 Hey friends today, we are checking in to Disney's Coronado Springs resort for a little staycation I've never stayed here before so I'm very excited to show you guys the room and also all the resort amenities But first we actually have to go check Gracie into her little staycation Because she's staying at the pet hotel here at Walt Disney World best friends. I am so excited any who's Let's go do this We're here Gracie, it's time to go to best friends not over there. It's over here. I Love the fact that on the outside of the building they have all the Disney dogs, but I don't see any Dalmatians There's no pongo or Perdita, so it's it's a little strange looks like Gracie's gonna be the only Dalmatian here today And Gracie is all checked in to her little vacation villa. Look at that. We brought her some play toys She got a pillow one of my shirts her special Drinking dish and she's chilling out Watching Moana and it's got a little doggie cam there and access to an outdoor patio Are you excited? I'll keep my eye on you It's sometimes so hard to say goodbye, but she does look a little comfortable in there I mean at least she is comfortable Bye Gracie I am super nervous and I'm sure Gracie's nervous But I like I said I feel really comfortable here the fact that there's a camera where I can just check on her 24 7 I can come and go as much as I want so if I want to come visit her and play with her here I can and they send me report cards And you can get extra like activities added to it and special snacks So I kind of gave her you know the works. She's got the best the vacation villa. She's got a private tv I mean, she's living. She's living a good life. She's living a good life in there and uh, Okay, I'm good Now that Gracie's all settled in here. We are Coronado Springs And our room is ready So I think we're gonna head on over there and get all settled in And then we're gonna give you a little room tour and the resort tour as well The reason that I'm staying here at Coronado Springs and Gracie is checking in to best friends Is because disney invited us out to a media event for the star wars galactic star cruiser I am so excited disney did comp the room here at Coronado spring for me and we're going to be Experiencing the galactic star cruiser over the next three days Doing different variations of what they have to offer inside and just kind of giving you my overall thoughts about it So i'm very excited Now disney does not want us releasing any of the information about the galactic star cruiser until friday It's under embargo. So all of that stuff will actually be coming out friday And this is going to be its separate like little video of just kind of my process here at Coronado Springs Gracie and my overall like day to day I guess Most of the media event for the galactic star cruiser doesn't start till tomorrow Today there is like a welcoming dinner with a special panel with people from lucas films And also some of the imagineers that worked on the project And i'm not too sure if I can show you that or not if I can't all include it in this video But if not, we'll recap like recap with everything on friday Looks like we're staying in casitas building three and on the fourth floor. So uh, we're going to navigate our way through here All right, here it is room three four six zero And I touch a little mickey to mickey And give you the uh grand tour this room is really big I've already come in and put my stuff in but I want to give you guys a tour and I'm shocked. I'm like wow So this is a moderate resort, but I have to I have to say I feel like it's deluxe like the layout of the rooms There's so much space the amenities. This is impressive Look at how amazing this room is There is so much space in here and like I said, I really feel like it's like deluxe resort I mean, I know it's a moderate, but it's got the nice cure eggs with the 50th anniversary blend I like it. We got a little fridge down here. I bet Oh, it's even got like the uh exposed front A nice desk a chair and it's got the fancy tv with the disney on demand Two beds some three caviaros artwork right there And uh, we do see the bathroom too. I love the doors as well like these doors that slide like this Oh Very fancy and before I was talking about all the storage and look at this there's so much storage in here Extra blankets up there got a little closet and iron board. We got a steam iron Something over here as well Like lots and lots. Oh boy some vanity kits I'm taking all those home and then oh, this is the uh shower area Nice stand-up shower there very nice Out of everything. I think I just like these doors the most I just think they're so fancy. I wish I had sliding doors on my bathroom. I would love that at like my house The furniture isn't the most comfortable furniture I've ever sat down, but it does swivel It does spin. So I'm gonna have to test this out a little bit more Now this I like There I also appreciate the fact that they have an open undercarriage here And you can stick all of your luggage down there if you wanted to we all know Somebody can actually fit under there. Uh, I've tested that theory out myself in the past And it also the beds look like they have nice little reading lights as well. Look Oh, wow, that's it's really bright Nice little reading lights four pillows Can't wait to test this bad boy out later on tonight. And yeah, like I said nice. It's a really nice room I love the fact that they have happily ever after on demand like look at this Just one click away Another thing I noticed they give you a big safe here like a big big safe Compared to some of the other places they get those little small box safes. This is like the size of a mini fridge Look at this That's a big safe Like they really give you a big old safe in there and then over here Looks like we probably got the bible. Oh, yeah And uh, a nice little phone here. I think the magic is calling answer the call The only thing that makes this a non deluxe resort like to me personally like the room itself Is probably the fact there's no balcony. That's the only thing So like if you don't spend a lot of time on a balcony Then this is kind of like a deluxe resort room. Like, you know what I mean? Like that's that's really like that's how I look at it I mean, there are other things that actually determine whether or not a resort is a deluxe The location is one of them. The view is one of them and uh, I mean the view is okay It's not the greatest but It'll do you can see a little bit of the water from here And we can see some lawn care Now that we're all settled in and we got to play with the doors and the chairs I think it's time to go, uh, explore the resort a little bit. Just give them a a grand exploration I kind of want to go all the way out here to take a peak See what the view is like from the opposite side here It is such a beautiful resort here there with the trees and the water I love it But we're gonna go just take a quick look see here This resort is just so huge. Holy moly like wow This is the view when you actually come out from your room If there was a balcony it would be amazing But look at all that over there is the grandestino tower And then there's so many places you can actually get food and drink here There's like so many different restaurants and lounges. They have multiple pools And we're gonna explore around a little bit I'm very excited to be staying here because this is like breathtaking Let me give you a grand overview of the resort from this giant map right here Sometimes it's hard pointing out things from the little tiny map But we are right here And right here is a convention center and then grandestino tower And then they have the cabanas over there and they have ranchos and the dig site This is one of the best pools too in the area So we'll try to show you the pool later on but they have pools basically in each area I think and they're all separately themed to something and yeah We're just gonna go around and explore a little bit I'm gonna head inside now and give you a tour of the lobby area And later on tonight, we're probably gonna go hang out at grandestino tower Or over at three bridges because that's a wonderful lounge and kind of just chill out But first I want to show you some of the inside of the lobby here at Coronado Before grandestino tower opened, this used to be the main check-in area I remember coming here when it was the check-in area and I always love it It always has like a nice smell in here and it has a wonderful waterfront wind And also one of my all-time favorite hidden Mickey's If you just take a look up at the ceiling there, you can spot the hidden Mickey I'm talking about And isn't that nifty? I love it and right in the center there it says Disney's Coronado Springs Resort Pancitos has his own gift shop over here And it's got a bunch of different Coronado Springs merchandise along with some grab-and-go drinks and stuff like that And I'll just give you a quick look at this area because I do like it over here as well Look at Pancito right here. They have a little statue of them And I love it. Look at all this Coronado Springs merchandise. They have shirts They have coffee tumblers mugs magnets A lot of it though has the grandestino is like the icon of the park even a wine glass But before that it was just Coronado. You know what I mean? It was still a great resort But since grandestino opened up, I think it's gone a lot more popular If you guys noticed there was a lounge out in the middle of the water from the view up top that I was showing you It's called Three Bridges and they call it Three Bridges because there's three different bridges connecting to it And it has amazing food and drinks over there. It's not open till 4 30 But I think we're gonna walk over there just so we can hang out on the bridges because it's really beautiful being out on the water Look at this And it's got nice music. I love it. It can get a little windy out here though But look at these views It makes me just want to get a drink and to walk around or even a coffee Can you imagine coming out here in the morning for sunrise? Oh my lord. It's gonna be so beautiful or even watching the sunset Wow Right here is Three Bridges and it doesn't open up until 4 30 But I really want to come out and check this place out Maybe later on tonight This might be one of the stops that we actually come hang out at it is so beautiful to be out on the water And just to have those views and they have little heaters in case it gets chilly And I also like this right here. It's kind of like a little floating garden I guess it's on the water Now we're gonna make our way over to the dig site in the main pool area This has one of the best water slides I've ever seen and it's got a nice little pool area like overall There's tons of little tiny quiet pools in the different sections of the resort but this one's my favorite And it's basically just on the other side of where I'm staying at So you actually have to come all the way over here and this is the only pool with a Slide in and I believe as well I normally don't like showing off the pool area because people usually are swimming in there But I'm going to try to show you the best that I can because the water slide is so cool here This is the pool itself and look at that It is so big it has this gigantic water fall running into the stairs there And the pool slide is on the other side there. I can't really show you that but I love it over here It's just it's such a neatly like play area Over here. They also have a volleyball area. They've got some cornhole. They have an arcade The only thing is is the volleyball like court doesn't have any net At the pool bar, they actually have a little grab-and-go in like little kitchen area S.C.S. does and it has firecracker shrimp pretzel bites nachos Crispy grouper tacos a lot of good offerings And I think we're going to grab a quick bite because later on like I said I want to go to like three bridges or the dolly lounge Some of the more things that open up later in the evening and this is open 10 a.m to 10 p.m Which is kind of like the only thing that's open before 4 30 And here is the firecracker shrimp and honestly, I didn't know boom boom sauce was going to be super spicy I tried a little bit on my fork and I was like wowza So I'm actually going to try a whole one and I'm pretty sure I'm going to cough And I met up with Jackie and we're just hanging out before we actually head out on our little Adventure and like I said, I got the firecracker shrimp and it's it's going to be spiked I already tried some so I'm going to go all in now Okay, I told you boom boom sauce was spicy. I can't eat that. Oh boy. It's way too spicy I'm gonna take this one because it has less. Yeah, I got the beer. I got I got a nice modello. Okay. Here we go It's good spice. It's got you feel it in the nose. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah I've had it before and I know what you're feeling right now burning. Yeah I tried to power through it, but I'm like it's like really burning up. I'm kind of sweating like Hot I feel like very hot like so I think I'm gonna I'm gonna give up. I'm gonna give up and drink my modello I did good though. I ate quite a few. Yeah more than I could The firecracker shrimp is just a little bit too spicy for me But I didn't like anything else on the menu. It was either that or fried Grupper tacos and I kind of happy I got the spicy shrimp Now that the shrimp and taco business is all taken care of it's time to make our way back to the room So we can get ready for our little event tonight Let's check in on Gracie girl. Look at her. Oh, she's chilling out. That is so cute I love the fact that best friends give you a cam so you can just look on your little fur babies whenever you want But she looks like she's having a great time She's really relaxed and you can even talk to them too. So if I hit chat Then all of a sudden you see our picture pops up there. It sends a little ring and you can say hi Gracie Hi, baby Aw, I love it We have to use the elevator to go up to the fourth floor, but look at the hand Mickey's in here Look at that. Can you spot them out? I love it. That is so cool As I'm walking around this resort around every single corner is like another beautiful area I'm on my way over to the convention center because that's where we're going to meet up before we go to our Like welcome dinner and panel and look at this little nook over here Isn't this just so beautiful? Holy moly, right? I love it It's gorgeous here We've made it over to the convention center and this is massive over here like holy moly Look at how big it is over here And this is just one section we have so much more like there's a whole bunch going on here And I love the murals too And the fancy chairs. Oh a whole bunch of them. Look at them acting very fancy and suspicious I'm not too sure what I can or cannot film So I might be able to show you some of the panel if not then the next time We'll probably pick up the video is later on tonight when we go hang out around the resort And we might just skip to that right now or maybe some some extra bonus footage. Who knows? Oh, we got the special little lanyard star wars galactic star cruiser media preview And this is exciting. I'm very very excited a little nervous though a little bit nervous. I have to say And that is just about all I could have showed you Uh from that standpoint anything else. They didn't want any filming So uh, but it was really interesting. We went in to the contemporary and there was a nice dinner And it was a panel full of imagineers And people that have worked on the galactic star cruiser and we learned so much information about tomorrow It was amazing. I had a lot of fun But now it's uh back to the resort to have a little fun And like I said a big time jump and now it's dark out and it's all pretty I love these lights right here And the lagoon a bar is all opened up right there But I think we're gonna go over to three bridges. Like I said, I wanted to do earlier That's open till midnight and we can get some food and maybe a drink I have to say after hearing some of the people that are working on the galactic star cruiser talk about their favorite things to do I am super excited and I'm probably excited for the Lightsaber training we're gonna get to do tomorrow and also the food They have everything from blue shrimp green rice black bread It seems like such like cool space food and hopefully we get to try some of those later on like Try some of those tomorrow when we get to tour the star cruiser itself and uh, hopefully you guys will see a video Probably friday morning about everything and all my experiences and my thoughts about the star cruiser itself But look at how beautiful it is out here right now Look at that big beam going right down the grand destino tower And now we're gonna head out on the water over to three bridges over here Wouldn't mind getting something to eat too because they have some really good food They even have a three bridges like burger that I think I would like to try You know sounds pretty fancy I have a lot of anxiety about bracy being at best friends for the first time Normally any time I would ever have to stay I always have somebody that will stay with her Or uh, she'll go with her mom or I used to have a dog sitter and a dog walker But uh, I haven't had anybody for this upcoming trip So best friends was going to be the best solution because if I wanted to take gracy somewhere I figure disney would be the best, you know what I mean? That's how I would like it I'm sure she would like it and it is really nice living so and plus you get to check on her all the time All right, here we are three bridges and I love coming here I like that it's open and you get to actually stare out at the water and grandestino tower there And also here is a look at the menu. They have some food items Like I said, I knew they had the three bridges burger Which is a crispy potato with garlic, lemon aioli some arugula tomato and then smoked paprika fries That sounds really amazing and then they have a lot of other good offerings too And uh, yeah, I think I'm gonna I'm gonna go with the uh the burger I have had the french fries here before and they are phenomenal So I'm excited to try those but I don't know if I want to drink, you know tomorrow we have a big day So uh, I'd like to probably just go to bed a little bit early tonight And I don't want to get coffee either. So maybe we'll get like a nice refreshing beverage Maybe a non-alcoholic drink and uh, maybe it's just a soda. I don't know One of the things I definitely want to do in the near future though Is come back and do this signature sangria flight and they actually have a sangria class here Where you uh, kind of learn a lot about sangria and I think they only offer that one day a week So that might be a video all on its own They usually have a walk-up list for tables, but the bar seating is first come first serve So we're actually just gonna head right on over find a spot sit down And uh, order our burger and our drink you can actually sit at the bars here or they have one on the water Where it kind of overlooks the grandestino tower. So I think I like this a little bit more Yeah, this is the way I really love it here. It is so cool. It's the perfect chill atmosphere And I already got my drink and it's a berry smash. Look at this I like it It looks really really refreshing. It's made with strawberry mint and some soda water So we're gonna give it a go. I'm sure it's probably not refillable though Like that's the only bad thing when you get like these really you get these like really good beverages They're non refillable. So you drink them real quick, but we'll find out Oh, yeah, oh that is nice. That's good Nice and minty the way I like it Oh, we have to check on Gracie here. You know, I gotta keep up on my Gracie girl It's a little bit dark in there. Oh, there she is She's just hanging out. They have tv on for two And look at her. I love it. So there was like a they said you can bring like a piece of clothing with you So I brought a t-shirt and I made sure to wear the same t-shirt to bed like two nights in a row So my scent was on it and then I brought one of our favorite pillows And she looks like she's just chilling out there Not too bad. You can also give her treats on here too, but I don't want to do that in the middle of the night Let me just tell you when I was talking before about my anxiety level with Gracie Uh and like leaving her at a new place like the anxiety I was having was through the roof Like she means so much to me Honestly, like I never thought I would have Such like like love for a pet before But wow, Gracie has gotten me through the toughest of times and I don't know if I talked about the rooms But the price for her room was 130 dollars 130 dollars for dogs And I just I I felt like I really wanted the best because she deserves the best And I wanted to have that level of comfort now That's not even the most expensive room They have rooms at best friends for like 250 dollars and I and this is for a dog like a dog room itself And it just blows my mind now you do have to add on additional stuff like that and like walks and snacks and stuff like that But I gave her the works. I gave her everything And holy moly the burger has arrived. Look at this It looks so good. I love these paprika fries right here. You can just see it on there Oh man, and I asked for the aioli and the cheese on the side because I wasn't I wasn't too sure about it But it has the crispy potatoes on there the arugula the tomato It's a good-looking burger. I mean that is a good good-looking burger and uh, we're gonna dive in First things first, let's get ourselves a little french fry here And like I said that paprika like is like literally just falling off it. It is a well seasoned french fry These french fries really might be the best french fries on disney property. I mean, oh man, they are so so good All right now it's time for the main event here the burger This burger is good. I wish they would season the patty a little bit more But it's still a really good burger I like the bun and I like the crispy potatoes on there It's good. I like it and I like that they cook it on a char. It looks like it's charred a little bit So they must be cooking it on a broiler top back there not a flat top I'm pretty sure if you want to make this burger a little bit better You add some of the paprika fries to it and it'll do the trick, but we're about to find out Oh, yeah, that's all it needed Oh That burger did the trick but also I wanted to point out this fake fire pit over here. Look at this It looks like the Gideon's uh fire pit like you have to reach through the flames get your cookies That's so funny, isn't it? Now it's time to head back to the room and uh go to bed Wow, look at the lights reflecting off the water back there. I don't know. It's just really really beautiful out here I think the best way to get back to our room is actually going this way And back down this bridge because we're right over that way So nice long walk down the bridge here Looks so nice, doesn't it? Now would you look at this Some nice rocking chairs here. I gotta give them a go, you know, I'm really loving the chair game here at Coronado Springs Okay, I like this Got a little ghost rocking with me Right good stuff We're just rocking out Now we are back in the room and it's time to go to bed listen to happily ever after There we go And i'm so excited for the galactic star cruiser tomorrow It's been a really amazing day and i'm sure the the video is probably a little bit out of place But it's probably because i'm a little nervous. I get nervous whenever I come to like media invites and stuff like that And also nervous about Gracie go being at a new place together. So It was a lot today, but I had a lot of fun and i'm happy that I got to make a video and bring you guys along with me And uh, I'm excited to make a little galactic star cruiser video I'll put that out friday. Like I said, they won't let you put it out anytime sooner But uh time to uh go to bed a little happily ever after so I hope you enjoyed the video I enjoyed making it. We'll see you next time Bye