Trip Report Artfully Dodged

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This is an actual PTR, so please refrain from aiming a blow at my head with your digital ladle.

Who: I'll tell you this, there will be dogs involved.

Where: Somewhere on the Broadwalk

When: Sooner than you think. Waaaay sooner than you think.

 

[wdisney9000]

Thursday

Bus ride over to Animal Kingdom with. The driver said nothing about the dog needing to go under the seat even tho it was a pretty packed bus

Security line was longer than the queue at Space Mountain when we arrived

Edith nailed it...Mostly lol. IYKYK

That was the first photo that her having her ears pinned back worked out well!


Since Edith had been enjoying the boat rides, we had to check NRJ off the list

I did use the flash for this photo but it was at the end of the ride and the boats were jammed up for a few minutes.

 

[wdisney9000]

Thursday

Since Zelda was on the injured reserve list, Edith stepped in the help with her young charge.

Safari was next. Edith absolutely loved it

Edith was mesmerized with the Zebras and the Goats more than anything

Afterwards it was time for Dawa Bar! Edith took a quick nap (shocker)

 

[amjt660]

Ears were up for the safari!!!


Max

 

[krause]

Thursday

Since Zelda was on the injured reserve list, Edith stepped in the help with her young charge.

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Safari was next. Edith absolutely loved it

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Edith was mesmerized with the Zebras and the Goats more than anything

Afterwards it was time for Dawa Bar! Edith took a quick nap (shocker)

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LOL I love a safari animal montage where none of the pics are of the actual safari animals

 

[wdisney9000]

LOL I love a safari animal montage where none of the pics are of the actual safari animals

A star in her own right!

 

[wdisney9000]

Thursday continued

After a river journey, we caught the bird show in front of the tree of life

I've always seen the birds flying around. But never stop to watch the 10 minute show which was actually very fun.

It was getting very hot out, and zelda's family decided to head back to polynesian and hit the pool

But it was expedition Everest for me!

The kennel at expedition everest is a cage that is about ten feet away from the track near the exit

All of the loud noises the trains make as they enter and exit could be a disaster for a dog that doesn't have good nerves but edith did great. I always ask the cast members how she behaved while I was gone and she had nothing but compliments.

It was time for us to head back to the room and I stopped to grab a beer for the walk to the front

There was a couple in front of me and the husband was taking a while to decide what he wanted and noticed Edith and I behind him and apologize and offered to pay for our drinks for the delay. I told him it was absolutely not necessary as I didn't mind at because Edith was taking a break in the shade. He insisted and hey who am I to turn down a free beer? Lol.

Since he was kind enough to buy my drink I insisted they get a picture with edith

I ordered a Reuben Sandwich from the boardwalk. Delhi on the way back to the room

It was absolutely delicious and hot in fresh!

Edith just wanted water and to take a nap lol. I had been using a large paper bowl for her Water and housekeeping must have thrown it away. So I just had a big cup for now. But she didnt mind. She just drank abkut 7 cups haha

I took a shower after lunch and while Edith was resting. I walked down to the boardwalk and had a Facetime call with C so she could enjoy the view with me

 

[wdisney9000]

Thursday

After our afternoon break is time for Ediths first trip on the riff Raff express. I grabbed a Sam Adam's and couldn't find a bottle opener. The .eatla buckle on Ediths collar worked great!

We stopped to check the work at the cake ship. Construction is NOT happening at a feverish pace

Edith seemed to enjoy the view from the skyliner

 

[wdisney9000]

Thursday continued

Zeldas family was meeting us at Hollywood studios. But they would not be there for a while. Their son had made several breakthroughs on this trip. And one was finally riding the slide at the pool. So they spent some extra time there. And he also started trying the roller coasters on this trip And really love slinky dog -So their only mission was to come and ride that before end of the night.

I was able to ride run away railway amd Star Tours and also hit Baseline taphouse to see Mike and the gang.

I met them at SDD soon after.

Their kennel is very close to the track as well. But they have a covering on the back side to shield the animal from seeing anything which I think is definitely a good thing.

They had enough time to catch the fantastic show but I wanted to ride tower of terror so we parted ways after SDD.

I stopped to grab a drink and the CM complimented Edith on her beauty then asked if we'd like a little extra magic with our order? I said sure. They offered us a free pizza. It was so nice of them. I thanked Edith for her good looks since that was the reason we got it! Amd she got some of the pepperoni amd crust.

Of all the things I had been trying to get a pic with her wars up...it was pizza that did the trick!!

 

[wdisney9000]

Thursday continued

If I thought the free pizza was pretty cool, little did I know that what was in store next for me!

I went through the normal routine of getting Edith in the kennel Then back to the elevator up to the boiler room. When we got back the cast member and I chatted for a few minutes while they got the Last group of guests loading into the elevator.

He asked me if I would like to join the group or have an elevator all to myself? Ummm, elevator to myslef please was my response!!

The 3 cast members, there were totally awesome! They took their time to show me some of the cool features the elevator has.

The lights that flicker for a spooky effect are actually a signal for the cast members too.

They showed me where the security camera is located Which monitors the elevator for the whole ride. Also that the inside door of the elavtors have a "B" when closed amd I think he said it stands for Boiler Room, but when the doors open it makes a "13". These are things that some people may already know. But I had never learned about it so it was pretty cool for me.

They shared some cool stories of crazy guest behavior and i had to ask if anything spooky ever happened. They said nothing particular Aside from being in there alone and getting a creepy feeling.

It was such a fun time spending a few minutes with them. But then it was time for me to begin My scary adventure! They took some pics for me before I headed up!

Riding by yourself definitely makes it a little scarier. And it was such a great experience that I will not forget!

I scooped up Edith from the kennel And we headed back to the resort for a Good Night's sleep.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

Thursday continued

If I thought the free pizza was pretty cool, little did I know that what was in store next for me!

I went through the normal routine of getting Edith in the kennel Then back to the elevator up to the boiler room. When we got back the cast member and I chatted for a few minutes while they got the Last group of guests loading into the elevator.

He asked me if I would like to join them. Or have an elevator all to myself since it was the last group of the night. Ummm, elevator to myslef please was my response!!

The 3 cast members, there were totally awesome! They took their time to show me some of the cool features the elevator has.

The lights that flicker for a spooky effect are actually a signal for the cast members too.

They showed me where the security camera is located Which monitors the elevator for the whole ride. Also that the inside door of the elavtors have a "B" when closed amd I think he said it stands for Boiler Room, but when the doors open it makes a "13". These are things that some people may already know. But I had never learned about it so it was pretty cool for me.

They shared some cool stories of crazy guest behavior and i had to ask if anything spooky ever happened. They said nothing particular Aside from being in there alone and getting a creepy feeling.

It was such a fun time spending a few minutes with them. But then it was time for me to begin My scary adventure! They took some pics for me before I headed up!

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Riding by yourself definitely makes it a little scarier. And it was such a great experience that I will not forget!

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I scooped up Edith from the kennel And we headed back to the resort for a Good Night's sleep.

Having the ride to yourself would have been awesome!

 

[Tuvalu]

But it was expedition Everest for me!

I could hardly recognize you in the ride photo without a corded phone in your ear.

I ordered a Reuben Sandwich from the boardwalk. Delhi on the way back to the room.

Wasn’t aware a Reuben was Indian food.

 

[wdisney9000]

I could hardly recognize you in the ride photo without a corded phone in your ear.


Wasn’t aware a Reuben was Indian food.

There is construction going on there, so technically it's "New Delhi"

 

[wdisney9000]

Day 5 , Friday

Fun fact: I puke in my mouth when people say or post "Friyay".

We were back to HS to start the day!

Me: Edith let's get a good picutre at Star Wars, ok???????

Edith:

She does the enjoy the kenell here tho! The CMs even recognized us (aka her) and were glad to see her again. It was about our 5th ride on Star Tours this trip.

I got the same old and tired pod racer/buzz Droid scene.

To retrieve the dog after you exit the ride, you go this way, (seriously)

There is a long hallway that returns you to the loading area where the kennel is. The CM called and said what I thought was "I have someone coming down the Bifrost to get their dog. I thought it was so cool that they nicknamed the hallway "The Bifrost". For anybody wondering, The Bifrost is the name of the transport system Thor uses to get to other planets in the Marvel movies.

The CM responded and said, "oh no I just said "bypass" not Bifrost. Then she paused and said, that's actually a cool name for it!

I waited for pernision to use the Bifrost and then got Edith who of course had her ears up the kennel

We got some pics by the Falcon.

 

[wdisney9000]

Friday continued

All ears at RoTR

Captain Edith ready!

Another kennel.she seems to be excited for. Theirs is outside but it's around the corner from where you exit the attraction.

I got some.backstage pics

As I was taking pics behind the ship, a CM of the ride came over to "interigate me" for being in an unauthorized area. She was great. She played the role of security guard very well. I was told "I'd be useful to the integrators"

After the ride, The CM watching Edith commented on how calm and well behaved she was. He told me that most of the dogs (fake service dogs) they get start freaking out, whining, barking etc. Smh.

I was glad Edith could give legit dogs a good name! I got a pic of them together.

 

[littleroo]

Wow! What a trip! Free beer and pizza. TOT alone is a dream for me!!! So cool! It always helps to be kind and have a beauty of a dog with you!

 

[wdisney9000]

Wow! What a trip! Free beer and pizza. TOT alone is a dream for me!!! So cool! It always helps to be kind and have a beauty of a dog with you!

All three of those magical moments would not have happened were it not for Edith. She deserves ALL the credit

 

[wdisney9000]

Friday continued

After RoTR we went to Baseline for a refill. As Edith and I were standing in line, a gentleman next to us said "HI Keith" with a big smile on his face. I said hello and was confused since I didn't recognize him so I asked how he knew my name? He introduced himself (I'll refer to him as Mr. G), and he said that he reads my trip reports on magic! I asked his username and he said he doesn't have an account but he enjoys reading the trip reports. Of course he mentioned he loves @Tuvalu 's reports as well . There's no competing with "Big T" but I'm happy to be in Mr G's top 3!

After we chatted for a few minutes I asked if he wouldn't mind if I included our meet up in my report and he said no problem. And since that was the case, I insisted we get some pictures! If you meet @Tuvalu you may be lucky enough to recieve one of her cards! If you meet me, you may be lucky enough to get a picutre with my dog! Both are pretty cool, IMO.

I did my.best to persuade Mr G to open an account here and participate. He'll be reading this report so Im asking everyone reading this to say hi to Mr G! I know you're reading this Mr G, come join the fun!

It was such a pleasure to meet him and his family. I messaged Big T to let her know I met a fan of hers. She told me to say hello from her if we crossed paths again.

 

[cgersic]

Hi Mr G!! How lucky are you that your first inclusion to a trip report would be with Keith and Edith?! Please come on in and join the fun! And Keith, I just love the way you do Disney and a report.

 

[Tuvalu]

Mr. G

Please come out of the shadows and play!

 

[wdisney9000]

Hi Mr G!! How lucky are you that your first inclusion to a trip report would be with Keith and Edith?! Please come on in and join the fun! And Keith, I just love the way you do Disney and a report.

Thank you so much! Don't make me blush