WEBVTT 00:00:09.310 --> 00:00:11.449 Welcome to another Universal Orlando podcast. 00:00:11.550 --> 00:00:13.710 I'm Nick. And I'm Melody. Why did you make that 00:00:13.710 --> 00:00:17.030 face? That was a really long welcome. It's like 00:00:17.030 --> 00:00:21.949 a theater or a... It's still not that long. Because 00:00:21.949 --> 00:00:23.329 right now I'm thinking of a circus and they're 00:00:23.329 --> 00:00:25.629 like, welcome! But it's not that long. That's 00:00:25.629 --> 00:00:29.129 what I did. I went, welcome! Yeah, extra too 00:00:29.129 --> 00:00:33.009 long. Not too long. Anyway. Just right. We are 00:00:33.009 --> 00:00:35.630 going to Epic soon. Yes, we are going to Epic 00:00:35.630 --> 00:00:40.920 Universe. Sorry, Universal's Epic Universe. Is 00:00:40.920 --> 00:00:43.119 that really what it is? I think that's the full 00:00:43.119 --> 00:00:47.679 name. Anyway, but before we do, for the next, 00:00:47.780 --> 00:00:51.200 what, four episodes, right? We're going to be 00:00:51.200 --> 00:00:55.039 doing a little deep dive into Universal Studios 00:00:55.039 --> 00:00:58.859 and Islands of Adventure. Just get all of our 00:00:58.859 --> 00:01:01.119 knowledge and stuff for these parks before we 00:01:01.119 --> 00:01:05.689 jump into all new Epic Universe stuff. So we 00:01:05.689 --> 00:01:10.349 want to focus on the first two parks first. Correct. 00:01:11.030 --> 00:01:14.049 Sorry, Volcano Bay. You are not part of this 00:01:14.049 --> 00:01:19.150 list for now. Yep. Universal Epic Universe. I 00:01:19.150 --> 00:01:21.390 went on to the Discover Universal podcast because 00:01:21.390 --> 00:01:24.170 I know they did an episode recently. That's the 00:01:24.170 --> 00:01:26.829 full name. Lovely. Because every time they refer 00:01:26.829 --> 00:01:29.870 to it, they always say, at Universal's Epic Universe. 00:01:30.170 --> 00:01:32.959 And I'm like... Nobody calls it that. No. Just 00:01:32.959 --> 00:01:35.280 call it Epic Universe. Then you're saying universe 00:01:35.280 --> 00:01:41.700 twice. Universal Universe. So it's Epic Universe. 00:01:42.099 --> 00:01:44.640 We settled that debate. You're welcome. Okay. 00:01:44.780 --> 00:01:48.599 Well, today we're starting with Universal Studios. 00:01:49.079 --> 00:01:53.180 What about socials? How are people going to find 00:01:53.180 --> 00:01:55.659 us? And I was going to say, but before we get 00:01:55.659 --> 00:01:59.439 into that, because I'm not bad with segues usually. 00:02:01.299 --> 00:02:04.980 Socials. Yay. You do it. Go to our Instagram. 00:02:05.519 --> 00:02:07.560 Click the link tree. There you go. Great. So 00:02:07.560 --> 00:02:11.280 what's our Instagram? He's currently looking 00:02:11.280 --> 00:02:13.580 it up because he still doesn't know. This is 00:02:13.580 --> 00:02:17.460 what? Episode 68 or something. Another universal 00:02:17.460 --> 00:02:20.219 podcast on Instagram. Just click our link tree 00:02:20.219 --> 00:02:22.199 and it'll take you to everything else. And our 00:02:22.199 --> 00:02:26.800 little child just woke up. So time travel. And 00:02:26.800 --> 00:02:31.699 we're back. It is now. 20 hours later. Not 20 00:02:31.699 --> 00:02:34.639 hours later. You can't do math. Still the same 00:02:34.639 --> 00:02:37.960 day. A tiny child woke up. Now a tiny child is 00:02:37.960 --> 00:02:41.060 asleep. Yep. For her bedtime instead of nap time. 00:02:42.759 --> 00:02:45.539 Anyway. Where were we? We were talking about 00:02:45.539 --> 00:02:48.840 socials. Yes. And I already did them. I already 00:02:48.840 --> 00:02:51.620 did them. And where are you, Opod, on Twitter? 00:02:52.000 --> 00:02:54.460 Slash X. I don't know if we ever said that, but 00:02:54.460 --> 00:02:55.520 there we go. Or you could just go to the Instagram 00:02:55.520 --> 00:02:58.560 and click the link tree. Okay. It's much simpler. 00:02:59.020 --> 00:03:01.919 Now we get into the episode. Any small talk? 00:03:02.259 --> 00:03:06.620 No. No? No. Fine. You're no fun. So today, we 00:03:06.620 --> 00:03:10.099 are talking about Universal Studios. Isn't that 00:03:10.099 --> 00:03:12.939 what we're always talking about? Universal Studios. 00:03:13.560 --> 00:03:17.099 Not Islands of Adventure, just studios. Yeah, 00:03:17.099 --> 00:03:19.919 we talk about Universal all the time. Okay. So, 00:03:20.039 --> 00:03:24.439 I looked up some info, and I learned some stuff. 00:03:24.740 --> 00:03:28.300 So, before we go into what... Universal Studio 00:03:28.300 --> 00:03:31.939 has today. We'll see what it had when it opened. 00:03:32.199 --> 00:03:34.060 You didn't even tell them what we're doing. Yes, 00:03:34.060 --> 00:03:35.919 we did. No, you didn't. We're doing a deep dive 00:03:35.919 --> 00:03:38.060 into Universal Studios. You said that already. 00:03:38.219 --> 00:03:41.719 And Islands. Yes. In preparation for Epic Universe 00:03:41.719 --> 00:03:43.360 Open. We're going to talk about the old parts 00:03:43.360 --> 00:03:44.539 because you're going to be inundated. What did 00:03:44.539 --> 00:03:46.879 you say? In preparation for Epic what? Universe. 00:03:47.439 --> 00:03:49.840 Okay. That's not what it sounded like. Well, 00:03:49.840 --> 00:03:52.919 that's what I said. For Epic Universe Open. Because 00:03:52.919 --> 00:03:55.909 you're about to be inundated with... All of these 00:03:55.909 --> 00:03:59.590 people talking about Epic Universe. And we are 00:03:59.590 --> 00:04:01.689 going to be one of those people. Because it's 00:04:01.689 --> 00:04:04.870 exciting. It is exciting. So you have to. So 00:04:04.870 --> 00:04:07.590 if you don't want spoilers, it should be about 00:04:07.590 --> 00:04:10.889 four episodes from now. Yes. Three more after 00:04:10.889 --> 00:04:14.889 this one. No. Four more after this one will be 00:04:14.889 --> 00:04:17.529 the first one about Epic. Well, it's this one. 00:04:17.970 --> 00:04:21.189 Then three others. Studios part two, Islands 00:04:21.189 --> 00:04:23.949 part one, Islands part two. Then our trip to 00:04:23.949 --> 00:04:27.170 Epic. Then our trip to Epic. There. So if you 00:04:27.170 --> 00:04:31.250 don't want spoilers to Epic, it is three episodes 00:04:31.250 --> 00:04:36.089 from now. Four. Three. Three episodes from now. 00:04:36.430 --> 00:04:39.529 Part two, part one, part two. Three episodes 00:04:39.529 --> 00:04:43.990 from now. That's what I just said. Three episodes 00:04:43.990 --> 00:04:47.740 from now would be the second part. Of islands. 00:04:47.839 --> 00:04:55.040 The fourth one would be epic. So four episodes 00:04:55.040 --> 00:04:58.180 from now, that's the spoiler episode. I still 00:04:58.180 --> 00:05:02.240 think I'm right. No. Whatever. I even had to 00:05:02.240 --> 00:05:05.680 show you my fingers. How you're wrong. Anyway. 00:05:06.060 --> 00:05:10.939 Whatever. So we wanted to jump in and just do 00:05:10.939 --> 00:05:15.600 everything. Everything? Everything that is in 00:05:15.600 --> 00:05:20.660 the park. Blanketed. Okay. But anyway, before 00:05:20.660 --> 00:05:23.800 we get into what's in the park today, we look 00:05:23.800 --> 00:05:27.660 into the past. So, construction for Universal 00:05:27.660 --> 00:05:32.620 Studios started in 1986. That's old. And it was 00:05:32.620 --> 00:05:37.540 built for an estimated $630 million. Where are 00:05:37.540 --> 00:05:39.399 you getting this information? It is not on our 00:05:39.399 --> 00:05:42.319 news. FloridaDaily .com. Because I looked this 00:05:42.319 --> 00:05:44.699 up before. We started recording earlier and did 00:05:44.699 --> 00:05:47.160 not have time to put in our notes. Fine. I would 00:05:47.160 --> 00:05:49.839 like to know, so you said 630 million built that 00:05:49.839 --> 00:05:53.939 park. Yeah. How much did Epic cost? But continue. 00:05:54.220 --> 00:05:58.100 Okay. Anyway, so for the original rides and attractions, 00:05:58.339 --> 00:06:03.759 you had E .T. Adventure, Kongfrontation. Do you 00:06:03.759 --> 00:06:06.519 want me to say what these are? Or just... Would 00:06:06.519 --> 00:06:08.540 you like to know how much Epic Universe costs? 00:06:08.860 --> 00:06:12.029 Oh boy, how much? This is the AI overview, so 00:06:12.029 --> 00:06:15.129 I don't know how true it is. Six to seven billion 00:06:15.129 --> 00:06:19.290 dollars. I mean, sounds about right. So, how 00:06:19.290 --> 00:06:22.269 many hundreds of million did it cost for Universal? 00:06:23.029 --> 00:06:26.629 630. 630 million versus six to seven billion? 00:06:27.029 --> 00:06:30.910 So, yeah. Ten times more? Sure. Am I doing my 00:06:30.910 --> 00:06:33.350 math right? Probably not. So, am I saying what 00:06:33.350 --> 00:06:36.160 Kongfrontation is? Yes, because I don't even 00:06:36.160 --> 00:06:38.600 know what it is. Kongfrontation was a thrilling 00:06:38.600 --> 00:06:40.980 attraction at Universal Studios Florida in Orlando, 00:06:41.279 --> 00:06:44.800 offering visitors an immersive experience in 00:06:44.800 --> 00:06:48.019 the world of King Kong. Oh, I also said when 00:06:48.019 --> 00:06:49.980 building commenced, but not when the park actually 00:06:49.980 --> 00:06:54.000 opened. When did it open? Universal Studios opened 00:06:54.000 --> 00:06:59.379 June 7th, 1990. Wow. Alrighty. So all these rides 00:06:59.379 --> 00:07:02.509 opened the same day, obviously. The ride was 00:07:02.509 --> 00:07:05.850 a technological marvel for its time, but it also 00:07:05.850 --> 00:07:08.170 experienced frequent glitches that caused it 00:07:08.170 --> 00:07:11.110 to shut down almost daily. Sounds like some rides 00:07:11.110 --> 00:07:15.629 we know. So it says, inspired by the iconic 1933 00:07:15.629 --> 00:07:20.889 film and its 1976 remake, Kongfrontation placed 00:07:20.889 --> 00:07:23.509 guests aboard the tram in the heart of Manhattan, 00:07:24.009 --> 00:07:27.449 under siege by the rampaging Kong, as visitors 00:07:27.449 --> 00:07:30.329 journeyed through the city streets. Encountering 00:07:30.329 --> 00:07:33.110 scenes of chaos and destruction, Kong himself 00:07:33.110 --> 00:07:37.269 made dramatic appearances, shaking the tram and 00:07:37.269 --> 00:07:41.269 roaring in fury. That sounds fun. You do realize 00:07:41.269 --> 00:07:43.970 we have, like, a Kong right now, right? Ooh, 00:07:44.050 --> 00:07:47.610 we sit in a bus, and it's a screen the entire 00:07:47.610 --> 00:07:50.410 way through, except for the very last scene. 00:07:50.910 --> 00:07:55.430 Wow. Then it was shut down and replaced by the 00:07:55.430 --> 00:08:01.480 mummy. Okay, that's... That's okay. I accept 00:08:01.480 --> 00:08:04.720 that. Next ride, Back to the Future, The Ride. 00:08:05.439 --> 00:08:09.319 Yep. This one was based on the Back to the Future 00:08:09.319 --> 00:08:12.120 movies. I can already hear it now. Kobe let out 00:08:12.120 --> 00:08:15.199 an audible sigh. This ride catapults guests on 00:08:15.199 --> 00:08:18.060 a high -speed adventure through time. Utilizing 00:08:18.060 --> 00:08:21.920 revolutionary simulator technology, riders embark 00:08:21.920 --> 00:08:24.680 on a mission to assist Doc Brown in thwarting 00:08:24.680 --> 00:08:28.480 the nefarious plans of Biff Tannen. The attraction's 00:08:28.480 --> 00:08:31.139 thrilling twists and turns, coupled with its 00:08:31.139 --> 00:08:33.940 dazzling special effects, made it a must -see 00:08:33.940 --> 00:08:37.240 for fans of the franchise. I miss that ride. 00:08:37.360 --> 00:08:40.019 I cry every time I go into Universal Studios 00:08:40.019 --> 00:08:41.580 and they're playing the Back to the Future music. 00:08:41.860 --> 00:08:44.879 What a shame. So was it? Did it go from Back 00:08:44.879 --> 00:08:46.960 to the Future straight to Simpsons? I think so. 00:08:47.340 --> 00:08:49.799 Okay. It doesn't say what it was replaced by. 00:08:50.100 --> 00:08:54.460 Next ride, Jaws. Good ride. Am I just basically 00:08:54.460 --> 00:08:58.399 reading this article then? Apparently. Boat ride. 00:08:59.659 --> 00:09:03.259 You're being attacked by a shark. Yeah, that's 00:09:03.259 --> 00:09:06.340 it. Fun. Okay, this one. Don't know this one. 00:09:06.580 --> 00:09:10.759 The Funtastic World of Hanna -Barbera. I have 00:09:10.759 --> 00:09:13.639 no idea what that is. I know that was the first 00:09:13.639 --> 00:09:18.200 ride. Then it was Jimmy Neutron. And now it's 00:09:18.200 --> 00:09:22.100 Jimmy Fallon. Okay, apparently it's paying homage 00:09:22.100 --> 00:09:24.539 to the beloved character No, not Jimmy Fallon. 00:09:24.620 --> 00:09:27.259 Hanna -Barbera. Despicable being Minion Mayhem. 00:09:27.539 --> 00:09:31.200 Yeah. It was a dark ride, led by Yogi Bear and 00:09:31.200 --> 00:09:35.059 his friends. Okay. To thwart the villainous schemes 00:09:35.059 --> 00:09:38.879 of Dick Dastardly and his sidekick, Muttly. Okay. 00:09:38.940 --> 00:09:43.659 I know who Yogi Bear is. Same. And Dick Dastardly 00:09:43.659 --> 00:09:46.840 looks familiar. Oh yeah, he does. But that's 00:09:46.840 --> 00:09:49.350 also probably because a lot of Villains. Cartoon 00:09:49.350 --> 00:09:54.370 villains look like that. But yeah. Alright. Next 00:09:54.370 --> 00:09:58.470 one. Ghostbusters Spooktacular. Basically it 00:09:58.470 --> 00:10:06.029 was a show. Almost like. Born. Not born. It was 00:10:06.029 --> 00:10:09.009 it's own thing. You go into this one room. This 00:10:09.009 --> 00:10:11.690 is all from memory. From me watching one singular 00:10:11.690 --> 00:10:14.529 video on it. You go into this room. They're pitching 00:10:14.529 --> 00:10:19.110 a. uh ghostbuster franchise to you and it's that 00:10:19.110 --> 00:10:22.269 one nerdy dude who gets turned into a dog in 00:10:22.269 --> 00:10:25.190 the first movie i forget his name basically he's 00:10:25.190 --> 00:10:28.129 trying to get you to franchise out a ghostbusters 00:10:28.129 --> 00:10:31.750 thing they call usually a kid up to the stage 00:10:31.750 --> 00:10:34.549 they do like a slime thing with them and whatnot 00:10:34.549 --> 00:10:36.649 it's all fun and then they're like all right 00:10:36.649 --> 00:10:38.590 we're gonna move you into this next room and 00:10:38.590 --> 00:10:41.529 we're gonna show you the holding chamber or whatever 00:10:42.139 --> 00:10:45.659 and then the FBI comes in, and they try to shut 00:10:45.659 --> 00:10:48.720 it down, so they turn off the power, and lo and 00:10:48.720 --> 00:10:52.879 behold, it releases all the ghosts, all the lights 00:10:52.879 --> 00:10:56.840 turn off, and then the room is small, but then 00:10:56.840 --> 00:11:00.059 it silently opens up, and now you're in a much 00:11:00.059 --> 00:11:03.860 bigger room, and it's the, pretty sure it's the 00:11:03.860 --> 00:11:08.440 stair steps from when Gorza, the main enemy in 00:11:08.440 --> 00:11:11.740 Ghostbusters 1. And it's, like, those steps, 00:11:11.840 --> 00:11:14.240 and she's, like, coming out, and the Ghostbusters 00:11:14.240 --> 00:11:17.279 have to come and fight her back. Anyway, ending 00:11:17.279 --> 00:11:21.419 the not -so -quick summary. Yes. Apparently it 00:11:21.419 --> 00:11:25.460 also had the Ecto -1 appear. I do not remember 00:11:25.460 --> 00:11:28.240 that. That's what it says. I know the Ecto -1 00:11:28.240 --> 00:11:30.299 appeared outside, and there was, like, a street 00:11:30.299 --> 00:11:32.960 show for them. It was one of the show's highlights, 00:11:33.179 --> 00:11:38.360 so. Weird. Then, another attraction or show where 00:11:38.360 --> 00:11:41.289 I'm not entirely sure. Murder She Wrote Mystery 00:11:41.289 --> 00:11:44.830 Theater. I don't know anything about it. Can 00:11:44.830 --> 00:11:49.029 you guys tell we've gone to Universal? Not just 00:11:49.029 --> 00:11:51.350 that, but it's just I didn't know Universal had 00:11:51.350 --> 00:11:55.009 this. This was also before our time. I know. 00:11:55.350 --> 00:11:58.330 Apparently it offered guests an immersive experience 00:11:58.330 --> 00:12:01.110 into the world of crime -solving with the beloved 00:12:01.110 --> 00:12:04.929 Jessica Fletcher. Fun. Inspired by the popular 00:12:04.929 --> 00:12:07.750 television series, but I've never heard of it. 00:12:07.850 --> 00:12:11.610 Oh well. Then we got Alfred Hitchcock, The Art 00:12:11.610 --> 00:12:15.090 of Making Movies. I kind of wish they still kind 00:12:15.090 --> 00:12:17.389 of had that. I mean, they have horror movies, 00:12:17.669 --> 00:12:19.970 I guess. I mean, they got the horror makeup show. 00:12:20.889 --> 00:12:23.250 They need to update that show. They're still 00:12:23.250 --> 00:12:26.909 using, you know, older movies, which is okay. 00:12:26.990 --> 00:12:29.029 Yeah, that's fine. But they're still using the 00:12:29.029 --> 00:12:33.009 new Mummy movie. Yeah. And it's just like, don't 00:12:33.009 --> 00:12:34.129 use that one. People would rather know about 00:12:34.129 --> 00:12:36.769 the older Mummy movie. I'd rather know about 00:12:36.769 --> 00:12:40.320 that one than the new one. I mean, it is cool 00:12:40.320 --> 00:12:43.919 to learn stuff, but I don't know if movies still 00:12:43.919 --> 00:12:46.899 use a lot of the effects in older movies. Probably 00:12:46.899 --> 00:12:51.399 do. I have a mixture of the two, because I really 00:12:51.399 --> 00:12:53.879 do like learning about it. Because it is cool, 00:12:54.080 --> 00:12:57.500 but also at the same time, maybe add some new 00:12:57.500 --> 00:13:00.700 stuff too. Say, this is how they did it, and 00:13:00.700 --> 00:13:04.259 this is how they do it now. Preferably not with 00:13:04.259 --> 00:13:08.070 the new Mummy movie. And then... The Phantom 00:13:08.070 --> 00:13:11.389 of the Opera Horror Makeup Show. So I guess it 00:13:11.389 --> 00:13:14.250 started as the Phantom of the Opera? Does it 00:13:14.250 --> 00:13:16.529 say what it turned into? Because it says, now 00:13:16.529 --> 00:13:20.409 known simply as the Horror Makeup Show. Oh. Then 00:13:20.409 --> 00:13:22.330 yeah, I would probably focus a lot on the Phantom 00:13:22.330 --> 00:13:25.169 of the Opera. I'm trying to remember if they 00:13:25.169 --> 00:13:26.809 still even bring that back in the show at all. 00:13:27.110 --> 00:13:29.570 I think they talk about it. I don't know. Move 00:13:29.570 --> 00:13:34.710 on. Dynamite Nights Stunt Spectacular. All right. 00:13:34.870 --> 00:13:37.360 Do we have a description? A thrilling attraction 00:13:37.360 --> 00:13:41.659 premiered in 1998. So it wasn't open when the 00:13:41.659 --> 00:13:44.480 park opened? Then why are you on this list? Anyway, 00:13:44.679 --> 00:13:48.940 apparently it showed high -octane stunts, explosive 00:13:48.940 --> 00:13:52.200 pyrotechnics, and adrenaline -pumping action 00:13:52.200 --> 00:13:55.600 sequences set against the backdrop of a fictional 00:13:55.600 --> 00:13:59.740 movie studio. And then it does stunt things like 00:13:59.740 --> 00:14:04.059 motorcycle stuff and car chases. Why do I feel 00:14:04.059 --> 00:14:06.419 like I've seen this? Maybe not at Universal. 00:14:06.820 --> 00:14:10.820 I know some other place did a show with stunts, 00:14:10.820 --> 00:14:13.580 but now I can't remember. Are you thinking of 00:14:13.580 --> 00:14:16.440 Hollywood? Maybe. I think they have a stunt show. 00:14:16.559 --> 00:14:19.159 I don't know. We'll figure that out in a few 00:14:19.159 --> 00:14:21.899 months. Then the last thing I have on the list, 00:14:22.159 --> 00:14:24.799 Nickelodeon Studios, which was... That's it? 00:14:25.320 --> 00:14:28.100 Nickelodeon Studios. Okay. Which is no longer 00:14:28.100 --> 00:14:31.919 used, unfortunately. How sad. So that was everything 00:14:31.919 --> 00:14:35.480 that was... Some still here, but that's what 00:14:35.480 --> 00:14:38.580 it practically opened with. And that was my little 00:14:38.580 --> 00:14:41.879 deep dive into the past. I mean, you're also 00:14:41.879 --> 00:14:44.879 forgetting E .T. E .T. was the first thing I 00:14:44.879 --> 00:14:48.399 said. Oh. Yep. That's why we didn't really talk 00:14:48.399 --> 00:14:56.360 about it, because it's still here. And also, 00:14:56.460 --> 00:14:58.840 we're going to talk about it again. So now we 00:14:58.840 --> 00:15:01.539 talk about stuff that is currently at the park. 00:15:01.919 --> 00:15:05.919 And I made a long list. So basically, we're going 00:15:05.919 --> 00:15:09.679 to go land by land. I used the Universal app 00:15:09.679 --> 00:15:12.299 for this. Good job. I don't remember which place 00:15:12.299 --> 00:15:15.899 it is, but something didn't have something, so 00:15:15.899 --> 00:15:18.139 I added it. I know what it is. I don't remember 00:15:18.139 --> 00:15:20.379 which land. We'll get to it when we get to it. 00:15:20.620 --> 00:15:23.360 Alrighty. So basically, on the app, what I did 00:15:23.360 --> 00:15:25.820 is I clicked attractions, then entertainment, 00:15:26.139 --> 00:15:28.620 then dining, then shop, then guest amenities. 00:15:29.080 --> 00:15:31.799 So you clicked everything. Yes, but that's the 00:15:31.799 --> 00:15:34.960 order we're going in for everything. Okay. I 00:15:34.960 --> 00:15:36.899 just don't remember where stuff starts and begins. 00:15:37.179 --> 00:15:41.220 So, we'll start with Illumination's Minion Land. 00:15:41.779 --> 00:15:46.500 Woo! Woo! What is this? Oh, it's not their newest 00:15:46.500 --> 00:15:48.799 edition. Technically, that's now Dreamworks. 00:15:48.799 --> 00:15:51.879 Technically, it's their newest land. No, Dreamworks 00:15:51.879 --> 00:15:54.700 is. Dreamworks, never mind. Yeah. But it's still 00:15:54.700 --> 00:15:58.419 newish. Like, they had Despicable Me. The Minion 00:15:58.419 --> 00:16:00.120 Mayhem for a little bit, but now they have a 00:16:00.120 --> 00:16:04.360 whole land. And in this land, we have what we 00:16:04.360 --> 00:16:07.399 just said. Despicable Me, Minion Mayhem, the 00:16:07.399 --> 00:16:10.679 ride. They don't have the ride in the name. So 00:16:10.679 --> 00:16:18.779 you added more words. Shut up. Eh. Eh? Eh. We 00:16:18.779 --> 00:16:20.679 haven't been on this ride in a while. What was 00:16:20.679 --> 00:16:23.240 before this ride? We said it. It was like a whole 00:16:23.240 --> 00:16:24.919 bunch of stuff, wasn't it? Jimmy Fallon? No. 00:16:25.019 --> 00:16:28.169 No. Jimmy Neutron. And then before that, it was 00:16:28.169 --> 00:16:30.549 the, what, Hanna -Barbera or something like that? 00:16:30.549 --> 00:16:32.190 I don't care about that one. Which one would 00:16:32.190 --> 00:16:34.250 you rather have, even though that's going to 00:16:34.250 --> 00:16:37.429 be on one of our old news? Well, considering 00:16:37.429 --> 00:16:42.129 that my text sound and my phone ring literally 00:16:42.129 --> 00:16:44.929 has minions. Yes. My text sound is literally 00:16:44.929 --> 00:16:47.929 a minion going, banana! I'm not a big fan about 00:16:47.929 --> 00:16:50.330 this, right? They took away the 3D. I would like 00:16:50.330 --> 00:16:53.370 it if they kept the 3D. And then you're basically 00:16:53.370 --> 00:16:57.529 just watching a movie. Yeah. You literally just 00:16:57.529 --> 00:17:00.210 sit in a chair, it shakes you a little bit. I 00:17:00.210 --> 00:17:02.190 think, from what I can remember, because it's 00:17:02.190 --> 00:17:05.410 been years of us riding it at this point, it 00:17:05.410 --> 00:17:09.089 reminded me of the Minion Rush game that you 00:17:09.089 --> 00:17:11.390 can play on your phone. Yeah, that's pretty much 00:17:11.390 --> 00:17:14.369 it. I would like to go on it again, it's just 00:17:14.369 --> 00:17:16.470 at the same time I don't. We'll go in November, 00:17:16.609 --> 00:17:20.329 uh, September. We'll have Express Passes. Then 00:17:20.329 --> 00:17:24.000 the next ride on the list... Illuminations VillainCon 00:17:24.000 --> 00:17:29.420 Minion Blast, which I spelled wrong. I spelled 00:17:29.420 --> 00:17:34.079 minion wrong. I put two N's in. Good job. This 00:17:34.079 --> 00:17:39.619 is a ride? Question mark? Would you call it a 00:17:39.619 --> 00:17:44.000 ride? No. It's a moving arcade. It's a moving 00:17:44.000 --> 00:17:47.680 walkway. With an arcade feel to it. Pretty much. 00:17:48.319 --> 00:17:50.799 I don't know. I've only done it once or twice, 00:17:50.859 --> 00:17:53.640 and I have never had my... Yeah, I haven't done 00:17:53.640 --> 00:17:56.559 it a lot. Oh. You're not missing much. I need 00:17:56.559 --> 00:17:58.480 to get my phone to work, so then I can actually 00:17:58.480 --> 00:18:00.619 have my points on my phone, and then maybe I 00:18:00.619 --> 00:18:03.799 would like it more. Oh. But so far, it is empty, 00:18:03.920 --> 00:18:06.339 because my points don't do anything, and I can't 00:18:06.339 --> 00:18:08.799 edit my gun and whatever, because my phone won't 00:18:08.799 --> 00:18:11.839 connect. Yeah, I don't know. Is it better with 00:18:11.839 --> 00:18:14.259 the phone connecting or no? Okay, then I would 00:18:14.259 --> 00:18:16.279 try again. If my phone connects, then I would 00:18:16.279 --> 00:18:18.359 probably have a higher... Rating for the ride. 00:18:18.619 --> 00:18:19.900 I don't know. I just don't like it that much. 00:18:20.059 --> 00:18:22.579 Would I prefer it over Shrek? Yeah, because Shrek 00:18:22.579 --> 00:18:26.880 was cool, but this is more interactive. Shrek 00:18:26.880 --> 00:18:28.480 was cool, but it was something I could watch 00:18:28.480 --> 00:18:31.119 at home. Pretty much. You just had like the outside 00:18:31.119 --> 00:18:34.140 stuff that you don't have at home. Yeah. Then 00:18:34.140 --> 00:18:37.440 you got Illumination Theater. This is a meet 00:18:37.440 --> 00:18:39.940 and greet. Right. Trying to remember what that 00:18:39.940 --> 00:18:42.279 was. I think you can meet, what, two minions? 00:18:42.359 --> 00:18:47.060 And then you do the everybody dance party. No. 00:18:47.060 --> 00:18:49.579 No? No? That's what I thought it was. You can 00:18:49.579 --> 00:18:52.859 meet Gru. You can meet the Gorls. The girls. 00:18:53.119 --> 00:18:56.859 The Gorls. Is it all three? Pretty sure. Maybe 00:18:56.859 --> 00:18:58.559 it was just because when I saw it, they were 00:18:58.559 --> 00:19:01.279 missing one of them, and I was very confused 00:19:01.279 --> 00:19:03.420 as to why they had, like, two of the girls but 00:19:03.420 --> 00:19:06.019 not all three. I have no idea. You can meet a 00:19:06.019 --> 00:19:08.440 lot of Illuminations. You can meet some of the 00:19:08.440 --> 00:19:10.980 same characters. I'm trying to remember their 00:19:10.980 --> 00:19:15.000 names. Margo, Edith, and Agnes. There we go. 00:19:15.119 --> 00:19:18.119 Right. They're all old lady names. Yes, they 00:19:18.119 --> 00:19:20.900 are. Granted, they were at an orphanage, so that 00:19:20.900 --> 00:19:23.059 also kind of makes sense. Mm -hmm. I feel bad 00:19:23.059 --> 00:19:27.599 for them. Anyways, you meet a lot of Illumination 00:19:27.599 --> 00:19:30.099 characters here. Because you can also meet Minions 00:19:30.099 --> 00:19:32.039 at the end of the Despicable Me run. That's where 00:19:32.039 --> 00:19:34.859 you meet the... Okay. At least they're in an 00:19:34.859 --> 00:19:37.980 air -conditioned room. Yes. Moving on. Moving 00:19:37.980 --> 00:19:41.680 on. Now we get into food. Illumination's Minion 00:19:41.680 --> 00:19:44.549 Cafe. An actual... Good place to eat. It's actually 00:19:44.549 --> 00:19:46.049 a pretty good place to eat. We've been there, 00:19:46.130 --> 00:19:49.670 what, three times? Two or three. I've been there 00:19:49.670 --> 00:19:52.430 more. Of course you have. Okay. I've been there 00:19:52.430 --> 00:19:56.710 two to three times. Good job. Then next you got 00:19:56.710 --> 00:19:59.289 Freeze Ray Pops, which I've still yet to go to. 00:19:59.450 --> 00:20:02.369 You haven't been to Freeze Ray? No. Then again, 00:20:02.470 --> 00:20:05.170 every time we go, we always have a different 00:20:05.170 --> 00:20:07.349 goal because the last time we went without the 00:20:07.349 --> 00:20:10.309 kids, we were eating Mardi Gras food. Uh -huh. 00:20:10.720 --> 00:20:12.980 But then every other time we do have the kids. 00:20:13.079 --> 00:20:15.200 To be fair, we could have grabbed one on the 00:20:15.200 --> 00:20:17.680 way out. Yeah. I think we just keep forgetting. 00:20:18.319 --> 00:20:20.359 We'll do it next time. We also haven't tried 00:20:20.359 --> 00:20:24.799 the next place, technically. The Pop Banana Popcorn 00:20:24.799 --> 00:20:27.339 and Drink Cart. Dad. We haven't tried the Banana 00:20:27.339 --> 00:20:30.259 Popcorn. We did go to the cart because now we 00:20:30.259 --> 00:20:32.180 have the Banana Popcorn Bucket. You went to the 00:20:32.180 --> 00:20:34.500 cart. We have the Popcorn Bucket downstairs. 00:20:35.289 --> 00:20:38.190 That you tricked me into. I did not trick you. 00:20:38.369 --> 00:20:40.569 You tricked me. I thought it was common sense. 00:20:40.609 --> 00:20:42.730 Why would I ask for a boring popcorn bucket? 00:20:43.210 --> 00:20:47.789 Because it's easier to carry around than that 00:20:47.789 --> 00:20:51.150 ginormous thing. Well, the kids love that ginormous 00:20:51.150 --> 00:20:52.990 thing. They were actually playing with it today. 00:20:53.309 --> 00:20:56.569 I'm surprised it's not broken. Me too. Now we 00:20:56.569 --> 00:21:00.230 go on to a store. Super silly stuff. You can 00:21:00.230 --> 00:21:03.710 find all of your Illumination Minions stuff. 00:21:04.250 --> 00:21:08.289 And also, what's the movie? Secret Life of Pets. 00:21:08.390 --> 00:21:10.990 You can find that stuff there, too. Then you 00:21:10.990 --> 00:21:13.769 got Evil Stuff, which is, I think, the exit store 00:21:13.769 --> 00:21:18.349 for VillainCon. Yep. Got my purple minion shirt 00:21:18.349 --> 00:21:21.789 there. Yep. I like that shirt. Yes, you do. Then 00:21:21.789 --> 00:21:25.750 we got another store? Question mark? Bake My 00:21:25.750 --> 00:21:28.309 Day? Yeah, is that a store? That's a food shop. 00:21:28.630 --> 00:21:30.670 Well, yes, but I don't call it a store. It's 00:21:30.670 --> 00:21:35.049 a bakery. It's kind of like the bakery from Seuss 00:21:35.049 --> 00:21:37.829 Land that you have to walk through when you get 00:21:37.829 --> 00:21:41.269 off the High in the Sky Seuss trolley. Ah. Okay. 00:21:41.589 --> 00:21:44.309 But I think this Bake My Day focuses more on 00:21:44.309 --> 00:21:46.150 cupcakes. I don't know. I've never been in there. 00:21:47.190 --> 00:21:49.210 We should. We'll go in there next time. We can 00:21:49.210 --> 00:21:51.970 get the iconic minion cupcake that's in the movie. 00:21:52.170 --> 00:21:55.230 Is that sold there? It should be. I'm pretty 00:21:55.230 --> 00:21:57.170 sure that's what it's based off of. Because you 00:21:57.170 --> 00:21:59.450 know how in the second movie they're going through 00:21:59.450 --> 00:22:03.079 the mall? And their secret setup is the bakery 00:22:03.079 --> 00:22:06.960 in the mall. That's what that's from. Do we need 00:22:06.960 --> 00:22:10.799 to re -watch those movies too? Yes, we do. And 00:22:10.799 --> 00:22:13.779 then the last thing we have on this list, a weather 00:22:13.779 --> 00:22:17.380 shelter at Minion Cafe. What? Weather shelter. 00:22:17.660 --> 00:22:21.359 What is that? Really bad storm, emergency. It's 00:22:21.359 --> 00:22:24.470 an emergency weather shelter. Oh. I also didn't 00:22:24.470 --> 00:22:26.789 add bathrooms on this list. Is this like an underground 00:22:26.789 --> 00:22:28.549 shelter or something? Because I've never seen 00:22:28.549 --> 00:22:29.869 this. I don't think it's underground. Or is it 00:22:29.869 --> 00:22:31.690 just the whole building? I think it's just they 00:22:31.690 --> 00:22:35.049 have stuff set up in the building to keep you 00:22:35.049 --> 00:22:37.710 safe during a really, really bad storm. Interesting. 00:22:37.970 --> 00:22:40.329 Because, you know, it's Florida. Bad storms can 00:22:40.329 --> 00:22:43.190 just kind of show up a little bit. Or, you know, 00:22:43.210 --> 00:22:45.230 the people who decide to go right before a hurricane. 00:22:45.869 --> 00:22:48.049 Or during a hurricane. Or during a hurricane. 00:22:48.569 --> 00:22:51.769 And it gets so bad that they have to shelter 00:22:51.769 --> 00:22:54.460 people. And not just like, go to your car, because 00:22:54.460 --> 00:22:57.299 that's smart. Just bunker down, and then you 00:22:57.299 --> 00:22:59.240 can go to your car once it's over. Well, to be 00:22:59.240 --> 00:23:03.079 fair, the parking garages are covered. Yes, but 00:23:03.079 --> 00:23:07.779 don't drive away to get there, though. I'll be 00:23:07.779 --> 00:23:10.400 fine. I go outside in hurricanes. It's quite 00:23:10.400 --> 00:23:13.740 fun, actually. And that's all we got in Illumination's 00:23:13.740 --> 00:23:17.779 Minion Land. All right. Yep. Moving on, we now 00:23:17.779 --> 00:23:20.819 have Hollywood. Hollywood. And this is a lot. 00:23:21.039 --> 00:23:26.269 Yes. There's only one ride in this area. What? 00:23:26.670 --> 00:23:28.950 Yep. Do you want to go through this one? How 00:23:28.950 --> 00:23:31.849 is there only one ride? Read the stuff from Hollywood. 00:23:32.309 --> 00:23:35.589 Why do I have to read it? Fine. AT Adventure. 00:23:36.390 --> 00:23:40.930 Converse. Still a good ride. Hopefully they don't 00:23:40.930 --> 00:23:44.690 get rid of it. It needs some TLC. It does, I 00:23:44.690 --> 00:23:47.910 guess. I don't know. I like it. Where does it 00:23:47.910 --> 00:23:50.289 need TLC? I'm going to have some controversial... 00:23:50.289 --> 00:23:53.029 They did do TLC. They made the little ETs work 00:23:53.029 --> 00:23:56.730 again. Woo! What? I'm going to have a controversial 00:23:56.730 --> 00:23:59.509 opinion. What? They need to shut it down for 00:23:59.509 --> 00:24:05.009 a year, keep it the same, but put in modern animatronics. 00:24:05.369 --> 00:24:07.710 But then it's not the original ride anymore. 00:24:08.069 --> 00:24:11.710 No, but I'm saying put in modern animatronics. 00:24:12.049 --> 00:24:15.150 Why? Because when you're flying over the cops 00:24:15.150 --> 00:24:18.670 and whatnot... Because you're like five feet 00:24:18.670 --> 00:24:19.869 from them. Yeah, but think about it this way. 00:24:19.910 --> 00:24:22.970 It matches the movie itself, that aesthetic. 00:24:23.430 --> 00:24:25.829 Yeah, but when you look down, you can see things 00:24:25.829 --> 00:24:28.589 zip -tied together. Like one of the cops is holding 00:24:28.589 --> 00:24:31.009 a flashlight, and you can tell it's zip -tied 00:24:31.009 --> 00:24:34.549 to the dude's hand. Okay, yeah, that can be fixed, 00:24:34.609 --> 00:24:36.410 but they don't need to completely replace it. 00:24:36.569 --> 00:24:39.250 I don't know. That's my controversial opinion. 00:24:39.609 --> 00:24:43.609 I still think it fits, and I like it. Okay, we'll 00:24:43.609 --> 00:24:47.099 see. Okay. Okay. I would like to be evacuated 00:24:47.099 --> 00:24:49.019 off that ride, though. That'd be cool. That'd 00:24:49.019 --> 00:24:51.940 be a fun one. And you get to walk on the Green 00:24:51.940 --> 00:24:54.819 Planet area. Every time we go on that ride, I 00:24:54.819 --> 00:24:56.940 always look at the emergency walkway for some 00:24:56.940 --> 00:24:59.160 reason. Same. I'm just like, oh, that'd be so 00:24:59.160 --> 00:25:02.579 cool to just walk. That'd be fun. Anyway, so 00:25:02.579 --> 00:25:04.819 yeah, that's the only ride in this area. You 00:25:04.819 --> 00:25:08.059 now have Hollywood Character Zone. And I looked 00:25:08.059 --> 00:25:13.359 up all the things in Hollywood for their Hollywood 00:25:13.359 --> 00:25:17.490 Character Zone. It says who would show up, which 00:25:17.490 --> 00:25:20.230 I'm going to read the list, and then you will 00:25:20.230 --> 00:25:22.710 understand why I got confused a little bit on 00:25:22.710 --> 00:25:24.490 this list. Is this from Universal? Yes, this 00:25:24.490 --> 00:25:27.410 is on their app. Okay. So it says familiar faces 00:25:27.410 --> 00:25:29.809 you might find here include Woody Woodpecker, 00:25:30.049 --> 00:25:33.670 Scooby -Doo, Shaggy, Homer Simpson, Bart Simpson, 00:25:34.230 --> 00:25:38.049 Marge Simpson, Lisa Simpson, the Simpsons, Marilyn, 00:25:39.069 --> 00:25:42.250 Betty Boop, Hello Kitty, and Doc Brown from Back 00:25:42.250 --> 00:25:46.470 to the Future. Okay. Okay, and then the reason 00:25:46.470 --> 00:25:48.390 why I'm confused about this is because read the 00:25:48.390 --> 00:25:52.029 next thing on the list. Uh -huh. Oh, the Simpsons 00:25:52.029 --> 00:25:54.809 character zone? Yes. Okay. So why are the Simpsons 00:25:54.809 --> 00:25:57.609 listed on Hollywood character zone? Maybe they 00:25:57.609 --> 00:26:01.569 have their own zone. Two spots. Maybe. Because 00:26:01.569 --> 00:26:03.869 I see the Simpsons outside Bourne all the time. 00:26:04.190 --> 00:26:06.910 Yeah, but that's where the Simpsons spot is, 00:26:06.990 --> 00:26:09.470 outside Bourne. I don't know. Ask Universal. 00:26:10.990 --> 00:26:13.890 Moving on. Also, we should go. I wonder how Jack 00:26:13.890 --> 00:26:16.289 would react if he saw Scooby -Doo there. Because 00:26:16.289 --> 00:26:19.630 the last time we did this, he had no clue on 00:26:19.630 --> 00:26:22.390 any of these characters. He was just very confused 00:26:22.390 --> 00:26:24.670 as to why we kept standing up to random characters 00:26:24.670 --> 00:26:28.009 and taking pictures with them. Does he actually 00:26:28.009 --> 00:26:30.289 know their names? But now, he knows Scooby -Doo. 00:26:30.589 --> 00:26:32.829 He has a Scooby -Doo stuffed animal on his bed. 00:26:33.130 --> 00:26:36.509 And we watch Scooby -Doo Mystery Incorporated 00:26:36.509 --> 00:26:40.269 on Netflix. Okay. Which is leaving this month, 00:26:40.390 --> 00:26:44.349 which is sad. He likes Scooby -Doo now. We haven't 00:26:44.349 --> 00:26:47.170 been to Universal, or at least we haven't seen 00:26:47.170 --> 00:26:51.009 Scooby -Doo since he's learned. So that'd be 00:26:51.009 --> 00:26:52.910 really interesting for him to actually interact 00:26:52.910 --> 00:26:54.470 with Scooby -Doo. Well, we're going to have to 00:26:54.470 --> 00:26:56.789 test that then. Moving on. The Bourne Stuntacular. 00:26:57.490 --> 00:27:01.650 Boring. Not boring. It is a good show. Okay, 00:27:01.670 --> 00:27:04.809 the show portion, yes, good. The pre -show, absolute 00:27:04.809 --> 00:27:08.269 hot garbage. Yeah. The actual show itself is 00:27:08.269 --> 00:27:10.349 great. It's just you've got to get through the 00:27:10.349 --> 00:27:14.289 pre -show first. Which is hot garbage. At least 00:27:14.289 --> 00:27:16.390 you don't have to watch the movies to understand 00:27:16.390 --> 00:27:18.829 the show. You can enjoy it without knowing the 00:27:18.829 --> 00:27:20.210 movie. Yeah, you don't have to watch the 30, 00:27:20.269 --> 00:27:23.750 20 billion movies that they made about this one 00:27:23.750 --> 00:27:26.450 boring dude. It does make me want to watch the 00:27:26.450 --> 00:27:28.069 movie, though. Maybe I'll watch it without you. 00:27:28.430 --> 00:27:32.549 Just to try it. I don't know. Next, we got another 00:27:32.549 --> 00:27:36.849 show. We got some shows. A symphonic spectacular. 00:27:37.829 --> 00:27:41.859 You skipped so many things. I skipped so many 00:27:41.859 --> 00:27:47.880 things. Next, we got Marilyn and the Diamond 00:27:47.880 --> 00:27:50.720 Bellas. Okay, we can skip talking about that 00:27:50.720 --> 00:27:54.359 one because I haven't seen it. I've seen glimpses 00:27:54.359 --> 00:27:55.980 of it. Oh, I have seen glimpses. I've never stopped. 00:27:56.420 --> 00:27:58.460 I think they always do it outside Mel's Drive 00:27:58.460 --> 00:28:01.619 -In. They do. Universal Orlando Horror Makeup 00:28:01.619 --> 00:28:03.240 Show. We briefly talked about this one. We nearly 00:28:03.240 --> 00:28:06.359 missed that one. Whatever. Good show. We stopped 00:28:06.359 --> 00:28:08.779 to watch it a couple times. It's always funny. 00:28:09.200 --> 00:28:11.779 It's a must -see. I wonder when we will take 00:28:11.779 --> 00:28:14.359 the kids. Not any time soon. Because it would 00:28:14.359 --> 00:28:15.980 probably spook them. Well, we already took Jack. 00:28:16.539 --> 00:28:19.259 No, we didn't. Or was it Rose? Probably Rose. 00:28:19.380 --> 00:28:22.440 We took one of the tiny children. Probably Rose. 00:28:22.839 --> 00:28:25.140 Did we take a tiny child? Yes, we did. I remember 00:28:25.140 --> 00:28:27.119 sitting by a tiny child, but I don't remember 00:28:27.119 --> 00:28:29.200 having a tiny child. No, we took a tiny child. 00:28:29.200 --> 00:28:31.039 Oh, yeah, because we sat on the edge. We specifically 00:28:31.039 --> 00:28:35.000 asked for the edge. Yeah. And we asked if, hey, 00:28:35.079 --> 00:28:37.900 if our child starts acting up, can we just leave? 00:28:37.940 --> 00:28:39.380 And they're like, oh, yeah, sure. Just go right 00:28:39.380 --> 00:28:41.710 out the door. And I do not remember which child 00:28:41.710 --> 00:28:44.910 it was. I'm pretty sure it was Rose. Okay. Probably 00:28:44.910 --> 00:28:47.210 because she was so small. We weren't worried 00:28:47.210 --> 00:28:50.309 about it. Yeah. Anyway, next. We got the Mardi 00:28:50.309 --> 00:28:52.809 Gras Parade, because that goes through Hollywood. 00:28:53.309 --> 00:28:57.069 Just like the Universal Mega Movie Parade. Both 00:28:57.069 --> 00:28:59.650 of which that we have yet to experience. I've 00:28:59.650 --> 00:29:02.869 seen the Mega Movie Parade. Both of which I have 00:29:02.869 --> 00:29:06.730 yet to experience. I haven't seen the Mardi Gras 00:29:06.730 --> 00:29:09.640 Parade yet. Or me in it. I could care less about 00:29:09.640 --> 00:29:11.940 watching it. I would rather be in it. Yeah, I 00:29:11.940 --> 00:29:14.680 don't care about catching beads. No. It'd be 00:29:14.680 --> 00:29:18.380 fun to... But I also don't like everyone expecting 00:29:18.380 --> 00:29:20.920 me to toss beads at them. You're just going to 00:29:20.920 --> 00:29:24.119 pick who you want to throw them to. Just pick 00:29:24.119 --> 00:29:27.539 that unsuspecting person. Oh, yeah, sure. Play 00:29:27.539 --> 00:29:30.779 ring toss. I am child biased. I would try to 00:29:30.779 --> 00:29:33.839 find the kids to throw the beads at. Same. Or 00:29:33.839 --> 00:29:35.759 just someone who looks like they're happy. If 00:29:35.759 --> 00:29:38.119 someone looks like... Give me the beats. I'm 00:29:38.119 --> 00:29:42.000 like, nope. Next. How rude. No, if they're being 00:29:42.000 --> 00:29:44.960 demanding, then I don't feel bad anymore. Next. 00:29:45.700 --> 00:29:48.559 Sinusational is a phonic spectacular. Very good 00:29:48.559 --> 00:29:52.900 show. Very good. I cried. You did not cry. I 00:29:52.900 --> 00:29:55.460 cried. What, when Ghostbusters came out, you 00:29:55.460 --> 00:29:58.200 cried? When Ghostbusters came out, I cried. Then 00:29:58.200 --> 00:29:59.960 you got... I want to go back to see it. We're 00:29:59.960 --> 00:30:01.740 going to see it in September. That's what we'll 00:30:01.740 --> 00:30:04.880 do. Okay. Oh, wait, no, maybe we won't. I don't 00:30:04.880 --> 00:30:08.119 think we'll have... No, we won't. I don't think 00:30:08.119 --> 00:30:10.759 they do it during HHN. Which, by the way, we're 00:30:10.759 --> 00:30:13.500 planning a trip for that. I get to experience 00:30:13.500 --> 00:30:17.839 the Rip Tour this year. For once. Yay. For once? 00:30:17.960 --> 00:30:21.279 You've only done it once. For once. Anyway. Meet 00:30:21.279 --> 00:30:24.299 SpongeBob SquarePants. You get to meet SpongeBob 00:30:24.299 --> 00:30:26.579 SquarePants. That is another show I have yet 00:30:26.579 --> 00:30:29.279 to show Jack. And I would probably show him the 00:30:29.279 --> 00:30:35.309 older ones. I feel like the newer Spongebob is 00:30:35.309 --> 00:30:38.730 even dumber, and I like the older ones better. 00:30:39.049 --> 00:30:41.089 Yes. Animal actors on location. Another show. 00:30:41.089 --> 00:30:43.430 I finally have seen this. Huh? I have finally 00:30:43.430 --> 00:30:47.130 seen this. Is it good for current age of children? 00:30:47.390 --> 00:30:49.630 Would Jack enjoy it? I don't think you could 00:30:49.630 --> 00:30:53.809 sit through it. Oh. Is it long? Yes. But he also 00:30:53.809 --> 00:30:57.210 really, really likes animals. Yeah. Oh, but then 00:30:57.210 --> 00:30:58.269 he would want to get up and pet the animals. 00:30:58.269 --> 00:30:59.109 Then he's going to want to get up and go pet 00:30:59.109 --> 00:31:01.880 the animal. And then I run the risk of, because 00:31:01.880 --> 00:31:04.559 they bring a kid up on stage, a couple kids. 00:31:05.059 --> 00:31:07.240 Okay, but what's the youngest age you've seen 00:31:07.240 --> 00:31:08.900 them pull up? I don't know, but Jack is tall 00:31:08.900 --> 00:31:12.099 for his age. Okay, I still don't think they pull 00:31:12.099 --> 00:31:14.599 up three -year -olds. Again, he's tall for his 00:31:14.599 --> 00:31:16.819 age, and I've seen kids smaller than him run 00:31:16.819 --> 00:31:20.180 up there. Oh, but he's very well -behaved when 00:31:20.180 --> 00:31:24.660 need be. They run up alone. He's very well behaved 00:31:24.660 --> 00:31:29.019 when need be. When he's in a location, he doesn't 00:31:29.019 --> 00:31:32.240 know he tends to behave better. Anyways, I don't 00:31:32.240 --> 00:31:34.480 think you'll be well behaved. Okay. Today Cafe, 00:31:34.799 --> 00:31:38.019 another place I have yet to eat. Yeah, I'm realizing 00:31:38.019 --> 00:31:40.539 I don't think I've eaten there. It's just because 00:31:40.539 --> 00:31:43.099 every time I pass by there, I'm like, oh, it's 00:31:43.099 --> 00:31:45.259 a coffee shop. I don't really drink that kind 00:31:45.259 --> 00:31:48.480 of coffee. Oh, it's a coffee shop? Yes. I want 00:31:48.480 --> 00:31:50.930 to go. I don't think I've ever been because I 00:31:50.930 --> 00:31:53.190 didn't realize it was a place. Every time I get 00:31:53.190 --> 00:31:56.049 coffee at like a Starbucks in Universal, I put 00:31:56.049 --> 00:31:58.009 as much stuff into it that I think is going to 00:31:58.009 --> 00:32:00.029 make the coffee sweet. They hand it to me and 00:32:00.029 --> 00:32:02.549 it's as bitter as it can possibly be. Although 00:32:02.549 --> 00:32:04.910 the last, didn't we once get you a coffee that 00:32:04.910 --> 00:32:07.630 was too sweet? That was at the Starbucks on our 00:32:07.630 --> 00:32:10.549 road. Yes, but we still successfully somehow 00:32:10.549 --> 00:32:14.670 did it too sweet. Yes, I've found a coffee. I 00:32:14.670 --> 00:32:18.650 like my caramel macchiato with... The vanilla 00:32:18.650 --> 00:32:22.650 sweet milk. Vanilla sweet cream. Yeah. And I 00:32:22.650 --> 00:32:24.569 think a pump of hazelnut or something like that. 00:32:24.849 --> 00:32:27.250 I haven't added that. Unless you've been adding 00:32:27.250 --> 00:32:29.690 it when you order it. I didn't add that for you. 00:32:29.930 --> 00:32:32.329 I thought it was the sweet cream and something 00:32:32.329 --> 00:32:34.450 else. I haven't added anything else. Okay, well, 00:32:34.529 --> 00:32:38.529 the sweet cream makes a difference. And I experiment 00:32:38.529 --> 00:32:41.529 with whatever I would like it sweet. But I go 00:32:41.529 --> 00:32:43.670 to Universal and nobody can get my order right. 00:32:44.789 --> 00:32:46.829 Well, now you know what you like. They probably 00:32:46.829 --> 00:32:52.140 will. I guess we'll see. Anyway, Schwab's Pharmacy. 00:32:52.480 --> 00:32:55.900 Another place. This is a milkshake place. Ah, 00:32:56.079 --> 00:32:58.960 another place that I have not actually seen. 00:32:59.079 --> 00:33:01.180 It's because... Or we walk by and I just don't 00:33:01.180 --> 00:33:03.900 notice it. I don't like getting milkshakes at 00:33:03.900 --> 00:33:07.660 Universal unless it's Two Sims. Fair. Because 00:33:07.660 --> 00:33:09.460 all the milkshakes... If I get them after my 00:33:09.460 --> 00:33:11.859 meal at like a burger place and I'm just trying 00:33:11.859 --> 00:33:14.200 to... quickly eat something and I wanted something 00:33:14.200 --> 00:33:16.420 sweet on the side and I'll get a milkshake with 00:33:16.420 --> 00:33:18.420 my meal. Didn't we get a milkshake at Mel's Dining? 00:33:18.539 --> 00:33:21.940 Yes. To me, all of the milkshakes are the same 00:33:21.940 --> 00:33:25.380 across the park. You can get milkshakes at Mel's. 00:33:25.380 --> 00:33:27.940 You can get milkshakes at the Simpsons cafeteria 00:33:27.940 --> 00:33:31.880 type place. We'll get into that eventually. Yes. 00:33:31.940 --> 00:33:33.920 To me, all of their milkshakes are the same. 00:33:34.059 --> 00:33:37.859 So I don't bother ordering them. If that makes 00:33:37.859 --> 00:33:40.599 sense. You want the superior milkshake. Yeah, 00:33:40.619 --> 00:33:42.259 so I go to Toothsome's. So you don't waste money 00:33:42.259 --> 00:33:44.579 on the not -superior milkshake that you can have 00:33:44.579 --> 00:33:47.000 at home. Right, so, like, I'm afraid if I go 00:33:47.000 --> 00:33:50.059 to Schwab's, it's gonna be just their typical, 00:33:50.339 --> 00:33:52.980 you know, normal milkshake. And nothing special. 00:33:53.380 --> 00:33:55.059 Yeah, but I still feel like we should at least 00:33:55.059 --> 00:33:57.400 go to these places at least once. I'll go to 00:33:57.400 --> 00:33:59.259 them. To say that we have. Fine, we'll go there 00:33:59.259 --> 00:34:02.579 in September. We can't go everywhere in September. 00:34:02.619 --> 00:34:05.619 Our trip isn't that long. We could. We have four 00:34:05.619 --> 00:34:07.519 more Mighty Rock bars. Anyway, we talked about 00:34:07.519 --> 00:34:10.380 it, and now we move on to Mel's Drive -In. My 00:34:10.380 --> 00:34:13.579 place. This is your place. My place. Even though 00:34:13.579 --> 00:34:15.900 very few people actually call me Mel. That's 00:34:15.900 --> 00:34:18.460 true. It's very mediocre. It's a decent burger. 00:34:18.579 --> 00:34:21.400 That's about it. It's calming. Now, when they 00:34:21.400 --> 00:34:25.440 had the Passholder Poutine, it was superior. 00:34:25.840 --> 00:34:30.420 So, Mel's Drive -In. Mel's Die -In. Amazing. 00:34:30.820 --> 00:34:34.519 No, it wasn't even for die -in. No. Really? It 00:34:34.519 --> 00:34:39.199 was during Passover Appreciation. Oh, okay. It 00:34:39.199 --> 00:34:44.440 was also conveniently during HHN. I think I had 00:34:44.440 --> 00:34:48.360 four orders of their poutine on that trip. Of 00:34:48.360 --> 00:34:50.219 course you did. It was really good. I think at 00:34:50.219 --> 00:34:53.179 one point I ate two at a time. Yes, I am fat. 00:34:53.940 --> 00:34:57.480 I think it was my first. To be fair, the portion 00:34:57.480 --> 00:35:00.780 was also kind of small. For us. Yes, for us. 00:35:01.019 --> 00:35:03.800 We like to eat. Yes, I do. Another place that 00:35:03.800 --> 00:35:07.380 we like to go to, or used to like to go to, Central 00:35:07.380 --> 00:35:11.019 Park Crepes. They brought the brisket crepe back. 00:35:11.380 --> 00:35:15.119 Oh, thank goodness. Ish. Ish. It's the normal 00:35:15.119 --> 00:35:18.679 crepe, but I think they added some weird thing 00:35:18.679 --> 00:35:21.539 to it. It's not the same thing exactly. There's 00:35:21.539 --> 00:35:23.400 like two new ingredients, and I can't, it was 00:35:23.400 --> 00:35:25.719 like a pineapple chutney or something like that. 00:35:25.860 --> 00:35:28.179 Oh. It was like something sweet. I'm like, oh, 00:35:28.280 --> 00:35:30.599 that doesn't belong on that. Well, did you try 00:35:30.599 --> 00:35:33.389 it with it? No, I mean, I saw a post about it 00:35:33.389 --> 00:35:36.550 today. Oh. And I forgot to screenshot it. But 00:35:36.550 --> 00:35:39.510 sweet stuff with savory meat tastes good, though. 00:35:39.690 --> 00:35:41.690 Again, I don't remember what it was. All I remember 00:35:41.690 --> 00:35:44.050 is looking at it and thinking, ew. And why did 00:35:44.050 --> 00:35:45.530 they have to go and ruin it? Maybe I can look 00:35:45.530 --> 00:35:48.590 it up. Hold on. Where's their menu? I can't see 00:35:48.590 --> 00:35:51.150 the menu. There's no menu. That's stupid. I can't 00:35:51.150 --> 00:35:53.289 see the menu. I think it's because it's always 00:35:53.289 --> 00:35:56.730 changing. Oh. Anyway, you don't care much for 00:35:56.730 --> 00:35:59.070 the sweet crepes. Mainly just because they're 00:35:59.070 --> 00:36:02.989 too messy to eat. Extremely messy. And I don't 00:36:02.989 --> 00:36:06.090 like foamy sweet. Yeah, no, if it was like just 00:36:06.090 --> 00:36:08.429 as they spread Nutella on it, like a classic 00:36:08.429 --> 00:36:10.889 crepe. Nutella is always a hit or miss with me. 00:36:11.090 --> 00:36:13.489 Sometimes I like it. Other times I really, really 00:36:13.489 --> 00:36:15.889 don't. I don't know. When we went to, I think 00:36:15.889 --> 00:36:18.670 it was in Egypt. I don't know. Of course, we 00:36:18.670 --> 00:36:22.349 always bring up this trip. No, I have a picture 00:36:22.349 --> 00:36:24.789 of you holding a broken fork with your crepe. 00:36:24.809 --> 00:36:27.219 Yes. I remember that. That was a good crepe. 00:36:27.260 --> 00:36:29.159 And that was good. And I wish we got two. But 00:36:29.159 --> 00:36:31.679 I think it was just because it was just the crepe 00:36:31.679 --> 00:36:35.480 and like Nutella. That was it. It was very simple. 00:36:35.579 --> 00:36:38.960 I like simple, sweet crepes. That's what I wish. 00:36:39.239 --> 00:36:42.659 I don't need all the extra fancy fluff. That's 00:36:42.659 --> 00:36:44.940 what I wish the New York Crepes Place would do 00:36:44.940 --> 00:36:46.280 or whatever it's called. Central Park. Central 00:36:46.280 --> 00:36:50.300 Park Crepe. Same state. Another place I haven't 00:36:50.300 --> 00:36:52.579 been to. I don't know if you've been here. Cafe 00:36:52.579 --> 00:36:56.340 La Bamba. Technically, I've been there. But for 00:36:56.340 --> 00:37:00.920 like events or... You can't really say Cafe La 00:37:00.920 --> 00:37:04.860 Bamba because 99 % of the time it's closed. Oh. 00:37:04.920 --> 00:37:07.820 Well, I have to say because it's in Hollywood. 00:37:07.980 --> 00:37:10.599 Fine. This is part of this whole what is in Hollywood. 00:37:10.760 --> 00:37:12.960 It's pretty... In all of my years of going there, 00:37:13.000 --> 00:37:16.340 I think I've seen it opened two times to its 00:37:16.340 --> 00:37:19.679 normal like Mexican themed restaurant. Huh. Two 00:37:19.679 --> 00:37:22.239 times. All the other times it's closed because 00:37:22.239 --> 00:37:25.019 that's where they do the RIP Tour Buffet. Do 00:37:25.019 --> 00:37:27.300 they do other stuff there, too? I'm assuming 00:37:27.300 --> 00:37:30.699 so, if it's closed nearly all year. Oh, don't 00:37:30.699 --> 00:37:32.400 they also do the Mardi Gras stuff there, too? 00:37:32.599 --> 00:37:36.539 Or no? No, that's outside it. Okay. Now we're 00:37:36.539 --> 00:37:39.380 going into stores. Can't say much about Cafe 00:37:39.380 --> 00:37:41.539 La Bamba if we haven't really been there for 00:37:41.539 --> 00:37:46.000 Cafe La Bamba on purpose. So stores, we got It's 00:37:46.000 --> 00:37:48.480 A Wrap. Okay. Pretty sure we've been to this 00:37:48.480 --> 00:37:51.260 one a couple times, too, for some reason. I don't 00:37:51.260 --> 00:37:53.880 even remember what store this is. It's A Wrap. 00:37:54.269 --> 00:37:59.050 is the exit store. The one by the exit. Literally, 00:37:59.070 --> 00:38:02.190 you see the little store as you're exiting the 00:38:02.190 --> 00:38:05.449 park. You know when you exit, there's all the 00:38:05.449 --> 00:38:08.250 shirts and stuff right next to the exit? You 00:38:08.250 --> 00:38:09.710 can say it's the exit store like three times. 00:38:09.730 --> 00:38:11.409 I'm talking to you because you look like you 00:38:11.409 --> 00:38:14.210 don't remember this. I don't remember this. Anyway, 00:38:14.349 --> 00:38:17.010 it's the small exit store. And it's called It's 00:38:17.010 --> 00:38:19.190 a Wrap, which makes sense because you're wrapping 00:38:19.190 --> 00:38:22.599 up your time at Universal Studios. Okay. Then 00:38:22.599 --> 00:38:25.960 you got Studio Sweets. Yummy. We haven't been 00:38:25.960 --> 00:38:28.840 here. I haven't been here. It's right next to 00:38:28.840 --> 00:38:31.300 Universal Studios Store, which is the next thing 00:38:31.300 --> 00:38:34.719 on the list. We've been here many times. Yes. 00:38:35.099 --> 00:38:37.099 Mainly because we always try to find something 00:38:37.099 --> 00:38:39.659 and we can't find it. We come here. So we end 00:38:39.659 --> 00:38:43.019 up going there. I need to get the kids more matching 00:38:43.019 --> 00:38:44.500 outfits because they've grown out of their old 00:38:44.500 --> 00:38:47.179 ones. Yes, we do. They're at the point where 00:38:47.179 --> 00:38:51.019 they're slowing down, at least enough to get 00:38:51.019 --> 00:38:54.960 several wares in for clothing. Yes. Then we got 00:38:54.960 --> 00:38:57.800 Tribute Store. I wrote Tribute Store because 00:38:57.800 --> 00:39:01.739 it's currently in Hollywood, but it also can 00:39:01.739 --> 00:39:05.219 be in New York, correct? Yes, there is two tribute 00:39:05.219 --> 00:39:08.639 stores and studios. Then we got Five and Dime. 00:39:09.019 --> 00:39:12.360 Also, where is the hat store? The Brown Derby? 00:39:12.380 --> 00:39:13.940 The Brown Derby hat. Is this also in Hollywood? 00:39:14.099 --> 00:39:16.199 Because it was not on the map. Where is it? It's 00:39:16.199 --> 00:39:19.539 almost across the street from Five and Dime. 00:39:19.639 --> 00:39:22.320 It's on that strip. It's not listed on the app. 00:39:22.539 --> 00:39:25.360 Okay, well, it's not usually a store. Right now 00:39:25.360 --> 00:39:28.500 it's the Passholder Discount Store. Okay. Now 00:39:28.500 --> 00:39:34.480 we got SpongeBob Store Pants. Yay. E .T.'s Toy 00:39:34.480 --> 00:39:37.980 Closet and Photo Spot. I also found out an interesting 00:39:37.980 --> 00:39:41.139 fact. About? You know how there's a photo spot 00:39:41.139 --> 00:39:44.780 back there with E .T. and the clothes or whatever? 00:39:45.239 --> 00:39:48.820 The ride photos? No, okay. There's a photo op 00:39:48.820 --> 00:39:51.059 in that store. I didn't know there was a photo 00:39:51.059 --> 00:39:52.599 op. I've been in that store a lot, but I didn't 00:39:52.599 --> 00:39:55.699 see the photo op. There's a life -size ET. You 00:39:55.699 --> 00:39:57.719 know the one scene where it's wearing the girl's 00:39:57.719 --> 00:40:00.599 clothing and the dress? Well, it's a life -size 00:40:00.599 --> 00:40:03.860 ET in that, and it's kind of like a closet, and 00:40:03.860 --> 00:40:06.059 apparently you're not allowed to go take pictures 00:40:06.059 --> 00:40:09.099 of it. I read a Reddit thread where it was like, 00:40:09.219 --> 00:40:11.559 oh yeah, I got chased out of the store being 00:40:11.559 --> 00:40:15.360 screamed at to delete my photo. Weird. Why? Because 00:40:15.360 --> 00:40:18.679 I think it's run by some other company, and they 00:40:18.679 --> 00:40:21.659 reserve the right to not let you take photos 00:40:21.659 --> 00:40:23.159 of it or something like that. Then take it down. 00:40:23.320 --> 00:40:26.699 That's stupid. I agree. It's something that is 00:40:26.699 --> 00:40:30.539 there for everyone to see. It's either that or 00:40:30.539 --> 00:40:34.179 the store is getting no sales of photo spots 00:40:34.179 --> 00:40:36.380 right there, so they're being more strict on 00:40:36.380 --> 00:40:38.960 it. So it's like pay to get the picture taken, 00:40:39.000 --> 00:40:41.460 not just take a picture? Yeah. Okay, then that 00:40:41.460 --> 00:40:44.130 would make a little more sense. Then we got lockers. 00:40:44.429 --> 00:40:49.610 Wow. You got one by the exits and one by guest 00:40:49.610 --> 00:40:52.090 services. We haven't even reached guest services 00:40:52.090 --> 00:40:55.190 yet because I went out of order. Good job. We 00:40:55.190 --> 00:40:58.150 got rental services, Universal Studios. What 00:40:58.150 --> 00:41:00.650 can you rent here? Of course. She is not prepared. 00:41:00.969 --> 00:41:04.349 Shut up. You got electronic convenience vehicles, 00:41:04.750 --> 00:41:10.030 ECVs, strollers, wheelchairs. Okay. That's it. 00:41:10.230 --> 00:41:13.929 Wow. We almost... Rented a stroller before. Can't 00:41:13.929 --> 00:41:18.409 I rent a child for Teardown Fires? No, because 00:41:18.409 --> 00:41:23.949 it's the studios. That's right. Then you got 00:41:23.949 --> 00:41:26.289 an ATM by the front gate. Because you always 00:41:26.289 --> 00:41:29.650 need more cash. Guest services. Boston Found, 00:41:29.869 --> 00:41:33.090 Production Central. Okay. Hollywood Service, 00:41:33.469 --> 00:41:36.469 Animal Relief Area. Dog's got a pee -pee too. 00:41:36.909 --> 00:41:40.550 Yep. And a weather shelter at Animal Actors on 00:41:40.550 --> 00:41:42.840 location. That's a weird weather shelter, but 00:41:42.840 --> 00:41:45.239 okay. Agreed. Then again, I don't know what's 00:41:45.239 --> 00:41:48.440 inside. I mean, yeah, maybe where all the animals 00:41:48.440 --> 00:41:51.239 are housed. Maybe. I don't know, but it's a weather 00:41:51.239 --> 00:41:53.320 shelter, apparently. Now we're going to move 00:41:53.320 --> 00:41:57.659 on to our last location for this episode. And 00:41:57.659 --> 00:42:00.800 we will cover the rest in the next episode. Okay. 00:42:01.179 --> 00:42:06.079 Okay. Okay. New York. We have the newly deceased 00:42:06.079 --> 00:42:09.559 Hollywood Rip Ride Rocket. Newly deceased? Yep. 00:42:09.840 --> 00:42:12.059 Oh, we're going in September. That'd be interesting. 00:42:12.059 --> 00:42:15.400 No, it's going to be gone. I know, but we'll 00:42:15.400 --> 00:42:18.139 be able to see it right after it's gone. Yeah. 00:42:18.219 --> 00:42:21.400 And I'm pretty sure we'll see it being demolished. 00:42:21.440 --> 00:42:24.599 We're going at some point. Yeah. In between now 00:42:24.599 --> 00:42:28.079 and September. So sad. Goodbye. Yes. You won't 00:42:28.079 --> 00:42:30.719 be missed. Hollywood Rip Ride Rocket, currently 00:42:30.719 --> 00:42:34.280 on our list, but not for much longer. Yep. It's 00:42:34.280 --> 00:42:36.679 been obvious that it was going to go bye -bye. 00:42:36.860 --> 00:42:39.469 Yeah. I'm still very ticked off that my secret 00:42:39.469 --> 00:42:43.110 menu thing didn't work. Uh -huh. But yeah, that 00:42:43.110 --> 00:42:47.329 ride was rough. Uh -huh. And it's not a, it doesn't 00:42:47.329 --> 00:42:50.389 look like a ride that should be rough. No. Compared 00:42:50.389 --> 00:42:52.130 to all the other rides that are at Universal. 00:42:52.530 --> 00:42:55.429 It was bad. It needs to go. Anyway. New ride, 00:42:55.429 --> 00:42:58.070 please. Then we got Race Through New York starring 00:42:58.070 --> 00:43:00.349 Jimmy Fallon. This also needs to go, too. I like 00:43:00.349 --> 00:43:02.190 Jimmy Fallon, but it's weird to have a whole 00:43:02.190 --> 00:43:04.809 ride dedicated to him. Like, it's cool. It was 00:43:04.809 --> 00:43:07.230 cool when it was new, and you know. The queue 00:43:07.230 --> 00:43:09.429 was fully utilized, but now it's kind of like, 00:43:09.489 --> 00:43:12.949 yeah, it's a fun ride. We should probably utilize 00:43:12.949 --> 00:43:15.369 the queue again. Maybe that would make us appreciate 00:43:15.369 --> 00:43:17.349 it a little more. No, I mean like they had shows 00:43:17.349 --> 00:43:19.630 in the queue. Do they not have shows anymore? 00:43:19.730 --> 00:43:22.690 Like the Ragtime Gals or something like that? 00:43:22.750 --> 00:43:24.369 I don't know. There was like a singing show. 00:43:24.750 --> 00:43:26.750 Yeah, do they not do it anymore? Not that I've 00:43:26.750 --> 00:43:30.510 seen. Oh. Panda hashtag would just be randomly 00:43:30.510 --> 00:43:32.789 walking around. He might still do that. He still 00:43:32.789 --> 00:43:35.110 does. No, I mean like in the queue. Oh, in the 00:43:35.110 --> 00:43:37.510 queue. Well, I wouldn't be surprised, because, 00:43:37.570 --> 00:43:39.030 you know, it's an air -conditioned place. It's 00:43:39.030 --> 00:43:41.369 not like it's going to be dying inside. Yeah, 00:43:41.389 --> 00:43:44.289 but it's money. True. Maybe the Reds just not 00:43:44.289 --> 00:43:47.030 popular enough for them to do their shows and 00:43:47.030 --> 00:43:49.630 stuff. Maybe. I don't know. Every time I go there, 00:43:49.769 --> 00:43:52.130 there's really not that big of a line. Oh, well. 00:43:52.389 --> 00:43:54.869 Moving on. I feel like that's a place that they 00:43:54.869 --> 00:43:57.690 could do a lot of special events. Oh, they could. 00:43:57.690 --> 00:44:00.210 And they don't. They kind of do. There's, you 00:44:00.210 --> 00:44:04.309 know, the overhang up there? That's where one 00:44:04.309 --> 00:44:08.559 of the bars at. is for RIP Tours. Oh. It's very 00:44:08.559 --> 00:44:10.840 fun. I like that spot. Yes, but I mean, like, 00:44:10.840 --> 00:44:13.440 do special events inside to kind of get people 00:44:13.440 --> 00:44:15.900 to go through that ride. Oh, yes, they should. 00:44:16.179 --> 00:44:18.460 Anyways, moving on. Revenge of the Mummy. Much 00:44:18.460 --> 00:44:20.820 better ride. Much better. 10 out of 10. Amazing 00:44:20.820 --> 00:44:22.800 ride. Don't get rid of it. We'll ride again. 00:44:23.059 --> 00:44:28.380 And again. And again. Probably again. Oh, good 00:44:28.380 --> 00:44:30.559 ride. Have you ever been on it when it broke? 00:44:31.019 --> 00:44:33.599 Ever? Nope. Well, I mean, I guess that is a weird 00:44:33.599 --> 00:44:36.769 ride to break down. It's possible. Yeah. But 00:44:36.769 --> 00:44:39.309 I'm trying to remember when it, if we've ever 00:44:39.309 --> 00:44:41.570 had, like, a ride delay because it broke down 00:44:41.570 --> 00:44:43.510 or anything. Like, I know they did their whole, 00:44:43.610 --> 00:44:46.489 it completely shut down to get refurbished. Mm 00:44:46.489 --> 00:44:48.909 -hmm. But I don't remember ever having, like, 00:44:48.969 --> 00:44:51.730 ugh, we're being delayed because... It's a dependable 00:44:51.730 --> 00:44:55.269 ride. Yeah. Uh, Transformers The Ride 3D. Something 00:44:55.269 --> 00:44:57.949 that is not as dependable. It's okay. I don't 00:44:57.949 --> 00:44:59.889 care much for Transformers. It's a good ride. 00:45:00.230 --> 00:45:02.630 It's a cool, like, I like it because it's... 00:45:02.800 --> 00:45:04.460 It's another ride where you don't need to watch 00:45:04.460 --> 00:45:06.719 the movies because the story is straightforward. 00:45:07.480 --> 00:45:11.780 I don't need to know what the spark is, but okay, 00:45:11.880 --> 00:45:15.460 we need to get it. Wait, do you not know what 00:45:15.460 --> 00:45:20.059 the spark is? Kind of. Have you seen the movies? 00:45:20.360 --> 00:45:23.619 We watched a movie and a third. That's all I've 00:45:23.619 --> 00:45:25.619 seen is the first movie and like part of the 00:45:25.619 --> 00:45:27.820 second. Well, now I know what we need to watch. 00:45:28.019 --> 00:45:30.539 I didn't watch anymore. We got to pause our Doctor 00:45:30.539 --> 00:45:34.039 Who. But we finally got to Amy. Oh, well. Which 00:45:34.039 --> 00:45:36.199 is ironic. Yes. Because that's my sister's name. 00:45:36.320 --> 00:45:38.559 But I also have a sister named Clara. So, ha! 00:45:38.679 --> 00:45:42.860 That's true. And Melody is my name! Anyway. And 00:45:42.860 --> 00:45:45.039 our daughter's name Rose. We gotta check. Anyway. 00:45:47.079 --> 00:45:50.159 Are you done? It's late. And I'm getting loopy. 00:45:50.159 --> 00:45:53.019 We move on. Meet the Transformers. I'm pretty 00:45:53.019 --> 00:45:57.079 sure it is just Bumblebee and Destructo. What's 00:45:57.079 --> 00:45:59.500 his name? Wait, what were you gonna say? Destructo. 00:46:01.730 --> 00:46:04.389 Were you going to say Destructo -Con? No, just 00:46:04.389 --> 00:46:08.909 Destructo. What's his name? Megatron. Oh. What 00:46:08.909 --> 00:46:13.190 am I getting Destructo from? What? I don't know. 00:46:14.969 --> 00:46:18.090 Sure. What did you say? Megatron. Megatron. Oh, 00:46:18.170 --> 00:46:19.670 yeah, because that doesn't sound as silly as 00:46:19.670 --> 00:46:23.829 Destructo. Now, when we go to Hollywood Studios 00:46:23.829 --> 00:46:28.039 in California in November. Yeah, because we got 00:46:28.039 --> 00:46:30.739 two trips planned. We have to meet Megatron. 00:46:31.079 --> 00:46:34.519 Why? This Megatron... Our Megatron is boring. 00:46:34.599 --> 00:46:37.000 He doesn't talk. He has, like, his pre -recorded 00:46:37.000 --> 00:46:40.000 lines, and that's it. Oh. Their Megatron actually 00:46:40.000 --> 00:46:44.059 talks to you, and he's really funny. Cool. Then 00:46:44.059 --> 00:46:45.820 we got the show that apparently nearly killed 00:46:45.820 --> 00:46:49.159 me, the Blues Brothers show. Yes. So what's the 00:46:49.159 --> 00:46:52.980 next show? Uh, Vamos Bialo. Hope you said that 00:46:52.980 --> 00:46:55.289 right. Probably didn't. I think that's another 00:46:55.289 --> 00:46:58.409 show that we've seen in passing. Now, I did stay 00:46:58.409 --> 00:47:01.050 and watch pretty much all of this. You went to 00:47:01.050 --> 00:47:03.090 the bathroom and you were taking forever. And 00:47:03.090 --> 00:47:04.969 I was sitting there just sipping on my drink 00:47:04.969 --> 00:47:07.550 that I got at Mardi Gras. Taking forever? Yep. 00:47:07.630 --> 00:47:09.550 You were taking forever. Right. I was really 00:47:09.550 --> 00:47:11.590 scared because I thought a girl was coming over 00:47:11.590 --> 00:47:15.090 to drag me in to go dance. Oh. Luckily, she was 00:47:15.090 --> 00:47:17.409 not. She grabbed the person in front of me. Remember 00:47:17.409 --> 00:47:18.909 that I thought you said a girl was going to come 00:47:18.909 --> 00:47:21.730 over and hit on you or something? No. I was really 00:47:21.730 --> 00:47:26.070 confused. No. Don't they normally? Oh, yeah. 00:47:26.210 --> 00:47:28.269 I would have laughed if I came out and saw you 00:47:28.269 --> 00:47:31.289 awkwardly trying to dance. Oh, well. Then we 00:47:31.289 --> 00:47:34.829 got Beat Builders. I do like this show. Never 00:47:34.829 --> 00:47:37.329 seen it. I see it in passing, but. It's fun. 00:47:37.590 --> 00:47:39.710 They use like the construction stuff. Yeah, I 00:47:39.710 --> 00:47:41.550 love it. And I've also, I'm pretty sure I've 00:47:41.550 --> 00:47:45.289 seen Woman Wolf Whistle at them. Who? Woman. 00:47:45.630 --> 00:47:48.889 Oh. Wolf Whistle at them. Is that what that's 00:47:48.889 --> 00:47:53.360 called? I'm pretty sure. Okay. The owl. It's 00:47:53.360 --> 00:47:56.719 weird. Yeah, please don't do that. I don't do 00:47:56.719 --> 00:47:59.760 it. No, you don't. We're going to move on now. 00:48:00.139 --> 00:48:03.000 Food. Finnegan's Bar and Grill. We have yet to 00:48:03.000 --> 00:48:05.659 go there. Yeah. That's all we've got to say about 00:48:05.659 --> 00:48:07.619 that place. We're going in September. Oh, my 00:48:07.619 --> 00:48:13.239 word. We can't do everything. Although I would 00:48:13.239 --> 00:48:15.900 like to try Vivo. Watch me. Watch me. I will 00:48:15.900 --> 00:48:19.099 do everything. Because if you don't follow us 00:48:19.099 --> 00:48:22.400 on social, you have noticed that there is a debate. 00:48:23.079 --> 00:48:25.400 Well, at this point, it's not recently. It's 00:48:25.400 --> 00:48:27.460 like a couple weeks ago at this point. Who's 00:48:27.460 --> 00:48:30.880 debating? It was Mamadela's versus Vivo or something 00:48:30.880 --> 00:48:34.059 like that. And who's debating? Kobe from the 00:48:34.059 --> 00:48:37.940 UO Explorers voted Mamadela's against Angus, 00:48:37.940 --> 00:48:40.960 who said Vivo. And John also popped in to kind 00:48:40.960 --> 00:48:43.860 of be like, Vivo is better, but only by a little. 00:48:44.739 --> 00:48:47.579 And then there's us just kind of being drawn 00:48:47.579 --> 00:48:50.059 in. It's like, at least it's not McDonald's. 00:48:51.519 --> 00:48:55.440 And me defending us by saying, excuse me, we 00:48:55.440 --> 00:48:59.440 have excellent taste. Well, shoot, now we gotta 00:48:59.440 --> 00:49:01.420 go to Vivo. Fine, we'll go to Vivo in September. 00:49:01.880 --> 00:49:04.219 But then we also gotta go to Mamadela's so we 00:49:04.219 --> 00:49:06.420 can compare the two. We've already been to Mamadela's. 00:49:06.539 --> 00:49:10.719 I got there to go bucks. I have to have the full 00:49:10.719 --> 00:49:13.199 restaurant experience. We got the full restaurant 00:49:13.199 --> 00:49:15.880 experience. I didn't get serenaded. I don't count 00:49:15.880 --> 00:49:19.789 it. I don't want to be serenaded. Okay, when 00:49:19.789 --> 00:49:21.769 you went up to the room, I watched somebody right 00:49:21.769 --> 00:49:24.530 next to me get serenaded. My phone came just 00:49:24.530 --> 00:49:26.789 in time as the song was ending, and I ran out. 00:49:27.170 --> 00:49:28.869 They were not going to serenade you while you 00:49:28.869 --> 00:49:31.889 were by yourself. Yes, they would. Anyway, next 00:49:31.889 --> 00:49:33.809 place. We didn't even talk about Finnegan's. 00:49:34.170 --> 00:49:36.469 Because we haven't been. Okay, fine. We'll go. 00:49:36.849 --> 00:49:39.650 Auntie Anne's. Pretzel place. It's a pretzel 00:49:39.650 --> 00:49:41.489 place. We've been. I don't know if to this one, 00:49:41.590 --> 00:49:43.650 but we've been to them. Yep. They're good pretzels. 00:49:43.769 --> 00:49:46.289 The end. Moving on. Haagen -Dazs. It's ice cream. 00:49:48.699 --> 00:49:52.260 Woo. Moving on. Starbucks. It's Starbucks. It's 00:49:52.260 --> 00:49:56.039 Starbucks. But we've also been here a lot. Okay. 00:49:56.500 --> 00:49:59.579 Louie's Italian Restaurant. It's frozen food. 00:49:59.800 --> 00:50:01.699 What do you want? I feel like I've been here. 00:50:01.699 --> 00:50:03.719 Pretty sure it's frozen. I don't know. It's your 00:50:03.719 --> 00:50:06.940 typical theme park Italian, kind of. I think 00:50:06.940 --> 00:50:09.300 I've just been in there a lot, but never actually 00:50:09.300 --> 00:50:11.360 got food from it because the line was always 00:50:11.360 --> 00:50:15.440 long. Yeah. It draws a big crowd because everybody's 00:50:15.440 --> 00:50:18.230 just like, oh. It's not chicken fingers or pizza, 00:50:18.369 --> 00:50:21.469 even though they have pizza. And I'm pretty sure 00:50:21.469 --> 00:50:23.269 it's chicken fingers. I could be wrong on that. 00:50:23.730 --> 00:50:26.309 Yeah, but I don't remember ever eating there. 00:50:26.349 --> 00:50:28.489 I just remember being in there a lot for some 00:50:28.489 --> 00:50:31.150 reason. Who knows? I mean, it's a good sit -down 00:50:31.150 --> 00:50:32.849 restaurant. I think it's also because all the 00:50:32.849 --> 00:50:35.590 trips I've been to with big groups like my old 00:50:35.590 --> 00:50:38.230 youth group and school, I guess we just went 00:50:38.230 --> 00:50:40.409 through there a lot for some reason. I just never 00:50:40.409 --> 00:50:41.590 ate there. It also has the Coke Freestyle machines. 00:50:42.130 --> 00:50:46.420 And again, it's a good group eating place. Anyway, 00:50:46.500 --> 00:50:48.719 we got through all the food. Now we go through 00:50:48.719 --> 00:50:51.679 the stores. The Tonight Shop. I don't care about 00:50:51.679 --> 00:50:55.500 the Tonight Show. Supply Vault. It's Transformers 00:50:55.500 --> 00:51:00.019 merch. Yep. The Exit Ride store. Yep. The film... 00:51:00.019 --> 00:51:03.960 Oh, this one I have to stop in. The film vault. 00:51:04.199 --> 00:51:07.300 And he makes me stop in it. Every time. All the 00:51:07.300 --> 00:51:09.320 time. Which is so annoying because they also 00:51:09.320 --> 00:51:11.699 have, what is it, Ghostbusters stuff in there 00:51:11.699 --> 00:51:14.289 that I also really want? Mm -hmm. I need to save 00:51:14.289 --> 00:51:16.269 my money for... So this is the place where... 00:51:16.269 --> 00:51:17.889 Yeah, maybe stop splurging on everything else 00:51:17.889 --> 00:51:21.210 and save. This is where, if you want, like, a 00:51:21.210 --> 00:51:23.710 signed autograph of something, this is where 00:51:23.710 --> 00:51:26.010 you go to pretty much find it. They have a lot 00:51:26.010 --> 00:51:27.650 of stuff here. Yeah, they have a lot of stuff 00:51:27.650 --> 00:51:29.989 here. They have, like, other stuff other places, 00:51:30.050 --> 00:51:31.030 but this is where you may find it. You can find 00:51:31.030 --> 00:51:33.889 stuff in, like, the Men in Black store, and then 00:51:33.889 --> 00:51:35.610 there's a couple other stores that have signed 00:51:35.610 --> 00:51:38.210 autographs, but... I know there's one in Islands 00:51:38.210 --> 00:51:40.849 in the Jurassic Discovery Center, I think. Yeah, 00:51:40.949 --> 00:51:43.309 in that top shop. I do want to get something. 00:51:43.949 --> 00:51:47.590 Yes, I know. Especially Back to the Future. He 00:51:47.590 --> 00:51:50.969 either wants the big poster that has everyone 00:51:50.969 --> 00:51:54.710 who signed it. But that's like 4 ,000. Or like, 00:51:54.750 --> 00:51:56.210 didn't you say you wanted a skateboard that was 00:51:56.210 --> 00:51:58.510 also signed by everyone? I don't know. Or something 00:51:58.510 --> 00:52:00.949 like that. I don't remember. I would have to, 00:52:00.969 --> 00:52:03.070 if I got that skateboard, I would have to go 00:52:03.070 --> 00:52:05.590 get it framed. Our framing lady does a good job. 00:52:05.989 --> 00:52:09.010 She does, but oh my word. Where would you put 00:52:09.010 --> 00:52:12.469 it? I wouldn't find a spot. It took us forever 00:52:12.469 --> 00:52:14.449 to find a spot for our other thing, which is 00:52:14.449 --> 00:52:16.349 finally up. I wonder if she could do, like, a 00:52:16.349 --> 00:52:20.090 shadow box. A what? Is that the right word? Where 00:52:20.090 --> 00:52:22.250 it's, like, in a big box. It's, like, displayed. 00:52:22.710 --> 00:52:26.170 Like a glass box. Like at a museum when they 00:52:26.170 --> 00:52:28.789 put them in the special box thingies? That's 00:52:28.789 --> 00:52:31.630 stupid. Get some lasers. Oh, my word. Oh, yes, 00:52:31.650 --> 00:52:33.650 because our children won't break that. Bulletproof 00:52:33.650 --> 00:52:38.690 glass. Talk about the lasers. Oh. Moving on. 00:52:39.449 --> 00:52:43.179 Sahara Traders? The mummy shop? Yeah. Which is 00:52:43.179 --> 00:52:46.340 okay. I don't really see many people buy stuff 00:52:46.340 --> 00:52:49.300 from there. We're not big merch people. We're 00:52:49.300 --> 00:52:53.920 not big merch people. You're a liar. How? How 00:52:53.920 --> 00:52:56.360 many Jurassic Park shirts do you have in that 00:52:56.360 --> 00:53:00.639 closet? Two. No, three. I have three. What about 00:53:00.639 --> 00:53:04.780 these giant posters that are on our wall? That 00:53:04.780 --> 00:53:08.099 is an investment. Shrek glasses right above me. 00:53:08.639 --> 00:53:11.650 Investment. The posters only go up and down. 00:53:11.690 --> 00:53:14.630 Jurassic Park hoodie downstairs. That was like 00:53:14.630 --> 00:53:19.230 $5. Jurassic Park jacket that I was wearing earlier, 00:53:19.309 --> 00:53:21.929 and it's all around my waist, because I forgot 00:53:21.929 --> 00:53:24.250 that it's around my waist currently. Oh, no, 00:53:24.369 --> 00:53:27.510 that jacket was $5. The other Jurassic Park hoodie 00:53:27.510 --> 00:53:30.269 that I have is my work hoodie. And we don't like 00:53:30.269 --> 00:53:33.190 merch. And it was a tax write -off. You get plenty 00:53:33.190 --> 00:53:36.789 of merch. It's just Jurassic Park. Yes. The Minion 00:53:36.789 --> 00:53:39.670 popcorn bucket. That doesn't count. Blue bubble 00:53:39.670 --> 00:53:43.690 wand. That also doesn't count. You forced me 00:53:43.690 --> 00:53:46.409 into those. The kids thing one and two outfits 00:53:46.409 --> 00:53:49.170 that they don't fit anymore. Mother of all things. 00:53:49.210 --> 00:53:51.510 Father of all things shirts. Okay, we don't need 00:53:51.510 --> 00:53:54.449 to keep listing everything we've ever bought. 00:53:54.829 --> 00:53:59.510 Most of those. My lanyard stuff. I didn't even 00:53:59.510 --> 00:54:01.110 list all the stuff we got from Harry Potter. 00:54:03.429 --> 00:54:05.409 Okay, we're going to move on. We like merch. 00:54:05.570 --> 00:54:08.940 We just don't like. We like stuff that we can 00:54:08.940 --> 00:54:12.019 wear a lot. And Mummy is not full of stuff that 00:54:12.019 --> 00:54:15.099 you can wear a lot. Rosie's Irish Shop. Okay. 00:54:15.159 --> 00:54:16.619 I don't know what this is. I don't know what 00:54:16.619 --> 00:54:18.500 this is either. Let me look it up real quick 00:54:18.500 --> 00:54:24.519 again to find where it is. This is right by Louie's 00:54:24.519 --> 00:54:27.280 Italian Restaurant, I think. Oh, I've seen it. 00:54:27.400 --> 00:54:29.619 I keep meaning to go in there because I don't 00:54:29.619 --> 00:54:31.980 know what's in there. It's interesting. I like 00:54:31.980 --> 00:54:34.739 how it says it's stocked with apparel and keepsakes 00:54:34.739 --> 00:54:37.369 to honor your Irish heritage. Or your affection 00:54:37.369 --> 00:54:41.730 for St. Patrick's Day. Or, okay. Moving on. Hollywood 00:54:41.730 --> 00:54:44.789 Rip -Ride Rocket Lockers. Lockers. They're lockers. 00:54:44.889 --> 00:54:47.590 Moving on. New York Service Animal Relief Area. 00:54:47.750 --> 00:54:50.750 This is where your cat goes poop. And this, if 00:54:50.750 --> 00:54:53.909 I remember, this is like tucked back where we 00:54:53.909 --> 00:54:57.309 had the Columbian Burgers. All the way back there. 00:54:58.230 --> 00:55:01.550 Makes sense. It's a very remote, quiet area. 00:55:01.849 --> 00:55:03.710 You don't want to be smelling stinky poo -poo. 00:55:03.789 --> 00:55:06.059 But yeah, that's where that is. Revenge of the 00:55:06.059 --> 00:55:09.639 Mummy Lockers. Again, there are lockers. Free 00:55:09.639 --> 00:55:12.980 lockers. Some are paid. Are there? Yes. For the 00:55:12.980 --> 00:55:16.079 mummy? Yes. Oh, okay. At every locker location, 00:55:16.320 --> 00:55:18.219 I'm pretty sure there's at least one or two bays 00:55:18.219 --> 00:55:20.900 that are paid. Okay. Because they're just a tad 00:55:20.900 --> 00:55:23.539 bit bigger. Then you got an ATM at the arcade. 00:55:24.019 --> 00:55:27.000 Wow. They also got an arcade. First aid, sponsored 00:55:27.000 --> 00:55:33.920 by Walgreens. In San Francisco. Why is San Francisco 00:55:33.920 --> 00:55:37.500 in... New York? Shouldn't that be in the San 00:55:37.500 --> 00:55:39.579 Francisco section? There is no San Francisco. 00:55:39.599 --> 00:55:42.639 Oh, there is. There is. Oh, I just realized that. 00:55:42.679 --> 00:55:44.659 That is weird. Hold on. Let me double check that. 00:55:45.239 --> 00:55:47.460 Universal, because I accidentally exited the 00:55:47.460 --> 00:55:51.139 app completely. No, it's in the New York area. 00:55:51.340 --> 00:55:54.079 That makes no sense. Anyways, moving on. It's 00:55:54.079 --> 00:55:57.119 color -coded. Transformers The Ride 3D is a weather 00:55:57.119 --> 00:55:59.880 shelter. Yep, which makes sense. This one makes 00:55:59.880 --> 00:56:02.179 sense, because you can actually walk out onto 00:56:02.179 --> 00:56:06.119 the track and take shelter. Whereas the animal 00:56:06.119 --> 00:56:09.460 actors on location, that is an open building 00:56:09.460 --> 00:56:13.219 where stuff can fly in. Maybe they can, like, 00:56:13.219 --> 00:56:16.579 put down stuff so then you have just a big dome 00:56:16.579 --> 00:56:19.960 kind of thing for people to shelter in, maybe? 00:56:20.219 --> 00:56:23.059 We'll test this next time the hurricanes come 00:56:23.059 --> 00:56:26.639 through. No. We will go to Universal on a day 00:56:26.639 --> 00:56:29.119 that a hurricane is projected to come through, 00:56:29.219 --> 00:56:32.139 and we'll just stand outside animal actors waiting 00:56:32.139 --> 00:56:34.179 for them to open up the weather shelter. Okay. 00:56:34.519 --> 00:56:38.679 Then last, we got Central Park Designated Smoking 00:56:38.679 --> 00:56:42.320 Area. Yep. Please smoke there, but also please 00:56:42.320 --> 00:56:45.820 don't smoke. Not good for you. Bad for your lungs. 00:56:46.239 --> 00:56:49.280 And your teeth. Yes. That's all I gotta say about 00:56:49.280 --> 00:56:54.019 that. Okay. There is your daily PSA. We're at 00:56:54.019 --> 00:56:57.039 an hour and 13 minutes plus the intro, so anything 00:56:57.039 --> 00:56:59.039 else you would like to add? Because that was 00:56:59.039 --> 00:57:02.280 the last bit. Well, stay tuned for part two. 00:57:02.380 --> 00:57:05.579 We got Harry Potter. World Expo, Springfield, 00:57:05.780 --> 00:57:08.480 and DreamWorks. Now we'll cover everything in 00:57:08.480 --> 00:57:11.300 there. Maybe we'll have magically found some 00:57:11.300 --> 00:57:14.599 other deep dive stuff to add, but we will see. 00:57:14.679 --> 00:57:18.619 We will see. So yeah, that's it. Alrighty. Bye 00:57:18.619 --> 00:57:18.800 -bye.