 Hey friends, today we are hanging out in Disney Springs and it is officially December So that means we are in the full Christmas spirit and I am so excited We're gonna go around and check out all of the holiday festivities and of course try the new cookies of the month at Gideon's bakehouse and Just have a jolly good time at Disney Springs. Anyhoo's Let's go do this. I Can't believe it is December already Sadly, it doesn't feel like December here in Florida I put on a flannel today because it's been cold the past couple of days But when I got here, I realized wow, it's like 88 degrees out So we're just gonna pretend like it's a cold winter day here at Disney Springs It's not just Gideon's that has monthly specials going on right now All of Disney Springs is in like the Christmas spirit like I mentioned You have the Christmas tree trail where you can go around and have like a little scavenger hunt and find different Disney decorated Christmas trees and I'll show you some of those and then also like Jock Lindsay's hangar bar has a special holiday menu Amarads the usual spots and we're gonna try to check them all out Disney Springs might be one of the most unique places to come during the holiday season It's 88 degrees out right now. You have Christmas decorations everywhere Cars driving in the water. It's actually kind of crazy Hey, how are you? Oh, huh? No, well contrary to popular belief we're not elves, but uh, you can take a second guess. Oh, I don't know what Oh, are you Your pencils yes, we are Are you pencils? Oh my Well, this is so nice Yeah, yeah keep it not too sketchy What are you guys doing down here? That was so funny and completely random like I like to go and like find little quiet spots where there's not a lot of people to Usually film and there was nobody down there and then they just came like out of nowhere Like I was filming outwards I came around my like shoulder and at first I thought they were elves But then they're pencils and they're sketchy and that's kind of cool. They're here for Cirque du Sole The show here maybe I'll show you guys a little bit of that later on that was actually funny This is what I was talking about. That's what the pencils were for I can see it But like, you know, it's the holiday season so they kind of look like elves that look like and that looks like an elf right now Like one of Santa's like helpers But yeah, I would actually like to see this now you can see it live only at Disney Springs every single night It looks like oh no no Mondays or Tuesdays. They must be on the Italian Pizza spot in a small town schedule closed on Mondays and Tuesdays First things first I think we should see how long the wait is to get into Gideon's enjoying the virtual queue as you can tell it is a Very busy month for the cookie business and it's probably gonna be Kind of maybe a long line Shockingly the wait time while the virtual queue wait is only 45 minutes So I put my name in and we should be getting called any second now And then we just have to hop in like the standby line should only be like a 10 minute wait But it's very popular this time of the season like I said, it's the most busiest year for the cookie business Christmas cookies There literally is a Christmas tree basically Roaming around Disney Springs. Look at this. I love it It's a mr. Maro What is it Douglas I want to I want to I want to go home for Christmas I want to go to Pennsylvania. I Know it's hot here I already addressed that Yeah, it's a Roosevelt flannel I feel like you could be the star Other guys That is definitely something new this year they literally have a Christmas tree roaming around the springs talking and interacting with guests And I feel like you knew me a little bit personally because he was making some bold claims there but I thought it was very entertaining and fun and poor Dustin It is time They just called our reservation. So it's time to hop in the line now So we waited I would say it was just about 45 minutes and this line right here You have to get in the back of the line probably about 10 minutes Here is the menu for December and I love the artwork on the front Look at that. That one's a good one. That one's a keeper and this year. Oh actually like every year They have two cookies. They've got the criss-cringle, which is a complexity flavored white chocolate coffee bean cookie and then the Krampus cookie the darkest chocolate with a blast of cooling and these mints and Yeah, and I think they also have a special nitro cold brew There they are protected by the glass you got cookie von Krampus and the criss-cringles cookie And then some cake slices in there Look at it. It's really rare that you get to see it kind of lit up in here That's because they had the door open, but now it's dark again. Oh My lord look at this guys. They actually are selling a collectible Gideon's bakehouse cookie tin. I Did not know about this and then when I got in there like my eyes lit up just like you're seeing right now Look at this. Oh my lord and it comes with a collectible Menu only in the tin and then if you buy three cookies, then you get one of the special edition limited Trading cards. I'm gonna pull it out for you in a second here. Look at it. I Love that and then of course I get the cookies this tin was 1898 1898 and then you have to buy the cookies separate and I'm so excited you have to get three cookies though And I got two criss-cringles and then I got the crampus It was so funny because they gave me the crampus separately Like they were like you can't put the crampus in the criss-cringle tin because he doesn't play well with others But how look at the faces look at the characters on the side of this. I Absolutely love this. I mean I might use it to like I don't know put stuff in maybe just random stuff Or I could just literally probably use it as decoration because I think it's so cool and then the crampus actually has a Cold brew too. So let's dive into the cookies. Let's dive on into the cookie business First things first we're going criss-cringle even criss-cringle gets like a special wrapping too different from the crampus Look at this Man this cookie Definitely is my number two favorite cookie of all time. It is so good. I've got break the cookie Look at that Wow This cookie is so legendary. It really is in the name. It said a complexity flavored white chocolate coffee bean Cooking you can see the coffee in there the vanilla. It's the perfect cookie for me other than the banana. Oh, no Get down Now there is a legend if you take a bite of The criss-cringle cookie and then wash it down with the crampus nitro cold brew it opens up a portal to a new world of flavor and I'm gonna give it a go Yo, what a delicious Minty surprise like literally a minty coffee and a coffee flavored vanilla cookie Look about that minty coffee coffee flavored vanilla cookie together Unstoppable the perfect combination It is time now to get a little dark though. We're gonna have to pull out the darkest the darkest The darkest cookie there it is Crampus chocolate with the blast of pooling and easement. Is that a helicopter was this good fellas? Here we go Look at that. Look at all the Andy's mints. Let me know you guys got to let me know in the comments Are you team crampus or team criss-cringle? I am obviously team criss-cringle, but you never know Look at that Let's give it a go Both of these cookies are just so good and that's why I can honestly say I feel like December is my favorite month at Gideon's even though I love Halloween in October because that's their anniversary month, but I just feel like the combination Even just criss-cringle and crampus together So good. I'm team criss-cringle. I just love that coffee flavor, but I do love Andy mints But let me know what you guys think in the comments, and I'm so happy. I got the tin I'm gonna cherish this forever, and these are some of your favorite characters from Gideon's legacy or lore It's been kind of a crazy hectic day for me today because I'm a little bit under a time crunch I'm actually traveling a lot for the holiday season, but not a lot of traveling to go You know I mean to different places. I want to go home for the holidays I'm gonna see my mom and sister and I'm gonna be taking a trip tomorrow and Not my full trip. I'll be back in You know Florida like in just two days, but I am making a trip tomorrow, and I don't have a little bit of time So I don't know how much more we can do here at spring, but I do want to walk around and explore So I guess that's enough enough with the cookie business the criss-cringle is the winner Jock Lindsey's hangar bar transforms into the holiday bar during the holiday season and they have some amazing Holiday light bites and cocktails. They've got some milk and cookies or coquito And then they've got some meatballs a lot of good food. I love coming here for the holiday season. I Wish I had time to go to Jock Lindsey's holiday bar like I said the food is amazing So we might have to come back and revisit that as it gets closer to the holiday Well Christmas Day itself, but like I said, I have a lot to do today So I think we're gonna keep moving along. I need a break because now I'm hauling around a bunch of cookies and some cupcakes I went to go get some cupcakes for Gracie like tradition, but the Ark adventures Actually already got them. Look at that. Hey That's so nice. Honestly that tin is such a great like Addition to my collection. I am so excited and plus I got the cupcakes and now I got the coffee This coffee is so good too, but I like the character probably the best Look at that little guy with the Santa hat on it. The little baddie. He's a little baddie They also brought back the Christmas tree stroll for 2023 And this is a fun little scavenger hunt where you can go around and try to find different Decorated Christmas trees they give you these little stickers and these are the different themed trees and when you find it you put the sticker where the tree is and That kind is like a little map and it's free to do they have Distribution maps all around where you can just pick these up and grab it and have fun And then when he complete it you win a prize Don't worry. I'm gonna show you some of the Christmas trees But I'm not gonna complete the whole Christmas tree trail because if I complete it and then show you and you watch it If you come do it, there'll be no surprise, you know, but if we you don't walk past one I'll be like, oh look at that tree. What would you look at that tree? Also up in Pennsylvania I'm I say tree like tree, but also three like I say a couple two tree like you know what I mean Like how many trees are over there? There's a couple two trees Just a quick example of the Christmas tree stroll right here. You have one of the Christmas trees that are on the stroll that you have to guess what the theming is and it is so well themed I mean, obviously, it's a Disney Vacation Club tree Look at how beautiful it is out here right now. The car just going across the water like that You can see all the birds on the boat deck. Wow What a day to be at Disney Springs the other day when I came here, I think last month I had I had dinner right down there at the Addison. How funny is that? And I think I just said the same thing. Whoa deja vu I think it's time we actually start heading out and go explore around the Magic Kingdom Resort Loop I want to meet up with some friends who are coming into town as I'm leaving town So I wanted to spend just a little bit of time with them today And I just figured I'd bring you along. We'll check out some of the the decorations Maybe grab a drink and who knows maybe stop in the Magic Kingdom. I've been eyeing up the half box ghost I hate to say that Maybe stop in the Magic Kingdom. I've been eyeing up the half box ghost. I hear he has appeared So if it's possible, we might make it Gracie you want to go for a walk? I'm talking to my mom on the phone. Hi mom Gracie come on let's go for a walk Well, I just realized something that's kind of a bummer so I Came home basically to give Gracie her pup cake and then Go take her all for a walk, but then I realized I'm not gonna be able to go see the half box ghost There's a Mickey's very Merry Christmas party tonight I mean I was gonna meet up with some friends and then try to go to Magic Kingdom See the half box ghost and then the worst part of it all is I'm actually going out of town Tomorrow so that means I'm not gonna see the half box ghost for a while So but be on the way or be on don't be on the lookout for a video for me. I'm so sad Somebody got you a late birthday present Gracie from the Ark Adventures catch It's not gonna catch and she usually just lets things hit her in the face. I Had to swing back and give Gracie a pup cake before meeting up with my friends But now I am here at Disney's contemporary resort Something that blows my mind about Disney's contemporary resort is it has my favorite resort Christmas tree But it's my least favorite resort for the holiday season. How strange is that? There's just something about walking into a resort lobby and seeing a giant Christmas tree right in the center Just like Animal Kingdom Lodge Grand Floridian World in this lodge By the way, all three of those are my top three Disney resorts during the holidays But this Christmas tree I love because of the gigantic bulbs and the colors I think this tree and if it was like inside one of those lobbies It would be so cozy. It's not though because it's too contemporary But honestly, isn't it just such a beautiful Christmas tree? I mean, I really do love it and we're actually gonna be meeting my friends at the top there We're going to California Grill tonight all the way at the very top there I bet you you guys are thinking wow This is such a random vlog and there's a reason behind that If you ask anybody that knows me like really well, they'll tell you I am horrible at Texting I just don't like texting. I like calling. I don't like I don't know I just don't like I guess phones in general So most of my friends know like that when they text me I very rarely like actually respond and sometimes I respond like seven days later But I recently changed my phone number and my friend Jen and Lars have been texting me to come hang out because they're here on vacation But they've been texting the wrong number. So I ran into my friend Mo and she told me about it So instead of telling them that I got a new number me and my friend Mo decided that I'm just gonna show up and surprise them because they're up there at the California Grill And they're probably sitting there like yo, we texting Nate. He's not coming But they don't know that I actually know that they're there and I'm coming It was a nice little surprise for Jen and Lars you guys might remember them from some of my videos We've been friends for a long time And now they have my new number But yeah, we're gonna hang out here at the California girl a little bit. They've got some Christmas music We've got some fancy drinks, and then we're gonna maybe make our way over to the Grand Floridian We got a fancy drink here Wow that looks like a little spell like a potion almost I'm excited Look at how amazing this is. I know I always show the view at California Grill, but they're playing Christmas music right now. Oh I love it Wow Every time I come out here. It's always just like huh, you know You can really see everything from up here. Holy moly What a long ways down to I have to hold the monorail. Oh It's actually doing the Christmas lights too. It looks so cool. Wow. I'm so happy I actually decided to look down at that moment. You'll actually see the monorails all lit up It's like green and red Christmas lights. You'll see they'll change Wow, what an unbelievable like this is just amazing up here Enough of hanging around at the California grill was so nice Maybe we'll try to catch the fireworks later on because once you do go there You can actually come back and just tell them you dined here earlier and they'll actually lay up Well, you have to show them to your your receipt But now I want to move along. We're gonna hop the monorail We were gonna do like Polly do all of the resorts, but I think I might just want to jump straight to the Grand Floridian I'm kind of excited to be taking the Christmas monorail with the lights. I wish we got a better color though peach Silver silver silver bells like that. Yeah Look at that. I love that lighting. I was just it's literally the best thing to come out of the 50th anniversary Wow, it even smells like Christmas. Oh Yes, because of the gingerbread house all the way down there. I can't wait to see it. Look how beautiful this is We have made it to the Grand Floridian. Oh, there's the light We have made it to the Grand Floridian and I think we're gonna go to Narcusi's But I want to check out the Christmas tree and also the gingerbread house Look at how beautiful this tree is in the lobby. That's what I'm talking about Can you imagine if the contemporary had their tree in the lobby? How amazing it would look and then of course you got the gingerbread house right here People are lining up because you can buy Gingerbread shingles and hot cocoa and gingerbread men all the good things at the Grand Floridian Definitely one of the top resorts like I said for the holiday season. I Think before the end of the night. I'm coming back out here to get me one of those shingles $11.50 for a jingle a jingle a jingle bread shingle a jingle bread shingle. I kind of like it Normally I'd say let's go to the enchanted rose and hang out for a little bit and just kind of take in the ambience But my friends do want to go to Narcusi's. It's one of their favorite spots So we're gonna go down there and kind of maybe grab something and relax a little bit and don't worry I'm coming back for that shingle. I'm coming back for you Narcusi's is another great restaurant with an amazing view just like California Grill was and this one you can Also see Cinderella Castle and Space Mowing really nice for the fireworks And then you sit inside here and you can actually sit at the windows here right on the water That's the boat docking station, but the fireworks view is so nice. It's so like amazing from here Can't believe that we went from there to here With just one monorail line I Think there was a cop siren over there. I Love that parade and I liked when they actually did the 50th anniversary one I know sometimes when they first come out they make like an announcement Well, they did where they're just like good evening Grand Floridian Resort guests like you know I mean they do it for each individual resort. I didn't catch it though I don't know if they changed that or not Cheers To paper plate Well Narcusi's was fun And it was nice that we got to see the water pageant come out on the water as we were sitting out on the deck there But I don't know if I'll go to the poly with the rest of the group only because I have to get up early tomorrow But I kind of want to show you the decorations So maybe we might just swing over there and just show you the decorations and then just call it a night from there I Was gonna stop to get my shingle before I had to leave but unfortunately it looks like the line's too busy I Was gonna stop and get my shingle before we had to leave the Grand Floridian, but the line is too long So I guess just one last look before we make our way out man It's just really beautiful here, especially when they start playing the music to This is a really good example of the Christmas monorail lights right here because all you see is the lights Underneath the port-a-corsche here. Isn't that so beautiful? It's just so nice. I think I pointed this out like three times already Now we got a move along from the Grand Floridian and I didn't realize that the walkway is closed at the moment So we can't actually walk over to the poly instead I think we're gonna take a minivan or mini Chevy suburban you can actually book these right through the lift app and To go from the poly well to go from here to the poly in one of these big cars because we have like at least seven Maybe eight people with us. It's 20 bucks All right, look at this. I don't think I've been in one of the Which of the colors before so this is the first time This is my first time in one of these I think since well, I mean when there were mini vans, but I've never done them when they're like Yeah, it's like bigger bigger it's like it's like Disney black like you know they have little cartoons on them, too For all the rowdy kids I start yeah all the rowdy kids back here Oh And we have made it to the Polynesian very nice ride. I like this It's very convenient, especially because I think you can go from park to park Can't you go like behind the scenes like park to park is that still a thing with this or no? Yeah, you can The Polynesian doesn't have like a big Christmas tree, but it's got a nice little one just like that and It's got some Christmas decorations outside that are really pretty some big reeds, but not too much Like I said the contemporary tree is the best. I mean I love it all, but I mean I love that one I mean out of all the resorts though. I mean obviously Grand Floridian as a resort and whole and with that I am back home now and What did you guys think of the mini vans? I mean mini SUVs? I thought they were fun Now I did like I said you can book that through Lyft My friend Jen booked it because she was trying to get back to the poly and I was like I'll come for a ride I'll go check out the decorations So we got to check out the decorations and got to ride in the Lyft But I was gonna book an uber black because I wanted to get like one of the bigger ones because we had a bigger Party and it was $9 to go from the Grand Floridian to the Polynesian, but when Jen booked the the mini mini van it was $20 so you pay an extra $10 to be basically like concierge by Disney and those Prices vary. It's all done on the app itself. But yeah, I'm back home now I didn't spend the night out hanging with the friends instead. I decided to come see my family, so Yeah, I'm on I'm in Pennsylvania right now the weather's crazy. I Bet you guys didn't see that one coming, but look at this back in good old sunny, Pennsylvania. Well, yeah It's definitely a gloomy day and Depressing looking like always I Was coming up to New York to do some things with Roosevelt's for an upcoming project and It's kind of funny because I was planning on coming home for the holidays Already like I wanted to I want to come home for Christmas this year but I was coming up here to do something with Roosevelt's in New York City and I figured why not take the extra day trip since I'm coming up north and just swing by and see my mom sister and Ariel Just for the day. Just just for one day. I wish I could surprise them, but my mom Has been doing she's been having some medical issues recently, so I can't surprise them They know I'm coming, but I'm just happy to be able to hang out with them and Bring you guys show you guys say hi And here is the family in the family living room Ariel my mom bonbon Everybody's here. Hi Ariel Hi, oh and Hazel. Oh, I don't think anyone Knows about Hazel This is my mom's so well my mom actually dog sits Hazel. Oh They're probably like when did your mom get a dog? Might as well show you guys some family photos here. Look at this one right here forever family But Bonnie looks like she's cropped in looks like she actually was just at it And then there's this photo of me my brother and Bonnie together Isn't that so wholesome? I love it and with that now we are done here for the day I just wanted to say hi one of the wanted the family to say hi and Yeah, it's gonna be nice gonna spend the day with them We're gonna do some nice stuff go out for lunch maybe brunch Maybe some maybe some pedicures, you know all the fancy things and then I'm gonna head into the city I might vlog my city trip, but like I said, it's actually more of Kind of like doing Aaron's trip, so I don't know if I'll vlog it or not I never really make videos like every time I go out because sometimes I don't know I just want it to be natural. You know what I mean? So like if it you know everything I do is kind of just by choice and not forced at all And I kind of like that. So we'll see how it goes and maybe I'll Post some stuff on Instagram with my mom and sis and I'll be back up here. That's the craziest thing I can't believe it. I'll be back up here in just probably two weeks because I'm so excited to spend Christmas home with my family again It's been a long time a long long time, so it's gonna be amazing and yeah So I hope you enjoyed the video. I enjoyed making it This is one of the wildest Disney Springs Gideon's cookies videos ever, but yeah We'll see you next time. Bye