Walkabout The World - A Disney Podcast - A Farewell to Dinoland and Dinosaur with the Entire East Coast Crew

Episode Date: February 1, 2026

Hello travelers! This week join us for a special episode of Walkabout firsts and lasts! For the first time ever, join all five east coast cohosts in person for an energy filled and playful walk and ta...lk through Disney's Animal Kingdom as we experience our last trip to Dinoland USA and the Dinosaur ride together in its last days before it goes extinct. On the way you'll have a singalong in Harambe care of Burudika, hear from each host as we travel around the park, and then ride Dinosaur one last time. Walkabout the World is now on TikTok! Come follow our visual companion to the audio podcast at Walkabout.the.world.pod on TikTok Look us up at @WalkaboutWDW on Instagram and drop us a note to say hi. Visit us at walkabouttheworld.com - find links to all the things - attraction episodes, Insta accounts of all the hosts, and even how to buy your own Walkabout shirt!    

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Starting point is 00:00:02 Hello, travelers. Welcome back to walk about the world in our in-park family reunion that we have every week. We are here at Disney's Animal Kingdom, the Harriest Place on Earth, for a very... Hey, I'm waving at the camera while I'm recording. Josh is doing a picture. And I just said Josh, because the gang is all here. Now, Rick, Michelle, you're missed, but the entire East Coast crew is here, including me, obviously, and Josh. Hello.
Starting point is 00:00:31 and Jay. How dear guys. And Pete. Hello. And Yvonne. Hello. And guest are Heather. Hi. So we're here for a very specific reason. And I'm going to have Mr. Producer tell you what that reason is.
Starting point is 00:00:50 And he's not even paying attention. But he's going to now. Josh, why are we here? Sorry, I'm just so excited. This is historic. It is historic. It is the first time in five years that we've had everyone on the same episode in person on the East Coast.
Starting point is 00:01:04 This is great. More than likely it'll be right. We'll see what happens. So, yeah, we're here because it is the last weekend of Dinoland USA. It is the last weekend of the dinosaur ride before it becomes, and, you know, sorry, I'm happy about it. I'm not going to lie. I'm not going to lie.
Starting point is 00:01:26 But we're getting an Indiana Jones ride. That is pretty cool. Ouch. Ouch. Outch. From the Midwest, right? Didn't he like snakes? Now, now he's going to be, oh, it's the guy from the ride.
Starting point is 00:01:41 And then they're going to see the movies. It's a brilliant and beautiful way to introduce a character who deserves so much more. Anyway. We're here to ride the dino. Well, the ride. I'm going to miss Rist Rastrotosaurus, honestly, more than a dinosaur. I love chicken fingers. We were talking on the way over that restaurant and stores going away is the big sad time for Heather and I.
Starting point is 00:02:10 There's a lot of great things. I mean, losing Chester and Hester's was the first big, ouchy. The theming in that restaurant is, yeah, I automatically go and try to eat in the trailer all the time. It is the best. It's also like sort of the death knell for sort of original park characters and stuff, right? A little bit. A little bit. It's so sad.
Starting point is 00:02:34 We had all the interns back in the day, and then they brought back the interns a couple years ago, as a musical act. That was kind of fun. And then they started doing the Christmas thing there. Oh, yeah, they had Santa. And now I wonder where that rug with the Dino Institute logo is going to go,
Starting point is 00:02:51 because I want it. Or the train in the store. I want the train out of Chester and Hester store. All of the Godzilla's? Like, where is everything in Chester and Hester's gone? Do we need to go check out? Making an antique mode. Coming in February 2nd.
Starting point is 00:03:07 Yeah. Recycling the magic? Yes, recycling the magic. No want people to know. Keep the sacred. Gate keep. What are we doing, Josh? So here's the plan.
Starting point is 00:03:18 We're all together. We're just going to do a little walk. You know, passing the mic around isn't exactly easy when you have a group of people. But... Because we're choked up. Is that why it's going to be? I'm choked up. The more we talk about this and where I want to go cry in a corner.
Starting point is 00:03:31 The closer we get... You should record that. That's not. The closer we get to Dino Land, the sadder it's going to be. Oh, Pete just pulled up the map in the wait time for Dinosaur. It's going to be a hundred. Yay! It's just a long.
Starting point is 00:03:51 We're going to give you the best long line of dinosaur episode. I promise we won't do that, phone. I promise we're not going to make you wait in line, but we will, we're going to walk around. We're going to go to the left here at Discovery Island and head into Harambe through Anandapur and end up at the old Dino Land, USA, what's left of it, to say goodbye. So let's go. Let's walk about the world, you guys. Let's do it. Where are we, Jeremy?
Starting point is 00:04:30 Where are we start? We are right next to Pete Safari. some of the best old ambience still left in the park over here at Pete Safari although it seems closed a lot weirdly I don't know it's open now tree of life I'd like to go in the card that's the card story would you like it? Tree of Life Garden
Starting point is 00:05:03 I have to take it. Here. I'll let you do that. All right. Taking control of the recording device. So Josh can take pictures. It's weird having a whole crew marching through the park at one time. And we're here by Creature Comforts on your left now. And here's a drink cart going by.
Starting point is 00:05:38 Enjoy. And here's the very last part of the Tree of Life Garden that we were just passing, and Tara Treats, which I haven't looked at in a while. We have a Colombian-style hot dog, which I don't even know what that is. It is topped with salsa and mayonnaise ketchup. I think that's called aoli, or something. Pineapple sauce, crushed chips. I don't know, man.
Starting point is 00:06:18 Sounds kind of good. I don't think you've ever had a tubular meat from this park, have you? I haven't because... You guys know that I don't eat tubular meat-shaped products in parks because I don't want to be in the first-state area. All right, we are crossing the bridge over to Harambe, Port of East Africa. The whitewashed, crumbly walls on either side of the bridge. Textured worn walkway.
Starting point is 00:06:47 Welcome. It really is. You can see all. all the way down the Discovery River to Everest. And look, there's duckies that, so it's like Michelle in the future. Michelle, we have, we have duckies. Duckeys have been spotted. Yvonne is taking pictures in her element.
Starting point is 00:07:11 Hey, uh, hey, Yvonne. Yeah. What are you doing? Taking a picture of a sign. Oh. We like signs. Wait, no way! It's Maradica!
Starting point is 00:07:28 They knew we were coming. Oh. Heck yes. Why am I soft in the middle and all my nights are so long. I can be your long lost pal. Call me out. Can you not sing this? So good.
Starting point is 00:09:17 Little kids dancing everywhere. So good. This brings life to Harambe. In Harambe Market, the food market is to the left. Chef Mwanga's famous meats. You're not going to want to miss those. Malanga. It's burgers and fries.
Starting point is 00:10:30 Sorry, that's coming soon. We're not pleased. It does not matter who you are. Where are you from? We're all children of the world. It is. And I'm going to hand this off to host Jay, and we're going to head from here
Starting point is 00:10:45 out of Harambe over towards Asia. Jay, how are you doing, man? I'm doing all right. Still hold my emotions back because of the dinosaur. But it's okay. And now, of course, the the African chicken tenders
Starting point is 00:10:59 that are coming to Harambe Market I do hope you guys enjoyed the music going on over there Josh is making sure to point out that there's the famous sausages sign I hope you guys smiled as much as I did listening to you can call me Al
Starting point is 00:11:29 and the African take on that I really really loved that we started that sort of jamming and I was happy made me Uber smile so if you guys smiled as much as I did because I definitely enjoyed that from beginning to end. But you know what?
Starting point is 00:11:44 Let's walk a little bit, get a little music transition here, and enjoy some vibes. Gosh, that famous sausages sign is everywhere. They must be delicious. If anybody ever figures out where to buy those sausages, you let me know. Checking out the times here. Dinosaur has come down to a hour, I mean, I'm sorry, 115 minutes. So maybe the longer we go walk, the shorter the line will get, that would be nice. That would be very nice.
Starting point is 00:12:57 Pete's ready to go on the time. Oh. And I will be here waiting for Pete to get off of Collie. Feel the need to get wet, huh? I mean, Collie is five-minute wait. Like, what's wrong? Like, I don't know. What's wrong with this picture?
Starting point is 00:13:22 You're not on it. I think you should go get on it right now. Like, when it's 50 degrees. So, like, what's that? been walking through Africa on our way to Asia is such a long
Starting point is 00:13:42 a long walk currently passing Mr. Kamal's fries who wants some fries Josh if I give you money will you go give me some fries? Yes if I can enjoy some of said fries
Starting point is 00:13:57 sure sure how much are fries hey we're having a fry stuff any of you guys need anything Mr. Kamal's? Yes. They're like three of them. You can have fries, or you can have chicken dumplings.
Starting point is 00:14:09 Chicken dumplings. Okay, go for it. Use the card. Use the card. So, yeah, so Mr. Kamal's fries. And then if you pass Mr. Kamal's fries and you go down this little tiny path,
Starting point is 00:14:23 you see the tree of life in the best view possible, in my opinion. We're going to take a photo for you here. So, yeah, as we continue to walk, as they continue to abuse the privileges of my card, you continue to walk down this way. To our left here is feathered friends in flight. You know, say that.
Starting point is 00:14:46 Say that. I speak. I speak all the time. Feathered friends in flight to our left. And the place, oh gosh, the place with the... Sitar. Sitar. There you go.
Starting point is 00:14:58 Yeah, Citar guy. I still haven't seen the new guy play. I have. The other day, they had a guy. group here, huge group of people. So we are coming up on what I like to call dish walla, a.k.a. The Coke spot at the fork in the road. For sure, for sure. So as we continue walking forward, you've heard me talk before about my favorite snack here at Animal Kingdom. It exists right here on the left-hand side in the Yak-Nieti takeout window, which would be the chicken fried rice.
Starting point is 00:15:51 It is just good enough to snack, hold you over. It's phenomenal. They also do have steak fries, so if your big potato connoisseur like myself, you will enjoy the fries here at the takeout window. The park is slowly clearing out. We are getting into that golden hour. here at Animal Kingdom. I'm just going to peruse the Kali River Rapids waytime because, you know, who knows? It is five minutes. Now, I mean, come on. Like, it's five minutes.
Starting point is 00:16:31 Like, who doesn't want to ride this ride? It's five minutes long. I don't, I think I'm in the minority here. You are. Definitely. I mean, if you want to ride it, I'll hold a microphone and we can all laugh at you. I mean. It is five minutes.
Starting point is 00:16:47 Who can I pay to go on this ride with me? Well, I told him. I told him I was like, if he wants to, he'll ride it. We'll just keep walking. We can do it for the photo op just to take a picture of Pete. Getting so beat by himself. Is there a place to watch it? There's a bridge.
Starting point is 00:17:07 If no one else is going to go, I'm not going by myself. I'm really not. Wow, okay. I'm way out. I'm sorry. No, it's fine. That's cool. I just lost friends today.
Starting point is 00:17:17 So, it's okay. It's fine. It's all right. We'll just see if I invite them on my next adventure. Pete, I promise when it gets above 80 again, I will ride. It's 70. I mean, we're close. We're only like 10 degrees away from that. Anyway, so no, I didn't get to ride Collie River Rapids. I'm sad. I'm even more sad now. Not only is dinosaur closing, but I didn't get to ride Collie River Rapids.
Starting point is 00:17:44 Not only is dinosaur closing, but I didn't get to ride the water ride. So, well, it's fine. I'll find some new friends. It's fine. They'll go with me. Everest. Everest is in view. Look at how beautiful it looks. I'm sure someone will take a photo and post it on the episode. My gosh, what a beautiful, beautiful view of the Forbidden Mountain. Look at the moon. It's the moon.
Starting point is 00:18:18 The moon is up there. And so we're getting to the end of my, you know, my walkabout here, but it is just great. This park is my favorite park out of the fore here in Orlando. I do enjoy the animals and the walking paths and the food and the rides and the people. So without further ado, Avon is up next. Hang on to those hats and glasses. Hello. I have taken over from Pete, who is now sulking because he did not get to ride the rapids.
Starting point is 00:19:09 But we are on our way to Everest. It's an absolutely beautiful evening. The moon is actually very bright right now, and it's only about to be 6 o'clock. The sun's going down. Everest is bathed in like this orange glow, and it's so, so beautiful. Like, just perfect, perfect weather. So I am walking by the restrooms that are on the left, and we are by going by the lake that used to be the home to rivers of light,
Starting point is 00:19:45 and the, sadly, gone from us too soon, kite tails. Wow. That's a long line for ice cream. Almost as long as a line for dinosaur. It is good. The Yeti's Sunday. Like the light is so perfect right now. Like, a wrist is bathed and an orange glow and it's so beautiful. Jeremy stopped to take a picture.
Starting point is 00:20:31 I'm going to keep going. But the park is so, so busy because of dinosaurs. Yeah, I noticed that too. Yeah, part of the flags are refreshed. And it's so funny, too, because the faded ones, I feel, look better. Like, the bright ones look, like, too out of place. But I know they do that because they're going to fade. Yeah, it does look weird right now.
Starting point is 00:20:55 Yeah, it does. Great. Yeah. Yeah. They can at least do a little bit of reaching to them before. The flags. But I think it's smart. But isn't the point in the...
Starting point is 00:21:14 The fair flags that when they change, they add news. That's like when the fair was answered. Hmm. And that the Friday night. Yeah. So you make sure. Yeah. I like it.
Starting point is 00:21:39 I like it. Yeah. It's a lot for every right now is 50 minutes. And it's in large part due to the fact that it's a Friday night. There's actually a lot of school groups here and also dinosaurs closing. So there are a lot of people here this evening just to get their last rides in, before it closes this weekend. I feel very, very blessed that I got to see the Yeti when it was actually working.
Starting point is 00:22:15 I got to ride Everest when it was during a cast member preview, and we got to see the Yeti working, and it was truly amazing when it actually moved. It was definitely very, very impressive, like how quickly it moved. but unfortunately, it seems like it was too good to last. And the ride is still a lot of fun, but that animatronic was so impressive. I don't know if anybody else remembers watching the, I think it was like a Discovery Channel special that they did about the building of Everest, and they showed off that animatronic.
Starting point is 00:22:54 Let's see. That's a wild popcorn baguette. There's a hyena popcorn bucket. Probably one of the weirdest popcorn buckets I've ever seen. Bedazzled? Just bedazzled. That's a weird choice. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:23:16 Or are they just like popcorn buckets and they're like, I have to complete the... I had to take the picture. The moon is so beautiful tonight and it's right over Everest right now and it's gorgeous. So I have to take a picture. But we are now walking away from Everest. We are now crossing the bridge that goes from Asia to in front of where the Finding Nemo show is. Almost completed our journey to dinosaur. That's the time to wear them.
Starting point is 00:24:07 Because otherwise, I get it is way too hot to wear the giant furry heads. I bought that giant goofy hat when I was in eighth grade on my band field trip. Yeah, I wore it that day because, you know, I was cool, right? Right. Never wore it since. Which one? You know, the giant goofy hat, like the big... Like the baseball hat?
Starting point is 00:24:27 No, no, not the baseball hat. I'd wear that right now. The big, high, like, green goofy hat with the ears. Yeah, I had to buy it to be the cool kid, you know? We should have a... We should have a... We should have a... We should have a...
Starting point is 00:24:41 I'll have to find my figment one. I have the old figment. I got my gelatone headband. There you go. It looks like he's laying on my... It's really cute. All right, it got a lot quieter over here. Passing the theater in the wild.
Starting point is 00:24:59 Home to the Finding Nemo, the big blue and beyond. We're to the vistas of Dino World here because you know what I love in a theme park? Cranes? It's a wall. I love a wall. If you use your imagination, the giant crane is kind of like a dinosaur. It's true. It's almost like cementosaurus.
Starting point is 00:25:22 Wall USA. Wallandia. Whatever you call it, it's sad. Primeval World, I miss you. I miss Premier World World War. This is one of my favorite rights. I like to. It would have been better.
Starting point is 00:25:42 No sarcasm detected. No, it would have been better if it got wet, but I like that. Prime Evil Whirl was like Collie River Rapids. Only a roller coaster and you didn't get wet. And you get a free back adjustment. That's true.
Starting point is 00:25:58 Oh, it's all gone. Everything's gone. Oh, my gosh. What is party pants from? I'm assuming party pants is from the Enkanto movie, but I've only seen it once. You can still see the Chester and Hester's right under the cranesaurus. It still says souvenirs. Yeah, look, there's street art. Let's go look. It's a dinosaur made out of leaves
Starting point is 00:26:38 or flowers. Let's go love. No, we did not. Right under the cranesores. Rift. Rift. I can't. I can't. Ah! Oh, no.
Starting point is 00:27:06 And he goes. In the train. Yeah, that's really pretty. You can really want to get all of them. Where'd they find them? You can hear everybody, everybody saying, aw, when they see the dinosaurs, we're walking by. I want to go in restaurants.
Starting point is 00:27:26 Yeah, that's what I'm talking about right there. Give me that temple. People can't see what you're talking about You know that right Oh right. Audio podcast. Mm-hmm. The video podcast is on YouTube. That's right, that's right.
Starting point is 00:27:42 We don't do that here. So here's what I'm looking at. It's a mural of a temple. It's not an actual temple. I'm excited for Indy. I am too. I am too. Yeah, the Christmas lights are still up on Restaurantosaurus.
Starting point is 00:27:59 What the heck? They're like, oh, we're going to kill it anyways. Why bother? morbid all right the mic has been passed back to me and we are over here at restaurant asaurus
Starting point is 00:28:12 which weirdly has Christmas lights still up so the little C-7s on the water tower are still up which is kind of cool and you can't go very far but Restaurant Osaurus is here and all its beauty
Starting point is 00:28:28 it's closed I think right isn't it yes It is closed. I think some folks were wanting some food. Boo. And you have the airstream trailer out here front.
Starting point is 00:28:40 It says eat here. Number 15244. And I really love this. What does this say? Yeah, right. Here's a little sign. One of these like little hidden signs. Way down low that says,
Starting point is 00:28:56 your food scraps haven't fossilized. We fertilize these plants. These very plants that you're looking at right here. That you can't see that I'm pointing at. Made, made, okay, you will be able to see it. Made from your trashed tableware leftovers. And it says the Compostasaurus Club. Right?
Starting point is 00:29:16 Everything is a soror. That's right, yeah. And it says, cool. I feel like there's far too little plants here for the amount of leftover food that they probably have. Oh, and we have a jealous bone playing. You know, jealous bone. Come on over We'll hear it
Starting point is 00:29:42 If Heather will get out of my way I just Literally crashed into Heather Now we're having a Traffic accident This right here This right here Is what you're really gonna miss
Starting point is 00:30:07 When Restaurantosaurus is no more Until walk the dinosaur Jealous Bone digging up bones All that stuff is gone See? That's what we're what I meant. And over here, to our right, we have the Terradactal Terrace, or Petaractal Pataris, as it is spelled. That's right. I said Petaradactal Patyrus, and then the guest
Starting point is 00:30:53 right next to me said it too. This is a magical moment. If you look through this window here, we can't get in, but... Wait, why are they going in? Can we get in? Because people just went in. People just went in. Apparently, I'm totally wrong, and it's open. Now we have bad to the bone There's a lot of bone Pony music There's a lot of bone
Starting point is 00:31:16 Uh centric songs in here Hey guys those people just went in Like it's not lost I'm going in Let's try Let's go in It's good scooting music Jim See look
Starting point is 00:31:31 Look at this window Yeah There's chest There's chest There's chest There they are You got that right Josh is gonna get the door
Starting point is 00:31:52 These gentlemen Sweet And he is open Yeah. Oh yeah, we're in here. So like, apparently we can get in the door, but it's not actually open serving food. But it is cool to see. I definitely will not be back here before this is closed permanently, so I'm having a bit of a weird moment. And I'm not even joking around. I love this place. It's got a lot of nostalgia. If I'm not mistaken, some of this artwork is painted by Joe Roder. I really don't know. Yes. Well, I know it's a fact.
Starting point is 00:32:35 I don't know which ones they are. But some of the paleontology photos, I mean, paintings are Joe Woody paintings. Man, that's cool. Oh, pause for background noise. Don't you want to wait until 659 and be the last person on the ride? Like, so you get our own car? Like I did on Tower Chair, and it's amazing. That has happened to us on Rise of the Resistance.
Starting point is 00:33:09 We got every pre-show. Every pre-show in the whole ride, but our own car, it was amazing. Yeah, I did Tower Terror a little once as well. It's like the coolest, freakyest thing ever. No, you can hear all the noises. Exactly. All the cable snapping and everything, it's great. Hey, I'm going to stand right here real quick. There's something you don't get to see very often because what are we looking at there, Pete?
Starting point is 00:33:35 There looks like something like explosion, maybe of some kind. You're actually seeing the lit-up sign, the meteor sign. Usually never hear this late to see it. And it's usually, yeah, I was going to say, probably not this dark. It does look like that they are just going to, like, keep the back of that. It's interesting, though, that... The name of the Rye is not lit up. It's not lit up, but it's just the background of the explosion.
Starting point is 00:34:02 I unplugged it because I'm about to take it. I mean, it really, like, I do feel like it's like a crapshoo of what animal sharks are or aren't working. Okay, so. kind of like on brand. So some of my friends who recently went on it said that they did, they did fix a couple of things. Oh, I would do that. I heard that actually?
Starting point is 00:34:19 No, no. That's pushing your love. But like the, you know, the one that's eaten the... Oh, the one at, like, like, rear's back and he's, like, swallowing him? Correct. And like the raptors were moving, so I don't know, we'll see. Do you remember more than one burped and now doesn't burp anymore? Yeah, he used to burp.
Starting point is 00:34:38 He took the burp out. Yeah, and Seeker went, whoops. Yeah, exactly. Yeah, that was great. No more. They did take that. Oh, I thought it stopped letting up. Sorry, I'm crazy.
Starting point is 00:34:48 I thought it stopped lighting up. Come on. Yeah. All right. Want to get in line? Cheers. What is going to be our photo? We'll have to figure that one.
Starting point is 00:34:59 What are you going to take is your photo, Jay? What's going to be your lasting memory? Are we crying? Are we? If you were Jeremy, you put up a new. Are we sleeping? Are we bored? Okay, it's funny you should say that because I actually did write this one time years ago with some friends and I had like some kind of newspaper with me and I'm holding it up in the picture. So I do have something. Hey Chicago boys. What are we going to do with Sue over here?
Starting point is 00:35:24 I mean the, you know, Sue and he used the insight to Chicago. The real, the real soul. Whoa. Look at you don't see this. You don't see this part of the line in. The extended queue guys. I'm changing my mind. You can go over there Let me grab a picture Where did we get in? Where did we get in?
Starting point is 00:35:43 It's funny that you know Because they really did kind of like slow it down And it used to be a lot more intense And I feel like somebody Actually got injured or something Yeah the extended Yeah the extended queue
Starting point is 00:35:57 Is very extended As one would expect For us For people showing up When it's time for Time for time for the extinction event. Like, I'm kind of curious, is that really only 80 minutes?
Starting point is 00:36:17 Because I assume that it means it also all of the switchback. How much is lighting lane? Let's buy it. So when we got here, it was what, 120, right? It was 120, then it went down to 100. Currently sitting at 80. And we all know that's Disney time. I got to get a picture of the 90s.
Starting point is 00:36:35 That's cool. So that backlight we were talking about in the sign looks really cool from this. this particular angle. And once again, the moon shining bright above. Sure does. Looks really neat. Pete, how long have we been in line?
Starting point is 00:36:51 We've been in line for 12 minutes and 48 seconds. Okay, so we've had to do the extended queue, like we said, and we're to the point. We're still in the extended queue. Outside, still outside, in the forest. It used to be parts of the Cretaceous Trail. Some great statues that we don't know where they'll go. But they're lit pretty close. cool. You've never done the stem to cubit. This is great. You got ominous music. You never really
Starting point is 00:37:47 get to appreciate the score and the ambient music that they play outside because you never really come back here. Yeah. So this is nice. All right, we are about to enter the Institute. What time? Where we are at? We are at 43 minutes and 45 seconds. All right. Going through The double doors into the museum part of the Dino Institute, aka the past. All the fossils, predator, and prey. Behaviors of dinosaurs. There's Albertosaurus over to our left.
Starting point is 00:39:28 Florida box turtle. Yes, the dusty old diorama. What's a diorama? Giant centipede, an alligator gar. Goodbye, Campo-Batar mammal. Oh, that's creepy, okay. See? What's that?
Starting point is 00:40:00 Extinction. Extinction. So close. Impact, extinction, marine and land. Extinction. So close. Too soon. It's light's too bright now.
Starting point is 00:40:26 We were out in that darkness for so long. I was starting to reach. It's like. It's too dark. It's too light. She's like Goldilocks. Yeah, usually this museum closes earlier, right? It's too dark.
Starting point is 00:40:37 Usually it does. With Bill Nights, just. So, of course, when you turn the corner, You go into the second room Where you see The beauty that is the carnatorous skeleton And I'm not sure with all the noise If you'll be able to hear
Starting point is 00:40:59 The Bill Nye narration or not But we'll see what happens A T boundary on the wall Looks like they're moving Moving along once you get in here So It's on to the tour that the future that the past The future is truly in the past
Starting point is 00:42:14 Trans-Dimensional Joyride folks I'm Dr. Seeker, your friendly controller and a heck of a paleontologist if I do say so myself But let's not talk about me, let's talk about you, and how you can help me make history today with the time rover. It's like this. If I can bring you back from the Cretaceous period, it stands to reason that I can bring back a live dinosaur with you. And not just any dinosaur. Take a look at this guy. He's in a guanodon. And I'm certain that he is the key to understanding these magnificent creatures. I tagged him with a locator during an unauthorized field trip. Otherwise, I'd be traveling with you. Right now, our dino should be about here
Starting point is 00:43:02 at the very end of the Cretaceous period. That's what you're going today. I'm arrived, it seems just in time to correct a little misstatement. Dr. Marsh. That is impossibly close to the giant asteroid impact that destroyed most life forms on Earth are tools designed to take you to the early Cretaceous period. And I can assure you that all time rowers
Starting point is 00:43:22 have been securely locked on those coordinates. That's right. See? Securely locked. Access denied. Continue Of course We were just talking about seatbelts
Starting point is 00:43:39 Plug them in, use them It can get kind of choppy out there So keep your hands and arms aside the vehicle at all times Flash photography? I wouldn't It alters the homing signal and that's not good Oh and one more thing Those locked to coordinates We're in
Starting point is 00:43:56 Now here's the drum You follow the homing signal to me of one or not Then I'll enlarge the transport field and boom, you're back with one additional passenger extra large. And don't worry about that asteroid. You'll be in an hour before you can break the atmosphere. Trust me, what could go wrong? Who do you guys are on a special mission? So don't tell them.
Starting point is 00:44:20 It's going to be on a nice tour with some dinosaurs, but some holidays. Okay, will these banners, will they fit in our house? You could use something It's like a shower curtain They could be on Quilts Yeah, yeah yeah Bedsheet
Starting point is 00:44:46 Well you would like put like a mining shower curtain Where there's only one side There you go So we finally made it Down the steps We're in the Dino Institute basement To the Time Rovers
Starting point is 00:45:08 What's the time? What's the official time To the ride, Pete? 55 minutes and 40. All right, 55 minutes So it was Disney time, that inflated wait time. Attention, guarden all the articles suetons. Abrochance the centurones and remain sates with the hands,
Starting point is 00:45:31 bras, and the piernas, dentro of the vehicle. Vigilen to his children. All commencing in T-minus 10 seconds and counting. This is secret. Listen up. Computer, what are you tracking? Styrakas. Not our dino. Warning, meteor shower in range.
Starting point is 00:46:41 Just little one. Time to get serious. Locked in auto-tile on homing signal. Now! No, on the scope. Could be ours. Computer, full step. Not our dino.
Starting point is 00:47:17 Still not our dino, but at least this one's a vegetarian. Impact in 90 seconds. We better move it. Teradactol. Incoming! Going, keep going. Cops on maintenance. What's happening?
Starting point is 00:48:08 Loss of traction. And we're here. We just did Dinosaur. And now it's smashmouth time, apparently. And we're singing and dancing. Awkwardly. But thank you for joining us. Final thoughts on Dinosaur before we wrap it up.
Starting point is 00:49:46 It's that, you know, I'm going to miss the dinosaurs, and I'm going to miss the darkness of the ride, figuratively and literally. It's pretty dark. I'm going to miss the episode. Hello there. Oh yeah. And I'm also wondering what the Easter eggs will be in Indiana Jones. Because you know they're going to keep some of it.
Starting point is 00:50:09 They better have Easterers. Well, we can't talk about it right now because it's proprietary. True. I get it. That's one of those big words. That's what Mrs. Cosby says. Absolutely. I get it.
Starting point is 00:50:20 I'm going to Miss Claire Huxterborn. That's right. You're Miss Claire. Wait, what are we got now? What are we got now? Volcano by Jimmy Buffet. Oh, yeah. here we go.
Starting point is 00:50:30 Will we miss the soundtrack of Dinoland? Yes, actually. It was fun, right? It was fun. It was over fun. We were doing the dinosaur. In a pirate radio station being operated by interns in this very building, going to miss it. And then, of course, the chemical composition of ketchup, mustard and mayonnaise.
Starting point is 00:50:50 Oh, yeah, yeah. That's going by by now, too. It's kind of nasty, though, to be honest with you. Altogether. Altogether. I am a sauce person, so I love this. You can't help but wonder what they're going to save. If they're going to save, what are they going to save?
Starting point is 00:51:07 You know, like, what are they going to save for the archives, if anything? I'm going to make a prediction. Dino Institute. That the Dino Institute logo is going to get weathered and stuck in that Indiana Jones ride somewhere. I agree. That's pretty safe. I hope you're right. Because honestly, that is one of the best logos in the park.
Starting point is 00:51:28 I just love it. Is Chester and Hester They're the parents of Indiana Jones, I mean? Oh, they would have probably been the same age as Indiana. I didn't ask Heather. No, yeah, she's, I'll be honest. And this is a time to for honesty, right?
Starting point is 00:51:45 Yes. I freaking hate that ride. I freaking hate it. Me too. It is uncomfortable. It hurts my delicate parts. I don't think you're writing it correctly. And half of it is just black.
Starting point is 00:52:04 Half of the ride is just black. I will give you this, though. Over the years, it has... It's rough, man. But at the very beginning, I mean, like, one of my fondest, like, memories of this ride was that first year? Yes. I mean, the first year... I've never seen it working.
Starting point is 00:52:20 When it opened, and it was so intense, the ride was so intense. Everything was, like, way faster, way louder. Like, the chase. It definitely was louder. The chase scene was insane. Like, you really felt you were in danger. Like, you thought he was going to come and chase after you. It was insane.
Starting point is 00:52:37 We're not going to make it, Josh. I really thought I wasn't going to make it. And I remember even before it was the carnatoris that popped out at you, which makes really not a whole lot of sense. It was a meteor. Yes. The meteor was coming at you and you ducked under it because that was essentially what the boulder is in Indiana Jones.
Starting point is 00:52:54 Right. So obviously, I'm assuming they're going to have the boulder scene because that's how you end the ride. I will say dinosaur is one of my few memories of actually riding a ride first for the first time because I've been coming to Disney so long that it's rare that I get those like oh I remember the first time I wrote this ride and I will remember it because I rode it with my aunt and we both had not ridden it before we had no idea and she was chewing gum before we went on the ride put a pin in the ride that gum freaking disappeared I guarantee you that we rode the ride and she screamed so much she came off the ride and
Starting point is 00:53:27 She's like, I don't know where my gum went. And I looked at home and the gum was attached to my T-shirt. Oh, my gosh. So that was not terrifying. Was it a dinosaur or was it Countdown to Extinction? Oh, when we wrote it. It was a countdown, probably, right? Yeah, I forgot about that.
Starting point is 00:53:43 And then that first time that I rode, one thing never changes that it, the breakdowns. And I got to write it twice because they kept this on because it broke down in the middle. The lights all came on and then we had to go to the... We have to pause because this is one of the most disgusting things. funks you're ever going to hear right now right that's just dirty grungy i'm going to miss the human toaster i like that oh yeah the toaster feeling like a pop tower yeah it's just great i don't know love the to i like the ride i really do i just i like it a lot i don't know what to tell you
Starting point is 00:54:16 also lost bill nigh and two attractions no right people and university energy and now this one both dinosaur attractions bro right yeah and both of them the dinosaurs Didn't end well. So I'm going to miss Dino Land. Yes. My ass is not going to miss Dinosaur the ride. What do you say? Oh, we have Dementosaurus is no more.
Starting point is 00:54:46 It should be near us right now. Judy is the OG cementosaurus, and we're going to keep her forever. I once took shelter under the posterior of Cementosaurus during a thunderstorm, and it was amazing. With the light nipples? Yes. Sheltered by. the nethers of cementosaurus. Well, thanks for joining us.
Starting point is 00:55:07 It's been a cool day. It's been downright pleasant here. It is very warm. Tomorrow is going to be freaking freezing, so this was a perfect weather night for us to come out. Yes. And drop us a line and tell us your memories
Starting point is 00:55:21 or some of your thoughts about dinosaur, whether you're super looking forward to Indy or whether you're just really bummed out that it's gone. You can do that at Walkabout WDW on Instagram. You can email, us at contact at Walk About the World, that, yeah, that's the thing that you can do. That's what you can do.
Starting point is 00:55:38 That's it from me. I got nothing. That's it from us. Hey, thanks for coming, guys. We've enjoyed the extinction event with you. Long episode, but I think it's well worth it. And you know what? For sure.
Starting point is 00:55:53 Thank you guys for all being here. Oh, we did it. Dude. Yeah, this is a first. Really cool. Yeah. Darn right. Edit it out, Josh.
Starting point is 00:56:02 I'm like a hundred dollars. We will not let this go extinct. Okay. For the first time in Walkabout history, I might just add a bleep. Do it. Do it. Oh, yeah.
Starting point is 00:56:12 Can you do a bleep? Okay. I'm going to get that little E. I'm going to fix it in post. I thought we were going to do Afterdog, no? That's not afterdog. It got dark. It got dark, so it just starts coming.
Starting point is 00:56:24 We're not in that. Please see the unedited version at www. www. walkabout afterdog.com. For $20, you can own. Well, it's funny because I've had to edit out F-bombs and bad words. Not by the crew.
Starting point is 00:56:39 But in passing, right? People are passing. Not by us. Not that we're never thinking it. Oh, we're thinking it. Well, that wasn't one of us. It was like some crazy guy that walked by. That's right.
Starting point is 00:56:51 A bald-weirdo. Anyway. Wait. Yeah, that's right. We feel good. Good way to end it. We feel good. hopefully that you feel good and we're out of here.
Starting point is 00:57:05 Thanks for joining us. Bye guys. Bye.

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