 Hey friends today We are hanging out in Epcot and I am so excited because we're gonna be doing the brand new Moana attraction Disney invited me out so I can show you guys and we're kicking off destination D23 this weekend So let's eat some food ride some rides and have a beautiful Epcot kind of day Anyhoo, let's go do this And here it is journey of water inspired by Moana It's nice to see the walls down in Epcot, and I can't wait to go explore and show you guys Look at all the water up there. This is gonna be fun. I can't wait Before we discover the journey of water We're gonna go have a little dinner inside of the living seas And I'm gonna show you some place I've been wanting to go for such a long time And it's a really special location here in Epcot We're gonna be having dinner inside the seas, but we're not gonna be eating in coral reef We're actually gonna be up inside the living seas VIP lounge at the very top. I've always wanted to go up here It's the closest I'll ever get to retro Epcot, and we're going up there today, and I get to show you I Never got to come to Epcot like during the 80s or the 90s So I always wanted to see what it looked like I see videos online But I wish I could arrive like I wish I could have rode some of the rides and now we get to go to like an area That's untouched it's been like this for a while And it's even named after the former attraction that's here right now. It still kept its name Look at this the living seas conference center I've always wanted to go up here and show you guys and today's the day It's gonna be so fun, and if you don't know what the living seas is that's what this attraction used to be called And that was the symbol for it Look at how beautiful it is in here. We're surrounded by the aquarium, and it's so cozy We've got a clear piano there some food some cake everything we need D23 is the official Disney fan club, and if you've never heard of it before You should definitely check it out Especially if you're a Disney fan like me because you get to come to cool events like this You know what you mean? I went to Marceline Walt Disney's hometown with D23 We did D23 Expo last year in Anaheim and they even have a lot of big surprises planned for tomorrow when they announced their upcoming events and Let me tell you something some of these events. I will literally pay anything to attend I love how we're at the top of the living seas and we just get to look out and see all different types of fish and Turtles and humans look at that There's scuba diving in there This is so you can actually see people walking through the attraction. Do you see them in there in the background? In the shadow. This is so cool. I love it in here. I want to go scuba diving. Oh, look, there's a bunch of people up there Holy moly There's a whole bunch of actually I think there might be more humans in this tank than there are fish This is so cool. Look at that Wow, you can actually sign up to do this like you can pay to do this It's open to the public and it's one of the things I haven't done yet, but I really want to do it They look like they're having the best time ever I'm not gonna dive too much into the food. I just want to show you guys what it's like Because we're just hanging out socializing talking like I mentioned D23 is the official Disney fan club So you put a bunch of Disney fans in a room and everybody has something in common and it's kind of cool and and then we're gonna eat dinner and then we're gonna head over and also the Imagineers who worked on The Moana attraction is actually gonna come out and talk to us and give us a guide through it To let us know some of the cool Easter eggs All right, it's time to head into the journey of water inspired by Moana. This is so beautiful Look at this The water cycle as we make our way through this walk through attraction We're actually gonna learn about the water cycle and all of its different forms. You have river ocean lake Spring wetland stream rain Wow the music though is what is really standing out to me. I Think one of the most asked questions is do you get wet and I feel like you do get a little bit wet But nothing like too crazy unless you want it to be crazy like I think you have the choice basically Look at how beautiful this is Wow Each area has a different theme to it It's usually like a cycle of water is the theming like for instance This is the stream and there's a little like interactions that you can do Stand on the watermark and wave to the stream in front of you. Oh Wow, look how beautiful spaceship Earth is in the background too That is cool Look at this. You can actually choose between a dry path and a not so dry path It's like a little water door. I wonder if it stops when I walk through here. Look at buddy. Oh, that was kind of cool I'm coming back I'm coming through Wow, oh look they even have restrooms here, too. We got to check the restrooms. Let me get back. Oh There she is Holy moly look at this reveal here Wow This is beautiful Look at that. What a view, huh? Wow This is just so beautiful here. Wait till you see spaceship Earth light up Look at it's actually starting to glow a little bit now You can see the lights are turning on the waters hopping all over the place Look at that It's a feety We are all voyagers here look oh Wow Here we come. This must be the big finale because it's the ocean Wow, everything's interactive in here Wow, what's this do? Oh? We got to get more. Oh, okay One of my favorite things about Epcot when I first came here was the leaping water up by Journey into imagination and look at this area right here. There's like so many of them just hopping everywhere It's like extreme look. I'm gonna try to I don't hope I don't get hit I don't know when they come or where they go. Look at that. Oh, wow I think it likes the tech all while look at that monorail driving by All right So I got to show you a little bit of it during the day now I want to do a quick walkthrough when it's a little bit darker out and the lights are all on This is really cool you get to touch the water to make Music watch. I don't know if they're different sounds I'm already wet. I Love how you're just like hey, what are you doing? Oh, I'm waving at my water Hi water Hi water. Oh look the lights are turning on too. Hi water Hi Barbie I Ran through that water current like ten times just to see if I can get wet at all and it always shuts off As soon as you just get right there But they do have a dry path in case you don't want to walk through the water. I Don't think they'll ever be a day of my life where I'll take the dry side And now I just kind of want to run around and do circles and hopefully I don't get hit by the water Okay, guys correction. I just got soaked you can't run through those you can't walk fast either because It doesn't give it time enough to shut off. I just got so but I'm going back But now we are getting to the moment I was most excited for the lights are all turned on the water looks magical And to Fiti looks beautiful Wow, look at this guys This is what it looks like at night. I Mean honestly if it's this empty usually at night, which I bet you it will be I would come here and just relax so many times This one is making us jump jump on the splash pad to help send water back to the sky Okay And the monorail drove by Wow I think it's so cool because I always felt like Epcot had a lot of educational like rides and Activities when I used to come here like when I first started vacationing here and it kind of went away from that You know I mean but now I've seen like we're learning about the water and honestly I'm learning of about the water reading like some of the things that they have out like the information boards is Actually teaching me something and I feel like that is like Epcot Alright go Nate There it is with the fancy camera skills away away away away the music's got me all pumped It's really crazy how close the water gets to you and it doesn't actually hit you Like there's water flying over the top of my head right now Good morning from Disney's contemporary resort. It's time to kick off destination D 23 Last night the Moana walk through the journey of water was amazing. I loved it and Like I said, I know that there's a lot of pushback on it with people saying it doesn't belong in Epcot It's still a beautiful attraction, and I'm just happy that we have it somewhere. That's my take on it You know what I mean? I really think it's awesome, and I know when I was a kid I used to love the water features, you know All around like the different state parks and stuff like that So I can imagine me being a kid and going there. I kind of felt like a kid in there anyway I really did I felt like a kid in there anyway So I guess I could just imagine myself having fun because I really did and now we're gonna kick off the day with Some D 23 and Disney parks news some some announcements of the future of all the theme parks around the world and We have made it to destination D 23 in Disney's contemporary resort. Look at it down there there's so many cool things including the hyenas and Here is the big room while the Fantasia ballroom where they're gonna be having all the panels and announcements and Yeah, we're gonna head into the most important panel of the day the Disney parks and experiences which is Where they're gonna announce all the new upcoming things they have planned for the parks When you join D 23 like I mentioned you can come to these events like you can buy tickets and Actually come and do all of the cool things you're gonna see in this video and it's really awesome I'll put a link for the ultimate fan club in the description So if you have any interest you can check it out and yeah, I'm excited. I'm excited to just explore around I Love how we're just walking around Disney's contemporary and they have all the different like D 23 signs This is really cool Well, there's Chris. We're just looking for my friend Chris and there he is I Am so excited to see what announcements are gonna be today and look at it. It's pretty busy in here Definitely a big crowd All to yourselves Dreams are made I said earlier. We are daring to dream bigger than ever before Well, I'm daring you to dream right along with us and you will be glad that you did It might be impossible to believe this But your best Disney memory it is yet to come and listen our great big beautiful tomorrow That starts today So, thank you everyone for being here at Destinations D 23 and of course Thank you the Muppets for making this morning Before we go, I have one last surprise from my friend Dave here get over here Dave You're obviously most famous for your work with the Muppets, right? But you have a special connection to another character We can only be found here at Walt Disney World And this is one of my favorite characters and I know a lot of people love him here, too I thought it might be fun to bring him out to meet you, of course and to meet all of our fans What do you guys say? I'm so excited to tell you that Figment will be ready to meet his fans in person starting tomorrow Going home today with a special figurine of Figment himself Gold cast choir and our global ambassadors to lead us in the song Everything speaks to everything that we've been talking about today. How about you all join us for one little spark? Wow, that was amazing. They announced quite a few things and a couple of them. I did not see coming. I took some notes But they live streamed it so you can go back and watch it if you want to But here are just some of the notes that I took that they announced the hatbox ghost is coming to Walt Disney World in November And the country bears are going to be doing a new performance. They're redoing the country bears the country bear jamboree Moana is opening October 16th test track test track is also getting reimagined So they're redoing the country bears and test track The newest cruise ship was named Disney Adventure They gave away a Disney cruise to a family live like isn't that cool? They've literally picked a random person and gave them a trip to the inaugural Disney treasure And then they also announced that so they're re-theming dino land dino land is gone And they're replacing it with the South America like theme where it's gonna incorporate a little bit of In Kanto, but also they hinted to the fact Indiana Jones is replacing dinosaur the ride so we might be getting Disney lands version of Indiana Jones or maybe a different version here in Walt Disney World and It's just amazing. It's really cool to see like Innovation innovation catching up with our imagination Josh tomorrow said that and I liked it so I stole it and now we're gonna go hang out and I'm gonna show you some Of the things they have for sale here some of the you know vendor boots Here is a look of all of the different spots you can go shop On the second floor. They have Mickey's of Glendale open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.. The ink and paint marketplace and then the Walt Disney company store and only at destination D and Only at destination D 23 and D 23 is when you're actually able to shop at some of these spots and The merchandise is very rare I have to be careful when I come to Mickey's of Glendale because I Have a tendency to spend a lot of money here because of all the cool stuff that I can't normally get I'm gonna have to maybe grab one of these bags might need one of the big bags All of this stuff you can only buy like I said when you come to destination D 23 or D 23 and I love it. Look at there's so many things. I love this zipper up hoodie and if you notice The Sorcerer Mickey looks different That's because all of this is Walt Disney Imagineering and that is the Walt Disney Imagineering Sorcerer Mickey And it all has the label where it says Exclusive and I love that and there's so much stuff. They even have lounge flies Over here. Look at the lounge flies very fancy. I don't know what the prices are but they all have Mickey on there, and then they've got some key chains I did end up buying this little zipper up hoodie though because I liked it so much I thought it was cool a couple of bags some hats and some shirts, and then they have a Muppet section. Look at this the Muppets I Love all of this I'm I am a proud supporter of more Muppets in the parks. They got Muppet socks Muppet hats You got to love it though Walt Disney Company store is also open to Anyone that is attending D23 usually that's only for cast members But now non-cast members can buy stuff and then they have the ink and paint marketplace where we're gonna see some new Upcoming Disney parks like merchandise that they're gonna be selling and licensing and I think that's kind of cool One of the companies I was talking about that has some really cool Disney Park stuff coming out is lug and my friend Krista actually can tell me more about it cuz she works for a log Yeah Founders Amy and Jason are a husband and wife team. They're huge Disney fans. We had a Disney wedding They run Disney their annual past folders all the above and Amy is actually Canadian So she does all the designs everything that you see here all came out of her brain We also have stuff coming to run Disney Calling this our hidden Mickey quilting so if you zoom in you can actually see the little Mickey's in the back Oh, I see them right here. Yeah, that's kind of cool This one has the same feature so you can turn it into a belt bag or wear it as a crossbody This is our water bottle water that'll be at run Disney. So this will actually be this year at wine and dine So in November just a couple months away more of our hidden Mickey quilting can be converted into a week back as well So these last two are coming to the UK Pavilion So we have the Winnie the Pooh charm here and classic Inside oh also all of our bags up on lining We have our honey pots and little bees and then there's also lots more pockets So we have actually two the pockets on this one There's a cell phone pocket and another one for sunglasses readers anything else that you don't want to get scratched or mixed in with the rest Of your bag more pockets inside. There's a key bungee some clear view windows lots of good storage in here That's the crossbody straps. You can wear it as With the handles or with the adjustable strap And this one is probably my favorite so as you said Amy and Jason are big park goers their annual pass holders in the parks all the time So she took one of our classic backpack silhouettes and actually added an extra pocket Then she perfectly sized to fit a pair of ears in it. Wow You want to wear your ears, but you don't want to have them on your head all day now They have a pack of their own spot if you if you don't wear your ears. It's just an extra pocket We also have again the signature cell phone pocket double water bottle or a water bottle and an umbrella because it's Florida And you know, it's gonna rain And more storage and pockets on the inside. Wow, that's too cool I go to park bags. I already wear them in my real life, and now I get to wear them with Disney characters. I'm excited I'm excited. It's just the beginning. So we have many many many more coming We are working on 2025 projects already. So you're gonna see lots more luck in the parks Well, very cool. Where can we a shop you said shop Disney? Yeah, so shop Disney. Most of these will be in-park exclusive. So actually so inside a pot Friend Disney these will be at the expo this year just two months away Well, thanks, Krista It's really cool to see more park exclusive like merchandise and I'm excited for Krista and her back I think that's gonna be a perfect fit especially in world showcase and then they have a couple of other like Like sponsors here like they have Rockham socks, which is a great sock company and then even citizen citizens here I love citizen They also have the op games little booth here that shows a lot of Disney board games that they sell in the parks They have monopoly you can buy these in the parks. I've seen them before they have geek out and they're also doing something brand new that we are learning about today and It's taboo Disney and I'm excited to show you guys and give you a little sneak peek But look at this monopoly set. I've never seen it open and it looks amazing the cards say happily ever after Wow and the castle in the middle. That's pretty cool Here is the exclusive d-23 Merchandise they have a lot of stuff over here including the lounge flies some jackets and shirts And then over here is company d we get to see all of the Walt Disney stuff. It's really cool the Walt Disney Company Yeah, they have shirts. I like just the subtle touches just like that or this shirt down here And like I said, normally you couldn't buy these like non cast members aren't allowed to purchase this That's a really nice one They have so many cool ones. Oh man That's a cool zipper up. I already bought one though And with that we are done here today That's a perfect first day to uh destination d-23 Now we're going to a special Epcot party where we're going to be able to go and ride guardians of the galaxy and test track and go through the new Moana attraction It's really cool. It's a part of your ticket too So if you bought a ticket to go to destination d-23, then you get to go to Epcot and kind of have the park to yourself So, uh, I hope you enjoyed the video I enjoyed making it and let me know what you guys think of all the announcements in the comments below I'd love to hear what people are thinking and uh, we'll see you next time Bye Look at this pretty girl laying in the grass Who's the prettiest little damnation? It's you Gracie