 Hey friends today, we are hanging out at Universal Studios or Orlando We're gonna be going around trying some of my favorite snacks in the park riding some rides and also see what's new What's going on Halloween hornites is starting in just a couple of weeks, and I am so excited for that I just decided to come out and have a beautiful Universal Studios kind of day. Anyways, let's go do this Today is August 20th 2022 and it is a beautiful day out. It's 92 degrees out It says that we're supposed to get some showers a little bit later on today, but that's just Florida It doesn't look like it and I think we're gonna have enough time to do Universal Studios side and islands of adventure Like I said Halloween hornites is just 12 days away, and I'm so excited for that I'm gonna be here for opening night and there's a lot of new things that they have going up inside the park But today I kind of just want to ride some rides eat some food I'll show you some HHN stuff, but mainly it's all about just hanging out in the park Before I make my way into Universal Studios. I did want to stop here at Voodoo Donut I feel like I don't give this enough attention I love getting the donuts in here and maybe I might grab one today Or maybe I'll just look at them and kind of wish I grabbed one, but there are so many amazing donuts I kind of feel like I should show you In the competitive world of donuts and theme parks between Everglades and Disney Springs and Voodoo Donut here at City Walk I think my vote has to go to Voodoo Donut. I mean, I love the concept of it I think they have better donuts, but you guys let me know what you think in the comments I just love coming here at all Good things come in pink boxes and there are a lot of donuts to choose from they actually have a special Annual pass holder appreciation donut that I think I'm gonna get and then also I wanted to try this Universal Orlando Creamsicle one, so I'm very excited. They have so many donuts. So look at all this. It is really really cool in here. I Really wasn't trying to get any donuts today, but the Voodoo was just too strong. The Voodoo was too strong So now I'm walking away. Good things come in pink boxes All right, and here it is. This is what I ended up getting. I got the Universal Orange Cicero and then also the mango ginger kiss This is the annual pass holder exclusive and don't they look so amazing and like I said, I just love the presentation of them I mean Voodoo Donut really knocks it out of the park All right, let's give these the one two donut test here one or two bites The reason I get two donuts is because I want to show the pass holder ones But also a lot of people aren't pass holders so they can't get it So I get something else so I can show you guys first thing is the pass holder donut We're gonna start off with this and it's a mango ginger kiss. Look at this. I'm kind of excited for it I mean, I'm gonna go in for we're going for the buy here. Oh boy I Was definitely not expecting all that mango custard filling in there and it's topped with a ginger Icing and crystallized ginger. This is a really good donut I mean, I like it a lot especially because it's a unique donut mango and ginger. You know what I mean? So I kind of like it. I like that it's for pass holders now for the Universal orange cream sickle bar look at this and I like this one I feel like this one has a better look to it like it looks better, but we're going for it going in. Oh Man, no That's too good If I would have to choose, I mean, I really like orange better than mango So I have to go with this bad boy. I mean this I mean It's it's the clear winner for me But if you like mango better than orange, you might like the other one Holy moly though, I have to say today has to be one of the hottest days I've been at Universal Studios in a while it is brutal the temperature doesn't seem that high But the humidity is super super high and I keep on wiping my face because I'm sweating so much Got my towel right here, and I just keep on wiping try to keep cool, you know And enough with the donut business even though the orange cream sickle one was definitely my favorite But you know what else is orange? Pumpkins and look at this we're coming up on our first scare zone all set up and ready to go and I love this It looks so good I cannot wait for Halloween or nights like I said and I think a lot of these pumpkins are from Wicked growth and little booze up there somewhere up there somewhere out there I don't know about you guys, but wicked growth was definitely my favorite house last year Like I am so excited to see this scare zone this year Especially at night time and I also love the forest when it was all the pumpkins too. So like this is really really cool. I Can just picture people popping out now like wait till it gets dark and it's actually hh n Like this is gonna be so awesome just to walk through there Usually whenever I walk into Universal Studios, I always go straight I never actually go the opposite way So I think I'm gonna do that today and also I wanted to point out my awesome jaws Roosevelt shirt I figured it was the perfect shirt for Universal Studios You're gonna need a bigger boat make sure you guys check it out They have some amazing shirts and there's a link in my bio with promo code PMM 20 to get 20% off But take a look at this shirt. I mean if you love jaws You're gonna love this shirt Like I said, I'm gonna actually go down this way I see the mystery machine out So I'd love to see the gang or scooby-doo and everyone out right now Not too sure if they're out of it's just the mystery machine So we'll take a peak see and also you can see we're setting through another scare zone here. Oh, I see them I see them. They're actually right over there. I Wasn't able to finish up my voodoo donuts because I mean they're pretty big donuts And we just wanted to try them to show you guys But I probably should have brought them and showed them to shaggy and scooby because they probably wouldn't be down with that They definitely would be down with the voodoo donut At the moment it looks like the line is capped off to meet Scooby-doo and shaggy and everyone but they are gonna be hopping in the mystery machine and driving away soon So I think that's kind of cool. Look you got some scooby snacks in there, too Some scooby snacks. I think I've kind of accepted to see them drive away in this I like how they have the window down even to so you can actually take a look see in there But it's really nifty Also, I really think it's cool how they're actually kind of in the middle of a scare zone So it's kind of like they're on a mystery because it's a little bit spooky like you know what I mean? So it's like the perfect like it's the perfect setting Look at this Very awesome See you guys Have a great one. Look at this. It's like they're walking through a little spooky setting They're gonna hop in the mystery machine and then drive off That is too cool and this fine gentleman just found those keys laying on the ground Bye-bye Have a groovy one Honestly, I think that is so cool because it adds another level to like character meet and greets Especially when I feel like it's a show like they're actually like coming and they're driving like the mystery machine Oh Marilyn Monroe is walking our way right now Seriously, look at this you got Marilyn right there, and then you got Homer Simpson behind her. How you doing darlin? Oh the twirl of that was that was magical magical I say oh Magical I Feel like I caved under pressure and I called Marilyn Monroe darling. I'm like hi there darlin I was trying to think of something old-timey to say and that came out But isn't it cool? I feel like all the characters are like I don't know about right now. I even see SpongeBob Within like two minutes we have seen Scooby-Doo in the gang Then we saw Homer Marilyn and now we're seeing SpongeBob and Squidward look at this And they're just dancing their roller skating Seriously, how cool is this right in front of Mel's Drive-In too? That was really awesome. I think I'm gonna walk that way every time now I'm so happy I didn't just go straight the way that I walked and I actually came back got to see all those great characters One of the things I'm probably most excited for HHM this year is the weekend and right here They're gonna have an after-hours nightmare bar. Look at how cool that is. I love the weekend. So this is gonna be a lot of fun Like I mentioned before they're doing Passholder appreciation days right now and I know that they have a whole bunch of different food items like over at voodoo Donut, but they also have a special burger at Finnegan's which I feel like I'm gonna have to try I think we're gonna have to get the burger at Finnegan's because it's a special pass holder burger and I love it I love it. There's so much The pass holder appreciation days are from August 15th to September 30th And like I said Finnegan's has that special burger the Maloney stack half pound all-peat burger braised short rib Beer batted on your rings ale cheese sauce served with wedge fries So that sounds amazing and I wouldn't mind stopping in the Finnegan's because that's a good place to cool off So now that I'm all excited for that burger we're gonna actually head back the way I wasn't gonna go and make our way back down that way But I did start on a different path this time and it was worth it. Oh It also looks like we just missed Optimus Prime looks like he's heading on in Welcome recruits, head to the next facility for your training I think you start all by signs Decepticons reported in the area. There he goes 100% I have to say Optimus Prime is amazing, but I fangirl when Megatron comes out Megatron is so fun and entertaining Definitely one of my all-time favorite meet and greets in the park He's just so cool to actually just talk and communicate with hey. How are you? Like I said, I think maybe we should just make our way over to Finnegan's here Just so we can sit down and cool off for a little bit have a burger, but here's a lot more of the HHN stuff I am so excited. Also. It looks like the Blues Brothers are coming out here Well, actually I see the Blues Brothers dancing at the moment. Well, this has been a great start to the day I'm loving my day so far All right, well, let's go get that burger. Sorry I keep on getting distracted because all these amazing things are happening and I'm like, oh, ah, and then I want to show you guys, too Like I've never been like so quick like everything happening so fast here at Universal Studios and I'm loving it Like I said today's been a great day so far But we have made it Finnegan's time to head on in I'm very excited for the burger Normally I always come in here and I sit in the bar But I'm actually gonna sit down at a table in the dining room and enjoy my burger, you know a little table service I love it over here. It's a little bit more quieter, too One of my favorite things about the dining room here at Finnegan's is they have this random like Baby boot half boot like you know what I mean? It's really really funny and I always ask to sit in it So that's what we're gonna sit today As you can see they have regular sized boots and then they have this one right here. Look at this. It's like a little private one I love it so much Another really awesome thing about dining in the Finnegan's dining room is you get Complementary bread service they have like a soda bread service and that's always free and if it's free, it's for me Here it is the Irish soda bread with apple butter and I like how it comes out a little shamrock And this is really really amazing bread. Oh, I'm so excited and the apple butter is pretty good, too. I Feel like we're gonna have to break the bread. We have to break the bed break the bed ready here we go. Oh Look at that. It actually looks really good on the inside Honestly, this is such a great combination the apple butter and the bread itself and soda bread I think always has like a hard texture on the outside. I'm not too sure I really haven't had much like authentic Irish soda, but maybe this is very authentic though You never know and this is I think the most extensive that I've had. You know what I mean Let me know in the comments. So if you guys know if this isn't like really Authentic or traditional. I mean to me. I don't know. I like it regardless Alright enough for the soda bread business now. It's time to get down to the burger business and I love it It looks so good. We got some short rib there the onion rings and then this is the ale cheese sauce I asked for it on the side because you know, I'm a little sus when it comes to the cheese But it looks okay. It looks pretty good. Got some potato wedges and I'm just excited to dive in I mean this does look really good and the onion rings are like hand-breaded. I'll do my entire I think This is honestly a massive burger though like I don't even know how to approach this right now Like I guess I'm just gonna go in from the side here. I'll take it like this I feel like I feel like Gordon Ramsay in that one video the one with the burger. You know what I'm talking about He's like, huh? That's how I feel with this but alright. Here we go. Try to get a little bit of everything in one bite That burger is so good Honestly, I love it and it's probably the best burger you can get at Universal Studios Mel's burgers I'm not the biggest fan of but this is really really good. Especially with the short rib and the onion rings Much too good And I just like sitting in here. I like being able to just cool off and relax I think they're gonna have some live music come on a second eat a burger get a pint have a french fry or a wedge Much too good. It also looks like the Hogwarts Express Windows behind me like you know the screens that you see on the train on the train. Does it look like that? Look at that. Isn't it so cool? I love the atmosphere here in Finnegan's and this is also the place you want to be For Halloween horror nights. This is the pregame spot. This is where you want to go Well, I guess I have to say that burger did the trick. I love Finnegan's now I'm super full so gonna walk around maybe ride-a-ride just digest a little bit, but that was absolutely amazing very delicious Normally any time I come to Universal Studios I always find myself heading in to like Dagon Alley and over to Hogsmeade and I kind of want to do that But maybe later on right now I kind of want to go on the opposite side of the park over over there yonder by Crusty land over there yonder Crusty land Even though we just had this gigantic burger I'm still thinking about all the amazing horror night snacks that we're gonna be trying In just a couple of days, and I'm so excited We're coming up on one of the Halloween horror night like food stands, and I don't know what they're gonna be selling here But I'm buying it. I'm buying it just alone on the pumpkin like Doesn't this look so awesome? I'm so excited. I wonder if they have a menu posted yet Looks like they have like distinction sign over here for the menu, but I'm sure they don't have anything up yet Oh, I don't know whatever it is. I'm buying it Another thing I'm super excited for is the Dufftoberfest and I actually stopped to see if it's available now And it's not but that is one of my go-to drinks here for HHN and it's so good I mean, I like Duff beer in general, but that Dufftoberfest that's something special. I Was making my way back to ET because I wanted to go for a ride But it looks like it's temporarily down and I noticed animal actors on location is actually starting up soon And I love doing this show. It's an animal like acting show where they have like cats and dogs They even have a Dalmatian and some pigs and it's kind of cool They show you how animals work in the movies. So I think we'll hop in there for a bit. Just catch a little bit of the show Put your hands together and help us welcome to the stage one of the company's top traders your And yes, I did raise my hand Exactly where she needs to go So the lazy dog seems they are laid down stay and then on your side on your side Very good On your feet back up back up This Joe is so fun I love seeing all the dog no Dalmatian this time though But I wonder if Gracie can make it as an animal actor I feel like she's got that connection with me because like we listen and we talk to each other And like I'm like hey do this and do that and she tells me do this and do that But I don't know I don't know how she would do it around others Since we're back in this area I thought it'd be fun to come back to the curious George like little play area and the woody woodpecker coaster I really don't spend a lot of time back here, but it's mainly for the kids, but it's kind of fun though It's very well put together The curious George goes to town areas like a little play area, but it's like a splash pad So there might be a chance that we'll get wet in there or maybe at least just cool off I hope for my sake we don't get too wet because I got the camera But I just like it look how well themed it is It's really pushed back here George is happy because today he is going to town to visit his friend the man in the yellow hat I should have wore a yellow hat today Stay dry cleaners Oh boy I feel like this is dangerous walking through here. I don't know what to expect I'm glad I'm wearing crocs though. I tell you that I don't know where to go. I don't know where to walk What's happening here? Okay, I'm going I'm so happy I didn't go where that guy came from Oh boy It's like everywhere you go. There's just water everywhere. I'm treading very lightly here walking very slow Because I don't know where safe or not Oh boy I don't know where to go Do you pull things and you actually get wet? Oh boy, like what is this though? Oh, oh my lord, I've had enough I've had enough I can't uh, nope now my feet are soaked. I'm lucky. I'm not soaked and the camera's not soaked But that is no joke in there George is literally up to no good in there and it's not just for kids. It's so fun It's two levels and there's a gigantic play area there and everywhere you go There's just water and you press things and water shoots out at you not my vibe I'm glad I'm leaving it looks like they're closing down the area for inclement weather So there might be a lightning in there. Yeah, so that's why I'm leaving not because I got scared of getting wet Look at this little bee right here. Come here my friend We can be as one Another day where I strengthen my relationship with the bees me and the bees have a long history together and uh, it's a good relationship We trust each other Oh boy, I guess they weren't kidding with the inclement weather. Holy moly Yeah, they're not kidding with the inclement weather. It's coming But did you guys just see that? I caught that right on camera. I feel really fancy I think we're gonna have to start heading out or we're gonna be getting caught in the rain And uh, I don't have any pina coladas I really wanted to try to get one more snack to show you guys, but it is like coming down very fast I feel like we're running away from the storm. There's lightning happening everywhere I think we're in the clear enough that I can swing into the today cafe See about getting another little treat and definitely a coffee We need a coffee and I like coming here. I also like the beetle juice music playing right now The today cafe is so nice. It's very nice and cold a seed lots of good stuff Look at all of this fancy food. They got a watermelon feta basil flatbread. They got cannolis They've got a whole bunch of oh, they have a 30 a 30 rock midtowner sandwich lots of sandwiches lots of soup a bunch of pastries You see over here Very good stuff some quiche And then some very fancy looking desserts too Like they got a strawberry cheesecake on a stick a confetti cake a vanilla eclair Oh, wow, I don't know what to get everything looks pretty amazing Looks like we made it just in time got myself a nice little coffee I also like how they serve their coffee in coffee mug like this. You don't mean that today cafe has good coffee actually Hot coffee though. Oh lordy You're gonna have to let that sit for a second and then also we got the confetti cake You hear that thunder? Look at this confetti cake. Look at this. I'm gonna try to focus it in on it Look at that That is absolutely amazing It's that looks good your little coffee a little cake. Holy moly All right, but let's cut into this cake here Oh, look at that. I hope it's not dry because the way it kind of crumbled it might be a little bit dry A little coffee a little cake a little today cafe Oh That's not dry Oh the combination though. Oh that combination bite is so good. Holy moly might actually put a little bit in there Have you ever watched mrs. Delfier where He dropped some of the uh icing from the cake into the tea and he's like, how many would you like? I always feel like doing that with my coffee. Look at Oh, I bet you that adds. Oh, oh, there it is. We got a floater Also, you get the little tiny macaroon on top here. So it's like you're getting two treats for the price of one Oh, that's really good As I was sitting here enjoying my coffee and my cake I started to see some raindrops So I think we better get running along. I see the ponchos coming out So it's probably raining on the other side of the park. How funny is that? It's probably raining over back by et and it's going to be approaching us very soon. So we better get going Holy moly. Look at those trees They almost look like they're going to get go flying down right now. The wind is like I've never felt anything like this. Holy moly. We are in the middle of a big big storm here in florida My hat's about to blow off. I see lightning Luckily we made it out of there without getting caught in the storm I just put my camera down and I be lined it for the car I mean it was it was happening and it was a fierce storm So I'm so happy that we made it out of there, but I'm a little sad because my video wasn't done Like I still had things I wanted to do at universal studios and I figured sense and my video wasn't done And I needed to run some errands. I might as well just bring you guys along with me So sad that the video had to end there, but hey, we're going to go to publics You clicked on this video for universal studios But got a surprise publics vlog at the end and I think that's kind of cool Also, I want to point out my very fancy rental that I got going on right now It is a jeep compass and I like it. I think it's really really awesome I'm still waiting for my car to be fixed. Uh, I haven't filled you guys in on that really It's just that the fact that insurance and all the body shops are really backed up Especially down here in florida because there's so many accidents. So they said that like my car to get fixed Would be at least two months. So like it's been a long time They just got the estimate done and I feel like it's been almost three weeks Like they just got the estimate done. So my car is not totaled. It is going to get fixed I just got a little time With this bad boy. So at least I had rental insurance, but it does run out. So hopefully they Hopefully they're pretty fast If you guys don't know about publics, well, then you're in for a real treat. This is basically the most popular Grocery market here in florida and I never heard about it until I moved down here and I love publics Uh, I love coming here to shop. I love here. I get my groceries. I love the pubs subs You know the pubs subs or those are a thing I've always had this kind of weird obsession with grocery stores from in salacos to wise To Wegmans, but publics. I mean publics is up there I like Wegmans a little bit more because I loved how big Wegmans is but publics is just very very homey, you know And like I said, they have pub subs and from from being a pennsylvania I don't call anything a sub everything for to me is a hoagie but Pub subs are just the thing. I don't call them pub hoagies. I call them just I mean they're pub subs That's all I need. That's all I think of I need to get some things for the house. I also need to get Gracie goo some dog treats You know, just a couple a little a little grocery shopping treat that I'll bring you along with me Right here is the publics deli and this is where they make the pub subs Kind of like a subway, but a way better subway. It's like They're actually really amazing subs and then the chicken tenders are amazing here, too I like it in a roasted chicken. They have like a mardi gras chicken And then usually they have some good soups, but looks like they took the soups away. No soup for me today I have to get Gracie some treats because I haven't been down to disney springs to refill Um pup cakes so gonna get her something different something that she hasn't had before see if she likes it Maybe she'll like them I'm thinking about these little ones right here Three dog bakery the original bakery for dogs licking crunch kind of looks like cookies Oh, wow. This is a big pack of cook. Oh, there's two different flavors, too We've got carob and peanut butter flavors and then golden and vanilla Gracie cookies. I think she might like these. I'm gonna give them a go Maybe she'll you know, like them a little bit better than pup cooks. I mean, I don't know She does love those pup cups though All right shopping complete time to check out and go give Gracie her cookies Oh, I always like checking out the seasonal like shelves here. It looks like we're in full pumpkin season I got pumpkin ale Sam Adams october fest sam Adams jackal pumpkin ale and then also PSL pumpkin spice latte from starbucks. Oh, I wonder if Duncan's got their hot pumpkin coffee yet I literally came to publics to bring you guys along with me just to get laundry detergent shrimp soup fruit snacks dog treats and fabric softener look at that All right, Gracie you want a cookie you want cookie? Huh? You want this cookie? What? You like it? You smell it? Here we go. Whoop What are you doing chase that cookie? Oh, you got it I think she likes them You like the cookie? No I don't think she knows what to do with it Go ahead Yep Oh Oh, there you go. Yep. She likes it And with that, I think we are done here such a random ending to this video But I kind of like it. I had a lot of fun today though. I got to hang out at universe studios I wanted to show you guys a lot more, but like I said the weather in florida is very unpredictable My plan was actually to hop over to islands of adventure Continue the video just showing off cool things, but we'll go back soon Halloween hornites just a couple of weeks away like not even weeks. It's like 12 days away I keep saying weeks and I'm like holy moly And uh, yeah, that's just about it So I hope you guys enjoyed the video. Hope you guys enjoyed the little publics at the end I mean if you did let me know in the comments. Maybe I'll start making some weekly public strips for you guys and showing you I don't know. I always thought it was fun, but anyways, I hope you guys enjoyed the video I enjoyed making it. We'll see you next time Bye