We did something similar. Or, rather, I did. My family was completely confused by RS and FP the entire trip and just did what I told them. Lol. It really does take a lot of work to even begin to figure out how to do it that way.
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Iāve been reading through this thread to gather some intel for our upcoming trip. Our last trip was in 2017 so just before they went to the RS using MDE. We had the paper passes that were good to the end of the month, and that was awesomeā¦ we could and often did come back the next day or later in the week, and honestly, dealing with young kids sometimes you just had to do it that way if they got in a mood and just needed a break at that point in time.
I donāt really have anything terribly constructive to add, but Iām going to lay it out there. Weāre doing 3 FPP per day. Weāll use RS, but it is our family of 5, 1 being a 3 YO that isnāt tall enough for anything. If we split FPP, weād have to decide how to play it so maybe one of the older kids gets to ride something twice while the other rides something else twice. And Iām not ready for those fights.
Also, the 3YO is JUST turning 3 and going through the terrible 2s. Right now, heās being a bigger challenge to us than any of our kids have ever been. I donāt think thereās anyway we can lock ourselves into a fully structured day that it would take with 6 FPP + RS, weāre going to have to do more playing it by ear and do some things to keep him happy and entertained and likely take more breaks than weāve ever done before.
So I guess my point is, Iām glad they have RS. If I have FPP, Iād hope that theyād still give us a RS pass to open our window a little bit wider in case of a hiccup with the ride or the kids. I donāt need a full week or month like the paper ones were, but a little flexibility would be appreciated. I guess it just comes down to one size doesnāt fit all, especially when youāre dealing with small kids. Weāve done trips using RS 7 times now since 2011 and honestly, weāve had to strategize a little bit differently each time based on the kids, their attitudes and who was on the trip with us. I do wish theyād be more explicit as to the rules and how they will/do handle RS and FPP so that there isnāt a grey area (weāve been declined RS at 7DMT before for not having FPP for everyone) but it is what it is and Iām just glad they have a tool in place to help parents out.
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Totally get that. Last trip we had two older kids (8 and 6) who could ride everything and two littles (4 and 2) who couldnāt. Iāve learned that the more in front of disappointment I can get the better. Like try to have a conversation with the bigs the night before to set expectations so they donāt have a meltdown in the parks. Obviously its not even possible to do that with the 3 y/o.
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