 Hey friends today We are hanging out at the Magic Kingdom And I am so excited because we are gonna go have dinner tonight at a restaurant that I've been trying to eat at for five years Now and I have a feeling it's gonna be the best restaurant I've ever eaten at so I figured we come to the Magic Kingdom beforehand Ride some rides eat some food and just have a beautiful Magic Kingdom kind of day Any hoes Let's go do this. I Love coming to the Magic Kingdom during the holiday season. Look at how beautiful it is here the Christmas tree. Oh Man, oh and they even have a photo pass photographer right there The line's not too long. It looks like about a five minute wait I just want to hang out here and listen to Christmas music all day though The restaurant that I'm so excited to eat at tonight is called Bolin Bear And it's inside the Waldorf Astoria near Epcot, and it's a hard to get reservations a very fancy establishment In fact five years ago. I messaged them on my birthday Asking if they had any cancellations I would love to take one and they said no no luck maybe try again next year and then they reached out and was just like Hey, yeah, we remembered your birthday is coming around the corner Would you like us to set you up with a reservation and I was like, yes, please So this restaurant has been five years in the making and I'm so excited to share share it with you guys later on tonight It is such a beautiful day today in the Magic Kingdom the temperatures in the low 60s And I'm just excited to hang out and have a fun day. I Couldn't have thought of a better way to start the day than here at Big Thunder mountain railroad So we can ride the wildest ride in the wilderness I mean, that's a that's a good way to start the day to get all wild up I'm trying to get the hang of recording on my cell phone only because I know it's gonna be the easiest way that I can Kind of make Content on the go since I was talking about traveling so much going up to Pennsylvania and stuff like that So hopefully I'm doing good. Hopefully it's coming out pretty well. Oh Oh Boy here we go About a wake-up call literally just go ride Big Thunder mountain instead of getting a cup of coffee And you should be good to go because now I'm ready I'm excited and I think we're gonna go for frontier land over to adventure land and ride our pirates Looks like pirates of the Caribbean just opened up because it's a 10 minute wait Where's the line coming from everyone's literally we got here just in time Wow, looks like we're going row number nothing. Oh, here it comes. Ahoy there crew Pirates is always a lot of fun, but why are we were on the ride? We know this jingle cruise Is only at a 15 minute wait, so we got off and started rushing over so hopefully it's still 15 minutes when we get there Would y'all look at that a 15 minute wait We got lucky. I love it Now this is the jingle cruise. It's the holiday version of the jungle cruise. Oh, I love the music. I Can't believe that this ride was only a 15 minute wait and like it was legit a 15 minute wait We just watch right on Jingle cruise jingle all the way I Really special memory Oh that thing your child lost about 10 minutes ago right right here today But I am gonna ask you guys who's your main seated with your hands on see blanks inside the boat watch your children Your presence here today But now I was thinking about how I said I don't want to get any food because we're going to a nice dinner later on But here at the Magic Kingdom they have something that I've been wanting to get and I always forget and I don't want to leave without Getting it today and it's a holiday like a sunshine float like a holiday float Here it is the cranberry citrus float orange vanilla sauce served with sprite Winter spiced cranberry and fruity boba pearls. I don't know how I'm gonna like it, but I'm willing to try it Oh, oh my float is exploding here It's I think the boba the boba pearls are popping on the bottom there So I'm leaking all over the place, but here it is. It looks pretty good. Uh, it's a little slanted I'm gonna try to fix it. I got a fancy straw here that I Might be able to adjust it a little bit. We have to preserve Oh, no, that's not gonna work. Oh, what did I do? I don't know what to do. Should I put it right in the middle? There we go Oh, no, I don't want to do panic. I'm just going in for it. Oh I kind of like it. It's very very holiday. It's just like a little spice actually along in there I think that's the cranberry. Oh, I do. I kind of like it. It does taste like I didn't think like a dole whip What's in the color float would actually taste holiday or jolly I Do like this a lot, but I feel like I probably would just stick to what I like to get like my normal You know, oh look at the water like the little river down here kind of reminds me of Disneyland how You could see the jungle cruise. I Can't believe that we got on the jingle cruise that fast like like I said normally like in the month of December it's always like a 70 minute wait, but we really lucked out and Yeah, it's kind of getting hot out now. It was cold this morning and I'm happy I put on my new Roosevelt flannel and I love this because it's a Yellowstone one look you can see like the Yellowstone but this is a Roosevelt and Yeah, it's starting to get a little bit hot out. So I might have to be taking it off soon We had to make our way over to the people mover and then I think we're gonna start making our way out of the park But you know, I had to go on at least once Nothing like a casual loop around the people move or the tomorrow lands transit authority the TTA You know how I be I be people moving I be people moving My favorite part it's like we're launching right here This is the TTA Not stop service Look at the shot of the castle from here Isn't she a butte Clark two of my favorite spots Oh You know the people mover is great for people watching you don't know what you'll see going on down there You guys have no idea how excited I am to share this restaurant with you guys tonight Not only not only just share with you but also eat the food like I like I said it's been five years in the making and It is one of the best restaurants in Walt Disney World. Like I said, it's at the Waldovr story. It's right next to Epcot there. I'm Bonnet Creek I don't know if you guys have ever seen it, but it's in between Disney Springs and Epcot's very very close And it's gonna be exceptional like I'm like the service the service is selling selling his service Now I guess it's time. We start making our way out of the Magic Kingdom and Start getting ready for our dinner tonight. I mean, I had a great day so far though, and it's only gonna get better It's been amazing so quiet and dead in the parks Bolin Bear has a dress code much like California Grill so no hats You know what I mean? No shorts no flip-flops, but I did put on the white flannel. I love this one I told you it's the flannel season or the flannel month I feel like and we have made it to the Waldovr for store This is right next to Epcot and the restaurant Bolin Bear is inside. This is a very fancy hotel I can't wait to show you and it has one of the best firework views out of any like Disney resort The lobby as soon as you walk in here just literally screams like elegant. Doesn't it? Look at this lobby I love it in here. I don't spend a lot of time in fact. I don't even think I've ever stayed here So one of these days I'm gonna have to stay here This restaurant is so amazing. It's such a dining experience. They say to Estimate two to three hours, so we're gonna be here for a while Just kind of learning about food and I could tell you right now It's the fanciest restaurant that I have personally ever eaten at I have never eaten at a place more fancier than this And I'm gonna say fancy probably a hundred times But maybe that's cuz I'm fancy like I said the restaurant is a little bit dark on the inside So I'm gonna do my best to show some of the food, but it's also a very quiet setting So I'm talking very close to the mic, but also being very quiet because we don't want to disturb anybody else, you know My friends Josh and Taylor Always talk about how amazing the fried chicken is here And I've always wanted to try it and you can see a little bit of the prices for some of the food They've got the bowling bear fried chicken. It's $50. Then they have a gigantic Tomahawk They have a Delmonico steak for a hundred and twenty eight dollars But the thing that I'm interested in is this bowling bear carving board. It is $300 it comes with the Tomahawk steak the fried chicken the main lobster and a choice of two sides $300 and we're gonna get to try all of it. I think we're doing it I think we're going in on the bowling bear carving board I want the bowling bear old-fashioned. Yep. I want the smoking bowl. Yep. Is it a big one? Oh, he'll have it Already garnished off so we have the glass bowl that we smoke inside. So I let it just sit there for a little bit Perfect. You smick this small batch Right? Everyone says the same exact thing. That is so cool. And then this is that's impressive. Well cheers everyone Honestly, this cheers everyone The service at bowling bear is exceptional I cannot even believe the level of hospitality that is happening right now They're pulling out the chairs putting napkins on our laps. I mean, I'm like whoa This is some fancy fancy fancy stuff and the old-fashioned. Did you see that? That is holy it serves for but me and Sean are splitting it. We have some leftovers But holy, holy, holy bowl, holy bowling bear Right on the inside of the lobby They have a little lounge area with some nice drinks and then you can come out and see the courtyard area and At the very top of this You can go all the way up and I think you can see all of the fireworks all around Walt Disney World Look how beautiful this is. I really want to stay here one day And I can see they have a fireplace down there. This pool is huge Holy moly. I just realized the pool goes all the way down this way. Oh, those are two separate pools Thought it was just a big one So who's laughing now, I know I recorded it and you know what you could have been a part of this bowl That's bull. I'm pretty sure we just got a muesh-muesh Is that what you're saying? A moush-moush A moush-moush Well, it is the tartare Christen is very helpful when it comes to food and the pronunciation Kristen, I'm letting you take this one. Oh, I will I'll try it, but you know after you after you after you Is it amusing I don't like tuna There's melted butter, rosemary, and sea salt. We never tried it before with this phenomenal We have a much lighter option is going to be a parmesan tartare with a little salty parmesan cheese on the top Very fluffy base in Toronto. We have sourdough with six different types of grains We're just going to give you a crunchy texture and we have a new honey week roll from Japan Then we have a little bit of honey and then honey, which is the sweetest one I've ever tried. So I'll start with ladies first I kind of want all of this. I want to try all of them. What? That is the bread service? Yeah, he kept saying that, but I was like, wait, that sounds good. Wait, that sounds good. Can I also try some of them? You can do one of each if you like them. Okay. There is no way you could tell me there's a better bread service on this planet or a complementary bread service at that. Go on a Disney cruise. This is complementary. There's a cart coming out. Kristen ended up. Oh, is that the finished product? That's the dressing. That's the dressing. You dressed it up nice. That is fancy. Look at this fancy pasta explosion though. I don't even know what it is. It's like a ravioli. Yeah, just think of an actual ravioli. Wow. I want to see a pasta explosion on your face. No bull about it. No. Thank you. What do we think of the app so far, guys? Cedar salad. Yeah. This is like amazing. The corn chowder I really, really loved. But what about the salad? The salad is good, you said, Sean? Yeah. You like the salad? Cedar salad is really good. I love a good cedar salad like Boathouse. That's good. It has a little taste to it. A little tuna. A little slice. The pasta explosion. It was good. It melts in your mouth. So what I really like about this place is the attention to detail that they give. They serve a lot of stuff table size. And I love that. And they tell you how to eat stuff too. So they told me that they give you this flat spoon. So you can pick up the pasta perfectly. And then you put it on your tongue. And you press it against the roof of your mouth. And it just like melts in your mouth. So good. Wow. Another card. They gave me another card. A little ambiance for the table. Our beef tallow candle. We have our bone-in tamalak here. Roasted garlic. Buttered lobster tails. This is going to be that fog rock here at gravy. Creamy mashed potatoes. And then our three-day fried chicken. Three-day fried chicken. So it's a 12-hour brine. After that we sous-vide it. It keeps it really nice and tender in the center. And then we double fry it as well. Definitely a process. Wow. Are we all okay with mashed potatoes on the plate this evening? Oh, you prepare us plates? Absolutely. No way. What? That is too cool. Oh my lord. I know. I am preparing probably for the best meal of my life. Right now. I honestly am thinking that. I'm watching him prepare the plate. And I'm thinking this really might be the best meal I've ever had. I'm thinking this really might be the best meal I've ever had. Wow. I've been waiting five years to have this steak on for my birthday. 2023 is the year because it's been the best year of my life. So cheers. Cheers. Everybody got a piece of the Tomahawk steak, the fried chicken, the mashed potatoes, the carrot gravy, the lobster. I mean, this is a huge meal. That board is $300. We got to take this home to Gracie. What was your favorite thing, Kristen? My favorite thing I ate so far I think was the pasta explosion. My favorite thing I ate so far, I think was the pasta explosion. Yo, that Napoleon looks amazing. Oh, there's the lemon. Close enough. That was going to be our lemon. So we candy every part of a Meyer lemon. So we make a slit in the bottom, we take the insides out, candy the skin in simple syrup, gives it like a thin gummy bear-like texture on the outside. Perfectly edible. And then in the center, we take the original inside, we make the lemon curd and the lemon sorbet. So we add that to the candied skin, complemented with a little nutty cream and of course, sugar-bread cookie on top as well. Whose birthday is it for the candle? Right here. This is the only candle we could find. It was the only candle we could find. This doesn't want to lay for me anymore. Well, I love that. Napoleon has a vanilla anglaise on the bottom. It's a homemade graham cracker, almost like crust with a fresh cream in the middle. You have a pineapple chutney on top, vanilla anglaise and then a coquito gelato, so a cinnamon and wrong flavored ice cream. Wow. They said to eat the lemon first because it's like a palate cleanser. One of the best desserts I've ever had in my life. That is going to go down in history as the best restaurant I have ever eaten at. The desserts were fantastic. The Neapolitan was my favorite dessert. I like the lemon but also we got the crème brûlée and had chocolate at the bottom. What a touch. A lot of people were talking about their favorite items. I mean the chicken was it for me, the bread service, the corn soup and the service was exceptional. I love Bolognere. Like I said, probably the fanciest restaurant I've ever eaten at. And I'll be back. Maybe in the next five years. As we gather by the fire it is cold in Orlando. I can tell you that. Hey, yeah, that's the way. And with that the dinner was amazing. As you can tell, it is no longer the day that you just last saw because it is daytime now and I am not home. Maybe some of you could have figured out where I'm at but I am at Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort and we're checking in for a little staycation for a little early birthday present. You know, since I have plans of going home and celebrating the holidays and when I say that, I plan on going home and I'm going to drive there with Gracie and I'm going to stay there like the week of Christmas all the way up to New Years and I don't plan on coming back to Florida until 2024 or the day before. I think I'm coming back for a leave so it's going to be a lengthy road trip and I'm going to be gone so I want to kind of do a lot of fun festive stuff here in the parks and also for my birthday so we're going to be doing a couple of Fort Wilderness videos. We're going to be spending time going around and doing some of the activities. I thought it would be fun. I know that this is not the meaning of like 12 days of Christmas but I thought it would be fun if I can try to put maybe 12 days of videos together and just kind of video just random day of the life stuff for me and I know it wouldn't be like the best quality of content but I think I could make it a little fun so I figured I would make each video going up to Christmas and kind of document my travels up north a little bit and share my Christmas with you and yeah, that's what we're doing kind of kicking it off now and be on the lookout more videos to come and a little Fort Wilderness staycation and some adventures to Pennsylvania. So I hope you enjoyed the video. I enjoyed making it and we'll see you next time. Bye! This is my first time staying at Fort Wilderness during the holiday season so Gracie is also excited to be staying here with me and it's going to be a nice little adventure. You want to go for a quick walk to the dog park? You want to go to the dog park? We'll show them the dog park real quick. Wagon Trails Dog Park. Look at this Pluto right there. They got a big dog park for the big dogs and they got a little dog park for the dogs under 30 pounds. I mean did I say that right? Pretty big. Plenty of space to run around. What are you looking at? Gracie loves it here because there's so many interesting sounds. Yes, aren't there? Yeah. Uh huh. Yeah, look at her. Perhaps she is so pumped. Gracie! What? Are you back in your favorite little dog park? She loves it here. Holy moly. She loves running around here too and it's always busy but Gracie really doesn't like being around other dogs. She got attacked by a dog at a dog park in Davenport about I don't know, I'd say five years ago maybe and she's just never been the same. Oh boy, glad I caught that on camera. No privacy at all in this place and I got my Dalmatian dad hat on. It kind of felt perfect. I literally put this hat on just to come to the dog park. I picked the wrong dog park to be wearing white shoes or should I say I picked the wrong day to be wearing white shoes at a dog park but they clean it up here. I cleaned up Gracie's little poop poop.