 Hey friends, today we are hanging out at Epcot. A whole bunch of guardians of the galaxy information has come out, including some new signage inside the park. So I wanted to come out and show you guys. And also we have dining reservations at least cellier. And this is one of my favorite places to get a steak on property. And it's been over a year since I've been here last. So I thought today would be a perfect day. Anywho, let's go do this. It is now 5 o'clock in the afternoon. I've been trying to come to the park since 12, but it's been raining all day. It's been a very stormy day. So hopefully the rain stays away so we get to enjoy a little fun at Epcot. Since I'm getting a little bit of a late start to the day, I definitely need to get me some coffee. And one thing I love about Epcot is they have a joffreys right outside the park or right outside the entrance. So you can actually grab a coffee to take in with you. And I think Animal Kingdom is the only other place that has like a coffee spot before you actually go in. So we're going to get some joffreys. Seriously, I love the fact that they've got a little joffreys stand right over here. Because like when you go to Magic Kingdom, you have to head on in. And when you go to Starbucks on Main Street, it's usually super busy. And there's never a line here. Let me know in the comments are you guys team joffreys or team Starbucks? I used to like joffreys a lot more because it was more affordable. But this is a $6 coffee right here. Kind of what I would have paid at Starbucks. I feel like the prices are right there, but they do have a Walt Disney World 50th anniversary blend and that's pretty fancy. I can't wait to see what the wait times are going to be like today. It looks like spaceship birth is a five minute wait or a walk on. You're basically just walking right in. But all the other attractions, it's been kind of slow here for the first beginning week of April. I've seen definitely lower wait times than March. Yesterday, I was at Hollywood Studios and I saw a rise of the resistance with a 60 minute wait time. And that is pretty phenomenal. That's the lowest I've seen it since probably 2022 since the beginning of the year. If you guys notice right outside the creation shop, they added signs now that points you in the direction of Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind. And Disney announced that it's actually going to be opening May 27th. And I'm so excited. They're also doing annual pass holder previews and cast member previews. But they didn't announce the dates. The only dates that they did announce are for D23 gold members. And it's actually going to have May 15th and it's a separate ticket event. You have to purchase it. So you have to look under the D23 gold site to actually get all the purchasing details, but May 15th, hopefully I can get there. I am so excited for Guardians of the Galaxy. I want to be here for the annual pass holder preview for opening day. And if I can get the D23 gold, I definitely want to be here. I think it's $35 and it includes, I think, a dessert party or a viewing area for harmonious. So I'm really going to be trying for that. I think they go on sale April 12th at like 1 p.m. So I'm going to try my best fingers crossed. I'm also very excited to eat inside Connections Cafe. They released the menu already as some of the things that they're going to be serving and it all looks amazing. They have a meatball flatbread pizza. Of course, they're going to have Starbucks in there. And I think that's going to open up probably the same time Guardians or maybe even before because it looks like it's almost ready to go. I know that as soon as the pass holder and the DBC previews come available, it's going to go so fast. You have to be like sitting there and just waiting. I'm not really good with online things. So I'm really hoping I get it. It looks like Test Track is a 70 minute wait, but it did just reopen because of the rain. So a lot of people probably just flood it right over there. And because it went down, the lightning lane probably got all backed up. Since we have a little time before our dining reservation at La Selle A, I don't think we're going to head right back to World Showcase. Maybe ride a ride here in future world and then make our way over to the Canada Pavilion because that's where the Selle A is. And I'm excited. I'm so excited. Like I said, this is one of my favorite places to get a steak on property. And it's definitely in my top five. It has an amazing ribeye there. It has a bison strip loin. So many good options, but let's ride a ride first. Even on a gloomy day, it is beautiful here in Epcot. And hopefully those dark clouds stay away. It's so funny because it's the buildings kind of like blending in with the skyline right there. Do you see it? That is so cool. And yeah, maybe a nice sunset over by World Showcase later on. I think before we make our way over to World Showcase, I thought it would be fun to journey into imagination with Figment. I haven't rode Figment in a while and it's so funny because I called it Figment. But like the name of the attraction is Journey into Imagination. You call it Journey into Imagination, you just say Figment. Like, let's go ride Figment. You know what I mean? I didn't think we could beat the five minutes stand by wait at Spaceship Earth, but there's not even a wait time for Figment. There's not even a wait time posted. So it's probably just a walk on. Also, I never noticed that the little clock here for the Lightning Lane actually says Citizen on it. So it's a citizen's watch. Oh, yeah, look at this. This is the good thing sometimes when it rains, a lot of people leave the parks. So it leaves attractions kind of like as a walk on. So now this is two attractions so far today that we've come across that it's just been completely walk on. And I like that one time I actually had a photo back here. It was really cool. I wish they'd still let you do that because I would love to get a new one. And I don't know what it says in that book there. As I'm walking through, nobody's coming in behind me. Look at that. I mean, I know Figment isn't like the most popular attraction, but it's still kind of funny that there's nobody coming in. Like nobody's coming to ride Figment right now. I might ride it by myself. We're heading on in today's theme, how to capture your imagination. Thank you guys. Bye. Have a great day. Imagination Institute. Hello, I'm your tour. You'll see how the five human senses can help capture your imagination. Oh, oh, can I go too? Your ears are hearing. Can't start appearing and each of us imagines different things from just the sound. Your mind has wings. Anything. Chocolate, cinnamon, vanilla, coffee, cookies. Oh, is it gingerbread cookies? A little gingerbread man on there. Lots of good smell. Rose. It's always a good time to use your imagination. Jasmine. So, let the good times roll. You will want something. That smells good. There's even a popcorn one. Here, right there, hot popcorn. That was fun. Figment is always fun to ride for me. In fact, every time I ride a ride, I always try to look for things that I've never noticed before. So, like, I never noticed there was a hot popcorn scent in the smell room. And I thought that was kind of cool. And when you're looking for things that you normally don't look for, it always keeps it exciting and fun. So, like, I could ride Figment like thousands of times and probably still find something I've never knew or never saw before. As we're making our way out, I wanted to point out the Soren merchandise that they have available. I've always said I wish they had more Soren merchandise because I love Soren. And it's kind of cool. Like, I like this shirt right here, but I don't like the fact that this is the back and this is the front right here. And if this was a spirit jersey, if they made a Soren spirit jersey, I probably would own two. One to actually hold and cherish. The other one to just wear in the parks every time I come to Epcot. But they don't. Now that we've gotten the Figment business taken care of, time to turn our attention to the steak business and make our way over to World Showcase. I'm so excited. Like I said, I'm pumped for this steak. I'm pumped for just some good food and some poutine, too. I thought it was going to be much darker once we got off the ride, but it still looks a little gloomy, so there's not going to be a nice sunset today. I feel like it's just going to be gloomy until dark, and that's it. Today, I'm rocking an Avengers Roosevelt and it has the silhouettes of all of our favorite Avengers and villains, too. We got a little Loki, Baby Groot on there, Scarlet Witch, all of them, and I love it. It is a really cool shirt. Once we get down in the restaurant, it's going to be very dark, so I'm going to do my best to film. And I have a feeling once we get out of the restaurant, it's probably going to be dark and it's probably going to be raining because those clouds look like they're just floating right towards us. So I'm glad we're going in now. I might have felt a raindrop at this moment. The last time I was here, I remember I started doing my Eating Around World Showcase adventure where I went around and I ate at every restaurant that was open in World Showcase and I ordered things that I normally wouldn't order and it was a really fun experience. And when I came to Le Celier, it was kind of hard because I would have eaten everything on the menu here. So I'm not too sure what I'm going to get this time, but we're going to take a look at the menu. But here it is. Isn't it so pretty down here? And it's so quiet and peaceful. I feel like everything just got more quieter and I can hear the music. I don't even want to be talking right now. I just want to stare at the flowers. Here is a look at the menu and they have a really nice menu display. Like it's all lit up and fancy. I really do like it. And like I mentioned before, they have so many different things. I'm not even too sure if you're going to be to see it, but I want to show you outside before we get in because it's going to be really dark in there. They have a bison strip loin for $52. They have a ribeye steak for $57. A New York strip steak for $52. The Le Celier filet, this is like their popular item for $59. They have sustainable fish, steamed Asian impossible dumplings. A lot of good things. So I'm not too sure. We're going to have to think on this. I'm going to have to sleep on it. Baby baby, let me sleep on it. When it comes to steaks, I must sucker for the ribeye. I love ribeyes. It's just my preferred cut of meat. I would take a ribeye over filet any day. So it's going to be hard not to get the ribeye. I think I got it last time, but at the same time, I do want to try something different. All right. Now we have to head on in here. I'm so excited. I love this restaurant, but like I said, it is very, very dark. So we'll do our best. This is the waiting area right here and we'll soon make our way down to the dining room. And it's actually kind of a small dining room. But it's like it's really nice. It's very, very quiet. It's very dim light and it's a really nice setting. Here is a look at the restaurant itself. And like I said, it's a little bit dark down here. I like how they have artificial candles as the only source of lighting, but I like it. It's very, very nice. It's a good dining setting. Well, this is kind of a really cool treat. It looks like they have a special turning red menu and it's actually inspired by the movie. So they have shrimp and pork dumplings. They have a beef stir-fry poutine and then a citrus and vanilla chiffon cake and it's all from the movie Turning Red. That's really, really cool. I had no idea that this was going to exist. And then it's kind of like a little surprise. I think I'm definitely going to be trying some of this stuff from the Turning Red movie. I think that is so cool. Definitely the shrimp and pork dumplings. That's something I really do enjoy. Maybe I'll get that as an appetizer and then maybe the citrus vanilla chiffon cake as my dessert. And since I'm trying something new as an appetizer and a dessert, that means I kind of feel comfortable getting what I normally love to get, which is the ribeye steak with a little lemon scented fingerling potatoes, caramelized onions and roasted shallot whiskey butter. Oh, yeah. That's what I'm talking about. All right. So I ordered the shrimp and pork dumplings. Then I got myself a ribeye. Pittsburgh with the enhancement. You can choose an enhancement. And I went with the maple whiskey glazed Brussels crops. I think this is the exact meal I got last time, but I loved it so much. So we're trying two new items, including the dumplings and the cake. So I feel good about it. I appreciate the fact that they use real candles here. That really is fancy. And we got a complimentary bread service. And this is a fancy bread service because it has three different types of bread. And these are all different breads from the different areas of Canada and like Yukon for the sourdough right here. And also I found out that Canada actually holds the second largest Oktoberfest. So they have a pretzel roll here other than Germany. And I think that's kind of fancy. And then some maple butter. So lots of good bread offering. We've got a lot of food coming out. So we're not going to be eating a lot of the bread, but I do want to try a lot of it. Like I remember this pretzel bread was actually really good. So we're going to have a little pretzel bread and a little bit of the maple butter, a little maple butter pretzel bread. Jokes on me. I said I wasn't going to eat all the bread, but then here I go, eating my last bite of the pretzel roll. God can't help it. It was so good, but maybe just a little tiny like pieces of this though. Just a little bit. Here are the shrimp and pork dumplings. And I love this because you know, in the movie her father is actually a chef. So like a lot of this food is inspired by what he would be making. And it's cool that it's here. I can't wait to dive into it. They look really good. I don't know how many they give you though. Oh, three. So three little dumplings and I think it was $16. That probably not the best price, but it does have crispy noodles on top. All right, we're going to try these. I'm going to cut it in half though, because I'm not too sure what's in the center there. All right. They kind of fall on a part here. Here it is. That's the first dumpling here. Okay, that's good. I really like the sauce with these and I like the fresh dumpling, but I don't taste the shrimp yet. I think I only have gotten pork. So I wonder if one's pork, one's shrimp, one's pork again. Like if they only give you three, I don't know where the shrimp would be. Yeah, I'm a little confused. I don't find the shrimp in there. I'm doing it with a fork, which wasn't the best way to do it. I should just pick it up and bite it, because if you cut into it, you kind of ruin the dumpling. But it's good. I like it. Thank you. So here we go. We're going to try the second one. I really do love these. I just wish they'd give you more than three. That's only downside to it. And they said that I think they end. I think it ends in May. So you can only get them for the next couple of weeks here and then it'll be done for. And also the crispy noodles kind of have a little kick to them, but they're fun to eat. I feel like since there was only three small dumplings, maybe I should try the special turning red poutine too, because it's going away. So like I figured it might be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Yep. I think I decided on getting the beef stir-fried poutine because I really want to try it. And it's fresh cut french fries, Canadian cheddar, stir-fried beef, gravy and Asian flavors. And if it's going to be something that's only going to be on the menu till May, like you never get the chance to get it again. So might as well. You know, I think I'd rather get that than get the dessert. You know what I mean? Because I feel like that's something more unique wise. I really think I have done did it here guys. I ordered the poutine and they brought out the ribeye and the crispy Brussels sprouts. And this is the biggest cut of ribeye I think I've ever seen. And the char is perfection. Look at that. Holy moly. I don't remember getting a ribeye steak from here like this last time. This might be out of this world. This might be, oh my, I don't even know what to say right now. I cannot wait to cut into it because the expectation is higher than ever. Honestly, the last time I was here, guys, this steak was nowhere near this size and it did not look like this. Like this is something I mean, I don't even know. I'm cutting into it now. We're going to get that cut shot. You know how it is. Oh, look at that. Oh boy. Very nice. Here we go. First bite. Oh boy, guys. This steak has me rethinking everything. Honestly, this is phenomenal. Look at this fat right here. Amazing. Amazing. Oh, yes. I love it. I'm not going to rank this steak until we're done because I need to talk about it and this is this is something else because I, you know, if I can guarantee that I would get this steak every single time that I come down here or come to this L.A., then I think it would be my number one, but it still might be actually. I have never encountered a cut of meat like this. It's cooked just unbelievably amazing and the shallot whiskey butter. I'm cutting it into the tiniest little pieces and it melts in my mouth because I don't want it to end. I just want to keep on snacking on it and we still have a stir fry like 15 coming out and I don't even know what to do. Now we got to dive in to the Miss, the maple glazed Brussels sprouts. Look at that. Nice and crispy. I don't think these are going to be better than polite pigs, but they look like they're pretty good. Let's give the Brussels sprouts a go here. Phenomenal. Holy moly. Yep, and this is where I realized I made a big mistake. Look at this. Look at this. Why? Oh my Lord. I am never going to be able to eat all this food. It's definitely someone that's got to come home with me, but the ribeye, that's not coming home with me. I can tell you that right now, I am going to enjoy every single bite of that. We have to take a break from the steak, but I really don't want to take a break because we have to try the stir fry poutine and look at how big this is. Look at the portion they give you. Now this I believe was like $16, $17. Not too sure. I really wasn't paying attention to the different price changes, but that is a lot. All right, here we go. We're going to dive in here. I'm going to grab some of that beef, some of the french fries, a little bit of the gravy. And there's also like Asian sauces in there too. So there's a lot happening. There's going to be a complex flavoring here happening. So here we go. I have to be honest, I really don't know what's happening here. Like it all tastes good, but I don't know if it tastes good together. Like the stir fry, the gravy with the Asian sauces, everything mixed together and then the cheese over here. I'm not too sure how I feel about it. The stir fry can get a little bit cold, but I don't want this sitting. I'm diving right back into it. It's going down. I'm finishing every single little bit of this. We are definitely going to have an extensive debriefing after this meal because so many things are happening. That are just phenomenal. Like getting a little bit of the lemon scented fingerling potatoes and a nice chunk of beef there all in one bite. All right. Now we're going to dive into this real fatty section right here. And this is where it has the most charred. Like I was impressed with the charred when it came out right here. And look at this. Oh my Lord. This is the best bite. I've been saving it. I already missed my steak. I wish it was still here. I got my Brussels sprouts left. I'm going to eat my Brussels sprouts now. What did I tell you guys? There was no way that steak was making it out of here alive. It was so good. And now we got to get our bread and we got to soak up that last bit of juice. Got to get it all good. That is the way. Well, I don't think there's any possibility I could even think about getting a dessert. I am so full and satisfied right now. That steak. Phenomenal. We'll talk about it more once we get outside, but we got to finish up and settle up here. That was too good. Oh boy. We need to recap here. That steak was phenomenal. Actually, everything was phenomenal except for the stir-fried poutine. I mean, it was a really cool concept, but I don't think it mixes well together in between like between the gravy and the Asian sauces and like the Mangolian beef style with French fries. It really didn't blend well, but the steak was cooked to perfection. The cut was amazing. And honestly, if it might be one of the best steaks I've ever had. And I don't know because like I said, I've had the steak here before and it was good, but it was not that good. Like that was like amazing. So I want to say I want to rank it high. I want to rank it high because it really was one of the best steaks, but it was also super pricey because it comes with the little fingerling potatoes, but then the Brussels sprouts, which were amazing, those were additional $10. So like now you're looking at $67 just for potato, Brussels sprout and steak, not including the other sides and stuff like that. And I feel like flying fish might be a little bit more on the affordable side. Shulas is a little bit more expensive because all you get is the steak. Like that's all you get is the steak price. So I don't know, I'm torn. Flying fish was really good. Shulas was really good. This was really good. I might just keep it right in the three spot. Like, but like if I can get that steak every single time, exactly the way that it was right here tonight, which is almost impossible because there's never the same cut, you know what I mean? And whoever the chef was, he was on point. I would say that would be my number one steak. And I would be their best repeat customer. If I could just get that every single time phenomenal, the whiskey butter. Oh, too good. I'm going to be thinking about this well after I'm going to be thinking about this for a while. Now we need to be making our way out and boy, oh boy, do I have a belly full of meat and potatoes. And look how beautiful it is over here at night even. And I'm shocked because it's still kind of like a little daylight out. Now it's time to do the hardest thing and that is make our way back out to the front of the park. I mean, I am super full, but I think it would be fun to end the night maybe by taking a slow ride in a time rover and hit up spaceship Earth. Kind of nice to come down a little bit, digest a little bit and then we'll skedaddle out. Hopefully before fireworks actually starts because I've been getting out of Epcot before the fireworks end because there's a lot of construction and traffic gets backed up pretty bad. So we definitely want to get out of here before the fireworks end. As I make my way up to spaceship Earth, I wanted to stop and show you my little hedgehog here. And I want to say thanks to my little friend who gave it to me. I think it is so cool and I'm going to definitely keep it forever. Put it in my little pocket. I got a hedgehog in my pocket. It is 8.38 so we have 22 minutes. Well, technically we have 42 minutes because I think harmonious is a 20 minute show before the fireworks end and then we're going to get stuck in the traffic and I really do want to ride spaceship Earth. So hopefully we're timing this right. Looks like we're lucking out here too and there's nobody waiting to go in. Actually, there's nobody waiting to go in. I mean, you have just these people that are walking in right now, but that's about it. We could probably stay in there for a second. Oh, it's about to get very bright here. I love it when spaceship Earth turns on like that. How miraculous. Shocking though because it still says it's a 15 minute wait. 15 minutes. Oh well, I think we'll have time. There we go. Fastest 15 minute wait ever right there. And there's nobody behind me. That's twice tonight. That's crazy. We're just going to sit back and relax and think about that state. Remember how easy it was to learn your ABCs? Fact or Phoenicians? They invented them. Why? Why? Why can't you just come down to my kitchen? Well, my arm and the chair is gone. Who's the first backup? The books are saved. And they're there on the next day. Who do you think is the most beautiful type of person? Most beautiful. I don't know. I don't know. 8.58 so we made it just in time. Wow, I never really saw the fireworks like this from out here before. But it does make like a little hidden Mickey almost identical to Soren. You just got to wait for the right burst to actually get up high enough. That's really interesting. And with that, I think we are done here. I can hear the fireworks going off so we need to get going. It was such a fun night. Like seriously, dinner was amazing coming here and just hanging out at Epcot. Not getting rained on. We avoided all of the storms so we're very lucky and just enjoying life. So I hope you enjoyed the video. I enjoyed making it. We'll see you next time. Bye.