- [Melea] So, today, we are wearing supergirl shirts.
Devyn, let me see yours, Wonder Woman.
Let me see the back.
Love it.
Rockwell, will you show us what yours is?
- Spider-Man.
- [Melea] Spider-Man. Love it.
Here's mine.
I have a Wonder Woman shirt on.
So cute.
Just trying to get a little festive, so
we can have fun at the park today,
which is why I found all of these shirts
for, like five bucks.
And, I think my husband's was like $7.
So, we're just having some fun.
- [Melea] And pulling up the rear, my sister, Lexy
and my husband, Brady.
- My shoes are on.
- [Melea] Lexy is wearing a Spider-Man shirt.
My husband is wearing a Flash shirt.
Look how that is incognito.
You can't even tell.
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- So, right now, we're at Antojito's,
which is a Mexican restaurant on CityWalk.
We're having some breakfast here
with breakfast burritos and some other food.
And then we're heading in to the park
for a VIP tour.
And we are going to be able to go
to the front of the line,
so I can quickly go on all the rides
and show you guys which rides we like,
which rides we didn't like,
which rides gave us headaches
'cause we're old.
(laughs)
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- [Melea] Oh, don't smile, Rock. Don't smile.
- [Brady] Flip you up!
- [Melea] Oh!
- This is Roger. He's going to take us on a tour
to the rides.
- So, we are here on our VIP tour.
Here's a little pass.
So, we're going to run the front of the line
on a bunch of these,
which is super exciting.
I didn't know that they were going to
do that for us.
So, it should be a fun time.
Devyn keeps crying.
She's crying right now.
Can not stop crying, so...
She's had food, so that's not the reason.
She got enough sleep.
So, I'm pretty sure she's starting to get sick
or she has allergies.
So, we're on the hunt for allergy medicine
or ibuprofen in a park,
which I don't even think they carry.
And then, maybe she'll stop crying.
It's kind of getting annoying to be honest with you.
But we're going to make the best of it.
- The incredible adventures of Spider-Man.
Alright, I do need to mention that,
when we go back here, we are going to be
briefly behind the scenes,
so we can't actually take any pictures
or videos there, unfortunately.
That's all we really need to keep in mind.
So, if you guys are ready, we'll head right in.
- I'll vlog and you keep taking pictures.
(Melea laughs)
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- [Melea] Where are we going right now?
- To the...
- [Melea] Harry Potter World?
- To the big Harry Potter World ride.
Mom, look at these ducks!
- [Melea] Oh, I'm so glad that's all we care about
are the ducks.
- We're going on a train
and
we're going to go through the water.
- [Melea] Here's Hogsmeade.
This is kind of a duplicate
or pretty close to what you'll find
at Universal Studios in California.
So, it's different, but the rides are the same.
So, we're going to go check that out
and head over.
(rock music)
- So, it's rained on us a few times,
if you guys can notice my hair.
It's super humid.
But we're still having fun.
We are going to ride Transformers now,
which is actually one of my favorite rides.
They have it at Universal Studios California, too.
But we're having a good time.
And I can't wait to share some of our favorite things
and least favorite things with you guys.
So...
It helps to save some time if you guys come to
Universal Studios Orlando.
I'll check back in
in a little bit.
- [Melea] The VIP tour guide is like,
letting us go through this back entry way.
So, we don't have to walk through the park,
to save some time.
Devyn made a new friend.
So, we made it to Dr. Seuss Land.
We're hitting that ride,
a bunch of kids' rides.
We got on so many roller coasters
with the VIP.
Like, we need to make sure the kids
have some fun, too.
I don't ever do spinny rides with my kids
because it makes me so sick.
Like, teacups are out.
Anything spinny is out.
So, there's this One Fish, Two Fish ride, here.
And I'm making my sister go in my place
and my husband.
And they have no idea that it's a ride
where you get completely
soaked.
It's going to be pretty funny.
(rock music)
- [Melea] Looks like Lexy got pelted.
Brady might not let Devyn go down.
We'll have to see.
Did you guys get wet?
- Yeah, I got wet.
- [Melea] Oh, man.
What about daddy?
He's trying to be so sneaky.
- [Devyn] I got so wet!
- [Melea] Lexy got wet.
This is the Mythos restaurant.
It's been voted the best theme park restaurant
for the last six years in a row.
So, supposedly it's supposed to be really good.
I guess we'll find out.
Oh. It looks like it says it right there.
(Melea laughs)
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- [Melea] All the rides in the world
and this is what my kids want to do.
- [Rockwell] Look, it's a big chair.
- [Melea] Oh, yeah. That's a cool one.
Hit the bongos.
So, now that we're done with our VIP passes,
there's still time in the park.
And you can use these to get in
and use the Universal Express Line
as much as you want.
Alright, I've got to say that
if you can get the Unlimited Express ride pass
or the Express ride pass
to ride all the rides here...
Got to wait for that.
It is so worth it.
The lines ...
It is so hot outside that
you do not want to wait in these crazy lines.
The lines are so, so long.
With the Express pass, you can go, basically,
through the line.
It's like Disneyland's Fast Pass.
You go straight through the line
and you cut off a ton of time.
We haven't had to wait more than five,
maybe ten minutes, at the most,
on the some of the longest ride lines.
It's so worth it.
So, whether you get the Express Unlimited
or just the one-time Express,
plan that into your trip.
Because if not, you're going to be miserable.
So, that's my one tip
and one takeaway from this trip
for you guys.
So, now we're going to the Blue Man Group.
Have you guys ever been to that before?
I haven't been in years and years.
It was one of Brady and I's very first dates
when they came to Utah.
But now, we're going to go to the real show
here in Orlando.
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- [Melea] We're getting all wrapped up
to go back out in the rain.
Love it.
- It smells like shampoo.
- So, huge, crazy thunderstorm just hit us.
We had to walk about five minutes
in pouring rain, lightening, and thunder
because
the water taxis were shut down.
Thankfully, we brought ponchos from the Dollar Store.
So, we had Dollar Store ponchos.
So glad we bought those.
You should totally bring those
when you come to Florida.
But I'm going to show you guys
like, how wet we are,
even with ponchos.
Here, Rockwell, say hi!
Look at how wet you are.
Oh, you're so wet!
(Melea laughs)
Devyn, are you wet?
- Yes, my jacket
- And my pants are wet.
- [Melea] Your pants are wet, too?
Man!
This is the thunderstorm outside right now.
You can see everyone.
They are drenched.
- You going to buy me another pair?
- [Melea] No, I just think your shoes are really ugly.
They're Altra shoes.
He's complaining 'cause he needs to
go get flip flops
because he wore those in the rain.
I don't know why he did that.
But...
- They're full of water.
- [Melea] They are full of water.
I'm sure they are.
But I said, let's just throw them away
because I think they're so ugly anyway.
We are at the NBC Sports Grill.
It's pretty new.
We've got lots of TVs for the men
or the people who love sports.
We're on the top floor right now.
And, got some really good food options.
We're excited to eat and
get away from that crazy storm out there.
And my husband's in heaven because
the Dallas game happens to be on
right in front of us.
- Yeah, it's going to be great,
except for, currently they're losing.
So, we're going to make some good plays
and get back in there
and take over the show.
- We might be in here long enough
to wait out the entire rain storm.
Football games are three to four hours,
you know.
- [Melea] This is the craziness of the rain.
My cute little family is over there, walking.
We'll be soaked by the time the night's over.
But we will always remember this little fun memory.
So, like I said,
we are totally wet.
And it was like, torrential downpour craziness.
People who didn't have a poncho
were soaked, head to toe.
But we're here at a private party
at the Diagon Alley, as our closing party
for our trip.
We're excited to have some dessert.
We'll have Diagon Alley to ourselves.
Should be some fun time.
And we'll see how long the kids last.
They're starting to get really wet.
- [Melea] These are some of the desserts
for our private party.
I have no idea what that is.
This is Potted Cream.
And these...
- [Rockwell] Fire.
- [Melea] Oh, yeah. Don't touch the fire.
Look yummy.
Nice and warm.
Don't touch it, buddy,
because it's hot
and I don't want you to get burned.
Don't blow it out!
Thank you.
Just like to say that I love being sticky.
So much fun.
We did have a fun day today, though.
My kids are very tired.
They did not get a nap.
They need one when we go to an amusement park.
So, we made it back to our room.
My hair is completely wet,
if you can see it.
But we still had fun.
I will say that if there are any of those
really big rides that you want to go on.
Go on them at the very end of the day.
The Gringotts Bank line had no one in it
with a few minutes before closing time,
like 15 minutes before park close.
So, you can totally go to those rides
that you might not have gotten to
at the end of the day.
And you shouldn't have to wait very long.
- [Melea] Here, Rockwell.
What ride did you like the best?
- Well, I like Transformer ride
and
I liked the Minions ride
and I liked
the Spider-Man one.
And I liked the...
- [Devyn] Gorilla, King Kong.
- Yeah, King Kong.
- [Melea] You liked King Kong.
It wasn't too scary?
- Yeah, because he sneezed on me.
- [Melea] Yeah, that was kind of disgusting, huh?
(laughs)
- Yeah, that was kind of disgusting.
- [Melea] Hey, Dev, what was your favorite ride today?
- Uh, the train.
- [Melea] Oh, the Hogwarts train.
That was pretty cool. What else?
- And the bus.
The bus.
- [Melea] The bus? What bus?
- That bus. That bus that doesn't have any seatbelts.
- [Melea] What?
- That we went in.
- [Melea] Anyone know what she's talking about?
- It was white, Mom.
- [Melea] We went on a bus?
- Yeah. It was white.
- [Melea] I don't know what you're talking about.
- OK. Blue and white.
- We are done with our trip.
We had a good time.
I just wanted to thank you guys for watching
this video.
And if you guys liked it,
don't forget to give me a Like on this video
and I hope I can share some more
travel diary or take you guys with us
in the future
on some of our travel adventures.
I'm actually going to list all of my travel tips
for Universal Studios,
written out below in the YouTube description.
So, just click the Show More button
down here,
if you are on your computer
or you can click the little upside down triangle
in this corner over here,
if you are on your phone.
And I'm going to list out all of my
travel tips,
like, what order to go on the rides,
what places you have to eat at,
ways to save money, as well.
I wasn't able to share all of those things
in the videos
because I was trying to have fun
with my family, too.
So, that should help you guys out.
If you guys are going to go to
Universal Studios for yourself.
Don't forget to hit the Like button,
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Bye, guys.
- Bye!
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