Shadowing Practice: I Secretly Lived In MrBeast's Theme Park - Learn English Speaking with Video
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This man's name's Eric Decker.
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If any of you find him, I'll give you $10 ,000.
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When I heard Mr. Beast was opening a theme park, I immediately wondered if I could actually live in Beastland without him finding me.
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Where is Eric?
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I'll give you a million dollars if you tell me.
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You're kidding!
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To find out, I went to the most extreme lengths, all to answer one simple question.
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How long could you secretly live in Mr. Beast's theme park without getting caught?
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Now because Jimmy's theme park literally has hundreds of employees
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and security walking around 24 -7 I needed to come up with a genius plan to sneak myself inside All right, we are outside of mr. Beast theme park beast land like
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I have a dumpster right here I'm gonna get inside of it
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and Tyler's gonna try to wheel me through security all the
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way into the park We're gonna use this trash can to enter the belly of the beast Stop
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so with Tyler pushing me inside the trash bin.
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We made our way to the back entrance of the park
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but just as we made it past the first level of
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security jimmy was much closer than we could have ever thought oh my gosh we're going through a giant door
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Now the way this all happened was a few weeks ago Jimmy texted a group chat
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that I'm in and said he was opening a theme park
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So obviously the first thing I did was text Jimmy's producer
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and beg them to fly me out to the theme park without Jimmy knowing So I'm here, baby, and I'm gonna see how long I can secretly live in this place
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And I have these walkie -talkies so I can talk to my boys.
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Hey, Eric.
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Yeah, shut up.
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You are actually so loud Oh,
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yeah, you can throw He wanted to throw the trash away.
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I didn't know what to do.
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That was a hot cop.
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I'm sorry.
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All right, shut up, shut up, shut up.
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I'm sorry, guys.
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Let's go.
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Let's go.
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Stay wide, guys.
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Oh my gosh.
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That was epic.
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We're inside right now.
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So I'm seeing this with you guys for the first time right now.
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I tried to scope this place out earlier and it went horribly wrong.
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It ROCKED!
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Undercover mission went horribly wrong.
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And just as we made our way inside, Jimmy made his way to the stage for the opening ceremony.
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Check out the custom games we made back there!
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What'd you think of them?
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Dude, this is crazy.
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This is the opening ceremony.
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Let's find a spot to split.
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Party's having a game for the Beastland!
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oh my gosh what oh my gosh dude it's lit as
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out here i would sure hate to be in a garbage
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can dude i'm missing out on the best part this looks epic
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so with everyone distracted by the opening ceremony tyler
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and i decided this would be the perfect moment to find
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a safe spot for me to slip out of the trash
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can without anyone noticing oh gasp man we're almost at you're in a corner You're gonna be fastest.
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Ready?
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Yeah.
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Three, two, one, go.
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Bro, this is crazy.
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We can't be seen together.
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No. Go keep an eye on Jimmy.
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Okay.
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And I need you to radio me if anything sus is happening.
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Me and Jimmy are besties.
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You and Jimmy have done some horrible things to me.
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Hey, can you tell the security they get $10 ,000 and they find a guy named Eric?
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Oh, no. Oh, yes, absolutely.
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Okay, I need you to keep an eye on Jimmy.
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I'm going to scope this place out.
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Now, before we get in too deep, I need to explain to you how I'm going to live here forever.
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Theoretically, I have a simple survival checklist.
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Number one, food.
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I need to find a way to eat here for free.
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Number two, shelter.
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I must find a place that I can secretly call home inside this theme park.
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And number three is sleep.
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I need to find a way to successfully sleep through the night without getting caught.
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Maybe, I mean, maybe under this roller coaster over here.
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I am genuinely terrified.
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All right, go, go, go!
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Literally don't know what I am doing.
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Anyway, I had to get back to the first goal finding
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food We have arrived in what appears to be a food court infinite food options The only thing between me
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and any of these options is money VIP area and get some Intel Oh, God.
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I'm in the belly of the beast.
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Oh, there's some food places over here.
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I wonder if I could get behind them and get some free food.
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We're gonna see if we can get backstage right now.
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Yes.
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We're clear, we're clear, we're clear, we're backstage boys.
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What?
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Where did Jim just go?
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He has a protocol meeting with someone.
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Okay, great.
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Don't go near.
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Eric, are you on this?
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Oh my bro I'm right next to that I'm moving That's literally the door I just walked through
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The plan is simple I am going to go into the
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danger zone of the VIP section I haven't eaten in like 12 hours But
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if I want to prove I can live here forever I
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think this is the only way I can actually get free food But I might get caught
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While Tyler was staking out the VIP area I waited for his signal so I could safely sneak in.
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Are the boys there right now?
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So they are dressing up Chandler and all the boys into disguises, hats, and sunglasses.
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If you guys want to keep an eye out for them, they're going to be leaving in like two, three minutes.
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Copy.
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As soon as Jimmy's crew left, I thought it was safe to make my way in. But then...
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I hear him coming.
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I am inside VIP.
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It's not good.
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I'm trapped in here.
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Jimmy's friends are right over there.
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I don't know if I can escape, even if I wanted to.
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obviously i got myself out of there but
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that close call gave me a diabolical idea
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so i had this idea to prank Jimmy by basically sending him photos of himself all night long.
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I sniped this picture off of somebody's phone.
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I'm not going to say who, but I know exactly where Jimmy is going to be this entire night.
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So even though I have to fulfill my basic needs, food, shelter, sleep, I'm going to try to follow Jimmy and subtly let him know I'm always watching.
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I love pranking this guy.
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It's like my favorite thing to do.
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I don't know what it is about him.
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Since Tyler was still in the VIP section, I had him take a few of the first photos so I could send them to Jimmy.
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Jimmy is in the VIP room right now Get a clip if you can Oh,
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I not only got the food I got the entire plate.
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Let's do a little haul what we got we got a Carrots and zucchini
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we have some kiwi thank you very much brownies you guys already know I was really hoping for pizza
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but I'll take it cue of the survival checklist we can officially mark food completed
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oh my god narrowly escaped yo Eric do you copy yes narrowly escaped I know where to go I walked
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Snap two photos.
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I'm gonna send them to you right now to text them.
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Oh, here we go.
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The trolling begins I'm so excited.
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Just a picture with no context.
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We'll see what he says We got to get going
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but mafia This was only the beginning
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because immediately after Tyler was on his way to the meet -and -greet to grab another stalkery photo All right, I'm in line right now to take a selfie with Jimmy I'm gonna put this disguise to the ultimate test
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if it doesn't work Eric will know it's bad and you can use a better one Oh, we got a group over here,
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okay, let's do a group photo.
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All right.
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Oh, we can't forget a boy Okay,
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dude, I'm not gonna lie I think I might have just taken
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that photo with Jimmy without him realizing
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but just as I thought things were going perfectly people started to catch on to my disguise and
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when i met back up with tyler he felt the exact
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same way my cover is blown it's blown blown did you
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see the photo i texted you yes legendary i just sent
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it to jimmy i'm just sending you ominous text with the
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photos dude also not gonna lie 20 people recognize me in
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the line for being great everyone knows who i am i
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was sitting there for 45 minutes taking a video of a door
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that never opened i think i'm hurting more than i'm hoping you i honestly think your cover is
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so blown you should just give up and just go enjoy the theme park like ride the rides yeah
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But with Tyler leaving I still had to find shelter
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and with my cover blown Jimmy was way more likely to catch me.
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Do you have pants on under that?
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I hope so.
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So I changed into my next disguise That's right.
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I'm a Mr. Beast employee Credentials, but I still had one last secret weapon up my sleeve Oh,
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this is a mask made by the same people who make
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CIA masks for the government Except I'm using it to hide from my friend at his brand -new theme park
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that he's opening.
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I have to find a place to sleep for tonight, and this is my only option.
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Let's do this.
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The park was closing in an hour, so I had to start finding my shelter for the night ASAP.
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Jariq, what are you doing like?
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Catapult.
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Catapult?
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No, I'm not doing that.
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Why?
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Absolutely not.
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There has to be a place.
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How you doing?
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I'm thinking if I can slip through here to the other side, there might be like a hidden compartment.
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Oh my gosh, what's back here?
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This could be the spot, brother.
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It's right under one of the games, I'll show you.
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so far so good i'm thinking about trying to get somewhere inside of here
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eric is not here oh no he's not no i'm not lying to you guys let's see
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if i can walk in through here I mean,
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theoretically, if the park is closed, I could sleep on this part here.
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It doesn't look that uncomfortable.
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Alright, I've looked basically everywhere on this map except for up there in the corner.
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So I'm going to head up there and see if we can't find a spot.
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But in the middle of my search, more and more of you guys started to recognize me under the mask.
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I started panicking and ran to the nearest backstage area, but little did I know, I was just a couple feet away from the Beast himself.
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bro that was so close oh my gosh after getting out of there i saw tyler
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and some other youtubers
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and he told me they were about to go on stage with jimmy for the closing ceremony
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and mafia You guys know me.
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I wasn't about to pass up on an opportunity to do a little showboating This is all the other youtubers
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that are here who I have also not been around just
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in case they snitch on me The goal is to get on stage in front of all 10 ,000 people
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that are at this park Mr. Beast himself and have nobody notice
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But as we were walking to the stage the park goers were absolutely swarming me Stay back,
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stay back Sorry, no photos And getting away from them was honestly going to be the ultimate challenge And speaking of challenges, I actually have a challenge for you guys.
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If you earn your first $100 online, I'm going to feature you in my next YouTube video.
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All you have to do, join the WAP five -day challenge, start your business, and if you earn $100, you win.
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Eric, you need to run, bro.
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You need to run.
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What are you doing?
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I don't know.
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I don't know.
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What do I do?
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You're such an idiot.
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Basically, the five -day launch challenge is designed to help you
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go from I have no idea what business I want to start to getting your first sale step -by -step.
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Each day, we'll build one piece of your business live together you'll find your product build your store
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and start getting customers five -day launch challenge is completely free you don't need followers
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or tech skills or experience to join mafia click the link in the description join the challenge
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and let's see who can pull it off despite the army of people looking for me and Tyler's harsh words.
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I couldn't let that stop me from stalking my buddy Jimmy.
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So Tyler and I decided to split up.
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He went with the creators while I found a safe spot to secretly watch the closing ceremony.
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We're hiding in an upper area right here where nobody can see me, all the other craters are over there, I'm up here.
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It's the only way for me to move around safely right now.
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The girls are going and running!
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He's not layered on those skis!
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That's definitely not him, that's not him.
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That's just a weird old man.
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Whoever scored the most points today, won a prize.
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Can you please come on out?
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With the park closing, the only people left were creators, employees, and security.
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And to avoid getting caught by them, I had to change into my final and most creative disguise.
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Basically nothing.
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I need to be tactical.
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I need to be free.
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But as I set out into the park to find my hiding spot for the night, Jimmy started to recognize my friends and became suspicious.
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Where is Eric?
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What do you mean?
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He's not here.
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Did I come on that bitch?
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Eric!
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He's not here.
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Tyler?
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Yo, come over here.
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Hey, where's your boy?
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Your boy.
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You know your boy the whole air act squats here.
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Eric's definitely hiding in this theme park guys Where is he tell me?
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I mean, why don't you find anything?
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He's here tell me I'll tell you Actually, I won't tell you.
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I have no idea why I would tell you.
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I'll give you a million dollars if you tell me You're kidding.
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I'll give you a million dollars I can't I can't betray it dude.
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Oh my gosh.
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Am I saying no to a million dollars?
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in your pocket oh this don't worry about that is
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what I would say
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if the park was actually on fire
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but I do need your help hitting the subscribe button hey
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if you're new here my goal is to give you the
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greatest videos in your subscription box every single week we've been doing it all year long
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and genuinely it would mean the world to me and my friends
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if you press the subscribe button as a bonus i fight
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a youtuber every time i go up a million subscribers on
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this channel last time i fought jesse james west here's proof
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and next i'm gonna fight whoever the top comment of this video is unless you guys say something Insane, make sure you're subscribed.
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I love you guys We're in the belly of a beast
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What does that mean are you next to the student Oh, no, no, no, please.
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Say no. Say no. No?
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Hey, lock in.
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Lock in.
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Lock in.
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It sounds like you are, though.
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Yeah, I'm not near him at all.
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Bro, is Jimmy right next to him or something?
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Why'd you signal that I'm right here?
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I didn't.
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I didn't.
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I said I'm not near him at all.
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Where'd you get the other walking path?
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I'm not near him at all.
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You're safe Jimmy if you're anywhere near this walkie -talkie just know
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Hey, can you tell the security they get $10 ,000 and they find a guy named Eric?
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No, no, no, no, no What is happening I need the whole security team.
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Oh, this is so bad.
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This got bad fast.
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You're not leaving my sight.
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Oh, gosh.
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You will put him in jail.
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No, please don't do that, bro.
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He's so scared of jail.
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I'm going to get bailed out of here.
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This is not a computer anymore.
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All right, security.
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This man's name is Eric Decker.
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You guys see that face?
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If any of you find him, I'll give you $10 ,000.
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You're going to bring me my money.
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Go, find him.
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Jimmy, I just offered the security $10 ,000 to find you.
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Do you want your walking back Tyler?
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There's no way you did that.
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There's just there's Did you say something?
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I said you're a vlog
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I have to hide like right now with a $10 ,000
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bounty on my head security wasted no time in trying to hunt me down
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Which meant surviving the night without getting caught was going to be nearly impossible.
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Possibly Eric screwed now.
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He broke my walkie -talkies.
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I'm just gonna try and call him What does this guy want?
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Eric, go run for your Dude, there's like a lot of people who are looking for you for money right now Are you serious?
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I am serious dream am I serious right now?
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Yeah, he is even offered my security guard as well.
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What is your security are gonna do it dreamers?
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He wants to talk to you actually I think we can cut a little deal, man.
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Let's just turn you in.
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I'll give you 60%.
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All right, I don't want to talk to you guys anymore.
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I don't want to talk to you guys anymore.
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Dude, I have to die.
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How's it going, guys?
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Good?
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Yep.
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Can I hide back in these things?
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Dude, that might be a spot back in there.
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It's such a massive place.
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It's like I could hide anywhere technically.
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Where will the security not find me though?
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In the moment, I had no idea.
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But security was much closer than I ever could have imagined.
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Oh, this isn't bad.
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This is kind of awesome.
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Oh, this could be a spot actually I think I'm gonna hide under these
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One of the security guards thinks he's down somewhere.
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Oh, really?
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Oh, no. What happened?
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One of the security guards thought Tariq was there.
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Oh, thank God, bro.
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I think I have to move.
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This spot sucks.
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Why is this guy bringing me over?
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That's not Eric.
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That's my friend Tariq.
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I don't look like Eric.
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Let me figure out how to phrase this.
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Eric's white.
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He's white.
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Very white.
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White guy taller.
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As white as you can get.
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I needed to find shelter ASAP.
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And there was a roller coaster I had seen earlier that might just work.
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But to get there, I had to walk clear across the entire park.
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Oi!
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No, Eric is the other tall white guy in the park.
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I'm sure this guy...
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Go!
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I'm trying to give you money!
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He's not here.
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We're gonna see another place.
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Oh my gosh.
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There's a bunch of security boys over there.
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Go with that, go with that, okay?
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All right, I'm going.
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If I know anything about Eric, he's probably like in a trash can.
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I'm literally hiding in a trash can right now.
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Boys on scooters right there
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This is not This is my name is
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Somehow I had finally made it to the roller coaster I think I've gotten a little too good at these videos.
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What is happening right now?
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I could have never predicted and I am genuinely terrified
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is gonna be our spot right here i'm literally hiding inside
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of a roller coaster right now my plan is to clear
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this area out right here set up all of my sleeping
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arrangements gotta move some stuff around oh i feel pretty good
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about my spot it's 1 30 in the morning right now
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which means jimmy
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and all the other youtubers tyler they're all leaving the park as we speak the sunrises in five
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and a half hours i'm going to sleep right here
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and either be woken up violently by security and jimmy
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or to an arabian sunrise i feel like it's gonna be the first one good night mafia jimmy
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and the boys actually stayed in the park way later than i expected
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and security was there all night long so i didn't know what was gonna happen somebody's upstairs
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good morning guys it's 6 0 7 in the morning it's
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actually getting really bright out the sun woke me up
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which means that i have made it through the night but
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that didn't mean i was home free i still had to make my way out of the park without getting caught.
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How's it going?
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Why am I here?
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Just for fun?
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Okay.
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I'm just gonna keep walking.
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I feel like those boys are trying to collect on 10k.
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We're good.
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We're good, baby.
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Mafia, we got him.
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We somehow have done it again.
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I have to give it up for Jimmy and his team.
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Absolutely insane job on this park terrible job finding me i
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mean i rinsed you jimmy i ate all of your food
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this is my uber right here subscribe to join the mafia for free that's pretty much it i'm leaving
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This B1 speaking lesson is built on the video “I Secretly Lived In MrBeast's Theme Park”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: jimmy, park, eric, security. This video has 393 sentences and 3608 words to shadow. The speech runs for 25:57. The speaker talks at a steady 139 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 83% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
The 15 most advanced words in the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| gosh | /ɡɑːʃ/ | A mild expression of surprise or enthusiasm. |
| beast noun | /biːst/ | Any four-footed land mammal. |
| mafia noun | /ˈmɑfi.ə/ | A hierarchically structured secret organisation engaged in illegal activities like distribution of narcotics, gambling and extortion. |
| disguise verb | /dɪsˈɡaɪz/ | To change the appearance of (a person or thing) so as to hide, or to assume an identity. |
| shelter noun | /ˈʃɛltə/ | A place where a person or animal may find protection from the elements (especially rain, storms, or cold) sometimes as a place to sleep (such as a cave). |
| coaster noun | /ˈkoʊ̯s.tɚ/ | A person who uses a sled or toboggan to slide down a slope covered with ice or snow; a sledder, a tobogganist. |
| roller noun | /ˈɹoʊlɚ/ | Any rotating cylindrical device that is part of a machine, especially one used to apply or reduce pressure. |
| secretly adverb | /ˈsiː.kɹɪt.li/ | In secret, covertly. |
| subscribe verb | /səbˈskɹaɪb/ | To write (one’s name) at the bottom of a document; to sign (one's name). |
| walkie noun | A walkie-talkie. | |
| backstage adjective | /bækˈsteɪd͡ʒ/ | Relating to, or situated in the area behind a stage. |
| genuinely adverb | /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/ | In a genuine manner; truthfully, truly. |
| belly noun | /ˈbɛli/ | The abdomen (especially a fat one). |
| mask noun | /mæsk/ | A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection. |
| catapult noun | /ˈkæ.tə.pʌlt/ | A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| shut up | /ʃʌt ʌp/ | Stop talking (usually in the form of making annoying, irrelevant, or false comments, during a period of peace and quiet, or when one is not allowed to talk)… |
| stay back verb | /steɪˈbæk/ | To remain (at work, school, organisation, country, etc.) after normal hours |
| check out verb | To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.). | |
| come over verb | To affect in a sudden, unprecedented or surprising manner; to overwhelm a person's ordinarily contrary impulse. | |
| come up with verb | To manage to produce, deliver, or present (something) by inventing, creating, thinking of, or obtaining it. | |
| dress up verb | To put on special or fancy clothes. | |
| figure out verb | To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce. | |
| find out verb | To discover, as by asking or investigating. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- What'd you think of them?
- Eric, are you on this?
- I mean, why don't you find anything?
- Why'd you signal that I'm right here?
- Where'd you get the other walking path?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result | If any of you find him, I'll give · if it doesn't work Eric will know |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have done · have arrived · haven't eaten |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | can't be seen · is blown · is closed |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | people who make · people who are |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 146 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, gonna, we're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, shelter /ˈʃɛltə/, showboat /ˈʃoʊˌboʊt/, subscription /səbˈskɹɪpʃən/, suspicious /səˈspɪʃ.əs/
- Long words — get the stress right: genuinely /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/, diabolical [ˌdaɪəˈbɑlɪkəɫ], violently /ˈvaɪ(ə)ləntli/, undercover /ˌʌndə(ɹ)ˈkʌvə(ɹ)/, technically /ˈtɛk.nɪˌkəl.i/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like gosh, beast, mafia.
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.