 Hey friends tonight, we are hanging out in Disney Springs for the very first time in 2023 There's lots of new things to show you Including the new cookie of the month at Gideon's Bakehouse And then also I want to grab lunch at what I believe is the best restaurant to eat in Disney Springs So we're gonna buy some cookies eat some food and have a beautiful Disney Springs kind of night Anyhoo's let's go do this It is a beautiful January day here at Disney Springs And I'm so excited to be coming here for 2023. That's our first visit and our first cookie of the year If you guys don't know Gideon's is a bakehouse here at Disney Springs And they have a monthly cookie that they do every single month And I have tried every single cookie for just about two years now And I'm so excited to continue doing it for 2023 starting off today with the January cookie of the month It can get incredibly busy though here at Gideon's bakehouse And the wait time could be anywhere from 10 minutes till I think the highest I've seen was like five hours But the good news is if it's a long wait, it's a virtual wait So you put your name in on the list and then you get to go shopping and no texture when it's time to come Get the cookies Looks like it's just about an hour wait and I grabbed myself a menu so I can go over the cookie of the month And it's funny because earlier I was talking about how I was coming here for just about two years and coming up in January In just a couple of days. It's gonna be the two-year anniversary that Gideon's actually opened So how cool is that? I still remember the first cookie I ever got was the pistachio toffee and I was like, okay I think I'm gonna like these Here is a look at the menu for January and I love the artwork It actually looks really cool the moon holds strange powers and so do the pajamas of a girl called butterscotch And it's so fun The actual cookie of the month is the cookie butter butterscotch cookie And then they also have a special cold brew and it's a cookie butter butterscotch cold brew And I think we're gonna get both of them Like I said, we got to try every single cookie of the month in 2022 and hands down my favorite cookie was the chocolate chip banana bread I loved it so much the crisp crinkle comes in at a close second So I'm excited to see what the butterscotch cookie is gonna be like and then also I mentioned before I wanted to go for lunch At my favorite restaurant Disney Springs and that is the boathouse So we're gonna see if we can get in because I've been craving some of their shrimp And here we go, it's just about our time delicious things await inside Look at that grand reveal right there love it Wow, it always smells so good when you first walk in All right, we have obtained the goods. I got the cookie and the cold brew so we're gonna dive right on in All right, here it is and here is the cookie butter butterscotch cookie It looks like a good cookie lots of like crumbs on top there or sugar And I can't wait to drive into the butterscotch cold brew. I think the combination is just gonna be great Of course, we have to actually break the cookie in half and it's actually really soft and it's almost falling apart But here we go Look at that that looks good. So go first bite This is definitely one of the softest cookies I think I've had at Gideon's before and he could really taste the butterscotch in there Especially with the butter because it's butterscotch chocolate chips. I would believe but I like this a lot I mean, it's not like a top contender for me, but it's a good start to the new year One of the reasons I like Gideon's cookies so much is because they Aren't like overly sweet they always have like a good balance and I always love that sometimes they're salty and savory So now we're gonna try it with the coffee. So I'm gonna take up. We're gonna take well first. Let's try the coffee in its own Coffee's good now. We gotta try the combo Much too good Believe it or not, I have never had a coffee cookie combination before I tried Gideon's and now I just think coffee goes great With cookies. I think it's awesome and that's why you get to come and try all the flavors It's hard for me to pick my favorite coffee though. Probably a pumpkin. I love pumpkin coffee But I mean overall, this is a great start to the year. The cookie is good. Don't get me wrong It's just not like, you know, one of my top three contenders like not not not be in the banana bread But still a very good good cookie. I like the way it stacks too. Look at that. It's like a cookie sandwich no cookie sandwich Enough for the cookie business. Let's go explore around Disney Springs a little bit I do want to go to the world of Disney and then also maybe stop in the amaretts Oh, and I have to get crazy pup cups. Of course. I have to get her those Right here is the restaurant I want to bring you guys to a little bit later on But like I said, I love it here The boat house is one of the best places to actually come eat In fact, this is one of the busiest restaurants in the country and it is so good So we're definitely gonna be stopping back a little later on but I want to explore the springs a little bit. I Have a couple of go-to items that I always get at the boat house Including the full-aid sliders and then they have amazing coconut shrimp and then a quartet shrimp. That's so good So that's probably what we're gonna get. I usually stick to the things that I love As I'm making my way up to the world of Disney I wanted to stop at wonder maid gourmet marshmallows to see if they have any unique flavors They always have cool things in here Honestly, these are some of the most like kind of clever Marshmallows, I think I've ever seen they have peppermint swirl marshmallows. They have a stout beer marshmallow. Look at this stout beer Lavender sugar cookie gingerbread Key lime pie bourbon marshmallows fireball marshmallows, which I don't even know how that would taste actually They have churro marshmallows Cookies and cream s'mores. These are actually really really cool I mean they have a lot of them I'm just showing you some of them with the pictures on like they have waffle and syrup over there and or even gold champagne I've had a lot of their marshmallows in the past like the S'mores marshmallow, which was fantastic. I even tried the gold champagne one too I didn't see any of them that I would like right now. There was a bovine one, which is like that hot wine It's like very cinnamon-y spicy, but I'm not too sure how that would be marshmallow wise I mean, I'd love to get all of these and actually make s'mores with them because that's probably got to be phenomenal But it's still fun just showing you guys But now we have made our way up to the world of Disney and we just want to do a little browsing around do a little shopping See if they got anything new. I'm sure they're still in the holiday spirit lots of Christmas stuff But maybe some new 2023 items that we haven't seen yet It's honestly funny how much I have come to recognize merchandise in Disney and notice when something's new Like this Cheshire cat or the Cheshire cat. I don't know why I always say Cheshire It's pretty much Cheshire, but look at this. Is this like a bath mat or is it a kitchen mat? I'm not even sure but I like it and then they have a Marie wall clock right here, too That's actually really nifty. I wonder how much the wall clock is 59.99 for that. Holy moly. I wonder how much the rug is though. I mean, that's interesting I don't know where I would put it. Maybe somewhere in my new house, but I don't see any prices for it There's not a tag on there. It's still very interesting though. Oh, yeah, here it is. Oh 34.99 so the gigantic rug is cheaper than the wall cat It also looks like they have tons of the Disney 100 items including the Starbucks drink cup right here I don't even know what this is. Oh This is $50. These are more expensive than the Marie clock and the the rug itself And then they got some ornaments and some hats. I Kind of like the hat a little bit It's kind of fancy. Look at Mickey here. He does look very fancy for the hundredth. I Have to say I wasn't the biggest fan of the 50th anniversary merchandise I just didn't like the coloring with it. The hundred years looks a little bit better I'm gonna wait and see as they put out more stuff because I mean they're still releasing 50th anniversary stuff Like it's been a like long like 15 months. I feel like 14 months or whatever it's been I Really do hope that there is a meet and greet would make me dressed up like this though because I think that would be so cool Looking they actually reminds me of Epcot a little bit. Oh mini too. Look at that They have a little figurines and then the little lounge fly here. I do like it a little bit Take a look at this it looks like we got a little sale going on the 50th anniversary Castle which used to be like a hundred and twenty five dollars and selling for seventy five dollars and the monorail set This is actually selling for seventy five dollars, too, and that's used to be a hundred and twenty five So I wonder what the discount would be with my annual pass. I mean that's super cheap. I Kind of considered getting that Disney 100 hat because I'm sure of most of you guys heard on my New Year's Eve video I kind of want to switch up my look for 2023 a little bit I've been wearing a lot more baseball caps instead of my regular fedora and I think that's kind of cool So maybe I might get it But I'm gonna wait and see because they might come up with a better Disney 100 hat Like I said, they're gonna be releasing stuff throughout the whole entire year and the hats that I'm wearing now These are from shop lbv.com. This is a duck Donald and the other one I was wearing the other night was mouse Mickey That's Maria and Chris's shop and I kind of like these. I like the flat firm ones I think they're really cool looking and of course, I'll still be wearing the Roosevelt I got a garden to the galaxy one on right now. Look at Groot. This one is really fancy Now that we've done some shopping, I think it's time to make our way back down to the boat house and Grab ourselves something to eat super crowded right here though. Holy moly I think it's all the popularity of the Lego dragon He definitely makes everyone want to stop and get photos of them though. Look at that. How do they keep it clean? I mean you can see like a little bit of it like kind of like the color changing there But like they do a good job keeping this dragon clean. I Don't have a reservation for the boat house So I'm gonna try sitting at the bar or on the outside because that's first come first serve and it's really beautiful back There's a perfect day to dine outside Like I mentioned before the boat house is one of the busiest restaurants in the country And here are some of their stats for 2022. It looks like they ranked number two number two And they have so much meals served almost a million annual sales is almost 40 million that is so crazy and we're gonna go eat here. I bet you 2023. They're gonna take the number one spot I mean, it's just inevitable. It's so cool here and I absolutely love it Most people don't even realize how good the food is here because they're Distracted by the ampere cars that they have off front and we've done those before in the past I took my mom and sister on it But like that's the first thing you notice when you walk by is this car is just driving straight into the water Or in this case you can see the car driving out of the water. Look at this It's actually gonna drive right out of the water and drive up here There it comes It's so nifty Minds me of James Bond Just like I thought the outdoor dock is all first come first serve So we're just gonna walk right down grab a table and someone's gonna come up and take care of us Look at how beautiful it is to dine out here. I love it so much. You got all the boats and the ducks You get to watch the sunset This is really nice. Oh, look at all the boats going by. This is a good time right here a good time. I tell you I Can honestly tell you this restaurant is probably my most Visited restaurant and Disney property. I come here all the time In fact, I had my birthday party here this past year My friends threw me a big surprise party because they knew how much I loved it here and it was amazing So I'm so happy that I'm coming here and showing you guys today because a lot of times I don't make videos. I just kind of enjoy my days off and just kind of hang out and do the things I normally would do like it's kind of funny But like the things I normally would do when I'm not making a video are the things that I do when I make videos. I Always thought that it would be so cool if you can actually eat in some of these boats though Like look at this boat right here How cool would it be if they just had like a little step up and you actually sit down and you eat kind of like sci-fi dine in this is a fancy boat holy moly except where it's got some cocky poopy over there something on the On the seat there, but it's a very fancy boat. I want to get a boat. I want to go on a boat What are these for? What are these things for? Are these like child harnesses? Here is a look at the menu and like I said, I already know what I want My go-to is the filet sliders right here and they're only $16 and you can actually order one So that's what I'm gonna do. I'm only gonna order one of them It's eight dollars and then I'm gonna upgrade the fries to the truffle fries And then also I'm gonna get the hand breaded coconut shrimp, which is like a little appetizer It's very good and then I'm gonna get one Cortez shrimp wild caught sea of Cortez shrimp They're $4 and 25 cents a piece, but this menu is massive. They have tons of the Gibson heritage steaks $59 for the filet $47 for the bonus ribeye lots of good stuff. I love it though It's just a beautiful night to hang out on the water now I do have to say if you plan on eating here and if you come out to the boat dock itself You are on a boat dock like right now. I'm on a boat dock So it does get a little choppy it moves around a little bit if you get motion sick There are seating like they're seating up on top and where it's more stationary But down here is first come first serve those ones you actually have to put your name in and when I checked There wasn't much of a wait, but still I'd rather sit down here because I like it a lot more This boat right here is the globe and it's from 1951. Look at Some more bird poop though in there. Oh You see a lot of bird poop in there. Holy moly The birds are having a field day. Oh, and it's rotten out on the bottom there. That's a little sad I mean, it's old though 1951, but I wouldn't trust it in the water I don't think it's actually in the water though. It looks like it's just standing there. I Always knew you can add on a slider for $8, but I didn't know you can get just one of them Like $8 for this little meal right here. It's gonna be the best value you will find on property I cannot wait to show you like this is incredible All right, looks like some of the food has come out already First up is the slider the filet slider. Look at that That's a filet right there and then some truffle fries. These fries are amazing I love this so much and this whole thing was just $8 and then here is the coconut shrimp You get just about six shrimp and these are really good shrimp and also I have one more thing that I got I got the sea of quartet shrimp though These are massive and these are cold it comes from the raw bar I think they're going to bring it right now, but that is one of the best shrimps. I've ever had in my life All right, let's dive on in to the filet slider first look at this Nothing on here with just some nice butter and steak Just the way that it is So good Honestly, there is not a better meal in Walt Disney World for under $10 if you guys know or something Let me know in the comments, but you can't beat this no way and then here comes my little Quartet shrimp look at the size of this shrimp. This is $4 for the shrimp, but it is massive That is huge. Look at it compared to this shrimp This is one of the the coconut shrimps and then that is the quartet shrimp. That's impressive. Isn't it? The reason I like the coconut shrimp here is because it's hand breaded and it's not like overly breaded either It's very good. The coconut is very tasty, and I love it. It's very good coconut shrimp. Probably the best coconut shrimp I've ever had All right, I'm not for the coconut shrimp. Let's get to this bad boy right here I'm just always so impressed with this and it's so funny because it goes all the way down to the tail Like they take out that outside. So we're just gonna just eat it This has such a crazy texture. This was this is almost the same price as my own entire filet sliders meal there Just this one shrimp, but it is so good Totally worth $4 and 25 cents. I would actually get like four of them It'd be a nice little like a under $20 meal. Probably would get full off. Like I said, it's a lot I mean, it's it's so big and it's so good The food was absolutely amazing and now it's starting to get dark out and they turn these nice little blue lights on by the water So it looks really cool And my waiter brought over a little drink for me, and it's the duck duck rad. Look at that Isn't that so fancy? Look at a little duck on there This is one of the boat houses signature drinks here and you get to keep the duck a little duck duck rad And it's very fancy too. And trust me, you drink a couple of these, they'll creep up on you fast So cheers to the boat house Oh, so good Seriously, just take a look at how beautiful this sunset is right now Wow This could be a picture and I would put it on my fridge Because it's just beautiful. I can't even get over it and you can see the boats are actually Oh, one boat is coming down and the other boat is coming up. Oh, wow. This is so cool that this is happening right now Look at that That is so awesome. I love doing the boats here. They are incredible What can I say? I love the boat house and now I got to start making my way over to sprinkles I don't want to forget about getting Gracie her little doggie Pupcakes and then uh, yeah, we'll see what else what's got what else is going on down at the springs It's so funny how there's almost nobody inside sprinkles But a line to use the cupcake atm. I mean, I like the atm too But I'd rather just walk in and order the pup cakes and then leave Normally I don't look to see what the flavors are but they have some really good ones a pop top a pop part A pop top a part top a part part a pop tart and it actually comes with a little pop tart on top of it Okay, of course the sprinkle is like the go-to but they have some good ones salt the caramel triple cinnamon lemon blueberry But we're looking for Where's she at that's frosting Oh, there we go a nice three pack. It's all we need today There we go the pup cakes have been obtained and we'll give her one when we get home So you guys can see what she loves these. They're so cool Something that is new sosa family cigar company right here. This is the cigar shop right next to amc Is actually closing today is the last day that it's open. It's closing And they've been here for 25 years Look at this. It's so busy in here last date. If you ever want to get a cigar at disney springs Looks like a lot of people are smoking them today It's actually crazy to think 25 years the cigar company has been here Like this is back pleasure island days And I don't know what I'm gonna feel like when I walk to the movie theater again and not smell the cigars when I walk by I mean, it's pretty pungent like when you walk by you can smell cigars basically all especially tonight because it's crowded in there Like they're going out tonight is the last night and there is a line to get in there. It's a party Seriously just look at it in there I mean, I always thought it was kind of crazy that I was here in disney springs But I don't know what they're gonna put in there. Maybe they'll put another Soccer store or maybe a lids some hat store maybe I'm sure it's not cheap to have like a store inside disney springs So they were probably paying a lot of money to actually sell cigars there I'm sure disney didn't want it there either But they were probably getting by by selling packs of cigarettes. They do they do sell cigarettes in there too But um, I'm sure they're like really jacked up like, you know, $15 20 a pack probably That's probably how they survived this long and maybe things are just uh Not going so good or maybe disney decided to end the the relationship. But like I said 25 years Something else that's pretty shocking is the line of people waiting to get into zara because they're actually doing a sale And look at the the line is going all the way around the building I've never shopped here before but it looks like it must be a really good sale Now, I guess maybe we should just start heading home Go home give Gracie her a little cupcake and uh settle in for the night I feel like, you know, we usually get a lot more done at disney springs I thought there would be a lot more newer things But I guess they're gonna wait a couple of days after like into january Disney springs is very strange with that getting since the only one that's prompt at like doing their specials or monthly things Because they always do it the first of the month. Uh, the rest of the time It's always like five or six days afterwards, which I don't understand doesn't make any sense to me So we'll come back and see if anything else is going on now We're just gonna go home and like I said give Gracie her a little cupcake For the longest time I've only ever parked in Orange garage because that's the way I would drive to go home and now It's a tale of two cities now. I'm heading to lawn garage Now, this is my garage. This is going to be the one that I come to all the time I don't think I like it so much. It seems very crowded and busier over on my garage I'm team orange garage at heart, but This is the way In a shock twist of events I decided to stop at animal kingdom and do a last-minute ride on expedition Everest It's only 20 minutes until the park closes So I think we have enough time to make it over there, but look at the trail life coming awake right now What a timing It's so awesome to just be like, you know what? Let's just stop in the animal kingdom and go on expedition Everest real quick. It's on the way home I love that feeling You know, I could really laugh at myself if I get all the way over there and then find out the ride is down Because you know, I've been having tough luck with riding expedition Everest recently, but that would be my luck Honestly, I wouldn't be upset. I think it would just be so funny. I don't think so though. I can hear the screams I see it going Looks like we are all clear and it's only a 15 minute wait. So we're just going for it The music is nice. I think everyone that's in line now are just people that are hopping off to ride and they're running back through Gotta ring the bells I did good there There we go Look at that. We walked right on. I think we're gonna wait for front row though I think front row is the way to be Here it comes Our night train I love riding expedition Everest that night Oh, yes That look at that view first ride of 2023 and I finally got to ride expedition Everest I mean it was really quick like I got here and got over here with like just two minutes to spare So I'm I'm real lucky now the park slows down. We have to leave now. We're going home getting greasy her pup cup There she is. What are you doing? Guess what I got for you. I got cupcakes. Yes Look, she smells the bag already. She's like, what's going on there dad? What's in there? Huh? Look at Oh Huh, you want one right now? You want one now? Look at that butt wiggle. Look at you Hold on You want this? Huh? Sit Good girl. You ready? Here you go We'll put it down here here Gotta flip it over always Look at you You're a good baby. Yes, you are Yes, look at that cupcake. It doesn't stay to chance And with that I think we are done here today. It was a nice little day out at disney springs We got to try the cookie of the month got to go to the boat house and do some shopping I might go back and get that hat. I kind of didn't like it But uh, yeah, the boat house was amazing. The cookie was good I love coming out and going to these places. I plan on hitting up most of the parts for the next couple week Uh, next couple of week And uh, just checking out everything it's 2023. I'm so excited. There's a lot to do A lot of big things a lot of big trips that we're going to be going on I can't wait to share with you guys like I'm going places I never thought I would ever go in my life and I'm so excited for that and uh, I hope you guys enjoyed the video I enjoyed making it. We'll see you next time Bye