I love your videos! We went in February for the first time in 10 years and I religiously watched all your videos and followed every tip and it made our trip AMAZING! We never waited more than 10 mins for anything in every park and did every ride we wanted to! My husband was thrilled and my 4 and 6 year olds had the best time and I have you to credit for a lot of that!! Thanks for all you do!!
Incredible educational video. I was trying to find your bio to see if you are/were an educator. You truly have a gift! I'm a regular viewer of many Disney vlogs, and this is the most comprehensive, clear instructional tutorial out there right now. You have made me a fan. I'll keep coming back for more content.
Thank you so much for your usual thorough coverage. I’m new to your channel but I’m already a big fan. Your unique coverage of doing genie with larger groups was crucial for my granddaughter when she did a once in a lifetime high school graduation trip with a group of 8. Thank you, thank you, thank you! She wasn’t able to get tron for the group since they were not staying in a Disney hotel but I look forward to using your advice for a future trip. I was surprised to hear you have to already be in MK when you try for an extra hours virtual queue for tron since I didn’t think that was the case for guardians at Epcot? Already looking forward to your next post.
Is there a better system that you can think of? They can’t have 6,000 people rush to the ride all at the same time. There has to be some way to provide a predictable, controllable, and manageable flow of guests who want to ride it.
@@ThousanWhite I can’t but I agree it creates a whole level of stress. Thankfully we were able to get in the Tron que with our first attempt. That wasn’t the case last year with Rise of the Resistance where we missed the first que and had to hyper focus on trying to navigate Wi-Fi when trying to get in at the 1pm que. It just takes away from the chill vibe. It was a bit fulfilling to scream yes or woooo with hundreds of strangers around you at the park who got in the Que successfully at the same time we did. 😂😂
Don’t lose it. Trust me it feels overwhelming, but after watching his videos, it all falls in place, and you’ll have a great time. I’m not a Disney person whatsoever, but I watched these videos, we hit all the major rides, ate at the castle, saw the parade and we were out by six. It’s best to be well researched so when you go it’ll all make sense and be easy. Ear scouts is very thorough and provides details most people at the park aren’t aware of so you’ll have an advantage. It’s a proper, positive RUclips channel I must say
Hi Rob we are a family of 4 from the Uk just returning from an amazing 2-week first Disney world trip! I watched your videos before we left and I just wanted to say THANK YOU SO MUCH for all your tips and advice about the parks and the intricacies of Genie plus. Your advice was really really helpful and accurate, right down to playing the genie slots, it totally worked! Take care, Sarah
Awesome - so glad to hear you had a great trip, Sarah! Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to let us know how your trip went - we really appreciate it! 😃
Thank you so much for the detailed tutorial! Thanks to this, I got boarding passes EVERY day I was eligible. I literally only missed one 7am draw for Tron (on a busy weekend), and even then easily got the 1pm draw that same day. The fact that you actually show your screen rather than just describing what to do really helped. It made our vacation SO much easier!
Hey Rob I just want to say a big thank you for your tips on how to prepare and to get the virtual queue slot. I did it 3 times for TRON and Guidian Galaxy and got 3/3 success rate. Thank you so much and both of the rides were amazing!! xx
You are so fun. Your delivery and videos hold my ADHD interest and are so informative. I hope I see you when I go to the park so I can thank you in person. You rock Rob!
Your videos have answered so many questions and have me so well prepped. We leave in 12 days. Im hoping you post more about the changes coming to genie plus soon!
Hi! It was a pleasure meeting you at the TRON ramp opening day. We love your videos and we were so excited to see you at the park. Remember I asked you about which area is the best for phone 5g. I think you have better carrier with Verizon. My ATT is just horrible at the parks. I asked cast members too and they told me to definitely stay away from Tomorrowland and better off at fantasyland if you are trying for the 1pm VQ. I had a better connection at our Disney resort in the mornings. As I told you I was returning to MK on Friday and I was able to then get a VQ at 7am for boarding group 58 and I bought a LL for nighttime ride. So much fun. We really like TRON but nothing compared to guardians of the galaxy that one still our number one ride at Disney. Hopefully we will see you another time at the parks. Keep making amazing videos!!
Hi Rob! Thank you so much for all of your thorough videos they were so helpful!! We just got back from our trip. We were there the week before Easter. We skipped MK on the 4th and went on the 5th and 6th. Scored Virtual queues for Tron both mornings!! But the best thing was when we left our hotel room at PO French Quarter on the 4th, opening day for Tron, we saw you filming a video in the court yard right outside our building. Too funny!! All your tips allowed for us to have an enjoyable time ride every ride and see every show we wanted to do during the busiest week of the year yet! We had a few moments of crazy long lines for things we couldn’t get Genie + for, but in the grand scheme of things it was not too bad.
I had used your tips on Guardians and Tron when I was in the parks two weeks ago and it all worked out great. Got around 2:15PM reservations for both. (Which walked back from 4:30PM when I initially booked in the morning)
We were so lucky, our first time in Magic Kingdon at Abril 4, We were able to reserve the lighting lane for tron at 1:00 pm, I was so despertated trying to get my full wi-fi signal inside the park, Ear Scouts is the best, He knows how to do it.!!
I am lucky enough (or unlucky, depending on how you view it) to have a DAS pass, but we were also required to snag a 7:00am group (which we did). It’s so worth it and is an absolutely stunning experience.
Rob, you are the best! I normally don't comment on videos but wanted to give you kudos for a job well done on this channel. Your videos were so helpful in planning our trip to Disney World over spring break! It was a little stressful as Genie plus sold out every day that we were there but since we were up late anyway I purchased them at midnight just in case lol! Because of your tips we got to ride EVERYTHING we wanted (except for Slinky and Remy which were down 😢 and we had a tired Kindergartner). Otherwise it was a fantastic trip and we have you to thank!
Thank you for this! Im headed to MK tomorrow with a non profit organization! Im hoping to somehow get my group of four girls onto tron before we have to leave 🤞
So glad I came across this channel! Love the personality and energy :) Thank you for the amazing tips! Taking the family out to Disney World this August and we are stoked to ride Tron!
So so helpful Rob. First time ever at Disneyworld this coming weekend and going to Magic Kingdom on Sunday! Also didn't know that you needed to have tapped in at some for the extended evening hours boarding groups to be available!
I was able to snag boarding group 31 while boarding my plane to Orlando. We ended up getting to the ride about an hour late but they allowed us to board. Anyway. Great ride! And thank you so much for the great tips!
This helped ease some anxiety! My dad and I are coming for two days specifically to try and ride Tron. Will check back in next week if we're successful!
👋 we just had our first successful trip to Disney this past week thanks to the Ear Scouts.. I'd watch the video for the park we were visiting the day prior and make a strategic plan.... 1 quick tip we were lucky to get in the virtual cue for Tron... you may wanna add the tip for anyone not using a magic band.... like us as we are not frequent goers so the price wasn't worth it... but for Tron lockers if you don't have a magic band you'll need to get a card from the cast member to put your things in the locker.... 😊
Just went Wednesday. Kids loved the ride. Was able to ride 3x and would like to keep riding. It is a quick ride, as a group I think because of this we preferred guardian of galaxy because ride is longer.
Hi Steven - we completely agree. It’s a fun ride, but too quick. It’s too bad Guardians came first because it’s hard for this one to compete with how great that ride is. Thanks for watching! 😃
Virtual queue and lightning lane are Ridiculous and take away from the park experience- i hate them- plus many people traveling from abroad miss out because they don’t understand it
Hey Rob! It’s your new friends from Pittsburgh Pa! (Akil & Melanie) It was great seeing you there at the park! Thank you for being so kind and sharing the scoop on how to do Disney the right way! P.s. Tron was AWESOME!!! Ear Scouts for Life!
I just want to leave a quick comment on how GREAT your vlogs are. Thank you! Your step by step how to use genie+ and now this one about tron are the best I have seen. Love you!
I see all these people commenting and I have to add to it: your videos made our Disney trip during Spring Break (Mar. 19-25) practically perfect. We did five days, all four parks (MK twice) with kids aged 3 and 8. Not only did we do everything we wanted and more, but our longest line the entire trip was 20 minutes--for Winnie the Pooh of all things! The modify lightning lane idea saved us literally hours of waiting and miles of walking (though we did walk 50 miles in those five park days!!) The crown was modifying a 6:45pm Frozen LL (best I could get after riding Remy at 10:30am) down to 11:45am while waiting for crepes, giving us time to grab lunch before our Cosmic Rewind LL (and I forgot to do the 1:00pm VQ, but still managed to snag one at 2:00pm for after dinner! And I guess THAT was our longest line (about an hour) but it was worth it to ride it again!). Anyway, you have no idea how much you impacted our trip and for that you have my deepest thanks. Keep up the great work, I'll recommend your channel to anyone taking a trip. (We rode Tron twice!!)
I got to ride Tron Wednesday using all the tips from your previous videos. Thank you so much!!! We rode everything in 3 parks in 3 days. Thank you thank you thank you!!
I’ll be trying to ride this on Sunday 4/16! Fingers crossed I make it on, I’ll follow up next week and let you know if the tips you gave worked for the best!
I am staying off property so basically my only shot to get on Tron is with the virtual queue. I’m getting anxious about it even though I already know how to check in from doing guardians! 😂
UPDATE! We went yesterday to Magic Kingdom and stayed off property. I was not able to get the 7am VQ but I did get the 1pm VQ and got group 89, which was called back around 4:00. Also was able to score a LL at park open and selected a much later time so we did get to ride it twice, once in day and night. I’m pretty sure I saw you when we were leaving Tron going down the ramp around 10:00 or so! We hit up space mountain after and then a few fantasy land rides before the park closed. Thanks so much for the great advice, everything went as I had hoped! I was glad I didn’t get to miss riding it this trip. My only complaint is that the actual ride time feels so short, I think it was only about a minute long… wish it was longer like guardians, but it was fast and fun!
@@Disney_Jen thanks for the update Jennifer! I have a group of 10 going to magic kingdom! I have a couple questions, did you go to magic kingdom at exact opening time? And were you able to do everything you wanted too? We want to ride majority of the rides and such but we’re not sure if we should go when the doors open?
Awesome video!! Just a question, could two people be logged in? I saw you said Erick was going to be in charge or the virtual cue and you were in charge of the ILL, was Erick logged into his own account or the same one you were in? Thank you ❤
Hello! You CAN be logged into the same account on different devices, but it is better to use separate accounts that are linked (and both able to manage the entire group). Thanks for watching! 😃
@@EarScouts thank you for such a quick response, you helped make my trip so perfect last year and I’m going back in July and tron is on the top of our list! :)
Great video and I can’t wait to try out your tricks. One question though…does this have single rider option? If not, any suggestions on how to use the virtual que when the adults need to split up to watch the kids?
Hi Laura! No single rider, but you can use rider switch which means you’ll only have to wait in line once. Speak with a Cast Member about it when you get to the ride. BTW, this is available on virtually every ride at WDW. Thanks for watching! 😃
I was there the next day (4/5)- we failed at the 7am VQ but bought an ILL then snagged the 1:00 VQ! Ended up riding those back to back at night, was so cool in the dark! Walked off as the fireworks were starting, pretty magical! Our trip was great and my teen and I loved playing the genie slots to modify our LLs! You’d be proud 😊
I loooove ear scout videos! I’m not even going back to WDW until October (which we all know things will change and new videos will have to be made) but I still watch every video. I love his content and delivery.
Great video! I'd be curious to know if the ILL evening slots fill up faster than the daytime slots, given that the ride is better at night. My family is only spending one evening at MK during our upcoming trip, so we would need to book the latest slot possible. 😮
Rob, can I click to join a Virtual Queue or buy Individual LL passes, (I will have already bought Genie+ @ midnight) even tho I will be here in Houston, Tx @ 7am? My flight leaves for Orlando @8am, lands in Orlando @2pm, we are staying at a Disney Value resort… and we want to go to Magic Kingdom (which tragically closes @7pm on July 31st, our arrival day) I don’t want to miss out on Tron. I will definitely be playing The Genie Slots as well… ;)
It seems like Disney is limiting many people from being able to plan a Disney vacation with all the hoops to go through to-even have a chance at enjoying many rides. What about a senior citizen couple who may not even own a cell phone or a computer plan their vacation. They will be standing in long lines and many only get to ride a few rides. Think of the person whose work day begins before 7:00am. They can’t be in a queue on their phone to get the VIP rides and attractions. There are too many “ ifs , ands, or buts to all the rules in getting Genie+, Lightning Lane , Park Hopper , a Tron ride , and many others . .
Hi Ear Scout, Firstly, best Disney RUclips channel by far. we are staying French Quarter for our first onsite visit. If you wanted to use early park hours from there would you say the buses start early enough to get a good spot. You recommend in videos about getting there early for "early hours", but i'm worried the buses only start 45 mins before and so it will be busy already. What is your experience so far. Just watched your Epcot one and you were right at the front of early park hours. Thats what i want to plan to do, get there early.
Hey I've read that sometimes there is 2 individual lightning lanes available for purchase in a single day... How do you know whether you have one or two? And when do you know?
I dont like to walk with my phone and use it the whole day. Disney forces you to use your phone and all apps. I just want to enjoy my day without reservation for that, and reservation for that and that and that. Thats why I visit other parks. Also everything is expensive but not worth it.
Hi Rob, we were at Disney from the end of March to early April which meant we got the soft opening and the first few days of the official opening. I watched your VQ tips for Guardians in preparation for this ride, and I'm thrilled to say we got the 7am VQ with a 100% hit rate on both Tron & GOG (3 & 2 respectively). That was off site and on hotel WiFi too. So your tips are certainly working. We had a great time too using the genie+ on various days. Thanks!
Hi Ben - so glad to hear everything went well for your vacation! Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to let us know how your trip went - we really appreciate it! 😃
I’m so confused & trying to figure this out. So is it just Tron you can book at 7am for a lightening lane if not staying on Disney property . Or all lightening lane attractions to purchase?
Hi Marianne! Anyone can book a Genie Plus Lightning Lane at 7am no matter where they are staying. There are 5 rides (including TRON) that use a different system called an Individual Attraction Lightning Lane. For those, you must be staying at a Disney resort to book them at 7. This applies to all 5 of those rides. Thanks for watching! 😃
If I'm not going to get to the park until early afternoon, should I wait for the virtual queue openings at 1pm to make it less likely I'll get a queue spot that happens before I get there?
Hello! Yes, but it is more difficult. Make sure you book it right as the park opens. If you don’t see any availability, keep checking as they sometimes come back online - especially early in the morning as people change their minds before checking out. Thanks for watching! 😃
This is Craig Dennis did you had a nice Easter me and my mom and my dad had a nice relaxing Easter i watch your new videos all the time you have a nice safe day today 👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks so much, Craig! I'm glad to hear you had a great Easter with your family. Mine was really fun - I spent it making a video in Animal Kingdom. We're planning to have it uploaded as soon as we can and hopefully you will enjoy it! Thanks for all your awesome comments and for always being one of the first people to check out our new videos. We really appreciate it! 😃
I researched and watched so many of your amazing videos before our trip but we just didn't get the virtual queue, and the LL was sold out immediately! Did I mention it was Easter weekend?! Oof!
Dear Rob, thanks for your greats videos!. I have a question for you, What happen when you set your party for the Individual atraction LL or the virtual queue for two people (not the entire group), but then you want to take genie+ LL for the complete group (three people) at 7AM. You have to set your party again? I will not affect your previous individual LL or VQ already booked? in my case some people dont want to get Tron, but the wat to get bookings for other attractions using Genie+ LL. Thanks!!
Hi Javier - this is a great question. What I would recommend doing if possible is using one account to set up and book your Genie Plus and another for the Virtual Queue. That way they won’t interfere with each other. That said, I don’t THINK they would even with the same account, but I would need to try it out to see. As for Individual Attraction Lightning Lanes, it’s easy to set your party when you book that ride, so I wouldn’t worry about your Genie group being set differently. Hope that helps!
I have a question????? We just found your channel and absolutely love how informative and thorough your videos are. You do a great job on them and we appreciate all your help!!! Were you and Eric both logged into the same account in order to pull both an individual lighting lane reservation and a virtual que or were you in your own separate accounts that were linked? I only ask because I’m trying to decide what route is easier to get a ride let’s say tron twice in one day. My plan was to log into my wife’s account since she is the one with our families managed accounts and while she is reserving the individual lightning I will, logged into her account via my phone, be attempting to reserve a virtual que spot. What are your thoughts please?!!!
Hello and welcome! We always use our separate accounts that are linked together and that is probably the “correct” way to do it, but I think both being logged into hers would work, as well. Thanks for watching! 😃
Hi Rob! I am headed to Disney World next month. Have been many times, but Genie+ and LL attractions is all new to me! Can you purchase Tron as a LL attraction without needing to try and join a boarding group at 7am/1pm? Can I also just purchase the LL for RTR and guardians of the galaxy vs trying to grab a boarding group? Thanks in advance and thanks for all your tips and tricks!
Hi Jenna! Yes, you can absolutely just buy the Individual Attraction Lightning Lane and not bother with a Virtual Boarding Group. You could also book an Individual Attraction Lightning Lane for Guardians on the same day, but note that you are limited to two Individual Attraction Lightning Lanes in one day. Thanks for watching! 😃
I have a 13 year old son with a phone, should I have time try for the virtual queue or the lightening lane while I’m doing the other?! Wonder if a teenagers fingers are faster? 😂
Lol - probably his fingers are faster than mine. 😅 Yes, it’s always a good idea to have one person focus on booking your virtual queue while you book something else that you need at 7am. If he is using his own Disney account (which I recommend) just make sure he has everyone in your group linked in My Disney Experience in the My Profile section - just look for the friends and family tab. Hope you have an amazing vacation and thanks for watching! 😃
Great info. Seems like this level of competition to get on a really short ride feels like a lot of work. Going to Disney is supposed to be vacation. Just doesn't seem worth all the hassle.
You are such a good teacher! Thank you! I need help with a tricky upcoming short trip. We're at a Deluxe resort and arriving on a Wed. so utilizing Extended hours in MK with a park hopper. We can start in EPCOT at about 3:30pm and ride GofG, then physically tap into MK at 5pm and score TRON VQ. Is this a realistic approach? How should we be utilizing our G+ LL and $LL while in transit such as first thing in the am, 11am, 1pm, and 3pm?
Thanks to your tips on getting virtual boarding groups via mobile data rather than using the Disney WiFi we were successful each morning and got Tron two mornings and Guardians two mornings. Got group 3 and group 5 on two occasions - latest group was 63 for Tron on one of the days, (and that was refreshing on WiFi from 6.59am) so I think without your tips we definitely would have missed out.. I have enjoyed watching your videos while preparing for the trip, they have been very helpful, thank you. Love your enthusiasm x
Just to be clear - if I have a park hopper and am starting the day at DHS but hopping to magic at 2pm and am staying at a deluxe resort on a Wednesday night - I can try for the Tron virtual que at 6pm? Lol so confusing!! Thank you Rob
Was good to meet you last week at French Quarter. I see what you mean now about the back seats. I didn't ride again but will shoot for those next time I am down. Using your tips we pulled off five Genie+ reservations Sunday at MK and another six reservations Thursday at MK. Had two more Thursday after the fireworks but my daughters were out of gas so we let them go. Thanks for all the videos, they helped a ton.
First, you videos are fabulous! Thank you for all the information and work you put into these! Question: Are there no more Single rider lines? On anything?
Hi Trent - the rules changed recently and now anyone with a ticket that can get them into MK (either a MK ticket or one that allows park hopping) can now book at 7am.
Hi Rob! We are going to Disney for the first time and will be staying off site. I have heard getting into MK is complicated and that the monorail doesn’t start running until 8am even though Main Street opens up for all guests at around 7:45am. Do you know what time the first ferry runs and how long it takes to get from the TTC to MK via ferry? We would like to get some nice Castle pictures while all resort guests are rushing over to Fantasyland and Tomorrowland. I can’t seem to find a ferry schedule anywhere or any information on how to get to MK as a non-resort guest anywhere. Thanks!
Hi JT! The ferries and monorail will both typically start running around 45 minutes to an hour before early entry begins. On days when the park opens at 9, early entry will start at 8:30 and I would expect the monorail to be running by 7:45 at the latest. Just don’t arrive by car more than one hour before early entry starts because they sometimes make you turn around. That happened to us once at Hollywood Studios. 😅 Thanks for watching! 😃
If you have a park hopper, you can book any of the virtual queues at 7am. You still have to physically enter the park with the ride at least once in order to try for the 1pm, though.
Oh man, it's turning in to a second job just to visit Disney these days. 😀Thanks for all of the tips. BTW Rob, out of curiosity approx. how many people are in a "Virtual Boarding Que" ?
Thank you for the tip! Off topic question, we’re staying off site i’m just wondering where can uber drivers pick guests up if coming from magic kingdom? Ttc parking lot only?
Unfortunately, they can only pick up at the TTC unless it is a Minnie Van (which is essentially a branded Disney Lyft that costs a small fortune). Minnie Vans pick up and drop off alongside the resort buses at MK while other ride shares have to use the guest drop off loop at the TTC (it’s basically just down the sidewalk from security past where you would turn to go to the parking lot). Thanks for watching! 😃
@@EarScouts thank you so much for this detailed reply. This helped a lot! Pretty much solved our worries with transportation. More power to your channel!
Thank you! This video was excellent. We werent sure about the magical 3 in one day Tron, so I appreciated that tip. Staying in Poly in August and we r going to try for that.
The unnerving part of Disney that has all of us in the edge of madness … reserving rides at 7 am paying for lighting lanes to later come back to use our expensive genie plus 2 times during the day for a party of 4 or more since everything else was taken because of the lightning lane … madness I am Disney forgiving all the time but does indeed made me upset at times. I need to learn how to make things possible from different Disney accounts to get my teens to help me … is so stressful for just mom at the end of the vacation I am happy if we achieved the rides we wanted it … otherwise I am frustrated and 8000 dlls broke
You don't know how your videos are helping me planning my vacation with my family to Disney Word. Thank you so much for your excelent videos with some many tips, you are the best!
The best guide I have seen by far on how to use the genie service for booking lightning lanes and virtual queues clealry explained in a logical sequence with really useful screenshots. I didnt know how to use the Tip Board to prioritise ride selections like that either, Many Thanks!
Rob, the amount of research that goes into preparing your vlogs are beyond impressive! As always thank you for your insight!
No one else on RUclips gives such a detailed explanation for newbies and even people who think they know how to work Disney. Channel keeps growing!! 👍
I love your videos! We went in February for the first time in 10 years and I religiously watched all your videos and followed every tip and it made our trip AMAZING! We never waited more than 10 mins for anything in every park and did every ride we wanted to! My husband was thrilled and my 4 and 6 year olds had the best time and I have you to credit for a lot of that!! Thanks for all you do!!
Incredible educational video. I was trying to find your bio to see if you are/were an educator. You truly have a gift! I'm a regular viewer of many Disney vlogs, and this is the most comprehensive, clear instructional tutorial out there right now. You have made me a fan. I'll keep coming back for more content.
I also thought that he would be a great educator!
Thank you so much for your usual thorough coverage. I’m new to your channel but I’m already a big fan. Your unique coverage of doing genie with larger groups was crucial for my granddaughter when she did a once in a lifetime high school graduation trip with a group of 8. Thank you, thank you, thank you! She wasn’t able to get tron for the group since they were not staying in a Disney hotel but I look forward to using your advice for a future trip. I was surprised to hear you have to already be in MK when you try for an extra hours virtual queue for tron since I didn’t think that was the case for guardians at Epcot?
Already looking forward to your next post.
THIS IS SO ANNOYING! The amount of preparation to go to an “easy” vacation is insane. This has been a headache.. I’ve lost all my excitement.
As much money as you pay this they should figure out how to fix this
Is there a better system that you can think of? They can’t have 6,000 people rush to the ride all at the same time. There has to be some way to provide a predictable, controllable, and manageable flow of guests who want to ride it.
@@ThousanWhite I can’t but I agree it creates a whole level of stress. Thankfully we were able to get in the Tron que with our first attempt. That wasn’t the case last year with Rise of the Resistance where we missed the first que and had to hyper focus on trying to navigate Wi-Fi when trying to get in at the 1pm que. It just takes away from the chill vibe. It was a bit fulfilling to scream yes or woooo with hundreds of strangers around you at the park who got in the Que successfully at the same time we did. 😂😂
Don’t lose it. Trust me it feels overwhelming, but after watching his videos, it all falls in place, and you’ll have a great time. I’m not a Disney person whatsoever, but I watched these videos, we hit all the major rides, ate at the castle, saw the parade and we were out by six. It’s best to be well researched so when you go it’ll all make sense and be easy. Ear scouts is very thorough and provides details most people at the park aren’t aware of so you’ll have an advantage. It’s a proper, positive RUclips channel I must say
Hi Rob we are a family of 4 from the Uk just returning from an amazing 2-week first Disney world trip! I watched your videos before we left and I just wanted to say THANK YOU SO MUCH for all your tips and advice about the parks and the intricacies of Genie plus. Your advice was really really helpful and accurate, right down to playing the genie slots, it totally worked! Take care, Sarah
Awesome - so glad to hear you had a great trip, Sarah! Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to let us know how your trip went - we really appreciate it! 😃
Thank you! I’m a visual learner and your videos are the best to help me actually understand everything Disney! ❤❤
Thank you so much for the detailed tutorial! Thanks to this, I got boarding passes EVERY day I was eligible. I literally only missed one 7am draw for Tron (on a busy weekend), and even then easily got the 1pm draw that same day. The fact that you actually show your screen rather than just describing what to do really helped. It made our vacation SO much easier!
Great video. Your directions are excellent.
SUCCESS!! Followed your tips to a T and we got Group 20 AND Individual Lightning Lane for 8:30pm-9:30pm! Thank you!
did u try it at 7am or the 1pm
Hey Rob I just want to say a big thank you for your tips on how to prepare and to get the virtual queue slot. I did it 3 times for TRON and Guidian Galaxy and got 3/3 success rate. Thank you so much and both of the rides were amazing!! xx
You are so fun. Your delivery and videos hold my ADHD interest and are so informative. I hope I see you when I go to the park so I can thank you in person. You rock Rob!
Wow - thanks so much, Caren. I’m very flattered. 😊 Hopefully our paths will cross. Hope you have an amazing time at the parks!
Your videos have answered so many questions and have me so well prepped. We leave in 12 days. Im hoping you post more about the changes coming to genie plus soon!
We’ll have a video up asap! Thanks for watching! 😃
Hi! It was a pleasure meeting you at the TRON ramp opening day. We love your videos and we were so excited to see you at the park. Remember I asked you about which area is the best for phone 5g. I think you have better carrier with Verizon. My ATT is just horrible at the parks. I asked cast members too and they told me to definitely stay away from Tomorrowland and better off at fantasyland if you are trying for the 1pm VQ. I had a better connection at our Disney resort in the mornings. As I told you I was returning to MK on Friday and I was able to then get a VQ at 7am for boarding group 58 and I bought a LL for nighttime ride. So much fun. We really like TRON but nothing compared to guardians of the galaxy that one still our number one ride at Disney. Hopefully we will see you another time at the parks. Keep making amazing videos!!
Hi Rob! Thank you so much for all of your thorough videos they were so helpful!! We just got back from our trip. We were there the week before Easter. We skipped MK on the 4th and went on the 5th and 6th. Scored Virtual queues for Tron both mornings!! But the best thing was when we left our hotel room at PO French Quarter on the 4th, opening day for Tron, we saw you filming a video in the court yard right outside our building. Too funny!! All your tips allowed for us to have an enjoyable time ride every ride and see every show we wanted to do during the busiest week of the year yet! We had a few moments of crazy long lines for things we couldn’t get Genie + for, but in the grand scheme of things it was not too bad.
I had used your tips on Guardians and Tron when I was in the parks two weeks ago and it all worked out great. Got around 2:15PM reservations for both. (Which walked back from 4:30PM when I initially booked in the morning)
You are so kind for sharing these tips, I just want to be your Disney friend! Thanks for the videos!
We were so lucky, our first time in Magic Kingdon at Abril 4, We were able to reserve the lighting lane for tron at 1:00 pm, I was so despertated trying to get my full wi-fi signal inside the park, Ear Scouts is the best, He knows how to do it.!!
I am lucky enough (or unlucky, depending on how you view it) to have a DAS pass, but we were also required to snag a 7:00am group (which we did). It’s so worth it and is an absolutely stunning experience.
Rob, you are the best! I normally don't comment on videos but wanted to give you kudos for a job well done on this channel. Your videos were so helpful in planning our trip to Disney World over spring break! It was a little stressful as Genie plus sold out every day that we were there but since we were up late anyway I purchased them at midnight just in case lol! Because of your tips we got to ride EVERYTHING we wanted (except for Slinky and Remy which were down 😢 and we had a tired Kindergartner). Otherwise it was a fantastic trip and we have you to thank!
Thank you for this! Im headed to MK tomorrow with a non profit organization! Im hoping to somehow get my group of four girls onto tron before we have to leave 🤞
So glad I came across this channel! Love the personality and energy :) Thank you for the amazing tips! Taking the family out to Disney World this August and we are stoked to ride Tron!
So so helpful Rob. First time ever at Disneyworld this coming weekend and going to Magic Kingdom on Sunday! Also didn't know that you needed to have tapped in at some for the extended evening hours boarding groups to be available!
Can’t ride Tron because I’m pregnant but still watching this because I love your channel! ❤
I was able to snag boarding group 31 while boarding my plane to Orlando. We ended up getting to the ride about an hour late but they allowed us to board. Anyway. Great ride! And thank you so much for the great tips!
This helped ease some anxiety! My dad and I are coming for two days specifically to try and ride Tron. Will check back in next week if we're successful!
I was able to get a total of 4 times. From virtual and Lighting lane , just gotta be quick. Advice, ignore the que and get the LL
@@Stonks-kt7ub I think our first day I am trying for both but leaning (hoping?) more for LL since we are flying and won't land until after park open.
👋 we just had our first successful trip to Disney this past week thanks to the Ear Scouts.. I'd watch the video for the park we were visiting the day prior and make a strategic plan.... 1 quick tip we were lucky to get in the virtual cue for Tron... you may wanna add the tip for anyone not using a magic band.... like us as we are not frequent goers so the price wasn't worth it... but for Tron lockers if you don't have a magic band you'll need to get a card from the cast member to put your things in the locker.... 😊
Just went Wednesday. Kids loved the ride. Was able to ride 3x and would like to keep riding. It is a quick ride, as a group I think because of this we preferred guardian of galaxy because ride is longer.
Hi Steven - we completely agree. It’s a fun ride, but too quick. It’s too bad Guardians came first because it’s hard for this one to compete with how great that ride is. Thanks for watching! 😃
Going to try get on this tomorrow. Wish me luck 🤞
Virtual queue and lightning lane are Ridiculous and take away from the park experience- i hate them- plus many people traveling from abroad miss out because they don’t understand it
Thank you, we love your videos! So do we need both virtual boarding group and individual lightning lane to ride Tron?
Great tips as always! Thank you.
Hey Rob! It’s your new friends from Pittsburgh Pa! (Akil & Melanie) It was great seeing you there at the park! Thank you for being so kind and sharing the scoop on how to do Disney the right way! P.s. Tron was AWESOME!!! Ear Scouts for Life!
What???? You were there on opening day? I was there too, and rode Tron once in the morning and once at night. Such an awesome ride.
Sorry we missed you! Glad to hear you enjoyed it, though. 😃 Thanks for watching!
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Hi Paula - thank you so much for the Super Thanks! It was very kind of you to send it and we really appreciate it. 😃
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I just want to leave a quick comment on how GREAT your vlogs are. Thank you! Your step by step how to use genie+ and now this one about tron are the best I have seen. Love you!
I see all these people commenting and I have to add to it: your videos made our Disney trip during Spring Break (Mar. 19-25) practically perfect. We did five days, all four parks (MK twice) with kids aged 3 and 8. Not only did we do everything we wanted and more, but our longest line the entire trip was 20 minutes--for Winnie the Pooh of all things! The modify lightning lane idea saved us literally hours of waiting and miles of walking (though we did walk 50 miles in those five park days!!) The crown was modifying a 6:45pm Frozen LL (best I could get after riding Remy at 10:30am) down to 11:45am while waiting for crepes, giving us time to grab lunch before our Cosmic Rewind LL (and I forgot to do the 1:00pm VQ, but still managed to snag one at 2:00pm for after dinner! And I guess THAT was our longest line (about an hour) but it was worth it to ride it again!). Anyway, you have no idea how much you impacted our trip and for that you have my deepest thanks. Keep up the great work, I'll recommend your channel to anyone taking a trip. (We rode Tron twice!!)
This helps, thanks Rob!
Thank YOU for watching! 😃
I got to ride Tron Wednesday using all the tips from your previous videos. Thank you so much!!! We rode everything in 3 parks in 3 days. Thank you thank you thank you!!
I’ll be trying to ride this on Sunday 4/16! Fingers crossed I make it on, I’ll follow up next week and let you know if the tips you gave worked for the best!
Good luck, Jennifer! We can't wait to hear how everything goes. 🤞
I am staying off property so basically my only shot to get on Tron is with the virtual queue. I’m getting anxious about it even though I already know how to check in from doing guardians! 😂
UPDATE! We went yesterday to Magic Kingdom and stayed off property. I was not able to get the 7am VQ but I did get the 1pm VQ and got group 89, which was called back around 4:00. Also was able to score a LL at park open and selected a much later time so we did get to ride it twice, once in day and night. I’m pretty sure I saw you when we were leaving Tron going down the ramp around 10:00 or so! We hit up space mountain after and then a few fantasy land rides before the park closed. Thanks so much for the great advice, everything went as I had hoped! I was glad I didn’t get to miss riding it this trip. My only complaint is that the actual ride time feels so short, I think it was only about a minute long… wish it was longer like guardians, but it was fast and fun!
@@Disney_Jen thanks for the update Jennifer! I have a group of 10 going to magic kingdom! I have a couple questions, did you go to magic kingdom at exact opening time? And were you able to do everything you wanted too? We want to ride majority of the rides and such but we’re not sure if we should go when the doors open?
Awesome video!! Just a question, could two people be logged in? I saw you said Erick was going to be in charge or the virtual cue and you were in charge of the ILL, was Erick logged into his own account or the same one you were in? Thank you ❤
Hello! You CAN be logged into the same account on different devices, but it is better to use separate accounts that are linked (and both able to manage the entire group). Thanks for watching! 😃
@@EarScouts thank you for such a quick response, you helped make my trip so perfect last year and I’m going back in July and tron is on the top of our list! :)
@@edythvela3891 Good luck! 🍀
That lady at 22:00 really wanted to be in that video😂! 🎉
Great video and I can’t wait to try out your tricks. One question though…does this have single rider option? If not, any suggestions on how to use the virtual que when the adults need to split up to watch the kids?
Hi Laura! No single rider, but you can use rider switch which means you’ll only have to wait in line once. Speak with a Cast Member about it when you get to the ride. BTW, this is available on virtually every ride at WDW. Thanks for watching! 😃
What about the option if we get special event like mickeys not so scary Halloween evening
I was there the next day (4/5)- we failed at the 7am VQ but bought an ILL then snagged the 1:00 VQ! Ended up riding those back to back at night, was so cool in the dark! Walked off as the fireworks were starting, pretty magical!
Our trip was great and my teen and I loved playing the genie slots to modify our LLs! You’d be proud 😊
I loooove ear scout videos! I’m not even going back to WDW until October (which we all know things will change and new videos will have to be made) but I still watch every video. I love his content and delivery.
Tron is a fun ride but a little short overall and the handle bars are not the most comfy to grip.
It was so nice to see you as my husband and I were leaving Tron!! Thank you for all your great tips and helping us learn about Genie Plus!!
You’re amazing!! Thank you for all of the info ❤
hi Rob...we love your tips!!
we are visiting on june 24 to 28...do you have any plans?
we would LOVE to say hi!!
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR HELP!!!
Great video! I'd be curious to know if the ILL evening slots fill up faster than the daytime slots, given that the ride is better at night.
My family is only spending one evening at MK during our upcoming trip, so we would need to book the latest slot possible. 😮
Rob, can I click to join a Virtual Queue or buy Individual LL passes, (I will have already bought Genie+ @ midnight) even tho I will be here in Houston, Tx @ 7am? My flight leaves for Orlando @8am, lands in Orlando @2pm, we are staying at a Disney Value resort… and we want to go to Magic Kingdom (which tragically closes @7pm on July 31st, our arrival day) I don’t want to miss out on Tron. I will definitely be playing The Genie Slots as well… ;)
It seems like Disney is limiting many people from being able to plan a Disney vacation with all the hoops to go through to-even have a chance at enjoying many rides. What about a senior citizen couple who may not even own a cell phone or a computer plan their vacation. They will be standing in long lines and many only get to ride a few rides. Think of the person whose work day begins before 7:00am. They can’t be in a queue on their phone to
get the VIP rides and attractions. There are too many “ ifs , ands, or buts to all the rules in getting Genie+, Lightning Lane , Park Hopper , a Tron ride , and many others .
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Hi Ear Scout, Firstly, best Disney RUclips channel by far. we are staying French Quarter for our first onsite visit. If you wanted to use early park hours from there would you say the buses start early enough to get a good spot. You recommend in videos about getting there early for "early hours", but i'm worried the buses only start 45 mins before and so it will be busy already. What is your experience so far. Just watched your Epcot one and you were right at the front of early park hours. Thats what i want to plan to do, get there early.
Hey I've read that sometimes there is 2 individual lightning lanes available for purchase in a single day... How do you know whether you have one or two? And when do you know?
I would LOVE to ride Tron but the ride looks so incredibly short and not worth the future, 3 hour wait whenever I come to Magic Kingdom again. :(
I dont like to walk with my phone and use it the whole day. Disney forces you to use your phone and all apps.
I just want to enjoy my day without reservation for that, and reservation for that and that and that.
Thats why I visit other parks.
Also everything is expensive but not worth it.
Hi Rob, we were at Disney from the end of March to early April which meant we got the soft opening and the first few days of the official opening. I watched your VQ tips for Guardians in preparation for this ride, and I'm thrilled to say we got the 7am VQ with a 100% hit rate on both Tron & GOG (3 & 2 respectively). That was off site and on hotel WiFi too. So your tips are certainly working. We had a great time too using the genie+ on various days.
Thanks!
Hi Ben - so glad to hear everything went well for your vacation! Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to let us know how your trip went - we really appreciate it! 😃
For GOTG we still waited in line for an hour with the virtual queue opened for our time, is that to be expected with Tron as well?
Any idea on how this will work during parties? We ae attending MNSSHP
Tiana will have Virtual Queue ( as of right now )
I’m so confused & trying to figure this out. So is it just Tron you can book at 7am for a lightening lane if not staying on Disney property . Or all lightening lane attractions to purchase?
Hi Marianne! Anyone can book a Genie Plus Lightning Lane at 7am no matter where they are staying. There are 5 rides (including TRON) that use a different system called an Individual Attraction Lightning Lane. For those, you must be staying at a Disney resort to book them at 7. This applies to all 5 of those rides. Thanks for watching! 😃
If I'm not going to get to the park until early afternoon, should I wait for the virtual queue openings at 1pm to make it less likely I'll get a queue spot that happens before I get there?
Yes - don’t try for the morning ones because if you miss your slot, you won’t be able to try for another that day. Good luck! 🍀
Is Tron available as a rope drop ride? I'm here right now and planning on going tomorrow 🎉🎉!
This step by step thing is great! Keep it up!
Thanks for watching! 😃
Your competition game at Disney is unmatched. I am here for it!!
Can you book an individual lightning lane for tron if you’re not staying at a disney hotel?
Hello! Yes, but it is more difficult. Make sure you book it right as the park opens. If you don’t see any availability, keep checking as they sometimes come back online - especially early in the morning as people change their minds before checking out. Thanks for watching! 😃
This is Craig Dennis did you had a nice Easter me and my mom and my dad had a nice relaxing Easter i watch your new videos all the time you have a nice safe day today 👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks so much, Craig! I'm glad to hear you had a great Easter with your family. Mine was really fun - I spent it making a video in Animal Kingdom. We're planning to have it uploaded as soon as we can and hopefully you will enjoy it! Thanks for all your awesome comments and for always being one of the first people to check out our new videos. We really appreciate it! 😃
How do you have 2 people getting things at same time for same party?
When you have virtual lighting lane, how long it takes to you to make it in the line!
I researched and watched so many of your amazing videos before our trip but we just didn't get the virtual queue, and the LL was sold out immediately! Did I mention it was Easter weekend?! Oof!
Thank god I live 10 min away lmfao
Yeah - it definitely takes the pressure off. 😅 Thanks for watching! 😃
Oh! So if we have already badged in at MK we can be in another park trying for the 1pm VQ?
Yup!
Dear Rob, thanks for your greats videos!. I have a question for you, What happen when you set your party for the Individual atraction LL or the virtual queue for two people (not the entire group), but then you want to take genie+ LL for the complete group (three people) at 7AM. You have to set your party again? I will not affect your previous individual LL or VQ already booked? in my case some people dont want to get Tron, but the wat to get bookings for other attractions using Genie+ LL. Thanks!!
Hi Javier - this is a great question. What I would recommend doing if possible is using one account to set up and book your Genie Plus and another for the Virtual Queue. That way they won’t interfere with each other. That said, I don’t THINK they would even with the same account, but I would need to try it out to see. As for Individual Attraction Lightning Lanes, it’s easy to set your party when you book that ride, so I wouldn’t worry about your Genie group being set differently. Hope that helps!
This is so helpful! Love your videos. Thank you!
I have a question?????
We just found your channel and absolutely love how informative and thorough your videos are. You do a great job on them and we appreciate all your help!!!
Were you and Eric both logged into the same account in order to pull both an individual lighting lane reservation and a virtual que or were you in your own separate accounts that were linked? I only ask because I’m trying to decide what route is easier to get a ride let’s say tron twice in one day. My plan was to log into my wife’s account since she is the one with our families managed accounts and while she is reserving the individual lightning I will, logged into her account via my phone, be attempting to reserve a virtual que spot. What are your thoughts please?!!!
Hello and welcome! We always use our separate accounts that are linked together and that is probably the “correct” way to do it, but I think both being logged into hers would work, as well. Thanks for watching! 😃
Hi Rob! I am headed to Disney World next month. Have been many times, but Genie+ and LL attractions is all new to me! Can you purchase Tron as a LL attraction without needing to try and join a boarding group at 7am/1pm? Can I also just purchase the LL for RTR and guardians of the galaxy vs trying to grab a boarding group? Thanks in advance and thanks for all your tips and tricks!
Hi Jenna! Yes, you can absolutely just buy the Individual Attraction Lightning Lane and not bother with a Virtual Boarding Group. You could also book an Individual Attraction Lightning Lane for Guardians on the same day, but note that you are limited to two Individual Attraction Lightning Lanes in one day. Thanks for watching! 😃
@@EarScouts thank you!!
I have a 13 year old son with a phone, should I have time try for the virtual queue or the lightening lane while I’m doing the other?! Wonder if a teenagers fingers are faster? 😂
Lol - probably his fingers are faster than mine. 😅 Yes, it’s always a good idea to have one person focus on booking your virtual queue while you book something else that you need at 7am. If he is using his own Disney account (which I recommend) just make sure he has everyone in your group linked in My Disney Experience in the My Profile section - just look for the friends and family tab. Hope you have an amazing vacation and thanks for watching! 😃
I already got into the Tron 1pm virtual queue on Thursday. But going back tomorrow and watching this to prepare
Great info. Seems like this level of competition to get on a really short ride feels like a lot of work. Going to Disney is supposed to be vacation. Just doesn't seem worth all the hassle.
You are such a good teacher! Thank you! I need help with a tricky upcoming short trip. We're at a Deluxe resort and arriving on a Wed. so utilizing Extended hours in MK with a park hopper. We can start in EPCOT at about 3:30pm and ride GofG, then physically tap into MK at 5pm and score TRON VQ. Is this a realistic approach? How should we be utilizing our G+ LL and $LL while in transit such as first thing in the am, 11am, 1pm, and 3pm?
Do most rides have accessibility rows?
Thank you brother it really helped with everything you were teaching us you're the best brother thank you😊
Awesome - thanks for watching! 😃
Thanks to your tips on getting virtual boarding groups via mobile data rather than using the Disney WiFi we were successful each morning and got Tron two mornings and Guardians two mornings. Got group 3 and group 5 on two occasions - latest group was 63 for Tron on one of the days, (and that was refreshing on WiFi from 6.59am) so I think without your tips we definitely would have missed out.. I have enjoyed watching your videos while preparing for the trip, they have been very helpful, thank you. Love your enthusiasm x
Just to be clear - if I have a park hopper and am starting the day at DHS but hopping to magic at 2pm and am staying at a deluxe resort on a Wednesday night - I can try for the Tron virtual que at 6pm? Lol so confusing!! Thank you Rob
Was good to meet you last week at French Quarter. I see what you mean now about the back seats. I didn't ride again but will shoot for those next time I am down. Using your tips we pulled off five Genie+ reservations Sunday at MK and another six reservations Thursday at MK. Had two more Thursday after the fireworks but my daughters were out of gas so we let them go. Thanks for all the videos, they helped a ton.
First, you videos are fabulous! Thank you for all the information and work you put into these!
Question: Are there no more Single rider lines? On anything?
You are my favorite
Can we try for virtual queue at 7am if we have date-based tickets? I was a bit confused on that part.
Hi Trent - the rules changed recently and now anyone with a ticket that can get them into MK (either a MK ticket or one that allows park hopping) can now book at 7am.
Hi Rob! We are going to Disney for the first time and will be staying off site. I have heard getting into MK is complicated and that the monorail doesn’t start running until 8am even though Main Street opens up for all guests at around 7:45am. Do you know what time the first ferry runs and how long it takes to get from the TTC to MK via ferry? We would like to get some nice Castle pictures while all resort guests are rushing over to Fantasyland and Tomorrowland. I can’t seem to find a ferry schedule anywhere or any information on how to get to MK as a non-resort guest anywhere. Thanks!
Hi JT! The ferries and monorail will both typically start running around 45 minutes to an hour before early entry begins. On days when the park opens at 9, early entry will start at 8:30 and I would expect the monorail to be running by 7:45 at the latest. Just don’t arrive by car more than one hour before early entry starts because they sometimes make you turn around. That happened to us once at Hollywood Studios. 😅 Thanks for watching! 😃
@@EarScouts Thank you!
Any word on how this is affected now that reservations are gone? Can anyone with a ticket for the date book virtual queue?
If you have a park hopper, you can book any of the virtual queues at 7am. You still have to physically enter the park with the ride at least once in order to try for the 1pm, though.
Oh man, it's turning in to a second job just to visit Disney these days. 😀Thanks for all of the tips. BTW Rob, out of curiosity approx. how many people are in a "Virtual Boarding Que" ?
Thank you for the tip! Off topic question, we’re staying off site i’m just wondering where can uber drivers pick guests up if coming from magic kingdom? Ttc parking lot only?
Unfortunately, they can only pick up at the TTC unless it is a Minnie Van (which is essentially a branded Disney Lyft that costs a small fortune). Minnie Vans pick up and drop off alongside the resort buses at MK while other ride shares have to use the guest drop off loop at the TTC (it’s basically just down the sidewalk from security past where you would turn to go to the parking lot). Thanks for watching! 😃
@@EarScouts thank you so much for this detailed reply. This helped a lot! Pretty much solved our worries with transportation. More power to your channel!
Thank you! This video was excellent. We werent sure about the magical 3 in one day Tron, so I appreciated that tip. Staying in Poly in August and we r going to try for that.
The unnerving part of Disney that has all of us in the edge of madness … reserving rides at 7 am paying for lighting lanes to later come back to use our expensive genie plus 2 times during the day for a party of 4 or more since everything else was taken because of the lightning lane … madness I am Disney forgiving all the time but does indeed made me upset at times. I need to learn how to make things possible from different Disney accounts to get my teens to help me … is so stressful for just mom at the end of the vacation I am happy if we achieved the rides we wanted it … otherwise I am frustrated and 8000 dlls broke
Felicitaciones por los videos!!! Super explicativos! Me encantan!
Apreciamos mucho tus comentarios, significan mucho para nosotros! Tenemos algunas sorpresas preparadas que estaremos compartiendo muy pronto :)
You don't know how your videos are helping me planning my vacation with my family to Disney Word. Thank you so much for your excelent videos with some many tips, you are the best!
The best guide I have seen by far on how to use the genie service for booking lightning lanes and virtual queues clealry explained in a logical sequence with really useful screenshots. I didnt know how to use the Tip Board to prioritise ride selections like that either, Many Thanks!