 Hey friends today, we are hanging out at Epcot and we have dining reservations at the Garden Grill restaurant This is a character dining experience with Mickey Mouse Chip and Dale and it's actually in a rotating restaurant So as you're eating dinner and hanging out with characters you're constantly moving around and I love that So I figured I come out we eat some food ride some rides and enjoy an evening at Epcot any hoos Let's go do this The last time that I ate at this restaurant. They were doing the social distance like character dining So you really couldn't meet the characters. They were kind of like a distance away, but now they're gonna be able to come right up To your table, I believe so I'm excited to see a change a little bit especially because I want to meet Chip and Dale a Lot of people are talking about the new Chip and Dale rescue rangers movie And I watched it and I kind of liked it But you guys let me know what you thought of the movie in the comments below and After watching it kind of inspired me to come out and meet Chip and Dale And I think this is the only character dining experience with them in it I know they're doing meet and greets at Magic Kingdom, but I figured hey, why not do like a character dining video? We have some time before it's our reservation at the Garden Grill So I figured maybe we'd ride some rides and just enjoy the park a little bit. It's a beautiful day out right now It's only 91 degrees out the humidity is not too high and I like it and I don't think I see any rain incoming So might have clear blue skies for the day. I Feel like the whole month of May has been pretty much very rainy and very humid So like to have a nice clear day today with low humidity. I feel great and I'm happy to be at Epcot Garden Grill is located in the land and one of the things I always like to do whenever I come and I'm going to be eating at Garden Grill is ride the land because they actually harvest some of the food from the Attraction so you get to eat some of the food from the attraction the land while you're dining at Garden Grill And I think we'll stay true to that and make it a tradition. I Have tons of Disney traditions whether it be riding the land before eating at Garden Grill We're starting in Mexico first or even always eating ears first on anything Mickey shaped I feel like it's important to have those because they make things feel like more magical They make things feel better So let me know if you guys have any really awesome Disney traditions and like I said We're gonna stay true to that one today and we're gonna go ride the land Another thing I want to point out about the land itself if you time things right and Say it's a very hot day or there's a thunderstorm happening. You come into the land You can keep yourself occupied in here for hours technically because you have three different attractions You have soren you have living with the land you have awesome planet and then also if you end up getting dinner at Garden Grill I mean this can keep you busy while you're indoors for quite a bit. I Am super excited to actually dine at Garden Grill, though It is a really awesome dining experience. We'll go over the details once we get over there Like the prices the menu and everything like that now It is all you care to enjoy and like I said before we're gonna go ride living with the land because They harvest some of the vegetables and I think even the salad from the attraction. So it's like I said a tradition It looks like it's only a 10 minute wait for the land. So that's also good news, too It's kind of funny that living with the land is a 10 minute wait because sometimes it's a complete walk on and then sometimes There just seems to be a lot of people waiting to ride the ride That's the restaurant we're gonna be eating at later You can actually see Mickey Mouse and Pluto meeting breasts up there So it's gonna be so cool to be able to look down at the ride and this little special house right here It is such a beautiful day out I love coming through here when it's nice sunny and bright Nutrition Who knows maybe we'll be eating some corn from Living with the land down when we get to Garden Grill I would assume the corn that's in the suck of tashes right there Maybe I mean you never know actually they have a lot of other stuff, too. They have fig They have canola extremely hot pepper Carolina Reapers right there They just said at this are 15 tons of produce in the restaurants here at the land 15 tons and look this is the first time I've ever seen anybody actually out here gardening Or maybe she's just guarding the cucumber plants Innovative ideas like this vertical growing system. Well, that was a lot of fun I always like riding living with the land and it was cool to see actually a little behind the scenes there because somebody was taking care of the cucumber plants and I would love to do the behind the seeds tour which They're not doing right now, but as soon as it comes back. I think I'm gonna book it. I Mean how cool would it be to actually go walk around inside the attraction or in the greenhouse and they actually show you everything they show you how they make like the Mickey shaped vegetables and fruits like isn't that so cool. I want to do this. So hopefully they bring it back soon Now it's time to head back upstairs and check in for a reservation at Garden Grill And here it is Garden Grill restaurant Chip and Dale's Harvest feast. Look. I like how they have Chip and Dale on top right here Very very fancy and then down here you can see a little bit more about the restaurants It's 36 dollars for guests three to nine and then 55 dollars for guests ten and over And it comes with the harvest inspired garden salad grilled beef chimichurri sliced turkey breasts seasonal vegetables Stuffing mashed potatoes macaroni and cheese and then the berry shortcake with whipped cream Which is my favorite thing like this is so good and it's all you care to enjoy And uh, yeah, we're gonna dive in see if we can check in a little bit early Like I said in the beginning of the video the restaurant itself is Rotating and it rotates like one whole rotation every hour and it's not that fast You don't feel like you're moving at all. I'll try to show you a little bit before we actually go in But uh, you know, we're just gonna be casually dining and rotating around and seeing different scenery And it's tough to put like a speed on it, but it's one full rotation per hour You can see right here in the corner that it's rotating and it rotates really really slow And this is where you like sit down and dine And i'm just trying to show you where the rotation starts you you kind of walk right on and it just goes like this And here is our table and look at that we have a hidden mickey as soon as we uh get to the table It's just me, but I think they don't have the uh two top tables open yet. So we got this whole big booth just to ourselves I love the fact that we had like a little hidden mickey there and i'm pretty sure mickey is showing up right now Hi pal, I just got here now. Oh, thank you. I'm ready to eat. I'm so excited Did you get to go to vegetables in the garden? Yeah. Oh, yeah, he's been working hard. That's the way Oh, thank you pal. I appreciate it. Oh, thank you You're awesome. Thank you so much, man All right, I'm pretty excited like as soon as we walk in mickey and then oh my lord look at this the fun just continues Thank you. Oh, can we do a photo? I'm laughing so much. It's non-stop. I've only been here for like 10 seconds and it's just so much fun But we are at our table. Like I said, we're starting to rotate and actually go through living with the land like I showed you before And uh pretty soon. It's time to uh order our drinks Like I said, it's $55. Everything is included though, uh including your drink Everything except for especially cocktails and beer So I think I'll get an auto calmer and then they're just gonna bring out the food as it comes We've already seen chip and mickey So we still got to see dale and fluto and we're gonna see them so many more times though Because it looks like they're just rolling right through and it's really awesome to have them come back up to the table And mickey's like going in for the hug and it's it's it's good. It's good to be back First things first we got the harvest inspired garden salad now some of this has come from the land They've got some cucumbers in there and tomatoes and then the lettuce And then also we've got a nice little bread service as well And they gave me this is all for me like I know they have different like sizes and stuff like that, but Wow, that's a lot and also kudos to The cast member sam because he brought me two Arnold palmers and that is awesome anytime you get two drinks at like a sit-down restaurant They know you're gonna drink it fast and I like how they put them in mason jars Like I said since I'm not sharing it with anybody. It's just me. I'm gonna eat this salad right out of the salad bowl But look at this It's a big bowl And we're gonna try the dinner rolls now the dinner rolls are kind of just like generic like regular dinner rolls Nothing really fancy with them either with the butter too nothing nothing like too crazy, but you got to try them Lee This salad itself comes with a herb vinaigrette Dressing and we're just gonna grab a big a big a fortfall a big fortfall. I almost said a spoonful a spoonful of salad And we're actually coming up on the mighty hooves of the buffalo scene so we're gonna have to eat this lettuce quick I love the fact that we're rotating around in attraction So watch look we're gonna come over here And here is the part of living with the land where they're in the mighty hooves of the buffalo And a fun fact did you know that this sun turns into a moon or right now the moon is turning into a sun? If you just look at it long enough either from here or while you're riding the ride You'll see it changes colors. So we'll just give it a second here Isn't that so cool A lot of people don't know it but I love it This vinaigrette dressing is actually pretty decent. I like it a lot I'm I I only like vinaigrette dressings or citrus dressings. I don't like cream based ones So I don't like ranch or like blue cheese or anything like that. So it's right up my alley There he is I was waiting for you Yes, oh, yeah, you already camera ready. That's the way very excited. I've already seen chips So I was like, oh any second now Very cool. Oh, thanks for having me. I'm excited to try some food. Did you get up? Did you pick a lot from the harvest? Yeah Oh, okay. Yeah, that's you. Oh, you're bacon. You're Wow, very fancy. Well, can we do a photo? Yeah. All right, I'm on it Pluto just stared away chip Pluto's here I love it and I like the whiskers. Oh, yeah, look at them very springy Very very good. I love it. Are you excited? I'm gonna ask some food. I know. Isn't it beautiful out there? I know Gracie loves coming here, but I have a dog named Gracie. Yeah Yeah, oh, are we like a hat? I love it. Pluto, you're always the best. Thank you so much Thank you. Oh That was great. I know are you hungry? You want to sit down? You can you can join me? Oh, yeah, I feel yeah Well, thanks, Pluto I love actually dining here. It is so amazing. The characters are so friendly and the food just keeps on coming Now we we barely drove into the salad and now here comes the whole entire entree and look at how much food we get This is just much too good We've got the beef with the chimichurri, which is so good And then we've got a nice corn Lime of bean pea medley here some stuffing some turkey and gravy some creamy mashed potatoes green beans And then mac and cheese they add the mac and cheese in there too So there's a lot to take in and if you like her with a family, of course They have bigger and bigger skillets, but it's just me. So the perfect amount and we're gonna dive right on in First things first, let's dive into a little turkey and stuffing I like the gravy too. Look. It's like the perfect little size too. They're gonna get it all in one bite Stuffing and turkey just go together in one bite always, but here we go Mmm, that's good Now I want to try the mashed potatoes on their own because they look so creamy. Look at that I love some mashed potatoes some scoopsie potatoes We're also coming up on the house from living with the land and it's so cool because you get a special Perspective from up here. You get to see inside the house. So I definitely want to show you that but first mashed potatoes Honestly, this is a really really good meal and it's a little bit unique because of Everything that they offer and I love this little chimichurro sauce on here. I definitely like to come here I brought my mom and sister here and they liked it here a lot as well The steak is cooked perfectly to how I like it But if you do want to cook a little bit more, I know they can't cook it for you But this right here is one of my favorite things on the menu. It is so good And all these fresh vegetables from living with the land is so amazing. Look at that Perfect a nice little bite with a little bit of everything on there The harvest from living with the land is a very sought after item people jump out of boats just to get it So uh, it's cool that you get to come here and just try it on your own Oh, but look we're coming up on the house for living with the land like I said You can actually see the ride going by right here. I'll get up and show you guys for a second Look at this. Isn't it so cool? You can see the chickens there and once we get over here You can actually see inside the house and I'm so excited to show you here comes one of the boats right now This is so awesome to me. I get so excited about it. Just a couple minutes ago. That was us We were actually riding this and I was looking back up now. We can see people and wave at them Hi There it is my future home if I could live anywhere in disney, I think I would want to live right here How cool would that be and it has a bed and everything you can actually look right inside the window here Yeah, isn't that so cool. I'm gonna try to zoom in in a second so I can show you guys a little bit better, but that is amazing I think I'm just gonna call it quits on dinner now and jump straight to dessert because that is my favorite thing I mean, I love the steak with the chimichurri Like that's probably my favorite thing out of the whole entire entree, but I love the berry shortcake for dessert That is so amazing. I think it was my mom and sister's favorite thing too when we ate here last time And here it is look at that Doesn't that look so amazing? I love this. It is so delicious It's nice like strawberry shortcake But with all different berries and the top of whipped cream and then when they bring out the dessert They also bring out a little autograph card garden girl restaurant. Look at that. Mickey chippendale pluto everybody the gang's all here But we're gonna drive right on in and you can always ask for extra compo if you want me I think I'm okay. Look at that This is so good all the berries berries and cream berries and cream berries and cream berries and cream Here comes pluto again. Yeah, I made it to dessert Yep, that good stuff. I know it's much too good. I see you. I see you sign this for me. Thank you Thanks a lot pal. Yeah, it's very good Very nice pluto and I like how you made a little uh Mickey kind of with like or is that a paw that's your paw? Oh, I thought it was a mickey for a second But now it makes total sense. I love it. You put a little pluto as your paw I love it. That is so clever. Well, thank you pluto I could eat so much. I love this It is that good like when I tell you something is good. I'm telling you this is that good And to finish up after having some delicious Shortcake berries and cream. I got myself a cup of coffee and this is included in your price Anytime the soft drinks are included in the price. I usually always get a coffee afterwards because it's like something I would probably get afterwards. You know what I mean? It just adds to the value you like you want to get the most out of what you're paying for and you can get other Soft drinks too. So like I said, I had an oral palmer and I'm going to finish up a nice little cup of coffee Because I would have bought one anyway. I always have coffee after dinner. So cheers Oh, that's hot There he is back around again. Hiya pal Very good. I I kind of got a shirt that matches yours a little bit Yeah, like it doesn't it look it looks the same kind of I was going for that. I dressed to impress you Oh, very cool. Thank you. Thanks for the great food Now I am full. I enjoyed my coffee and I just sat there and kind of enjoyed the ambience for a little bit It was great to see chip and dale. I love garden girl. I think it's a really cool dining experience. It's 55 dollars That's the price for most character dinings and you do use your annual past discount and probably dbc And I just love it Like I said, it's a little bit different because you get to see chip and dale They have different food items and plus a little bit of a history with the attraction and being able to eat The the food from there and plus it rotates So like I see it like a little bit better than a lot of the other character dining You know, I mean, it's still pretty amazing. I would rank it up there with like chef mickeys You know, I mean like character dining has been kind of rough right now Especially with all the phase reopenings. You know, I mean, it's definitely better than hollywood and vine I could tell you that hollywood and vine probably at my the bottom of my list, but garden girls I think I like it Since we're done with dinner I figured we'd just come back out and enjoy epcot for a little bit longer Like I said, it's a beautiful day and we don't want to waste it by going home and doing nothing Enjoy the day. Seize the day. Carpe diem Maybe we'll head over to test track and check out the single rider line You can always go for a ride on test track. I love it. And also I wanted to check out the new Guest services building. They actually opened it back up. It was closed just for a couple of weeks But I kind of want to see what it looks like on the inside there But before we do that, can we just stop and appreciate these cute little baby ducks? Oh my lord, they are precious I'm not going to give them any food, but I think they think I'm going to give them food. Look at that I love ducks. Oh, here comes a couple more Oh, that is too good I cannot wait until all the walls are down here at Epcot So we don't have to walk around everywhere. We can just cut through soon. Hopefully I'm actually forgetting what it's like to actually go and cut through our Future world well not future world world discovery because you used to be able to just come out here And then walk straight through. So if we wanted to go to guest services, we could just walk straight through Now we have to walk either this way or behind us and go like around I totally forget sometimes that it's not called future world anymore It's split up between world discovery world nature and world celebration Oh, and then of course world showcase And it's so hard to not say future world and it takes a lot for me to remember those names too because For the longest time, I think I couldn't remember them at all. But now I'm getting used to it Let's take a look at some of the wait times world celebration has spaceship birth temporarily closed and then journey into imagination is only a five-minute wait Test track over in world discoveries 45 minutes mission space 10 minutes frozen ever after 70 minutes Soaring is only 30 minutes. It's actually relatively like slow day today And here is the new guest relations building they moved it to the front of the park temporarily so they can redesign it in there I mean, it's in the same location. But they just did uh, like a little upkeep on the inside Added a little more of the new epcot look to it and it looks amazing. I've seen pictures already and I like it It just looks kind of simple and I like that got the nice epcot logo I wonder what's up there. Is that like a vip lounge? Because I know that they had like the vip spot that was over here I used to say vip on here, but maybe it's up there now I mean that'd be pretty cool to just stand up there and kind of stare out and I like it I mean, it kind of is just what it is. It's not like shocking news But I mean, I do like it. I like the simplicity of it just epcot and the logo and the update it looked to It's just kind of clean Let's make our way over to test track Like I said, if the wait time or the standby wait time was that low Then the single rider line's got to be just a walk on at this point The last time I rode test track the standby Was a 60 minute wait and I literally walked all the way up the single rider line Did not stop and just went right to a car. So fingers crossed it might happen today too But we have to stop and appreciate the monorail here Seriously, every time I see a monorail go by at the right time I always rush to pull out my camera or my cell phone and sometimes I miss it, but I got it today It says 55 minutes so we're gonna try the single rider line This is the lightning lane right here Okay All right, I like this Very good. Very good Well, at least we know it was faster than the lightning lane. Oh no line here Wow This is okay It's happening. We're gonna walk right on again now. Yeah, there's not anybody in line. I don't think Nice Thanks Oh I love this so much Hey, how long did you wait for test track? Oh, I don't know maybe two minutes Seriously a two-minute wait. That's exactly how long it took and that's just from standing here waiting to get in the car Buckle up and don't bang your elbows on these little uh rails right here Like it would hurt if I smack my elbow out there. You really got to keep them in tights Best remove them On star SIM card performing state at a climb Oh Whoa Very good I Love that I love the fact that I just got to walk over here and just ride test track without waiting That is so amazing and I cannot wait until Guardians of the Galaxy opens up to everybody like I said I wrote it the other day I really do love that ride and Speaking of like rides and Epcot it is gonna like a relieve so much long lines here Like think about it We are gonna have Guardians of the Galaxy test tracks or in frozen Remy's ratatouille adventure all in one part Those are some e-ticket attractions. That's five of them five e-ticket attractions in Epcot and not even to mention mission space Journey into imaginary nation the three caviaros like that's Really mind-blowing right now. Oh And then take a look at this you found me. What did I find here? Keep me or leave me for someone else to find please post this Facebook's Universally crafted Walt Disney World page the Nolan family That is so awesome. I love it. It's oh, it's a ray of figure from McDonald's So cool, you know what I want to leave it for somebody else though I'm gonna keep it up here though So it's a little bit in ice because I found it down there, but I'm gonna leave it for somebody else But that is so awesome. I love it Isn't it so cool when you come across little things like that I found like wands and like Universal Studios rocks. It's really nice. I actually want to go do stuff Just leave things around for people. I used to leave fast passes like paper fast passes I used to actually leave them around for people to pick up Maybe I'll do that again Maybe come up with something because I think it's so fun it adds to the experience of coming to Walt Disney World making magic whether you're a cast member or Just a guest is always just fun and receiving it is also just as fun And that's goes through the same thing as if it's a cast member or if it's just a guest It's just it's it really makes like Disney memories. I Came up on the splash pad here. It doesn't look like it's Working right now, but I can hear the water running under there And I've always wanted to just sit down right in the center of it You know at the end of a day, you know, I mean just sit down You're gonna get wet anyway, and I was thinking about doing it today Actually, I was like, you know what I'm gonna go home in a second I'm gonna change my clothes sit down and edit play with Gracie. So why not? Hang on the splash pad, but I guess I'll have to come back and do it one day I mean, maybe it is a commitment though You know what I'll tell you what if this video gets 5,000 likes then I'll come back and do it the next time I did Epcot at the end of the day I'll just go sit there and become a soggy bottom boy And with that I think we are done here today a glorious day at Epcot I've got to come out enjoy the nice weather have a delicious character dining with Chip and Dale And I'm so happy that I got to meet Chip and Dale. I really did love rescue rangers I loved all the different references and Easter eggs. I thought it was really fun And it was like who framed Roger Rabbit I don't want to spoil anything, but if you haven't seen it check it out You know, especially if you like Chip and Dale and rescue rangers or if you like who framed Roger Rabbit and Yeah, so I hope you enjoyed the video. I enjoyed making it. We'll see you next time. Bye Every time I walk past these like little planters here. I always think man That would be a great thing to crack your back on so I think I'm gonna try to do it Hopefully nobody comes over and sees me doing it so I don't look like embarrassing, but yeah I want to crack my back on that You