 Hey friends today, we are hanging out at Universal Studios and we are gonna be attending the Orlando Informer meet-up I am so excited. This is a separate ticketed event that gives us access to both islands of adventure and Universal Studios All the food and beverages are included So that means we are gonna have endless butter beer and then we're also gonna be able to do a couple of things That normal guests can't do so I am beyond excited Anyhoo, let's go do this And here it is the check-in for this year's Orlando Informer meet-up. I cannot wait to get in there We'll go over all the details with you guys But this is seriously such an amazing experience and I'm so happy that I get to come out and show you guys The Orlando Informer meet-up happens multiple times a year and it is open to the public So anybody can buy a ticket to actually come to this and like I say this is probably the best way to do Universal Studios It is so amazing that it sells out so fast So you have to be on it whenever they release the tickets and I'm just excited I can't wait to show you how much food we get to eat because everything is included You just walk in to the different restaurants or go up to the food carts and you just take whatever you want and it is so amazing The next Orlando Informer meet-ups are scheduled right here It is November 18 to the 19th December 2nd to the 3rd and then December 9 to the 10th And this is the winter meet-up and there are some tickets available some dates are sold out But I'm gonna put all the information in the description below so you guys can check it out because if you plan on being here during those Dates you definitely want to come to this Another really awesome thing that you get to do when you're actually coming to the Orlando Informer meet-up Because you get both parts you have a special walkway that's opened up So you can actually walk in between Islands of Adventure and Universal Studios And you don't have to walk around and they have the Hogwarts Express open And I think that's so much fun because it saves on time so you can park hop pretty fast Like you can park hop probably within like two minutes The check-in area is right in between Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure and Once you get in here, you're gonna get your wristband all your credentials And then you get to enjoy the park before the event starts All right We are all checked in and like I said before if you buy an Orlando Informer ticket You get into the parks as early as five o'clock and the event starts at eight o'clock And it goes from 8 p.m. All the way till 1 30 in the morning and in between those hours It's only Orlando Informer get and it's just so amazing. The wait times is almost no wait for rides All the food you care to enjoy and special experiences only for the Orlando Informer meet-up Some of the exclusive experiences that you get to do at the Orlando Informer this year are a Special speak easy that they have in one of the back studios a lot of really cool food items and of course The ability to ride the pterodon flyers over at islands of adventure This is one of the best rides to ride Normally adults can't ride it without a child and during the Orlando Informer meet-up It's the only time you can do it and we've got the golden ticket Because the event food doesn't start until 8 p.m. They supply you with a $15 food and beverage card that you can use in the park or even out on city walk in between 5 p.m. And 8 p.m. In case you get hungry, so that's really awesome that comes with that comes with each ticket You get a $15 food and beverage card. So that's just kind of it's just the benefits. They're just out of this world. I Really do love the speakeasy theme for this year's Orlando Informer meet-up And like I said, they're gonna have a special speakeasy inside soundstage 33 So that's gonna be like the highlight of the night. I cannot wait to check it out and that opens up at 10 o'clock So we'll have a little time before that, but I am like that's probably like the highlighted thing that I'm excited to do We are gonna start over at islands of adventure because that starts at 8 o'clock Well the Orlando Informer meet-up event starts at 8 o'clock over on this park and then 9 o'clock on the other one because that Went to open later and that way it gives us a little head start on all the good snacks and all the food and also They have tons of the entertainment that's still on like the Hogwarts castle projection show is gonna go on tonight the Frog choir. There's a lot and it's like a lot. I think there's a lot to take and you can see I'm a little a Little happy get a little giddy Now that we've made it to islands of adventure our first stop is gonna be right here at Hogshead and we're gonna start off the night with maybe a little beverage because I mean later on all the food is gonna be Free and the rides are gonna have low-weight times. So in the meantime, it's gonna wait around and maybe have a drink Because we're gonna be getting so much food later on I decided to save my food and beverage card and use it for a Adult beverage here at Hogshead Anytime I come to Hogshead, you know, I have to get the deathly hollows. It's a staple There it is, thank you Take a look at the lighting happening right now. It's like the golden hour We literally were just walking around and I had to stop and just appreciate how beautiful it is And we were worried there was gonna be like a storm tonight Now there still might be a storm in the area, but this is beautiful Look at the double rainbow happening right now and Velasa Coast are Not double rainbow And now the events or the meet-up officially has started the food is ready It's time to eat and I think our first stop here in islands of adventure is gonna be three broomsticks Over in Hogshead. Time for some fish and chips and some chicken Here we are three broomsticks. I can't wait to go in and get something to eat grab some butter beer Maybe a little dessert. Maybe like I said a little fish and chips the lines seem a little bit long But that's because everybody's over on islands of adventure side because universal studios doesn't start the free food For another hour. So everybody's over here at once, but I want to kind of get everything done So we'll knock this out of the way If you plan on coming to three broomsticks to eat I plan on I Recommend that you come as soon as possible because it's probably the busiest spot probably the whole entire night Everything is just grab and go just grab it and then go promise You're grabbing and going look at I'll take a little fish Right here. I'll take a little chicken right here We'll take a little bit of everything then we're coming down here. Oh, there's a salad there, too. Oh What about the cottage pie And then you can grab whatever butter beer you want hot frozen cold and it looks like I got the words Look at this tray. This is insane All right, we're gonna start off with some fish and chips a little crunch Very crunchy holy moly Now wash it down with some butter beer A french fry It's seriously so amazing all the food that you get for this and now I want to dive into this apple pie. Look at this They usually have like a pretty consistent menu here, and I remember this being so amazing. Look at that. Oh Much too good The fish and chips is so good though. It was so crunchy. I love it just the way it is the chickens Okay, too. Sometimes they have ribs, but we're gonna skip that and we're gonna go straight to dessert because we can do that It's the informal meet up I Forgot that they give us these little tiny chairs to sit at the table and it kind of looks like we're a bunch of kids Sitting down. I know you don't you look because you're six seven Now I got to get into this cottage pie here or shepherd's pie, I don't know which one it is look at that. Oh, yeah After trying basically all the food here at three roomsticks I have to say my favorite is probably the fish and chips the potatoes that come with the chicken and of course the hot Butterbeer this is one. I wish I could get a butter beer counter in the corner there because The butter beer counting should begin right now one hot butter beer Of course if you don't want to wait in line at three broomsticks and you just want to get straight to the butter Beer business they do have all the stands open. What you got there butter beer butter beer Max scratcher butter beer We're gonna actually start moving along and An important thing is to pace yourself when you're eating a lot of the food here because you don't want to get full off of just a Little bit so only take a little bit there at the three broomsticks You kind of just have to have it all but now on since we're in a big group We're gonna be sharing a lot of it and I checked on Hagrid's and it was only a 30 minute wait And that is pretty amazing seriously that is phenomenal And if this night couldn't get any better look at this shirt, that's me. I love it Thank you so much. That is the best thing ever I think we're gonna actually hop from over on islands of adventure to universal studio side And we're gonna use the walkway so we can just walk right on over to the other side of the park And I'm excited to get over to finnigan's and also check out the speakeasy, which we have to find out There's a special password to get in I Love when you're able to go backstage and see a little bit of the different like behind the scenes like areas It's always fun to explore Gives me the hhn vibes promises said that too. I can't wait. Yeah Stage 20 right there shot. You know what they used to film there No, the Jimmy Fallon show that's where they got the elephant doors That's what the Jimmy Fallon show. Oh the ride. No the show Two churros in a pretzel it's on you. Oh, okay on the house Two churros in a pretzel Yeah, look at this nobody over here. Whoa fancy Yeah, I like it Kristen inspired me to get a pretzel. I had to we're right here. So might as well so pretzels for everybody Wow guys look at it over here. This is insane Pretzel down lucky you didn't pay for that Hi friends Thank you. Oh, you're the best I am a little bit sad because There has been something that I've always went to for every single Orlando and former meetup that I've been to and it's always been my Go-to and it's a brisket sandwich. Well, and it was at a place that is no longer with us And oh my lord. Look at this Nobody is out hanging out with Shrek My friends are there my friends are hanging out with Shrek. This is so cool He doesn't want that doesn't got bugs on it. He knows I Got I got kisses from Shrek. That's the best Thank you. Thank you. Oh, is that what it is? He picks you. I Love it. Oh You just wipe it off on me. Oh, thank you nice I think I did get bugger's answers This is great. Wait a second I might be able to say a final farewell to the monsters cafe now right before I shot this video clip I was crying because I wasn't gonna be able to come to monsters cafe for the Orlando informer, but guess what? It's open One last Orlando informer meetup my friend. We're going to get the brisket sandwich. I am so excited I Didn't think it was gonna be possible, but here we are This is this makes me so happy right now, huh? Yes, they have the brisket sandwich Looks like we've got chicken french fries Mac and cheese look at this cornbread. Okay. Have a cornbread to on there. No mac and cheese. Yeah There we go and some brussel sprouts too, this is one of the best meals I think I've ever had Thank you Yeah, I am so happy that we got to be here guys. I got some chicken surprise some brisket You know how to get the brisket cornbread brussel sprouts the works Look at that now you could get like brisket mac and cheese But I just skipped that. It was actually very good too. Yeah, you liked it. I just went straight meats I just wait can I just have the brisket hold the Mac? Yeah protein only Like I said, they didn't have my brisket sandwich, but at least they have the brisket and that's all I care about Hmm and then the french fries Much too good This is gonna be my last time eating in a monsters cafe I'm so happy that this is happening right now I'm gonna miss it so much though. I really love it in here. I'm pretty sure That it's gonna pop back up in the epic universe. I know promises loving this too Yeah, we got it last chance right here We can't stay long though. We have to keep moving. We have to pace ourselves, but gotta say goodbye Say goodbye to the monster cafe Over here is Dracula Goodbye Dracula Okay, we said our official goodbyes to the monsters cafe now It's time to make it back to the speakeasy and to get in the speakeasy There's a secret passcode like you know, I mean it's a speakeasy So there's a password and we've already cracked it, but there are you know puzzles to find out what it is So I'm not gonna tell you guys what it is in case you plan on coming and the speakeasy returns But it's back here and we're gonna check it out for the first time As you're trying to get into the speakeasy have to be on the lookout because there are some suspicious Fellas walking around questioning people. So be very very careful I'm here for the newspaper We're inquiring inquiring minds What's the inquiring about? I'm not inquiring Now when I came in I said I would be asking the questions I don't want the patty wagon. No, no, no, no, no patty wagon Take me to church Yep, take me to church Thank you, thank you proceed Oh, you guys don't know the password do you Yeah, you're telling everybody I'm gonna have to bleep that part. Yeah. Yeah. Definitely beat that part Nate. Come on in. Hey, let's go. Okay Careful in there Watch out for the ladies. They'll empty your pockets. Yeah, we'll eat his six of them And it was on a feather that's a very interesting story, what does that have to do with anything? We were flocking together Good Well, eighty six some very nafty Thank you Mind your bees and queues I'm looking for people Did you top me on the shoulder Forget about it Thank you Don't worry about a thing get a drink. Yeah. Just enjoy yourself over there. Someone needs a eighty-sixties fellas You hide you hide it. Give me this. It's fine. It's fine. Get a drink here. Look there's boo. You know Look, there's boo I'm charlie. I'm chuckles. I'm chuckles as I know Chuckles can I tell you a few jokes? Tell me a joke tell you a few jokes come stand over here It makes the jokes better. All right. What do you call fake spaghetti? What's a mob boss's favorite coffee drink? Al Frappuccino Oh Looks like they're serving up Manhattan's espresso martinis and then of course they got the white claws and the bug lights But I think we're gonna do an espresso martini and maybe a Manhattan for you, sir Espresso martinis That looks too good You're a rat He is a rat. He ratted me right out. I gotta get away from you right now I say who are you with you say forget about you're with me. He's not with me. I'm a connected guy Who do you know? What's your name? Shout out. He's not a friend of ours. He's not a friend of yours. He's not a friend of ours That's the guy slim gem music here. Cheers I don't know Listen don't listen to that guy. He's a rat That's for a friend of ours. He's a friend of ours. Oh, okay. All right. He's a friend of ours Oh, he's a friend of mine then. All right. All right. Good. Good Do it do it do it do it do it do it How you doing? I'm down by the minutes Oh, this is your club. Hey. Oh, all right. I like it Very legitimate I heard he was a rat though Yep, I hear two towels a rat It is taking all of my strength to leave the speaking I felt like heaven in there. Honestly, it was the greatest time ever, but there's so much more to do here Orlando informer and taylor Guys, that's a home run. That was the best thing. I think I've ever like had here at one of these events at universal studios in general too So so amazing and everyone that worked in there all the entertainment Bravo, bravo Don't tell him the password christen don't tell her the password Don't tell him we sent you don't tell him we sent you And now it's time for finnigans and you guys know it wouldn't be a trip to the Orlando informer meet-up without stopping to finnigan Oh, here it is I'm a little bit sad. I have to say it looks like the wingies and the bread pudding is in here this year They have a buffalo chicken macaroni and cheese They've got some parochies now there is buffalo like chicken tenders in here in the mac and cheese itself So i'm gonna grab some of it, but I might I might miss my wings and bread pudding Oh my lord, there is hope in the world the bread pudding is here And I am so excited. Look at this. Look at this amazing deliciousness. We're gonna scoop a nice big helping scoopsie bread pudding Pop it right there and then of course The bread pudding whiskey sauce look at this That's the only way There is hope though like I said here it is It's piping hot too. Lots of whiskey stuff. Look how hot that is. Look at the steam Holy moly I love this bread pudding so much. I don't know why Wow because it's warm and it's so warm. It's like literally like so hot like you can see the steam Just piping off there right now and it's gonna be in my stomach. It's gonna be in my belly But louis is right next door and they got the pizza and the pasta and the one meatball As much as I love that bread pudding We have to keep moving louis is right around the corner like I said And then we still have to get over to islands to ride the pterodon flyers It's got to happen Also, they have the special margarita fries here, so we have a Orlando and former exclusive they look good Look at this I'll take them. I'll take 12 It looks like in louis they got the fettuccine alfredo with chicken the meatball sub the warm garlic breadsticks The pizza and the margarita fries Oh, I don't want one Can I get a pepperoni slice and then the margarita fries the meatball sub Yeah, oh yes Look at that Honestly tonight has been such a fun night full of food But you really got to take advantage of all these great like opportunities to try food You never got to try and I'm going to start off with the margarita pizza fries because they're special Look at these bad boys. We're just going to grab a nice one right here Get a little bit of everything on there. It looks like we got some pesto some balsamic vinaigrette. That's a big word for Elmo It's a pizza pie Now take a look at the meatball sub Look at that. Oh, the bread is so crunchy and the cheese is melty. Listen ready Can you hear that? Much too good One meatball That is so good now. It's time for the pizza the pizza the undercarriage is pretty bad here lots of flop Look at this flop I mean, that's that's a floppy floppy pizza, but here we go Huh You ever take that first bite of pizza and the cheese comes sliding off and smash you in the bottom lip and burn Yeah, that's exactly what just happened to me. Oh got a little pepperoni here Louise I love you, but we got to get going the margarita pizza fries were really good though. I did like that new edition Hi friend. It was really good. I mean, it's kind of like a twist on the pizza fries, but a little balsamic balsamic vinaigrette Before that though, we have to stop at the hospitality booth here. You got to get our button Hello, huh? There it is. Yes. Hello. Hello. Hello how to come over and get the uh the buttons All right, the button has been obtained now diagonally Let's take a look inside the leaky cauldron here. Let's see what they have to offer One of my favorite things about coming to the Orlando and former meetup is you get to try all of the harry potter drinks And normally that would cost you so much money because you have butter beer frozen butter beer hot butter beer pumpkin juice tangy tying lemon squash Otters fizzy orange juice fishy green ale peach tea fizzing tea and ghillie water So you just kind of grab and go they have them already and just grab All right. Look our collection is complete. We've got the peach tea fizzing tea, which is right there then we've got the Fishy green ale, which is this green one right here Then we've got the tongue tying lemon squash Then we've got the pumpkin juice and then we've got the otters fizzy orange juice And then we've got hot cold and frozen butter beers the harry potter challenge Believe it or not, this is not my first time trying this but here's the peach one Oh, that's good. I always like that one the fishy green ale and it's got little fish eggs at the bottom I do not like that one No the lemon It's refreshing then the pumpkin juice always love the pumpkin juice I don't know how the pumpkin juice tastes after the lemon one and then the orange juice one now the rim is the important part of this one What is it Is it very sweet very sweet and of course other butter beers one two three four counters going Honestly, that is such a cool experience to do. I've done it before but you're never going to be able to do that without paying $100 that whole territory was a hundred dollars in drinks and it was cool that we all got to try them I love it so much All right, it's time to head back to islands of adventure Yep time to go We got to hurry up that you know, you think you have all this time, but it goes by so fast You're too busy eating a whole bunch of food Yep Can I have a churro and two turkey legs, please that's just sick Thank you I'm not eating anymore Thanks for the waters. Well, that's for you Turkey leg right here Thank you. Here we go It's time I honestly ate so much food and now we're going on this it's like the perfect end of the day Here goes Kristen This is our first one You can't film while you're on the ride, but I'm gonna film like me and my friends as we're coming off the ride It's your turn shotty boy Well, you're good Goodbye I feel like I was 12 years old again That was low-key Guys, that was low-key terrifying. This is the Kristen and Shawn came in for takeover. I'm painting mr Morrow channel. We're stealing this camera. We're stealing it and we're running away and we're never getting it back I don't even know if we're in the shot. Oh Okay, we're back in business. What do we want to tell all of everyone? Now that we got the flyers done it's time for Jurassic park Oh, we are Separated all out Yeah I'm going in the front then I'm going number one now. I can't film on the ride, but we could take a selfie at least That was amazing That was so much fun. Low-key. It was so much fun even in the dark and by ourselves. I loved it We got the whole place to ourselves. We got the whole place you want to go again? Sean no And with that, I think we are done here another chapter closed Another Orlando informer meetup. I love this guys. I'm sure I talk so highly about it all the time Uh, I'm gonna put all the links in the description So if you guys want to try to get tickets definitely should try because they're so it's it's such an amazing night And uh, I hope you guys enjoyed the video because I enjoyed making it. We'll see you next time. Bye