Masks Are No longer Required at Walt Disney World When Taking Photos - New Rules / Photo Pass & More
Disney World Update April 2021
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Welcome everyone. Adam Dw here as of the
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recording of this Thursday, April 8th,
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2021
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is a a I won't say monumental, but a
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historic occasion when it comes to
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wearing these
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at Walt Disney World. And I'm starting
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today's adventure begins
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Celebration Florida, but I have a
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reservation for Epcot. opens at 11:00
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a.m. and head over there very shortly
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and then do some park hopping because
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some of the some of the spots that you
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can take photos in front of are now not
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requiring with photo pass or personal
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photos for guests to have these on. Now,
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as you're walking, you have to have them
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on. When you're on attractions rides,
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you have to have these on, but not for
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photos anymore. This is a step forward
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and I want to document this and get a
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bunch of photo pass with with an un
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facial covered face
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for the first day ever at Walt Disney
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World since all this began. I'm inviting
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you to join me, shall you? A little
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pressure washing is taking place here in
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downtown. And I held off on the piping
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hot caffeinated beverage cuz the line
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was pretty long over there at Starbucks.
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So, I'll probably get one when I get to
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the parks. Also, it's going to be warm
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today. I think a high of 86. So, I'm
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going to bring my hat. All right, headed
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into my car and going to Epcot. As of
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right now, it's 10:00 a.m. Technically
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an hour before rope drop at Epcot, but
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they have been opening the parking area
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and the theme park itself about an half
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hour to an hour early. So, let's see if
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that's still the case.
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Well, I'm certainly not the only one
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lined up to get in. There's someone with
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a couple of canoes up there.
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Can you see those boats? Canoe over in
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this section. Not only this is where the
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trams are stationed, but there's all the
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minivans parked not being utilized at
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the moment. Interesting. That's where
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they park them. Got a spot over in
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Imagine
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59.
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At least I think it was Imagine 59.
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Whoop. I can't go that way. Is there?
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Okay, I got to go this way.
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See if they have it or it is.
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Oh, it's a beautiful sight. Also, side
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note, the leave a legacy have been
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placed back over here and the entry
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point. I haven't been going through this
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section over here. Also, even though
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reservations are filled up for ticket
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holders and APS, looks like the booths
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are open over there to purchase tickets.
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That's interesting because according to
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the app, even if you purchase a theme
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park ticket for today, it's all grayed
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out, meaning there are none for any of
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the parks. all blacked out. So, how
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could you buy a ticket and get in? Now,
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there is no photo pass folks out here,
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but I'm seeing other people do this,
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too. So, since I am not around anyone, I
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can get a photo here with Spaceship
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Earth for the first time. Look at this.
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Not wearing the facial covering. No cast
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members are correcting anyone. This is
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allowed because no one is right next to
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me. Nailed it. Also, admission was
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granted at about 10:25. It's now 10:36.
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So, Spaceship Earth is not quite open
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yet. So, a little bit of a line
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developing, but the cues are not open. I
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can hear quite a bit.
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Whoa, I just lost my hat. I just lost my
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hat just flew off. But I can hear quite
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a bit. A real beehive of activity when
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it comes to construction back there at
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the former area where electric umbrella
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used to be. And I'm going to go inside.
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Guest relations have just asked if this
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new development is true. All right.
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Confirmed it with guest services. And
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there appears to be a photo pass cast
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member over there now. So I'm going to
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get in line. And they are people are
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removing their facial coverings. So I'm
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going to get in line and get a
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professional photo pass version of this
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experience. Also no Montreal yet around
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this loop even though it is already
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fully a week and a day into April. Still
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no Montreal yet. Hopefully soon cuz I I
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do miss the the Montreal loop at Epcot.
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Also, it's been about 20 minutes and
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photo pass photos I got in front of
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Spaceship Earth have not showed up yet.
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Sometimes they're immediate, sometimes
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they take a little time. When they pop
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When they pop in, I'll I'll make sure to
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show them. All right, another photo op
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over here. Awesome. World of Micah has
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arrived. You You should document this
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for posterity. Here, get get over here
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in the spot. Spaceship Earth in the
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distance.
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No one is going to say anything cuz this
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is allowed. How does it feel?
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Weird, but it's good. It feels good,
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right?
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Yeah. Yeah.
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It's It's unusual to see your face when
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you're not cuz I we hang out all the
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time. We'll get food if that's allowed,
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But to see your face in front of this
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Yeah.
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topiary in Spaceship Earth.
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Ended up finding another photo pass
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member. So, going to get one here at
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this iconic spot as well. Got to love
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photo pass. It really does feel kind of
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unusual even removing this cuz I've
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gotten in the in the habit almost of yet
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you have to have this on. And right
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behind me over here, not only is the PVC
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fountain, but going to go up inside
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into the lounge up there. Want to go up
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in the lounge, Micah?
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Yes, absolutely.
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Also realizing the perspective of this
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hat that I'm wearing is larger than the
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DVC lounge pyramid.
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It just feels unusual being out not
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eating and standing in front of these
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iconic structures without a facial
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covering on.
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You have yours on. So,
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yeah. Yeah. I'm so used to it though.
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Take it off. I feel like
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you're not taking a photo.
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No.
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Would it Now, would a a video be the
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same? I am I am taking photos of my cell
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phone as well, but I guess a a video is
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a moving photo. Yeah,
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it's a gray area.
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And as I sit in here, going to take a
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look at a few of the photographs I've
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already taken. This is the one from
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Photo Pass. The one in front of
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Spaceship Earth, for whatever reason,
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did not go through. This is the one I
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took myself. Right in front of the I
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guess it's a not a waterfall, but a
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water an upward water fountain with PVC
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on top. I call it the PVC fountain. And
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of course, Figment,
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which I happen to be
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in his lounge of sorts. Very, very
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beautiful in here. And pretty much every
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time I'm in Epcot, if this is open,
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because I have accessibility to it, I
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will be in here. Just spoiler alert.
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It's that's just that's just what
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happened as shown here from the
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exterior. So, I would be kind of right
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along in the middle of the the frame
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there. But that's me right there taken
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just a few moments ago outside. And now
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I am up indoors inside the dome of the
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pyramid itself.
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Very nice day.
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What do you think?
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This is awesome. So awesome.
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Could you get used to this?
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Yes, I could totally get used to this.
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Going to take the elevator down now.
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Wow.
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Heading down. I was in here the other
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day and it's pretty pretty dang amazing.
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Little retro. Just got to go press the
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one here and
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down we go from the lounge.
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This is a little retro.
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I like it. I love it. It's like a little
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spaceship earth behind you there. Yeah.
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Back outside now and happy to report
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that this photo has showed up in the app
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as well. Yeah, that one's for posterity.
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All right, this is what we're dealing
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with for a little meal. I went with a
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little rice and chicken dish. Got some
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beans over here. Got a side of rice.
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They also offer complimentary water. So,
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I grabbed two of these. Micah got some
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pizza. Got some green beans. Double dish
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of green beans. And
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this is a a veggie um pa. It's actually
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vegetarian. There's like jackf fruit in
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there and some vegetables on a pita
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bread.
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Looks pretty good. This is a This is We
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don't have to We don't have to wear our
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facial coverings when we eat this
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either.
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So, we just We're doing a whole day of
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non-facial coverings.
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Looking up at this fantastic mural. This
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is the the restaurant name is the
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seasons and it's located in the land
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pavilion. We have decided to take the
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Skyliner over to Studios. I don't think
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we're going to do all four parks when it
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comes to park hopping. We're going to do
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at least two though. Epcot then to
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Studios then back to Epcot and get some
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more photos. Made it over to the hub,
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the first station.
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And just so happens there is a Joffre
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here that there's really hardly anyone
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in line for. So, we're going to get
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ourselves a well, I'm going to get
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myself a piping hot caffeinated beverage
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before
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heading back over to Studios
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here at here at the station before
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boarding another one. I did not go with
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the toffee flight latte. I went with a
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hazelnut latte, which kind of works,
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too. And early in the morning, this is
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very, very backed up with guests. But
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this time of the day, there's hardly
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anyone waiting to get on the Skyliner.
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big difference from early morning till
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afternoon.
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Do not put your foot outside of the door
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and do not grab the other guest's hand
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and swing back and forth, which that's
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what that looks like, but in reality,
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that's supposed to signify not opening
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the door. So, don't do either one of
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those things.
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Heading into studios. Oh, we can get a
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photo with the Falcon Chinese Theater
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with no facial coverings on.
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We're ready for Hollywood. Don't mind if
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I do.
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Feels nice up here. Swaying a little bit
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in the breeze. It
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has been a pretty good chunk of time
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since I have done this in front of this
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iconic historic building. And on the way
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in, there was a photo pass cast member
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that took a couple good pictures down
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Hollywood Boulevard as well. I'll show
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you those now, as well as a selfie I'm
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about to take. And there's the selfie
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that I was just referring to that I
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took. And this one just showed up as
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well a little bit later from when we
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were over at Epcot. There's Figment.
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We're dreaming of Figma. I'm always I'm
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always dreaming of Figma. And that's the
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one down Hollywood Boulevard. We've
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already consumed both of our coffees.
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And we're sitting here inside, if it
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wants to focus, which There it goes.
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Inside of the Indiana Jones Stunt
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Spectacular, which is used as a
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relaxation station. I was in here the
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other day and this was pulled away and
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you could see the Cairo sets were over
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there. Also, these fans up here, they're
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very large. And I'm not going to state
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what it is, but it has a very
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interesting name. The company's name of
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these fans. Something that is is very
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unique to what it really is. Blending
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in.
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He doesn't notice me at all. He doesn't
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see me at all. I am not the vlogger
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you're looking for.
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On your way.
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Okay.
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And obviously stopped off in Batu East,
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Galaxy's Edge, and just taking some
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photos all around the area,
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Hollywood Studio style. I always call it
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Batu East cuz it's Star Wars Land on the
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East Coast as opposed to Batu West,
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which is in Anaheim.
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Side and
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All right, I'll scan mine.
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Perfect. There you go. Okay, you can say
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you don't trust him.
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We're on the same account.
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So you don't trust It's okay. I'm just
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saying. He doesn't trust me. No.
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All right, guys. Stand right on that
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green tape. Going to turn around in one
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moment. You guys can remove your mask,
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please. One second. You guys, have you
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turn around?
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Oh, I'm going to do my cool zoom scan.
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See those two lamps? You might want to
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put your device down so it's not
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covering your face. All right. Oh, keep
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your mask on for a second. Two lamps to
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the left over there. Okay. It's going to
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zoom right in. You zoom all the way on.
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Sounds good. All right. Wait. I got to
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take Hold on. I'm getting stuck.
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Hold on. I'm getting stuck. Okay, go.
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As it flies by.
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All right. Okay. Now we got to turn
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around.
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Go this way.
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All right.
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Give me that force.
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Oh, wait. Hold on.
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Well, that's a pretty good one there. I
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don't know what kind of faces we're
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making. And we're filming something.
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We're filming the photo pass cast
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member. And then there's this one here,
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which we're looking very, very serious
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during. And this one's supposed to be a
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force push, but I think it looks like
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we're saying no photos, please. No
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photos, please. But it didn't work. They
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took the photo with Oh, Coca-Cola droid
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just turned his head. Oh, hello,
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Coca-Cola droid. What's that? Oh, you
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like that? You like the new regulations
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where we can get photos?
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You're all about it, huh? Me, too.
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Okay. It's good to see you out here
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instead of the sprite droid. Sometimes
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you see the sprite droid in this area
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doing the re refilling stations, but not
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no sprite droid today. Coca-Cola droid
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all the way, but there are some thermal
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detonator sprites down in there.
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All right. Oh,
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they're all very talkative. It's a good
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day.
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All right. See you guys later. I
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definitely need Oh, there goes Slinky
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Dog in the background. Definitely need a
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photo with Buzz Lightyear to infinity.
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And of course, can't forget about tower.
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So, we're going to have quite a few
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photographs to document this day. Good
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old tower.
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Yeah,
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this is a this is a prime photo spot.
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Oh, dang. We're not getting on this
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friendship boat. They just closed the
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gate.
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So close.
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Please, we need room for two more.
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Trying to take the friendship boat from
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Studios. The entrance is over there back
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to Epcot. change it up and not take the
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not take the Skyliner, which you can see
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off in the distance, but instead one of
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the friendship boats. Looks like we're
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going to be on the next one.
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Yeah. Oh, yep. I spoke too soon.
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The last available.
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The last two. Thank you.
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Awesome.
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In the back.
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No, up to the top.
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Welcome aboard the Friendship 2. We are
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in route to Epsod International Gateway.
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So, we'll be making three resort stops
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along the way. the first stop eating the
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swan and the dolphin
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and it will take about 7 minutes to get
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to the swan and dolphin.
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And here's a couple other ones from back
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in there kind of scanning through. Look
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at the the look of fear on our faces as
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we're jogging away while Mike is jogging
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away from tower. I'm just kind of scared
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stiff there.
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And then back to back to the unfearful
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faces.
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There's another good one to infinity. In
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a strange way, just in the last few
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hours, I'm starting to get used to not
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having this on.
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But now I have to now that we're all in
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the boat. Also, you cannot take
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photographs with this off inside any of
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the buildings.
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I was trying to get a photo in here.
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Cannot do so or inside any of the
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attractions or ride has to be outdoors.
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We decided to hop off that friendship
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boat and walk the rest of the way into
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Epcot.
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It's pretty much about the same time
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frame.
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I think it might actually
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get there a little quicker just right
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underneath this bridge. We probably
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should have stayed on the boat, but we
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got impatient and I needed to stretch my
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legs.
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But that was our boat
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going under the bridge.
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Also, I believe, check out the check it
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out. And oh, purple. Yep. The DVC Magic
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Band aspect now finally work. Not only
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green, it's now green and purple. Really
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looking forward to the Montreal starting
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to go around this loop once again across
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across the beam and for everything to be
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completed back here where Spaceship
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Earth is. You know, over to the side
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will be the new Mouse Gears store and
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where Club Cool was and Communicore. All
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that side has been bulldozed. Think, you
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know what? They're going to head back
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over this way before departing. It is
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going to be pretty nice when this is all
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completed. That whole section down there
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is under extreme amounts of
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construction. It's going to be it's
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going to be rather interesting to see
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what all you know a couple years ago at
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D23 they announced lots of changes that
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were going to happen. And it' be
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interesting to see if that all those
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changes will come to fruition. What
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will? What won't? One thing I'm
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definitely missing, I've said this many
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times, is the Montreal. Bring back the
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Montreal to Epcot soon, please. Also,
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the water, jumping water. It's no longer
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It's not operating either. Wonder why.
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It's called a southern U. This tree,
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which I have never noticed underneath
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this pavilion before going up to the sky
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with the pyramid there. And there goes
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no Montreal, but still a very good angle
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of Spaceship Earth and the PVC fountain.
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and got to start making my departure
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around the side here across from the
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back side of Spaceship Earth next to the
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construction wall. Heading out and
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that's going to do it for today.
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A historic occasion
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one last one last time. They're making
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the statement but photos
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or the outro and
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I'll see you in the next video. The vlog
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operation is