Disney Genie Plus with a Large Group at Disney World: Is It Harder to Book Rides at Magic Kingdom?
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- Usually in our Disney Genie Plus videos, we’re booking for a group of one or two - but what if you’re coming with a group of nine or more people? Today we’re hitting Magic Kingdom on one of the busiest days of the year to find out how much a large party can realistically get done with Disney Genie Plus.
We filmed this week’s video at the height of the holiday season on December 30 - one of the busiest days of the year at Walt Disney World. It’s also a day when Magic Kingdom stays open until 1am, meaning EVERYONE was hopping into Magic Kingdom to take advantage of those extra hours. To make matters even more difficult, I quickly learned that one of the things I THOUGHT I knew about the Genie was 100% wrong.
Make sure your seat belts are fastened and keep your hands, arms, feet and legs inside your seat at all times because we are off on one of our wildest Disney challenges yet!
I just wanted to say THANK YOU for using Genie+ on a busy day - and actually saying the date of the day you used it!!!!!!! That is amazingly useful I watch many videos of other creators on how they navigate Genie+...and it's easy to use on a slower day, but for many people who can't go during slower times, this is a FANTASTIC resource!!!! I will keep recommending your channel to anyone asking about tips for Disney 😁
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Rob great job! The fact the family got to do 10+ attractions, the Boutique, Tiki Room, Lunch, Dinner and fireworks is a magical day for sure. As always, thanks for all you guys do!!
Hi Bill! Thanks - yes, it was really about helping the family to do what was important for them. We could have grabbed bigger rides early in the day (especially for that 7am booking) and maybe gotten more done, but what matters most is doing the things your family really cares about. I was so glad that they were happy with their MK day. Thanks so much for watching! 😃
So glad you actually tried this out and found out the truth about booking LLs for a large group! You’re right that everyone (Disney cast members and other Disney vloggers) says that group size up to 10-12 guests does not matter. Very interesting!! This family was very lucky to have you there. Lots of walking that day, but to be able to do that many rides on arguably the busiest day of the year was awesome! Hope you slept for 12 hours after that exhausting day 😂
Thanks so much, Meeshwell - this one was an eye-opener for sure. I think most of us vloggers just never have the opportunity to do something like this, so we just assume that it works the same for everyone because that’s what we all hear each other saying. And I think if you were a group of 4 (which is what I’ve seen other vloggers test), then it likely is the same. My current theory is that there are two buckets of reservations. One bucket is for people who have their Genie set up for 1-4 people and the other is for people who have it set to book for 5-12 people. I didn’t see a big difference between 5 and 12, but 4 was the magic number. Thanks - as always - for watching! 😃
We went with a party of 11 on MLK weekend. We did MK on Sunday and $20 per person for genie plus. We did not rope drop but entered park at about 9:30ish. Since we had 3 first timers and an 11:15 Liberty Tree Tavern reservation, we met Mickey first thing. We were able to do 17 attractions plus fireworks without waiting in any stand-by lines. Out of those 17 attractions, only 4 did not require genie plus. Very successful day.
did you split your group when booking genie plus reservation? or just booked for 11 people
Logistically... you have the best channel! Navigating Genie+ and the explanation of 'right now rides' and leveraging to modify for other rides is fantastic!!! So recommend your channel for anyone going to WWD! Thank you!
Thanks so much - glad to hear you’ve found out videos helpful! And double thanks for sharing our channel with other folks. We really appreciate it! 😃
Seriously the BEST channel for tips on maximizing Genie + hands down. I’m going in June for the first time since PAPER fast passes and because of you, I’m no longer afraid of Genie +.
We had a little bit difficult time with our group of 6. This was in October before the modify. I played the slots a lot while my kids waited for characters. We still managed to do a lot using your your advice of highest tiered booked first and never waited more than 20 minutes in stand by
Word is out on your videos to be considered best on the ever evolving Genie+ and all things WDW. Awesome job 👍
Once, Philhar Magic was closed for basically the whole day, so I would just grab that lighting lane with a return time for about half an hour later, and by doing that over and over, I was able to stack up like 4 lightning lanes for "Select Experiences".
Rob is out here doing the good work for us again. This was super interesting and valuable to future trip planning. Many thanks Ear Scouts!
Thank YOU for watching, Michael! 😃
I have been patiently waiting for this video! 😂❤ Beyond excited to watch and see how it went! Our family trip is in 31 days 🎉
Hi Kristen - so glad we got it out in time for your trip. Hope you find these tips helpful, but also keep in mind that it will be a LOT easier at the time of year you are coming. Hope you have a great trip - please let us know how it goes. 😃
I just returned from Disney, we were in a group of 8 and the Genie Plus worked wonders. Thank you so much for your tips and advices.
Fantastic video as always. I'm in exactly this situation. My extended family of 9 is going to DW the week of Thanksgiving and I've been elected "magic coordinator" for our group. I've been stressing about how I'm going to manage everything. You've convinced me it's possible to get us into the rides we want. Thanks!
I love that you ignore the stares in the background and just keep on filming and maintain your sense of humor. I think I can speak for many when I say your viewers really appreciate your content! 😊
Excellent content! You are the first vlogger I have ever seen actually do this IRL! Great tips too
Thanks Marsha! It was a real eye-opener for us and I’m so glad we did it. Glad you enjoyed it, as well. 😃
You give off the best energy. Can't wait to finish watching the video. You have made all of my Genie+ nightmares become dreams! Can't wait to go in February. Thanks Rob!
Thanks so much, Amanda! I hope your Genie Plus dreams come true and you have an amazing vacation. Thanks so much for making our channel part of your Disney prep! 😃
I know I’m a year late coming to this video but I love how you took on this experiment! I loved the editing too 🐵🙊🙉🙈 that was one lucky family to have you as their guide!!
Rob - new business venture for you, getting these bookings for people to make their trip extra special - you are so good at this :)
Thank you for doing a large group. We are taking our first trip, this June and will be a part of 10-14 people on certain days and parks. Wish you could help us! lol 😂 my sis in law and I are trying to study genie plus and pray we can book for everyone lol. 😆
We were a party of 10 and I was sadly the only one who had all 10 people on my app. I did genie plus for magic kingdom that day and felt like all I did was check my phone and tell people where to go. Not a fun way to enjoy Disney imho. More work than it used to be 😞
Incredible experiment and a great video! Super awesome tips for a larger group. I’m super jelly of the fam that got to have you as their guide!
I will be in DHS with a party of 7 on Princess weekend next month, and with Rock. & Rollercoaster down…should be interesting to see how our day plays out!
Good luck, Heather! Hope you and your crew have an amazing visit to the parks! Thanks for watching - and for leaving us this lovely comment! 😃
FINALLY someone tested and confirmed it’s so much harder to get LLs with a large group! FINALLY!!! I knew I wasn’t crazy when I could never find LLs no matter how long I played the slots, especially in parks like HS where there are much fewer rides than MK.
Hi Lauren! Yes - you were not crazy and I feel bad for being one of those vloggers who was telling everyone “it’s the same for everyone.” So glad we did this experiment to prove that you guys were, in fact, right all along. Thanks for watching! 😃
@@EarScouts Keep up the great work, I tell everyone to come watch your channel!!!
Me and my family of 12 are coming the end of march, most of them this is there first time there, we will be getting Genie+, so far watching your videos has helped me so much with planning out our vacation
Thanks Michelle - so glad you’ve found our videos helpful in planning your trip. Hope you have great luck with the Genie Slots! 🍀🧞♂️🎰
How did your trip end up going, Michelle? Did you have any trouble? I have a family of 12 going in another month and am nervous on how we will do at MK!
Just finished 4 days in the parks Jan 13 - 16 with SEVEN people. Using Ear Scouts pointers, we had no trouble using Genie+ Lightning Lanes. It worked very well if you are able to spend the extra $.
Our first day in MK we rode: Peter Pan, Small World, Winnie the Pooh, Teacups, Haunted Mansion x 2, Pirates x 2, Dwarf Mine Train (paid LL), Little Mermaid, Big Thunder x 2, Laugh Floor, Buzz Lightyear, People Mover x 2, and Space Mountain x 2. That was approx. 6 or 7 LLs in one day. Park hours 8:30 AM (early entry) to 11 PM.
EDIT: One key factor on the LL - as soon as we scanned into one LL, while still in that line, we would look and book our next LL. We were very diligent about either (1) Keep an eye in the Tip Board for when you can book another LL, or (2) Book a LL as soon as you scan into your current LL.
Nicely done!!! 🙌 So glad to hear you had such a great trip. And I agree - it’s all about booking as soon as you can to keep those Lightning Lanes flowing. Thanks for watching! 😃
LOVED this! We were a party of seven when we went, but we also had a DAS for a family member in a scooter. Between Genie and DAS we got everything we wanted, but we could tell a difference when we were just using Genie for a few of us and how much sooner ride times would be available, compared to a large party. Such a GREAT experiment!
Hi Jennifer - glad to hear this matched your experience. Disney is very cryptic about the secret sauce that makes Genie work, but now I really think it is just two buckets of reservations: one that is for larger groups of more than 4 and another (larger) batch for everyone else. Thanks so much for watching! 😃
@@EarScouts we are going w my family (4 people) and two other separate couples. would we be likely to get the same time slots? we are also going when it's not going to be at max capacity (first week of feb during a weekday)
This will be me with my party of 8 in Magic Kingdom during spring break! Thank you for doing this video!!!
Good luck, Courtney! And thanks for watching. 😃
thank you so much @earscouts for this video! Our family is going to disney world in May and as a larger group this video is invaluable. Only wishing you were there to book our lightning lanes for us!
Hi Rob, thanks for your content, it's helped a lot over the past two months! We took two trips recently, the first in early December as a group of 10 and the second last week with a group of 16. We used Genie+ each day for both and it worked great. I wanted to note that even with our group of 16 (one infant, so we booked Genie+ for 15), we were able to book everyone all at once without splitting into smaller groups. The only time it limited us to 12 was when we initially set up each day and selected the people we wanted to plan for. But when we booked each ride, we were allowed to select all 15 people. At our first Magic Kingdom day, we were able to get on 11 rides with the majority of those booked through Genie+. Rider Switch also worked great as we had 8 kids traveling with us all at varying heights, so the kids that were tall enough to go on some of the more intense rides were able to go twice in a row (once with each parent) which they loved. A side note to that, we were only able to book our next Genie+ once the rider switch was completed. Thanks!!
Great video, Rob! My son and I loved playing the Disney Genie slots! It takes a lot of refreshing, but almost always yielded positive results. One time Frozen Ever After was sold out of LL for the day, but we kept refreshing for an hour before we got a LL. Whenever we booked an E ticket ride after lots of refreshes, we'd jump around celebrating and people around us looked at us ... and we could tell some of those people knew exactly why were celebrating!
Lol - that’s awesome. Also, wow - it sounds like it must have been a very busy day for it to take an hour to get Frozen! Did you have a large group? Thanks so much for watching and taking the time ti share this story. We love hearing about people playing the Genie Slots - especially when they win! 🧞♂️🎰😃
@@EarScouts It was just the four of us, but it was New Year's Day. I started at 7am booking a Cosmic Rewind Boarding Group on my phone and a 9:15am Remy's LL on my daughter's phone, then booking a paid LL for Cosmic Rewind. Talk about an adrenaline rush. :) Then I went back to sleep. After checking in at Remy's, we booked a Test Track LL and my son played the slots to get the LL to be around noon. We did our paid Cosmic Rewind LL. At 11:15am, Frozen LL were already gone for the day. We LL'd Spaceship Earth, we rode TT and booked a LL for Soarin for after our break. We then took a mid-day break and returned to the Boarding Group version of Cosmic Rewind. All this time searching for Frozen LL. 2 hour rule'd Figment and then Nemo. Still no Frozen. Right before getting on Soarin, we found a Frozen LL using that "In the Red Zone" strategy I mentioned last week. Considering the ride had a 140+ minute wait that day, the LL was huge! It turned out to be a great day. All thanks to your tips on booking Cosmic Rewind and Genie+ EPCOT tips. We finished at Via Napoli for dinner and watching Harmonious.
@@corylieder1452 what is the “in the red zone” trick?
I just came to say I recently found your channel and I’m so glad i did! I love it and your genie plus tips are awesome! We were at Disney last week and used all your tips and rode EVERYTHING! I had no clue how genie plus even worked and once I got it, applied your tips it was a breeze! Thank you for making such helpful and fun content! ❤️
Awesome! So glad to hear you had a great experience. Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to let us know how your trip went - we really appreciate it! 😃
Hi there! I am back from my family vacation and here's how it was with 12 people!
Booked Genie plus at 630. First Genie we grabbed was jungle Cruise 930. We roped dropped big thunder...pirates was down when we walked by so we went to our jungle Cruise instead. Rode jungle Cruise... Grabbed a space mountain for 10:30. Waited standby for pirates 20 mins Rode space mountain twice (rider switch because of a toddler). Grabbed Peter pan for 5 o'clock. Ate lunch at cosmic. Rode speedway the people mover teacups people mover barn stormer and dumbo all standby. Rode the train to the main gate and met Mickey 10 mins standby before we watched the festival of fantasy parade. Then grabbed haunted mansion and it's a small world for 530 while we were bouncing around in storybook circus and tomorrowlannd. We ended our day around 8 o'clock after shopping because it was pouring rain.
Needless to say it was doable. Mind you it didn't seem like the park was super crazy busy either (March 5th). If you mix it up between standby and Genie I think you can get alot done! And dont forget to set an alarm to when you can grab another Genie plus!!
ROB thanks, i actually went 3 weeks ago with a groupo of 10 people on our first disney trip, we are from argentina, ando with your genie+ tips with made it thanks. the only thing that never works for me and my group was to get better returning time doing the refreshing, but we made it all
This video came out just before my group of 11 was set to go to Walt Disney World, so I was a little nervous. But I still went forward with all of your tips from the Genie+ series and made a “top priority” list with input from my group, similarly to what you did in this video.
Happy to report back that we were able to ride everything we wanted across all four parks other than Tower of Terror (and that’s only because we got in line just before closing and the ride went down just as we buckled in🙃) Thank you so much for all of your helpful videos!
We’re you able to book any virtual queues with a group of 11?
@@amymccrery124 yes! We were able to get into the Guardians of the Galaxy virtual queue with the 1pm slot release. :)
Thank you so much for doing this video. I’ve watched so many of the Disney inspired videos but it’s always with 4 people or less. Your tips and advice is appreciated and the most informative throughout all of your videos. But this one was exceptionally informative because we’re going to have 5 people in our group.
I am traveling with a party of 6. I appreciate all these insightful videos. I will use the advice on my trip for sure. Great work. Thank you!!
Hi Rob, firstly thank you so much for this video! Brilliant explanations.
We have 9 people visiting in Aug, but I've been designated chief organizer....😂
I have all of our party on my My Disney experience account and have linked our tickets & booked our park days there too. I wondered if there is a way that my husband can also see all of this info, and then someone else in our party too? I was thinking that I can book the rides that all 9 of us want to go on and then the other 2 could set up smaller groups ( the thrill riders and the chill riders 😂) so that it's easier to book some LL's as 2 groups?
I can't see anywhere in the app to share our reservations and tickets to others!?
Many thanks 😊 Look forward to all future videos!
We were there the same time with party of 10 Xmas to NYE. I didn't think about breaking the list up, but we used the tips/tricks and rode 16 rides at Magic Kingdom, all rides at Hollywood except TOT!! Also, was at MK the 30th Epcot NYE (but only party of 5)...amazing!!
Hey Rob, I wanted to let you know we tried your tips at WDW last summer. This week we used your tips at Disneyland. Just to let you know, it worked beautifully. We rode all available rides and were finished at 4pm. Thank you for all your help!
I NEEDED this video!!! Traveling with a group of 12 😳. Thanks for another great video!!! 🙏👍
Wow. Good luck! Can’t wait to hear how it goes. 😃
Thank you for your helpful videos! We are there in ten days, your tips are so great so I’m much more confident to get everything done. And I must say,your explanations are so easy to understand as a non-native speaker. Thank you and a big Hallo from Vienna/Austria.
I just recently came across your channel and I absolutely love your content. By far the most enlightening disney content. Thank you!
We went with party of 11 over president’s day weekend. Great video!! Always wondered how vloggers make it look so easy…. Smaller party is key! Wish I would have seen this video beforehand. Now I know the trick!
Yea i would have split that up into 2 smaller groups
For such a busy day you still got a lot done! I learned so much from your videos, I'm glad you found out about the difference in party size and genie lighting lane availability during this filming. Our family reunion is happening during spring break at wdw, 14 people, and this video is tremendous insightful!!! Thank you again!!
Great job, Rob! What a fantastic experience for both you and the family. Really enjoyed this video, thank you!
Such a great video! We'll be a group of six we visit in the summer of next year, so this video is super helpful! I love that you show us the steps on screen of how to navigate Genie+. So useful! As chief planner and organiser of our trip, your videos are a godsend!
Thanks so much, Marc. So glad you’ve found our videos helpful. Hope you and your crew have an amazing vacation! 😃
At 14:32 I appear over your left shoulder in the green sunglasses. I followed you for a bit so I could say hi!
Hi Erin! We always love meeting folks in the parks. Hope you had an amazing MK day! 😃
Great video! We had 7 last April, the 4 days before Easter and I didn’t feel we had any trouble getting the LLs we wanted (for the most part). Very interesting how the times compared when you changed the size of the group!
I've now watched this video 3 times! I have a group of 6 going in February, so this is really helpful. Like all of your other videos!!! Many thanks :)
Thanks so much for watching - and for watching multiple times! We really appreciate it. Hope you have an amazing visit. It will be a LOT easier to book things in February. That’s one of my favorite times to be in the parks. 😃
Great job as always! Thank you for these videos, they make us feel like we’re walking in the park right along side of you, and your explanations are the best. Bravo
Thanks, Giovanni! Hope you have a great time on your next visit to the parks - and please say hello if you find us walking in the park alongside you! We love meeting new folks at Disney World. 😃
@@EarScouts We acutally saw you in our last visit this past July, walked right passed us. Figured you were working so we didn't want to bother. We will be back next July.
Wow! You taught me so much! You’re like a Genie Plus Master! I’m blown away! 😃😮
Thank you! We r going with a group of 8 so this was super helpful.
Practical and applicable advice. Friendly delivery. This guy rules!
Aww - thanks so much, Matthew. 😊
You’ll be guiding us on our trip for 5 before Christmas. Do all persons need to tap in before it frees up your next LL pick? And can some members of your party branch off and use their own Disney Experience login to take control of their own tickets?
I love ❤️ your videos, Rob! I watched this twice, pausing several times to take notes. We are visiting beginning on November5th. We are 2 groups. One group of 3 and one of 5, with 1 child in each group. Of course, we want to spend as much time together as possible. The 2 children would also love to be together. Based on this video, I am thinking maybe we could try to book together as a group of 8 for the less difficult rides, and break into 2 groups of 4 for the more popular rides. If you are able, do you think that you could address this idea? If not, maybe an idea for a future video could be about maximizing time together for large groups.
I have watched and rewatched so many of your videos. You do such a fantastic job! I love how you show the app when explaining your strategies. So helpful! I agree with another who commented on a different video: You would make an outstanding teacher and wonder if you are in fact, an educator. Well you surely are in your videos! Thank you!!!
Hi Rob. First of all thanks for all the great videos! You rock! I am coming in November with my kids and my grandkids for the first time. My husband and I or my daughter and I have come many many times, and I’m used to doing Disney Genie + for two people, but this will be my first time doing it for nine. This video is great! But If three of my family are under three years old, will I be making lightning lane reservations for them as well, or will they not be included in that. And just be getting on the rides for free just like they did for park entry?
Your ears are soo cute! Thanks for these, I will definitely use these tips on my trip next week
Thanks so much, Daniel! I found the ears at the Contemporary. Hope you have an amazing trip! 😃
I literally just tweeted to you yesterday asking about how to make Genie+ work for a large family! Great timing
Hi Drew - glad that worked out. We’re so behind on answering messages on all the platforms, but we are steadily working through them to answer everyone’s questions. Glad we were able to answer yours with a video - thanks so much for watching! 😃
Great video!! You should do a video of a large group split into two. We have a May trip and enjoy everything you are sharing. Thanks!!!
Thanks for the suggestion - I agree that would likely be really helpful for larger groups visiting the parks. We’re adding it to the unofficial list of future videos. 😀
Thanks Rob! We have a group of nine going in 10 days so this was extremely helpful!
Thanks for watching, Camilla - and good luck! 🍀
Appreciate the video Rob!!! Please do a Epcot to MK park hopping video.
Do children under 3 effect the party size? We will be a party of 8 with 2 almost 3 year olds. It seemed like your magic number was 4 people in a party. The almost 3 yr olds won’t be able to ride all rides but should be able to ride most of the ones we’re interested in. Your videos are great and so helpful, Thank you!
Idk maybe it was because of the time of year you made this video but I organize a trip for 10 every year and it’s pretty manageable. I usually go between the last two weeks of April through the first two weeks of May.
I made this comment before watching past 14:20 lol sorry
Hello! Yes, I definitely think the day we did it made a huge difference. It was just a uniquely crazy day, but I’m glad I was able to see how things changed between a small and larger group - I’m not sure I would have seen such a marked difference on a less busy day. I think we’ll need to do this experiment again at a more normal time. Thanks for sharing your experience with this. 😃
@@EarScouts you’re awesome!
Thanks for this! We will be a party of 9 this summer. Good to know we should plan on 2 groups.
I would say try to book as much as you can together (and focus on the most popular rides first) and then when it starts to get tough to find decent return times, try splitting into smaller groups. Once you manage to grab those tough to book ones, it should be easy to grab everything else even as a large group. Good luck!
I always look forward to your videos! They’re my favorite!
Thanks so much! I hope you enjoyed this one. 😃
You´re so good! Thank you very much!
Hola Rob!!! Graciasss love your video as always!! Love your ears too🤭😊
Thanks so much, Jimena! I found these at the Contemporary Resort. You can only buy them there, actually. Thanks for watching! 😃
Love this! Welcome to my life every Disney trip. I do it all for 12! It can be done!
Wow - that must be a huge challenge - just in terms of wrangling that crew and keeping everyone on schedule. 😂 Our hats are off to you! 😃
When you had the two phones in the beginning, and they showed 2 different times when refreshed at the same time - I wonder if that happened because people are adding and dropping times to quickly. One phone caught a time and the next phone caught a different time. Sort of how everyone trying to join the VQ at the same time, but everything is happening so fast
I thought the same at first, but it was consistently better for the smaller group all day long and when the group dropped to 4, rides that had been unavailable for much of the day were again available. My working theory is that there are two “buckets” of Lightning Lanes - one for parties of 4 or less and another for larger groups. But only Disney knows the real secret sauce. 😄
@@EarScouts That makes sense. I have a group of 10-12 I’m managing week before Easter, so I reeeeeeally hope you are wrong, no disrespect haha. But your theory makes sense honestly.
@@rgmALCJust make sure you start booking right at 7 and get those most popular rides done first. There was no noticeable difference on the less popular attractions, it was just the top 3-4 rides. And it was a lot easier earlier in the day. If you hit a wall later in the day and really need to book something, just break into smaller groups and try to get them to overlap (but hopefully you can avoid that by booking early). Good luck!
Thanks!!
@@EarScouts
So glad this video came out before my trip next week! We are going with a group of 9 so the genie plus news is a bit disappointing. I'm hoping we will have better luck since the crowds will be lower. PS how do you get such high scores on Buzz!? Impressive!
Hi Jake - yes, you’ll definitely have better luck next week. The crowds will be much lower. Make sure you prioritize those harder to book rides first thing in the morning. Once you get through those, it will be easy to book the rest, even with a large group. I don’t think it would help much to break into two groups because one of your groups would still be over 4 and I didn’t see a huge difference between 5 and 9. It seemed like 4 was the magic number. Good luck!🍀
Hey Rob , we`re hitting WDW next May! can you come with us? haha you´re a rockstar!! Thank you so mucho for all the learning you spread.
Hi Matias! I will be here - maybe our paths will cross? You never know! Thanks for watching! 😃
Are those ears sold in the park? I love those!
Hi Leticia! They are - you can only get them at the gift shops in the Contemporary Resort. So glad you like them and thanks for watching! 😃
HI there, I am loving your videos. I am still watching this one, but I have a question - hope you get this :-) We will be a party of 7 - and I am thinking about splitting the group. But a quick question - when breaking it up - can't we use the same sign in on two different phones and just "select 3 in one group or 4 in one group" - is what you mean by split the group and I guess you just HOPE they are at the same time. (or do we need to have two different log ins).
Would love for next video to be park hopping from animal kingdom to epcot guide with genie plus. Does that park hop make genie plus worthwhile and how much is genie plus worthwhile when parkhopping to epcot with how quickly the big rides go
What an excellent idea! thanks for another great video. :)
Thanks Timea - so glad you enjoyed this one. 😃
Great video brother I’ve been patiently waiting for this
Awesome - so glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching! 😃
We will have a party of five. I’m hoping it’s better than a party of 9. I don’t see us splitting into two groups because I’m the fast pass/genie plus booker. 😂
Hopefully this tips can help my family of 5 this year when we visit for New Year’s Eve.🤞🏻
Good luck! Just make sure you get those really popular rides checked off your list as quickly as you can in the morning.
Great stuff as always. I stumbled across your videos months ago and have been researching for our trip in Mid October 2023! We have made several trips to Disney but this will be our first family trip since 2017 (outside a long weekend during covid). So the Genie+ is all to me. We are a party of 6. Me, wife and 4 kids. Obviously I don't want to split from the kids so I will be booking for 6. In your opinion is it still worth doing? I am planning to purchase it for MK and HS.
Hi, Rob!! I just wanted to say THANK YOU for this video and for your channel! Its been 2 weeks since our trip now and I watched a lot of your genie videos but SPECIFICALLY this one many times because I was going with my family of 13 and was super nervous about using Genie+. We went during Spring Break season so I knew it would be busy but went in already knowing exactly how Genie worked and was absolutely thrilled at the amount of rides I was able to get the 12 of us (one member was pregnant and didn’t purchase genie+) on! We had such a magical time! I don’t think I would’ve even attempted it had I not been encouraged by this specific video! I used lots of your tips with modifying rides to be able to get us on the things we wanted and we truly had such a magical time! 🩵
Oh my family and I NAILED IT! It was 15 of us and we went on Dec. 21st!! We rode 11 rides and it was EPIC!!! Now we failed at the other parks…lol
Wow - 15! That’s a huge group. So glad to hear you had a good experience (at least at one of the parks). Thanks for watching! 😃
Thank you! Have you tested a large group (8) on a more moderate day?
Oh my gosh, I am sooo thankful for this video. My first day I have 12 people all first timers (not my first time) and they nominated me to be their fearless leader!!! thank you for this video... Any chance you wanna do a vlog splitting groups up with genie plus
Thank YOU for watching. I’ve been considering doing a video like that, actually. When will your group be here? What are the dates you will be in each park?
@@EarScouts Hi there! I have been watching every single video twice to make sure I have all the info I need!! HAHA, I was teasing about the split video but hey I would have def been interested in watching a video if you had one avail! lol. I'm curious if we would get similar return times around the same time if we split. We really want to stay together as a family.
We are actually arriving next week. EEEKK!
MK March 5- 12P
AK March 6 - 8P
HS March 8 - 8P
MK March 9 - 8P
Yeah, I don’t think I could make it work because I’ll be covering the opening of the Flower and Garden festival that Sunday you’ll be at Magic Kingdom. You’ll do fine, though - just remember to get those key rides booked asap and be sure you start booking at 7am. I think a lot of the issues we had in our Large Group video were 1) starting to book the key rides later in the morning and 2) it was one of the busiest days of the year. Good luck! 🍀
@@EarScouts thanks for the amazing tips!! I cannot thank you enough!
I'll be sure to report back about my day to let you know how it went!! Hopefully I'll be able to see you at the parks!!
This is great! We have 12 of us with 3 under 2, 9 year old and 8 adults!! AND, we only have 2 days to do 4 parks. PLEASE join us and be our guide! Your videos have helped me in the past ❤
Wow - that sounds like a huge challenge. I really wish we were able to do this kind of thing more often because we get asked A LOT. Who knows, though - maybe we’ll do another video like this and it will overlap with your trip. Thanks for watching! 😃
Hi Rob! Are you going to be doing a guide to the Festival of the Arts? If so, do you happen to know when it will be out? Your videos are amazing, and they are helping me plan soooooo much!
Hi Sierra! Yes - we have been hard at work on it since the festival started. Hope to have it up later this week (Thursday or Friday). Thanks for watching! 😃
@@EarScouts Awesome! Thank you so much. We had been planning on going in August but we’re thinking about changing to January to avoid the heat. Now I gotta research a whole new festival! 😂
I will be going with a party of 6 in early November. Would love to see a video of you splitting a large group to see how it works.
I always go to the parks in a party of 6 and it really is not a problem securing LLs, especially with the new modify LL feature in the app. This video was shot on one of the busiest days of the year-no reservations left-and he still was highly successful at getting LLs. You really don’t need to split unless of course you want to
What a great video thanks so much
Thanks, Jeanette - and thank YOU for watching! 😃
Gosh your videos are great. Question - if you break your large group in to two smaller groups, you would need to use two phones, correct?
I learn something from you every time
Thanks, Katy! So glad you found this one helpful. 😃
If you had 2 people willing to play "Genie Slots" are you able to log in on different devices and set up 2 different parties? I am wondering if we we could try this for our party of 6 with me booking for 3 and my wife booking for 3 and try to get overlapping times. *Sorry, just saw you addressed that at the very end. Do you think you would have better reults through out the day if you had split the groups but still attempted similar attractions?
Hi Rob! You mentioned in the video to split the group. How can I do that? There are 12 of us going so I wanted to split us into 3 groups for easier turnaround time for genie plus slots?
Great video!!! Quick question on Genie +, for playing the "slots" as you call them, I've never done that because I worried it would reset my 2 hour timer. Does that 2 hour wait thing not reset when you change LLs?
Any suggestions for a group of 15 going end of August 🙃 Any idea how many rides we'll be able to get on? Love your videos 😊
You are amazing, guys… is there something you cannot do with genie plus?! You are a must for every first timer in Disney (or a current visitor)
Aww - thanks so much, Silvia! You’re always so supportive of what we do here and we really appreciate it. 😊
Love your videos, such great information and we are always excited to see what ears you will wear next! I had a question about splitting your group as we will be going with a 4 & 9 year old with different interests and height limitations. So if we book a LL for the 4 of us for something like Space Mt. and then take my daughter and I off the reservation, can the two of us try to grab a LL for Buzz Light-year or can you not split LL reservations like that? Thanks for the wonderful content
Hi Larissa! You definitely can do that. Just open up the reservation and tap on cancel. It will let you choose who to cancel for and you can then book those who canceled on something else. Keep in mind that everyone can only ride each ride once with a Genie Plus Lightning Lane, so only pick rides that the whole group won’t want to ride together. Good luck and thanks for watching! 😃
Hey thank you so much for these videos!!! But I am confused about the 2-hr rule? You always mention booking your next lightning lane while on line for your current lightning lane. But then you mention the 2 hour rule work?
No sé si hables español, pero voy a Disney California en el mes de junio con un grupo de 8 personas, todas tenemos el servicio genie +, mi duda es, ¿se pueden hacer las reservaciones a las atracciones con una sola cuenta en la app de disney utilizando solamente un telefono celular?
Thanks Rob! 🙃
Thank YOU for watching! ☺️
Found this video! Have a group of 9 going during a busy week should we break up and try and do genie + in two groups would this help or is this something you recommend ?
Rob..we are addicted to your videos! We are going to DisneyWorld for a family vacation in June. We will be a group of 6 adults. Do you think it’s better we split into 2 groups 2+4 or 3+3 to maximize Genie+ LL? FYI we hope to bump into you to get a photo!!!
Hello! First off, thanks so much for watching. 😃 My suggestion would be to start with those hard to book rides and book as many as you can with the whole group. If you hit a wall and can’t get decent return times, maybe then break into smaller groups to get through the rest of those super popular rides. Once you get those done, though, the rest should be easy to book with the whole group together again. Good luck!
When booking lightening lanes, are children under three included in the bookings, or not since they had free park entry? Thanks!