 Hey friends tonight We are hanging out at the Magic Kingdom and we are gonna be celebrating New Year's Eve a day early Because it gets so busy during the holidays Disney likes to do their New Year's Eve celebrations on December 30th and 31st here at the Magic Kingdom So they're gonna have a special fireworks show with DJ dance party and I figured we come on out Ride some rides eat some food and have a beautiful Magic Kingdom kind of night Anyhoo, let's go do this Of course, I'm gonna be at Epcot for the official New Year's Eve celebration tomorrow night But I think it's really awesome. They get to experience both parks for the holidays and it's really amazing. I Really love the fact that they do the New Year's Eve fireworks on the 30th and the 31st because they only do it In Epcot on New Year's Eve So you get to come to Magic Kingdom on the 30th and then go to Epcot on the 31st And these fireworks are amazing. They shoot them all around the Magic Kingdom Resort They actually shoot them off behind the train station and today on the 30th They're doing it at 6 30 and then midnight because Magic Kingdom is open till 1 a.m. Tonight and tomorrow. I Decided on buying some cool 2023 merchandise I got myself the special 2023 ears these light up I think I actually might wear them tomorrow while I go to Epcot and then I got the new calendar for the year And I like this. It's got nice pictures on the back here It's very very fancy very cool and actually the calendar was only $13 in my annual pass. So that was kind of shocking I Can definitely assure you being in Disney on New Year's Eve is probably the busiest you'll ever see it It is so crazy and tomorrow night at Epcot. It's gonna be like so much fun. It's like a non-stop party You celebrate the New Year's by the time zones in different countries like the UK and France and it is just amazing Tonight, I don't think it's gonna be so busy Like I said, they got two fireworks shows and a lot of people like to watch the fireworks from the resorts because they actually shoot Them out like over there. So I'm hoping it's not too bad and I think we're gonna watch the 6 30 fireworks show. I Wanted to come over and show you guys the wait times and you can see fantasy in the sky fireworks 6 30 p.m. And 11 50 p.m. And that's gonna be tonight and it looks super busy here big Thunder mountain is 80 minutes Jungle cruise is 80 minutes Space mountain was like 125 minutes. I saw before yeah 150 minutes for a seven doors mine train So it is kind of crowded but nothing compared to tomorrow. I Definitely want to try to do a ride and also get something to eat before the fireworks And I'm gonna see what they have available on the walk-up list I would love to try to get into the plaza because I haven't eaten there in a while and now that they have signature cocktails I want to see what they have to offer since we already did Tony's and Skipper canteen Holy moly. Look how crowded it is back here Wow Yeah, this one's tight I Have never just walked into a gigantic sea of people like that before that was a little intense Like literally when I say shoulder to shoulder like I was shoulder to shoulder right there Just to give you an idea. It's a small world is a 60 minute wait. Look at this. It is so busy I'm just kind of and I thought it was gonna be not as busy today I thought it was gonna be busier tomorrow, but I don't know look at I've never wow I'm starting to think my chances of getting on a ride is getting very slim I don't know if I'll be able to make it. It is so crowded. I'm starting to get all hot and steamy So I think I'm gonna pull over and grab something to drink maybe a frozen drink something to cool me down a little bit. I Think I'm gonna head into Gaston's tavern and get myself a la Fuse brew They have one of those in a while and I really do enjoy them It's kind of really nice here with the antler Christmas decorations, too I haven't seen those because I don't really come back here that often And here it is we got the la Fuse brew and I couldn't resist the temptation of the mighty cinnamon roll Look at this thing. Look at this cinnamon roll That is so big and of course some extra icing on the side. You always got to ask for extra icing They don't even charge you for it. I don't know what they're supposed to but they give it to you for free and Yeah, I'm gonna dive in I probably shouldn't have gotten this because I am going to get something to eat later But I needed this and I couldn't get this and not pass up that you know If you're not sure what the la Fuse brew is It's a frozen apple slushie with the hint of marshmallow and then some passion fruit mango foam on top there And it is really very refreshing Much too good The apples really good I remember I did a thing where I was comparing this to butter beer butter beer wins hands down But this is actually a really like nice little treat that's different in the park So come back to Gaston's tab it if you ever want one. Oh Here comes the seven doors mine train It's fun sitting here watching The mine train actually go by as I'm eating some beauty and the beast themed food and oh man I cannot wait to dive into this roll right here. It looks so good I'm gonna do a little twisty a twist and pull here And then like I said you get the icing a little diva diva do just like that and you got yourself a delicious cinnamon roll Oh here comes a mine train right now Cheers to a little cinnamon roll So good wow I Really don't know what that is in there. It's like maple like like butter pecan I don't know like in the center there, but it's so good You got to eat the center of the roll first like that's the best way. Oh Then you can take a little bite And a little sip All right enough of the cinnamon roll business now It's time to move along even though that was very delicious Like I said, I do want to get like a natural dinner or something to eat later on not just like a snack So what to see what we get. I wonder what seven doors mine train is that now? Watching it actually go by really made me want to actually ride it. Oh Nope, it's like a hundred and fifty five minute wait I Have been walking around for probably a good hour now since the cinnamon roll and it's just so busy I don't know where I could go or what to do like I thought about maybe the people movers So I made my way over to Tomorrowland, but that line is also so long. I Mean I'm sure I could have probably rode a ride by the time I've been just walking around for like an hour or so, but you know It's tough because I want to make sure I have enough time to get out front to watch the fireworks And like I said get something to eat But like I said, I feel like my chances of riding a ride before the show is going to be very slim. I Think I'm just gonna call it quits right now Start making my way back down to the front of the park near the castle and see what it's like as we line up for the fireworks Before we do that, I have to swing by the Tomorrowland terrorists though And I have to say hi to a friend who is I think here for the treat and seats dessert party But I'm not too sure where he's at Happy birthday It was fun to run into my friend Tyler his grandmother Kind of set it up and she told me that he was gonna be there for the treat and seats And I was able to go and surprise them. So I hope you have a great new year Tyler. It was awesome to meet you But now you can see it's definitely starting to fill in for the fireworks So I think we're gonna have to find a spot and hold it down for a little bit. Look at it. It's so beautiful out right now though man, I Really do love the sunset that's happening back over here. It's like a golden hour Now the fireworks should be shooting off like there there there it should be 360 all the way around the Magic Kingdom As you can see it is very bit me looking at Chris right there Maria LBB TV and it should start any second now In just a few minutes the Magic Kingdom will proudly present our very special New Year's Eve fantasy in the sky fireworks spectacular In order for you to fully experience tonight's presentation The lighting around the Magic Kingdom will be the news For your safety and the safety of others We ask that you remain in the same location until the lighting returns to normal Tell you that A long time ago in a place called Neverland They're live with sparkly spirit named Tigger Bell Pleasure passive but to this day she still finds out the this magical land of fantasy In the story of some of the children of all ages 60 fireworks and they had some technical difficulties after the show ended They shot off the fireworks that are on like the sides and I thought that was kind of released a shot I mean once they're loaded they have to go off But I don't know if the 360 was due to technical difficulties They might do the full show later on tonight either way though. It's beautiful I really do love that show the music is so much better Like I feel like I wish that was like an all-time show like I loved all the songs that they played and then the beginning like Disney intro you guys know the song I'm talking about You know, I'm not gonna try to hum it because I'll probably really mess it up But that is such an awesome song that you're during the fireworks show Now we're gonna try to make our way out of here. It is so crowded We're gonna try to make our way out of here now It's a very tight situation tight corridors though It also looks like they just started the DJ dance party on the castle They're playing like kind of like regular music not Disney music Like it's really funny. It's actually cool to see and look at it Especially with all the stuff. They're really stoping it up right now This is intense. You know, Disney's expecting a busy night when they blow up the inflatable signs That let you know the monorails this way and the buses are that way Look at that. I mean, I guess it's better to be prepared because it was crazy getting out of the hecticness of Main Street USA right there I think I'm gonna actually make my way out to the monorail resort loop and see about getting something to eat As soon as you get out like on the monorail itself You can start hitting the now function and you might be able to pop up with a walk-up reservation And there's not much I can get here. I tried to get in the plaza, but that wasn't happening tonight It's way too crowded in here So maybe we'll get some luck out there and find a nice little fancy restaurant Maybe steakhouse 71 or ohana I'd love to do some ohana if we can do like a drive by like as we're going by the Polynesian and hit it That would be that'd be pretty fun I waited for all of the people to actually leave I know there's still a lot of people actually inside the park. It's so funny. You can hear like bruno mars playing right now But the fireworks ended just about an hour ago and I just sat there on main street And it looks like the monorail like station's clear. Look at all the lights out here I just got a little bit more information about the 360 fireworks They did shut down the ferry boats and that means they were do they were planning on doing it But I think they just had technical difficulties. That's why the ferry boats are back open now But they're closing for the 1145 fireworks. So maybe later on tonight They're gonna do it, but I think it wasn't like I I'm sure a lot of people were sitting there thinking like Oh cup backs and then do the fireworks, but I think there were some technical difficulties there That's why they had the delayed launches on the ones that were on the side of the castle And just like that, I was able to grab a walk-up reservation for ohana And now we just gotta wait for our name to get called. You actually have to get close Like there's like a certain distance that uh, it'll allow you to actually join the walk-up list. So we kind of lucked out Like I mentioned before a lot of people like to come to the Polynesian to watch the new year's eve fireworks Because it's got a beautiful view But over the years they have been changing it up a little bit and you have to have a wristband So you have to be a resort guest to actually go out to the beach to watch the fireworks And I'm pretty sure that even if you get a dining reservation, you still can't go out to the beach I mean, I've already seen the fireworks tonight. I'm just here for ohana But I wanted to point that out because I seen the wristband distribution like a little setup area there And uh, they said that it's just for resort guests. That's it So, uh, if you do plan on coming just let you know like maybe next year or even tomorrow Uh, you have to be a resort guest actually go out on the beach to watch them I think since we have some time we might just go hang out outside on the tiki terrace area there maybe grab a drink and just relax and uh, like I said wait All we have to do is wait for our text to come through It's so funny because this is going to be like my last meal as I head into the new year I mean my last big meal because I'm pretty sure I'm not going to be eating much at Epcot tomorrow night. Maybe something from the stands, but like no sit-down And I couldn't think of a better way to end it than ohana This is my mom and sister's favorite restaurant We actually eat here when they came down But that was also one of the days where I didn't make a video. We just kind of like had family dinner together And uh, yeah, I'm kind of excited. I can definitely go for some mojana noodles and oh and the dumplings and some shrimp Oh, it's gonna be a good meal I just found out they have a special new year's eve Dole whip that they're selling tonight and tomorrow only and it looks like there's a crazy long line to get it Look at this. Holy moly Here is the new year's float and it's dole whip with passion fruit orange guava juice topped with the 2023 white chocolate medallion Popping candy boba balls and a cocktail umbrella So a new year's eve a new year's dole whip sounds really fancy. So maybe we might come back afterwards It looks really interesting, but that is a super long line. So I think maybe after ohana and by the way They just called our name And here it is ohana I'm so excited. This is gonna be such a great meal I mean, I'm going all in on the noodles It's so funny that I'm coming to ohana and I'm by myself because ohana means family and no one ever gets left behind And I'm so like I said, this is one of my all-time favorite restaurants. I can't wait to show you guys all the food Too bad we weren't staying for the fireworks because they would be shooting off right there You can see the castle actually peeking up, but that's not for another uh, well, it's only nine o'clock now So it's got a quite a long time before the next firework show But they would pump the music in here even though right now, uh, they have just the ukulele player walking around Oh, you see him right there. He's really fun. He's really good Oh Ohana is all you care to enjoy and it's $59 a person So you get a lot of stuff you get the noodles the wings the pod stickers Steak chicken shrimp the works and it's worth it every penny Also your drinks are included and I had to go with the classic Pog juice right here. It's so good and you get as many these Pog juices as you want I also have a Polynesian pearl over there, but that is not from here This is from Trader Sam's and it's from earlier on from a friend So it's really cool. I got to bring it with me because when you buy the drink you get to keep the cup Or you get to keep the pearl First things first they're gonna bring out the pineapple polo part bread Which is so good and then they're going to bring out the noodles the chicken wings The pot stickers Broccolini and then the main course like I said is the steak the chicken and the shrimp and I love this shrimp I'm going to go hard on the shrimp Here is the bread and the honey butter you can actually see the honey just coming apart there And I love this bread, but you don't want to fill up on it You definitely want to save it because you've got so many good and good things coming to you But you can smell the pineapple much too good I do like everything here in ohana, but I could probably just go for just the noodles the shrimp and the Dumplings those are just my favorite things. I love them so much, but the bread is good too, but I'm not no rookie And the feast has arrived Look at this We got the noodles the broccolini the pot stickers I called them dumplings earlier and then the wings they only gave me two wings in there though Don't they know me tommy me like wingy. I mean That's gonna be you know, I definitely might get some more wings, but They did give me a hefty portion of noodles and since I'm by myself I don't have to put it on the plate. I can just eat right out of the skillet Let's dive into the noodles first look at this Oh These are so good. I remember when ohana burst opened up. Everyone was just so excited to get noodles I just love them so much Amazing now some some of the hot stickers Chef kiss You can get as much as you want or you can just ask for like certain items So like it's gonna take me a while to eat up those noodles But I might get some more pot stickers and maybe one or two wings, you know, I mean the wings are pretty big though They didn't even give me a flat. They did me dirty like that. They gave me two they They gave me two drums. No flat. Look at that. I'm team flats all the way As I was snacking on my wings they brought over some teriyaki steak. Look at this A lot of portions in there. They gave me quite a bit of steak here Let me see grab a little piece. I like it. They have it in chunks. I do miss the skewers so much I don't know why I just feel like I mean I know they cook them on the skewers and then just like put them on there But I just miss the the feel of the skewers themselves They used to bring it around the table kind of like the brazilian steakhouse style I have to say the steak is probably my least favorite thing here Like isn't that crazy like normally because you know, I love steak and if you get the chicken I like to ask for it without or the chimichurro sauce on the side. I think it tastes better with it on the side But the steak it's just it's not it's not the best. It's not the best quality steak, you know Oh boy the peel and eat shrimp are here. Look at this Oh, this is what I'm happy for and at the end of the meal they give you nice hot towels because my uh My fingers are already getting pretty sticky in between the teriyaki and the chicken wingy The chicken itself is just chicken thighs. Like uh, it's bone in. I think before they used to have like non bone I think they was just chicken on a skewer, but it's still very good. I like it a lot Especially like I said without that chimichurri sauce And just what I needed the hot towels look at this You might be able to see the steam coming off them, but this is what I need it. Oh, yeah I'm throwing in the towel. I mean, I am pretty full. I've eaten lots of shrimp had tons of noodles But the ohana bread pudding is still coming and that right there is something you do not want to be full For when it comes because it is so good Here it is the bread pudding a la mode and it comes with the caramel sauce But honestly a lot of people dump the whole caramel sauce on there I just like a little bit not like a little bit like syrup but like a little bit and that's it Like that's good enough for me. I like to taste the bread pudding. I don't want it soggy You know what I mean? I like I like how the the texture of this bread pudding is no one's got time for soggy bread pudding I also don't like putting the ice cream on there either. So I take like a scoop of ice cream Just like this and then I get the bread pudding and I add it to the spoon instead of all together See I can't do it I am too full. I'm kicked. I'm throwing in the towel Much too good Oh, hana did the trick. I feel so full right now But I gotta get home the fireworks are gonna start soon And uh, I'm actually gonna go home and see Gracie and then we're gonna see if we can watch the fireworks Kind of like uh near where we live like maybe on the side of the road We go for a nice little long walk and uh, oh I want to also mention when I brought my mom and sister here We also went to Trader Sam's. I took my mom into Trader Sam's. She didn't drink anything My sister she tried some of the drinks that I got but my mom really liked it a lot and uh I also have a hat full of ohana noodles at the moment. So that's why I'm wearing a hood Don't be suspicious. Don't be suspicious. Don't be suspicious. Don't be suspicious What are you doing little one? What? What are you doing, huh? What are you doing? Oh, yes, let me see that face. Let me see that smile. Oh, let me see that smile Yeah And I guess with that we're calling it a night. I don't think I was able to catch the fireworks in time I'm just gonna take Gracie for a nice little walk get all settled in because tomorrow Is the actual new year's eve and like I said, I'll be at Epcot having fun I'm gonna try to make a video to show you guys what it's like and uh, yeah, I'm excited for 2023 I figured I'd talk about more of you know What to look forward to in the new year in tomorrow's video since that's going to be actually new year's eve And uh, yeah, I'm excited. I think I'm gonna mix it up a little bit Change things up for the new year. You know people like to say new year new me. I don't know I just want to I just want to try experiment with things. So I hope you guys enjoyed the video I enjoyed making it. We'll see you tomorrow Bye