Universal Epic Universe Vlog | Day 2 | Universal Orlando Resort Florida Express Passes | Adam Hattan

Universal Epic Universe Vlog | Day 2 | Universal Orlando Resort Florida Express Passes | Adam Hattan

(magical intro music plays) – Moooorning! Welcome back to the Florida adventure and the Helios Grand. It is currently 6:00 AM
and the Aurora market, which is downstairs in
lobby, has just opened. So I’m gonna get Luke and I
a coffee and some pastries. Holy Mary, mother of God, look at these. They’ve got a spinach
croissant, chocolate croissant, banana nut muffin. Look at those cinnamon rolls. Even though it’s 6:00 AM in the morning, those team members are joyous and smiley and lovely and wonderful. And okay it’s first thing in the morning I’m getting emotional. But the team members here
at Epic in particular are just exceptional. I was just looking at our beds thinking like that was a
comfy sleep, wasn’t it, Luke? – [Luke] Very nice. Very nice. – [Adam] A bit of a state. – Let’s not get bogged down
in the state of the room. And the mess we’re gonna leave it in. Oh, no, I slept well. – Good thing about this hotel though is they do daily housekeeping,
which is really nice. And let’s check out the view. Just go on the iPad, curtains, drapes, sheers open. (sheers whirring) Look at that view! Gorgeous. And guests are already
going in from the Helios. They’re lining up down the bottom. Early entry’s gonna begin
at 9:00 AM this morning. Early entry is available for onsite Universal
Orlando Resort guests. So if you’re staying in a Universal hotel, you will then be able
to get in at 9:00 AM. And today we’ll have access to
Dark Universe, Celestial Park and Super Nintendo World I think. And then How to Train
a Dragon Isle of Berk and Harry Potter, Wizarding World of Harry
Potter Ministry of Magic opens at 10:00. Donkey Kong doesn’t
open ‘til 10:00 either, but we’ve got Express today. We’re putting that to the test. Not cheap, gonna put it out there, but we’ve only got one full day here and we wanna make sure Luke
gets to go and see everything. Don’t we, Luke?
– I wanna see everything. – Pro tip for you, if you’re coming to
Universal Orlando Resort, I recommend getting a lanyard because then you can have your room key, your annual pass, your park ticket, your Express, everything just at disp… ‘Cause you need to scan
things quite a lot, especially at the legacy parks where you’re going into the
lockers and stuff like that. And you can have these
on the roller coasters. You just have to tuck
it in as you go on them. Are you ready? – I’m ready. – [Adam] Let’s go. – [Luke] My sunglasses. – [Adam] He’s not ready. (laughs) – Okay, let’s jump at the same time. – No, don’t you dare!
– Whoo! – I had some friends that
jumped in a lift once and then it got stopped for an hour and so that wasn’t gonna happen. That’s cool. So now that they know who you are and what your name is and what your face looks
like on my account- – Yeah. – [Adam] Just go walk straight in. Don’t need actual the tickets. I mean still have them with you ‘cause that would be silly if you didn’t and then they needed it. – [Luke] Oh sunshine! ♪ Sunshine ♪ ♪ Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone ♪ (Luke mutter sings) ♪ And I don’t know the words either ♪ – No I don’t, either. I really sort of mumbled my
way through that next one. – [Adam] What a great morning start. – [Luke] Oh, it smells like Florida. The sun’s out. ♪ Florida ♪ ♪ It’s one hell of a drug ♪ – Let’s explore – [Adam] Should we go to Dark Universe? – Yes, please. – When entering your
world during early entry, you’ll need to present your room key to the team members at the front. – You’re awesome, thank you. Please have your hotel room key out. – Eek.
– It’s alive. (electricity crackling) I love this portal. You all right there, Luke? You got this. You all right mate? It’s all right. (Adam laughs) – This is too much. Like Gemma Collins, but she
was on “I’m a Celebrity.” – Oh my Christ. (men laughing) – Whoa! This place has given me
occasional spooky dookies. – [Adam] Do you wanna do
Monsters Unchained first? – Yes. Yes. What is that? – [Adam] It’s that. In Frankenstein’s manor. – Do they have like a
Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique type thing here?
– Yes. It’s called Monster Makeover. That’s Curse of the Werewolf, which is a spinning rollercoaster. Ta da! Right on cue. (riders scream) And then this is Monsters Unchained, The Frankenstein Experiment. – Welcome, volunteers.
– Good morning. Well fun fact about this attraction, it was the first
attraction in Epic universe to hit 1 million guests. – Oh wow.
– But the average wait time is 25 minutes. – So does it have a large, like- – It’s just really efficient. – It’s really efficient. – And it’s amazing in
the theme park industry to have an attraction
kind of be a hero piece while still maintaining
a low, low wait time. – Yeah. Yeah.
– It just kind of proved that you can have an amazing attraction without having a long wait time. It doesn’t have to have a long wait time to justify it being good. – [Luke] Yeah, yeah, yeah. – I also recommend not
using your Express Pass in the morning. So you can come through the
line and see everything. (electricity crackling) (guest chattering)
(TM’s voice overpowered) – Come closer little lab rats, come close. I won’t hurt you, yet. – You will see there’s nothing to fear. Show them. – [Assistant] To once, Doctor. – Lower the lights, quickly. Now now, these people are friends. – Friends? – See? There’s nothing to be afraid of. That wasn’t us. (man laughing) – Dracula, what a traitor. I will destroy you again. – These two just don’t get along. Open the doors! – [Adam] Whoo. – [Team Member] So I’m need
all hats, bags, water bottles- – So you can use facial
recognition on these lockers. – Yeah.
– Or you can push the button on the side to scan your ticket. Bye everybody. See you afterwards. Tell the people what you thought. – I thought it were fantastic. (Adam laughs) Yeah, that was awesome.
Really, really good. It’s like-
– You didn’t even know what ride system it was gonna be. – No, I had no idea. It’s like the Harry Potter type, you know? – Yeah, yeah, yeah.
– But it’s wild since that came out, how much further, not just like the animatronics, but the immersion of it
on a whole is just like, it was great.
– And the screens are very well integrated and- – Yeah.
– It’s great. – Yeah.
– It’s up there. It’s like my top three. Having a little Moo Moo
Sharoo around the shop. – [Luke] A little Moo Moo Sharoo. – Would you like, oh
they’ve got some new stuff. I haven’t seen this before. I think when I first came they literally only had the notebook. Now there’s a sign, there’s a puzzle. Is that puzzle? Yeah. Puzzle. Oo, glasses. They’re quite funky. $18. Hand wash only. I wouldn’t buy it ‘cause-
– That’s a pain. – Dishwasher or nothing in my house. (men laugh) There’s a hoodie here
that glows in the dark. That one is $69. There’s a, oo, a wallet. That’s quite good. – Oh, that’s nice.
– Look! – Oh, that is nice! – [Adam] How many coins? $30. Not bad. Oo, that is very cool. I like how it’s like from
concept to reality as well. That one is $48. It’s on a metal board as well. So if you stand in front of that, it look like you on the board. (Adam laughs) Oh, I feel like it’s gonna be
a good weather day as well. – Yeah. It doesn’t feel like it’s
gonna be ridonculous. – [Adam] October’s when it
starts to becoming reasonable. – Bearable.
– Bearable. When you get Express, just be
sensible of when you use it. Don’t use it if the wait
time’s less than 30 minutes and you’re planning to
come back later in the day, personally, because then
you can get two rides. At the moment you can
use an Express unlimited at the other parks and you can get it included
with certain hotels. That is Hard Rock,
Portofino, and Royal Pacific. But that doesn’t include
Epic Universe Express. It might one day and the
Helios at the same time doesn’t include Express at the moment, but I’m hoping again, one day. What do you think? Oh, I thought it was really good. It’s more intense than
I thought it would be ‘cause of like the spinny winny. – Yeah. I actually forgot how
high it goes at one point as we do the launch.
– Yeah. – Yeah.
– Yeah, I could see you could definitely
squirrel someone out though. I think being on the spinny stuff. – Yeah.
– I can picture my dad going on that and going- – Oh not me. – Not me. But I liked it. I thought it was pretty good. And now we’re werewolves. – Now we’re werewolves. – Yippee.
(Adam growls playfully) The toilets in Darkmoor are really cool. ‘cause they’re all black, they’re black toilet seats and everything. And they also have a
water refill station here. So if you’ve got a water bottle with you, you can refill it at one of these. They also have water fountains, but I actually really like
refilling my water bottles at the Coke Freestyle machines because that comes out
ice cold and it’s free. (dark music overpowers voices) What did you think of Dark Universe? – I thought it was too scary. Well so you have been in each for like an equal amount of time. Do you have favourite so far? – That’s a very good question. I think I actually like the How to Train Your Dragon bit the most. – Really? I thought you were gonna
say Super Nintendo. – Yeah, I know. Well it’s kinda like the vibe. ‘cause they’re all tonally very different. – Yeah. And they have the mac and cheese cakes. – They also had the mac and cheese cake. I think, I think when it
comes to like nighttime and it gets darker, I think- – That my tip it? – Yeah, spooky dooky universe
might be my favourite, but- – Not the official name. – Spooky Dooky Universe, TM. – Right across from Frosty
Moon, they have this tiki bar. So you get your little pina colada or a daiquiri, a margarita. What was funny was we
were coming into the park, so Luke’s got a energy drink with him. – Yeah.
– They were. “You got a can in there?” And he’s like, “Oh okay.” – I was like, “I’ve got
three pints of Stella. Oh God.” – [Adam] It’s very pretty. It’s very pretty. I love this, Astronomica,
the water playground. – [Luke] Water playground. – [Adam] Odds are on
you running through it? Out of 10. – [Both] 3, 2, 1. – 8.
– 7. (men exclaim) – [Adam] I nearly went seven. – How about you? – Oh.
– 3, 2, 1. 4.
– 3. – Whoa. (Adam laughs) – Luke just said “We’re gonna play that every time we go past that.” And I think that’s a good game. – [Luke] That’s a good game. We, my friends have dragons. – The amount of things I’ve
already cut from this vlog. If you’d like the 18 plus version of all the clips that you missed. Head over to Patreon. (men laugh) Good morning! Hey!
– Morning. – [Team Member] Welcome, vikings. – [Adam] Oh that was cute. Oo, Dragon Racer’s Rally
only has a 10 minute wait. I think we should do that ‘cause you can’t use
the Express on that one. – Is it that?
– Yeah. – Oh!
– Right. The trick is that I’m no good at this, but you have to try and get an inversion. – Welcome on in.
– Hello. – Can you flip it upside down?
– You can. – I’m gonna go crazy. – The tips I’ve been given
are the second it unlocks, you’ve gotta really
put your weight into it and you’ve gotta go put the wing down towards the motion you’re going in. And then just hope for the best, I think. – Now here’s my question, is it clockwise or anti-clockwise to
get the best rotation. – From the person I know
that did five barrel rolls, they said it doesn’t matter. Oh, it just depends where
your weight is at the start when you start rolling. – Enjoy the ride. Do nothing and you’ll glide in circles with the other racers. The best racers aren’t created overnight. So keep practising . – I am so dizzy. So we managed it. Luke did seven. I just, I thought you only did four. And then when we got to the bottom I said, “How many did you do?” And then the Team Member has
like a counter on their screen. She said, “No, you did eight.” And I was! – I think you might have just-
– Did I? – I think you blacked out halfway through. – I might have done.
– You just ranked over. – It is very intense if you spin. (laughs) I was just going
down the bottom like (Adam screams) – There’s a couple times where my spin, I was like fully upside down
as the compression came in. I’m like whoa no. I misjudged it. – Very cool. So good. Yeah.
– Yeah. – My heart is going a
million miles an hour. – [Luke] I like that. (riders scream) – Should we go and do that one? – [Luke] Yeah! – Whew! Oh that was intense. I need like 25 minutes
to calm down anyway. (Adam laughs) As we were getting in line, the Team member said it’s now 35 minutes. So we’re gonna start the timer
and see what we end up with. I don’t mind the facial recognition, but I think it’s a bit quicker
if you scan your ticket. It definitely wasn’t 35 minutes. We are walking over the bridge
about to go to the station. Current timer is on eight minutes. – I like how they’re like “It’s 25, but it’s actually gonna
be 10 minutes longer.” And it’s not even been 10 minutes total. – It’s actually 15 minutes shorter. – Yeah. Are you going row one? – I’m going row one.
– I’m going row one, too. – You’re going row one as well. – Yeah, we didn’t even ask for it. – What are the chances? – What did you think? – Oh, it was joyous. I loved it. – I think that’s my
favourite ride in the park. – It’s just like-
– I could like walk off and go straight back on it again. – Yeah.
– That’s how much I love. – Yeah. Anyone could ride it but it’s still like, I don’t
know, it’s just really nice. – Your mom would like that?
– My mom would like that. That would be Tracy approved. – [Adam] Oo, it’s a nice little satchel. – [Luke] It is a nice little satchel. – How much is the satchel? It is $55 bucks. Dollar bucks.
– Dollar bucks. – You said it’s really making you wanna watch the film now innit? – Oh yeah. I really wanna. I haven’t watched it in years. – [Adam] Have you seen the live action? – No, I’ve actually heard it’s quite good. – [Adam] I’ve heard it’s good as well. – ‘Cause I know a lot
of live action remakes I’m not the biggest fan of. But I have people have said that’s one that’s worth watching. – [Adam] How to Treat Your Dragon. Go and have a little Moo Moo Sharoo. I feel like I’ve said that already today. – Moo Moo Sharoo? – [Adam] I don’t wanna
over Moo Moo Sharoo. Do you know what I mean? – Every second of every
day it’s Moo Moo Sharoo. – [Adam] This is $45. I like more branded things. – [Luke] It’s nice that they’re not. Aw, that looks good. – [Adam] A gummy fish pop. That’s very you.
– Yeah, I like that. – Actually.
– That’s some really cool stuff in here.
– How much? – [Luke] How much?
– $29. Oh it’s got a metal buckle
on the back as well. Custom. – That’s pretty high quality. – Yeah. – For $29, I don’t know.
– I love that. – [Luke] That’s very solid. – [Adam] There’s a tote bag
down here I quite like as well. – So so far out of all the shops, this has the most stuff where I’ve gone. “Oo, that’s really nice.” And they’ve all been good. I like the little helmet
things over there. I love that print. – Oh yeah. Our Express Passes do cover Harry Potter and the
Battle of the Ministry. It’s currently 105 minute wait and Express reduces your wait time, it doesn’t eliminate your wait time. So I’m gonna do wait time alerts and set it for like 70 minutes. Set the alert and then
I’ll get a notification once it’s dropped to that. – That’s really cool.
– Just in case. That’s very good. I like it.
– I like that. – [Luke] I like that. (bright music) – [Adam] Yeah, I think
this is my favourite bit. That was such a good shot as well Panning with a rollercoaster coming by and you saying that at the right time. That was great. That was great. That wasn’t scripted.
– No, no. Most of what we do is scripted. (Adam laughs) Holding up like placards. This is so, it’s my favourite bit. – Next card honey. Next card. Gonna pop into the big shop here. Big shop. I call it big shop but I think it’s Worlds Mercantile
or something similar. – [Luke] Big merch shop. – [Adam] Oh look how gorgeous it is! It’s very Disney Springs. – Yeah.
– Do you know what I mean? – Yeah, I do know what you mean. I feel that. – There’s two shops at the
front of Celestial Park. There’s the other World’s Mercantile and then there’s the Sensorium Emporium. They both sell different stuff. In here they’ve got the
North Star Wintry Wonders that’s connected and it’s
like the Christmas shop. Ah, this is nice. It’s very cute. I’m guessing the second it hits Christmas, this is all gonna be
decorations and stuff. – I’ve already seen like the ball balls and I’m like, Mum would like one of those. – [Adam] Oh look the sheep is ball balls. That’s good. – He looks like his name’s Steve and he’s working a construction job. (Adam laughs)
(both playfully growl) – I’ll have a tea, five minutes. – It’s just I haven’t
shaved in a few days. – Oh no, we’ve all been there. – [Adam] Oh this makes me
very excited for Christmas. Aw, that’s so cute. This is the Sensorium Emporium and I think it’s just got like a selection of different bits and bobs. We’ve got some nice Epic
Universe branded stuff. Got a bit of Nintendo. This is primarily for
photo pickup I think. – Yeah. But also it’s quite nice as well given that all the other shops kind of just sell like one theme thing to kind of have a bit more of a- – [Adam] Oh wait until
you see the other one. – Oh really?
– Oh yeah. – Oh yeah. (dramatic music) – [Adam] I just love like the bits. – Oh wow. That’s nice.
– Innit? – I mean, (indistinct). – [Adam] I love this shop. (dramatic music) Oo, this is nice stuff. It’s a quarter zip. I love a quarter zip. – [Luke] Corner shown. – [Adam] Oh no it’s got a… Aw, if it didn’t have that
pocket I would’ve bought that. – [Luke] Oh really? Not big pockets.
– Yeah. That’s cute though. – [Luke] Yeah, that is nice. I’m guessing $60. – $65, close. (Adam laughs)
– Hi. It’s nice that they sell those. – I like it. – [Adam] (laughs) I think
it really suits you. – Yeah. I’m giving mum on holiday vibes. – You’re giving? Have you seen “The Parent
Trap” with Lindsay Lohan? – No.
– Oh! – I’m so sorry. – [Adam] Meredith Blake. That’s a Meredith Blake hat right there. (exciting music) I swear they played this music
in Jess’ World Adventures. – It does sound a little bit Jess’, yes. (Adam singsongs) (dramatic music)
(water rushing) – [Adam] It’s like they sat around a meet, “Wouldn’t it be nice if we did that? Let’s do it.”
– Yeah. “Wouldn’t it be nice if
we did that? Let’s do it.” – Yeah. It feels like they just
let the creative team just do what they want and they’re like, “How much would that cost?” They’re like, “Don’t worry about it.” – “Yeah, it’s fine. It’s on me.” (bright music) I’m hungry. – [Luke] I’m quite peckish now. – Yeah.
– I could eat. – You can eat?
– I can eat. – You want mushrooms, don’t you? ♪ Mushroom ♪ You know they, they said
there’s not mushroom in here. If you’re a fun guy you can come in. – Oh that was good.
– Thank you. – I enjoyed that. I would just like to say
how much fun I’m having with you on this trip. – Oh, me too. I am good company.
– I enjoy the silliness. – We have a laugh don’t we?
– Yeah we do, we do. I feel like we’ve gone the wrong way. – [Luke] Yeah, it did say exit. But I didn’t wanna stop you. – Oh okay. We’ll go back. (Adam laughs) So there’s basically
some interactive games but you do have to kind
of line up for them. – [Luke] Yeah. – And then if you collect
enough of the rewards, then you can go through the
castle to then challenge Bowser. – Oh! – [Adam] That’s like a final level. – It’s so cool here. But of all the parts, this is the one where you’d get overwhelmed the quickest. – Yes.
– At peak hours. – Overstimulation is real in this world. (Adam singsongs the Super
Mario Bros theme song) That’s way they’re going. – [Luke] Hello. – [Adam] Hello. – Punch up. – [Adam] Go for the
little one or the big one. – I’m on this. – [Adam] You to, this on there. – Oh!
– Again. Yeah, you got a coin. – I feel like that was the worst of them. I feel like if I’d done the other one it would’ve been better. – Let’s do something for you. Yeah, yeah, there’s stuff
that there isn’t mushrooms on. That’s right. Right, so this is one of those locations where you take a seat, you
scan the QR code on your table and then the food magically comes to you. – Oh, I love that. – [Adam] Table 110. Don’t mind if I do. – [Luke] Take a seat in the old shire. – Oh!
– Shia Lebooth. – [Adam] Oh! (laughs) (both laugh) Are these all your dad’s
jokes that I’ve never heard? – This is a Lukey P. special. – Gonna go ahead and scan that. And the one thing I always forget is to scan my universal
passholder pass thing. What am I trying to say? – I don’t know.
– I’m tired. I think I need a nap.
– I need a nap now. – I think I need a cocktail. I’ve been awake since 4:00 AM Luke managed to sleep ‘til 7:00. Whoo, pesto grilled chicken. That sounds good. I like truffle fries. Can I have normal fries? I can order the Yoshi Mushroom
Alfredo with no mushroom. That’s good. For those of you that are new, I don’t have an allergy to mushrooms. Technically I have an
intolerance, but I hate them. I hate them so much. They are the slug of the vegetable world and they should all die. – Actually, technically
it’s not a vegetable, it’s a fungus. – Anyway. (men laugh) Apply passholder discount, scan that, and that took off $10. Not bad. Once you place your order,
the very important thing to do is to say I’ve arrived, prepare my order. And you can either enter
the table number manually or you can scan the QR
code just like that. Submit it and they’ll
start preparing your order. This is the alfredo without the mushrooms. We’ve got the garlic knots
I had last time I was here. They’re incredible. We’ve got a dessert which
is a block tiramisu. Look how cute it is! And then you got the Mario burger. – I do.
– As it comes? – It got a moustache.
– Oh that’s so good! – I don’t think the hat’s edible
but I’m gonna give it a go. Very exciting. And some truffle fries. – Epic Universe knows
how to do garlic bread. – [Luke] Yeah. Yeah. – Garlic bread yesterday and there’s a garlic steak
that we’ll get later. – [Luke] Oh really? Is that in the Harry Potter bit? No, the-
– Dark Universe. – Dark Universe.
– Review coming in hot. What did you think of
your mushroom burger? I liked it. I thought it was… – Hello.
– Hello. – I thought it was tasty
and yummy and also nice. But I wish it was a bit warmer. It felt like it had been
sat under a heated plate for a little while. – I had the same if I’m honest. But it was still tasty. – Yeah.
– It was just warm enough to eat and enjoy it still. – Yeah, no it wasn’t cold. – I wanted it hotter.
– Yeah. I wanted more mushrooms. – I think if I was being
stingy I’d say three. I’m being generous, I’ll say four. – I’m in the same boat. Yeah. I think more mushrooms
and a little bit warmer and it’ll be a strong four. – As we’ve just eaten, we’re
gonna go for a slow ride on Yoshi’s Adventure. If you love the People
Mover, you’ll love this. – [Luke] I was about to say… – It shows the locations
of three glowing eggs. – [Adam] Hello. Thank you. Just a little face scan there. – [Character] When you see a glowing egg, press the button of the same colour. Your Yoshi will stick out his tongue and grab the egg for you. – [Adam] We got yellow! (bright music) Please keep your hands and arms inside the vehicle at all times. – But I need the coins. – [Adam] So when you see the egg, you have to push the button for the egg. What’s that, Luke? (button chimes) We have to really push it. There you go.
– Oh wow, you really do. (ride chimes) – Oh hi! – [Luke] Is there an egg? – [Team Member] Please remain seated. Your Yoshi has stopped momentarily and could resume motion at any time. ♪ La, la, la, la ♪ ♪ La, la, la, la ♪ – We both went for it at the same time. (Luke screams playfully) – We’ve been here for
a few minutes and now we’ve learned the song.
– We’ve been here for two hours! We’ve been stuck here for two hours. – He’s exaggerating. – Let us out. – Will we ever find the red egg? Tune in next week to Adam
and Luke go looking for eggs. (Luke exclaims) (Adam babbles) (ride chimes) I did it! I won. (dramatic music) – Thanks to you, we found the golden egg! We did it! – [Adam] We did it! Near the exit of Yoshi’s Adventure there’s a kiosk here. They do calzones. I didn’t even know they did this. – They look like mini baby calzones. I’ve seen those.
– They’re really cute. And they’ve also got Yoshi
smoothie, mango or apple melon. – [Luke] Oo. (happy music) – Oh wow. (upbeat music) Mine Cart Madness is
currently at 105 minute wait. I think we should figure out
how quickly we get through it. – Yeah, let’s time it. – Let’s start a timer now. Oh, it’s 10 past 12. Even though Express is done
via facial recognition, you do need to present them,
just as you’re going into line. Hi there.
– Hi. Perfect. Do you guys mind doing me a favour? – Sure. We did this on the last ride. We know what we’re doing. – [Team Member] Okay, perfect. Thank you. – [Adam] You’ve trusted the right people. We’ve been chosen! – [Luke] We’re the chosen! – The claw has chosen us.
– You’re the chosen one Harry. – If you remember the red cards
they used to do in Disney, they have these for the Express line and I guess for the standby line as well. Just to check on the wait time of stuff. Which is good. It just means that they’re
keeping it all in the system and they’re monitoring things. It allows park operations to step in if things get out of hand. For example, increasing
the number of Express that go through or decreasing it. So it makes standby go faster. I love this sort of thing. – Yeah, no worries. Yeah. I don’t know who that was. (Adam laughs) – Adam and Luke are
now the floor dwellers. Hey!
– We’re dwelling. So pro tip for you, even
if you have Express, use the restroom before you get in line for Mine Cart Madness because I had this experience when I went single rider
the first time I rode it. Where I think because it’s
a different ride system, it does go up and down. So yeah, just make sure
you don’t need to wee when you’re here is what I would say. The attraction has come back up. We were on hold for I
would say 10 minutes. – [Luke] Yeah, it didn’t feel too bad. – We got in line at 12:10, it’s 12:25. So this thing I would,
I would stick it out. – Yeah.
– Every scenario is different but I would stick it out. I think normally as well
within like 10 to 15 minutes, if it’s a serious issue,
they’re gonna tell me. – They’re gonna tell everyone to leave. I know you! – It’s me, Luke, from the internet. (Adam laughs) Luke Pullen racing review coming in. – Yeah, you know we were running quite a stiff setup on there. So got a lot of vibrations
through the car. But overall we set set
some really good times. So I think we’re happy overall. Hopefully it’s gonna be enough
for a P run in qualifying. I liked it. I did like it. – You did like it. – You know people wouldn’t like that? – Tracy.
– My mum. Yeah.
– Well maybe even your dad. He’s got a bad back. – Yeah but-
– It’s quite wobbly. It’s a lot of vibration,
side to side in it. – I really like the fact that you get your own cart. I like that. But I actually think it’s trying
to do a little bit too much by having you above the thing and on the side I think. I think it could have been
just a normal rollercoaster and it still would’ve been just as fun. – Yeah. I think it would be more fun. Because it’s actually like
the layout of it’s really fun. I like it. And the scenery’s great. – Yeah. – I think it’s just,
it’s so rough at times and you can tell it’s not rough as in like rickety, like mine cart thing. It’s rough as in like
the track itself is like, oh I feel like you are misusing me. Do you know what I mean?
– (laughs) Yeah. Could you not just go on a different axis? – Yeah. Yeah. So yeah, I personally, I don’t know, why I think
it has a really long line because it’s just a less
efficient attraction. There’s only four people
going every few minutes, well, a few seconds. So it’s not my favourite in
the park, but it’s a good time. It was on Express, we did it and now that I know
that it was like wobbly, being prepared for it made
it more enjoyable for me. – Yeah.
– The first time I was like, what is going on? (Adam scats) Hey! (Luke scats) Just exiting Super Nintendo World. It is now currently just gone one o’clock. We’re gonna use this opportunity to avoid the hottest hours
of the day at the hotel. – Yeah.
– Just chill in the room, sit on our phones and
doom scroll for a bit. – Yeah.
– ‘Cause you just need it sometimes-
– That’s called self-care. – Right?
– Yeah. – Right.
– Melt your brain away. – To nothing.
– To nothing. ‘Til it’s just a soft mushy mess. – We’re heading back into the hotel. This is the Blue Dragon
Pan-Asian restaurant. If you would like a review of that, I actually did it on my most recent trip to Epic Universe where
I stayed at Aventura. No, where did I stay? – Pet Detective.
– Oh it was just a day trip. Yes. I was staying at Disney at the time. It’s a vlog, after the mega vlog. I’m really helping here, aren’t I? We need a rest. Okay? (both laugh) That’s where I’m at. And in order to enter the hotel from here, you will need to present
your room key as well, which is a lot easier to do on a lanyard. Luke’s engrossed. – Pool bro!
– Pool’s on. – For a boys hat. – We’ve decided to go to
the pool and chill out ‘cause then I can have
a little splish splash whilst he sits there in this position. (laughs) Let’s go. – Score the goal. That’s the elevators and everything. We’re walking down here. We’re gonna go to the right
and then head to the pool. – [Luke] Okay. – [Adam] You went to the gym didn’t you? – I did.
– What did you think? – It was very nice. It was dead quiet. I was the only one in there. I was the only one committed to the games. – One very cool thing about
Universal hotels as well, is that if you’re staying at one, you can go to the pools at the other ones. So if you’re staying at-
– Oh, you can pool hop. – Yeah, you can. So if you’re fancy coming to
have a little Moo Moo Sharoo, and you’re staying in one
of the other properties like Portofino or something, come and have a look. Are you winning yet? No, it’s nil nil.
– Oh. No, it’s the wrong one. Here we go. Try that one. No, try this one.
– Try. – There, oo there we go.
– There we go. – We did it.
– That was so smooth. – ‘Adam] I did it. – [Team Member] You
need some towels today? – [Adam] Yeah. Two would be great. – Two?
– Please. Thank you. ♪ Aruba, Jamaica, oo I wanna take ya ♪ ♪ To Bermuda, Bahama,
come on pretty mama ♪ We just met the lovely Olivia. What a babe.
– What a babe. – She is one of the pool hosts here. So they have them roaming, which is great, because then they drop off a
drinks menu and you can order. I don’t think they do
that at all the pools. That’s just the, went
northern then, pools. – [Luke] I thought you said poodles. (Adam laughs) I don’t think they do that at all poodles. But quite frankly this one they do. – I think it’s only the
deluxe hotels they do it. – Yeah.
– But they even have a food menu here as well. So if you want to get a
flatbread or something, you definitely could. – Having been here for five minutes, with the vibe as well
that Olivia’s bringing and just the general place,
I’m like I could sit here for seven hours being tired. – [Adam] Oh yeah, yeah,
this is very holiday vibes. – I could do a day here and
just order off that menu. – Yeah. How’s your Monday? – [Luke] My Monday’s going all right. But I’ve gotta file my
taxes later so I’m not- – It’s not even a Monday. – It’s not even a Monday.
– It’s Wednesday. – [Luke] It’s a Wednesday,
you silly sausage. – There’s speakers in the water. – [Luke] Go under and sing. Sing a little. (upbeat music) I just edit in at that point. – I could hear it. (Luke laughs) – [Luke] You look like Shark boy. – (laughs) Where’s Lava Girl? There she is.
– Hi, it’s me, Lava Girl. No, I feel like I’m the
guy with the dream journal. (Adam laughs) ♪ Dream, dream, dream ♪ – We just got the bill
for the poolside drinks. – Oof.
– Would not recommend if you’re budget conscious. – Good thing we won
the lottery last night. Bear in mind mine was virgin as well. It’s come to $40 with tax and gratuity. So it was an 18% included. But Holy Mary.
– Oh my God. – [Adam] That was our first
and last pool side drink. – Let’s see, we spent, oh, I
thought we were being good. I was like I only have the one. – [Adam] Just the one. – Just the one please. And they were like “For $5 more you can have more rum put in it.” And I just thought, I have a feeling it’s already gonna be
expensive and it was. – It was. A mango mai tai was $19. (Adam screams playfully) That was a lovely chill wasn’t it? – That were lovely. – Did you win?
– That were lovely. We did two-nil. Come on. Wonderful result for the team. You know it was-
– Luke’s gonna be in a good mood for us today.
– I am. – That’s good. Well you’re
in a good mood already. – I was, but you know
it was make or break. If we’d lost, you would’ve
seen me for two hours, go hmm. I don’t like it. I’m going home. – Alright, we’re gonna get
ready and then head back out and go to the Wizarding World, I think. We’ve got a fire pit here. – Yeah.
– It’s not on right now, but I suspect in the evening it is. – I love a fire pit. – [Adam] Don’t you love a fire pit? – Do you who else loves fire pits? All the Universal hotels. They love a fire pit. – They love a fire pit.
– Cabana Bay, fire pit. – Nice little social space. We asked at pool services
how much the cabana was. It’s $200 for a standard, $250
for one right by the pool. And that includes-
– That’s for the whole day. – For the whole day. Is it a whole day?
– Yeah. Whole day. – Oh! TV, you get lounge chairs obviously, the shaded cabana thing,
you get a fruit platter, a mini fridge that’s full with drinks like Cokes and Sprites and stuff and you get a safe as well. And considering we
spent $40 on two drinks, actually Not bad. – Not bad. Not bad. – And there was loads available as well. – I think as well, if
you’re spreading the cost over multiple people sharing it, you know? – Yeah, if you had like a
family of eight sharing that and going back and forth
in the pool and everything. – No, it’s not bad.
– Not bad. I tell you what, reentering the park after a nice chill with fresh socks. – Yeah.
– Not sweaty, a new T-shirt on. (water rushing) – For in dreams we enter a world that is entirely our own. – [Adam] You’re already in your own world. – I am. I’m lost in it. I can’t get out. Please send help. – One.
– Two, three. ♪ Salty ♪ – [Adam] Do a heel kick. That was very good. – I’ve never tried it before. I don’t know if it looked good. – It did look good.
– Yes! (dramatic music) – We’ve checked the schedule. There are two showings
left of Le Cirque Arcanus. So we’re gonna do that first and then we’re gonna find our way to the Ministry of Magic. And bonus, it’s included in Express. (exciting music) (playfully mysterious music) – [Luke] It’s like a tent, this. – [Adam] (laughs) It’s exactly
what they were going for. – Yeah. I think I’m on the inside. – Very cool.
– I love that. – Smells nice in here, doesn’t it? So what did you think? – It was nice, you know, it’s… I wouldn’t watch it again, but- – I actually enjoyed it
less the second time. So it’s nice.
– It’s nice. – And I think if you’ve got kids and you’ve seen “The Fantastic Beast,” you haven’t seen fantastic beasts. – Mm well, when I was watching it, I was just thinking
especially ‘cause nowadays how good costumes and you know, whatever. If you’ve got a young kid,
that’s gonna blow their minds. – Yes. And they’ll like the bubbles. – They’ll like the bubbles. – I did warn Luke before we went in. I was like don’t expect Cirque Du Soleil. It’s predominantly bubbles. – It’s bubbles and bubbles,
there were some great bubbles. – So it is got good production value. – Yeah. – There’s some special effects and stuff. But if I had to skip one of the shows, I would choose this one.
– Yeah. – We’ll try and see How to
Train Your Dragon at some point. – Yes. – Should we do the ride then food? – Yeah, I could, I could
do the ride then food. – Because I feel like going
on that with a full stomach might not play out for us (men laugh) (guests chattering) Harry Potter and the
Battle of the Ministry is only a 60 minute wait. Pretty good. Whoo, are you excited? – Yeah. – [Adam] You don’t know
what this is at all, do you? – No. Well I know what the Ministry of Magic is but I have no idea what this
ride is or what it looks like. I’ve avoided a lot of stuff about Epic. This is the one thing that I’ve
just completely stayed away. – [Adam] Good. I love it. – [Announcer] Be advised. – Wee!
– Whoo! Whoa! Oh wow. – Cool, right? – This is massive. (dramatic music) Is this just for the ride? – Yeah, yeah, yeah.
– Come in here. if you’re not doing the ride? – You can come in here if you
just wanna have a little look. – Oh okay.
– But there’s nothing else to do in here apart for the ride. (dramatic music) I mean the fact that you could in theory just join the line at 60
minutes is pretty good. So the wait time I saw earlier was like 150 earlier? – Yeah. – And that was earlier. Obviously it depends on
the operation of the ride during the day and how efficient
it is and blah, blah, blah. But it got to like, I want to say 3:00 PM and it’s been about an hourish. – Pretty consistently.
– For the rest of the day. So everybody’s gonna rush to do the biggest attraction first. So I always recommend against doing that. Even if you’re going
to Islands of Adventure to go on Hagrid’s Magical
Creatures Motorbike Adventure. Don’t go there first, just don’t. – Or the ministry at all, for that matter. Whilst she’s in store. – It’s so massive.
(Adam laughs) – So this is definitely
not a 60 minute wait. This is a walk-on. There’s literally no
one in the standby line. (men laugh) So even though it said a 60 minute wait, – I like to think with-
– Check on that. – The time taken to
scan our Express tickets probably makes the standbys
quicker to get on the ride. And genuinely probably is. I’ve just noticed they’ve
got like a tube map for the different things. Two please. – Right here. Thank you.
– Thank you. – That was ridicu, that was nuts. – Yeah?
– It’s massive. It’s very clever.
– It’s so clever. Luke’s first thing was
“Where do they put it all?” (Adam laughs) I feel like we’ve crossed over into a different state halfway through that. We’ve travelled so much. Everything had massive. It, yeah. That was crazy. – [Adam] Do you think it’ll
top your favourite attraction? – I think it actually does. Yeah. – Oh!
– I think purely just because of how impressive it is. – [Team Member] Exit to the
left, guys, down the hallway. – [Adam] Thank you. – Yeah ‘cause I can’t compare that to anything I kind of compare that to is probably like the Star Wars thingy. – Rise of the Resistance?
– Rise of the Resistance. – Yeah. 7:15. We’ll get some dinner. Yeah. (dramatic music) (floo hissing) I think it needs to recharge. There you go! (laughs) Goodness gracious. We’re gonna get dinner at
Cafe L’air de la Sirene. I think I got that right. – Bless you, did you say? – Gesundheit. – I’ve heard that they’ve
got a ratatouille baguette. – [Luke] Oo! – Just as you’re about
to exit head to the right and this is the home of
the butter beer crepe. – [Luke] Has anyone ever
told you it smelled like gas? – I’ll take it, yeah. I’ll take it. There’s worse things to smell like. Where would you like to sit? The thing I remember from this restaurant is that the menu is quite French. – Pardon?
– In that it is literally written in French, some of it. So pack your patience
as you’re going through. – You’re in luck. I actually got-
– And read the ingredients. – I got a U in French, so…
– You did? – I did.
– You did? Oo sliced cracked black
pepper turkey, apples brie, arugula and topped with mustard butter. Ah, had to add mustard in it, didn’t they? – [Luke] I’m between that
and the ratatouille one. – Should we get one of each and do halves? – I love that. I think
that’s a great idea. – Yeah?
– Yeah. Mega.
– This is what I love about travelling with people
that are also foodies. (men laugh) – I just wanted you to
be the one to say it ‘cause if I’m like “We
can go halfsie, we get-” – Now difficult question. Would you like fries or salad? Fries it is. (men laugh) And I feel like it’d be
rude if we didn’t get the butter beer crepe. $20? I don’t remember it being that much. Blooming egg! Well it is worth it. Why not? Okay, beverages we’ve got pumpkin juice, lemonade sugar free, unsweet iced tea, a refreshing strawberry mint
iced tea or lavender lemonade. – I wish the camera could see your face as you were reading that off. It was like… (Adam laughs) Fun fact for you, Coke
products are not permitted in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. (Adam laughs)
– Oh my god. – I keep looking at the prices of stuff and I should just ignore it. – Do you know what, before
that you pulled that up, I was literally about to say I think we’ve been very
sensible with our dinner choice. – Well that sensible dinner choice with a $10 discount is $56.62. (Luke growls playfully) I mean it’s cheaper than a restaurant, I’m trying to tell myself, but so that’s what, $20, without the discount
that’d be $30 a person. It’s a very expensive quick service. – [Luke] Yeah. For a sandwich. – But we’re here, so… We’re not going anywhere. (Adam yawns) I’m alive. I’m awake. – [Luke] Bless you. (indistinct) – I’ve arrived. Prepare my order. Enter table number. I’m not gonna enter the table number. I’m not gonna scan the
QR code, ‘cause I’m lazy. Oh yeah.
– You’re cool. – [Adam] Boom. Done. To unsweet iced tea.
– Cheers. This cost $20. – It was $3.49. – That’s kind of reasonable. – [Adam] It’s actually really nice. (men laugh) This is the ratatouille baguette? – [Luke] Yep. – This is the turkey baguette. And what we’re gonna do is
half them, best of both worlds. – Best of both worlds. You get to live a little up front. – Oh whoa. (Luke laughs) And I suspect it’s gonna melt. Here is the butter beer crepe. In case we run out of time to show you. I’ve had a bite of both. Luke’s had a bite of both. Well Luke’s nearly finished. (both laugh) – [Luke] I’m hungry. – We both, what Luke said was very true. He said that they’re both very different. They’re both delicious. And the best thing you can
do is get both and split it. – Yeah, 100%. Yeah, I think I would
get to the end of one and be like bored of this. – Yeah. Yeah, I 100% agree. – But special mention to the fries. The fries are exceptional. I think I’d probably, if I
was gonna come back again I’d probably get the turkey again, ‘cause I like sweet things and the apple makes it nice and sweet. Thoughts on the butter beer crepe? – It’s horrible. (Adam laughs) – [Adam] You wouldn’t like it. – Very satisfied with my meal. I’m not normally a sweet food guy. I mean I have one bite and that’d be me. And I cannot stop. (Adam laughs) Please send help.
– Leave some for me. – Please? Never! – I don’t know what they put
in that butter beer crepe, but oh my God. – Yeah. That’s ridiculous. I have no-
– It is $20 and I think $20 is a bit much, but it is- – But then again it’s so rich and filling. And probably high-end calorific intake. But you could kinda say that’s $10 each. – This was a really good meal. – This way a really-
– I actually preferred this over Toadstool Cafe. – Oh I do. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And I liked the Toadstool Cafe but this was like, I
can’t, other than cost, which I think we can go
around and say we agree, on the park it’s gonna be spendy- – [Adam] It’s gonna be
expensive everywhere. – Yeah. I actually can’t find
fault with my meal anywhere. – And I think what
they’re trying to do here is they’re trying to have something that’s above a quick service. – Yeah. Yeah, it feels when you come in like you need to ask for the table. – Yeah. I’m gonna give it a very
strong four out of five for this restaurant. – Yeah.
– I’d be tempted for, I think I did that last time. I think four was what I said last time. – I’m gonna say five.
– You’re gonna say five? – This might be my first five. – [Adam] That’s a five. – Yeah.
– It was a four for me, but now that that’s a five.
– Yeah. – And then both of those were a four. – I think that’s a five and I found mine to be four point fives. And I think-
– Doesn’t exist. – Yeah, but-
– ‘Cause if it’s 4.5 might as well be out of 10
and that’s not acceptable. – Yeah, 9 out of 10. – So it’s either four or it’s five. – It’s a much better system.
– No no no, no no no. – It’s way more specific.
– No, no. – Four or five?
– How about this? 90 out of 100. Luke Pullen is waiting.
– No. (men laughing) – And was later found. – [Adam] Luke Pullen was found
in the bottom of a ditch. – Waist down in the bottom of it. Oh, this is nice.
– Cool, right? I love the Paris sign that’s lit up. – [Luke] Oh yeah. Oh I like this a lot. (dramatic music) – So cool.
– That is so cool. – [Adam] 1, 2, 3. ♪ Salty ♪ – My battery is dying. So I’m just gonna film
this clip in case it dies at a really random point. Like this video if you enjoyed it. Subscribe to the future stuff. Thank you so much for watching. And we’ll see you next time. – Bye. – Looks like I smacked you. We haven’t used our Express
for Hiccup’s Wing Gliders yet. So we’re gonna head into How To Train Your Dragon Isle of Berk. Go and do that. (dramatic music) Oh, great shot! Barely anyone in it. – So silly. – It’s a real potluck
walking through these portals and trying to get a shot. But normally I’m like “Oh the portal. Isn’t it magical?” – [Luke] Edit it out in post. It’s fine. It’s all green, it’s all CGI. (dramatic music) – [Adam] Cool, right? – That’s pretty cool. I’ve got nothing else
to add, I’m too tired. (Luke laughs) – Down. That’s why I’m like, nice, cool. – Do you have anything to say? And I’m like I don’t know. It’s okay, Hiccup’s is gonna wake us up. It’s gonna get us through to the carousel and that will put us to sleep. But then we’ll go to the Dark Universe and I don’t know what we’ll do. (Adam growls playfully) I would like to take a
moment for the weather. This is the nicest temperature
you could possibly have. – Yeah.
– It’s perfect. It’s T-shirt, it’s shorts, it’s a rollercoaster and no sweat. It’s great. Dragon Racers Rally is also 10 minute wait at eight o’clock at night. Even the thought of
going on that right now would be a hard pass
after the dinner we had. – Odds on? – No.
– One in? – Odds of us going there
after we just had that dinner? – Yeah.
– Okay. Odds in 10. (Luke growls playfully) Ready? – [Both] 3, 2, 1. – 9.
– 6. – Oh thank God.
– Thank God for that. (Adam laughs) – [Adam] Hiccup’s Wing
Gliders. We’re here. – It’s 35 minutes, so it’s
probably gonna be nine minutes. – It’s actually a good use
of an Express Pass today. Whoo! You’re good.
– Sweet, thanks man. – [Team Member] No problem. – I actually think it feels
more like you’re flying at night because you can’t see the track. – Yeah. And not being at the front, it felt a lot quicker. That was, I really
liked it the first time. I properly loved it that time. – Yeah?
– Yeah. – It’d be nice to try and get on the back if we get to do it again. – [Luke] Yeah. (water splattering) – I’m just admiring all
the lights in the trees. It’s very nice. Fun fact for you.
– Go on. – All the trees in Epic Universe
have an RFID chip in them that the groundskeepers can
check on the tree’s health and then if for any reason
there’s a tree with a disease, they can then use the RFID chips to then find the exact same
species and treat them all. – That is a fun fact.
– Mm! These are not, in the daytime
they’re just like silver, but at nighttime they’ve
got lights in them. That’s really nice. – [Luke] Glowing gems. – Oh that breeze is lovely isn’t it? – Yeah, that’s very nice. – Nice, nice, nice, nice winter. – It’s woken me up. I’m ready. Let’s go. (Adam laughs) (dramatic music) (dramatic music continues) – Oh, this is sick. Are you frightened? – No, I’m not scared. I’m not scared. (Adam laughs) – [Adam] Oh, let’s try
your coffin out the size. – [Luke] Now what if I get trapped in it? Can I turn into a- – Well that would be a grave mistake. – Okay, well if you’re gonna
have those sort of puns, he died as he lived with his fanny pack. (Adam laughs) – [Adam] Alright Steve, how’s it going? – [Luke] Hello, Steve. – We don’t know who his name is but we’re calling him Steve. – [Luke] Oh it’s Steve.
You remember Steve? – [Adam] Steve? – Steve!
– From the Boneyard? – From the boneyard.
– Oh that Steve. – [Adam] That’s the boneyard Steve. Oh Frankenstein’s off
doing experiments again. – [Luke] God forbid a guy have hobbies. (Adam laughs) – If you come here at the right time you can see all the electrical charges and all the lights flicker and stuff, when Victoria Frankenstein’s
sucking energy out of the town. Yeah.
– That’s cool. – I think it happens every 15 minutes. There’s Dr. H. Jekyll’s Apothecary. And if you go close
enough you can hear him having a fight with Mr. Hyde. – [Dr. Hyde] And tell them I sent you. – [Dr. Jekyll] They will give
you a dose of what you need. Just tell them Dr. Jekyll sit you. – Oh they’ve got the fairy grandmother’s magical potion from Shrek
2 by the looks of it. – Oh.
– It looks exactly like that. ♪ Nip and tuck here and there ♪ ♪ To land the prince
with the perfect hair ♪ ♪ Lipstick liners, shadows, blush ♪ ♪ To land that prince with the sexy tush ♪ ♪ Lucky day, how ‘bout a buffet ♪ Even in the evening when
there’s loads more people here in Darkmoor, it’s only 15 minute wait for Monsters Unchained. Which is great. (electricity crackles) She’s doing it. Look! That’s so cool. Do it again! – I mean it is cool but imagine your neighbour did that. – (laughs) You wouldn’t be happy about it. – You’d be like going through your day and all the lights start flickering, you’re like for God’s sake. – It’s a monster mash. ♪ A monster mash ♪ ♪ It was a graveyard smash ♪ ♪ It caught on in a flash ♪ ♪ On in a flash ♪ ♪ We did the monster mash ♪ ♪ Oh wa, wa, wa, wahoo ♪ I digress. Et cetera.
– Et cetera. (guests chattering) – [Adam] Laser eye surgery there. Oh with a full moon as well, that werewolf attraction looks spooky. (dramatic music) We’re gonna end our evening
on Constellation Carousel. One I think you should definitely make time for in the evening. (bright music) I don’t mean to alarm anyone,
but legendary Imagineer, Tony Baxter is stood in the loading bay ready to board this ride. I’m not okay. I’ve actually met him before. I shook his hand once at D23. I was very overwhelmed and
I cried straight afterwards. (bright music) We’re going to bed now. – Hey!
– The camera’s on 3% battery. I think we wanted to stay
for the fountain show, but we’d rather watch it from our room considering we’ve still
– We’re on 3% battery- got another, yeah, we are on 1% battery. But thank you so much
for watching this video. We hope you’ve enjoyed it. There is still lots more
to come in this series. We’re having a fantastic time. – Yeah!
– This boy’s making me laugh so much.
– Likewise. Dream team.
– What can I say? What can I say. Like this video if you enjoyed it, subscribe to see future stuff. Thank you so much watching. I’ll see you next time. Hello, as you can tell, I’m
filming this clip in the future. So Luke’s currently having a lie in, but we wanted to include
our thoughts and opinions of Express Pass in this video because that’s the one you’re watching. So overall it was $269.99 per person. It is very expensive, especially compared to the legacy parks and comparable services at
other theme parks, right? Luke’s opinion is, and I agree with it, that Express Pass yesterday allowed us to have that afternoon break. But we definitely could
have done most of the park or at least what we wanted to do without Express based on the crowd levels that we had at the beginning of October. So there’s never a straight answer for whether it’s right for
you or whether it’s not. ‘Cause everybody’s
circumstances is different. It just so happened that we
were staying at the Helios. We thought, you know,
it’s Luke’s first time. We wanna make sure that we can see and do everything that we want to do. And the Express Pass definitely helped. Overall we did enjoy using Express. Will I do it again? I probably won’t based on the fact that, I have ridden the attractions. But if it’s your first
time, take what I’ve said, maybe look at the other time
that I did review Express Pass and build your conclusion. But overall, we’ve had a great day. (bright music) (bright music continues) (bright music continues) (playfully pensive music) (bright music) (bright music continues) (dramatic finale)

Join me and my friend Luke as we begin our first full day at Universal Orlando Resort’s brand-new Epic Universe! We’re staying at the Helios Grand, with early entry into Dark Universe, Celestial Park and Super Nintendo World, and we’re putting Universal Express to the test to see if it’s worth the cost. From morning pastries at the Aurora Market to pool time, Harry Potter and the Battle of the Ministry of Magic, and dinner at Café L’air de la Sirène, it’s a truly EPIC day!

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This vlog begins at the Helios Grand where I grab us breakfast pastries from the Aurora Market. After admiring the theme park view from our room and the early entry queue forming below, we talk through the benefits of staying onsite at Universal Orlando Resort for early park admission.

We start the day in Dark Universe and riding Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment and Curse of the Werewolf. We share our thoughts on the themed merchandise, new designs and prices. I also share a few Universal Orlando pro tips including when to use Express, why a lanyard is essential and where to find the best free water refill spots.

Next we head into How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk for Dragon Racer’s Rally. We test our skills at flipping the ride vehicles upside down, compare spin counts and rate the experience. Afterwards, we browse the Berk merchandise including hats, bags and plush. We move on to Super Nintendo World for lunch at Toadstool Cafe, a ride on Yoshi’s Adventure and Mine Cart Madness, sharing our honest thoughts, Express efficiency and what we love about this world.

In the afternoon, we take a break back at the Helios Grand to relax by the pool. We meet the lovely Olivia, one of the pool hosts, and chat about the poolside food and drinks, cabana pricing and Universal’s policy that allows guests to pool-hop between hotels. After some downtime, we head back into Epic Universe for the evening.

We begin in The Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Ministry of Magic for the Le Cirque Arcanus show, then ride Harry Potter and the Battle of the Ministry of Magic using Express. Luke shares his first reactions and we both compare it to other large-scale attractions like Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance.

For dinner we visit Café L’air de la Sirène, where we order the ratatouille baguette, the turkey and brie baguette, and the butterbeer crepe. We split the dishes to review both options and rate the food out of five. We also share the cost and discuss Universal’s approach to elevated quick service dining.

We finish the night riding Hiccup’s Wing Gliders in How to Train Your Dragon – Isle of Berk, explore Dark Universe at night, and end with the Constellation Carousel in Celestial Park. I also give our honest verdict on Universal Express at Epic Universe, the total cost, value, and whether it’s worth it for first-time visitors.

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NOTES:
I film on a DJI Osmo Pocket 3 camera. No content in this video represents the views, opinions, or operational practices of NBC Universal, Virgin Atlantic Airways or The Walt Disney Company or their affiliates. This content is not endorsed by, approved by, or representative of NBC Universal, Virgin Atlantic Airways or The Walt Disney Company or their affiliates. All content represents only that of Adam Hattan.