Tips For a Great Start to Your Disney World Day with Virtual Queues, Genie Plus and Lightning Lanes 

Let me echo the sentiments of so many others to say THANK YOU for these great videos! I, too, just got back from a truly magical Disney vacation, and everything went so smoothly thanks to all your tips, tricks, and your suggestions for workarounds when those Genie gremlins pop up. I was previously a Disney planning guru back in the Fastpass days, but I got burned by not understanding all the changes associated with boarding groups and the Genie service during my last couple of visits. So this time, I did my research beforehand, and your series of videos was my #1 source for helpful info. I can't wait to go back! And next time, I'll be wearing my new Ear Scouts "Think Happy Thoughts" shirt that I just ordered 🙂

I’m in WDW right now. Been here since Sunday. Today is Friday. I’ve used genie+ everyday and your tips and videos have allowed my family to do every single thing that we wanted to do. We didn’t do every E-Ticket ride so it actually works even better. At magic kingdom on day 1 we got like 9 attractions in 8 hours. Including Seven dwarves. Did every ride in Epcot in one day with a three hour break in between. Did everything in DHS except ToT and Aerosmith in one day with a fantasmic breakfast package. Your videos are the best on the internet for real. You explain everything simple and with joy and passion. Thank you so much.

Thanks for all your videos Rob. You are such a super great guy. We are rewatching all your videos in preparation for our 2 week trip coming very soon. Can’t wait to put it in to practice.

Hi Rob, I can’t thank you enough for your videos ❤. I am from Costa Rica, and I went with my family to all 4 WDW parks on mid January for the first time 🤩, and I followed all your Genie + tips. We did a park per day, and we were able to ride EVERYTHING, even at MK (which I felt it was packed). I was always trying to do the top rides first (booking them since 7am), so the rest of the day was easier as you recommend, and it worked perfectly! Whenever we got a ride with a return time that did not work for us, we modified it by playing the genie slots! At EPCOT we were able to book guardians (at 1PM). As you have said in your Epcot videos, it’s easier to find a spot in that second cut. At AK, we just spent like an hour in the standby line for the flight of passage. At HS, we were SO LUCKY and only spent 35 minutes in standby for rise of the resistance. At MK we were not so lucky 😅 as we waited like an hour and a half in stand by for Snow White. Nevertheless, we had a blast. We met several characters (even Mickey at MK using Genie+ in the morning as you recommended), we went to most of all the shows, and we were able to ride everything in all 4 parks! I kept telling my husband “Rob recommends this, or that” 😂. Again, I can’t thank you enough. Your tips really work, and they allowed us to have amazing vacations! 🌈💚

You’re the first person that I’ve heard explain this in such a clear way. Thank you.

I love your videos! They give out so much information and I have recommended them to a lot of people especially your genie plus step by steps

Thanks for your super videos, we were there last week and we managed everything we wanted because of your tips. We did 10 rides at MK. You explain everything so super easy, so even as a German speaker I could understand everything. Thank you for making our trip magical.

All your tips made a great positive impact on our recent trip. Thanks so much.

Enjoy your vacation! Thank you for putting out videos and thinking of us!

I wanted to thank you for all of your videos. My family of four went to MK last week and we were able to get on 13 genie plus rides! plus we scored the LL for the mine train. We even got on Peter Pan at 9am. Thank you Again!!!!!! It made our day so much more enjoyable.

You are the most helpful Disney creator! I just love your videos.

As always, THANK YOU!! This was so helpful! In all the videos (hundreds!) I’ve watched, I’ve not seen anyone show how to set up the profile with the payment method and friends and family. Your videos truly are the best! Hope you’re having fun on vacation!

Just arrived home from our first WDW trip. Your videos helped me SO much. I’m so grateful to have watched them before we went!!!! Our trip was amazing and I rocked Genie+ in all four parks thanks to this channel. 😊

Thanks for making this video. These questions get asked all the time! Hope you had fun in AZ!

Another helpful video. Thank you so much. Have a very nice time in Arizona.

appreciate these videos, thank you for spending the time to help :)

OKAY that breakfast looked BOMB! Thank you for sharing it with us :)

In WDW now and has been perfect, thanks in large part to your videos! Thank you so much for explaining everything so clearly.

I have been waiting for this!!! 😊

This video was perfect! Exactly the info I’ll need when I go in May.

Right on time. I'll be doing this for the first time on Monday. I made myself flashcards for all the things I need to do for my day with some pointers 😄 Just too much to put into my phone. I hope you are having a blast in AZ and thank you for all of the help ❣

Hello from Arizona!! I’ll have to keep an eye out for you 😃 Your videos are amazing and I look forward them!

Great Video. I really needed this to get ready for our trip in March. We are coming from Australia so need all the help as we don’t want to miss a thing. Your Genie+ videos have been so helpful

These are GREAT tips! Just had a fab day in Epcot using Genie+ and it was busy! Learned that they are pretty flexible with LL return times - we ended up double booked for Remy and Guardians because I got such early times at 7am 😇 But we tapped into Remy 45 min after our LL window was over with no probs!

I love your videos and your vibe -- thanks! Also, Wakanda Forever!

The best breakfast! Adding it again thanks 😊!

The best video ! 👏🏻 thank you 😊

That coffee sounds amazing!!! I’ve eaten there before but haven’t tried that.

Your videos are a god send my friend 🙏🏼

Fab as always, thank you Rob 😊

Such great tips, thanks for sharing

Thank you for showing us this restaurant in the morning-lovely:)

I will be hearing your calm voice at 7 am as I’m trying not to stress over booking all the things 😂 Our trip is in just over a week! 🎉 It’s gonna be busy, but I am excited to put your tips to good use!

My dude! We are going end of next week into the week after, and while I knew this because of you, it was a nice little refresher. Hope you have an awesome vacation and hope to see you at the parks when we are there!

Greaaaat now I have to book a breakfast at Trattoria to get those eggs. 🤤 As always, wonderful video!

Just went to disney for 2 full days and 2 half days. Using your advice on Genie Plus, we were able to ride every ride we wanted to in all 4 parks (some rides multiple times). Surprisingly, even though it was the end of January, the parks were totally packed. Used stacking and the Genie slots to perfection and it paid off considering most rides were an hour+ wait without Genie. Thanks for the advice.

Great content Rob! Thank you!

Love your videos because they are clear and very informative. Always look forward to watching them as soon as they’re posted. Bravo! Where else can we follow you and be supportive?

Thanks a million!

Just got back from our trip and I have to say I am so glad I watched your videos on Genie + and about the boarding groups. I would have been so lost if it wasn't for your videos! We were able to ride everything we wanted to and successfully rope dropped every day (using your rope drop strategy!). Luckily I am a morning person, so getting up at the crack of dawn didn't faze me lol

Yeah, great videos, we were commenting other day how awesome it is that you got a nice haircut, nice beard, nice glasses, nice clothes and then wild mouse ears! We’re heading to Magic Kingdom tomorrow for the first time since 2019!

So glad I found your channel! I really like your tips and tricks, but most importantly I like your presentation! Let's be honest, some RU-vidrs can come off as fake and annoying lol. Thanks for keeping it real and relatable! Also, I second the Al Forno eggs! It's a 'must try to do' on every trip. Will be at the Boardwalk Villas in May! Not planning on a lot of early mornings, other than getting up at 7, fiddling with an app and hopefully falling back asleep! (You really should have a Patreon!)

The Black Panther ears are awesome!

It's been 10 years since my husband and I's last WDW vacation, and A LOT has changed! We're going for a week soon, and your videos have been EXTREMELY helpful, especially regarding Genie + Lightning Lanes, Individual Lightning Lanes, and Virtual Queues. I do have a question. I may have missed this, but, since MK has two Individual Lightning Lanes, can both be purchased at the same time or do the Genie + rules of making the next selection apply (120 minutes since booking one or checking into the ride)?

Hi! Thank you for the great video! I have a question though. You mentioned that I can delegate one of those tasks to other people in the group. To delegate, does other person log in to the app using their own ID and password or do they use my ID and password like I'm logged in to two different devises? Also, when he login to his device as himself, can he add me like I added him, and add resort reservations just like I did on my account? Or will it create a problem? Thank you!

Thank you for the great tips! If I buy Genie Plus in the morning for my group of 8 people, can they choose their own Lightning Lane rides/ or change the ones I chose when they wake up? Thanks !

My husband and I LOVE the iced coffee there!

Love your videos! Great content. Quick question: What software would you recommend to use for RU-vid videos? To remove backgrounds, add graphics and make thumbnails. Just subscribed to you!

I saw the helpful info on another of your videos in regard to editing G+ selections on the WDE app in order to zero in on our desired rides at 7 am. Can these edited selections be set on the app the night before as well in preparation for the 7 am window?

Love this! Next idea is screen recording all three as you grab them! Any chance you did that in a video already? I’m a visual learner so your account is amazing!!

Loved today’s video. I have to go there to eat breakfast.

Thanks!

Your videos are really helping me prepare for my first Disney World trip coming up!! I have a question, if we are staying at a hotel resort and our park hopper ticket is for Epcot reservation, what is the best way to ride Guardians of the Galaxy? Should we buy it as an individual LL or virtual queue it?

love your cheerful vids!! do you have any tips/videos for young adults who don't favor rides?

If we are taking the bus for early entry hours, what time do you think we should hit the hotel bus stop? We've done the skyliner for HS the last few times, so we are very rusty on the bus. Thanks for all your tips!!!

Can Gift cards and/or disney rewards points cards be added as a default payment method? I know they can be used to pay for Genie+, but I wasn't sure if they can be added as a default payment method. Thanks for the videos!! My daughter and I will be heading down soon as a gift to her for graduation!! Soaking up all your tips and tricks!!

You are awesome. Thank you. We are planning a trip for late November this year (it was March but we changed it). We just booked our stay and I was thinking - Wow, I have to do all these things at 7:00 am. I am going to get my adult daughter to help me. She has her own MDE account and reservations. I will link them through friends and family. Thanks for showing us how to do that quickly and Thanks for your insight it will most definitely be helpful but I do have an additional concern. If we are resort guests and get to use early entry into Magic Kingdom and we are at the bus stop around 7:00 am, do you know if the wi-fi works while standing at bus stop. I have heard it’s best to be at bus stop 90 minutes before early entry and that would be 7:00 am for an 8:30 entry time? Thanks in advance for any insight you may have.

Love your videos. Does Guardians enforce the virtual return time? We are flying down to Orlando and hope to arrive at EPCOT on that travel day at around 3pm. I was hoping to book a VQ for that day but I won't be in the park by 1pm and if I book a VQ I may get a return time for the morning. If I show up at 4pm but my group was called at 10am can we still ride?

Great video. Question.....If I have 4 people in my group but one is not joining us in the park one day....Is there anything I can do ahead of time to avoid having to take that person off so I do not have to be slowed down when selecting virtual que or first genie plus. I do not want to remove and add back each day unless that is the only way. We will not be buying Genie plus for that person so perhaps this is only a question for Virtual que or ILL.

Hi Rob! Love your videos so informative! Do you know if its possible to purchase individual lighting lane for Rise of the resistance without having a park reservation for Hollywood studios? We plan to park hop there in the afternoon after visiting Animal Kingdom for the morning? Thank you!

Can you please do a Genie + and lightning lane day with park hopper from Animal Kingdom to Hollywood Studios. I am going in the beginning of April and would love your helpful tips and tricks! Thank you for your amazing videos! ❤️

I was watching one of your other videos about getting the opportunity to ride GOG. First do the virtual queue at 7:00 am and if you miss out have your ILL already set up to purchase GOG. I'm assuming that is if GOG is all that is important to you....otherwise, select your first Genie + LL as your 2nd choice and then continue with you ILL? I will be on my own for making all of these selections at 7:00 am. Thank you for your kindness.

Rob, I just got a new phone and my old phone is still active. Would I be able to give my old phone to my grandson to try for a genie + attraction at the same time that I'm trying for a Virtual queue? Both phones have my Disney account on them with the same account profile. Will that work??

Hello! I don’t see the link for the charger, just a description

We are going next week. How do you do more than 1 see device? I remembered you said that one person did guardian and the other did LL......did you use the same account login on 2 different devices?

I have noticed in your videos that you wear your pins on the straps of your backpack. How do you keep them from falling off? Seems like the locking backs would be very uncomfortable there.

I can’t seem to find or access your link to purchase the backup power phone charger? The link takes me to another of your videos … but I don’t find it there either. Help?

We are going to Disney next week. We have 3 days at the parks. One day we will start at animal kingdom and then park hop to epcot. I've been watching the app lately and have noticed there are still some virtual queue spots after 2pm. Do you think it's worth risking or should we be safe and get lightning lane? We have never ridden guardians and won't be back for a long time

We are a party of 4, some attractions like the Haunted mansion only me and my son want to do via genie+, some attractions like jungle cruise all 4 of us will want to do via genie +. How difficult is it to swap out whom we add to attractions during the day?

Regarding the order of things to do at 7am. What if: It's a park hopping day, starting at Hollywood Studios? We do not want to do Slinky Dog, Rockin' Roller Coaster or Tower of Terror. But we do want to do Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway, Rise of Resistance, Smuggler's Run and Toy Story Mania. In this case, I was thinking I'd book the ILL for Rise first, so we get a return time before 1:30 because we are hopping out by 2p. Then, after I have my ILL for Rise booked, I'll book a regular LL for Mickey & Minnie's and use Modify / slots to get a return time as close to park open as possible. Does this make sense, or should I still do my LL for M&M first, and them my ILL for Rise after?

Love all these tips. But the rest of my family, unlike me... aren't early risers. So how I can take advantage of teh 7am LL booking option, but look for slots that aren't right at 9am (think closer to 11am).

Interesting our first time to the Boardwalk was last night. Tried the pizza a the service next door to this.

Why would they not keep Guardians virtual queue when Tron opens. They could both have virtual queue and ILL I would think.

You links are broken to the Battery Charger

4;00.

This was a great video as always on your part. But the lacking part, completely due to Disney’s current set up, is how it is parents with young kids who need to wake up, get them out of the resort, get breakfast at the resort, who still want to get rope drop. Stop what the F they are doing at 7 am which is likely getting food to do this stuff. It’s really detracting from the experience of Disney.

I fell asleep

10 min vid could of been 5min

I'm going to comment on one thing that knowbody else will, listen to Rob when he says to use "Anker" products. People if you care at all about your expensive smart phone device Anker is hands down the way to go, cheap convenience store cables and chargers are devistaing to your equipment. Anker is the only product I use other than OEM that you get with your device. I do not work for Anker or sell Anker products I'm just saying. It's unfortunate that we now live in a world that going to a amusement park for our entertainment is completely controled by using our smart phones, I think it takes away from the true essense of the parks and why Walt built them but it's 2023 and it is what it is, don't let it be ruined by faulty equipment. Have a Magical Day!

Here’s one more thing…. Don’t go to Disney World.

Welcome to the desert! 🏜. Enjoy your time in my state 😎 🌵. BTW…I always enjoy your videos. Your tip on bussing to HS and then walking to EPCOT to get on Remi was awesome!! Loved it!!!

Thank You Rob!! This video really pulled it all together for me. I'm a huge loyal fan of Ear Scouts. I hope when I'm there in Sept for my honeymoon, I get to bump into you and say Thank you in person. I'm just a regular ol lady, a nurse, 50 something Mom who loves Disney. You've made what seemed impossible to learn, a pretty easy task for me! Have some kleenex....lol I might shed a tear or two if I see you at the parks!! 🥲. Take care!! ~Kim