Universal Studios Hollywood Has ReOpened City Walk - NEW Retro Merchandise / Theme Park Overlook
A visit to recently reopened Universal Studios Hollywood City Walk .
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welcome everyone adam the woo here
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today's adventure
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will take me up to los angeles to
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universal studios
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hollywood and since it's reopening
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this will be my first time walking back
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on property now the theme park
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is not yet accessible and open for
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business
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but the stores along citywalk
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are and there are some retro
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merchandise that i'm going to be
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purchasing
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i'm going to throw it back old school
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and just kind of
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wander around peruse and get the vibe
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i'm inviting you to join me shall you
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i know and i agree with you big the foot
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i'm also glad they're putting out some
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some stuff with
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nods to the old rides and attractions
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had a few minutes before
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the parking area becomes accessible
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started letting people in
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so drove up mulholland drive i'm at the
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universal
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city overlook i look closely down there
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in the haze
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you can see the theme park you can see
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the castle
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an assortment of other landmarks
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including the minion
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on the far end very large minion
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overlooking the valley
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it's nice up here a good breeze
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you really can see for miles way up here
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there's a little
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information placard showing some of the
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info
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for when the property first started
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being utilized
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back in 1915
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back on ground level now just need to
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turn at this corner
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there is no parking fee it has been
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waived
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for now so just drive right in go
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through the little
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little gate here a little stand and
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find a spot won't be going up in the
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structure
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got to get a really good spot near very
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very close to the globe
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at least that's what i think where i
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think i'm heading and i'm incorrect
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going into jurassic this is nice as well
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each spot well every other spot is
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blocked off
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to give a little distancing
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they were cones i'm going to attach this
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microphone now i used it yesterday as
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well at downtown disney
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just to just to see if it helps with
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the background noise and the music i
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haven't really decided if it's if it's
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doing the trick but
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i'm going to put it on now see what
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happens this one i kind of had just
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laying around that's why i decided to
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to bring it i ordered another one that
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should be arriving in a few days but
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this one will do for now
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i don't usually use them but you know
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working around like
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tombs at very loud levels sometimes is
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is
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a challenge approaching the screening
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area
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up ahead here oh almost stumbled on that
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on that
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little incline
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hey how you doing just getting uh
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getting a little video here the of the
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welcome side
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just getting a video of the welcome sign
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here
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96.2 that seems to be where i
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generally am between 96 and you know
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give or take
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a little bit following the arrows here
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along
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the sidewalk and this entrance
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puts you out at antijitos and jamba
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juice got the circulating
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bubba gump sign that dragon and fountain
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is not able to be usually people are
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running through this
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slipping and sliding oh man i have
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missed mr kong up there
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last time i was here they were doing
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some construction on it sugar it looks
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like that's completed
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if i was not watching what i eat i would
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certainly step inside voodoo donuts
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even menchie's frozen yogurt is open for
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business one of the rare opportunities
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where there's no one in front of the set
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of wings for a photograph this is this
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is the time to do it to do it
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there you go i think i think i nailed it
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walked over to the curious george
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section and it is
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just kind of fenced off just a little
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bit the size of this washboard is no
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joke
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pretty much the same height as those
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snack machines it's like a five and a
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half foot tall
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signage hard to miss here at the
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directory board shows kind of a bird's
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eye of all the different establishments
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leading from i'm all the way on the far
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end
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and i'm gonna make the whole walk from
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curious george all the way up to the
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globe
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i kind of miss the crowds i miss the
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crowds through here
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oh this is good i like this i highly
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approve of this showing the correct way
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to wear them
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it's amazing how long he's been holding
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onto the side of that he's got strong
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arms
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not going to get anything up here but i
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have frequented these establishments
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quite a few times pink's is back open
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taco bell
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i have been inside that poke bar kfc
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pizza hut
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subway however is not i like to walk
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along this little ledge here
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over to where i'm heading it's just it's
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just one section up
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from the main area doesn't look like
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starbucks is serving or
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blaze pizza either for whatever reason
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i would imagine he's glad to have some
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guests back
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wandering around underneath his feet oh
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and check that out over there that's a
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nice little perspective from up here
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in this area in california outdoor
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seating is a
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big thing so they have extended some of
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the tables out here along the walkway
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which to be completely honest is really
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nice even johnny rockets over there has
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kind of like pushed theirs out
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just a little bit and it's not as busy
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as i expected it would be very mellow
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as i stated it's a little a little
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strange
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but it's down towards this section it's
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starting to fill up just a little bit
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not a lot but
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a little more down on the other end by
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the curious george lot i can remember a
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time in the not too distant past when we
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were waiting for this
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to be finished with construction and
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what is now grill and brew also
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at the top of the stairs however carl's
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the bar
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is not open bar and restaurant i was
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just informed i can no longer use this
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microphone
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the reason they gave me was this is
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considered a professional grade
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i guess professional have a microphone
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is professional so that's not allowed
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so gotta abide by the rules looks as if
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the arch is accessible to walk up to and
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peek in so i'm gonna walk
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up there and take a look this is good to
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see even though the park is not open
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they have the markers stretching back
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all the way over to this area
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even over at the ticket booth section as
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well
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yeah it's not really a sign by any means
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but it's definitely something
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that is not a bad thing
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at all yeah i'm ready for this place to
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open
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oh i see you over there hitchcock would
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be proud
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nonetheless it is pretty nice to be
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standing back in this general vicinity
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looking over at the signage some of that
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new merchandise the retro merch is based
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on this signage
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and then looking back towards the globe
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which does not have to be circulating
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around it's not moving
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the globe is standing still now going to
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step into the universal store and check
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out let's get some of those items
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dang that's pretty cool the jean jacket
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with the logo on the back
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and the cooling towel this shirt comes
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in hot pink i kind of like this baseball
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style style tee
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very 80s caps and fanny packs okay we
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got the ride the movie campaign glasses
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and mug well not mugs but glasses the
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real question is
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how many and which ones am i gonna buy
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not really a handbag guy but i do like
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pennants and i love
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socks okay this ringer definitely has my
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name i'm getting this ringer
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license plate and the sweet cap right
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here on display
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okay here's the mugs i knew they'd be
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around here somewhere oh gosh this
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sweatshirt's 50 bucks but it's nice
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i really do love that logo i just i just
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like it i like the design of it
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even have it in a facial covering as
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well all right
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i got the goods let's wait till i get
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back to the vehicle to show them off but
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they're in this bag
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trust me they're in this bag and quite
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an assortment
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all right let's take a gander inside the
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bag just so that you know also if you
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have a current
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annual pass you do get a discount
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on any merchandise and items
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in any of the stores well in the
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store per say and at some of the eating
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establishments as well
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and they have wrapped up
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the glasses so i got one i got
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two and i got three
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different i didn't get all of them i got
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three and then if you look down in there
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you can see e.t it says see the stars
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ride the movies so we got the
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i got the ringer tee there and i went
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with
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it's not really a retro one per se but
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it is
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has the globe on it so i got the globe
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shirt here
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and a light blue which is really nice
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i've
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had my eye on this for quite some time
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very good so i'll put that back
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in well i'll try to put that back
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in the bag let me open this up a little
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bit more
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you can see and the ride the movies
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campaign
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that was my favorite era where you got
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them on the bike up there across the
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moon
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you got the helicopters looking down on
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king kong who has the aerial tram
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you got frankie and some refer to him as
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frankenstein i always
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like to shorten it to to frankie there
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and then you have all the different
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items down below you got the clock tower
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from back to the future of the ride
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oh yeah that's a good one i like this a
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lot
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yes has the date stamp on them for when
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the attractions were
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originally unveiled oh look at that wire
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right there it's sparking
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i'm gonna be drinking some beverages out
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of these at my homestead for sure
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man classic
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doc and marty there with the different
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timelines
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well no not different timeline it just
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has the 85 timeline
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first i thought it had i did three
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different ones 55
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85 in 2015. but it just has them looking
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so that's basically the angle that you'd
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see in part one where
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the delorean is coming towards and
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there's the courthouse
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93 the date stamp on this one that could
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hold a pretty good amount maybe
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12 ounces of liquid states do not
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microwave you don't want to throw this
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in the microwave it might end up
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causing a problem you know if you try to
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reach in and remove it from the
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microwave
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that could happen to that could happen
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to your finger right there
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i'm no doctor but it would not be 91 the
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date stamp on this for the attraction
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opening they do have these in orlando
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but they also have the versions
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here in hollywood which makes me really
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happy
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and a two pack of magnets see jaws
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on there along with some of the some of
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the
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other notable figures these will go
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on my fridge
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oh yeah this reusable bag was two
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dollars
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and it looks like it's the same on
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either side these are becoming
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quite a thing at theme parks and i have
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one here
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for universal oh it's actually just a
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vague
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both coast universal bag interesting
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two dollars for this one this was
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considered the medium
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the large was three dollars
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very sturdy going down the circular
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drive
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and it was just one level
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what's that big the foot
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you're still afraid of the water because
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of bruce there
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ah don't be
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had to stop off at this other overlook
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on the opposite side of where i was
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earlier looking down
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under the back lot see the blue screen
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down there
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they use for some of the water
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and the simpsons ride
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no more whoville
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and the spot where whoville used to be
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with the trams would go by next to the
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bates motel
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whoville has been completely removed
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