Originally Posted By momof4boys We used baby swap a lot when my children were little. Now they are all big enough for most of the rides- maybe even all of them. But my youngest can't ride most of the roller coasters because of his heart. Will they let us use baby swap even though he is big enough for the ride? It seems like when they were little, I would have to show the CM the child before we got a pass. We will use FP when we can, but if it is crowded, I'm afraid they will run out of FP for Space Mountain- we will ride it first thing but the older boys want to ride several times. Plus Matterhorn doesn't have FP. My gut feeling is they won't let us do baby swap- there would be no way to keep people from abusing it when they don't have little babies. If I have to sit out with Nathan, I will. It just would be nice to ride the rides also. I just thought I'd check to see if anybody knew if it was possible.
Originally Posted By belle42 I'd say at least try, worst that can happen is they say no. Tell them about the medical problem and they should let you do it.
Originally Posted By mickeynewe I am sure they will. Our daughter doesn't like to ride all the rides, even tho she is old enough, and they have let us swap out.
Originally Posted By momof4boys Thanks for the info. That is good to know mickeynewe. We will certainly try.
Originally Posted By kmsandrbs I think you won't have many problems. Just check at each ride (usually, but not always, there is a CM out front) about what you need to do. For some rides, you will probably all have to go through the line.
Originally Posted By wendebird My dd6 was scared to ride Splash a few years ago. I asked for a Baby Swap & offered the CM the reason why I wanted one. (She was scared) He did try to convince her to ride, but in the end, we got a pass. Remember, they do have signs posted that people with certain conditions can't ride. Since your son's a minor, an adult must stay with him, hence needing a Baby Swap Pass. I don't think you'll have an issue.
Originally Posted By mickeymeg All the talk around the boards about Scrapbook swaping and secret gift swapping... I read the title of this thread and hadd a momentary mind hicup and thought we were exchanging baby's this holiday season =) Sorry !
Originally Posted By tooele13 My 4yo dd isn't too keen on big roller coster rides. We used child swap on splash mountain and space mountain last month without any problems. It actually worked out great for us since my 7 yo ds got to ride the rides twice since child swaps are good for 2 people a pass.
Originally Posted By dale-n-chip I'd consider learning about DL's Guest Assistance Card (GAC). As I understand it, you don't need a note from a doctor, just explain the condition and special needs. Request them at Guest Services at the parks. I'm no expert--just passing along what I've read on other boards/threads. Try searching this site for GAC and see what you find!
Originally Posted By SuzieQ The whole program has been revamped. This is a link to Disney's guide for people with disabilites. As far as I know, there is no longer a general GAC. <a href="http://adisneyland.disney.go.com/media/dlr_v0200/en_US/help/Disabil_Gdebk_r.9.28.05.pdf" target="_blank">http://adisneyland.disney.go.c om/media/dlr_v0200/en_US/help/Disabil_Gdebk_r.9.28.05.pdf</a> I would think there would be no problem using the baby swap program in Nathan's case, momof4boys!
Originally Posted By momof4boys dale-n-chip- we used to use the SAP before it was re-vamped. We really only needed it for FL rides because they didn't have FP. Last time we went, we just made sure we did FL first thing in the morning every day. If I understand it correctly, Nathan wouldn't qualify for any kind of pass unless he were in a wheelchair. His energy level seems to have increased this past year, so hopefully we will be okay. He still wants us to bring his stroller in case he gets tired- but honestly, I'm not sure if his 7 year old body still fits in it! We could get a wheelchair if he needs it but I'm not sure I'm ready for that. I guess we'll play it by ear come March. Sorry, I guess I got off topic on my own thread.
Originally Posted By SuzieQ <<His energy level seems to have increased this past year,>> that's so great to hear!
