap.
We just got back from our trip over the thanksgiving weekend. I had read posts saying the new digital system made the rider switch program difficult to work with. I was a little worried, since some posts also mentioned every party needed a FP+ to use rider switch on Tier 1 attractions.
I can report this is not true.
It was actually pretty flawless process for us. We used it on 7DMT, Flight of Passage, Slinky Dog Dash, Alien Swirling Saucers (this ride gave us a paper pass) and many other busy attractions.
We walked up to the CM, and told them we needed rider swap, they quickly ask who is the "2nd riders" and they scan their magic band. The CMs then ask if the 1st set of riders book FP+ or Standby. If it was FP+ then they set to return time within 10-20mins. If it's Standby, the return time was usually whatever the existing standby time wait, which makes sense.
The Rider Swap definitely has a bonus perk, where we split up our Tier 1 fast passes between Alien Swirling Saucers and Slinky Dog Dash and essentially doubled up on extra FP+.
Hopefully this helps others doing research on Rider swap.
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