I Tried the Weirdest Tourist Traps in Florida

There is a place in the US that is known for having some of the weirdest buildings ever built, dinosaurs roaming around like it's nobody's business, and every celebrity you've ever known and loved all in one place. Of course, I'm talking about the tourism capital of America, Florida. But what if I told you that all of these wacky tourist destinations are actually within 50 mi of Walt Disney World, which by the way is just way too expensive. So that's why today I'm going to five of the weirdest tourist destinations I could find online to see if it's actually possible to have any fun around here without spending a bajillion dollars. Starting off with All righty, guys. We are here in front of the giant wizard head. It's pretty unique in appearance. He's got a staff in his left hand, sparkles in his right. It's pretty cool, but as with every other location in this video, it is a onestar location. So we're going to check it out. We're going to see if it lives up to its reviews. Starting off with Tatiana's review, they ask you to leave your bags at the entrance and not satisfied with retaining them, they tie them, practically calling customers thieves to their face. And then she attached this picture of the wizard from a very interesting angle. Keep up the good work, Tatiana. This looks like a phenomenal picture. Mandy said, "As we get close to the register to check out, the woman comes and locks the doors. I felt very uncomfortable. No paper towels or toilet paper. It was disgusting. Told the workers they didn't care. I will never visit here again. Oh man, you got to have toiletries in your bathroom, folks. That's retail 101. Next review. The way my kids and I were followed around felt extremely uncomfortable. An old woman and younger woman followed us around and were always within 2 ft of us. Never will go back again. Heather, are you trying to tell me that there will be people following me around as I'm trying to buy the articles to my tourist fit? Huh? What's that you say? You have no idea what I'm talking about. Well, that's cuz I haven't told you what I'm talking about. You see, as someone who's grown up in central Florida his whole life, I've never actually gotten the proper tourist experience here. The theme parks were practically my backyard and I've been surrounded by the beach as long as I can remember. So, that's why today I am determined to build the ultimate tourist outfit of all time. So, guys, these are some pretty concerning reviews. I'm hyped to see if any of these are true. Am I going to get followed around as I'm trying to pick out my fit? Are there going to be toiletries in the bathroom? One can only hope. Let's go ahead and find out if these reviews have any truth to them. All right, right off the bat, lots of Disney merch, which I guess I shouldn't be surprised. This is Home of the Mouse. Let's go look for some pieces to our tours fit. This store has a bunch of cool stuff. As you can see, I was quite fascinated with the Nintendo aisle. Look what I just found. Subscribe to Anthod. >> Okay, so it's actually all pretty weird generic touristsy stuff, but I'm kind of digging it to be honest. Anyways, weird merch aside, I think we finally found our first article of clothing for our tourist fit. I thought a hat would be a good start cuz why not? I think we found the hat. >> What do we think? >> Too silly. But I would have to keep moving cuz if these one-star reviews have any truth to them, the owners of the store could pull up at any moment and ask me to leave. >> Good. How are you guys? >> Doing good. >> Yes, sir. Or ma'am, sorry. Yeah. You >> have a YouTube channel? >> Yeah, I do. Yeah, I grew up here. >> Nice. >> Yeah. What about you guys? Are you guys from here? >> Yeah, we live here for a long time. I'm from Morocco originally. >> Oh, really? Wow. Nice to meet you. >> Yeah. Nice meeting you guys. Yeah. Thank you. Those may have been two of the sweetest people I've ever met in a in a gift shop like this. All the rumors about rude the rude owners, I think they're entirely false. That was pretty awesome. Anyways, I checked out and walked out of the store with my first tourist fit item. The giant wizard head is lowkey amazing. Even though the merch is kind of funnyl looking, it doesn't take away from how nice the owners were. Five stars. Next up, we have Now, you may be wondering, Anthony, where is Orange World in this graphic of all the tourist places? You told me five. Well, you see, this first destination is actually going to be three destinations for the price of one. Now, I did have some one-star reviews for Orange World, but really all you need to know is someone didn't get their juice, and someone said that the staff was rude. Let's go see if it's true. All right, got some oranges outside just like the reviews said. I'm not going to lie, some of these do look kind of uh questionable. Yeah, I'm not going to eat one of these. These look a little bit more promising. >> Oh, really? I would love a sample. Now, guys, usually when a place offers you free samples, they're pretty stingy with how much they give you. I love the grapefruit. That was like delicious. >> Another piece. >> Yeah, that'd be great. But that was not the case here. Jose, the employee who you see here, kept on loading me up with samples. I guess it's a good problem to have, but I'm not going to lie, it did kind of catch me off guard. Thank you for the samples. Appreciate it. >> And then I went inside this giant orange to see what the store has to offer. Oh, hey. Didn't see you there. As you can see, I'm here walking my new little triceratops friend. So far, guys, this place seems pretty chill. Not much of a port here. All I really saw in there were these fun walkable animals and these cool t-shirts, which I didn't get because they were pretty expensive. T-shirts are very vulgar. Oh my gosh, I have to censor these. But yeah, honestly, guys, not much to report here, so I think we're just going to go ahead and head over to our next destination. It's a giant orange and they sell oranges. Come and check it out if you're in the area. Five stars, guys. This place looks absolutely insane. That is right. First, we went to Orange World. Now, they made a whole planet just for bargains. They've got a green alien guy just chilling outside. He's got an oversized shirt. He's got the sideways cap. What a dude. As per usual, guys, we're going to check out some reviews to see what this place is all about. Starting with Carrie's review. The kids were just pushing a button to see if a toy worked before the worker told us we were not allowed to. It's not like we were throwing toys and being disrespectful. Carrie, that's fair. You should be able to try out a toy before buying it. Denny says, "Gross, gross place. Cockroaches, dead and alive, roam the floors, which are the nastiest thing. Just no." I'm not really a fan of cockroaches, so I hope we don't run into any. To be fair, though, is anyone really a fan of cockroaches? Let me know in the comments if you like cockroaches. No way. Right. Finally, you bade you says, "Expensive fridge magnets." Straight to the point. I like it. You bade. But anywh who, let's head right on in and see what Bargain Planet is all about. Hopefully there are no cockroaches and hopefully the fridge magnets are fairly priced. Okay, so first observations, this place is massive. It looks like a place spans back like 50 to 100 ft. It's just huge. Looks like the title Bergen Planet may have been pretty accurate. But anyways, I walked through the store hoping to see something interesting. And besides this stain on the floor and this hole in the ceiling, I thought it all looked up to par. I don't see any cockroaches dead or alive. So, that's a plus, I would say. So, I decided to go ahead and look for a good toy to see if an employee would stop me from playing with it before buying it. Not that I was actually planning on buying it, but I might as well test it out, you know, just in case. Yeah. So, that worked out. I kept on exploring to see about those refrigerator magnet prices, and it looks like there's three for $10. Oh my goodness, that is a little steep. I'm not going to lie. I also found this tub of ceiling water, so that's fun. That's a lot of water in the bin, and it's also kind of gross. So, overall, this place does have its quirks. A couple holes in the ceiling, a couple of stains here and there, but I feel like you almost have to expect that with the sheer size of this location. But yeah, guys, I'm having a grand old time. It's been great getting to check out these tourist shops so far, and I can't wait for you guys to see the next weird tourist attraction. It's pretty strange. It's pretty neat. Bargain Planet is a whole planet. Five stars. Another day, another tourist trap. Now guys, I actually grew up in Central Florida, so I've driven past this place many a time, but this is the first time I'm actually setting foot inside of Dinosaur World. So, I am very excited. As per us, we're going to dive right into the reviews to see what we can expect here at Dinosaur World. Galina writes, "If we knew it was Halloween themed, we would not go. Like, we went to learn about dinosaur, but instead my kids had to witness witches and realistic skeletons. Website said nothing about it. Only poster once you enter park." Now, guys, I did see some signs outside saying that it was some Halloween event going on. I'm not sure how much I can stomach, so hopefully it's not too bad. Michael says, "If I could give this place less than one star, I would." We start walking around and realize it's just a bunch of dinosaur statue spread out in the woods. We're sweating like crazy, getting torn up by mosquitoes, they would have to pay me $90 plus dollars to go in that crap hole again. Now, Michael, it sounds like you may have been expecting some real dinosaurs here. I'm sorry to tell you, but I don't know how you thought that would be the case. Like, they they went extinct millions of years ago. Now, guys, honestly, it cost me $25 to get in here, and I didn't think that was too bad considering we're close to things like Universal, Disney World. Like one would hope that this would be a cheaper alternative. Derek writes, "You would be better off sitting your kids down to watch Jurassic Park. Also, bugs, bugs, bugs, flying small insects, little gnats all over the place." Oh man, I hope that's not the case. I don't really like bugs. Well guys, it looks like we have our work cut out for us. Let's head right on in and see what Dinosaur World is all about. As I made my way into Dinosaur World, I started to notice something strange. And I'm not talking about this tree with a human face, although it is pretty strange. Wherever I look, there were indeed Halloween decorations. The lovely lady at the front desk gave me a map so I will be able to navigate around Dinosaur World. Let's get right into it. Let's explore and see what Dinosaur World is all about. Well guys, so far first impressions, this place is very interesting. You know, pretty much exactly what I expected. The pup put golf does look a little bit sad. I mean, I'm pretty sure anyone can make a hole in one of these like right away. But I'm only at the very beginning. So, who knows? Maybe the further we go in, the wilder dinosaur world gets. Now, besides the fact that this place is directly next to the highway, I did notice that this place is basically just a walking path with dinosaur statues all around it, which started to make me wonder if I had made the right decision in coming here and spending $25. That is until I saw possibly the coolest thing that I had seen this whole video, the Dinosaur World Tour. Now, I can't actually show you guys what music they were playing due to copyright laws, but just know it was bumping. As I continued walking through Dinosaur World, I saw a couple more statues, including this one of a dinosaur getting eaten alive. That's so brutal. And I also saw this T-Rex, which I thought was pretty darn cool. Sorry, Mike. I don't think there's any real dinosaurs here, but I came with that expectation. So, I I'm pleased. I think it was a good experience all around. I explored a bit more of Dinosaur World before going back to the front, and I did find this little hut with fossils in it. It also had some weird looking art on the walls. But when I finally did get back to the front, I found something interesting. So, I just found this area called the Doom Museum. Maybe this is where the movie dinosaurs have been hidden. Let's Let's go ahead and find out. Very quiet in here. Oh my gosh. Are they going to like move and jump scare me? Oh my gosh, bro. I'm actually like very scared. Oh my gosh. All righty. Let's go. Don't jump scare me, please. I'm out. I'm out. I got to be real. I did not expect that at all. That was so scary. Like, I I knew they were going to move. I knew it in my heart of hearts, but I also didn't know they were going to move. That was absolutely terrifying. Now that I had survived the most terrifying thing I'd ever done on video, it was time to buy our second article of clothing for our tourist vid. I looked around for what felt like a fat minute, though, because I honestly couldn't find anything that would fit me. But I finally found this pair of dinosaur sunglasses. What do you think? Dinosaur World. Oh, dinosaur world. Lots of cool dinos to see, but might be scary if you're a kid. Beware. Five stars. Florida Jungle Adventure, also home of the world's largest gator, supposedly. I mean, I know this thing isn't real, but I guess I guess it still counts, right? As always, guys, this place is swamped with one star reviews. You see what I did there? Uh, review time. Roads Traveled Photography says, "Nearly a hundred bucks for three adults and a child. Nails coming through the railings. The pressure to quote unquote give tips was overwhelming by the entire three people on staff. Nails coming through the railing sounds pretty concerning. We're going to have to stay away surroundings, guys." Rosanna writes, "Absolutely awful. The animals are all malnourished and depressed. The cougar pants back and forth, and it is so skinny and depressed, as well as the Canada links the wolf is. This place is disgusting. Rosanne, I think a comma would really help in terms of helping understand what you're saying here. But it does seem like there's some genuine concern there for the condition of these animals on the other side. So hopefully everything's looking and span. I'm really hoping that's what we find. Gman writes, "Plice is a dinosaur. It's disgusting. Poor animals needs closing down. This is not the Middle Ages. I know it's Florida." I I don't think anyone said it's not. I think you're completely correct. This is Florida. Side note, who's going to tell them that an alligator is not a dinosaur? I'm just saying, guys. Anyways, it seems once again that our work is cut out for us, guys. Let's go right on in and see what this Florida jungle adventure is all about. Now, right off the bat, I noticed that the animaling here was in full effect, especially with the life-sized gator replica in the gift shop. But when I got my wristband, I was told that there was a little surprise waiting for me later in the day. I decided to walk around and just see what this place was all about, and also just to see the cool animals. Hey monkey. But just as I was starting to get comfortable with my animal friends, it looked like it was time to get serious cuz this archway has a metric buttload of caution signs, including one that said, "No kidding. No jokes from here on out, guys." As I walked along the dock, it started becoming apparent to me that these rotting wood allegations may have had some truth to them. as the wood was literally creaking beneath my feet. I can honestly say this is the closest I've ever been to an alligator ever. So, I kept on going until I eventually found the apex predator of Florida, the Florida panther. I also found the wolves, a sleepy bobcat, and some baby turtles. But as I started to head back, I got stopped by this man whose name is Joe. Say hello, Joe. who informed me that that little surprise from earlier was a 3:00 animal tour that was about to begin. He also let me know that this tour would consist of allowing me to hold and handle all sorts of animals, including one that I was absolutely terrified of, but we'll get there. First, we have this baby alligator who was adorable and was also named Alejandro. That's an interesting name for a gator. I gave Alejandro a high five and sent him on his way because now it's time for the Colombian boa constrictor. So, uh, this is the biggest snake that we have. Are you afraid of snakes? >> Not really. Okay, >> now guys, I'm going to be honest and say that I was not afraid of this little guy in the slightest. I mean, look at him. He's literally half my size. What is the worst thing that could happen? Oh, he's really squeezing. Okay, so he started squeezing my hand really hard and I had to give him back to Joe and Zoe immediately. I mean, listen, I wasn't going to risk my life for a video. I love you guys, but come on now, guys. This is not what I was expecting at all. This is amazing. Anyways, the staff gave me a smaller snake that was much more my speed. And then it was time for probably the cutest animal on this whole jungle adventure. Oreo the skunk. Look at this little guy. So cute. And he has no stink juice. So, we're good. But as they put Oreo away and brought out this little hedgehog, I started to sense that something wasn't quite right. For one, they kind of just hid behind this door for a while. And once they did come out, Joe had the smuggest look on his face and a tiny box. Introducing the tarantula. Now guys, this might be a bad time to say that I'm kind of afraid of spiders, especially if they're fuzzy and almost the size of my hand. Joe informed us that while these guys looked scary, you actually have to be pretty careful while handling them because a fall from just a couple feet could actually completely game end them. So, you know, no pressure. Just carry the balance of life and death in my hands. But anyways, it was time to buy our next article of clothing for our tourist fit. And I think I'm going to go with this shirt. I think it looks pretty cool. Florida Jungle Adventure is a mustgo destination located in East Florida. It got to hold a gator, some snakes, and even a boa constrictor. He held my hand a little firm for my liking, but besides that, I have no complaints. Five stars. Now guys, for our last two tourist destinations, we're going to be going back to my roots here in Central Florida, Orlando to be exact. So, I stashed my tourist fit in my bag and walked up to our next tourist destination. Also known as the world's greatest wax museum. Now, I've never been to a wax museum, so I'm pretty interested to see what this is like. And as you can see behind me, guys, we've already got a very special guest coming along with us. As per us guys, we have the onestar reviews to see what this place is all about. Feder Rica writes, "I came with all my hopes up in the day of my birthday, just to see that the only reason I came for was not in here. Taylor Swift should own a space in this museum." Now, guys, sue me. I'm not huge on Taylor Swift, but she does seem popular enough to where it seems like it would make sense for her to have her own spot in this wax museum. This review is also from 3 years ago, so who knows? Maybe they've added her. Jeffrey writes, "The Orlando version very predictably caters only to young, clueless tourists. I feel called out here. The wax displays here include such famous historical figures as Jay-Z, Taylor Swift, and Conan O'Brien. Basically, a bunch of pop stars that aren't even dead yet. Give me a break, dude. This was really pathetic. Okay, so Jeffree is saying that Taylor Swift is in this wax museum, but this review was written 7 years ago. So, what what's the deal here? Is Taylor Swift in here or not?" This may be the most important plot detail of this entire video. I think our next steps are clear. We got to go in there and find out Taylor Swift is still this wack museum. Let's go right on in. As I walked into the attraction, I was immediately greeted by a photo op where I was told to look like I was having fun on a stage. Your best concert poses. There we go. >> Yeah. Counting down. >> So, yeah, that was fun. I was also immediately greeted by Pitbull. Now guys, oh, don't mind him. Just my employee. Guys, first impressions, this place is pretty neat. I've already ran into the president. He's loan me his secret service agent. This is incredible. That being said, we just began and I already feel like I'm getting overwhelmed with just how many wax figures there are. First off, Pona Leon, we've got Uncle Sam. We want you to subscribe. Uncle Sam said now you have to do it. Abraham Lincoln, George Washington. This is all historical figures. So, overall, I'd say this was worth it. And we still have to go in the giant ferris wheel. So, I'm looking forward to it. Now, guys, if you told me that Martin Luther King was a short king, I would not have believed you. Walt Disney, what are you doing here? Next to Walt Disney, I saw Thomas Edison and Albert Einstein. This place is insane. I also met the guys who made the phone this video was recorded on and the woman who made this wax museum in the first place. But, as I got deeper into the museum, I started to feel a hint of the heeie-jeebies. I honestly feel like I'm getting jump scared at every corner. Like these people look just realistic enough in your peripheral vision to where you could mistake them as an actual person. I also met Messi, Tiger Woods, Babe Ruth, Rihanna, Harry Styles, Ariana Grande, Michael Jackson, and even had a dance party with whoever this is. Sorry if you're a fan of this guy. I have never seen him in my entire life. I also met Elvis, Whoopy Goldberg, Jimothy Fainone, Oprah, Neil Patrick Harris, and Jim Parsons. But even after meeting all these celebrities, it appeared that my wax museum experience was only just beginning because our next area in the museum was superheroes. Okay, this one looks pretty real for some reason. I don't know why. Maybe it's the beard. Oh, hello there. Okay, this one is objectively just the best one here. Pump it. I said goodbye to Shrek, hung out for a bit with The Rock, and said hello to my sworn nemesis. For those of you who don't know, I've been deathly afraid of ET ever since I was a kid. We just don't get along. Next to ET, I saw someone that one of our reviewers from earlier would have been thrilled to see. She's still here. So, why did that review say she wasn't here 3 years ago, but then the 7-year ago one did? I don't know. But she's here, guys. So, if you're trying to meet Taylor Swift, this is probably as close as you can come to to meeting Taylor Swift. I met a couple more celebrities like Channing Tatum. But before I knew it, I had stumbled into what might have been the wildest celebrity party to ever exist on the planet with stars such as Tom Hanks, Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway, Chris Pratt, Samuel L. Jackson, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Morgan Freeman. Okay guys, honestly, I never thought I'd be invited to one of these fancy celebrity parties. though it is an honor and a privilege to be here. Isn't that right, Morgan? >> Yes, that is right, Anthony. >> He's a man of few words. Overall, that was better than I thought it was going to be. Said it was honestly pretty impressive. Lots of cool lights. That last part felt like a straightup party. But now we're on our way to our biggest tourist attraction of the whole video, the Orlando Eye. Now guys, as you may be able to tell, this thing is massive. I can't possibly fit it all in the frame. This is basically a giant ferris wheel where you can see all of Orlando. It's review time. Morali writes, "Worst experience ever. We traveled all the way from Canada to explore tourist attractions in Orlando, only to be told by staff that the attraction was closed due to weather conditions. The frustrating part, the weather was perfectly sunny with no rain or storms in sight. Well, hopefully that's not the case today because it is perfectly sunny, not a cloud in sight. Everything should go fine. Aaron Zazu says, "Be careful when buying combo tickets. They close the wheel due to bad weather. And if you've already entered another attraction, they won't give you a refund." Now, guys, I actually did buy a combo ticket today, so here's hoping they don't cancel anything. I mean, the weather is literally perfect, so I don't see why they would. Annayia writes, "The worst experience ever." Not because we could not enjoy the ride, but because a of the lies of the staff members. We visited it on 5325 bought the tickets at the location 30. That was a mouthful. All right, so I mean it seems like people have their opinions about the Orlando Eye. It does look like the sun is about to set, so this might be the perfect time to get on. Let's hop right on in. And we're in, guys. We got our very own eye. This is insane. The person up front told me it was a good time to get on cuz it was right at sunset. So, looks like we nailed it. Let's Let's freaking go. Yeah, you can cheer for that. Oh my gosh. Let's go. Yes. I've got to hurry. We're about a quarter of the way up, so I'm going to get my tourist fit on stacked. As I got dressed in my tourist fit, I started to feel a sense of accomplishment. Not only because I had finally put together the perfect tourist outfit, but also because this view of the sunset was absolutely breathtaking. It reminded me of all the fabulous tourist attractions that we got to visit earlier in this video. Five stars. Well, guys, thank you so much for watching this video. I really enjoyed making it. 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