Hi Rob Hello from the UK. It was great to see you on our Epcot visit on this day. My wife briefly appears at 15.24 in todays video. Ha. Thanks again for your information and advice to make our Disney day even better.
@@ellerose6835 It’s basically just like booking, only if the time is no longer available, you’ll tap out to go back and then tap back in again. Just don’t refresh the screen. Good luck! 🍀
Just wanted to drop a comment as an appreciation for all the knowledge your provide in these videos. We will be there next week and we will be trying to use as many of your tips and tricks as possible
Thank you for doing this video! The balance of seeing rides, enjoying the festival, food, and pavilions, and not going back and forth through the park was exactly what I was looking for! Also I appreciate you keeping it real that things can happen (rides breaking down and rides having no lightning lanes available/reruns times not being optimal). Your advice to be be patient and try a couple of strategies is so calming and helpful as folk having meltdowns that it isn’t a perfect day are never good! What do you think the crowd level was for that day? We’re going mid-May and touring plans is projecting it to be a crowd level of 6. I’m hoping we have a similarly perfect day as you! Thanks again!!
Hi Jerry and Geeta! I always say that there’s only one truly predictable thing about a day at Disney World and that is that something unpredictable is bound to happen. 😂 Flexibility and keeping your eyes peeled for opportunities are the keys to having a stress-free day at the parks. We were filming this on March 5 and I would say the parks seemed about average that day. Not nearly as busy as they got at the peak of Spring Break madness, but not dead like they would be in mid January or September. Good luck on your perfect Epcot day and thanks for watching! 😃
I hadn’t been to WDW since 2016, so this video was VERY helpful for our day at Epcot yesterday (a single park day that we tacked onto a cheer competition trip). Booked GOTG virtual queue and test track at 7:00. Got Remy for 7pm at 11:00. Got Frozen using the “Genie slots” (it was low priority for us, but wanted to try it). Rode all the rides we wanted to, ate some great food, saw some shows and performers, and left about 8:00. Thanks!
Suzanne - I just want to thank you again. What a kind and generous donation to our channel! We are planning to start a Patreon sometime soon and we will definitely give you a complimentary membership when it is active. Thank you!
Thanks so much, Alex! We don’t usually do maps, but I feel like the Food Festivals don’t have good maps like the regular park attractions do, so it helps to orient things sometimes. Thanks for watching! 😃
My son and I have been to Disney several times and love watching all of your videos. This was his first time watching your food review and said “man he really rates these foods harshly”, but we love the honesty! Thanks for keeping us updated and we always seem to learn something new each time.
Lol - I try to make sure people are going to enjoy what they get at the festival, so if something is really bad (cough, cough, vichyssoise…cough, cough) I like to let everyone know. 😂 On the whole, we really liked the food from this festival, though. Lots of great options. Thanks to you both for watching! 😀
Nice use of that Time Machine to avoid the rain! 😂 I was wondering how you were going to eat so much in one day, ha! No question this time.. I’m prepared for spring break/ Easter/ Tron mashup this week thanks to you! I’ll keep my eye out for ya!
Hey Suzanne! We’ll be here a lot this week! I’m actually standing here at MK waiting for the last show of Enchantment as I type this. I’m really going to miss this show. 😢 Say hi if you see us! 👋
Hi Ho Rob, I just wanted to let you know that since watching all your videos, you made our 2 year old's birthday trip this week to all the parks, MAGICAL!!! Organizing our days was a breeze thanks to your expert tips. Thank you for all you do and we are hoping to run into you during a future trip! Think happy thoughts!
Thank you again Rob! This was very enjoyable to watch like your other videos. I love the background music you had put in this video! Keep up the great work❤❤❤
Hi Rob! I just wanted to give you the biggest thanks for your videos! My daughters and I just got back from our week vacation at Walt Disney World. And watching your videos before leaving was the best thing I did. We maximized our time and did everything we had hoped to do thanks to your videos and wonderful tips you provided! Thank you once again and you have a fan in me!
Thank you so much for all your videos. My family and I just got back and had a magical time at Disney World. I was so nervous to go, because I’m a Disneyland expert. Watching your videos helped me feel confident at Disney World. The only thing that would have made our trip perfect would have been meeting you! 😊
Hope you have an amazing day at the festival, Amber. It is extra beautiful this year. They really went above and beyond with all the flowers. Thanks for watching! 😃
I'm preparing for my upcoming trip in a few weeks. Your videos are very helpful and loaded with tips. I have not seen if there is any tasting tabs like food and wine festival in Disney's California Adventure so I can assume that there are no tabs for food booths in there?
I'm planning my first trip to Disney World in January 2024 (I'm a huge Disneyland fan) and I'm already going ham with planning because it's so fun! Your videos are really informative and entertaining and I've binged them all in a few days haha. I can't wait to watch all of the ones you publish before my trip! I'll be going on a runDisney weekend (and a few weekdays afterwards) and your videos have eased my anxiety about navigating lines and crowds on that weekend. Thank you! One video I'd love to see is insider tips about Disney transportation- that's the one area that is still making me nervous because of how unpredictable people say it is.
Hello and thanks so much for watching all of our videos - we’re so glad you’ve been enjoying them. We had so much fun on our last trip to Disneyland. Can’t wait to visit again. Yes, transportation at WDW is definitely unpredictable. Especially the buses. They can come anywhere from one hour before early entry begins to as early as 2 hours before it begins (though that is rare). The monorail, boats and Skyliner are all a lot more predictable. They’ll typically start about and hour and 15 minutes before early park entry (though they can start as late as 1 hour before). The line can get long quickly on busy days, so I always aim for about an hour and thirty minutes before early entry for those when I want to be toward the front of the line at the park and I tend to shoot for the same time with the buses. Have fun planning - and then have even more fun when you’re here! 😃
Your videos keep getting better! The background music you chose, themed to each country, made watching this video even more immersive! Looks like the food at this festival was even better than at Food and Wine (you had lots of thumbs up). Tell us the truth - do the edible flowers taste good or are they just for show? I’m curious about the GotG return time - can’t you come back after your one hour window ends, or has that changed? Thanks for all of the tips and entertainment!
Hi Meeshwell - thanks so much! We spent SO MANY HOURS on this video so I’m glad people are enjoying it. 😂 We haven’t heard of anyone having issues with late returns to GotG, but they are being VERY strict about TRON. Make sure you hit that Lightcycle/Run window while you’re here.
@@EarScouts I have heard that about Tron! I hope it is only for the soft opening and they become more flexible on April 4. Thanks for spending so much time on the video!! It was excellent!! I won’t be in WDW for this festival - I just watched because it’s fun to watch your videos!
Looking forward to implementing all the knowledge shared with us during our trip in July! As always, excellent info and always excited to get the alert a video has been uploaded. Hope to bump into you in July!
Gah, I needed this video BEFORE we actually went to Epcot this spring! Oh man... now I feel like I missed out on so much. We were there the first week of April. Granted, we were with our two young kids and it was their first time, and their priorities are definitely different (and MUCH harder to do what you did while toting kids around). But I'm still wishing I had at least had that brie!!
Yay! I've been looking forward to a F&G report and once again you did not disappoint! I consider myself a bit of a WDW expert, but you always share things I didn't know! I especially loved that you featured the Friendship Launches. It's a highly underrated "attraction" in my book! Seeing the pavilions from inside the lagoon is awesome! I also have a very specific questions about getting a "Guardians" boarding group on my travel / arrival day and I think you could actually answer it if you're up for it! Thanks again!
Hey Triton - thanks so much! I’m always game to answer questions (if I know the answer 😂). Sometimes replies to comments get lost in the shuffle here, so feel free to post a new comment with your question in it and I’d be happy to answer if I can. Thanks - as always - for watching! 😃
@@EarScouts Thanks so much! So my goal is to get in 3 rides on Guardians the day I arrive. One ILL, one daytime boarding group, and one boarding group with the extended evening hours. Problem is, I won't get to the Boardwalk until 4:30 or so. I can score the ILL and I shouldn't have a problem being in the park at 6 for the late boarding groups. Sadly I think my only option is to hope for a late boarding group at the 7am drop since I don't have to be on property. Do you think it's even possible? No one in my party will be able to be in Epcot before late afternoon so that's not an option. I know I'm just being greedy, but how cool would that be? Needless to say, If I only get two rides in that day, I'll be just fine 😅
This is so perfect! I wish I would have done this exact same thing, but I wore out my family by doing the strategy where you book the hard to get rides first and then doing the other rides. I'll just have to try this strategy on our next vacation.
Hi Diana - well, that was definitely the safer strategy. There’s definitely more risk with the way we show it in this video, so maybe those extra steps were worth it. 😅 Thanks - as always - for watching! 😃
For what its worth I am at the parks this week. I am a group of 6 and right on the dot at 7 AM i scrolled down for Jungle Cruise lightning lane and the first timeslot I got was 10:30 AM. Had to completely switch my strategy to using lightning lanes all day to do all the easier type rides with no wait. Even Aladdin had a 30-40 minute wait in the late morning...
I just wanted to quickly thank you for your videos; they helped me plan my spring break trip with my friends. Since we're college students, we only did two days in the parks with genie + and park hopper (no ILLs) but we were able to do the following: Epcot: Remy, Guardians, Test Track, Soarin, Living with the Land, and Figment Magic Kingdom: People mover, Space Mountain (2x), Big Thunder (3x), 7 Dwarves Mine Train Animal Kingdom: Flight of Passage, Na'vi River Journey, Everest, Safari Hollywood Studios: Rise, Smugglers Run, Runaway Railway, Toy Story Mania (2x), and Star Tours (2x), ALSO had a closing reservation for Oga's Cantina Overall, it was amazing and we even did stuff like walk through the topiary, watch parades, and leisurely stroll through the world showcase. Two of my friends had previous bad experiences at Disney with lines and were both super impressed with how much we were able to do and experience, especially given how crazy busy it was. Thank you for all you do!
That’s awesome! You packed a ton of stuff into two days. Nicely done! 🙌 It always makes us happy to hear that people had a great time at WDW. Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to let us know how your trip went - we really appreciate it!
Our first wdw vacation is next month and I’m soooo glad I found your channel! You give so much tips and tricks for each of the parks! I’m hoping the genie slots work in my favor the day of the parks for us😊. Keep up the awesome channel! And helpful tips 🥳
Thanks for this Rob - going later this month for my honeymoon so this is super helpful . This way she won’t divorce me for running her ragged around the park !
Congratulations! Hope you have an amazing honeymoon (and plenty of time to take it easy and enjoy your vacation with as little ragged-running as possible 😅) Thanks for watching! 😃
@@EarScouts thanks Rob - already also watched all the “sleep in” videos with LL stacking so have an audible in case rope drop is a no go for the back half of the trip 🙏
Question: while you are modifying your reservation to try to get an earlier time, do you run the risk of losing the reservation altogether? Do you lose the reservation you had once you start modifying or will you be able to keep the spot you had if all the time slots are gone? Don't know if I want to risk keep refreshing for better time if I might lose it altogether
Rob, love all your videos with helpful hints about playing the Disney genie slots. We were there this week but we’re not able to get a return time early enough in the day to get the clock running. By 11am, many of the available lightning lane were pushed out to 7-8pm or later. I think this happened because it was spring break and peak season.
Hi Denny! Sorry to hear you had a hard time getting good return times. Whenever it’s busy (and it has been crazy busy these past few weeks), it gets hard to book those key attractions later in the morning. I hope you were still able to enjoy your visit! Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to let us know how your trip went - we really appreciate it!
😂 - I have developed a bit of an ear addiction. Sometimes when I’m not wearing them, I get that feeling like I forgot something. Thanks for watching! 😃
Hi Melanie! We are planning to do a “No Genie? No Problem!” video for each of the parks. We’ll probably film the next one this weekend, though it will take a little while to edit. Filming is easy - the editing is the hard part. 😂😅 Thanks for the suggestion - it helps a lot to hear what people are interested in seeing! 👍
Your videos are great and very informative! Thank you for being so thorough. I have a video request/idea: How early do I need to get to each park to be towards the front of the rope drop crowd? If we are in the front how many rides can we do before the lines fill up?
Hi Missy! We always try to show what the crowds look like at random times when we do early entry videos (we have one for each park so far). It depends a lot on the time of year and how busy the parks are. The same with how long it takes for lines to get longer. This morning, I was able to do Big Thunder, Haunted Mansion, Peter Pans Flight, Small World and Space Mountain before I the crowds got busy and I didn’t even have early entry. Last weekend, it likely would have been busy by the time I got to Peter Pan. Your best bet is always to be as early as possible and try not to stop riding until you see the times creep up, then switch gears to smaller attractions, shows and shopping with an occasional big ride when the opportunity arises. Hope you have a great trip and thanks for watching!
We were able to ride every ride in Epcot even before our 2 year olds bedtime thanks to your advice! Plus guardians! Thanks for making our day more enjoyable than it may have been! Also our guess is that you own over 50 pairs of ears, am I close??
Awesome - nicely done, Kevin! 🙌 I haven’t counted in a long while, but I think I’m definitely in that ballpark. 🤣 Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to let us know how your trip went - we really appreciate it! 😃
I love this video and all your videos! We were actually there the same day as you when it rained! It was our first trip in WDW and watching your videos really helped. Watching this made me realized we missed so much, 😂 but it’s ok, we had an amazing day and it just gives us more reasons to go back.
Hi Audrey! Sorry we missed you. Hope the rain didn’t put a damper on your Epcot day! It’s pretty much impossible to see and do it all. We spend days prepping for these videos. While we try to film the main portion of the video on one day - we spend lots of time before and after eating all that food. 😂 Thanks so much for watching! 😃
@@EarScouts we had so much fun despite the rain! We even stayed to watch Harmonious. Thank so much for all you do, just love your energy and all your videos. Hoping to be back in two years (we are from Canada) to enjoy more of WDW and will definitely watch all your videos until then!
Hi Jennifer - always down to try some new Disney food, the good and the bad. 😅 That vichyssoise was the first thing I ever threw away. Usually Erick and/or I will always eat all of whatever we purchase, but that soup was like eating sea water. 😂 Thanks so much - as always - for watching!
This is the video I’ve been waiting for! Our vacay is next week, so perfect timing!! 😊. Thanks so much! Also…so we think the virtual cue for Galaxy is doing to end on the 4th when Tron OFFICIALLY opens…or will they have two…since they’re at different parks? 🤔
Hi Javonda! So glad you found this one helpful - especially since your trip is right around the corner - yay! I totally expected Guardians to drop the virtual queue when TRON opens, but according to Cast Members, they are keeping it for the foreseeable future. Apparently the concern is queue management because there is not enough space for how long the queue would likely go if it was opened up to all who wished to join. That said, I don’t think that will change in the near future, so probably they will end up doing what they do with Flight of Passage in Animal Kingdom - having a line that goes all the way to Africa. 😂 Thanks for watching! 😃
Thanks for all the great info, Rob! I learn so much from every single video. We are going in May with two under the age of 4, & your videos have made me so much more confident we can do all the things they want without stressing! I do have one question- how did the process work when you had frozen LL booked but then saw one pop up for Remy (I think this was the part where you talked about “getting your foot in the door”) could you see the Remy return time even though you had just booked frozen? Did you have to cancel your frozen LL quick and then snag Remy? Or had 2 hours passed? Just trying to figure out the logistics behind when you book one ride and then seen a better time for another instead
Hi Molly! I have great news for you - it is now possible to “modify” a Lightning Lane (which is what you saw us doing there). Until you choose a ride to replace it (which we did with Remy) you can keep your existing Lightning Lane. It’s basically risk free. You keep the one you have unless you find something you like better. We go through this modify step by step in this video, so you might want to check it out before you leave: ua-cam.com/video/_sJb_HO_2qI/v-deo.html Hope you have an amazing trip! Thanks for watching! 😃
@@EarScouts This.is.life.changing!!! I knew you could modify you times but did not know you could modify to a completely different ride! Once again, thank you!!
This is Craig Dennis i watch your new videos all the time i in joy all of your videos all the time what is your favorite rides at Epcot have a nice safe day today👍👍👍👍👍
Hi Craig - always good to hear from you. 😃 I think my top 3 rides at Epcot are Guardians, Soarin’ and Remy - but I also really love the Gran Fiesta Tour in Mexico because it reminds me of past vacations there and the animatronics at the end are so cute. Which are your favorites? Thanks - as alway - for watching! 😃
I feel like every time I go one park stands out a bit more than the rest -- this year (last week) it was Epcot. Maybe because it was my first park of the trip, but there was so much more I wanted to be able to take time to explore (I was park hopping).
Hi Alex! Epcot looks amazing for this festival. They really went above and beyond this year with all the flowers. It definitely makes sense that it would stand out. Wine & Food is going to have big shoes to fill this year. 😂 Thanks for watching! 😃
Hi Rob, if we want to book 2 things at 7am on 2 phones (eg Remy and VQ for guardians), would you recommend using the same Disney account on two separate phones? Or each person uses their own Disney account and they are linked to each other?
Hi Sweta! The best method is to use two accounts that are both linked to everyone in the party. If you have a hard time getting things set up correctly, though, using the same account works in a pinch. Thanks for watching! 😃
I'm planning a trip to WDW for July/August and trying to figure out all this Genie+ stuff. I'm a little confused how you booked Frozen and then Remy? Did I miss something with the stacking? Thanks!
I’m going to need to go back and rewatch this to know, but if I had booked Frozen a lot earlier in the day (which is likely), then waited the two hours and booked something else, I would be able to book Remy after tapping in at whatever that latest ride was, even if I hadn’t ridden Frozen yet. Does that possibly answer the question? 😅 If not, I’ll go rewatch when I have a sec and let you know.
It's funny how many times I've heard you say "It's not really worth memorizing which rides have two touchpoints" I want to memorize them dang it😂😂😂 Also, I had a question: Is there a reason you don't talk about Individual Lightning Lanes much in these videos? I get it during the specific Genie+ tips videos because they don't come with Genie+, but I figured an ILL might help out in a "Practically Perfect Day", especially compared to the virtual queue, because you can pick your return time! Just wondering! Love the videos, only complaint is that I wish you made more :)
😂🤣😂 - I’m in these parks 3 or more times a week and I still haven’t memorized all of them. 😅 I always find a great time and then I’m like “oh yeah - can’t book yet…” The main reason I don’t do Individual Attraction Lightning Lanes is just because they’re expensive and I prefer to wait and ride at the end of the day. That said, I just filmed a new video with “all the bells and whistles” - we did early entry, Genie Plus and an Individual Attraction Lightning Lane for Rise. If it does well, we may make more. It kinda felt like overkill, TBH - we were done with everything by lunch and most of the biggest rides in the first hour or so. It can be great if you’re park hopping, though. It’s amazing how quickly you can check all your boxes when you have all the perks. I wish I could make more videos, but this is basically my second full-time job and the other one really pays the bills. 😂 Maybe one day we could do this full-time and then we’d make a lot more. Thanks for watching! 😃
@@EarScouts Ah, that makes sense!! Looking forward to the bells and whistles video - even if it seems like overkill, honestly I think it'll still be a nice reminder to people that if they really want to, you CAN do all the rides you want to in a day. That's how I'm taking it anyway, and it's honestly making my "How will I fit everything in??" anxiety go away Keep it up!
Epcot is my first choice for the festivals. Going to buy gift cards just for the food budget (sounds insane… I know) but not sure how much to budget specifically for the festival. I saw another channel budget $100 but they had to sacrifice a bit. What’s a realistic, not gluttonous but satisfying budget?
Hi Elle - that’s a tough one. I think if you are planning to only eat festival food for the day and not drink a lot of alcohol, probably $75 per person would give you a great day where you’ll feel full and not like you had to skip too much. That would get you approximately 10 items per person. Even better, though - check the menus. We show them all here with prices. Make a list of the things you want to try. All the prices include tax, which makes it even easier to budget. Hope you guys have an amazing day at the festival and thanks for watching! 😃
Yes - I really wish I had a different take of that so I could have cut this clip since she clearly wasn’t pumped to be in the background. I didn’t notice it until I was editing. 😅
I couldn't clearly understand the booking of the genie pass. I am going with a group so one of us look for Guardians of the Galaxy and the other looks for (our important ride) ratatouille? How are we all able to get on the rides at the same time if it's under 2 different ppl?
Hi Cindy! You will link everyone together in the app. It’s a good idea to do that before your vacation. Go to My Profile > Friends and Family tab to link everyone up. Once you can all see each other, you should also be able to make plans for each other, including Genie Plus Lightning Lanes and Virtual Boarding Groups. Hope that helps and thanks for watching! 😃
Hi Amelia! Thanks for saying hello. It really hasn’t changed much from the virtual queue for Guardians of the Galaxy. If you watch that video, the same advice would apply. You can check it out here: ua-cam.com/video/I5JYDABMF9w/v-deo.html Thanks for watching! 😃
Can you show us how to have a perfect day when it rains all day? Last time i went it was a hurricane last Nov and it did not stop raining for any day. 😢
I’m so sad to hear you had a hurricane-cation. 🙁 That was not a fun week to be here. It’s funny you should suggest this because we were planning to do this idea a while back. The forecast was thunderstorms all day long. We packed our gear and were all ready for our rainy day in the park…and there was no rain. 😂 Every hour, it said the storm was coming in the next hour. We finally gave up, went home and never tried again. We’ll put it back on the to-do list, though. Thanks for the suggestion! 👍
So when you get a genie plus ride and then you want to modify it with the three little dots is that when you start playing the slots to try and move the time or is that going to actually knock you out of the ride?
Hi Debbie - yes, I now always play the slots using the modify method. It will only cause you to lose the currently booked ride if you confirm the new one. It’s basically a risk-free way to see if you can get something better. Thanks for watching! 😃
If you are alone why don't you just use the single rider line for test track? Last time I went the wait time was 50 min and there were 3 people in front of me in the single rider line. it may have taken me more than 5 because I didn't rush but closer to 5 than 50
Hi Jag! I don’t typically use the single rider in my videos because lots of viewers wouldn’t want to split up their family. I use them a lot personally and have done Test Track multiple times that way, but my goal is always to try to simulate what a family or group of friends might do on a visit together. I agree, though - single rider is often a great option. Thanks for watching! 😃
If anyone can help me understand, I would appreciate it. I am completely confused..... I tried commenting on every video but nobody comments back with the help
Epcot has the best Gardens in the Galaxy!
Hi Rob Hello from the UK. It was great to see you on our Epcot visit on this day. My wife briefly appears at 15.24 in todays video. Ha. Thanks again for your information and advice to make our Disney day even better.
That’s awesome - thanks so much for saying hello! So glad to hear you had a great day at Epcot. Thanks for watching! 😃
Love the "put your foot in the door" technique 😉 Thanks!
It’s super helpful when you’re aiming for a tough-to-book ride. It has saved our bacon many times. 😂 Thanks for watching! 😃
It's such a great tip!!!
I have to watch it once more to be sure I got it 😆😩
@@glenpreece Thanks - hopefully it will help you book a tough ride next time you’re at the parks. 😃
@@ellerose6835 It’s basically just like booking, only if the time is no longer available, you’ll tap out to go back and then tap back in again. Just don’t refresh the screen. Good luck! 🍀
i just EXTREMELY love your videos, THANK YOU SO MUCH, NEVER QUIT DOING THIS PLEASE IT’S AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Awesome video! Just what I was looking for so I’m not running all over the park and wanting to stop and take time . Thanks Rob😊. Love your videos
Just wanted to drop a comment as an appreciation for all the knowledge your provide in these videos. We will be there next week and we will be trying to use as many of your tips and tricks as possible
This is such a great video in every way, love the food pics and ratings, thank you!
Thank you for doing this video! The balance of seeing rides, enjoying the festival, food, and pavilions, and not going back and forth through the park was exactly what I was looking for! Also I appreciate you keeping it real that things can happen (rides breaking down and rides having no lightning lanes available/reruns times not being optimal). Your advice to be be patient and try a couple of strategies is so calming and helpful as folk having meltdowns that it isn’t a perfect day are never good!
What do you think the crowd level was for that day? We’re going mid-May and touring plans is projecting it to be a crowd level of 6. I’m hoping we have a similarly perfect day as you! Thanks again!!
Hi Jerry and Geeta! I always say that there’s only one truly predictable thing about a day at Disney World and that is that something unpredictable is bound to happen. 😂 Flexibility and keeping your eyes peeled for opportunities are the keys to having a stress-free day at the parks. We were filming this on March 5 and I would say the parks seemed about average that day. Not nearly as busy as they got at the peak of Spring Break madness, but not dead like they would be in mid January or September. Good luck on your perfect Epcot day and thanks for watching! 😃
Thank you so much for your videos! I can honestly say you have the best UA-cam Chanel for Disney tips! ❤❤❤❤
Love your positive and cheerful attitude. Your videos are very helpful , interesting, and informative. 👍😊
I hadn’t been to WDW since 2016, so this video was VERY helpful for our day at Epcot yesterday (a single park day that we tacked onto a cheer competition trip). Booked GOTG virtual queue and test track at 7:00. Got Remy for 7pm at 11:00. Got Frozen using the “Genie slots” (it was low priority for us, but wanted to try it). Rode all the rides we wanted to, ate some great food, saw some shows and performers, and left about 8:00. Thanks!
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Thank YOU so much for the Super Thanks - we really appreciate it. 😃❤️
Suzanne - I just want to thank you again. What a kind and generous donation to our channel! We are planning to start a Patreon sometime soon and we will definitely give you a complimentary membership when it is active. Thank you!
Love the map graphics!! Great stuff.
Thanks so much, Alex! We don’t usually do maps, but I feel like the Food Festivals don’t have good maps like the regular park attractions do, so it helps to orient things sometimes. Thanks for watching! 😃
Beautiful photography and great insider tips. love that you just show the food options for a second. Love all the topiaries.
Thanks so much, Eileen - we’re so glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for watching! 😃
I love this guy - he’s so happy! Really brightened my day ❤
My son and I have been to Disney several times and love watching all of your videos.
This was his first time watching your food review and said “man he really rates these foods harshly”, but we love the honesty!
Thanks for keeping us updated and we always seem to learn something new each time.
Lol - I try to make sure people are going to enjoy what they get at the festival, so if something is really bad (cough, cough, vichyssoise…cough, cough) I like to let everyone know. 😂 On the whole, we really liked the food from this festival, though. Lots of great options. Thanks to you both for watching! 😀
Nice use of that Time Machine to avoid the rain! 😂 I was wondering how you were going to eat so much in one day, ha! No question this time.. I’m prepared for spring break/ Easter/ Tron mashup this week thanks to you! I’ll keep my eye out for ya!
Hey Suzanne! We’ll be here a lot this week! I’m actually standing here at MK waiting for the last show of Enchantment as I type this. I’m really going to miss this show. 😢 Say hi if you see us! 👋
I love your videos,they made my trip last summer, thanks for the information, so helpful.
Awesome - so glad to hear it! 😃
I loved the video! Flower and Garden festival is my fave! I would love a Video where you and Eric review the food in more detail. Stay amazing!
Hi Ho Rob,
I just wanted to let you know that since watching all your videos, you made our 2 year old's birthday trip this week to all the parks, MAGICAL!!! Organizing our days was a breeze thanks to your expert tips. Thank you for all you do and we are hoping to run into you during a future trip! Think happy thoughts!
Yay - that’s so great to hear. Thanks for letting us know how your trip went, Tom - we really appreciate it! 😀
Your videos have been so helpful. I can’t wait to go to Disney World this summer and put your tips to use!
Thank you again Rob! This was very enjoyable to watch like your other videos. I love the background music you had put in this video! Keep up the great work❤❤❤
Thanks so much, Nie! We spent a lot of time picking the music for this one, so I’m so glad you liked what we ended up with. 😃
I love your videos. They are so helpful. I want to know how many pairs of ears Rob owns!! Thank you for your videos.😊
Hi Rob! I just wanted to give you the biggest thanks for your videos! My daughters and I just got back from our week vacation at Walt Disney World. And watching your videos before leaving was the best thing I did. We maximized our time and did everything we had hoped to do thanks to your videos and wonderful tips you provided! Thank you once again and you have a fan in me!
Thank you so much for all your videos. My family and I just got back and had a magical time at Disney World. I was so nervous to go, because I’m a Disneyland expert. Watching your videos helped me feel confident at Disney World. The only thing that would have made our trip perfect would have been meeting you! 😊
Thanks for another great video Rob! I will be utilizing these steps when I am there the end of May!! 🙂
Hope you have an amazing day at the festival, Amber. It is extra beautiful this year. They really went above and beyond with all the flowers. Thanks for watching! 😃
Thanks for this series. Love your food reviews as well. Amazing ending clip! Gracias!
Thanks so much - we had a great time at that show. Glad you enjoyed it. 😃
You have the best videos!
Thanks so much, Amanda - and thank you for watching! 😃
Love Your ears ❤
I am groot! (Thank you!) 😄
Your ears are so unique! I have a trip coming up so binging your videos. Please share where I can purchase them!
I'm preparing for my upcoming trip in a few weeks. Your videos are very helpful and loaded with tips. I have not seen if there is any tasting tabs like food and wine festival in Disney's California Adventure so I can assume that there are no tabs for food booths in there?
I'm planning my first trip to Disney World in January 2024 (I'm a huge Disneyland fan) and I'm already going ham with planning because it's so fun! Your videos are really informative and entertaining and I've binged them all in a few days haha. I can't wait to watch all of the ones you publish before my trip! I'll be going on a runDisney weekend (and a few weekdays afterwards) and your videos have eased my anxiety about navigating lines and crowds on that weekend. Thank you! One video I'd love to see is insider tips about Disney transportation- that's the one area that is still making me nervous because of how unpredictable people say it is.
Hello and thanks so much for watching all of our videos - we’re so glad you’ve been enjoying them. We had so much fun on our last trip to Disneyland. Can’t wait to visit again.
Yes, transportation at WDW is definitely unpredictable. Especially the buses. They can come anywhere from one hour before early entry begins to as early as 2 hours before it begins (though that is rare). The monorail, boats and Skyliner are all a lot more predictable. They’ll typically start about and hour and 15 minutes before early park entry (though they can start as late as 1 hour before). The line can get long quickly on busy days, so I always aim for about an hour and thirty minutes before early entry for those when I want to be toward the front of the line at the park and I tend to shoot for the same time with the buses. Have fun planning - and then have even more fun when you’re here! 😃
@@EarScouts Thank you so much for the tips!
Your videos keep getting better! The background music you chose, themed to each country, made watching this video even more immersive! Looks like the food at this festival was even better than at Food and Wine (you had lots of thumbs up). Tell us the truth - do the edible flowers taste good or are they just for show? I’m curious about the GotG return time - can’t you come back after your one hour window ends, or has that changed? Thanks for all of the tips and entertainment!
Hi Meeshwell - thanks so much! We spent SO MANY HOURS on this video so I’m glad people are enjoying it. 😂
We haven’t heard of anyone having issues with late returns to GotG, but they are being VERY strict about TRON. Make sure you hit that Lightcycle/Run window while you’re here.
@@EarScouts I have heard that about Tron! I hope it is only for the soft opening and they become more flexible on April 4. Thanks for spending so much time on the video!! It was excellent!! I won’t be in WDW for this festival - I just watched because it’s fun to watch your videos!
Looking forward to implementing all the knowledge shared with us during our trip in July! As always, excellent info and always excited to get the alert a video has been uploaded. Hope to bump into you in July!
Hi Giovanni - we hope the same! Thanks for supporting what we do here. We really appreciate it. 😃
Gah, I needed this video BEFORE we actually went to Epcot this spring! Oh man... now I feel like I missed out on so much. We were there the first week of April. Granted, we were with our two young kids and it was their first time, and their priorities are definitely different (and MUCH harder to do what you did while toting kids around). But I'm still wishing I had at least had that brie!!
Yay! I've been looking forward to a F&G report and once again you did not disappoint! I consider myself a bit of a WDW expert, but you always share things I didn't know! I especially loved that you featured the Friendship Launches. It's a highly underrated "attraction" in my book! Seeing the pavilions from inside the lagoon is awesome! I also have a very specific questions about getting a "Guardians" boarding group on my travel / arrival day and I think you could actually answer it if you're up for it! Thanks again!
Hey Triton - thanks so much! I’m always game to answer questions (if I know the answer 😂). Sometimes replies to comments get lost in the shuffle here, so feel free to post a new comment with your question in it and I’d be happy to answer if I can. Thanks - as always - for watching! 😃
@@EarScouts Thanks so much! So my goal is to get in 3 rides on Guardians the day I arrive. One ILL, one daytime boarding group, and one boarding group with the extended evening hours. Problem is, I won't get to the Boardwalk until 4:30 or so. I can score the ILL and I shouldn't have a problem being in the park at 6 for the late boarding groups. Sadly I think my only option is to hope for a late boarding group at the 7am drop since I don't have to be on property. Do you think it's even possible? No one in my party will be able to be in Epcot before late afternoon so that's not an option. I know I'm just being greedy, but how cool would that be? Needless to say, If I only get two rides in that day, I'll be just fine 😅
This is so perfect! I wish I would have done this exact same thing, but I wore out my family by doing the strategy where you book the hard to get rides first and then doing the other rides. I'll just have to try this strategy on our next vacation.
Hi Diana - well, that was definitely the safer strategy. There’s definitely more risk with the way we show it in this video, so maybe those extra steps were worth it. 😅 Thanks - as always - for watching! 😃
This was amazing! Can’t wait to go to Epcot for this festival!
Love watching your videos!🥰
Thank you - I love your screen/channel name! 😃
@@EarScouts thank you! 😃
I love this video. Thank you for sharing!
Thank YOU for watching, Christine! We really appreciate it. 😃
For what its worth I am at the parks this week. I am a group of 6 and right on the dot at 7 AM i scrolled down for Jungle Cruise lightning lane and the first timeslot I got was 10:30 AM. Had to completely switch my strategy to using lightning lanes all day to do all the easier type rides with no wait. Even Aladdin had a 30-40 minute wait in the late morning...
I just wanted to quickly thank you for your videos; they helped me plan my spring break trip with my friends. Since we're college students, we only did two days in the parks with genie + and park hopper (no ILLs) but we were able to do the following:
Epcot: Remy, Guardians, Test Track, Soarin, Living with the Land, and Figment
Magic Kingdom: People mover, Space Mountain (2x), Big Thunder (3x), 7 Dwarves Mine Train
Animal Kingdom: Flight of Passage, Na'vi River Journey, Everest, Safari
Hollywood Studios: Rise, Smugglers Run, Runaway Railway, Toy Story Mania (2x), and Star Tours (2x), ALSO had a closing reservation for Oga's Cantina
Overall, it was amazing and we even did stuff like walk through the topiary, watch parades, and leisurely stroll through the world showcase. Two of my friends had previous bad experiences at Disney with lines and were both super impressed with how much we were able to do and experience, especially given how crazy busy it was.
Thank you for all you do!
Specifically in Epcot, we had finished Remy, Guardians, Test Track, and Soarin by noon due to playing genie slots and our great Guardians return time.
That’s awesome! You packed a ton of stuff into two days. Nicely done! 🙌 It always makes us happy to hear that people had a great time at WDW. Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to let us know how your trip went - we really appreciate it!
Great tips, as always!
Thanks, Pat! 😃
Our first wdw vacation is next month and I’m soooo glad I found your channel! You give so much tips and tricks for each of the parks! I’m hoping the genie slots work in my favor the day of the parks for us😊. Keep up the awesome channel! And helpful tips 🥳
Thanks for this Rob - going later this month for my honeymoon so this is super helpful . This way she won’t divorce me for running her ragged around the park !
Congratulations! Hope you have an amazing honeymoon (and plenty of time to take it easy and enjoy your vacation with as little ragged-running as possible 😅) Thanks for watching! 😃
@@EarScouts thanks Rob - already also watched all the “sleep in” videos with LL stacking so have an audible in case rope drop is a no go for the back half of the trip 🙏
Question: while you are modifying your reservation to try to get an earlier time, do you run the risk of losing the reservation altogether? Do you lose the reservation you had once you start modifying or will you be able to keep the spot you had if all the time slots are gone? Don't know if I want to risk keep refreshing for better time if I might lose it altogether
Rob, love all your videos with helpful hints about playing the Disney genie slots. We were there this week but we’re not able to get a return time early enough in the day to get the clock running. By 11am, many of the available lightning lane were pushed out to 7-8pm or later. I think this happened because it was spring break and peak season.
Hi Denny! Sorry to hear you had a hard time getting good return times. Whenever it’s busy (and it has been crazy busy these past few weeks), it gets hard to book those key attractions later in the morning. I hope you were still able to enjoy your visit! Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to let us know how your trip went - we really appreciate it!
Your videos are great, ears even better
😂 - I have developed a bit of an ear addiction. Sometimes when I’m not wearing them, I get that feeling like I forgot something. Thanks for watching! 😃
I followed your tips from previews videos for my DW trip a couple of weeks ago and did help me a lot! Thank you! ps the genie slot game did work!
So glad to hear it! Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to let us know how your trip went - we really appreciate it! 😃
Thanks for your videos. How about some more on doing the parks without genie+?
Hi Melanie! We are planning to do a “No Genie? No Problem!” video for each of the parks. We’ll probably film the next one this weekend, though it will take a little while to edit. Filming is easy - the editing is the hard part. 😂😅 Thanks for the suggestion - it helps a lot to hear what people are interested in seeing! 👍
Your videos are great and very informative! Thank you for being so thorough.
I have a video request/idea: How early do I need to get to each park to be towards the front of the rope drop crowd? If we are in the front how many rides can we do before the lines fill up?
Hi Missy! We always try to show what the crowds look like at random times when we do early entry videos (we have one for each park so far). It depends a lot on the time of year and how busy the parks are. The same with how long it takes for lines to get longer. This morning, I was able to do Big Thunder, Haunted Mansion, Peter Pans Flight, Small World and Space Mountain before I the crowds got busy and I didn’t even have early entry. Last weekend, it likely would have been busy by the time I got to Peter Pan. Your best bet is always to be as early as possible and try not to stop riding until you see the times creep up, then switch gears to smaller attractions, shows and shopping with an occasional big ride when the opportunity arises. Hope you have a great trip and thanks for watching!
We were able to ride every ride in Epcot even before our 2 year olds bedtime thanks to your advice! Plus guardians! Thanks for making our day more enjoyable than it may have been! Also our guess is that you own over 50 pairs of ears, am I close??
Awesome - nicely done, Kevin! 🙌 I haven’t counted in a long while, but I think I’m definitely in that ballpark. 🤣 Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to let us know how your trip went - we really appreciate it! 😃
I love this video and all your videos! We were actually there the same day as you when it rained! It was our first trip in WDW and watching your videos really helped. Watching this made me realized we missed so much, 😂 but it’s ok, we had an amazing day and it just gives us more reasons to go back.
Hi Audrey! Sorry we missed you. Hope the rain didn’t put a damper on your Epcot day! It’s pretty much impossible to see and do it all. We spend days prepping for these videos. While we try to film the main portion of the video on one day - we spend lots of time before and after eating all that food. 😂 Thanks so much for watching! 😃
@@EarScouts we had so much fun despite the rain! We even stayed to watch Harmonious. Thank so much for all you do, just love your energy and all your videos. Hoping to be back in two years (we are from Canada) to enjoy more of WDW and will definitely watch all your videos until then!
Looks like you took a few for the team on some of those food choices, yikes that soup stuff and that flat bread…yuk! Thanks Rob lol
Hi Jennifer - always down to try some new Disney food, the good and the bad. 😅 That vichyssoise was the first thing I ever threw away. Usually Erick and/or I will always eat all of whatever we purchase, but that soup was like eating sea water. 😂 Thanks so much - as always - for watching!
@@EarScouts I feel ya, I hate wasting food especially if I’ve paid good money for it! Sea Water, omg 🤮
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“Running around like HeiHei” 😂😂😂
Corny Disney jokes? We got you covered! 😂
This is the video I’ve been waiting for! Our vacay is next week, so perfect timing!! 😊. Thanks so much!
Also…so we think the virtual cue for Galaxy is doing to end on the 4th when Tron OFFICIALLY opens…or will they have two…since they’re at different parks? 🤔
Hi Javonda! So glad you found this one helpful - especially since your trip is right around the corner - yay! I totally expected Guardians to drop the virtual queue when TRON opens, but according to Cast Members, they are keeping it for the foreseeable future. Apparently the concern is queue management because there is not enough space for how long the queue would likely go if it was opened up to all who wished to join. That said, I don’t think that will change in the near future, so probably they will end up doing what they do with Flight of Passage in Animal Kingdom - having a line that goes all the way to Africa. 😂 Thanks for watching! 😃
Thanks for all the great info, Rob! I learn so much from every single video. We are going in May with two under the age of 4, & your videos have made me so much more confident we can do all the things they want without stressing!
I do have one question- how did the process work when you had frozen LL booked but then saw one pop up for Remy (I think this was the part where you talked about “getting your foot in the door”) could you see the Remy return time even though you had just booked frozen? Did you have to cancel your frozen LL quick and then snag Remy? Or had 2 hours passed? Just trying to figure out the logistics behind when you book one ride and then seen a better time for another instead
Hi Molly! I have great news for you - it is now possible to “modify” a Lightning Lane (which is what you saw us doing there). Until you choose a ride to replace it (which we did with Remy) you can keep your existing Lightning Lane. It’s basically risk free. You keep the one you have unless you find something you like better. We go through this modify step by step in this video, so you might want to check it out before you leave: ua-cam.com/video/_sJb_HO_2qI/v-deo.html
Hope you have an amazing trip! Thanks for watching! 😃
@@EarScouts This.is.life.changing!!! I knew you could modify you times but did not know you could modify to a completely different ride! Once again, thank you!!
This is Craig Dennis i watch your new videos all the time i in joy all of your videos all the time what is your favorite rides at Epcot have a nice safe day today👍👍👍👍👍
Hi Craig - always good to hear from you. 😃 I think my top 3 rides at Epcot are Guardians, Soarin’ and Remy - but I also really love the Gran Fiesta Tour in Mexico because it reminds me of past vacations there and the animatronics at the end are so cute. Which are your favorites? Thanks - as alway - for watching! 😃
I feel like every time I go one park stands out a bit more than the rest -- this year (last week) it was Epcot. Maybe because it was my first park of the trip, but there was so much more I wanted to be able to take time to explore (I was park hopping).
Hi Alex! Epcot looks amazing for this festival. They really went above and beyond this year with all the flowers. It definitely makes sense that it would stand out. Wine & Food is going to have big shoes to fill this year. 😂 Thanks for watching! 😃
Hi Rob, if we want to book 2 things at 7am on 2 phones (eg Remy and VQ for guardians), would you recommend using the same Disney account on two separate phones? Or each person uses their own Disney account and they are linked to each other?
Hi Sweta! The best method is to use two accounts that are both linked to everyone in the party. If you have a hard time getting things set up correctly, though, using the same account works in a pinch. Thanks for watching! 😃
I'm planning a trip to WDW for July/August and trying to figure out all this Genie+ stuff. I'm a little confused how you booked Frozen and then Remy? Did I miss something with the stacking? Thanks!
I’m going to need to go back and rewatch this to know, but if I had booked Frozen a lot earlier in the day (which is likely), then waited the two hours and booked something else, I would be able to book Remy after tapping in at whatever that latest ride was, even if I hadn’t ridden Frozen yet. Does that possibly answer the question? 😅 If not, I’ll go rewatch when I have a sec and let you know.
I’m going to Epcot in the am. Can I book test track but rope drop remys seeing I’m going in through world show case?
Sorry we missed this one, Christopher. Hope you had a great day at Epcot. 🙂
I wish I watched your vedio before heading to Hollywood studio today I was so frustrated today.
Can you do best epcot strategy with no early entry and no genie??!??
It's funny how many times I've heard you say "It's not really worth memorizing which rides have two touchpoints" I want to memorize them dang it😂😂😂
Also, I had a question: Is there a reason you don't talk about Individual Lightning Lanes much in these videos? I get it during the specific Genie+ tips videos because they don't come with Genie+, but I figured an ILL might help out in a "Practically Perfect Day", especially compared to the virtual queue, because you can pick your return time!
Just wondering! Love the videos, only complaint is that I wish you made more :)
😂🤣😂 - I’m in these parks 3 or more times a week and I still haven’t memorized all of them. 😅 I always find a great time and then I’m like “oh yeah - can’t book yet…”
The main reason I don’t do Individual Attraction Lightning Lanes is just because they’re expensive and I prefer to wait and ride at the end of the day. That said, I just filmed a new video with “all the bells and whistles” - we did early entry, Genie Plus and an Individual Attraction Lightning Lane for Rise. If it does well, we may make more. It kinda felt like overkill, TBH - we were done with everything by lunch and most of the biggest rides in the first hour or so. It can be great if you’re park hopping, though. It’s amazing how quickly you can check all your boxes when you have all the perks.
I wish I could make more videos, but this is basically my second full-time job and the other one really pays the bills. 😂 Maybe one day we could do this full-time and then we’d make a lot more. Thanks for watching! 😃
@@EarScouts Ah, that makes sense!! Looking forward to the bells and whistles video - even if it seems like overkill, honestly I think it'll still be a nice reminder to people that if they really want to, you CAN do all the rides you want to in a day. That's how I'm taking it anyway, and it's honestly making my "How will I fit everything in??" anxiety go away
Keep it up!
Epcot is my first choice for the festivals. Going to buy gift cards just for the food budget (sounds insane… I know) but not sure how much to budget specifically for the festival. I saw another channel budget $100 but they had to sacrifice a bit. What’s a realistic, not gluttonous but satisfying budget?
Hi Elle - that’s a tough one. I think if you are planning to only eat festival food for the day and not drink a lot of alcohol, probably $75 per person would give you a great day where you’ll feel full and not like you had to skip too much. That would get you approximately 10 items per person. Even better, though - check the menus. We show them all here with prices. Make a list of the things you want to try. All the prices include tax, which makes it even easier to budget. Hope you guys have an amazing day at the festival and thanks for watching! 😃
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Yes - I really wish I had a different take of that so I could have cut this clip since she clearly wasn’t pumped to be in the background. I didn’t notice it until I was editing. 😅
What park is the best for a late arrival and stacking ride reservations instead of rope dropping?
Hi Beth! I would say Magic Kingdom since it typically closes the latest and has the most rides. Thanks for watching! 😃
Could I get a virtual queue for tron and an individual lightning lane to ride it twice?
You sure can! We just made a video all about TRON: ua-cam.com/video/9PhpzNQJqaU/v-deo.html
Thanks for watching! 😃
I couldn't clearly understand the booking of the genie pass. I am going with a group so one of us look for Guardians of the Galaxy and the other looks for (our important ride) ratatouille? How are we all able to get on the rides at the same time if it's under 2 different ppl?
Hi Cindy! You will link everyone together in the app. It’s a good idea to do that before your vacation. Go to My Profile > Friends and Family tab to link everyone up. Once you can all see each other, you should also be able to make plans for each other, including Genie Plus Lightning Lanes and Virtual Boarding Groups. Hope that helps and thanks for watching! 😃
Hey Rob! I saw you today at Disney, what are your best tips for get to ride on tron for beginners?
Hi Amelia! Thanks for saying hello. It really hasn’t changed much from the virtual queue for Guardians of the Galaxy. If you watch that video, the same advice would apply. You can check it out here: ua-cam.com/video/I5JYDABMF9w/v-deo.html
Thanks for watching! 😃
Can you show us how to have a perfect day when it rains all day? Last time i went it was a hurricane last Nov and it did not stop raining for any day. 😢
I’m so sad to hear you had a hurricane-cation. 🙁 That was not a fun week to be here. It’s funny you should suggest this because we were planning to do this idea a while back. The forecast was thunderstorms all day long. We packed our gear and were all ready for our rainy day in the park…and there was no rain. 😂
Every hour, it said the storm was coming in the next hour. We finally gave up, went home and never tried again. We’ll put it back on the to-do list, though. Thanks for the suggestion! 👍
So when you get a genie plus ride and then you want to modify it with the three little dots is that when you start playing the slots to try and move the time or is that going to actually knock you out of the ride?
Hi Debbie - yes, I now always play the slots using the modify method. It will only cause you to lose the currently booked ride if you confirm the new one. It’s basically a risk-free way to see if you can get something better. Thanks for watching! 😃
If you are alone why don't you just use the single rider line for test track? Last time I went the wait time was 50 min and there were 3 people in front of me in the single rider line. it may have taken me more than 5 because I didn't rush but closer to 5 than 50
thanks for the tip about refreshing by clicking the ride I think that will help a lot.
Hi Jag! I don’t typically use the single rider in my videos because lots of viewers wouldn’t want to split up their family. I use them a lot personally and have done Test Track multiple times that way, but my goal is always to try to simulate what a family or group of friends might do on a visit together. I agree, though - single rider is often a great option. Thanks for watching! 😃
If anyone can help me understand, I would appreciate it. I am completely confused..... I tried commenting on every video but nobody comments back with the help