Florida Vlogs Summer '23 - Day 9 - First Time At Gatorland and A Turkish lunch at Winter Park

Hello Everyone! It's Tom and Paul! We're The Blokes From Stoke! Sharing our love of Disney, Universal, Theme Parks, Travel, Florida and Home.
Welcome to our Walt Disney World/Florida Summer 2023 Vlog series!
For the first time ever, we are off to Gatorland!!! In all the years we've been coming to Florida, we'd never done this experience until today. Come along with us as we explore a whole host of things!
We'll show you LOTS of gators, we watch them being fed, we take a look at some of the different types of wildlife around the park and we even do the Swamp Walk! There's so much more to this park than what we thought so let us know if it's something you've been to or would like to do!
Later we head to winter Park and enjoy a spot of Turkish cuisine for our late lunch at Bosphorous. Let's show you what we ate! to round the day off, we then head to Disney Springs for an hour but get distracted talking to some of our lovely subscribers!
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[@starduststudios]

Another great vlog! Thanks for giving us a shout out - it was great to meet you on the evening before our wedding! We didn’t realise how late it was when we finally finished chatting with you at Disney Springs. We almost missed the last bus back to our resort! The wedding went as ‘efficiently’ as we expected it to. We were in and out of the town hall in under 30mins 😂😂 Couldn’t have been more perfect - exactly what we wanted! Life as a married couple is identical to the way it was for the last 20 odd years. Still wearing our badges by the way xx Love Sara, Michael and Mia x

[@TheBlokesFromStoke]

Awwwwww thanks so much folks! So lovely to meet you all and really glad everything went well… and so quickly! Certainly opened our eyes to the possibilities hahah. Watch this space! Cheers for coming along with us and make sure you keep those badges polished! 😂😂😂😂

[@janecook8546]

Loved this vlog, guys! All the years we went to Florida, we never went to Gatorland. Great to see. ❤

[@TheBlokesFromStoke]

Hi Jane! Thanks so much for tuning in! Yep, same here! Took us 10 years to fully discover it! Hahaha

[@joetierney7038]

Loved this, it’s so nice to see other bits of the area. Winter Park looks lovely, may have to have a mooch if I get time…

[@TheBlokesFromStoke]

Hiya! Thanks for joining us! We always said that we’d try and do a few different things beyond Disney/Universal so glad you enjoyed this! Definitely worth checking out both locations!!

[@asdebord]

It’s been fun watching this trip. Keep up the good, genuine work. 😊

[@TheBlokesFromStoke]

Thank so much for watching! Glad you’re enjoying the series!

[@mustafadurmaz375]

Thanks guys ❤

[@TheBlokesFromStoke]

Thanks so much for coming along with us!

[@1955A]

Another fab video. Never tried Gatorland, it looked great. Like Paul I wouldn't fancy the zip wire over the Gators. The Turkish food looked to die for. Keep the videos coming really love Florida and you two guys. ❤

[@TheBlokesFromStoke]

Thanks so much folks! Not a power on earth was going to get Paul in to that zip wire harness! We’re just glad we decided to do something a little bit different! Cheers for coming along!

[@kevincrouch2732]

Brilliant vlog hope you are both well - Kevin & Cyndy

[@TheBlokesFromStoke]

Thanks so much folks! Glad you enjoyed being with us! Hope you’re both well too!

[@EmmaJonYoureWelcome]

We went to gatorland in 2015 and it was super quiet compared to how it looked on your trip. We really enjoyed our day there. The goat section was genuinely my favourite haha Your dinner looked yummy! I liked the ghost host blazer xx

[@TheBlokesFromStoke]

Thank so much folks! Yeah those baby goats were so lovely…. It was a really good few hours out and we had no idea that there’d be so much to see and do! Another one ticked off the list!!!

[@davinaweller6163]

Brilliant vlog as always ….. Gatorland looks fab ❤❤xx

[@TheBlokesFromStoke]

Hi Davina! Thanks so much for joining us on a slightly different day! It was really good and definitely different to what we thought it would be!

[@raebirchall7896]

Have not been to Gatorland for about 25 years and enjoyed seeing it, we always loved to watch them jump for the chickens. They have added a lot since we last went the Zip wire and the train were not there back then. You made me laugh about the sun roof in the car as I have a BMW and did not know I could tell the sat nav where to go till I saw you two telling your sat nav when you were driving in the UK and I had been driving my car about two years then.

[@TheBlokesFromStoke]

Heheh thanks so much Rae! We’ll be fronting the new series of Top Gear soon! We hadn’t done a lot of research on Gatorland so just took it for what it was and we’re glad we did it. Just nice to experience something new. See you on the next one!

[@user-vo2no6ct1q]

Fabulous as usual guys x

[@TheBlokesFromStoke]

Thanks so much for coming along with us!

[@BigJock0]

Great vlogs, guys. Looks good. I am overthinker and would be scared I fell in 😊. Great sense of humour, paul ❤

[@TheBlokesFromStoke]

Hiya! Thanks so much for joining us! Have to say there’s a few moments when we got a bit twitchy but all good! Way more to do than we thought!

[@carolinehodges3507]

Love love ur vlogs was really interesting to see somewhere different you both make me laugh 😂 xx

[@TheBlokesFromStoke]

Hiya Caroline! Thanks for coming along with us! We thought we’d bring you somewhere a little bit different. W know it might not be for everyone but just made a nice change from the usual parks!

[@amandadodgson2444]

Thanx for showing Gatorland in detail, you rarely see it....a bit scary at times, I was worried for kids climbing and falling in. Your late lunch looked delicious and Disney Springs is always a fix if you are not going to the parks. See you next week....❤😊❤😊

[@TheBlokesFromStoke]

Hi Amanda! Thank you for coming along! We just thought we’d have a change from the usual parks and as it was part of our ticket package, we thought we’d try it! Sadly couldn’t temp the gators to have a nibble on Tom’s foot tho! Hahaha

[@amandadodgson2444]

@@TheBlokesFromStoke They are dinosaurs, not you and Tom, the gators....

[@fionakennedy8465]

Prehistoric and scaly … and the gators looked fierce too

[@paggioram]

What an amazing day that looked like and we are all upstanding to the Gatortots from Tom that deserves a Big hand.

[@TheBlokesFromStoke]

Hahah Gatortots are the way forward! Thanks so much for joining us!

[@chrisstevehardy7058]

Hi guys love your vlogs u ma laugh all the time xxx

[@TheBlokesFromStoke]

Thanks so much for coming along! Glad you’ve had a giggle with us!

[@louisecasanove761]

I've been to Orlando 25 times and never ventured to gatorland. Think we may have to visit. Great vlog again ❤

[@TheBlokesFromStoke]

Thanks! It took us 10 years hahaha you’ll have to let us know if you make it! Cheers for coming with us!

[@jadelivermore5076]

Gatorland looked a decent day out (or half day) need to be careful hugging those cougars! Wish you put a warning on when the close ups of all the snakes came on, I couldn’t watch! The Turkish restaurant looked very nice. Thanks for another good one

[@TheBlokesFromStoke]

Hahah Thanks Jade! Ooooh the snakes were beasts! Definitely won’t be hugging those hahahah. How lovely were those big cats tho! Lots of great things to do at that park and very pleasantly surprised! See you on the next one!

[@jazzydebs]

Hi there guys, wow what a great day. Gatorland is so interesting, lots going on. Oh lordy doing a zip wire with no Gator's is scary enough...eek but add them to the equation & that;s a no no for me too.! 😱yikes!! The Turkish restaurant looked lovely. x

[@TheBlokesFromStoke]

Hiya! Thank you so much for tuning in! We really did enjoy the day and no, that zip wire wasn’t going to happen with us! Haha Highly recommend the Turkish too!

[@tinafrancis4293]

Brilliant vlog,you guys are so funny, love watching you both ❤❤

[@TheBlokesFromStoke]

Thanks so much Tina! Cheers for tuning in!

[@suetaft9002]

Wonderful vlog! They really are getting better week by week. We have Gatorland on the list for our next visit. Like you we are massive animal lovers and wanted to be sure about the place. They save so many gators there and apparently have to buy them from the trappers so they don't finish up as handbags. Thank you for going and helping raise their profile.

[@TheBlokesFromStoke]

Thanks Sue! Yes they seem to be doing some good work and it’s a shame to think what could happen if they weren’t making this intervention. We also appreciate that it’s not for everyone and totally understand….

[@rachohara]

We liked gatorland but it was a one and done for us as there were too many extras to pay for once inside, and they only took cash 🙈 the turkish looks lovely, might try that next time. Looking forward to this weeks vlog 😊

[@TheBlokesFromStoke]

Thanks for coming along Rach! Yeah there were a few things we thought about but didn’t end up doing…. Still had fun tho and we probably wouldn’t head back on the next trip… the Turkish however….! 😂😂

[@MISSLEONAJB]

Hiya 🤗 great vlogs guys - there’s quite a lot at Gatorland so thanks for sharing your adventure there. That food looked delicious 😋 xx

[@TheBlokesFromStoke]

Thank you! Yep! It’s definitely more than half a day. Way more to do than what we thought and definitely one to consider in the future!

[@lyndabyers]

Great vlog. Never been to gatorland but do fancy going

[@TheBlokesFromStoke]

Thanks Lynda! We didn’t know what to expect so glad we went! Definitely a good few hours out!

[@sallypreston4939]

What a fabulous day! The food in the turkish restaurant looked delicious 😋. I love your vlogs you two are so funny, I hope you have a lovely weekend xx

[@TheBlokesFromStoke]

Hi Sally! Thanks so much for joining us! Highly recommend the restaurant! Very authentic given how much we’ve visited Turkey over the years!

[@davidr1431]

Another great vlog over all too soon! Looking forward to “tomorrow”.

[@TheBlokesFromStoke]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it! Not long til the next one!

[@lisam374]

Glad you both enjoyed Gatorland, it’s so so hot there though isn’t it 🥵 we tried the gator bites, guess what they tasted like 🐓 😂 Turkish restaurant looked very nice great to see something different for a change. Will check in next week bfn 👋🏻

[@TheBlokesFromStoke]

Hi Lisa! Thanks for joining us! Yeah we thought we’d have a little change and just try something different! Highly recommend the Turkish restaurant too! Those cheese rolls were soooo nice! See ya next week!

[@janetali6102]

The silver jacket looked great on you, did you buy it ?Loving your vlogs and humour guys !

[@TheBlokesFromStoke]

Hi Janet! Thank you for tuning in! Sadly didn’t buy the jacket. Was a little itchy actually! Definitely not needed in the Florida heat either! Cheers for coming along!

[@joyswindells4989]

Would love to go to Gatorland, great vlog as always

[@TheBlokesFromStoke]

Thanks Joy! It was definitely a better day than we thought it might be so if it’s your thing then definitely consider it!

[@spoons165]

Hi guys hope you both well, we have literally just got back from New York with Virgin so the choice is curl up with jet lag or straight in to your vlog no contest great vlog as always, did you suffer with any insect bites at Gator Land, Tom have you thought about one of the neck fans we have Just invested in them for Florida next month, a minor criticism Paul please no chewing gum while vlogging so annoying keep safe Andy and Vonnie

[@TheBlokesFromStoke]

Hi folks! Hope you had a great time in the big apples! Sorry about the gum. Schoolboy error! No insect bites luckily for us! Paul probably scared them off! Hahah we will definitely look at those fans. We did try to find some while we were there but no luck… hopefully next time! Have a great week!

[@Loco_bunny]

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[@TheBlokesFromStoke]

Thanks for watching!

[@tonylilley6611]

When we first went to Orlando 35 years ago, gatorland was a freebie with the holiday packages, never fancied it to be honest, but another great video, FYI, the total cost for 2 weeks flight, hotel and car hire for 2 adults and 2 children was £600... 😊

[@TheBlokesFromStoke]

WOW! What a price! Imagine if that was the case these day! Cheers for coming along! We just thought we’d try this given we had the tickets and that we’ve never been before…

[@T42Florida]

@theblokesfromstoke another grt vlog 🙌🙌 we will be visiting @gatorland_orlando in a couple of weeks and can't wait now, looks a fab day out 🐊🐊🐊 by the way @tom_morrow_travels what a lovely pair! 😉🤣🤣 until next week 🥰🥰

[@TheBlokesFromStoke]

Thank you! Hope you have a great time! There’s plenty to see and experience so take your time!