Florida Vlogs Summer '23 - Day 3 - Discovery Cove and Moonlight Magic DVC Event at Animal Kingdom
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- Hello Everyone! It's Tom and Paul! We're The Blokes From Stoke! Sharing our love of Disney, Universal, Theme Parks, Travel, Florida and Home.
Welcome to our Walt Disney World/Florida Summer 2023 Vlog series!
It's Discovery Cove day! Come with us as we experience this park for the very first time. We'll show you around some of the facilities and pools as well as some of the food on offer.
We'll take in some of the fabulous (and unusual) marine life, but will we be brave enough to paddle and possibly swim with the fish? You'll have to wait and see..
Later on in the day, we venture over to Animal Kingdom for our first ever DVC event. We'll be experiencing Moonlight Magic for the first time which is a separate event for DVC members. We are able to get on some of the rides quite quickly as well as enjoy snacks and rare character meets.
The weather, however, is intent on spoiling our plans.... let's just say it doesn't dampen our spirits!
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I absolutely love you guys, I will follow and watch you wonderful fellas you guys are great to watch and Tom ohh my god !!! What a man !!!!
Thanks so much! Tom has to do the compensating for my lack of manliness 😂😂😂
2 beds and a shelter, cracked me up, your antics are so funny, do ya know, your simply the best...better than all the rest. Nice to see DC in detail and AK rides at night...see you next time...😊❤😊❤
Hehehe thanks so much Amanda! Glad you’ve enjoyed this one. Yeah it’s not often you get to stay at AK so late at night. Great opportunity. See ya on the next one!
The dolphin swim is brilliant. Definitely worth a try once.
Thanks Laura! Hopefully we’ll go back at some point and see what else the park has to offer!
Just subscribed and very happy about it
Thanks so much Kevin!
Hi Tom and Paul, Discovery Cove looked great, we love the banter between you both, you both looked like you had a great day, take care and we can't wait until your next vlog, kindest regards Carol. Xxx❤
Hiya Carol! Cheers for taking a dip with us! We did enjoy our day! Probably won’t rush back but it was great to experience something a little different!
Another fabulous vlog! Paul, your jokes are the best! ❤
Thank you Lisa! Some might say they’re the absolute worst! Great to have you come along with us!
@TheBlokesFromStoke your jokes are definitely a hit in our house! ❤️ We can't wait for the next vlog x
Can't believe you saw DeVine with lights!! Have never seen her at night..what a treat! Really enjoying your series...
Thanks so much for joining us Dianne! Yes what a special treat to see her walking around at night. There’s always something new to see! Really glad to hear you’re enjoying the new episodes.
What a joy this vlog was, Paul your jokes to make me laugh 🤣🤣🤣 loved Tom with his new bird friend, so cute😍 It was good to see an update vlog on Discovery Cove and it does look like a great place for a different experience. Keep em coming boys and thanks 🥰🥰🥰
Hello! Thanks so much for joining us. We did have a good day. Plenty to do in the park or just relax and it’s really good to interact with the wildlife. A couple of slides and we’d have loved it! 😂😂
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Love your vlogs, my new favourite channel! ❤
Thanks so much Joanne! Glad you’re having fun with our mischief!
Another great vlog. Love Discovery Cove relaxing day done dolphin swim when kids were little then me and other half did deep sea venture last year also love that you get admission to Sea World.
Thanks so much for joining our little paddle Sally! We weren’t brave enough to do anything other than paddle with the fish hahaha We were already getting mistaken for strange marine life 😂
@@TheBlokesFromStoke I’m not very water confident but had a deal with the hubby if I did sea venture then he will go up Empire State Building and 1 Vanderbilt next time we go to New York. Time will tell 😂😂
We did the dolphin swim this time last year it was amazing and we learnt so much about them and the work they do. We also got some lovely photos
Thanks so much Tammy! Glad you enjoyed the experience! Seems like you made some great memories!
Brilliant vlogs guys! Glad you got your sunnies back Paul ❤❤xx
Thank you Davina! Can’t believe that happened…. Actually… yes we can! 😂😂
I’ve only just discovered your vlogs (by complete accident 🤷♀️), and now I’m hooked!!! 😂
Hello Alison! Welcome to the madhouse and thanks so much for joining us in our adventures! Glad you’re enjoying our mischief!
So interesting to see a DVC event! Love this series as always. Hope your ‘be kind’ reminder at the end hasn’t been triggered by any unkind comments on previous blogs. X
Thanks so much Sarah! Glad you enjoyed coming along with us! It’s always nice to remind folk to be kind….. luckily we’ve been spared anything negative in the comments!
Feeling tight today Thomas…… like a scene out of a Carry on Film!! 😂❤❤❤
Hahaha Nothing like a bit of seaside humour! Thank you for being with us!
Good to see you - when it rains it rains - Kevin & Cyndy
Thanks so much! There’s no rain like Florida rain! Still, we soldiered on! Cheers for joining us!!!
flight of passage best ride ever, and they now sell the pandora candles in the gift shop at the end, lush!!!
We love Flight of Passage.. and yes the smell! Amazing! Longest queue we’ve ever done tho! 😂😂😂
We went to discovery cove last year and my partner proposed to me in our cabana ❤ We love it there, it’s very chilled out and our 2 boys loved the lazy river. We had one of the large cabanas by the reef which had the proper day beds, table and chairs, safe, fridge full of wine and beer etc. and snacks. You get a helper all day who comes by to restock or get you food if needed. I would recommend that, it also had a fan so it was cool. So excited watching this video x
Thanks Rachel! Awwww what a lovely setting for it! We enjoyed the day but wasn’t one we’d immediately head back to…… nice park tho!
@@TheBlokesFromStoke yeah. I think it’s not for everyone. No rides etc. I think it’s good if you don’t have car and can’t get to a beach and you want to sleep and chill all day. Other than that not much else. Xx
I love your humour great vlog. You have to try things and tick of the list x
Awwww thanks Donna! We enjoyed the day and thought it was a lovely park!
Hi guys love your vlogs and I have swim with the dolphins 3 times and loved it xxxx
Hiya! Thank you so much for tuning in! It sounds like a lovely experience and a great memory to have!
Great vlog guys, and thanks for the shout out. The amount of sunscreen Paul was putting on! having said that it was practically useless stuff. Shame you didn't try the seaventure, while Rob loved the park it was definitely a very expensive experience. Especially when you start adding on the extras. And that lazy river really doesn't deserve the word lazy. The pride top looked awesome in Animal Kingdom
Thank you so much for coming with us chaps! We really liked the feel of the park and it’s definitely a nice break from the other parks! Agree that the add-ons can make it pricey! In hindsight we probably wouldn’t have booked that daybed! Lumpy cushions!!!! 😂😂😂
I could watch and listen to you guys all day you're brilliant ❤
Awwww thank you Janet! Glad you’re having fun with us!
Another great Vlog guys! We had booked discovery cove for our 2021 holiday, however due to the pandemic we couldn’t get there. So maybe another time soon. Those chilli cheese fries looked scrumptious! Thank for sharing your day.
Thank you for coming with us! We’re glad that we got to experience it after so long and we totally understand why folk enjoy it. Hope you get to try it out at some point! Yep those fires were tasty!!!!!
Great vlog. Mary Poppins tuppence had us in stitches! We loved Discovery Cove but I think you probably need to be in full chill mode which I'm sure is near impossible when filming vlogs. We've recently discovered your vlogs and we really enjoy them.
Hello! Thanks so much for joining us and great to hear that you’re enjoying the mischief! We had a lovely day and think it’s a great way to do something different to the main parks. Just missed the flumes! 😂😂
So glad I have found your vlogs, made me laugh so much, can't wait for your next vlog. We have only managed to do Florida once but would love to take our Grandchildren hopefully next year - Sandy xx
Hello Sandy! Thank you so much for coming along on our adventures! Glad you’re enjoying a giggle and we hope you can get back out there with the little ones in the future!
We absolutely love Discovery cove, snorkelling in the grand reef is jus amazing. Loved seeing moonlight magic, we had tickets for last year and then hurricane Ian came along and it was cancelled. 🤞🏻for next year
Thanks so much for joining us Judith! It was definitely a day of two halves! Purposely getting wet the lab trying desperately not to! Hahaha Moonlight Magic was fun. Just wish more shops had been open…
Thanks, love the vlogs.
Such an entertaining enjoyable vlog! The more I see of you guys I love, the more I see of money grabbing corporate exploiting Disney I hate . (I sound so miserable, I promise I’m not) I just feel they just exploit peoples dreams ………. Love you though! 😉🙏
Hahah thank you! We’ll take all that love! Really appreciate you joining us and we totally get your frustrations. Hopefully our awful jokes are a welcome distraction! 😂😂
I did the dolphin swim many years ago, such a great experience, I do love discovery cove, very chilled.
It really is a great park to relax and chill out in! Think we just like a bit of white knuckle fluming hahahaha
dont we all!!!@@TheBlokesFromStoke
Tom and the sunscreen 🧴 is hilarious 😂
Bring your own emulsion! 😂😂😂😂 Thank you for watching!
Great vlog!
Thanks so much for tuning in Rachel!
We went to discovery cove for the first time this year. Loved it. Paid for the dolphin swim as my daughter is mad about seaside. Would definitely go again especially as we received a 14 day seaworld ticket for free 🎉
Hiya! Thank you for joining us on this trip! Awwww hope she had a great time and that was definitely a good deal! We had fun but would probably go back later rather than sooner…..!
We loved discovery cove and the dolphin swim definitely adds to the day. But my god you don’t half stub your toes on the lazy river, chipped all my nail varnish!! What an array of wonderful jokes again, including Mary poppins tuppence ! Well done as per on another fantastic vlog xxx
Thanks Jade! We didn’t do our nails this time! Clashed with the swim shorts hahaha. It was a nice day… think we were just missing the flumes and the wave machine! Cheers for coming swimming with us!
Great vlog, very funny 😂 we enjoy Discovery Cove but only do it every few years, we don't feel the need to go on every trip. We did the dolphin swim and it was brilliant but its a one and done for us 😊
Thanks for coming swimming with us Rach! We had fun and are glad that we got to experience it. Plenty of things to enjoy but it won’t be a priority in the future… 😂😂
I’ve done the dolphin swim it was an amazing experience, I will do it again when my sons old enough. x
Thanks for watching Michelle!! Awwww hope he enjoys it just as much!
Always an absolute pleasure watching your vlogs. The banter & the jokes always have me in stitches 😂 x
Thank you so much Lesley! Let’s just hope we don’t get hard up for material!
Could tom take his shirt off yummm
Damm tom , what a man
@@kevinpayne5584 Oh Kevin! It’s a marine park, not a wildlife park 😂
Love discovery cove visits, either mid trip or near the end, as its such an amazing relaxing day. Love that all the food and snacks etc are included too, definitely value for money. Those warm cookies are a highlight for me, so so goooood lol
Thanks so much for joining us Shirley! It was a great experience and yes, having your food & snacks included was a real bonus… even if that mango slush DID make Paul’s tongue turn orange! 😂
@TheBlokesFromStoke we laughed at that part, hilarious!! And the joke about doing it on porpoise! We were laughing at Paul laughing at his own joke. Keep up the fun vids please!!!
We have done the dolphin swim and the sea venture out of the two sea venture was fabulous 😊
Awwww glad you had a good time! Hopefully we’ll get to go back at some point and try a few other things. Thank you for joining us!
We done this last year for the first time. My kids loved it. Done dolphin swim. We where there till the end also had a cabana
Thanks Lynda! Sounds like you had a fab day! Cheers for joining us!
Tom that must be the first time you pulled a bird. Lol paul was very slow on that one keep up the good work guys.
😂😂😂😂😂 Thanks so much Adrian! Sorry! We were still giggling at the fact we got the word tuppence in there! Oh we can see Mary Poppins blushing now! Hehehe
Evening guys we agree with you with regards to discovery cove once done it’s done, we thought Tom was trying to do a pirate impression with the bird nearly on his shoulder it’s not like Paul to miss the opportunity to do a pirate joker or impression, keep safe Andy and Vonnie
😂😂😂 We didn’t want to be too predictable folks so thought we’d give Mary Poppins a shoutout. Thanks so much for joining us!
We’ve been twice and had a cabana 2nd time. Our second trip was free because so much went wrong the first time round and they couldn’t throw enough freebies at us. The private cabana was a complete waste and would have been extremely upset if I’d have paid for it, the food was just ok and nothing special. The snacks and drinks were better. We had a complimentary swim with the dolphins which my husband and son didn’t want to do and I wouldn’t do again - thought it was cruel and unnecessary - not my thing and definitely put me off returning. It’s a very expensive day and even though food and drinks are included we would much prefer to go to a Disney/Universal water park. Thanks for sharing your day, it’s always interesting to see what other people think 🤗🤗
Thanks so much for joining us! Sorry to hear you had a bad experience. We didn’t want to do the dolphin encounter. Just not our thing. We thought the park was lovely and it was something different, but probably won’t go back any time soon. Agree the food was a little basic but it filled a hole so to speak! The beds were very uncomfortable and even after we moved weren’t much better. Oh well, one and done!
Great Vlog, we have not done Discovery Cove or a Moonlight event before . It's great to see what's included. We have heard some good and bad reports on the food at DC. What are your thoughts ?
Ola! Thanks for coming along! Had a good day and glad we experienced it but probably not one we’d rush back to. Food was ok. Nothing too fancy but it filled a hole hahaha. Lazy river was annoying given all the dips and it didn’t propel you forwards which made it quite an effort 😂😂 One and done for now but never say never!
I am quite new to your channel but wanted to say love the content x
Hello Melissa! Thank you for joining us! Great to have you on board!
You two are just so funny. Absolutely howling. We have done DC 3 times. We love it. Still sat now laughing at them jokes. 🤣 ❤
Heheheh thanks so much Louise. Nothing like taking your holiday seriously hahaha
Been to discovery cove many times my daughter did dolphin swim was a lovely memory we also did sea venture twice i was very scared but it was brilliant you should try it next time think you would love it x
Thank you for watching Paula! Great to hear you enjoyed your visit! We’ll probably head back at some point and try a few of those other experiences…. Stay tuned hehehe
Love watching you guys are great and my hubby is a bloke from stoke too all great men come from Stoke 😂
@@paulamorris9497 Awwww that’s great Paula! Say hello from us!
I’ve done discovery cove and loved every minute of it, I’m sure we didn’t see all of it. I ordered the video as a treat for me off the dolphin swim but something happened to it and they didn’t manage to get it on video for when we left they told me when I went to sea world to go to the front desk and explain. Told me to pick it up at end of day off which I did and they wouldn’t let me pay for it.xx
Thank you for joining us Debra! That was a nice gesture of them to not let you pay. Good customer service! We enjoyed our day and thought there were lots of pretty areas! We’ll probably return at some point…
We did the dolphin experience in 2018 and loved it, but my god that and the coral swim was bloody cold
Thanks for coming swimming with us Dave!!! Yeah some of the water was a tad chilly hehehe
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Hi Josh!
Another amazing vlog! Honestly they are getting better and better xx
Thank you Sue! We’re so glad that you’re enjoying our mischief!!!
Another great video guys, the DVC event looked fun, I’ll need I’ll lottery win before I could afford DVC but I might just rent a DVC room for a night on my next trip, just to treat myself 😊
Thank you for coming with us Joe! It took us 10 years to get to a point where we could sign up to DVC so never say never!!
Loving your vlogs guys. Hope Tom bought that Disney Pride shirt. It looked great!
Thanks so much for coming with us! Sadly the Pride jumper was abandoned on this occasion! Don’t worry tho… others were purchased!
Looked ok, I’ll stick with typhoon lagoon for free 😅
Hehehe we’ll be heading back to TL on this trip… DC was a nice day out, but it’ll be a while before we return..,,
Hi boys. Another great fun vlog. Loved Paul’s lippy 😂It’s a shame you didn’t enjoy DC as much as other days out. I think you have to go with relaxation in mind. It’s great after doing 3 busy park days and then chilling for the day. I went for the first time last year and did the dolphin swim. It was amazing, you only get a short 1:1 with the dolphin, but I thought it was worth the money. The photo packages are extortionate though 😳
I’m fairly new to your channel and watched some of your Orlando vlogs from 22- was Tom a veggie? Could have sworn I’d seen him suffering in Panda Express whilst Paul was enjoying Orange Chicken 😂 Keep up the fun and laughter 😀
Hiya Jacquie! Thanks so much for watching! We did enjoy the day, but think they the slightly busier parks are more our thing. We won’t rule out going back again though! Yes Tom was veggie but he switched back to meat late last year after being unwell and craving bacon! Hahahah
I feel like you didn’t do discovery cove justice. The best is to get there super early swim with the dolphins then drink pina coladas alllll day and eat as much snacks and food as possible. It’s all about relaxing and getting your moneys worth lol x
😂😂😂😂 Thanks Danni. We maybe should have looked in to it a bit more. We liked the tranquility of it and really appreciate that it’s a good place to switch off and relax. It did take us 10 years to get there 😂😂😂
Daddy bear tom, uhh yeah. !!!!
He’s more of a grizzly hahaha
Did the dolphin swim back in 2017 and it was absolutely amazing. Loving this vlog today
Thanks so much Dean! We had a lovely day!!!! It was lovely and chilled.
👍 Your videos are really coming on ! I love the theme music choices and your jokes are getting better too . I always end up laughing out loud when people laugh, especially at their own jokes 🤪 discovery cove looked different to when we were there many years ago , but suppose it’s just evolved . We don’t do parks any more but do have very old life time tickets that are still valid . So if I were wanting to use them in sept , do I have to make a reservation at the park in order to use it ? Also if you decide not to go ? Is there a penalty ? The tickets I have are 1 day per time .,. Not annual pass type. Thanks for sharing . Continue to make memories . Sending hugs 🤗
Hi Jacqueline! Thanks for joining us on a little swim! This was our first trip so we’re not sure if this park has changed much. We had to book ourselves in for this day so we’d probably assume that you have to do the same with the ticket you have. Cheers for your kind words too! More mischief to come hehehe
Hiya 🤗 I’m glad you enjoy Discovery Cove, I’ve not been there. I know birds can poo anywhere but the birds pooing in the water defo put me off 🫣 not that I’d be in there cause I can’t swim 😝 Do you think the day beds you got was worth it? I’m glad you also had a good time at the AK after hours event too 🩷 xxx
Thanks for coming swimming with us! We enjoyed the day and next time probably wouldn’t buy a day bed again. Lovely park but we did miss the water rides. Will likely return at some point but not for a while…..
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The blue bamboo is that the same as the big bamboo😂😂
Hahah one of life’s great mysteries haha
do they still have the private cabana's that have the fridge and someone looking after you. We did one a years ago in a february and we had a patio heater
Hiya. Think there were still some cabanas but they were a bit pricey which is why we went for a Day Bed. They were a bit uncomfortable tho! Thanks for tuning in!
Weekly fix done ✅ 🇺🇸🇺🇸😂
Thanks Gary! Heheh
We could get harpooned Thomas hahahaha
😂😂😂😂😂 It pays to be cautious!! Thank you for coming with us!
You're having a whale of a time 🤣
😂😂😂😂😂 a beluga Whale!
Glad you didn’t swim with dolphins. So cruel. They should be in the wild.
Thanks for tuning in Jackie. Wasn’t our thing and we totally appreciate that it’s not for everyone.