Disneyland Paris Christmas Time Is Absolutely Incredible - Holiday Overload Takes Over Main Street
Disneyland Paris At Christmas Time
Transcript
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Today's adventure begins by looking at
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these clouds as the recording of this
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Monday, December 15th,
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2025. And pointing this out because it's
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very unusual. There are two levels of
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clouds moving
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>> Right, bird. I've never seen anything
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like that either. Directly over each
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other. They're going one's going one way
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and the others they're going another
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way. Probably doesn't really show up
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well on camera. I'm heading to
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Disneyland Paris. Walking from my hotel
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past the waterway that's full of the
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most massive fish known to man. Look at
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these things. I showed them last night,
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but
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huge.
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There's the ducks.
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>> It's beginning to look a lot like
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Christmas at Disneyland Paris. And today
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is going to be all about all about
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Christmas festivities.
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Going all in on Christmas at Disneyland
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Paris. This nearly monthlong
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international trip, not quite a month,
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but by the time I get home, it'll be
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about a month, give or take a day, about
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to come to an end. Got a couple more
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days here before starting to head back
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to Central Florida in celebration. I'll
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be putting up my own Christmas
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decorations,
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which will be up for, you know, close to
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a week before Christmas Day on December
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25th,
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which I'll be spending time with family.
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And then by the time I get back before
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that and Christmas Day, obviously I'll
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be check out Disney World's Christmas
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stuff. But today, not Disney World,
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Paris.
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Let's get our Christmas on. Yeah, this
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weather is amazing.
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Not quite snow weather, but there
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definitely might be some rain. Some cold
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rain. I would say probably 40° out right
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now. Oh, oh, so beautiful. Oh, so
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beautiful. Balloons grounded now,
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however, though. A little too windy.
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There are no Starbucks in the park, so
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I'm getting my piping hot caffeinated
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beverage before going in. I'm over in
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Disney Village. It is wild to see
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donuts, treats like this of this kind of
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this arsenal of delicious bakery items
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cuz in you know in the states in the US
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you don't see donuts in Starbucks but
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they have them here in Paris.
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Yeah. My first well you call I guess I
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could call call a treat or first treat
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of the day and once I'm in the park
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probably will be trying some holiday
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treats as well. I'm sure they have a
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pretty good assortment of those as well.
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So, starting off with coffee and then
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holiday treats as the day progresses.
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Oh, it's going to be a good day. I can
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already tell it's going to be such a
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good day. All right, it is officially I
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mean, it's been Christmas time at the
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parks for a long time, and I am just
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really feeling the Christmas time as it
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really starts to starts to get really
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close to December 25th and really kind
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of getting the getting the vibes of this
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cool weather over here. Happy holidays.
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Merry Christmas to all from France. Here
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I leave today and enter the worlds of
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history, discovery, and ageless fantasy.
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A little bit different than what is what
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is stated in the US marks slightly
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different, but kind of the same kind of
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the same mantra.
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And making my appearance as I come in
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here. Well, not my appearance. I'm
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making my grand reveal of the Christmas
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tree. And I will be staying till dark,
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so I'll be able to see this thing all
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illuminated. So evidently, Mrs. Claus is
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going to be coming out in about 10
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minutes at the gazebo. There is no flag
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pole here. There's a gazebo. I'm just
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going to be telling some stories over at
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that gazebo there momentarily. That'll
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be my first activity of the day. And
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definitely a lot of people are making
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their way down Main Street USA into the
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park. It's a busy one. Well, I think
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she's arriving
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>> right over here next to the gazebo.
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>> Town square
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is on our way to town square.
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>> Claus is on her way to town square.
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Straight from the north pole.
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>> Not sure who this gentleman is.
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>> He looks very festive.
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Hello there. Boom.
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Oh, great. I like that.
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>> There she is. Mrs. Claus.
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>> Mrs. Close. Ladies and gentlemen,
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>> she made it from the North Pole. I had
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kind of thought it was going to be like
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a Festival of Holidays Epcot thing where
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she was going to come out and do a
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little narration and talk and stuff, but
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evidently she just kind of walks around
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and gets photos with everyone that's
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behind the ropes. Check this out. One of
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the main street vehicles is a police
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car. Let's take a look at some of their
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holiday merchandise that they have. We
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got some Star Wars in here. I guess this
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would be in I don't know if I sure if
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they call it the Emporium here, but it's
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basically the version of the Emporium on
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Main Street, USA. I came might have
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mentioned this before. They don't really
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have a whole lot of holiday pins. They
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have some merchandise, but compared to
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some of the US stuff, they're not really
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a lot of like traditional or not an
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overload of holiday pens, I should say.
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Kind of would have been nice to get like
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a Christmas Disneyland Paris pin, but I
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haven't really seen many. Maybe just a
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couple, but the definitely a limited
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limited amount. And some stuff doesn't
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even say Disneyland Paris on it. This
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does, obviously. Some [music] things do,
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some things don't. Some of it I think
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might just be completely companywide,
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but then you'll see some things that
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[music] do say Disneyland Paris on it.
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So, some of this probably are on state
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side as well. Oh, look at this. It's
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like a little chocolate Mickey with a
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Santa hat on. A little treat. Oh, there
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we go. There's a little snow globe with
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the Disneyland Paris. Like I also love
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this. Look at this little Mickey. How
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cute. Oh, this is interesting. Right
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over here, we're at Disneyland Anaheim
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where Jimberly would be. Take a look at
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this. It says Savannah Line to Florida.
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It's almost almost like it knows I'm
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here. Going to pop underneath the castle
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real quick and say happy holidays and
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merry Christmas to a dragon.
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I don't feel like the dragon's really in
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the Christmas spirit.
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up on ground level now. Well, above
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ground level. Going up above where the
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dragon was.
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It still has time. Dragon still has time
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to get in the holiday spirit. Still
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still a little time before Christmas
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Day, but going to go in here and check
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out. Supposedly there's a Christmas shop
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in here. Oh, it's right here. Evidently,
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they have Christmas merch in here,
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perhaps. Let's check it out.
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And in fact, they do. They do have they
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do have [music] some Christmas stuff in
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here. You got Mickey and Minnie walking
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along there in the snow. Got a little
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puzzle here. Chip and Dale underneath
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this very beautiful Christmas tree. This
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is inside the castle itself. Someone
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just knocked something off. This almost
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looks like a cookie of some sort, but
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it's not.
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little train here. Oh, look at the the
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mantel piece here on the fireplace. This
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actually get on the inside
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>> This is pretty cool. Never knew this was
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in here before. And I love this Donald
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here. kind of tempted to buy it, but it
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doesn't have like anything to like hook
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onto my over the shoulder cross body
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fanny pack I have. But I love that
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little Donald there. I think that's
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supposed to be Donald. Yeah, it's Donald
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scarf on. Little Santa hat. Just love
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that. Festive Stitch right here. This is
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a Christmas tree mug.
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Cheers up right there.
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There's a couple different options. is
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the Donald and evidently I just saw the
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cast member's a magnet so it goes on the
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top of your shoulder. It's like a
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shoulderw wearing magnet type or I got
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Mickey in a Santa attire that does have
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a little string on the back or little
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thing I could probably tie it on to the
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cross body bag to get into the holiday
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spirit walking around Disneyland Paris.
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But I really like the Donald.
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I don't know. But this this I feel like
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is a little bit lighter. It' be easier
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to just kind of put it right there on
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the [music] zipper of the the bag. Maybe
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I'll get the Mickey. But I really like
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this. This is so I don't know. That's
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just so dang cute. I don't know if this
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is exclusive to
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Paris or if it's just like they have at
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all the parks, but either way, they're
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both super cute. Okay, I made my
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decision and it ended up being Mickey.
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Look at him. I got him right there.
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Yep. He's just hanging around. Hanging
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around near my torso as I look down Main
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Street, USA. All right, they're doing a
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once a day Mickey and his pals meet and
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greet at the over by the tree. I'm going
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to go hit that up.
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>> All right, I guess they're at the train
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station.
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>> Welcome everyone. Oh, this is so
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beautiful. [music]
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Oh, here we come. Mickey.
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>> Oh, Mickey. Let's get ready for our
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parade later today.
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>> [music]
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>> Oh, the Christmas tree is beautiful.
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>> Do you like my outfit? I just love it.
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It's one of my favorites. [music]
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Oh, I just love the holiday season.
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>> Shut up.
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Heat.
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All
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>> right, that was that was really good.
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Now they're getting ready to do a
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princess holiday show in front of the
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castle up here. Immediately following
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that, [music]
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one thing after another.
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We even be there in effect.
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>> Dear friends, we are delighted to
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welcome you today in front of the
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Sleeping Beauty Castle to celebrate the
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winter season and holiday magic.
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In just a few moments, be ready to
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welcome the Disney princesses. [music]
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>> All right, Popping over into Discovery
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Land now. I think I might grab a bite to
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eat over here before some other
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Christmas festivities go on. Cafe
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Hyperion.
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That's where I'm heading into right now.
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A little bit of a line. Like everybody's
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in the mood to get some food at the
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moment. All right, here's a menu. I'm
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going to order one of the little kiosks.
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But here's the menu. Don't see a holiday
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item so much on this.
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>> Yeah, there is nowhere to sit in here.
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So, I think I might just have to stand
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right here and eat. Every single seat is
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full in here. So, this is what I end up
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getting to eat. I think it has like a
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potato pancake on it right there. And
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then it's got I don't know what that is.
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And then the burger underneath.
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>> On the TVs in here, they're playing
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Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas special.
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It's like the stage is all set up for
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some sort of holiday festivities. I
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didn't see anything on the schedule that
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was going to happen in here. This is the
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old video
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building used as a restaurant. Take a
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look up top here. Look up the beam.
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Looks like there's a balloon. Where's it
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at? right
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there. A balloon stitch just got hung in
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the lights and it's popped and it's just
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been dangling there. I wonder for how
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long. Probably a long time.
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Got a little stitch up. Looks like it
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looks like a bat, but it's really a
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stitch. A pop stitch. I think it's a
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stitch. All right, this is what I ended
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up getting. I obviously I got a cocoa
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set out of a Sprite and I didn't get the
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little dessert thing. I am going to get
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try some of the desserts around the park
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as well. But this is what this is what
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the the mental cheese bun, ground beef
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patty, cheese with mustard seeds and
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vinegar, cheddar potato pancake. Oh,
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another something over here on the back
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side of the castle going on. Oh, they're
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making a proclamation.
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>> Shvenue.
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>> All right. Evidently, there was a show
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inside of the
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theater. I went over to catch the one of
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Aurora on the back side of the castle.
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And now to get back in here, I probably
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should have just waited while I was
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eating in here cuz they're doing some
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sort of a musical tribute to Christmas
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in here on the stage. But in order to
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get back in, you got to get something
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like go back in here, maybe get a treat.
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But they're not letting anybody in to go
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to the registers,
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they're not letting anybody in to watch
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the show unless you're already in. So I
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think they only do this once a day, so I
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might miss out on this. All right, they
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let me in over to this little station.
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So I'm going to order a little treat.
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Maybe I'll catch the last song or two.
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So I'm actually in now.
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Just got to order a little treat and
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then maybe make my way over there.
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Hopefully I get there before the last
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song cuz they have a Christmas treat in
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here. They're all out of their Christmas
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treat. So,
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am I getting a brownie? I'm getting a
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brownie. They're all out of the
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Christmas tree. Trying to show the
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brownie that I'm getting up here. The
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Christmas treat they showed out, but
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this one here, they're all sold out of.
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So, it's like a brownie. At least I can
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stay in here. Hoping to catch at least
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one song
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from the indoor. Oh, this might be mine
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right here. Yep. There's me.
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Look at that.
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I feel like I got a pretty good spot
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>> for the Christmas parade. Look at this.
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I'm in the center hub here.
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>> Dazzling Christmas parade. Going to have
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a nice clear view that way. And
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behind me, no partner statue here for
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now. It's over studio partner.
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>> I got like a 360 view of everything from
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this angle. It's amazing. Right in the
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middle. The characters are getting off.
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The characters are getting off of the
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flutes. This [music] is This is
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interesting. Look at this.
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Oh my gosh, the characters are getting
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off the boats. [music]
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>> This is freaking amazing. What the heck
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is happening right now?
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This is awesome. [music]
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pointed at me.
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>> This might be the best parade parade
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I've ever seen at a Disney park.
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>> I'm right in the middle of this. What's
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happening? I like literally have the
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best view of all of this. Stand in the
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middle of the hub.
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>> Do not stand on the perimeter. Stand in
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the middle. Listen.
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There's even more over here. Winnie the
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Pooh and all his friends. [music]
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What is happening right now?
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>> What is happening?
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>> This is like nothing I've ever seen
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before. Honestly, this does not happen
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at Disneyland or Disney World like this.
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I assure you. [music] The parade route
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is so full, but this is completely
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empty. So if you ever come here and you
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want to watch a Christmas parade, get in
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this middle section. You have free rain
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from every angle.
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We got Pyro.
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There's Santa right there. He's coming
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to town. He's already here. [music]
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Literally the best, probably let's say
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the most interactive Disney parade I've
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ever seen in person. [music]
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Seen a lot of them. This one was like
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next level. [music]
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Hi, Benny.
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I don't sing a jingle bell. [music]
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Break it down, Scrooge. Break it down.
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Look at that. He's just going off.
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[music] Scrooge McDuck, man. He is in
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the holiday spirit right there.
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I'm following it down Main Street with
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everybody. Now I've heard it in with
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everybody else. [music] It's amazing.
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I'm walking out of the middle of Main
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Street, USA, and it's snowing. Fake
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snow. They are pumping in snow. Snope is
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fully flowing. Not real snow. Not cold
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enough, but soap [music] happening.
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Oh, you know, I'm going to walk through
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the snow. I can't get real snow, I'm
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going to get fake stuff.
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This is
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amazing. [music]
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Yeah, it's coming down good through
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here. Again, not real snow, [music] but
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snow. Hold on.
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>> Exit out right back through here.
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Front of the park.
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>> That was next level amazing.
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That was unbelievable.
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Holy
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cow. That's how it's done. [music]
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That is how a parade is freaking done.
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Let's go.
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That was absolutely incredible.
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I'm like blown away by how interactive
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that was and being able to be in the hub
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and face every direction with all the
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characters in my face getting up on
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those platforms. No one really standing
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in that circular area where the partner
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statue usually is and everyone lining
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the parade route 10 people deep.
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I think I was in the right spot. kind of
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was like mindblowing how good of an
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angle I had of everything and then
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following it down the road. So, I'm not
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only blown away, but I'm also in a way
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kind of saddened because I know no other
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Disney parade ever will ever compare to
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what I just saw. That was above and
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beyond anything I've ever been a part of
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watching a parade. And I like I love the
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parades at Disneyland, the Halloween
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parades, Christmas parades, the regular
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parades. Some of their just, you know,
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fill you with emotions. That felt like I
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was part of it. That felt like I was in
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it. I kind of was in it as I was walking
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down.
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I can't even explain how awesome that
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was. That is a huge thumbs up for me.
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That was amazing. Well done, Paris. Well
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done. Oh, look at that. The sun's
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setting behind Big Thunder Mountain
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Railway.
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That's what you want.
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>> That's what you want right there.
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I love this park. Love this place. Molly
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Brown circling around. Phantom manor off
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in the distance. The longer and the more
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times that I go visit this park. This is
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only my second visit ever. Second time
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this year. Probably my fifth or sixth
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day out of the entire year. 2026
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and it just it's really really growing
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on me. I mean, I loved it from the very
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beginning, but I am just really getting
25:04
a soft spot for this place. And this
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will be a this will be a stop off on a
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pretty pretty regular rotation. I will
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not be here next year cuz I'm doing all
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US road trips, no international, but
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after that, this will definitely be on a
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most likely on a yearly rotation for me
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cuz this is just ah such a great place.
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Such a great place. I really just feel
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super comfortable here. I love the
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weather. I love the vibe. I just love I
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just love Disneyland Paris. I'm going to
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say it. It's so good. I mean, I can't
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really say which is my favorite park cuz
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I love Disneyland. That's where Walt
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was. You got all the history there and
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Walt Disney World is my home park.
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They're all different in their own ways,
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but goodness gracious, Disneyland Paris
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for me, I know everyone has different
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opinions, but Disneyland Paris for me, I
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I have really fallen in love with this
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place.
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I think I'm going to do a sunset ride
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through of Phantom Manor. I'm not going
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to film it. I I filmed it the other day
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and I rode it. This is my third time
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riding it this trip. First time I didn't
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film it. Second time I did film it. And
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this time I'm not going to film it. But
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I'm going to see with my own eyes. I
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love Phantom Manoric. This has such a
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Bates Motel or not Bates Motel, but
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Psycho House vibe. Bates Motel will be
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down the hill from the Psycho House. A
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psycho house vibe to it though for sure.
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Look at this view.
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>> Serious
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seriously beautiful sunset.
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>> Sounds like a painting.
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Dear friends, Mikkey's dazzling
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Christmas parade will begin in just 10
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minutes.
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>> All right. After dark parade now.
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There's Mickey. [music]
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>> Mickey after.
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>> Who was just saying that? Was that
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Mickey saying that? [music]
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>> All the princesses have like bouquets of
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illuminated flowers. [music]
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Once again, there's Santa Claus out for
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round two. [music]
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Let's decorate our Christmas [music]
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tree.
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Here it goes.
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>> Oh, here we go. Whole different
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experience at the front. Oh my god.
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>> Open them up wide.
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>> Are you telling me there's two different
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experiences? One by the castle and one
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in the front by the train station. This
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is unreal.
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This is so exciting, Mickey.
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>> Very exciting.
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>> Mickey
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wasn't expecting this. Oh, look. They're
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all going around this circle, too.
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[music] It's your turn.
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>> This is amazing. They're just going
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around the front portion two. They're
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not going down Main Street
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>> yet.
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>> Look, [music]
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>> there it is.
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Gingerbread person.
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Happy Halloween.
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>> Halloween Christmas. They they do kind
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of merge together. They do kind of merge
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together. Goofy. He almost said happy
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Halloween. [music]
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we need your help. Make a wish.
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>> I'm here to help our Christmas tree.
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>> Let's do it.
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>> Yes, [music]
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we wish you a merry Christmas. We wish
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you a merry Christmas [music]
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and a happy
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new year.
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Are you freaking kidding me? Two
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different experiences are getting into
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Donald and Daisy right there.
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>> That was amazing.
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Scrooge right here. [music] I think
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that's pretty sure.
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Just going off. That is some serious
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holiday Christmas cheer right there.
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He's got giving a little tip of the cap.
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Yeah, I wasn't even going to stick
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around for the second version and I was
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like, you know what? I'll watch it by
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the Christmas tree at the front as I
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exit out the front of the train station.
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So glad I did because it was totally
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different experience than it was by the
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castle. [music]
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Pulled out all the stops tonight, Santa.
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Good to see you, Santa.
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That's right. [music]
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Don't forget about me.
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What a day. What a day. I also want to
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add in that this is not a Christmas
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party. This is part of regular everyday
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admission. That's how it's done. How
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it's done. And that's going to do it for
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today. I had such a great day getting in
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the Christmas mood at Disneyland Paris.
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Well done, Disneyland Paris. Well done.
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That was awesome. I mean, really
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awesome. Thanks for watching. See you in
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the next video. The vlog is over.