 Hey friends today We are continuing my 12 days till Christmas countdown where I vlog every single day until Christmas day And I'm so excited We're gonna hang around my town Do some grocery shopping and then we're gonna head over to Gaylord Palms and see all of their Christmas activities They got and also I planned on meeting up with some friends and maybe going to Epcot later on So we're gonna eat some food ride some rides, and we only have eight days left till Christmas Any hoos let's go do this Good morning star shine the earth says hello. You want to get some breakfast? You want some breakfast? I Don't do many home videos like home vlogs But I figured it would be nice to kind of add it into the mix during the 12 days of vlogmas I kind of want to go to all the theme parks. I went to Magic Kingdom already and Hollywood Studios I'm gonna hit up universal, but I only had like three days until I had to hit the road and then drive to Pennsylvania So we're gonna try to get as many parts as we can get done before the holiday season ends This is the food Gracie likes to eat. I just switched her about Two or three months ago when she's obsessed Gracie want breakfast Why Yo Gracie's losing her mind over there Breakfast is served Here we go. There you go. That actually looks so good. I can eat it. It's made with real chicken they say My mornings with Gracie are one of the things I could never live without I cherish these moments every single morning I love getting up and we're like all right. Let's go. We have such a great routine We like to go visit different dog parks in the area But we do have a couple of reoccurring favorites that we'd like to go to so well Yeah, we're just gonna go for a little walkie and then we're gonna start our day Look at lightning McQueen here. I love hearing Gracie as she runs She's like Gracie are you trying to dig a big hole here? Look at this Holy moly This is a group effort. I don't think this is one dog I feel like they've all been scratching away This one's starting to form now. What? What's this come here what? Now that me and Gracie got to spend time at the dog park We're gonna make our way to Gaylord Palms. This is a hotel right next to Walt Disney World and They're doing a really special ice event. I don't know if I need a reservation or not But it's free to go there. I think you have to pay to park It's I think it's like thirty five dollars to pay to park So if you can uber uber there, but it's very beautiful people said a lot of amazing things And I just want to go gander and take a look see and if we can't get in we can't get in But I just want to go there never been there before I have to make a quick stop at Publix here Because I got to pick up some things everybody loves a Publix trip I mean, I thought about getting a pub sub wise here, but it's too early for that Publix has no business being so good at the cookie game. They have so many great flavors of cookies I always come in and check look at these beauties Wow, it's a cookie platter and then they got cranberry honey cookies Heap bar cookies chocolate chip chocolate chip with M&Ms and then over here. You've got vegan oatmeal raisin chocolate Pecan chocolate. Yeah, Calypso crunch bites. Oh Black and whites One of the places I've always wanted to eat was Rao's. It's a restaurant in New York But it's invite only and look they actually have soup here It's so funny how I'm vlogging soup But I really want to eat at this restaurant one day. So if anybody knows how to get in let me know I'm not even sure if I'm seeing a right. Is it Rao's? Rao's? I don't know. Whatever it is. They make really good Sunday gravy and I love it and we have made it to Gaylord Palms and this hotel is huge Look at this and Disney World Well, the the big Walt Disney World welcome sign is literally right on this road So when you drive under it, you're right next to this Gaylord Palms And I've always wanted to come in here and today is my first time The tropical storm is still in the area. So we have gray skies and On and off rain showers. So hopefully the day just stays clear and maybe we can do some other fun stuff Maybe head back in and go to one of the parks The entrance to this lobby is amazing because you get this grand reveal of the atrium Look at that Wow, it's so beautiful in here. I can see the Christmas tree up there And this is where all the rooms are you can actually stay here in these rooms and you overlook this They even have a bunch of alligators in the lobby itself or the atrium. I think that's what you call this an atrium Just chilling a couple of turtles down there, too So you you can like literally stay in one of these rooms and just overlook Gator Springs here This whole place is like a rainforest It is free to come to Gaylord Palms But you do have to pay to park and I'm pretty sure all of the like Activities that they have going on you can pay to do but you can just walk around by the food Like I know that there's like two slides in there that you can pay to do and then there's the ice exhibit With peanuts and I'm gonna see if we could do some of them or if you need reservations I'm kind of just going with the flow Honestly, I'm kind of already captivated because it looks like a regular convention Like a convention center in a hotel, but then it literally like transforms into a Christmas like Village it is so cool. I am so impressed by this Look at this This is what I'm excited for Okay, I'm impressed now. They got snow. I Kind of want to do the tube slides. Look at that They have photo opportunities with Mrs. Claus a gingerbread a building shop and then tons of Other cool things that you can do in shop a little candy store here. I Really feel like I'm uh at the North Pole. I want some peppermint bark. Oh Christmas cookies. I can't wait to get to Pennsylvania and get a linser from the Manuka bakery I'm glad that we went to the Gaylord Palms and I definitely want to go back and check out all the activities I think it's nifty how you can just go in there and It's free. You know I mean well to parking in the parking is where they get you that's where they get you and they did They gotch me they gotch me good We decided to make a trip to EPCOT and hopefully the storm stays away Right now. It's kind of just really cold out the worst thing about like tropical storms during December is it's actually cold Festival the holidays is so great because like on chilly nights like this I just generally want to come to EPCOT hang out like around World Showcase. Maybe I'll get a linser cookie Maybe I'll get a teaser The sky is literally the perfect color for spaceship Earth right now And I'm excited to actually go to the new area and see a light up again There are no guardians of the galaxy Lightning lanes or virtual queues available. My friend Jason wants to ride test tracks I mean we might ride test track do like the single rider Other than that I'm just gonna hang out. Just kind of have a nice night. Nice cozy night at EPCOT That's not cozy at all Why is the line so big for spaceship Earth? I think everybody agreed on actually going to get tacos at the quick service in Mexico But yeah, I think we're gonna grab some tacos and then head on into the Kava for chips and guac and then maybe the Grand Fiesta tour This is one of my favorite quick service locations and it's got great views too. I Got the taco trio. So you get one I think it's steak one chicken one shrimp and look at that. Look at this view Isn't this so cool and I love all the Christmas lights too Tacos would have you this is a good spot to watch the fireworks, but people usually sit here for a long time. I Think I already had this before I Actually normally just get the chicken ones, but I don't think I like the shrimp one I got the trio thinking like oh, I'm just gonna want all three of them But I remember last time I didn't like the shrimp as much so the other ones are pretty good though But this one's good especially with the rice. I Think we're gonna make our way up to test track. Oh, wow. That was timed perfectly The monorail just coming into view Yeah, we're gonna go see if we can ride test track real quick. Wow. Look at that Look at the reflections on the water It's amazing what some neon lights can do 90 minutes for test track. Look at the single rider line. Oh or that might be the lightning lane. I Don't know. I don't know if we're gonna wait it out. I Don't want to wait 90 minutes. It is very busy the closer we get to Christmas day But it's great that now we can just go from one side of the park to the other because now I think we're gonna go try to see what's in the land and we can just walk straight through instead of going around Going in and around Because the new area is open We could just walk straight through in the past when the walls were up We had to go to the left or the right and then walk around And we get to see it all lit up at night, too. Oh, I think the show's starting The ground is lighting up. I'm creeping in Yo, this is so great walking through here, you see the Mickey's in the spaceship Earth The only wait time that is kind of decently low is the seas 15-minute wait, and that's probably just the queue because it's like a long walk just to get on the ride. I Love this ride, and I also love actually going to the aquarium afterwards and seeing the manatees So we'll see what they're doing. We'll see what they're up to afterwards. Maybe We got to get into a show here 15-minute wait, but there's a lot of people in front of me that have empty shells. I mean a lot of empty shells in front of me Oh I see him over there. What a gentle sea cow. I love it. They got some leaves up there I Don't know if I can see him a little better over here. It's like a magnifying glass. Oh, it makes me dizzy I'm happy that we got to ride finding Nemo now They were just gonna scoot right across the way and go See figment got to see Nemo now figment. I Wish we could hang out in here You know, I remember One time we got to go back there and sign the cool book It was really cool. I mean, I love it in here. I just like the colors Kind of reminds me of McDonald's a little bit. I Always like pointing out Buzz Lightyear too. Look at him sitting in the cage there You'll see how the five you and senses can help capture your imagination Absolutely not this is one of our discoveries the figment of imagination. Yeah, I know I told you not to interfere, but you've got it wrong doc. It's not about listening with your ears It's about listening with your imagination What's a cookie one cookie Sean noticed that test track went down to a 20 minute wait while we were on figment. It says 55 It says 55, but that is a huge improvement. So I don't know it might actually be lower Thought I was gonna lose my hat on that ride. I don't think I've ever lost a hat to test track I know guardians I have in Everest I have but I don't know about test track. I think we're gonna actually start making our way out of the park and Headin home to see Gracie girl It's been a fun day though. I'll tell you that We decided to stop at the Polynesian so we can get some food over at the Tambou Lounge You can basically get the whole entire on Hanna menu, but without The meat so we're gonna get some Ohana noodles some pot stickers some wings and maybe even some bread pudding I wish the Polynesian had more Christmas decorations. So that's the only thing it doesn't have many decorations only that one little tree Wow, we got a nice seat right at the Tambou Lounge. You got the Baltimore Jacksonville game on Fancy I got the watermelon lemonade But I got it with sparkling water instead of lemonade and it's actually really nice very refreshing I've been on a sparkling water kick recently, and I can't wait for the Ohana noodles and bread pudding to come. Oh Ohana noodles California roll pot stickers Buffalo wings they actually have buffalo wings here now. Look at this Wow These noodles are the best things ever It's so good man. Everything's amazing. I love a good nice crispy pot sticker. Oh, yeah Oh there it is And of course you got a for the sauce oh There we go and with that I think that is a wrap for the vlog Oh, I gotta say this vlog miss is like I said it's getting challenging get tricky especially just the constant repeat of film at it and I have to give it up to those who actually go out and do this every day I mean there's some vloggers that have been daily vlogging for years and years and It's it's it's a lot harder than that than it looks and I kind of like it though I think it's fun. I think it's cool. It's fast paced and you keep yourself very busy and It's actually good for you. I mean you want to keep going and keep moving But yeah, anyways That's it and I guess I'll see you guys tomorrow And I'm so excited like I said we got some big things planned and hopefully we can get to animal kingdom At least maybe maybe hopefully but anyways, hope you enjoyed the video. I enjoyed making it and We'll see you next time. Bye