 Hey friends today, we are back at Disney's contemporary resort But today we are going all the way to the top to the California grill the Contemporary signature restaurant at the very top of the resort We're gonna be able to have gorgeous views of Magic Kingdom and also watch the sunset. I'm so excited. Let's go do this Today is actually the first day the restaurant is open that and also chef Mickey's open today So reservations went like that How awesome is that to see the magical Express dropping offers or guests that just brings in good memories? To get up to the California grill you have to be escort it up on a private elevator shaft Right here on the second floor of the contemporary where you check in right there You can check in at the desk or you can just do it from your my Disney experience app Which I'm gonna do actually start check in one adult and Save Once you're all checked in on the app It'll actually turn green and then you go up and show them and they'll escort you to an elevator and take you all the way up Plenty of areas to sit down and wait until they call you for your reservation And they do actually have the social distancing markers and some plexiglass where the actual check-in desk is at Face masks are required Until you actually get down and sat at your table and also they have a strict dress code Which includes no hat so once I get in the elevator. I'm gonna have to take this baby off And there we go now. We're green Elevators are for one party or four individuals Thank you. I Guess it's just me Thanks Thank you Here we go Up to the 15th floor. I'm not gonna wait for them to ask me. I'm just taking the hat off now And here we are Hi And it's a little bit bright in here because of the sun, but look at this view Wow, I like it a lot Like I said, I couldn't ask for a better view. I mean that table of six is a really good view But it's just me so I still love it just staring out at Space Mountain and Magic Kingdom And then eventually I'm gonna actually go out there and get a real good look at it I like that too because it's so close The Sun is really batting down on my eyes, but it's okay because I like it and I actually got to sit right here And some friends were right behind me Al the sort of freaks in the road I Decided on getting myself a Bud Light. Oh Man, that's refreshing. Take a look at the menu. We have some hand-formed pepperoni pizza for $23 a lot of great Appetizers and of course the sushi very popular here at the California grill But what I went with was the oak fired filet of beef comes with aged gouda mac and cheese Brussels sprouts ox tail marmalade red wine sweet onion aju for $59 Instead I substituted the rice for the mac and cheese because I don't like mac and cheese Now the Sun is actually going down a little bit so we can get a little bit of a better view We could see the castle right there Space mountain right there. We got some natural water right there Overall, this is an amazing relaxing environment While we wait for our state to come I don't want to kind of like wander around the actual restaurant So we're gonna actually go outside. I put my face mask back on because that's a part of the dress code is the face mask as you walk about the restaurant and the first thing that I noticed when you come out is These actual social distancing markers right here, but would you just take a look at that? Man What a beautiful view This is why I love the California grill the Grand Floridian right there the Polynesian right there It's beautiful. It really is Look at the ferry boat out on Bay Lake or actually, it's a seven seas lagoon heading to Bay Lake Man This is great Definitely gonna come back out here once it gets a little bit darker after dinner itself because I just want to see Magic Kingdom all lit up. It would be my first time Here's a great shot of all the workings of Magic Kingdom You can literally see Big Thunder mountain Magic Kingdom space mountain. I can see beauty in the Beast Rapunzel's Tower and even Tron. Oh, man, so many great things And actually from this angle the castle stands out a lot more now that it has that fresh paint job We're gonna head back in we'll come back out once it gets a little bit darker Hopefully my steak didn't come out yet already But if it did it's probably still gonna be amazing regardless The steak didn't come out, but the bread service did look at that I'm excited. That looks like a really good bread. Oh Yeah, I could just tell this bread is gonna be phenomenal It is so soft on the inside and crunchy on the outside and that just literally is some of the best oil I've ever had I Just can't get over my view It is so beautiful, isn't it? And just like that our steak has arrived. Oh, man, this looks fantastic Look at those brussels sprouts. It smells phenomenal. The rice looks really good, too I I don't know. I can't wait to dive into this. I just can't wait. I Want to dive into it, but also look at that sunset We're gonna have to cut this bad boy open. You ready for this? Look at that I Feel like the tinier the steak the tinier the pieces you cut up because you want to enjoy every single bite Here we go It Is phenomenal. Oh wow literally just melts in your mouth I know a lot of people say that about steaks, but this legit literally like dissolved in my mouth The Sun is definitely setting look at that just literally disappeared. It was just right there and now it's gone I have to say though eating the steak with the brussels sprouts is like a whole new experience these brussels sprouts Have taken the number one spot as my favorite brussel sprouts before that it was definitely the polite pig But wow, I don't know if it's the red wine onion Aju that's maybe on them, but I just love it. It is literally so delicious I tried so hard to film as much as I could as that steak But literally I just wanted to eat it so bad. So now it's gone But all of this actual red wine and onion aju I want to kind of get the rice and like kind of absorb because that is delicious One of the best steaks I've ever had. I think I just saw the lights turn on in the castle So I'm gonna head back outside. Whoo, but another Bud Light has arrived Did that all rhyme? Wow, take a look at that shot right there The castle is starting to light up two monorails are about ready to cross each other Big Thunder mountain and Main Street is starting to light up as well That's beautiful It is amazing how much the lighting has changed in here since when we first walked in we were blinded by the light Now it's just really really calming down the room And now that I'm all done with dinner I'm gonna head out to the rear balcony and just kind of relax and hang out and stare at the Magic Kingdom just for a little bit Right back here. This is where the restrooms usually are located and on the other side is the rear balcony My reason I like coming out here is because there's basically nobody back here So you usually have the whole entire thing to yourself Oh, and I'm happy that we came back here because we have a little bit of a lightning storm Wow, that is really cool to see right now. You're looking over Bay Lake This is the backside of the contemporary near Bay Lake Tower And since there's nobody back here with me the coordinators did say it was okay to take your mask off as long as you're Practicing social distancing and there's nobody around so you know like breathing in a little bit and it's really cool back here Watching that lightning happen. But what's in front of me is just as cool Look at that fully lit up Magic Kingdom. Oh, and we can see some lightning happening over there, too I'm gonna zoom in on the castle from here because that's something I really want to see If you guys enjoyed watching the sunset from up here at California Grill I actually made a video where I came up here and I recorded the sunrise And it was probably one of my all-time favorite videos It was literally One of the highlights of my life and not too many people watched it I'll make sure to link that video at the end of this video because that is something Outstanding to watch the sunrise from the top of the California Grill It was like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity so make sure you check that video out as well Look at that beauty and that's gonna do it for me. Hope you guys enjoyed the video I enjoyed making it. It was so great to be back here again tomorrow Magic Kingdom opens tomorrow is the 11 I don't know I'm gonna put this video out. I probably won't be at Magic Kingdom tomorrow. I didn't get any of the annual pass holder Reservations or actually the opening day reservations, so I'll probably be back in the parts sometime this week Any hoes. We'll see you next time. Bye