Shadowing Practice: I Ate Every Food at Disneyland - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Today I'm here at Disneyland
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and we are going to be trying the cheapest all the way to the most expensive food
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that you could possibly find here.
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I can't believe I just paid that for a stay.
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Now, let's get this started because this right here I got for $3.
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Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
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When I was watching this back, I noticed there was a proposal going on in the background of my intro.
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What an insane start to this video.
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It is a Mickey Mouse moose and let's see if it's actually any good.
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You know what?
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For the cheapest thing we could find, this is an unbelievable start.
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I'm feeling quite optimistic.
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Let's find something slightly more expensive.
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One of the most expensive experiences at Disneyland is something called the Royal Banquet.
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Now in order to get into the banquet, you actually need a booking well in advance, which was something I didn't have.
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Alright, it's time for the Candy Palace.
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You know what, they don't actually put any of the prices.
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The entire bottle of popcorn.
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Why happens if I buy one of those?
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Marshmallow secured, $5.
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Here it is, get a look at this.
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It's like an icing on the top and then the marshmallow on the bottom.
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This is $5 by the way.
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I don't know about you but this feels expensive for what is essentially a Mickey Mouse marshmallow.
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It's actually alright.
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But it's not $5 alright.
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I tell a lie, it's not alright.
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It's hard to identify the flavour.
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It's like they've tried to go with a strawberry icing, but it just turned out to taste like crayons.
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There are five main areas to explore at Disneyland, with Discoveryland being where you'll find the Star Wars-themed Rocket Cafe.
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All right, so I'm not going to lie, it actually looks really good.
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Yeah, this is the Darth Vader, or as they call it, the Dark Vader, because I've got Nutella on him.
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Anyways, there's only one way to eat this.
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Fold them in half.
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Sorry about this one big guy.
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Genuinely unreal.
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And I know it's so basic, the only thing that would level this up is some strawberries on it.
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At the end of the day, it's literally just Nutella on a waffle.
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But sometimes it's the basic things in life that are the most enjoyable.
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Mmm.
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I'm sure Wally would agree.
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Shut up.
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Alright, so this is the Tarte Flettes.
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Now this looks unreal and when that cheese was melting, when I saw them making it, it looked so good. That is lovely.
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The potatoes, nice and soft, perfectly done.
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The cheese is lovely and on a cold day like this, a nice warm Tarte Flettes is going down very, very well.
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Mmm.
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So I guess if you are a Remi fan or a Ratatouille fan, you can literally go and try his menu.
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Now it's hard to get a bushing there, but even harder to get one at the Royal Banquet, so fingers crossed.
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Mickey's got his own bloody sandwich, of course he does.
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It costs me $10 as well.
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The Mickey sandwich, here we are.
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Oh, it's actually pretty big, you know.
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It's wham.
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I mean I guess so.
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It's like pretzel bread.
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Oh my god.
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We got the ham, we got literal blocks of cheese.
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From the outside this looks like the worst $10 I've ever spent.
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You know what, it's not far off being the worst $10 I've ever spent.
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Literally, like a mouse to be fair, bit into a block of cheese.
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The bread tastes like I'm eating a pancake.
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It's genuinely like pancake mix, cheese and ham.
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There's so much cheese in this, it's insane.
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And it's like a block.
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It's not like nice melted cheese.
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The good thing is I've got the gnasher for it.
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Put it this way, let's just hope that by the time we make it to the royal banquet, the food is much better than this.
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Because even at $10, I still feel like I've been robbed.
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Have you heard of the Royal Banquet?
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Of the Royal Banquet?
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Banquet, yeah.
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Is it a nice one?
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Is it good?
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Yes, I heard it.
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It's good, okay.
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Wonderful, thank you.
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Mmm.
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Oh, the classic.
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So this is one of the most popular places
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and it's a hot dog and it's cost me about ten dollars and um...
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But this was a lot better, in my head this was going to be a lot...
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Anyways, the hot dog.
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Hold on.
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It's kind of sad looking.
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I have to come clean here.
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I love crap looking hot dogs.
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And what I mean by that is my favorite hot dogs are what I would refer to as the American hot dogs.
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Definitely not real meat inside of here.
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And they're filled with all sorts of nasty toxic sauces.
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And this ticks those boxes.
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So let's go.
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You know what?
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Where it's being let down is definitely the bun.
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The actual dog itself, yeah.
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Just what I wanted.
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The sauce inside, pretty good.
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I'm loving the mustard.
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It's punching through.
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But the bread has a bit of a stale aura about it.
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Who am I to complain?
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Actually, this was $10.
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Should I complain?
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That's for you guys to decide.
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Honestly, thank God we got that Eastern sword with all the flag.
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This map is a lifesaver.
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This place is so big.
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Oh.
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We've got to go to the cookout.
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We've got to try some barbecue food.
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Is this going to be expensive?
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Let's find out.
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Here we are, the Sherris Barbecue.
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Take a little look.
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It feels like they put a bit of chicken, a bit of sort of rib, and they've just put a bit of barbecue sauce on top.
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And they've got a sausage as well.
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I'm not optimistic here, but I'm going to have an open mind.
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Come on, Disney.
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make my $20 worth it.
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Yeah, look at that, it actually looks like pretty decent quality meat there.
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I feel like they've skimped out on the sauce a little bit.
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You know what, that is lovely.
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Do you know what's even better?
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Olaphy.
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Honestly, it only took me two minutes to set up my Olaphy E-Sip.
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Do you know how fast that is?
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Right, let's see if this sausage is any good.
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I'm still annoyed about the amount of barbecue sauce they've given me.
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It's all right.
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I mean, it just tastes like a sausage really at the end of the day.
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Now, a lot like this food here, there are no hidden costs.
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Alderfly, I paid four pounds for it the other day and I've been sorted ever since.
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So whatever the price is, is what you pay.
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I'm a big chip man you see, so these better deliver.
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I'm giving the chip to 6.5 out of 10.
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Not bad, but could be better.
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But I tell you what couldn't be better.
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Over 200 destinations.
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That's how many places Alderfly covers.
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So pretty much, if you're traveling almost anywhere in the world, you're gonna be covered by Olaply.
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This chicken looks kinda juicy.
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It certainly looks like it's got a bit of seasoning on it, more than just the barbecue sauce.
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That chicken is genuinely really nice and tender.
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It reminds me of the unlimited data that you get with Olaply.
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And obviously I'm in France, and when the camera's not being on, I'll admit I've been doom scrolling.
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Maybe a bit more than I should be.
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That chicken I'm so surprised by.
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I still think they need way more barbecue sauce though.
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Now the good news is I managed to get 5% off off of all purchases, new and existing customers just use the code Cal Freezy.
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I'll leave the link down below.
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Oh, this chicken has genuinely been a highlight once you rub it in the limited barbecue sauce.
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I feel like we might have just started hitting a price point now where the food's gonna start getting really good.
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I've still got my fingers crossed though because we're waiting out for a booking for the most expensive place in here.
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And I'm a little nervous, so fingers crossed someone cancels so we can get a booking.
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I swear that's Timur.
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What is his name?
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That's not, it's not who you're thinking it is.
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Takuna.
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Takuna Matara.
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Don't think it is.
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All right, it's time to head to the Outpost restaurant where we're gonna be getting a very special pizza.
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I have to be honest with you, it looks quite appealing, although I am a bit worried about the dough here.
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It's all well and good being shaped like Mickey Mouse, but is it actually gonna taste any good?
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I've got a feeling I've made a better pizza than this.
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Why does mine look a bit like a uterus?
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Just saying.
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Alright, here we go.
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Let's tear this off.
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I mean, at least it's hot, it's fresh.
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Alright, here we go.
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Look at that.
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That's his ear.
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I'm about to squander his eardrum here.
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I think I comfortably say top five pizzas.
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Top five worst pizzas of all time.
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It's greasy on the top and I was right.
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It's all to do with the base.
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The base is just doughy, it's heavy, it's not light, it's a little bit crusty, but even then that doesn't save it, it just feels doughy.
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I know if you eat this whole thing, it's going to sit in your stomach and make you feel rough.
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The pepperoni pieces themselves are actually pretty decent, but there's quite a lot of grease on this, or oil.
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That dough is just ruining everything for me.
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The cheese is alright, the pepperoni is okay, the tomato base tastes cheap, tastes mass produced.
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We are at Disneyland at the end of the day.
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Let's see if a hot chocolate can save this.
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Exactly the type of hot chocolate you get at football games.
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Now considering the price of this, I really hope that as we get to the more expensive items later
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that they are higher quality than this because this is probably where I draw the line.
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When I'm spending more money than this it's got to be, got to be tasted better.
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At this point I was wondering why Disneyland Paris wasn't feeling too magical and then it dawned on me.
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When I was a kid we didn't just go on the rides or eat Mickey Mouse pizzas, we visited the elusive Royal Banquet and it was the best part of the trip.
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I needed to get that booking for later today.
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All right so I'm standing in line here, Q's not too bad.
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It's obviously popular, but surely it can't be worth it.
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This seems wildly expensive.
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It's just chicken strips and chicken.
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Oh, whoa.
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It's like a sweet chili sauce.
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I don't love it, but why does it look like it was breaded in cornflakes?
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I'm not sure.
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As long as the chicken's cooked, I'm not going to be that bothered.
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Actually I am going to be that bothered.
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This was like almost $30.
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Oh dear.
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Oh dear.
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I'm not a big fan of this at all.
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It also feels like I'm eating a kids meal.
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This tastes as if it was left out for about 12 to 24 hours and then you were told to eat it.
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It's like just so...
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Just about stale.
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The fact that we're getting to the more expensive end now and we're dealing with really average chicken strips is concerning. And just like
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that, I've just got an email confirming we have a reservation at the most expensive spot We can find the Royal Banquet.
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I'm nervous because I really hope it's good.
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It's a lot of money.
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Right, it's time to enter the next level of food.
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We're going to go and get a steakhouse.
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I just don't believe Disney are going to be able to do a good steak.
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Prove me wrong.
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Now, this was really difficult to get a booking for, so it's got to be in demand.
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And I've got one thing on my mind.
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Scottish flank steak.
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Alright, so here it is.
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A $45 steak.
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Now, that's expensive anywhere you go, including Disneyland.
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And I mean, I have to admit it looks nice, but that's gonna be no more than 200 grams of steak, I don't think.
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Now I went for medium rare, and we're in France.
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And there's kind of a rule.
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Anytime you're in France, you go one level up.
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And maybe should have gone for medium.
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Let's see what it looks like.
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It actually looks really nice in there.
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Look at that.
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I love steak.
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In fact, I consider myself a bit of a steak connoisseur, but this is not landing.
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It's tough.
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It's chewy.
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The flavor is decent, but it's not $45.
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Admittedly, it's not just a steak.
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I'm gonna get a bit of potato gratin.
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Gratin, please don't be oily.
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Don't be oily.
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That's lovely.
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That might have made up for that entire mess that I've just eaten with this thing.
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Again the potatoes are just done really well.
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We experienced that with some of the cheaper potatoes we had earlier on.
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And once again, Disneyland potatoes are a highlight.
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Now we're heading to the most expensive spot here in Disneyland.
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This costs $100 per person.
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This better be good.
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Excuse me, do you know where the Royal Banquet is?
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Nah, this is how I remember it as a kid, you know.
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Yeah, it looks bougie.
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Nah, look at this, bro.
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This is what the most premium experience gets you.
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You look down on the peasants, on the normies.
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Put some, like, cool royal music.
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Maybe somebody feeding me grapes.
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Oh, no, I'm getting edited edited.
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Look at this, this is insane.
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What's going on goof?
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Nah I've been meaning to link you for a minute bro.
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What's going on?
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What's the food, is the food good here?
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Yeah yeah yeah alright okay good I'm excited.
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Yeah that's the cameraman.
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Oh we're getting, alright instantly off the bat before I've even had my water poured for me.
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Already met Goofy, the girl.
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I've actually got a bit nervous around him.
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Never met him before, you see.
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First time for everything.
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Nah, this guy.
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Oh, what's going on?
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Good to meet you.
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Nice to meet you.
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Come here, bro.
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Come here.
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Yo, any chance of me getting some food, though?
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Or a drink or something, you know?
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It's actually a pretty surreal experience.
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I feel like if you come all the way to Disneyland in Paris, I'm already saying $100 is worth it.
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Even just for the experience I've had within five minutes of sitting down.
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All right, here we go.
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Just come back straight from the buffet.
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After a minute.
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Oh, hello.
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All right, so I've managed to dodge and weave between all the characters.
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I managed to get my food and honestly, there's an insane selection.
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It looked like there was some really fresh seafood on there.
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I've just gone for a bit of a mix and mash.
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Ah, now Pluto's mocking it.
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Really nice sauce.
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Cooked really well.
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I always find that you've got to have some sort of sauce with falafel.
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Otherwise, it just tastes a bit dry.
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Oh, wow.
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That salmon is done really well.
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Let's give the chicken a go.
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The chicken I had earlier from the Cowboy Saloon or the barbecue saloon was really nice.
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Let's see if this is as good.
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Yeah.
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That has more flavor to it.
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Everything just seems to be a good level up here.
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Very impressed.
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Especially considering it feels like it should be quite cheap and not great.
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You know, when you see Mickey Mouse ravioli, I'm not expecting much, but I am pleasantly surprised.
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Another sign of a fantastic establishment.
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Real size Cokes.
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Check the number there.
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No mini Cokes.
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I'm buzzing.
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All right, now you guys know I have a sweet tooth.
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So I had to check out what they had for dessert.
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And it's just loads of little plates.
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This is literally three of about, say, about 30 different things they had available there.
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Let's give this little raspberry number a go.
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Raspberry desserts are probably my favorite, so.
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That was always gonna hit nicely.
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Good bit of crunch in there, unbelievable.
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Chocolate mousse, can't go wrong. Or can you?
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No, I'm joking.
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Once again, really good.
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I feel like all the sweet things that I've had here have been pretty good.
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I remember the very first thing I had, that mousse.
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That was delightful.
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That's all right.
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So we've got the bill here and it was in fact $120 per person.
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Especially if you've got kids or you're just a massive Disney adult, then coming here for me is definitely worth it.
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It reminded me of all my childhood, all the characters knocking around and it's super wholesome.
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The food is great but I think you're really paying for the experience.
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Is it worth it?
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Absolutely.
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Why This Video Is Perfect for Speaking Practice
The video “I Ate Every Food at Disneyland” is a goldmine for English learners. Its casual, conversational tone mirrors real-life speech—filled with exclamations, asides, and natural pauses. Phrases like “Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait” and “I can't believe I just paid that” sound like how people actually talk, making it ideal for practicing shadow speech. The mix of descriptive language (e.g., “icing on the top and then the marshmallow on the bottom”) and personal reactions (“genuinely unreal”) helps you learn to express opinions and observations fluently.
Breaking Down Natural Dialogue
Let's look at a few lines that make the speech sound authentic: - “You know what? For the cheapest thing we could find, this is an unbelievable start.” The phrase “You know what?” is a common filler that softens the statement, making it feel less formal. - “I tell a lie, it's not alright. It's hard to identify the flavour.” Correcting oneself mid-sentence (“I tell a lie”) is natural—people rarely speak perfectly. This teaches you to recover smoothly. - “Anyways, there's only one way to eat this. Fold them in half.” “Anyways” is a casual transition word, and the direct command (“Fold them in half”) shows how to give simple instructions. These examples show that real English isn't about being “perfect”—it's about being clear and relatable.
A Simple Shadowing Routine to Try
Use this video to practice shadowing with a repeat-and-record loop: 1. Pick a 30-second clip (try the part about the Darth Vader waffle). 2. Play the clip once, listening for intonation and rhythm. 3. Pause and repeat the lines out loud, mimicking the speaker's tone (e.g., excitement in “genuinely unreal”). 4. Record yourself, then compare it to the original. Notice if you matched the pauses and stress. For extra practice, use a shadowing app or shadowing site to slow down the audio. Over time, this will help you sound more natural when speaking English. Remember, shadowspeak is about copying not just words, but the “feel” of the language—so don't be afraid to exaggerate at first!
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | they've tried · I've ever spent · I've been robbed |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | I've been robbed · being let · I've been sorted |
| Superlatives the -est / the most … — the top or bottom of a group | the cheapest · the most expensive · the most enjoyable |
| Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past | was watching · was melting · was wondering |
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.