GoofyWaterCoaster
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- Joined
- Aug 21, 2007
Wow, I just got back from my best WDW vacation ever. Part of the reason that it was my favorite was because of one man... Art.
Art show here saluting as he always does when you come in, courtesy of Webshots
When you walk into the Beach Club, you just feel welcomed because of him. He is always kind when you trade pins with him, and thanks you when you salute him back.
This year, my cousin and I decided that we wanted to take a picture with him, get it printed at Imageworks, then ask for it to be autographed. He was very honored when we asked if we could take a picture with him, then even more so when we asked for it to be autographed.
That same day, I went to EPCOT to buy some pins. I had already had all the completers I wanted (Fastpass, Duck, and Pin Trading Logo), and I already had 2 of 5 Duck pins. I decided to get a few completers and trade for the duck pins I needed to complete the set. (I had already completed the 2008 Fastpass set with the help of a nice outside trader who traded her Expedition Everest pin to me for Soarin'. I bought a random pin set of Fastpasses at DtD and did not get Everest. She also had the light blue pin trading logo which my cousin needed. She traded that for a Star Tours Fastpass.[Sorry, got off topic.]) I found the Duck with the Sorcerer hat near Innoventions (a manager on a Segway had it.) Now, I needed the Fireman and the American Duck.
Since this was our last day, we went back to the Beach Club after lunch (my Mother and I ate chicken at the Electric Umbrella and a churro, while everyone else ate at Le Cellier). We sat in the Solarium sipping the cola from our refillable mugs. I decided to go and check out Art's pins. He had it on his lanyard!
1 more to go!
I then looked at the BC pin book to see the other pins I needed. I had never seen the American Donald Duck pin before!
We decided to go mini golfing at Fantasia Gardens. When we walked past the Dolphin, the skies let loose, so we went inside. Both the Dolphin and Swan pin boards had every pin but the one I needed.
When it settled down, we had to go back because we only had about 2 and 1 half hours left, not enough time to golf. I went to the YC to see the pin book. Nothing. The CMs at Fits and Fairings. Nothing. Woody, the greeter. Nothing. We went back to the BC. Beach Club Marketplace. Nothing.
I decided to go again to Art and see if he had it. I didn't really look at his pins, just that one, so I decided that there was nothing to lose in asking him again. It was not on his lanyard, and he asked what I was looking for. He pulled out his refill pins, and did not find it. He then told me that he would go see what they had in the back room. Before I could say that it didn't really matter, he was off. I wondered why he wanted one person to complete a pin set that badly.
He came back with a few pins. I got excited, but he said that he had everything but.
I would just like to thank Art for trying to help me complete my pin set and for taking pictures and autographing them. You truly made my vacation special this year!
Other threads in my Mini Post-Trip Report:
Thank You So Much Art! YOU ARE HERE
Was Anyone Else at EPCOT on 7/23 for a Mini Flood?
Problem with Disney Bus Transportation
Goofy's 2008 Dining Reviews- Complete 8 Day Trip Included
WDW 2008 Golfing Reviews - GoofyWaterCoaster
Goofy's 2008 Mini Post-Trip Report Hub
Art show here saluting as he always does when you come in, courtesy of Webshots
When you walk into the Beach Club, you just feel welcomed because of him. He is always kind when you trade pins with him, and thanks you when you salute him back.
This year, my cousin and I decided that we wanted to take a picture with him, get it printed at Imageworks, then ask for it to be autographed. He was very honored when we asked if we could take a picture with him, then even more so when we asked for it to be autographed.
That same day, I went to EPCOT to buy some pins. I had already had all the completers I wanted (Fastpass, Duck, and Pin Trading Logo), and I already had 2 of 5 Duck pins. I decided to get a few completers and trade for the duck pins I needed to complete the set. (I had already completed the 2008 Fastpass set with the help of a nice outside trader who traded her Expedition Everest pin to me for Soarin'. I bought a random pin set of Fastpasses at DtD and did not get Everest. She also had the light blue pin trading logo which my cousin needed. She traded that for a Star Tours Fastpass.[Sorry, got off topic.]) I found the Duck with the Sorcerer hat near Innoventions (a manager on a Segway had it.) Now, I needed the Fireman and the American Duck.
Since this was our last day, we went back to the Beach Club after lunch (my Mother and I ate chicken at the Electric Umbrella and a churro, while everyone else ate at Le Cellier). We sat in the Solarium sipping the cola from our refillable mugs. I decided to go and check out Art's pins. He had it on his lanyard!
1 more to go!I then looked at the BC pin book to see the other pins I needed. I had never seen the American Donald Duck pin before!
We decided to go mini golfing at Fantasia Gardens. When we walked past the Dolphin, the skies let loose, so we went inside. Both the Dolphin and Swan pin boards had every pin but the one I needed.
When it settled down, we had to go back because we only had about 2 and 1 half hours left, not enough time to golf. I went to the YC to see the pin book. Nothing. The CMs at Fits and Fairings. Nothing. Woody, the greeter. Nothing. We went back to the BC. Beach Club Marketplace. Nothing.
I decided to go again to Art and see if he had it. I didn't really look at his pins, just that one, so I decided that there was nothing to lose in asking him again. It was not on his lanyard, and he asked what I was looking for. He pulled out his refill pins, and did not find it. He then told me that he would go see what they had in the back room. Before I could say that it didn't really matter, he was off. I wondered why he wanted one person to complete a pin set that badly.
He came back with a few pins. I got excited, but he said that he had everything but.
I would just like to thank Art for trying to help me complete my pin set and for taking pictures and autographing them. You truly made my vacation special this year!
Other threads in my Mini Post-Trip Report:
Thank You So Much Art! YOU ARE HERE
Was Anyone Else at EPCOT on 7/23 for a Mini Flood?
Problem with Disney Bus Transportation
Goofy's 2008 Dining Reviews- Complete 8 Day Trip Included
WDW 2008 Golfing Reviews - GoofyWaterCoaster
Goofy's 2008 Mini Post-Trip Report Hub
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