Day Three Part Five
After our lovely walk around the Tree Of Life and witnessing the results of the childhood trauma know as Its Tough to be a Bug!, we had some time to kill before lunch so we tried some of the trails we havent tried before. Our first had some really cool birds.
There were also some really cool Dream Team members waiting for us as we exited!! We won a dream!! We won passes for a special extra hour that evening after the park closed. Yeah!!!! Unfortunately we couldnt use them because we had reservations at the castle for dinner that night. Nonrefundable reservations. I really regret now we didnt just forget the castle and go, but that was a lot of money to throw away. We talked about it and decided to give them to Mike at the meet we were going to next and letting him give them away as a prize. (I cant believe I didnt at least take a picture of them!)
Thats right. Its time for another Mousefest meet! This one is gonna be really fun.
Be Our Guest On-The-Air!
Flame Tree BBQ (at the tables in the back)
Come and meet with the crew from the Be Our guest Podcast. We will gather around a couple of tables abd record a show to air upon return from WDW. Join us for the fun!
It was about 11:30 when we headed over, but neither of us had eaten at the Flame Tree before and we werent sure where we were going or how long it would take. Luckily, there was a very sweet lady in the line in front of us who saw our Mousefest lanyards and asked us if we were going to Mikes meet. She said she would wait for us and walk us over. We each got a pork sandwich and onion rings. The portions were huge!! We definitely could have shared! Im not sure why I didnt take a picture of the sandwiches but I did take a picture of the drink cup. (I was under the influence of drugs, remember?)
Debbie led us over to a nice area behind the Flame tree where everyone was gathered. I felt kind of strange because not a lot of other people were eating, but we were too hungry to really care.
If you are unfamiliar with the Be Our Guest Podcast, Mike interviews regular people who tell about their stays at WDW. They also have group shows with Mike, Pam, Rikki and Debbie or some combination. Its a fun show.
Rikki, Pam and Mike
Mike came over and welcomed us. Rikki was there as well with her mother. Pam Forester came over and it was so nice to finally meet her. We have used the
travel agency she is with for ages and like to think we helped get she and Mike together on the podcast in the first place. She is a sweetie!
Heres the view from our little gathering.
Mike announced that he was starting the taping. While he was doing his intro, I thought how neat it was to see something live that I have heard him do so many times! He went around and talked to everyone there. Chuck and I were only on for a moment (which is good because of the drug thing) but he spent a good amount of time with our dear Heather. Now you can all hear just how cool she is!
Mike and Heather
Most of the group he talked to first where on the opposite end from us so we had a chance to eat before our turn. Of course, he had some guests.
This one lady had a terrible time of it. This bird would not take no for an answer.
Mike interviewing our new friend, Debbie
Mike and Pam
It was a fun time. We really couldnt hear the ones over on the other side being interviewed so it was a treat to come home later and get to relive the day. And now you can too. Heres a link to that podcast episode. Listen for us!!
http://beourguestpodcast.podbean.com/2008/12/21/episode-81-live-show-from-animal-kingdom/
Seriously, he lowered his ISO and his shutter time. Hope you understood that!
Are you ever coming to England? 
Your DIS meet looked like a lot of fun. I'm not sure I would've been so calm having that bird with the GINORMOUS beak staring me down!!
