 Hey friends, today we are hanging out in Hollywood Studios for the first time in 2024 I am so excited for the upcoming year because I love this park And we have so many cool things to look forward to that I decided to come on out and talk about some of the things that I'm most excited about and Ride some rides eat some food and have a beautiful Hollywood Studios kind of day. Hey who's Let's go do this. I Looked at the wait times and they're all pretty high So it's gonna be a busy day, and I'm thinking about getting genie plus But the weather is so amazing out It's so sunny out and the temperatures in the 40s, but look at this Look at that view right there My body doesn't understand because it feels the heat from the Sun, but yet it's still cold I'm lucky. I'm actually wearing my Star Wars Roosevelt hoodie this is one of the new ones that just came out But like I said, it's a chilly day, and this is kind of perfect kind of plans in Star Wars hoodie inside Hollywood Studios I love it, and I love this one. Now so good This one is like I just you wouldn't know what Star Wars unless I just told you unless you're a Star Wars fan Like it just blends in so beautiful Here is a look at the wait times today. Like I said, it's definitely busy Mickey and Minnie's runaway We're away 75 minutes slinky dog dash 130 minutes star tours is a 35 minute wait and even smugglers run and rise of the resistance Have an 85 minute wait. So we're gonna see what we can do with that genie plus. I Was gonna make a video like basically doing a lot of great stuff and using genie plus But today's just really not a good day for it So it kind of might just be let's see how the day goes kind of video because I don't know what I can do Like the crowds are big, but like I said, I'm so happy to be here, but with rock and roller coaster being down Extra I think people in the parks because it's cold weather and everyone wants to get all bundled up and go hang out at Disney I think adding that all together basically means there's no lighting lanes available like none I've been refreshing and checking all day. So while ride or not, we're just gonna have a Hollywood Studios kind of day I was very fancy That being said it still looks like it's just a very busy day in the park today So I'm still gonna buy genie plus because honestly, I don't want to get tangled up in the lines for long You know like when I come to the parks I don't mind waiting like you know long periods of time, but when I only have a short amount of time It's hard to get a lot in that you want to get done. You know what I mean? So every once in a while I kind of give in and you know to get the lightning lane Here are the prices for genie plus today now these prices change depending on how busy the park is or if it's a holiday and Just for today at Hollywood Studios. It's $22, but I could buy the multiple parks one for just $3 more in case I want a park hop so I might do that. You know me cuz you never know Unfortunately, I think I might have been duped all of the lightning lanes that are available aren't until several hours later And there's not even one available for slinky dog dash But if I wanted to ride the Tower of Terror with my lightning lane, I either wait 55 minutes or wait four hours from now Same thing with Toy Story Mania except for that seven hours now These are gonna actually change you just have to keep on refreshing the page And you have to get lucky to see if you can catch one, you know I mean that actually is there see it moved up a little bit 510 actually went down more. Oh Right there four o'clock see well, that's funny dang it. What the heck? Did you guys just see that I picked for four o'clock and now it says 515 I got it live on camera Did you guys just see that I clicked on it? It was set 4 p.m. And by the time it got to the next screen It switched the time to 515 to 615 so like that's what I mean I know a lot of people are like, oh, yeah genie plus is easy as long as you know how to use it But like I'm just trying to get on. I'm just trying to skip the line. I'm just trying to pay to skip the line I feel like it should just be a little bit more convenient, but I mean we do what we love But don't you worry I just kept on it and look at that I was eventually able to pull a 205 Tower of Terror and that's only 30 minutes from now So look at that. I did pretty good. I got a little scared there when it did the switcheroo on me Getting Tower of Terror was a success because that's like one of my favorite rides And I honestly know people that will come to this park just to ride Tower of Terror like that's like that's it That's like they're big that they love Hollywood Studios or MGM Studios that much that it's just Tower of Terror And then nothing else so we got that to look forward to now I think I want to grab maybe a coffee maybe something a little snack a little snacky I can't wait for the day that we're gonna be able to see voyage of the Little Mermaid again This attraction still closed and never opened back up after the pandemic. Oh look at Chippendale Where are they going with that basket are they are they gonna go get some press pennies actually? I love when you see characters actually just walking around the park roaming and interacting with Just this is great. Look at this Somebody get them a dollar Now I found out what was in that picnic basket This is great, this is like this is the best entertainment in the park right now The voyage of the Little Mermaid Has already been announced. It's getting replaced and reimagined with the Little Mermaid musical adventure So they're just basically retheming it and I don't know if they're taking away certain aspects of the show I kind of feel like they might but I'm sure there's gonna be some cool puppets still in there And it's set to open in fall 2024. So that's something we have to look forward to I feel like that's like one of the only things that hasn't opened back up yet I mean they have Pixar like a toy story Incredibles courtyard all open up that was closed for a while and yeah I mean the only thing left is probably down by Pizza Rizzo that little Merchandise location that used to be for a nightmare before Christmas. It's only thing that hasn't opened. I think I Might be picking the worst place to come get a cup of coffee But they have a special pizza cookie at Pizza Rizzo and I want to go try it So we're gonna get a cookie and coffee and Pizza Rizzo Therefore lucky we actually might be able to go upstairs and eat our cookie and drink our coffee in the wedding Reception area where they're having a wedding reception a Lot of people knock Pizza Rizzo, but I kind of like it and I love the Like dining location. This place is so cool and there's a special area upstairs. I hope I can show you But first you got to get that cookie Let's go get that cookie I'm still gonna go upstairs and see if the little Reception area is open But I wanted to come outside and show you this cookie because this deserves some recognition here because at first I thought this was just a regular old frosted like icing cookie, but this is much more This is literally a pizza cookie and look that's like raspberry jelly This is all layered and then put on top of there Those are all toppings and they even have a little candy hidden Mickey as a pepperoni like I think this is gonna Be a great cookie and also I can see it's like a little bit like flaky like the cookie type and Yeah, I'm excited. I don't know if I'm cheesy or brilliant But I'm gonna cut my pizza cookie like it's a pizza pie and eat it by the slice if it's possible I just want a slice of my cookie. That's all It's a pizza pie a pizza pizza a pizza pizza. Here we go This cookie is definitely better than like the standard Disney cookie you can tell There's actually some artwork in it. Like I said, I don't like just regular cookies with a decorative topping I like that. They actually put some thought into this. So I like it. It's a good cookie When I cut the cookie the jelly or the jam actually started running off I wish the white chocolate like Frosting or topping was a little bit runny kind of like cheese. So it would stretch out I think that would have been so cool, but probably a little hard to meet but they did what they could and like I said it I think this is a good cookie Enough of the cookie business now. Let's go see if the upstairs is open so we can be a little fancy Maybe I'll dance a little bit If it's not open they'll have that little chain Like a guard in front of it so nobody can walk up these steps, but I'm busy days They actually open this up so that people can sit up here because you know, it's very crowded downstairs. I Know I pointed out this area in the past before but there's so many new people sometimes watching the video So I always like to kind of go back and point out things that you know Some people might have missed that I think are really cool that you don't want to miss if you ever come visit Disney The upstairs dining area is almost just like the downstairs dining area except for Over here in this beautiful room Where somebody got married look at this Join us for the wedding reception of Gil and Lil daughter of Will and Jill son of Phil and Bill and Look how fun and fancy it is in here They got a little disco ball they got a dance floor and you can just come up here and eat your pizza or your pizza cookie In the past I remember there were times where I could come up here And there would be nobody in here like it would just be you in the music in the dance floor and you can let loose I wish I can maybe I could find some of those videos because I posted YouTube videos about it But now like I said a lot of people are dining up here because it's a busy day So they opened it up and yeah, it's really cool. It's a very good spot to come sit And it's like I said it's a little bit crowded, but it's not that crowded It's a great escape from what is downstairs And I love this wallpaper too, oh look at that very fancy My mom would have stuff like this in her kitchen now. It's all apples I don't know what my mom's got going on with apples, but my whole kitchen is apples It just feels fancy. It just it feels Glamorous look at that We're right in between a song change. It's a slow dance Okay, well that was an emotional slow dance with a hot Italian sausage and I'm okay with that. I like the fact that when the slow music came on the disco ball actually slowed down Look at that. It got all quiet It's just about that time for Tower of Terror, so we're gonna make our way down Sunset and Yeah, hopefully we get more out of the genie plus as soon as I touch at the lightning lane I'm gonna try to book another one as fast as possible and hopefully it's something good, you know Look at these high traffic areas. It's almost like you can't walk through here. Holy moly Huh Bob and we Bob and we tuck and weave Who ha ha I Really don't mind when it's crowded like yeah, sure. I wish it was less busy, but I mean there's a lot of times where I come To the parks. I don't even ride rides. I just like hanging out here I just like being here listening to the music and walking around So like just being able to ride rides is just an added like bonus But like if I couldn't ride any rides, I would still come here like if I could no longer ride rides I probably would still love Disney as much as I do now. It's like it's crazy. I Really believe it's the music that draws me to love Hollywood studio so much Just walking around with this music with my coffee I don't know if we're gonna be able to get another lightning lane after this like I know the park is busy on the weekends But this seems like extra busy and at first I thought that the show just get out Like is the show getting out but no cuz this is not the way the show exits There are a lot of people redeeming their lightning lane right now I Feel like even though we did get the lightning lane We might have to wait a little bit. This is a popular attraction and rock and roller coasters actually closed at the moment There wasn't a wait at all actually look at it so nice and toasty in here. I Might take my sweater off. Huh? Look at all those cobwebs up there Honestly, I can feel the heat blowing on the inside in here. It feels like I said nice and warm and toasty I could stay in here all day Did you guys just hear that ghost talking? Oh The best tower rides I've ever been on the lights came on it was well lit when we walked it I kept when we pulled into the shaft Wow, I like that. I didn't even know how to react. I grabbed my phone I was like, I don't know what to do. There was so much happening, but that was a great ride I hope it all came out great on film, but well, I love it when that happens. I Was lucky enough to grab a lightning lane for Mickey and Minnie's runaway railway when I was In the queue for Tower of Terror So we're gonna make our way over there But I want to stop into the stores because I'm looking for this really cool sweater I want to get I want to get a new sweater. It's sweater. What a sweater It's this really cool like Mickey and friend sweater and it has like a collar I don't know what you call those things But it's really retro and it's blue and it has like pink pinstripes and I've been looking everywhere for it But I can't find it. Maybe Lumiere knows where it's at Excuse me. Oh, pardon me. Do you know where the sweater I require is? He said try the fancier store and I'm glad he did because I actually like some of these look at this That's actually really really nice. I love this style same thing with this one. Wow Wow That is such a good sweater. How much are these? $44.99 No joke. I mean, it's not spirit jersey This is like Mickey's or Disney's version of spirit jersey, but it does look really cool I'm just not too sure how they'll hold up in a washer. This one is $59.99 But still very nice feels good. I wouldn't mind it and then look at these over here Wow, they're getting really good with the apparel here. The design is outstanding I like it. Let me know in the comments what you guys think, but I like that I don't know if they got anything over here. No, no, just still the same thing fancy All of those designs are really cool, but not our dyno. I'll let you guys know when I spot it I'll show you I'll buy it. Hopefully maybe I can pull a picture up But it's just a it's a unique design that I like a lot. I just can't find it anywhere in the parks Wow, I'm lucky we got a lightning lane because the wait for Mickey and Minnie's running right away. Hey, oh, yeah But yeah, look at the wait actually right here is my buddies walking by I just ran into them earlier But look at the the line looks like it's probably over a hundred minutes There's a lot of people in there. So oh my lord. Look at all the people going to lightning lane We got to get over there. Wait, did I go the wrong way? Oh, oh Ah, I Don't think I've ever seen the Chinese theater looking more like the real Chinese theater in a Hollywood than this look at this It really does look like we're there We might have made a mistake on this one because I've been here like 30 minutes already in the lightning lane 30 minutes is a long time. I'm afraid we might have we might have made a big mistake Oh Here comes our runaway train Testing testing Unfortunately that was a big mistake on my part because The point of getting genie plus was so that we can get more rides done in a short like period of time Because I have to be somewhere in a little bit But yeah, that really took up a big chunk of my time even though I still got the lightning lane You know what I mean? So now I'm gonna see if I can get one more ride in or I'd love to get a snack You know one of my nice little snack, huh? I Decided to maybe make my way through Star Wars land and over to Toy Story land. Look how busy it is though in here I feel like I'm saying that a lot in this video. Hey, how are you having a good day? We're gonna make our way into Toy Story land I want to see how busy it is over there And maybe the wait times might not be as long as they say they are like, you know You never know you might be able to catch a low wait time over at alien swirling saucers or over at Toy Story Midway Mania, so we're gonna go check out and see if we can get lucky, you know Wow, this is the first time I'm actually seeing the Mandalorian out and about in the parks Look at that I Good bye, I'll never forget you I Honestly have never seen the Mandalorian out and about here at Hollywood studios even though I come so often He just like dops out and then goes back in I don't want to get a picture or anything like that It was just cool seeing him interact and seeing Grogu like move around. That was really cool. I'm happy I caught that. Oh I'm just sitting over here modifying on my Disney experience app trying to get a lower Lightning lane time how many how many other people just sit here and do this a lot You select one and then you just wait to see a good one pop up. I keep looking no slinky. I need slinky Really wish we could ride slinky dog dash today But it's 130 minute wait and there hasn't been a lightning lane available all day, but can you just imagine? Oh Just to be at this part right here And there they go off into the Sun this is actually beautiful looking right now I Don't know I think I'm just gonna throw in the flag here guys I mean, I'm not defeated. I still had a fun day But I don't think we're gonna do much that we could do I mean we could watch a lot of shows We could do that. What do you ingest here over there? But this is a lot of people I am not a fan of genie plus But it's not because I have to pay for it You know what I mean? I know a lot of people don't like it because fast pass used to be free But I think genie plus it just doesn't work like it doesn't work the app never works And if you pay money, I feel like you should be able to be able to ride a ride now I still think it's very affordable because I've been to so many theme parks like if I go to Universal Studios It'll cost me like $220 to like skip the lines But I would be guaranteed to actually get on those rides here You really don't know unless you plan it you wake up super early You have to be very well like on it and you have to be educated on it It's not like anybody can just come in I still don't know so that's why I don't like it I just don't think it's just user-friendly, and I don't think it works, and it's not worth value It's so cold out they have hats and gloves for people to buy so they can warm up look at this I wonder how much they are. I bet you they're probably like at least $10 you know what I think I'm gonna get some gloves. I need my hands to warm up One thing I can't stand is having cold hands, and if I can get a pair of gloves to keep my hands warm Believe me. I'm gonna do it The only thing is it's gonna be hard to kind of like record and make videos especially when I have the gloves on because I can't touch the screen You know But I should be good to go now. Yeah, no more cold hands What is this? Oh, I think this is actually the greatest thing ever I hope I don't look ridiculous walking around with these gloves on I've always wanted to get these gloves. They're only 24.99. Look at that. It fits so good Well, I think me and my gloves are gonna have to maybe just call it quits on the day It's a little bit too busy, but we'll try again another Maybe I can't wait to go home and see Gracie and see what she thinks. What is she's gonna think about my gloves? I hope she doesn't think they're like chew toys because I remember I got her a dog toy That was like Mickey's hand before so she probably would eat these in a second better not show her Maybe I should Gracie Oh Yes, she likes it It's not a toy, it's not a toy What you like it, huh? Gracie really loves these gloves. I think she thinks they're a toy and she wants me to give them to her and I thought it'd be fun if I put like a little cookie inside here. See if she gets excited for it She smells it. It's in there. It's in the glove It's in here Yeah, now that she got the cookie Maybe she's comfortable enough Putting the gloves on herself Yeah, let me see this little pity paw. Let me see this little pity paw Yeah There you go And with that I think we are done here today Gracie likes the gloves I think she's gonna try to take them and make them into her new favorite toy So if I want to you know Treasure these I better hide them She has a lot of toys and I don't like getting rid of her toys until she's completely like destroyed them because like you know She has a laundry basket full of like toys and every once in a while She'll dig in there and pull out like a toy from like four years ago And then all of a sudden that toy will be her new favorite toy again for like a month so like I don't want to get rid of any of them and She gets very particular so when she has her eyes on something. Yeah, she's gonna be looking for these But yeah, anyways, I had a great day at Hollywood Studios and I wish I got to do more with the genie plus but like I said, I've you know not a big fan of genie plus and You know, it's just something it's something you have to deal with now, you know I mean, I don't think it's going away or anything like that and You know, I just wish it was a little bit more easier and more common like if you pay for Lightning lane service, then I feel like you should just be able to do it like at the other parks now They are more expensive. That's why genie plus cost $22 and the fast pass at Universal is $222 But I still think that they should come up with a new system And also I'm excited because I have a lot of great things coming up I know that I have mega con in Orlando February 3rd right here in Orlando. I'm gonna be having a little meet and greet At the convention center on international drive at the Roosevelt's booth. I'll be there from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. And I'm just gonna be hanging out so anybody can come by and say hi right here in Orlando I never got to do this in Orlando like with like a full announcement and in an exact time So this is gonna be really cool. I hope to see a lot of people out there You know it always amazes me that you know, so many people watch the videos because I'm just sitting here at my house alone And like I know like when a video goes up and there's so many of you guys that watch it But like you see the numbers but until you actually meet people. It's not real and then when I get to meet people It's so exciting and I'm so happy because it's not like I ever thought something like that would happen So I'm excited to see What Orlando so if you guys are here February 3rd February 3rd Saturday, I think it is at mega con Orlando on international drive. I'll be there come say hi And yeah, I hope you enjoyed the video. I enjoyed making it Bye I also look like Sonic