 Hey friends today, I am hanging out at Disney's contemporary resort the contemporary is going through some changes recently and Disney gave us our first look at the renovated rooms with the incredible touch to it and Also, the wave is going to be closing down for an extended renovation And it's going to be from July to the 50th anniversary So I thought it'd be worth it to come out and do a little dining review any who's Let's go do this as you can see the contemporary is still going through changes and Let me know in the comments what you guys think about the incredible rooms the contemporary has always been one of my favorite resorts It's an opening day resort and it's just got so much history to it. So I'd love to hear your feedback Another interesting thing is why I wanted to come out and dine at the wave is because Disney did announce that it is going to Be reopening with a reimagined dining experience So it might not be coming back the same as it was and there's even rumors out there that it could be changed to a Steakhouse they might change the name. There could be an incredible overlay. I mean, they're all just rumors But it's really interesting and I wanted to see what it's like right now just as we're coming up on the closure If you check out Disney parks blog They even say on there the wave of American flavors will also soon close to make way for a Reimagined dining experience in time for Walt Disney World's 50th anniversary celebration So like I said, there's a good chance the wave might not be coming back the wave Right now the restaurant is switching over from lunch and dinner So the dining room is closed and it won't reopen till five o'clock So we have time to actually explore around the resort a little bit and then after dinner Maybe we might hop right on over to the Magic Kingdom It's one of my favorite things about dining here is you can just have a nice Stroll to Main Street USA after dinner just so you can kind of digest and relax a little bit It is a beautiful day out today though And I love the contemporaries like outside Recreation area and Bay Lake Towers. They're almost the same they share it and I did a staycation at Bay Lake Tower Not too long ago So if you guys want to watch that video to get a better look of everything the resort has to offer I'll put the link in the description so you can check it out for me I think we're gonna go upstairs and maybe a grab a drink before dinner Earlier I was talking about how much I love the contemporary because all of its history One of the cool history facts that happened here was in 1973 Richard Nixon made his infamous I am not a crook speech right here at Disney's contemporary resort How cool is that like that is such a bit of history isn't it? Well, I'm not a crook. I've earned everything I've got We have made our way up to level four the Grand Canyon Concourse and you can see there's still a lot of Refurbishment happening. You can actually hear them hammering and drilling up there. They're just ripping everything out But one cool thing is the arcade reopened. I am so excited to see the arcade's reopening This is such a great thing. I don't know when it reopened, but if all the arcade is gonna open up I'm pumped. I'm really excited for this Look at this and this one happens to be one of the bigger arcades This is amazing the massage chairs are back. Oh, yeah, this is gonna be a lot of fun I am so happy that they got these all open again They have ski ball. They have basketball They even have a Nerf arcade and a lot of amazing machines some of them are older And I think some of them are brand new so they definitely put in some new arcade games. That's really cool I don't think I've ever seen a nerf arcade machine before. It's nerf or nothing Really starting to feel like all is right in the world I love these massage chairs They used to be in the space mountain gift shop a long long time ago He's we were to get a lace little massage in the middle of the park day at space mountain I wonder if they're gonna bring those back, too Now I think we need to head back down to the wave and get ready for our reservation We didn't actually play a lot on the arcade as much as I wanted to I did get to test out the massage chairs though So at least that was fun. I'm just happy to see it back open One of the things I'm gonna try to accomplish at the wave itself is ordering things. I've never ordered from before Oh, hey friends. Oh Awesome, no, it's okay. Thank you. Bye. Bye. That is so awesome Like I said, I'm gonna try to order things. I've never ordered before and it's gonna be really easy because I've only actually ordered dinner here once before and I think I got no key. I'm not too sure but We'll just have to look at the menu It looks like they're still setting up for dinner service So I'm gonna be able to go in there and show you guys around without it being overly crowded Which is kind of amazing because usually once it starts to get busy the lounge fills up and the lounge is a popular spot You can get great drinks and appetizers and I think you can get the full menu, too Honestly though, I could never picture this being anything else but the wave like it's just so iconic to me And I love coming in here We visit the lounge all the time and I love coming to the blue room like there's no way they can get rid of the blue rooms So many monorail crawls started right here in this blue room And I could not imagine what am I gonna do for a couple months like this is set to close I think July 15th, and it's not gonna reopen until October Well, maybe the week before but it's set to open up for the 58th anniversary Looks like our table is ready. Look at this The cast member came over and asked what I was looking at getting to drink and I said I was kind of in the mood for coffee and He said well you're in luck because I'm the master of the iced coffee and I was like go ahead do your best So we're gonna see what we're gonna get here and Take a look at this. He wasn't joking. He is the master of an iced coffee. I can't wait to try this This looks very delicious. I Always tend to listen to somebody whenever they say they do something very good So like you know I mean if they say they can make a good iced coffee I'll believe them and I'll definitely give it a shot Oh And that is wild That is good like he had the perfect amount of measurement for me I don't like it too sweet. I like that coffee taste and wow, how did he know me so well without knowing me? Now that we have our amazing iced coffee Let's take a look at the menu and figure out what we're gonna get to eat Before I seen that they had a bail bun appetizer But it looks like it's not on this menu when he told me it was for lunch only so I went ahead and I ordered that And then for entrees, I was really sold on the sustainable fish of the day They said it's a salmon, but I wasn't really feeling the salmon But the thing that caught my attention was the rice perlou. It's rice served with shrimp and chorizo So I asked if I can get that rice perlou with the grilled beef tenderloin and yeah, I think that's what we're going with So basically to sum it up we're looking at iced coffee bail buns grilled filet mignon and Rice with chorizo and shrimp this sounds like a pretty amazing meal and plus they have a bread service So I'm very excited to show you that The cool thing about this bread service is they give you this nice sea salted butter right here And it comes with multigrain bread But in the morning they serve this kind of pecan butter that is absolutely amazing I got it with their pancakes. They have sweet potato pancakes And they were one of the best pancakes I ever had and if you ask for it They will give you that butter that they give for morning for your bread service And it's kind of like texas road like texas roadhouse dinner rolls like their apple butter is phenomenal. Wait till you see this butter here So i'm not too sure how it's going to taste On the multigrain bread, but we're going to give it a go. Look at this It almost looks like ice cream, doesn't it? But there's pecans in there. This is such amazing butter This seriously might be some of the best butter I've had at disney world Oh, I cannot wait to try this on this bread That is the best. Oh my lord, I love it And while we were eating our pecan butter with our multigrain bread Our bail buns came and take a look at these little guys this little appetizer Look how they have it in the bowl like a little bowl like this I'll try to lift one up. It's got coleslaw on top Very fancy You can order these at the lounge outside of the restaurant itself I think they're available all the time there and I think I've had them before so I think they're pretty good Oh, yeah, these are absolutely amazing. I love them such a good thing So if you don't see them on the appetizer menu Ask and you know, you never know if they can get them So I don't know if they serve them in here all the time or if I was just lucky enough to get them this time So always ask I know one of the rumors is that they were going to re theme this restaurant to uh steakhouse 71 Which is kind of like a steakhouse 55 that they have in disney land and 55 being the year that disney land opened up And 71 being the year while disney world opened up the steakhouse 55 is in the disney land hotel So if they did want to hear I probably would be on board with that. I mean sounds really cool I think we need a solid steakhouse on the magic kingdom loop. I mean, that's phenomenal And speaking of steak here is my steak and take a look at that. It's a filet. I ordered Pittsburgh So I like it about mid rare on the inside a little bit of char on the outside And then here is that rice that I was talking about a mixture of rice shrimp and chorizo This normally does not come with this. This usually comes with the sustainable fish But I was very interested in trying it. So I don't know we're gonna give it a go I'm pretty positive. I heard about the steakhouse 71 rumor from blog mickey I think they actually posted it. Like I said, these are all just rumors So you never know what's gonna happen But I would be interested in seeing that and now I got a steak here. So it's kind of funny how that works So let's cut into this bad boy here Like I said a little bit of char on the outside perfect with a nice mid-rare center We'll try the steak first and then the rice Steak is good, but now we gotta try this rice. Oh, look at that a nice big old shrimp as soon as I put down the fork there I love chorizo and I love rice and I love shrimp. So this is probably gonna be phenomenal Oh, wow, I do have to say This rice is absolutely amazing like wow It totally made this whole meal and like I said, it didn't even come with the steak So if you do like fish or like salmon, this probably would be such an amazing combination I do have to say overall, I really do love the food here at the wave I think I love breakfast a lot more only because I've had such a great experience with the sweet potato pancakes They were hands down one of the best pancakes I ever had But overall the food itself is pretty good I definitely see that they need a renovation and probably an upgrade to the menu just to make it a little bit more I don't know Like co-existent with all of its other restaurants in here Like, you know what I mean? Like all the different restaurants inside the contemporary or on the monorail loop itself Now it's time to head out. I finished up all of my food and instead of getting a dessert my Waiter actually made me another coffee to go and this is a different flavor The master of the iced coffee strikes again That was so good. Now I'm pretty full and I think we're gonna head over to magic kingdom I don't know if I should get the monorail or walk I don't know. It's tough decisions tough decisions Well, looks like we're gonna have to walk. They're still asking for guests to wear masks on the transportation And I stopped bringing masks with me. So I wasn't expecting to actually take a bus or a monorail And uh, yeah, I guess always be prepared But that's my fault. So it's not too bad. It's a nice day for a little walk over to the magic kingdom Also, I did hear some amazing news starting officially tomorrow Cast members have the choice to wear the mask and the goggles in the restaurant So they don't have to wear their mask starting tomorrow. That's so awesome, right? Only if they're fully vaccinated But still absolutely amazing. I'm so happy because we've been walking around enjoying the mask free parks And it's about time the cast members get to work without them We're just gonna start walking over to the magic kingdom and look at that beautiful sky over there Looks like it's gonna be a nice clear day. No rain But then all of a sudden we take a look over here And I think a storm is brewing So we may only have like 10 20 minutes inside the magic kingdom and a lot of people would say it's not worth it But I mean if you're right here, I mean five minutes I think is worth it just to stop in and say hello real quick. Hello magic kingdom And then uh, try to run out of there before you get poured on. I'm up to that challenge When you're crossing the street here to get over to the magic kingdom, this could be kind of scary I mean you've got things just flying all around I mean, this is intense, right? Look at a bus flying in there It's really awesome to see all this though If we don't hurry up, we might not even beat the storm I'm like trying to power walk to get over here. It's not that far of a walk It's only about like maybe eight minutes from the contemporary magic kingdom But I didn't think the storm would be rolling in that quick Look at this It is like creeping right up on us here Holy moly And look at that. We made it made it before the rain. That's all I cared about just to be able to be here Just for a couple minutes Lots of people are heading out. I mean when you see the storm is approaching like that You kind of just take warning and just seek shelter and a lot of people are smart again now before it starts I guess you could say I'm not smart like honestly, that is crazy Look at it. It is literally just creeping towards the magic kingdom That is so funny. Also, did anybody else think I was dressed like a cowboy today? I mean I wore my wooden shirt and I got my cow punter badge back on and uh I just ran into someone and they said wow you really look like a cowboy And it is true. I do All right, we have made it. So now we have to figure out what we're gonna do I kind of want to ride a ride should we head to the people mover? To Pirates of the Caribbean I don't know. Oh boy. Joey says I'm actually half tempted to just stand here and watch the storm Come to the magic kingdom because I think it's so creepy and amazing. I'm loving the way this looks right now Seriously, just look beautiful skies and then it's literally creeping right up Main Street, USA That is intense, right? That actually doesn't sound like a bad idea I think we're just gonna post up shop for a little bit and watch the storm come rolling into the magic kingdom It's so awesome. I don't know how well it came out, but we'll find out once I post this video Now I think I'm gonna head on in to Cinderella castle and walk right through it and maybe uh Take a spin on Prince Charming's carousel. I haven't done that in a while I never am able to hear the music in here. Wow Sounds like it's coming from this door It's so funny because right on the other side of the castle is that big thunderstorm And it's kind of blocking it right now. It's so bright and sunny over here, but like on the other side whole different story I'm not too sure what possessed me to come ride the carousel, but I'm happy. I'm doing it right now. They're playing some merry poppins Chim chiminy chim chim cherry It's because I'm dressed up kind of like a cowboy. So I got to come ride a horse. This is all piecing together Oh, I'm so excited. We got to pick a horse pick a horse That's the one right here. This is the silver tuna. It's even got a silver lion on it I am really high up here And I actually had to climb up on this horse just to get on this one. So like I had to take a step up on a horse Oh, there it is I love it gets me all excited Oh Wow Look at all the pretty lights and being able to see the castle that is so amazing, isn't it? Look at that Huh? It makes me miss kinobles in eliesburg, Pennsylvania because they still have the brass ring So, uh, if you watch that video that I did at kinobles on their carousel You have to reach out and you have to hook out a ring You have to pull a ring out and if you get the brass ring you get to ride again And oh man, how cool would that be to do that here? Probably a little dangerous That's probably why disney doesn't want to do that But this seriously hits me right in the feels like I have such a happy feeling right now. Oh, no I spoke too soon. Now it's coming to an end. Oh, no I ended all the way in the up position too. So now I get to hop down I'm gonna have to step on this one to get down Look at that hysterical, isn't it? Holy moly It's taller than I am Honestly, I really feel like if you're having one of those rough days at the magic kingdom It's been a long day. You've been here since park open and you've been going at it all day long Go take a ride on the carousel. I really think it'll make you feel better It definitely makes you feel a little euphoria and just I don't know It really does something wonderful if you ever watched saving mr. Banks In that movie they talk about how Walt disney got mary poppins and I think ultimately it came down to Uh her riding the carousel. So like that's what I mean. Like it's definitely something that I'll carry out always And if the carousel doesn't do the trick for you, then maybe try seven doors mind train right now It says 45 minutes, but I think it just recently reopened because it was closed because of lightning in the area Which I don't understand. I feel like if we hop in line There's a good chance that it's going to start lightning and then they're going to close the ride again But I'm willing to go for it. I think we should There is no way this is going to be 45 minutes. I think we lucked out. I hope we can get on there in time before the rain starts That was truly amazing Just about 20 minutes And I don't think it's raining or lightning Because they probably would have closed the ride already and instead of riding the front row I elected to ride the back row because I don't think I've ever ridden the back row before So this is going to be a new experience for me Oh it was quick Oh There we go came out so quick like that We're gonna ride the back row now back row on seven doors mind train is way better than the front. That was amazing. Absolutely amazing Look at this We get a little dancey time in here and then I think we get to watch the other Cart come flying down the hill right here and still no rain That was amazing, but I think we're definitely pushing our luck here We better get heading back or we're gonna get poured like it's gonna get we're gonna get soaked. It's definitely gonna pour Wow, I feel so lucky like honestly I thought we were gonna come over here probably hang out on main street usa for like 10 minutes Instead we got to go on the carousel ride seven doors mind train Which is honestly an accomplishment on its own and now we're heading out and not even one raindrop yet Seriously, I think I spoke way too soon. I really just felt a big raindrop not like a little raindrop I felt like a big droplet of water. So I have a feeling we need to probably run Oh my lord, this is gonna be so interesting I think it's gonna just start down pouring any second now like it's like a light drizzle now But these are big droplets big droplets mean a big storm. So we're gonna try to make it out of here I wish I had an umbrella But can you believe if I didn't come over here? I would have missed out on the carousel and seven doors mind train That blows my mind. Doesn't it? It's crazy The sidewalks are starting to load up people trying to get shelter. It really hasn't down poured yet Oh, I gotta get out of this picture. All right. So I think that's gonna do it for me I think I need to put the camera away and make sure I get back to the car before I end up getting soaked Especially with the fancy electronics, you know, you don't want to get your camera wet And I don't have any bags or anything like that. I guess I could kind of like hover the hat around. I'm bald Anywho's I hope you enjoyed the video. I enjoyed making it. We'll see you next time Bye