Disney's New Private Island Lookout Cay is Disappointing! FULL TOUR
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ก.ค. 2024
- Today we are docked at Disney’s new private Island Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point. We are some of the first people to set foot on this new Disney Cruise Line destination on the Bahamian island of Eleuthera, and we’ll give you a full tour. We’ll show you everything from the picturesque pink sand beaches to the private cabanas, we’ll explore the walking trail to the historic lighthouse point, meet Mickey and all his friends in their new Bahamian outfits, taste test the new food and drinks from True True BBQ, experience the Junkanoo celebration, and much more! We’ll show you the good but also the bad - Lookout Cay has some serious problems that we hope Disney can fix before you experience it. Come with us on this adventure!
00:00 Disney Fantasy Arrives At Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point
01:59 The Long Pier Walk
03:41 New Disney Characters
04:11 Mangroves and Go & First Chance Last Chance Stand
04:49 The Tram Ride and The Gathering Tree
07:29 Disney T'ings gift shop
10:13 Treasures of Eleuthera
10:51 Exploring Lookout Cay
12:27 Reef & Wreck Bar - Junkanoo Juice & Eleuthera Euphoria
15:12 True True BBQ Food and Flies
20:34 The Breach
22:34 Junkanoo Workshop
23:39 Junkanoo Celebration
25:12 Rush Out Gush Out Water Play Area
26:05 Nature Trail to Lighthouse Point
31:07 Sandsational Smoothies
32:30 Fun in the Sun Beach Bash at the Play-Play Pavillion
34:04 Peter's Rant About Themeing
35:18 Serenity Bay
37:11 Grand Family Cabana Tour
41:36 Kitra's Adventures
43:31 Back to the Disney Fantasy
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Correction: If you want a view that faces the island, book on the Port side of the ship.
Wouldn't that assume the next ship docks from the same side? IIRC, Adrian was saying this ship is only coming here for this one trip and the other, smaller ships will be coming here - I think he said they docked reverse to the Fantasy
@Houze968 that’s also a very good point!
The flies are more famous than the island! 🤣🪰
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I’ll take flyve ribs and cookies please.
They really are. Every video I've seen on this place so far mentions how bad the flies are. It looks awful.
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A moment of respect for those cast members wearing the character costumes in that heat
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And for the crew members standing on the pier under the blasting sun ☀️without hats 👒 or umbrellas ☂️ handling cold towels
@@alej8902"I guide others to a treasure I cannot possess"
i was thinking about that sadness the whole time
imagine having to share that suit with other cast members.
Appreciate how they are incorporating the local culture with the lookout and being environmentally cautious
I love that I just wish they did better
@@OrdinaryAdventuresagreed. Hoping they learn from their mistakes how they built Disney world on a swamp ruining Orlando ecosystem and also pushed native Hawaiians out of Nanakuli 🙏
The flies and lack of shade would make this a hard pass for me. I’d probably spend the day on the ship instead. Thanks for showing us the new island! ❤
I think they will fix the fly situation but the shade may take a while (if they fix it at all)
I agree they need some sort of moving walkway n shades that's way to long of walk for seniors I understand why but poor planning I hope they make ALL the necessary improvements ❤
Yeah, from what I remember, all of the Bahamas are pretty bad for flies, even years ago when my parents went in the late 80s!
Also, apparently cabbage leaves in your hat work for extra cooling!!
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The shots of Peter walking back to grab the camera has me dying 😭
😂 thanks
Giving a little peek behind the scenes 😂
I think peter hit the nail on the head about the buildings looking the same. Every video ive seen im like "why does this feel like a mall?" That being said, it looks gorge and im excited to see the island for myself!
I feel like that’s my biggest issue with this destination.
Ben and David owe you a royalty. David gave a dish on the Disney Magic an Ordinary Adventure Star. I almost fell out of my chair howling with laughter. 😂😂😂😂
Haha very funny
HOW DID I MISS THAT?
I saw that and laughed so hard when they did that.
The lady eating while the napkin is over her food is killin me 😂😂
Haha that was what we looked like eating our food that day 😂
Loved that you kept the parts where Peter doubled back to get the camera after doing the vlogger “completely natural walk by the camera” b roll shots 😂😂😂. Also that beach looks INCREDIBLE
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P.s. I really appreciate that you always show all of the food options. I am one of those people who reads the restaurant menu online before going, so I find it really helpful and informative!! 💖💖💖
☺️ same
I know I'm a bit of a dork, but I always do that wherever I go. It's a mix of excitement and OCD haha.
Omg how hot are the people in those character costumes!! What ever they are getting paid, it isn't enough!! ❤
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Imagine having a fly inside the head piece, God that would drive me insane.
The flies were definitely living their best lives! Surprised with Disneys attention to detail that there were problems that could easily be resolved before opening a new island attraction . Loved your hard work on another great video.
They should have done some soft openings for the people on the island but apparently they couldn’t because many of the things on the island are staffed by the castmembers on the cruise ship
It feels like they were rushing to get this open for summer. I am wondering if they are limited in what kind of pesticides they can use to manage the bugs. The local population seems very hands-on with nature preservation.
That pier walk is sponsored by RunDisney 😅
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This is the best comment !! Oh the marketing they could be doing!
A 15 minute walk in the full sun just to get to a bus stop where you wait 15 minutes to catch a tram for a 15 minute ride to the beach? Pass. The whole concept of the "private island" has drifted so far from the concept that it's lost all meaning. I remember going to Royal Caribbean's Labadee "private island" in the 1990s and it truly felt like what I envision a “private island” to be. Once off the ship, it was generally quiet (for a cruise ship), spacious, low energy and the focus was on the beach and nature. They had just the right amount of “development” needed to support passengers and not much more. You could walk everywhere without the constant push of a mass of people. Yes, you knew you were on a cruise, but it felt like somewhat of a "premium" experience. Jump forward many years later and I returned to Labadee to find it had been turned into a carnival with blaring music, long lines everywhere, gift shops at every turn, expensive cabanas and endless attempts to upsale everything -- basically what I'm seeing in this video. It makes me sad because it seems like, with every passing year, it gets harder and harder to find that old Caribbean experience of sun and relaxation among swaying palm trees and the sound of waves lapping up on the beach. The area with the limestone rocks looks great, but it takes a full hour to get there, if you know what you're doing. Most people will never get there, and for them the "private island" experience will be just lines and noise and rushing around.
I hope they can fix some of these issues
I remember on the SS Norway the tenders would leave passengers right on the beach.
The love and care you put into your videos is lightyears above and beyond the best of the best! You truly deserve your own travel channel on National Geographic or any of the top chamnels!
Thank u dearly for taking us on your epic adventures making us feel right three with you!
Hugs to Gizmo and Pixel! 😘🥰
Thank you so much 🤗
Okay, Peter with the soaked paper map had me cracking up! 😂💖
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I was on Eleuthera in 1981. My husband had his pilots license and we flew from California to West Palm Beach to Eleuthera. It was all tall vegetation and a few local villages. We stayed on Harbor Island across the bay from Eleuthera. At that time Eleuthera was a plantation island and the plantation owners lived on Harbor Island. Although, we stayed in a 5 bedroom house we camped on the southern tip of Eleuthera 1 night. We found out camping was not allowed but we didn't get caught. The flies were horrible but worse the teensy mosquitos were brutal. They were coming through our tent mesh. It was awful. I'm interested in this Disney location but a bit sad that it exists because of my memories of the jungle island I remember. Thank you for your Adventures.
Thanks for sharing your story!
They can definitely do a lot for the bugs such as getting electronic bug zappers, control access to wet organic material, fans, plant fly repellent plants, etc.
I have no doubt Disney will fix the fly problem. It’s just a matter of how fast
34:04 LMAO! PETER!!! That was so funny!! Your tone while, sadly saying, "It's the same bar as everywhere else..." hit me so right I'm tearing up. I'm sorry it was a minor letdown.
Haha especially if you see how castaway cay is and every bar has its own charming vibe and style to it. Here it’s just the same generic thing copy and pasted.
I see me at 25:28! 😂Hope you all had a great sailing like we did!
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A HUGE kudos for being able to give a video with critiques without completely slamming everything. I’ve found so many of the videos about Lookout Cay focus way too much on the comparison and complaining with the pros being an after thought. Showing you both appreciating the beach and the landscape provides a great balance to the things that can be improved. Can Disney do more with the location? Definitely. But you guys also showed that they are building on a beautiful foundation and as it grows, it will really become its own unique location. I don’t think some vloggers recognize the power their negative reviews have, but you guys always seem to understand that people can be easily swayed one way or the other so at least try to provide a balanced review. Thank you.
Our goal is always to spotlight the positives while also showing and mentioning the negatives. I hope we presented it all.
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Our pleasure!
Holy cow, that local art was stunning. Probably very expensive, but hopefully the locals get all the profit and Disney doesn't take anything.
Yeah, I don’t know what the split is
Peter, I saw you in a TheTimTracker video! It was a brief cameo, but was happy when I spotted you lol. Looking forward to this review.
Oh yeah we talked with Tim and Jenn a bunch of times throughout the cruise
Not sure what Disney was thinking here, even if they fix all of the smaller issues that were mentioned throughout the video, the one thing that will remain is the 45 minute to an hour travel time from the ship to the beach area. Having to travel almost two hours and walk a mile round trip at what's supposed to be a relaxing beach destination seems pretty extreme.
Agreed
Thank you for sharing your experiences with us. I always look forward to your adventures. 😊
Thanks for watching!
The flies made me lose any appetite on the food (which rarely ever happens when I watch an OA video 😅)…hopefully Disney fixes this issue quickly (I’ve lived on tropical islands all my life so there are SO many ways to keep the fly population at a minimum)…otherwise, that show looked so much fun!
I’ve heard that in visits to the island since we’ve been there that they have been making progress on the fly issue
I’m living for these long videos! Once again great editing and cinematography. The walk back of the shots 26:37 😂
Agreed, i love long videos! ☺️
How are you watching minute 26 when we just posted this 7 minutes ago? 😂 🤯
Hi Peter & Kitra! Looking forward to another awesome cruise video 🎉
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1st ❤ always love your guys content thank you so much!
👏 thank you
I always trust your opinions & recommendations. Thank you for yet another honest review. 😊 Great video. Happy travels!
Our pleasure!
The buildings and everything looked like when you play a city-building computer game or the Jurassic World Evolution game and you have to put down a restaurant or a snack shop or restrooms and there is only one model to use, so you have to repeat that over and over again. It feels cheap. What they should have done was have three teams of architects and each one working in a different office so they would each design their third of the buildings to look different. Then you’d have three distinct areas.
You have said it much better than I did. Thank you!!
yessss! the cruise series are my absolute favvv❤
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I feel bad for the employees in those hot character costumes
Especially with no shade
Guys I have been waiting for this! I saw you both in a photo someone else posted and I was excited because I knew this video was on its way! I am hoping some positive changes are coming based on feedback! I loveeeee Castway Cay and I was ready for sort of Castaway 2 but seems not at all what I had hoped for. Thanks for all you do guys ❤
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Thanks for the awesome video! Surely this stop will get better.
Hope so!
The flies are having a feast lol 😆
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Love your guys' videos, that water looked unreal. So beautiful, im glad yall got to experience that after the long ass walk and the swarm of flies
The beach was seriously the best I’ve ever been on. It looked like a movie
I love your guys’ videos so so much thank you for sharing your wonderful adventures and selves!
Our pleasure!
This was cool to see! I’d fully skip Light House Point and now I know that. Imagine how nice and empty the ship is
On our second visit there (the shop stopped there twice on our cruise) it seemed like half the cruise didn’t leave the ship
Thank you for posting so much of the island theme song! It’s been on repeat in our heads for weeks!
Loved that song
There ransacking the place was hilarious! Both of you look so happy. Thank you for sharing your perspectives I feel like a bobblehead while watching.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Loved watching this. It my dream to do a Disney holiday for my beautiful grandchildren. I’m from uk so a big thank you for all your valuable advise xx
I hope you get to do one someday!
Thank you guys for taking the time to always find the positive even when maybe things are not perfect. I appreciate that so much. ❤ love you both! Keep the great entertainment coming!!! 💚💚💚💚 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡
Of course! You know us we are positive people always looking in the bright side. That said if something is wrong or we don’t like something we’ll show and say it
@@OrdinaryAdventures that’s why so many people trust you. You are very honest 🥰
Thanks for a great video! We planned to sail next year to celebrate my 60th birthday and I had a hard time deciding between seeing Lookout Cay or sailing on the Treasure. And while the beaches on Lookout Cay look beautiful, I think we made the right choice to sail on the Treasure. Can't wait to see your reviews on that ship!!!
I think you made the right choice for now. In a few years maybe it will get better
Pink sands & blue waters❤ beautiful
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That beach is absolutely beautiful! Truly stunning. Until the flies are remedied and they put some covers up for shade, I’m gonna wait. Mainly bc we love CC so so much, if I’m paying premium price, I want a premium experience which CC is. Flies and sweating to death, not so much. I have faith they will fix this. When they do, I’ll be happy to book. Great video
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Man I’ve seen a bunch of videos of people coming here and yours shows the fly problem the best (or worst I guess lol). That’s a big problem they need to figure out real soon. Insane
I hear they have already made progress. That will I’m sure eventually be fixed
Wow what a beautiful day. I am going on a cruise to the Caribbean this December and your adventures have made me extra excited to go. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Hope you enjoy it!
I appreciate the behind the scenes humor you left in during the nature trail sequence. Looks like a cool place once the vegetation grows out and the they install a few more fans to disperse the flies. Its definitely distinct from disney's other private island.
Agreed
No joke, as I was watching Peter walking away from his stationary camera I was thinking "I guess with these shots, they have to edit out the portion where they come back to retrieve the camera." And then Kitra decides to leave that bit in for the next two sequences. LOL.
@Cate_78 haha
The Eleuthera Euphoria looks great and the pineapple container works at keeping out the flies lol. Just a note when pronouncing Bahamian... try not to confuse it with bohemian , think of the you pronounce Canada and then Canadian and then think Bahamas and Bahamian.
I know I know sorry about that
New subscriber! You guys always keep it real, love that you don’t LOVE everything and give sound opinions. Just watched all your Tokyo Disney videos 🎉 keep up the great work and my husband and I are living through this channel. Also, the neon green is a vibe 😂
Thanks so much ☺️
the water looks beautiful! appreciate the honest review 🙂
No problem
Not what I expected the lighthouse to look like. Thanks for showing us!
Yeah it’s not a traditional lighthouse and is very old
You guys are driving me cray when you keep calling it KEY....when it's Lookout Cay! 😂
Cheers!
Cay is pronounced “key” in the Bahamian language
Great Vlog! Thank u
Thanks for watching!
Peter n Kitra thank you I have watched other vlogs of opening day and yours was the one that mentioned the flies and moved on showed things recorded and spoke over where one of the other guys just walked n rambled on n on n on love how you bring it n edit it ❤ Kitra I'd b in the water with ya that looked so relaxing. ❤❤😊
We haven’t watched any other videos on the island yet but thanks so much
Ive been waiting for this review 😊 and as always its the best ive seen. You capture everything so beautifully. 🌴🪰❤
Thank you so much!!
I love the merch! Especially the fab 5 pins and everything Pluto!! They did really good!
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The crab towel at the end was so cute!! The water looked sooo blue!! 😎😎
It looked almost unreal in person
Seeing all the good food made me so hungry!!! I really want to go on a cruise soon!!!!
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Thank you Peter for the info about the side of the ship to view the island. I was literally wondering about that right before you told me 😊 This past year I was on Virgin and Royal and both times I did not have the best views at port so thx again 🌴🎉 Hi Kitra 🏖️
Just a heads up that I said it wrong. You want to be on the port side 😂 🤦♂️
@@OrdinaryAdventures ok I’ll double check 😉😂
Love your videos! Greetings from Norway! 🇳🇴
Glad you like them!
I don’t think Peter intended for Kitra to leave in the part where he ran back in the B roll shots😂
Haha nope I didn’t
My favorite notification to see!!
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We’re going soon and I’m honestly dreading the flies. Fab video as always though guys.
I’m confident the fly problem will be fixed by the time you get there
@@OrdinaryAdventuresThank you, fingers crossed.
amazing wow. mind blown .
Glad you liked it!
I just can’t get over how beautiful the water looks.
It was even more beautiful in person. Unreal
I learned quite a bit about the fauna and animals from your video.
Ha good 👍
Thanks for sharing 🙏🏾❤️🥰💕🎉🇺🇸
You are so welcome
Great video
Thanks 🙏
Also love these long videos and the brutal honesty! I wish more content creators who reviewed places or experiences- showed everything even if it’s not flattering. ❤
We always try to spotlight the positives but still mention and show the negatives. This island was just so much below our expectations coming from castaway cay
You're the only ones that I saw that brought us down the nature trail to the lighthouse. Always love y'all and your videos.
Typical contemporary Disney: one only gets the full experience at an obscene upcharge
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I can't afford to forget my sunscreen. Without it, I'd be a smoking pile of ash in five minutes...
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I like how Peter found a way to get his steps in. Thanks for the island tour. Did you both manage to get enough beach time? Lounging on the beach is one of life’s greatest pleasures.
Sadly we didn’t get a lot of beach time. Next time!
Stunning beach, I would want to stay in the water all day long.🏖
You and me both!
Hi Peter good vlog and thank you and keep up the good you do love jari ❤❤❤❤
Thank you! 😃
I love Castaway Cay never seen an abundance of flies there that's wild
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They could most definitely be doing a lot more to control the fly problem and how are those people surviving in those character costumes while dancing around. Such a beautiful place and always great content from you both!
I think they will fix the fly problem, was just unfortunate that they didn’t plan well enough so that the first few cruise ships didn’t experience them
@@OrdinaryAdventures They will definitely take feedback to make it better! Hope to take a cruise some day.
Those costumes are torture for those poor employees.
Hahahah Red Hot Chili Pepper Flea the fly 🤣
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So thankful for all of the quick reviews from the dymanic duo. I almost feel like you took one for the team on this one. 😂❤🎉
-western NY Aimee
😁 thanks Aimee
Beautiful beach 😊
It really is!
38:10 for a Minnie nose wiggle. that caught me off guard! lol
Ha
Looks like Peter is seeing some benefits from his focus on walking fitness: it’s nice to be able to ‘duck over’ to the lighthouse etc that are more than a mile away.
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While I absolutely LOVE all of your travel content and will binge watch them over and over and over… My favorite thing about your channel is og Disneyland. The only obtainable vacation for me is Disneyland and while it’s nice to see all the travel videos, your OG content is my absolute favorite because it’s something I can actually afford to do (once a year lol). Please don’t stop making Disneyland content. It brings me so much joy when I’m not there most of the year. ♥️♥️ Also, I know it’s not about me and it’s about what you both love doing. Just wanted to give some feedback. Hopefully it didn’t come off too critical. Because I will always watch and support whatever you two do.
We definitely won’t stop making Disneyland content but we love traveling, that’s where our heart is so we’ll be exploring not only Disneyland but Disney world and also the international parks and cruise ships.
First thank you both for your HONEST reveiw. Too many vloggers are skimming over some of the challenges, but I really appreicate your direct report. Okay, every new thing is going to have some issues, and I think many of those issues (I'm looking at you flies) will have a solution over time. The top pirority should of course be the files, that is not only irritating but dangerous, especially to young children and the elderly regarding immune systems, but I have faith disney will get it figured out. The walk, okay as someone who is disabled but not with a visable disablity (leg got destroyed) that pier walk would be a challenge without benches, disney put some benches out with SHADE. I agree with Peter, to me it's the continued "sameing" that disney seems to be doing the last few years, not much uniques at all anymore, you see it in the hotel make over's etc, shame they seem to have done it here to. However I see some major positives to! Those beaches woly moly that looks amazing! The foliage will GROW and I know will look amazing in a short time. The cliffs! wow, wow, love that.
I know Disney will fix the fly problem if they haven’t already. They have to fix that. There are no ways around that. It’s the other parts that I worry about them even trying to address. The thing is you’re right, the island has so many positives. The beach is the best beach I’ve ever been to. So maybe they don’t think they have to address the other criticisms. Some like the lack of theming and immersion I doubt Disney will do anything about. It’s just not what they planned.
The B-roll of you walking away from the camera, and then going back to get it 😂😂😂
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@@OrdinaryAdventures I knew it had to be intentional lol
Ugh the flies and that walk would put me off for life 😂
😢 At the crab! Bless it! He's doing well though.
On another note, I've just moved into a flat of my own for the first time (It was about time with turning 45 and finally getting a fulltime job) and this is the first video of yours I'm watching in my own living room!!!! It's a part of David Mace history!!!!
Congrats!
@@OrdinaryAdventures Thank you!
I thought the pineapple pleaser sounded sooo good, then was so disappointed when the guy got the order wrong😢 But the beach looked like something out of my dreams!
The beach is something I’ll dream about. Wish we had more time to swim in it. Haha
OMG, hopefully they can figure out that fly situation. It is actually a food safety issue!! That would be a hard no from me! Also, that pier with no shade or benches!! Incident waiting to happen. HEAT STROKE!! You guys had me worried when Kendra was in the middle of the video. Was wondering if she had gotten sick & went back to the ship!! Glad to see she was relaxing on the beach.. Thanks for sharing this new experience!
They will fix the fly issue as you said they have to. Kitra wasn’t in half the video (the second day we were on the island) because she had a cold and decided to rest in the cabin.
Thanks for a great tour of this island. Looks like guests need to bring their own bug foggers and zappers. I would contact cruise line management on that.
I think Disney will fix the fly problem
The exclusive design on the bag and ears (and pluto shirt) look junkanoo inspired.
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Love the art - hate the bugs
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David, from Cruising with Ben & David gave an Ordinary Adventures Star in their last video…we need a colab!!
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people mover, lol! classic!
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Thanks for sharing! I might wait 5 years for the greenery to grow before I attempt to go over there LOL! I wonder if they'll just have some cast members standing around with the electric fly swatters and just have them swinging. That swarm was just crazy. I wouldn't event know if I would even eat. Also I'm surprised at the lack of real in depth theming since wasn't this worked on by Rohde?
I’m curious to see what this island looks like in 5-10 years. Yeah Joe Rhode was originally developing this and I think if you look at the early concept art it looked - better. I’m curious what he had planned and how it changed
Kind of jealous of the band playing. Getting to make music in such a beautiful place must be heaven!
I’m guessing they are locals from the island and live there too
@@OrdinaryAdventures oh yeah, could be that way. Even better if so.
That drinks look good
It was!