 Hey friends tonight, we are hanging out at Disney's Wilderness Lodge And we are gonna be eating at storybook dining at artist's point with Snow White. I am so happy this restaurant is reopening It's a character dining and we're gonna be able to see Snow White, Grumpy, Dopey and the Evil Queen and I am pumped This is one restaurant. I have never eaten at before and it reopening has got me so excited. Anywho's let's go do this One of my favorite things to do during the holiday season at Walt Disney World has come right here to the Wilderness Lodge Because it is absolutely gorgeous You can see all the garland on the display on the outside and wait till we get in the lobby and we show you that big beautiful Christmas tree It's really something amazing Before Disney shut down I was just starting to actually get into trying all the different restaurants at Walt Disney World And I actually had a reservation for storybook dining Literally the next day before the parks all shut down I remember I was so excited to actually try it and it was gonna be my first time and then everything shut down And it was only supposed to be a couple weeks and look at this two years later Well, it's been almost two years. I think it was March 16th and now we're at the end of December So pretty close to two years, but I'm excited. It's back Since we're not gonna be dining until a little bit later on I wanted to come out and kind of do a little tour of the Wilderness Lodge during the holiday season and Just kind of like enjoy it like I said It's one of my favorite places to come and just enjoy a little bit of holiday cheer Especially with like the fireplaces the Christmas tree and the overall feel is just so like jolly and amazing I can already see the Christmas tree all lit up right beyond these doors right here Look at that. Ooh some nice reeds right here Seriously, this is like the essential Disney holiday resort Wow Something that's really awesome is they have a photo pass photographer in front of the tree right here And I ran it to a family that actually watches the videos and they have the same spirit jersey as I do And we're gonna actually make a little photo together. It's gonna be funny We're all gonna be wearing the red spirit jerseys That was so awesome and thank you guys for including me in it Honestly, I felt honored when he asked and it was so cool because like I said We're all dressed up in our red spirit jerseys and all festive for the holidays If that's not festive enough for you They actually serve hot chocolate right here in the lobby from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m They also have like gingerbread cookies so you can just sit down relax grab yourself a hot chocolate and a cookie and then come right over here to the fireplace and Sit down on a rocker and just kind of relax and enjoy This is what I was talking about when like I said wilderness lodges like the essential holiday resort It is just so amazing to be here While we have the opportunity I think the restaurant is still closed because I think it opens at five o'clock So we're gonna be able to show you a little bit around and give you a look at the restaurant before it's full of people because I'm sure There's gonna be tons of people in there tonight Right here is the check-in for artist point and take a look at all of the fancy snow white art on the walls These are all available for purchase and they don't have prices on them But they're official Disney fine art, so they are very expensive, but all of them are so like pretty I really love all of it. I like the one up there with the evil queen in the mirror Not too sure if you can see it, but that is amazing. I'm pumped You think like you know the seven doors and you think Mining and railroad and the huntsman kind of like in a log cabin And that's why I feel like this is like the perfect resort for them to be in They also have a separate lounge area and this is the territory lounge and up this ramp is artist point And it looks like they have the doors open a little bit. This is such a beautiful restaurant I've never gotten to eat in here before But I've always kind of like came up here and looked and I'm always like I want to eat there Especially with the big tree in the middle You can see all of the amazing decor in there It really does fit like so well here and that's the tree. I was talking about so so fancy I can't wait till we actually get to sit down and dine Looks like they're actually kind of keeping it closed off And you really can't see the characters as you're walking by like if you ever been to a restaurant and you walk past the restaurant You see the characters and they're in there and you want to say hi, but you can't here It kind of keeps them tucked away, so it doesn't like draw a big crowd on the outside So it's real hard to actually see them in there unless you're dining in there As we are gonna be waiting until a little bit later on we'll just go stroll around the resort a little bit It is so beautiful outside and I like actually following the creep You know what I mean following the copper creek down into like where the geyser actually erupts see the water It's just running right down goes underneath the bridge and naturally kind of makes the illusion that it's running right into the pool And I think that's the coolest thing ever Take a look right here You can kind of see it's just running down and there's a waterfall right here and it goes right on into the pool It doesn't really go into pool But it makes it look like it is and we'll go down there so you can see it from this side But it's such a beautiful like sight to see whenever you visit here Looks like we got a little rain here, so we might actually have to retreat back into the lobby But first we got to give you the grand tour down here. We got to go we got to go down with the water runs. I Feel like I could have just made a country song with that quote down where the water runs It comes right here from the waterfall and you can see like it goes underneath the bridge and right there straight into the pool So fancy, right? There's also a guys with their shoots off every single hour and I think it's shooting off now So we got a rush over there. It's on the hour every hour. We're not late at night because that doesn't make sense. Oh Boy, I think we're gonna make it. Oh, there it is. It's doing its thing. Oh, I hope it's not stopping. Oh, no It's just starting look at that Wait, oh, I think we got here as soon as it stopped Oh We missed it by near seconds, but I think you guys get the idea. It is a beautiful thing a good sight to see Maybe we'll try to catch the geyser on the next hour of the hour But I think I'm gonna head back in because it is starting to sprinkle a little bit and maybe we'll look over the menu So we can get ourselves all ready to see what we're gonna order and we can go over the prices along with you Here is a look at the menu from within the my disney experience app And it's 60 dollars per adult and 39 dollars per child and it actually is a little bit pricey because Most of the other character dinings were like 50 dollars and it's not a buffet It is a appetizer entree and dessert and most of those formats are like 50 dollars So I think you're paying a little bit extra just to be able to see like the evil queen and grumpy and dopey I think this is the only character dining right now where there's a villain Like that's open right now 1900 park fair is a also villain, but that's not open And it starts off as the story begins. You pick an appetizer and they have like hunter's pie cocktail A wild mushroom bisque and then the core of the story entrees. They have a stroganoff They have a prime rib a scroll through nature a magic mirror slow braised pork shank Brothers grim herb chicken a lot of good offerings and then of course the sweet endings shared desserts And these are all like amazing the hunter's gift to the queen sounds really cool So we're gonna have to figure out what we're gonna order. I mean all the menu looks really really good In the meantime, I think we're just gonna sit and wait for our time to eat and just stare at the fireplace I mean that sounds like a great idea to me Now I think it's time. We actually head on in it's our reservation time and I'm so excited It's a little bit dark in there because they kind of keep with like the evil queen And I'm gonna do my best filming and showing you guys, but it can be a little bit dark Once upon a time there lived a princess with skin as white as snow Yes snow white She's about to begin an adventure in the enchanted forest an adventure that includes you Please give a warm welcome to snow white As I was saying before so in the past the characters used to come up to the tables And then at the end of the meal you get up and you actually see the evil queen But that's not how they're doing it now It's kind of like they're doing a parade route and that's more in fashion with how character dining is now But depending on where you sit It's like a little difficult to get like the cool photos and stuff like that So you have to be on that outer ram of their path there and I'll try to show you the path later on But I'm excited to see the evil queen when she comes out Now we are at our table and as you've seen snow white actually came out there She is right there and you have to be like on that far outside there We're kind of like in towards the wall and I'm with my friend Beth And we're actually going to be dining together. So I'm excited villains and vice Yeah, it's our date And look at this little tree in the middle of our table here They actually put all the appetizers on here to share and it's just so beautiful Like this is my first time eating here. So I'm excited They have a great selection of different specialty cocktails here And some of them actually do like some special effects So we ended up actually going through the list and ordering two of them And I'm excited because I've never seen any of this before but my friend bet she has eaten here before So she's kind of got like the insider tips of what I should get Here is a look at the wickedly refreshing cocktails They have the enchanted apple the antidote the alchemy Evil to the core the smoking mirror and a brew of peaches And I think I got the smoking mirror and then my friend bet got evil to the core evil to the core In your invention, please give a big welcome to groovy and dirty Here is a look at the appetizers They've got a bisque right here and then the hunter's pie and then the cocktail and look at this That's so nice the way they present it and it's all on this big tree I've never seen anything like that, but I really really do like it Oh, I'm excited here comes my smoking mirror drink Look at this This is really really awesome. Oh, it smells so good. The smoke smells good Thank you There see Oh, here's your drink Evil to the core Evil to the core Look at dopey over there hiding behind the tree I'm excited to try the smoking mirror here I like it This is so so good and you can still taste the smokiness in there like you can really get it all in So here is a little bit of all of the appetizers You got the shrimp the mushroom bisque and I like how they serve it in a little tiny like cauldron And then the hunter's pie, which is a meatball with cranberry and I'm excited to actually drive into like dive into these These all look really really good I'm not the biggest fan of mushroom bisque or bisque in general So it's going to be an experience to try that but I am excited to try the hunter's pie here So we're going to try that first a little meatball and a little slaw on the top I don't know going for it I have to say I really love the hunter's pie the meatball is so so good I'm a little nervous like I said for the mushroom bisque But we are going to try it and then the shrimp cocktail is kind of just like a shrimp cocktail So I don't have much to worry about there, but this This is good All the lights actually change in here. This is this is actually really really awesome I'm gonna try the mushroom bisque should I sip it out of the cauldron though because no no you gotta use a spoon Oh because the cauldron is actually pretty heavy All right, here we go. I'm gonna put a little a spoon full of mushroom bisque I guess makes the medicine go down. I'm gonna try it here. I'm a little nervous Oh, you know what it's not bad Yeah, it's not that bad. No, you didn't steer me wrong. Beth never steers me wrong She's the first person that got me to try like fish like swordfish remember But that's not bad at all It's not something I would like orderly like I wouldn't like normally order it but it's not like bad It's actually a really good bisque. It's very very delicious. Now. I think I'm gonna try the shrimp the shrimps The shrimps actually come out with a little smokiness inside the glass there and I like that. Well, here we go Enough with the shrimp business though It's time for the main event and I ended up getting the prime rib and look at this This looks so so good. I like these carrots and the mashed potatoes They do give me an option for horseradish potatoes and regular potatoes. I want regular potatoes Who is such terrorist one of all Every fairy tale has ability and our story is no different All our guests, please welcome the queen The queen Here she comes. Oh boy And she kind of just stands there at the end of your table as you try to take a photo And does not look happy about it, which is pretty awesome We were all about ready to hop into the main event But when the evil queen comes out, we kind of stop what you're doing You know what I mean? She demands a large audience and all of your attention I love how the evil queen just stands there and just stares at you. It is so amazing It's so cool and you can always get up and stand as long as you're by your table And they'll take your photos without your mask on so that's kind of cool But you need to be in the front tables Now it's time to get back to the main event though the prime rib And I'm excited because it looks so so good All right, we're going to cut into the prime rib here and it looks good cooked perfectly a little mid rare No aju though Sometimes I don't understand when like places that sell prime rib They don't actually send out like a nice little Couple aju so you can dip your prime rib with So now here we go the prime rib test Oh Yeah That is some very good prime rib the crust the seasoning on the outside is so amazing And then you got the carrots the broccoli the mashed potatoes and the yurkshire pudding Which I can't wait to tie I can't wait to dive into that a little yurkshire pudding And I asked the cast member who is taking care of us and she said that the entrees are all you care to enjoy They just don't Advertise it so you can't get as much as you want which is actually pretty good And most places do that like the crystal palace when they were doing the entrees and everything like that And I think it's a really cool thing now We're going to try a little bit of the mashed potatoes a little bit of the prime rib They're my throat carrot in there as well I might as well throw a vegetable in there for good measure and I like these carrots though So we're gonna do a little bite right here Wow, I love it and a little carrot Wow The carrots are phenomenal So so good As I was enjoying my prime rib They actually brought out the newest menu item that they included now This wasn't on the menu prior to the shutdown and it's the chicken and look at this Doesn't that just look so pretty? So now we're gonna have two entrees to try Garden appetizer. You remember this one? Oh, no This is a friendly garden. He has a mozzarella cheese Cocoa soy fresh vegetable ranch and this you make your own butter shaking a Is it has heavy cream and honey you shake about a 30 seconds turn into honey butter I make you all know you make your own butter Wow Thank you, and this is an appetizer on the kids menu from the garden and look at this I love it. They just keep bringing out the stuff like that's really cool. Isn't it and bet got the port shank, right? Do you like the port shank? Yeah, I think you did good Well, now we have a chicken to try too and some from the garden you want to you want to take it over here Set it up on the prop. I want to see you make butter Oh, yeah, look at that get to churn and there is a colonial woman on the edge All right, beth is gonna make the honey butter here get to churn and makes it all up Wow, that is really cool. I've never seen anything like that before That is amazing and it's like dippable veggies And look at that. It's all mixed together now That is really nifty Now this like I said is the newest menu item here So we're just gonna cut right through get a little mashed potato in there too It's nice that we get to try like different entrees and it's always great to have somebody with me So I'm having the beth is actually here because we get to like snack on everything I tried the pork shank. That was pretty good. I like the prime rib a little bit better But now we're going to try the chicken. So now we're going to be able to Basically figure out which is the best out of three entrees and That's good. Yeah The chicken breading is really good It's actually really really good I still like the prime rib a lot only because I do like prime rib. I mean who whom I kid it but that That is really really good So I just found out that number one this chicken dish is Dairy and it's gluten-free and they use rice flour actually for the breading on the chicken And what I thought was mashed potatoes is actually cauliflower puree And that's why you have a little cauliflower over here and it was so so good and I had no idea I thought it was just regular mashed potatoes Tasted so good. I thought it tasted a little bit sweeter though. So I was shocked like this is a this is a sleeper Definitely worth trying I love how they give you so many options of food that you can try So you get a big variety here and I kind of see why that's like that $60 price tag Because the food is really really good like it's prepared well great ingredients And it's definitely something a little bit unique than what you would consider at other character dining and uh The cocktails are pretty good too Now it looks like we have one more entree to add to our arsenal of the day A chicken noki and look at that or is it not chicken? It's just regular noki Yeah asparagus a cream base and tomato It looks pretty good, but we get to try it now Yeah, Beth heard really good things about the noki. I don't know why I keep on saying chicken noki There's no chicken. It's just like I said, but here we go. We're gonna try it Oh it is good So that is the noki and it is actually really good overall my rankings probably would go prime rib Pork shank chicken and then the noki I feel that's pretty good. That's a good. That's a good way to point it. What about you same thing? Would you pork pork first? Yeah But if you're a vegetarian you would eat this and definitely not feel like you're missing out Yeah Because this is this this is plant-based you can also get the chicken plant-based where they use chicken chicken So it's like their version of chicken. Oh looks like Hi-ho We got ourselves some more drinks here That's the alchemy And this is gonna be the enchanted apple the enchanted apple I got it because you know, I love the evil queen. Oh, there's a big apple slice in there I got super excited about that Oh, so you eat the apple at the end. Yes, that's smart This whole entire time as we were sitting here. We had no idea the tree actually spins. It's like a lazy susan Look at this. It just spins round and round so that way you can share the appetizers. You're like vanna white Isn't that like so amazing anyways, we gotta cheers to our drinks here Because what is this one? This one is the The alchemy. Yes, and I'm still impressed with how circle the apple is and how there's no core Like that is really really impressive Are you ready? Cheers. Here we go That's good and I like the rim too. They're like sugar on the rim. It's not like salt. So it's really really delicious This is smooth a very smooth drink I'm kind of really excited to have this at my house one day Put it in your purse. You're coming home with me It's so funny. Does anybody else call things like this lazy susans? Yes, right? You call them lazy susans. I love it. It's so funny Yet to come we still have desserts and they're going to be served kind of like the appetizers were and honestly I really thought you picked appetizer entree and dessert But no like you get all the appetizers and then you get all the desserts as well So that's really interesting These favorites As you can see they bring you lots of desserts and that's not it. I hear there's actually one more dessert So I'm excited to try and I think I'm going to start with the poison apple because I feel like that's appropriate Since the evil queen came back out and we're going to grab it a little chocolate mousse. Look at this bad boy And we're going to give it a go here This is really really good, but this is a very good dessert Up here's the queen to stare at us again. She does such a great job Earlier I didn't hear when she was talking about this dessert But it's supposed to be goofy's I mean grumpy's favorite dessert the gooseberry pie Or like how I said goofy but gooseberry goofy gooseberry pie. Look at that If it's grumpy's favorite dessert, then I'll probably like it even if it was goofy's too This is actually really good. I like this a little bit better than I like the apple Like it's warm too. So it's a hot dessert and it's nice and flaky and soft So so good I don't think I've ever had gooseberry before But I kind of like it at first. I thought like is gooseberry really gooseberry I probably wasn't able to show you guys a lot of the characters only because I don't want to kind of film over somebody eating So that's kind of why I use zoom and did it a little bit stating up And uh overall I loved it here like the food was amazing Like I really love the food the characters are fun I wish they would come to the table like the old ways, but I mean this is just the time we're living in right now and just being able to see The evil queen in dopey and grumpy and stuff like that And if you're sitting at those tables like I showed you up front You can actually get like literally like two feet selfies with them even closer Like I seem like dopey and grumpy almost basically at the table Except for they just don't let you like them come through like tight corridors So they won't be able to come over to the back row and I'm happy that I was able to show that to you guys because That gives you an idea where you want to sit if you are here for the photos or anything like that and uh, it's all just trial and error So I'm happy. I'm able to actually give you that exposure of where you need to actually be if you're looking to get the photos Oh now it looks like we're getting the huntsman's Oh wow The huntsman's gift to the queen Oh Thank you Of course not white That's her heart I love it. That is so cool. Thank you Thank you Wasn't that such a cool like the way they presented those I really like it and we have one heart each You only have one heart to break. I'll take this one right here That's the one I wanted. Oh, that's the one I wanted And we're gonna try snow white heart Oh wow, that's very nice I like this one a lot Now we only have one more dessert left and it's dopey's dessert So we're gonna take a little bit right there and it's a little panna cotta And also they give you a nice little postcard with everyone's autograph on the back there So isn't that really nice? I like when they actually give these out We're gonna try dopey's dessert here though Let's go to kind of taste like the gray stuff It doesn't it tastes like uh the cookies and cream tastes just like the gray stuff. Yeah So out of all the desserts, I like the gooseberry pie and also snow white's heart my favorite, you know Oh, I didn't try to yeah, I didn't put it in your purse. I'm gonna take a cookie home here These are house-made cookies here. They said so I'm excited to try those but I'm gonna take this home Take the cookie home You're gonna try a little m&m. I thought what she said house-made m&ms. I was like, well, that's fascinating But I almost forgot about the apple gotta gotta actually eat the apple It's been soaking up all of the drink actually. I think I have to finish the drink first. I do have a little bit here Oh There we go now the apple This is where our table is and most of the table's already left But I wanted to show you guys where you probably want to be able to sit And that's in the front row here because that's where the characters actually come walk down So you want to be kind of close to that and it's a little difficult in the back tables here And with that, I think we are done here. What do you guys think about the new character meet and greets her character Donnie experience? I know that it's not what it used to be But like I said, this is the times we're living in and I'm just happy to see entertainment cast members coming back I'm excited to see all the restaurants reopening and with this restaurant actually being able there to dine at it tonight I've only got a couple more restaurants where I haven't eaten at at Walt Disney World A couple of them haven't opened up yet like uh, victorian albert's And jico I haven't eaten at so i'm slowly Accomplishing every single restaurant at Walt Disney World, but any who's I hope you enjoyed the video I enjoyed making it. We'll see you next time. Bye