 Hey friends today, we are hanging out at Disney's Hollywood Studios And we are gonna be dining at Hollywood in Vine. They're bringing back the full buffet today a whole brand new menu I was just actually here two weeks ago to see Minnie's Halloween Dine And I found out that they're gonna be switching back to the buffet So I decided to come back out and show you guys it was such an amazing experience So the character interactions are phenomenal So we're gonna eat some food ride some rides and have a beautiful Hollywood Studios kind of day Anywho's let's go do this The rain actually just stopped. We got our afternoon rain shower and it's a little bit drizzly still But we're still gonna have fun. I mean Hollywood Studios is always a good time because it's such a small park Hollywood in Vine used to be a character buffet dining experience But when the parks reopened all of the restaurants didn't reopen with their buffet service they switched over to a temporary menu kind of like family dining and Hollywood in Vine has been in that menu since now. So it's been like two years and Now that they're going back to their regular ways. They're just revamping and changing the whole menu So it's gonna be very exciting Something that's really cool about this character dining compared to any other character dining is the fact that it changes Seasonally so each season they actually have different character costumes They have right now, of course, they're doing the minis Halloween Dine where all of our characters are dressed up in their Spooky best. They also have the springtime Dine They have the minis holiday Dine where they dress up like Christmas and they even have silver screen Dine Oh, and also summertime Dine So they have quite a few and it's always amazing and the character interactions are just they're the best Last week me and my friend Jojo actually came here to eat because they just switched over to the Halloween Dine But the buffet didn't start yet and I was hesitant whether or not I was actually gonna eat there that night And because I was like I know I'm coming back for the buffet And I'm so glad that I did because it was such a phenomenal experience and I'm hoping that tonight's gonna be the same way I mean things might be different because of you know the traffic and people going up to the buffet and stuff like that But we're just gonna you know see how it all goes. I mean, I love it. This is one of my favorite restaurants I do come here like five times a year because they just said it always changes always We have a couple minutes before our reservation starts So I wanted to point out one of my all-time favorite little hidden Easter eggs here at Hollywood Studios And if you're a big fan of Roger Rabbit, you might notice his silhouette right here in this window as he busts through the glass And also this whole entire top floor is Eddie Valance private investigation office Isn't that so cool all crime surveillance missing persons? That's such an awesome Who framed Roger Rabbit Easter egg and I love it also 1920 in the top of the building and that one's were empty It says office space for rent no actors. There's a sign. This is no actors in the far window there such cool things It's detail. That's what I love about Disney It's such an awesome thing to be covering and showing you guys all of the restaurant re-opening Soon there's gonna be no more only grand re-opening to grand openings because everything is almost back I mean we're still waiting on 1900 Park Fair, which hopefully that'll come soon That'll be like the last buffet to return. I think I mean well No technically trails and still hasn't switched back over to the buffet Some of the places are still doing the family dining, but 1900 Park Fair hasn't opened yet So hopefully soon. I mean, I love that everyone likes to go there and see Cinderella. It's such a great actual restaurant Out front they actually changed the menu and also along with the dinner buffet the Disney Junior play and dine breakfast is back and that is from 8 30 a.m. To 10 30 a.m And that is $42 a person but for dinner tonight It's $55 a person and that includes a creative area of salads some pasta baked breads roasted Carved meat seasonal fish some peel and eat shrimp a lot of good stuff Since I was just here actually eating we're not going to be focusing just on that today We're also going to be just hanging out at Hollywood Studios having some fun meet up with some friends You know I mean like I said just have a nice Hollywood Studios day Right now I'm going to meet up with a friend who's waiting for me at the tune-in lounge And this is in between 50s prime time and Hollywood and Vine And this is one of my favorite places to actually sit down and grab a drink or one of my favorite little lounges Don't touch that dial without a sound of refreshing drinks beer wine and cocktails. It's really really cool in here This is definitely one of my go-to spots He gets a just kind of step back in time to the 1950s inside your grandma's living room and hang out And grab yourself a drink go to the living room got some tv What's that fancy? I got myself in october fest. I love it. This this is like I said I mean honestly, I think all of Hollywood Studios restaurants. It's all about the theming like everything has such a great theme What I mean when I say it's all about the theming and the restaurants They're not like the best like fancy restaurants like the food is okay, but it's not like you know Filets and stuff like that. They do have the Hollywood rounder of me But like 50s prime time sells like chicken and Pop roast and stuff like that sci-fi dining is a restaurant where you sit inside of a car and they sell burgers and hot dogs So it's more about the theming than anything and I think they have some of the best themed restaurants I mean, let me know what you guys think like I mean when it comes to the the restaurant itself I think they use out of the best not the food just the restaurant. Let me know what you think in the comments All right, it looks like our table's ready. So we're gonna head on in and I'm very excited. I'm very hungry I'm Really intrigued to see if they switched up the menu from the old menu And then also just see like what kind of changes that's gonna happen Also, I want to see the characters. I want to see mickey and mini and goofy and Pluto All dressed up in their spooky best again I am so excited to see buffets back at Walt Disney World I feel like they offer so much more variety and this is such a big buffet line I mean look at this it goes from there comes all the way down here and the back all the way down I'm pretty sure some of it's duplicate, but still it's a it's a big big buffet line and look at the chef's back there Preparing the best the hollywood and vine It's kind of funny because I think I'm sitting exactly where we sat last time Once you get to your table They actually give you a little autograph card with all of our characters and this is everyone We're going to be seeing today. It's actually I think this is their outfits too Like this this whole entire card was made for hollywood and vine Like mickey's dressed up like his little vampire and mini witch and then a goofy is like a skeleton cowboy crossover, I think Yeah, there he is He's a skeleton cowboy, right? That's the way I love it He's a spider a spider cowboy spider boy spider skeleton Either way, I love it all very cool The characters are going to be just coming around to the table Then they do their little special dance. They play halloween music and instead of ordering our entree We're going to place our drink order and then head up to the buffet. I'll give you the grand tour All right now. It's time to actually head on up and check out the buffet It's broken up between Two different sides, but they're all identical food items on each side. So it's I mean, it's a pretty big buffet line The only thing different is this one ends with beef and the other one ends with I think pork butt So just dive in they got a kid station too, and I always love the kid station Looks like we've got a nice little bread station multiple different types of bread mini pita bread We got focaccia and then we've got spitzwreck Spitzwreck Spitzwreck rolls. I don't know why that sounds so funny I think we're going to start off and do it just kind of by the different bar section So we're going to start off with some salad and some soup. They've got cherry tomatoes diced cucumbers mixed greens chopped romaine lots of good stuff They got some hummus over there mixed olives, but what I'm excited for is some chicken noodle soup Look at that Definitely going to get ourselves a cup of chicken noodle soup On top of the soup. They've got peel and eat shrimp a kale apple cranberry salad bean salad They've got couscous. Oh, they got some couscous back there I love couscous. I get excited cilantro lime vinaigrette some couscous On top of that couscous, they've got some fruit too some watermelon grapes honeydew cantaloupe pineapple All the good stuff, but I'm sticking to some couscous and chicken noodle soup just to start One of the things I love about hollywood and vine is their croutons. They have like focaccia croutons And I'm not getting any salad when I'm getting soup. So I'm thinking about getting some croutons to put in my soup I don't think I've ever done this before but it's almost like the ultimate cracker here You know what I mean croutons and soup. I think that sounds pretty good You're not just put it right there. We'll find out All right, we got our soup and then we're gonna go up and check out all of the hot food But now I think mini's coming out. I gotta say how to mini Oh, there she is I'm so happy to see you again mini. Oh, yes I was just here a couple of days ago and I was like I'm coming back. I'll be back. So I came back. I'm happy. I'm excited. The food looks great. You're doing a great time. You're a fantastic host And uh, I'm excited Very cool Yeah, she's got a spider. You got a spider, too Yeah You didn't want a photo with goofy, but you want a photo of mini no I put you on the spot Let me tell you something you've got chef mickey's you got goofy's kitchen over in disneyland But here it's all about minis. This is her bash right here mini seasonal dine So she's the party host and they're actually doing a costume contest They said so you gotta vote to see who has the best costume you guys vote. Let me know in the comments I mean you've seen them before I still just love coming and checking out but mini mini's always the best All right, let's dive into the uh couscous. Do you like couscous, sarah? Yeah, I have some here. Oh, you got some couscous. You got some shrimp, too I know I got some couscous and soup It's time for a little couscous test. Oh, it also looks like they got something else in there, too That is so good Look at this love I love it the best The couscous is where it's at but now we gotta try our crouton soup pack Little chicken noodle soup little crouton. Let it soak up a little bit You want a little soggy crouton in there and then we're gonna take a bite Don't look now but mickey is next to you There he is hiya pal. Oh, look at you looking very mysterious very spooky. I like it Yep, mini was just here Yep, she came in it's her dime, you know her host. Oh, yeah, she's over there. Yeah Very nice Yo, yes, I need a picture. Yep Honestly, I feel like this is the only time something could be soggy and good You know what I mean? Usually I don't say we got we don't got time for soggy business, but I'm happy for this We need some soup mickey likes the soup Oh, yeah That's a hack that is amazing All right. Here is a look at the hot food. We got sour cream and chive whip potatoes We've got seared salmon with a berry blanc We've got caramelized brussel sprouts, which actually look pretty amazing. We've got oven roasted chicken We've got olive oil roasted potatoes, which I am all about. Look at those potatoes. Oh my lord I can't wait to make a plate because that looks so good Then we've got some roasted mushroom risotto a crispy tofu with asian glazed Broccoli and spring peas and pearl onions. Oh this tofu though does look good I might try some tofu today and even the the spring peas those look good as well Continuing on down. They also have beef stew with root vegetables. They've got white rice Roasted pork with spicy mustard sauce macaroni and cheese with shrimp and bacon Meatballs and barbecue sauce and pineapple. That's something I'm interested in and then for the carving station on this side We've got herb crusted tenderloin steak. That looks really really good. I'm coming back for that Oh and then for the kids section, which I love the kids section. Oh, they got corn dogs Before I was talking about how the other side is basically just a duplicate except for at the end But I didn't want to point out that when we walked past the meatballs on the other side They didn't look as good as these meatballs right here. Those look phenomenal And instead of the beef, they have the slow roasted crispy pork belly with gavi glaze So that all looks so phenomenal. And like I said down here, they have all of the kids food corn dogs potato barrels chicken nuggets mac and cheese penne pasta roasted chicken green beans all of it We're gonna start putting together a plate and try a little bit of everything And then we're gonna show you the dessert section And I am excited for the desserts they look phenomenal. They have some hot warm desserts and a couple of nice cakes and pies It looks really good All right, here is my first plate and I got a little bit of everything just like little tiny portions of each Some things I got duplicates, you know, I got like two corn dogs four potato barrels five brussel sprouts One meatball one meatball But that's about it. I mean, I'm excited for the meatball though And I'm also excited for the pork butt. There was so much but these potatoes I've had the potatoes before with the entree and they're so good. They're like smashed potatoes and also one piece of tofu Pluto's walking around like a dog on the streets. Look at him There he is coming in with the springy whiskers That is the best. Gracie says hi Pluto Yep, oh, that's so great Thank you pal. I know. Oh, yes. I it's very nice. It's a very fancy name tag. I mean a color I love it Thank you And your costume is great. Yep vote Pluto First things first, let's try these meatballs. I'm excited a little barbecue a little pineapple It's okay It's not like super amazing I mean, it's good though. I do like the peppers that are inside of it. I actually might like the peppers a little bit more than I like the Meatball itself like oh and it looks like I picked up a pork butt Look at that. It's an accidental pork butt. I don't know how it happens, but it does so I guess we're gonna Let's try the pork butt here. Oh wait, I can't do that. I gotta put it down. There we go there we go That was actually the pork loin This is the pork butt But it's so funny how I kind of just went to go get some peppers and I pulled it all the way up Now I want to drive into the brussel sprouts. You know, I love brussel sprouts I actually love polite pigs brussel sprouts best ones on property All about the brussel sprouts Ooh, they do have a cinnamon taste to them But they're really good the only thing I don't they're not really crispy crispy, but they're good The flavor is good, but I like it like a little crispy crispy, you know what I mean? No one's got time for soggy brussel sprouts only soggy breadcrumbs or Only soggy croutons are acceptable All right, now I want to dive into the pork butt. Is it pork butt or is it uh Pork belly. I keep on I think it's pork belly. Oh, I don't know why I keep calling it pork butt But pork belly either way it does look good. I like the outside of it. You can see it really good I got a little of that gobby barbecue sauce on there. So we're gonna give it a go I think this is actually one of the newer items too So this wasn't actually on the family style like something you can get and I don't remember being on the buffet past tense So give it a go That's just stuff Everything was pretty good, but I saved the tofu for last. I mean I really I maybe I've had tofu before But I can't recall. I don't think it's somebody. I don't think it's something I won't like But this just looked good. It kind of looked like general sauce chicken. So we're gonna give it a go I don't know why I always say we're gonna give it a go because whenever I say that I automatically hear like that Christina Aguilera song the uh Gucci Gucci, yeah, yeah, yeah, we're gonna give it a go You know what I mean, but I kind of always I don't know. I do that. Anyways tofu Yeah It tastes like general sauce chicken actually kind of huh I decided to go up and grab another plate with some of my favorites just so I can enjoy them a little more and I would have to say like the pork billy. Oh, yes Goofy, I'm here for the brussel sprouts Yep They're very good and the meatballs. Y'all they're good. Do you have some? Yes, it's very good, right? And you're still running around too. I don't know. Usually when I get done eating I just get full I love it Yeah, nice and relaxed. You're the best Goofy. Thanks pal It really is amazing how the characters just interact with you as you're just eating You know, Mickey coming up Goofy and it's just great It's honestly some of the best character interactions that you can get and also the service here is phenomenal too They're very prompt with bringing out for a silverware plates and the kitchen staff is fantastic happy And I like it. I Hollywood Vine is a staple But like I said, I went up and grabbed a couple of my favorite things And brussel sprouts I decided to get more of them I really love the flavor and I did get a fresher batch and they were crispier So they're very good. My potatoes that I like so much. Even though Sarah says they're not salty enough Oh, what are you sprinkling salt on there right now? You are aren't you? I caught you. You're being a little salty And and then of course the board butt and the meatballs were very good. So yeah Overall, I like it. Well, I mean, we'll do a complete rundown after we have dessert I am starting to feel stuffed, but we need to have some dessert. So we're not throwing in the towel yet Now it's time to dive into the desserts and we're going to start off with the sauce serve ice cream They've got a little chocolate vanilla and twist. They got chocolate syrup and caramel syrup on pump over there We've got a seasonal bread pudding Oh, look at that seasonal. I wonder what it is an apple crisp right there. These are all hot Then we've got some of the halloween treats themselves carrot cake with uh cream cheese icing Mississippi mud pie kind of looks like little bats on there and then A candy magic bar that looks really good a peanut butter and jelly tart and a crème brûlée cheesecake So lots of good desserts to go for I asked about the bread pudding and it's actually cranberry and oranges as the seasonal and they switch it up Depending on the seasonal dine not too sure why it would be cranberry and orange for halloween I feel like that would be something maybe for The christmas one maybe you know, but I don't know I mean we're gonna try it along with the peanut butter and jelly tart and probably everything else My friend sarah actually pointed out that the cupcake wrapper was an r2d2 Which is definitely a little out of place unless the cupcakes are dressing up Oh, wow mind blown right now. Maybe I mean it is a carrot cake cupcake So it is seasonal like a halloween cupcake So maybe the the cupcakes are dressed up in their favorite little droid best Maybe All right, so I'm diving in on the bread pudding first Get a little bread pudding It's good. It's good bread pudding. I mean, it's not like olfana You know what I mean, but it's good now. I'm gonna try a little bit of the mousse cake or the chocolate Oh, that is really good actually I like that better than the bread pudding. I'll take another bite All right, and now peanut butter and jelly A peanut butter and jelly tart. I feel like this is something that would be over at 50s prime time because they're known for their peanut butter and jelly milkshake That's good So far I gotta say I really love the peanut butter and jelly tart most I mean, I just like peanut butter and jelly, but we still have to try the candy Candy bar here. I don't know if that's oh Well, that's not gonna work that way and the carrot cake Yeah, mini mini won the best costume. Yep, I'm so goofy She's right there It's hers. It's mini's seasonal dine mini's seasonal dine. Yep She wins Yeah, yep, yep That was really awesome and I have to say I like the buffet being back. I like the variety of food that they have I'm happy they added some really good things and also if you were here for the Family style dining. They did keep a couple of those items. Like I'm pretty sure the beef is the same The pork loin which had that spicy chutney on it That's the same and then the polenta and I love it and like I said the characters are fantastic But let me know in the comments what you guys think. Did you like the family style? Do you like the buffets and it's also great to see a character buffet returning yet? It's the first one first character buffet to return Now it is dark out and I like seeing all the neon lights turn on though This is where we were at before tune in lounge and uh a little time left in the park The park officially closes at nine o'clock, but uh, it's 8 30 now So we can go down to ogres canteen and I think their last reservation is like I think 45 minutes after the park closes. So it's a good way to actually Have more fun in the park. So that's the plan. We're going to ogres It's kind of funny how we ended up coming down here Like I said, I I I always liked just coming and hanging out at the park We didn't get to ride any rides today, but we did get to go to the tune in lounge We got to go to hollywood and vine and now to ogres canteen And we're gonna be able to see the park a little bit empty afterwards. So it's gonna be fun We're gonna be meeting up with some friends as well having some drinks. It's kind of hanging out Looks like somebody got the ring core I wish I got the ring core It's also really cool because it's the first time I've ever had a whole table by myself And I like the lighting that's happening right now. Do you see that? It's really like Like I like it Here is a look at the menu. Usually I always say go with the fuzzy tomtom But today I'm going with my gold squadron. I love it gold squadron lager That's the bloody rank core Ah and my gold squadron look at this Always my go-to whenever I come here. It is just so good Uh-oh The best thing about having a late reservation at the canteen is actually coming out to an empty hollywood studios. Look at this Completely empty out here It is now 1007 so an hour and seven minutes past the park closed And we are not even like the last people that are coming out of ogres canteen There are so many people in there and I think like I said the last reservation is like 9 30 So they even have like 45 minutes like because it has a 45 minute like uh Time to actually be inside. So it's just really nice. It's cool to see it's so empty Like I'm the only one here. Like if I just kind of like pan around Look at that It is so nifty even on this side I got the whole place to myself I know I always show it, but I just think it's just such a crazy thing Just to have basically Everything all empty because you kind of like get used to seeing a place like this full of crowds, you know And now you get to just walk out and get that special picture You know the one that everyone wants with nothing behind them An empty sunset like this An empty sunset like this Well, that was fun. Now it's time to actually head home We're gonna check on Gracie girl and see how she's doing and also get some things together for the upcoming auction because you guys know I got the live stream auction through the whatnot app actually going down uh probably The same day as you guys are watching this video. I'm pretty sure we'll figure it out once we get home But gotta see Gracie girl wish I could have brought her something, but they don't sell pup cakes here at Hollywood studios There she is What you doing, huh? What are you doing? Let me see that butt. Oh, you got a tail wagon What are you doing? Huh? You happy to see me? You want treat? Does Gracie want a cookie? I see you there You ready? Are you hiding seek? Here we go Where you going? Gracie loves those little cookies and it's funny because she takes them and runs away with them Like pup cups. She usually just eats them maybe because they're soft But she always takes the cookies and then runs with them, but I love her anyway She's very mysterious, but she's a great dog. And uh, like I said, I mean hollywood and vine was fantastic. It was great I love the buffet. Uh, I think it's such a great Uh thing to bring back. I like variety. Do you know what I mean? I like when there's multiple things that you get to try Character always amazing the chefs the waitresses everyone I mean hollywood and vine always impresses me and like I said before we're going to be doing our whatnot live stream Auction uh to uh, we're going to have raised money for give kids the world That's going to be actually probably today. Like if you're watching this video the day of uh, it's going to be august 29th Which is monday. That's when I'm going to post this video. It's going to be on whatnot I'm going to add a link in the description so you guys can check it out We're going to be auctioning off some really cool things like I said and uh any profits made We're going to give the give kids the world. So it's going to be fun But I hope you guys enjoyed the video I enjoyed making it. We'll see you next time. Bye