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susan lees
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Your talent is wasted. Now remember I'm 5 hours ahead in very cold Scotland and I've had a few wines so I probably am making no sense but I love your trip reports. And I love Phil pretending he hates DisneyJust call me Mr. Spielberg, LOL.
Your talent is wasted. Now remember I'm 5 hours ahead in very cold Scotland and I've had a few wines so I probably am making no sense but I love your trip reports. And I love Phil pretending he hates Disney
Cheers!!
Go.Nijntje
Well-Known Member
The coat hangers were my favorite bit of the video. Fingers crossed my room will be as fancy as Buddy's.
krause
Well-Known Member
PART EIGHT - Lost in the hallways of Animal Kingdom Lodge
Okay so remember, our room number was 4572, and the reason I know that, and would have known that during what follows is that I had a video right on my phone that showed the door with 4572 right on it.
But who thinks of that with several dozen Ultimate Long Island Iced Teas sloshing around in their belly?
I knew where the room was! I have a very good memory. The best memory. I have a very good brain! The very best brain. Ya know, just like that orange idio----errrr, ummmm, oh wait. For a second I forgot where I was and thought I was back on the Politics Board rather than heading toward my room at the Animal Kingdom Lodge. Never mind about orange colored goons. We have a room to find!
And it didn't take long for me to realize that hey, wait a minute, these hallways sure are long, and hey, wait a minute, these hallways all look the same, and hey, wait a minute, am I even on the right side of the resort, and hey, wait a minute, how am I back at Victoria Falls again?
Okay. Well, no problem, we'll just try this again. The room must be on the other side.
Ummmm....boy these hallways are super long. Weren't we pretty far down though? But were we this far down?
I was starting to feel like JoBeth Williams at the end of Poltergeist when she's running down the hallway and it keeps getting longer and longer.
I was also feeling like I was in the hallways of The Shining, but with African flair!
Then it dawned on my very good, very smart brain that if I could just find the lobby, they could tell me my room number and even give me a map so I could find it! That's it! Lobby here I come!
But where was the lobby?!?!?!?
The halls were twisting and turning but every turn, just more hallway. At this point, I was alternately laughing at how stupid this situation was and getting a little panicked because there was seriously no sign that I would ever find my way to the room or to the lobby.
I finally just started touching my magic band to random doors to see if I might win the lottery and get the magical green light. No luck.
Now I was starting to feel like I was in that John Cusack movie 1408, when he gets trapped in a spooky hotel room and can't get out.
This is when I decided I'd better make a video, so they could identify the body when they found the lost footage.
Please enjoy 35-seconds lost in the hallways with a raving lunatic. And once again, Drunk Spielberg held the camera the wrong way:
LOL, now this was after what felt like an hour. It was probably shorter, but just when I thought I would never see a sign of life again, the lobby!!!!!
So I stumbled up to the front desk and when the guy said "May I help you?", I informed him that I had been lost in the hallways for the past two days. He laughed and after he confirmed my identity, he pulled out a map, showed me where my room was, and basically drew a long line with a magic marker from the lobby to the room.
In my defense, the room was an endless distance from the Victoria Falls Lounge, but I'm not sure if anyone ever got quite so lost in these hallways before.
So, I took my map, and like Dora the Explorer, I eventually crawled to 4572, put my Magic Band to the door, and was greeted with.....green light! Hurray! I made it!
But the room was pitch, pitch black, and the first thing I did was slam right into the television unit. I was probably concussed, but I was so happy to be in the room that I just started laughing.
Of course, this makes Phil wake up and snarl "You are in so much trouble!"
"For what?!" I laughed.
"It's one thirty in the morning!" he snapped. "Where were you?"
To which, there was only one response: "I got lost on safari."
And with that, I collapsed into my bed where I remained until my phone started ringing off the hook early the next morning......
Back to you soon.
This. This is perfection.
This is me crying tears of laughter.
kaitertot5249
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This is my first time reading one of your Trip Reports but from the sound of it, they're pretty entertaining!
So glad you made it back to your room in one piece. I get the feeling that you have some more adventures (misadventures?) waiting for you in the morning. I'm looking forward to reading more of your saga!
So glad you made it back to your room in one piece. I get the feeling that you have some more adventures (misadventures?) waiting for you in the morning. I'm looking forward to reading more of your saga!
Figgy1
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^^^Exactly!This. This is perfection.
MinnieM123
Premium Member
(I will say, somewhat in your defense, that I have stayed a few times at AKL, and those corridors are very long and with the "wings" of the resort, sometimes you don't know if you're coming or going. I got lost there once, and I wasn't even drinking, Buddy!!)
ajrwdwgirl
Premium Member
Dora the Explorer! Fantastic! I am glad you got back to your room okay.
I am glad you got back to your room okay.
Tony the Tigger
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...cause Lisa with an 's' goes "sss" not "zzz."
Never heard it before. Allow me to introduce you to my friend, Phyl.
Speaking of Phyl, what is with Phil (and I) getting hit on by allegedly straight-ish creeps at WDW?! (You may recall my incident at CBR last year with Mr. Macho whose wife was back home recovering from surgery and invited me back to his room for a little Daffy Duck?)
Phil is either really good at smiling for the camera, or really enjoys Disney and doesn't want to admit it, or is really drunk by the time you start taking the happy pics.
Don't feel bad, if I didn't have Brian with me, I'd never have found our room (right below yours, just as crazy a walk lol) especially after leaving that crazy bar that is legit between floors.
Looking forward to the rest of the TR!
Never heard it before. Allow me to introduce you to my friend, Phyl.
Speaking of Phyl, what is with Phil (and I) getting hit on by allegedly straight-ish creeps at WDW?! (You may recall my incident at CBR last year with Mr. Macho whose wife was back home recovering from surgery and invited me back to his room for a little Daffy Duck?)
Phil is either really good at smiling for the camera, or really enjoys Disney and doesn't want to admit it, or is really drunk by the time you start taking the happy pics.
Don't feel bad, if I didn't have Brian with me, I'd never have found our room (right below yours, just as crazy a walk lol) especially after leaving that crazy bar that is legit between floors.
Looking forward to the rest of the TR!
DisneyGigi
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The lost video was hilarious! Long Island Iced Teas are to blame, I swear.About the creepy guy at the bar, I should mention that the interaction between Phil and him that I posted here is the totally toned down version, sanitized for a WDWMagic PG-13 rating. The actual conversation that Phil relayed was much longer and full of F bombs and dialogue that would get me banned on here for life.
Oh and yes, I remember your CBR story. Totally wacky!
Next time I'm there, someone better harass me, dammit, because I'm feeling left out!
As for Phil smiling all the time, I keep telling him how happy you guys say he looks and his reply is "Just because I know how to smile for the camera doesn't mean I'm having any fun."
Charming, to the bitter end.
Anyway, I'll post as much as I can later tonight because I have to go to DC to see Mean Girls the musical at the National Theatre for my job tomorrow and so after tonight, I won't be able to get to the heart pounding conclusion of this monstrosity until at least Thursday.
That was my first ever alcoholic drink, many years ago, and I do still have one or two on occasion, at Disney.
Tony the Tigger
Well-Known Member
You should see her do "Liza with a Z." He knows every breath to take at the right moment - best at recreating her live shows. Has done La Cage, Vegas, Atlantic City
- all of that. Oh, but my heart sank when I read you slept through the 9AM performance!! That's one of those things I'd torture myself about. Until happy hour, at least.
MinnieM123
Premium Member
Ha! Only you could go all the way to Florida, and miss the opening of the convention!
Loved your reference to the original Wonder Woman, Lynda Carter. Her "spin" was a classic! The remake (movie) left that out--a big mistake!Actually, the photos of the food looked delicious. I was surprised that the flavors didn't live up to the visuals.
I'm not single, but if I was, I'd take you up on the offer. He's quite a handsome gentleman and likes Disney--a real "catch" for some woman out there!
Princess Leia
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I think these have to be the happiest pictures I have ever seen of Phil @ WDW
A couple more things, now that I’m caught up:
1. I’m really sorry about the harassment, that is really icky and I’m sorry it had to happen at Disney.
2. So, that whiskey tasting... was it a full shot, or...?
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Figgy1
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I promise if we're ever there at the same time I'll harass the heck out of you and even buy you a drink, turkey neck and all. I also promise not to grab you by the............!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Princess Leia
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Thoughts of the show? I love the movie, so I’m a little nervous as to how the show will he received.As a side note, here is why I can't continue the trip report tonight. I'm in DC for the pre-Broadway run of this:
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Let's see if I can get lost until dawn in the halls of the Hamton Inn.
