Everything you need to know about: Rider Switch Service (Updated)

If you have children in your party that do not meet the height requirements for larger rides, or simply don't want to ride, Walt Disney World offers a Rider Switch Service. With this service, the entire family only needs to wait in line once.

*On rides where this service is offered, you all enter the line. If you do not have Fastpasses, you enter the standly line. To enter the Fastpass line, all the riders must have a Fastpass. 

*Ask the Cast Member for a Rider Switch Pass. At least one adult and the non-riders will be issued a pass and asked to wait in a designated area. You will become Party 2.

*The remaining members are Party 1 and proceed to the ride.

*When the ride is over, Party 1 locates Party 2. The non-rider then switches places, hands the Rider Switch Pass in and boards the attraction without having to wait a second time.

*The non-riding adult now boarding the attraction may bring up to TWO additional guest to ride with them, so other children who are riding will get to ride twice in a row (Sweet!)

Here is a list of all attractions that offer this service:

Magic Kingdom Park Frontierland - Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Splash Mountain

Storybook Circus - The Barnstormer

Tomorrowland - Space Mountain, Stitch’s Great Escape, Tomorrowland Indy Speedway
Fantasyland - Seven Dwarfs Mine Train

Epcot Future World - Mission: SPACE, Soarin', Test Track
World Showcase - Frozen Ever After

Disney’s Hollywood Studios Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith, Star Tours® - The Adventures Continue, Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, Alien Swirling Saucers, Slinky Dog Dash

Disney’s Animal Kingdom Park DINOSAUR,  Expedition Everest - Legend of the Forbidden Mountain®, Kali River Rapids, Primeval Whirl, Avatar Flight of Passage

Because there is so much conflicting information on the internet, even from the Mom's Panel itself!, I emailed Disney directly to clarify the information.

As of June, 2019, this is their response. To use the FP line, ALL riders need to have FP. Basically, they are saying that if you all have FP, you really don't need to use the Rider Switch at all because you have a 1-hour window. If the first rider gets in line when the FP starts, in most cases, they will be done in time for the second rider to still use their FP. You would really only need it when the FP will expire before the first rider returns.

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