#dr seeker dinosaur

[everyonesonthespectrum]

Today’s Autistic character of the day is:

Dr. Grant Seeker from DINOSAUR (theme park attraction)

[mannequins-of-disney-world]

Dinosaur Ride gift shop ✨

September 2023

[autisticheadcanons]

Dr Grant Seeker from the Dinosaur! attraction at Disney’s Animal Kingdom is autistic. His special interest is iguanodons.

I just want to say it's pretty cool you mentioned a character from a theme park attraction. I don't know if we've ever gotten a submission about this before. I love them parks. (genuine,excited)-Mod Dragon

[spiritsofprogress]

Do I love dinosaur? Absolutely. Dr.Seeker is my guy. However the idea of tropical americas is just too good… after all they now have pandora for the more fantastical.

However I really really pray they drop encanto because it’d just clash too much with the more realism Indiana jones would be able to mesh.

My hopes is that, we also get new trails. Something like jungle trek where maybe the tropical animals took over an expedition campsite making the them fit well with the park or maybe he teams up with a zoologist for whatever reason. Like the dig site would be really easy to just convert etc.

To me personally, Indy makes sense. Encanto and coco is just them trying to shove as much IP as they possibly can because they’re also trying to put these two in magic kingdom potentially so it’s … no I’m not falling for it.

[yourfavehatesautismspeaks]

Dr Grant Seeker from Disney’s Animal Kingdom’s Dinosaur! attraction and Countdown to Extinction book is autistic and hates Autism Speaks!

[Image Description: Two images set to the background of a flag with three stripes; the upper and lower stripes are both light red, the middle stripe is a darker red. The first picture has Dr Seeker - a young man of about 30. He is wearing a white lab coat over a jean shirt and a vey tacky tie. He has black hair, blue eyes, and is leaned in to the viewer with a devious smile on his face. The second image has the Autism Speaks logo crossed out with a ‘no’ sign. End Description.]

[disneyparktournament]

Round 1

Group 2: The Future

[ctxrover]

This guy deserves his own Funko Pop for the 50th celebration. If the Tower of Terror can get one, the Small World dolls can get some, José from the Tiki Room - even the PeopleMover, then surely they can give one to Disney World’s most chaotic and accidentally evil scientist, Dr Grant Seeker.

[shanxpennywise]

My Favourite Villains Part 1 - 7 Art Dump (Old Art.)

Villains~

Pennywise (1990)

Pennywise (2017)

Slappy (Goosebumps)

Dr Kamikazi (Robotboy)

Chucky (Child's Play)

Fats (Magic)

Billy (Dead Silence)

N-Gin (Crash Bandicoot)

Hypno (Creepypasta)

King Dice (Cuphead)

Baldi (Baldi's Basics in Education and Learning.)

Zander (Dinosaur King)

Gideon (Gravity Falls)

Sideshow Bob (The Simpsons)

Penguin (The Batman: Animated Series)

Dr Doofenshmirtz (Phineas and Ferb)

Mad Mod (Teen Titans)

Defoe (Huntik: Seekers and Secrets)

Little Ogre (Soul Eater)

Dr Phineus Phibes (Shaggy and Scooby Doo Get a Clue)

Dr Calico (Bolt)

Purple Guy (Five Nights At Freddy's)

Mandark (Dexter's Laboratory)

Evil Rick (Rick and Morty)

Mad Hatter (Batman: Animated Series)

The Major (Hellsing Ultimate)

Danzo (Naruto Shippuden)

Vector (Despicable Me)

Archibald Snatcher (The Boxtrolls)

Frollo (Hunchback of Notredame)

Cedric (Sofia the First)

King Candy (Wreck it Ralph)

Gallaxhar (Monsters VS Aliens)

Jack Spicer (Xaolin Showdown)

Jeffery Hawk (Dead by Daylight)

Akainu (One Piece)

Dr.Maniac (Goosebumps.)

Unwanted House Guest (Creepypasta/Meme.)

Jareth the Goblin King (Labyrinth.)

Dr Hannibal Lecter (Silence of the Lambs.)

Syndrome (The Incredibles.)

Dr Eggman (Sonic the Hedgehog.)

Maxie (Pokemon.)

Captain (Armando) Salazzar (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man Tells No Tales.)

The Look-See (Crypt TV's The Look-See.)

Kureo Mado (Tokyo Ghoul.)

Drei (Hiiro No Kakera.)

W.D. Gaster (Undertale.)

Freddy Krueger (Nightmare on Elm Street.)

Drago Bludvist (How to Train Your Dragon.)

Claude Faustus (Black Butler.)

Stefano Valentini (Evil Within 2.)

John Bacchus (Future Diary.)

Kisame Hoshigaki (Naruto Shippuden.)

Mayuri Kurotsuchi (Bleach.)

Hisoka (Hunter x Hunter.)

Tighten (Megamind.)

2nd Dimension Dr Heinz Doofenshmirtz (Phineas and Ferb: The Movie.)

Dr.Octopus (Spiderman 2.)

Squilliam (Spongebob Squarepants.)

Mr.Chuckle Teeth (The X-Files.)

Laughing Jack (Creepypasta.)

Weevil Underwood (YU-GI-OH!)

Dr.Herman Carter (Dead By Daylight.)

Babadook (The Babadook.)

The Child Catcher (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.)

Colonel Muska (Studio Ghibli's Laputa Castle.)

Ghetsis (Pokemon.)

The Crooked Man (The Conjuring 2.)

Crocodile (One Piece.)

Danny Dickens (Angels Of Death.)

Kabuto (Naruto Shippuden.)

Yami Marik (YU-GI-OH!)

Byakuran Katekyo (Hitman Reborn.)

Jason The Toymaker (Creepypasta.)

Slenderman (Slenderman: The Movie.)

Igor Neuhaus (Blue Exorcist.)

Captain Kuro (One Piece.)

Guzma (Pokemon.)

Mr.Wood (Goosebumps.)

Professor Venomous (OK K.O. Let's Be Heroes.)

Lyle Tiberius Rourke (Atlantis.)

Faba (Pokemon.)

Petrel (Pokemon.)

Cyrus (Pokemon.)

Lysandre (Pokemon.)

Arlo (Pokemon.)

Evil Dr Phibes (Shaggy and Scooby Doo Get a Clue.)

Papillon (Buso Renkin.)

The Joker (Batman: Animated Series.)

Mr X (Resident Evil.)

Foolscap (Dinosaur King.)

Giovanni (Pokemon.)

Tamatoa (Moana.)

The Toymaker (Harmony & Horror.)

Jean-Louise Bonaparte (Yu-Gi-Oh! GX.)

Benson (Toy Story 4.)

Ed (Dinosaur King.)

Mr Burns (The Simpsons.)

Victor (Boruto.)

Beppi The Clown (Cuphead.)

Scud (Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid Of Light.)

Sordward (Pokemon SWSH.)

Sheildbert (Pokemon SWSH.)

Sakutaro Morishige (Corpse Party.)

Mr Hook (MAR.)

Malvolio (Twelfth Night Manga.)

Captain Hook (Peter Pan.)

John Ratcliffe (Pocahontas.)

Fagin (BBC's Oliver Twist.)

Jack Randall (Outlander.)

Waluigi (Mario.)

The Toad (Flushed Away.)

Gnauss Wisden (NiNoKuni.)

Orochimaru (Naruto.)

Braz D. Blood (Blood Lad.)

Douman Ashiya (Tokyo Ravens.)

Shidou Dairenji (Tokyo Ravens.)

Dr. Yung (Pokemon: The Mastermind Of The Mirage Pokemon.)

Mr Big (Michael Jackson's Moonwalker.)

Grings Kodai (Pokemon: Zoroark: Master Of Illusions.)

Dick Dastardly (Scooby Doo Movie.)

Greed (Fullmetal Alchemist.)

Hidan (Naruto Shippuden.)

Mandrake (Earwig And The Witch.)

Murder The Clown (Goosebumps.)

Kai Chisaki (My Hero Academia.)

The Grabber (The Black Phone.)

The Gold Watcher (Dark Deception.)

Miroku Yukihiko (Get Backers.)

Sartorius Kumar (Yu-Gi-Oh! GX.)

Schneizel El Britannia (Code Geass.)

Chairman Rose (Pokemon SWSH.)

Koichi Shidou (Highschool Of The Dead.)

The Riddler (Assault On Arkham.)

Sugou Nobuyuki (Sword Art Online.)

The Handsome Young Man (A Tale Dark & Grimm.)

The Pied Piper (Shrek 4.)

Aizen Sosuke (Bleach.)

Demiurge (Overlord.)

I plan on drawing more of my favourite villains at some point.

[norabrice1701]

Coincidence - Ch. 4

Dr. Alan Grant x Predoctoral Student Fem!Reader

Series Main List

Ch. 4 Warnings: Explicit language; inappropriate crush; minor Alan Grant/Ellie Sattler references; panic attacks; astraphobia; dinosaur PTSD

A strange dinosaur fever grips campus. Campus security sets up booths outside the Earth Sciences building. The building hallways teem with curiosity seekers, each hoping to catch a glimpse of the newest celebrity professors on campus, each hoping to ask the same resounding questions repeated in the newspapers. 

You can’t deny that you don’t have questions of your own, but each day that you watch Dr. Grant and Dr. Sattler move through their workplace like ants under a microscope breaks your heart. They walk crowded halls with heads ducked, blatantly ignoring every inquiry shouted at them or the excited whispers that follow them. 

You can’t imagine the pressure or strain of the constant bombardment. And in hindsight, perhaps that’s exactly why Dr. Sattler dropped her big news bomb last week. Effective immediately, she took a position in Washington, D.C. and wouldn’t be staying to finish the semester. It’s still odd to see her empty office at the end of the hallway and the blinds shuttered in her laboratory. Her departure also lands another blow to the department as they still reel from InGen’s funding withdrawal and struggle to lure replacement donors.

It makes your heart ache for the future of the university that you love so much, for the field of study that you’re so passionate about. Not to mention how concerned you are for Dr. Grant. It should be silly – you should stop being so silly. He’s a grown man and certainly capable of running his own life, and you’ve always known him to be dedicated to his work… but even this seems borderline obsessive.

No matter how late you leave or how early you arrive, he’s always there. Either seated at his desk – engrossed in grading or reading – or working in his lab – perusing test results or handling specimens for analysis. He sounds beyond exhausted – he looks it, too - but he continues to push through all his lectures and office hours as if stopping for a breath would allow the weight of the world to catch up with him.

“And having found no conclusive result,” Dr. Grant continues from the podium at the front of the lecture hall. “We then move to analyzing the teeth, for – as they say – where a door closes, try to open a window.” His mouth curls with vague amusement at his attempted joke. 

It does little to brighten his careworn appearance, and concern constricts your chest as you shuffle against the lecture hall seat, blending in with the sea of students. It’s rare for him to give these evening seminars - usually, they’re only attended by undergrads who are promised extra credit by their advisors if they attend. But tonight, it’s a packed house. 

Dr. Grant’s face falls as he glances up at the screen to advance the slide. A zoomed-in photo of sharp, jagged teeth resting against a blue background and arranged from shortest to longest appears on the large screen. You haven’t seen this particular photo before and your own interest piques as he turns back around. Searching his eyes and the lines of his face for that shared, bright passion, your disappointment grows to find none. 

His gaze roams over the sea of faces, and you wonder if he can see you among the crowd. “By analyzing the chemistry of the teeth, we can learn much about the animal’s diet and water sources. Now, these specimens,” he continues, pointing up at the image. “Are a representative sample that point towards an emerging pattern in raptors. The smallest teeth and the largest teeth don’t have the same average carbon isotope values, which tells us that they ate different foods at different stages of their lifespan.”

A chair squeaks as a student shifts their weight, and Dr. Grant’s mouth tightens to a flat line. “Despite what we know about the coordinated attack patterns and pack-hunting nature of the adult raptors, this suggests that juvenile raptors might have had a relationship with their elders that is more akin to modern day reptiles – which don’t take care of their young in the way that pack animals do.”

You glance around at the assembled students in the large hall, taking in mostly glossy-eyed stares dotted with a few faces of rapt interest. It further sours your mood that hardly anyone here appears to be paying him any attention; but in their defense, this isn’t the most dynamic, inspirational lecture that you’ve seen from your mentor. 

A tentative hand raises in the front row, and Dr. Grant nods towards the student in question. “So, if – behaviorally – raptors were closer to crocodiles or Komodo dragons or something – wouldn’t the young raptors have had to shelter away from the dangerous adults until they were mature enough?”

The corner of Dr. Grant’s mouth lifts for the briefest second. “Well, if they were anything like Komodo dragons, then the young could actually have been at risk of being eaten by their own parents, but there are no conjectures on that theory for raptors at this time. Physiologically, as you all know, we see more relation between dinosaurs and modern day birds than reptiles, yet this does not mean they were completely without reptilian behavior.” He gestures back at the screen. “Analysis of the raptor teeth indicates two different diets as they age, which presents an interesting deviation from pack behavior in that adults did not feed the young.”

“Why didn’t you just ask them when you were on that island?” A lone voice shouts out of the crowd, and the room falls deafeningly silent. 

Your heart stops as your eyes widen. Dr. Grant freezes at the front of the room, his face hardening with displeasure. “That’s entirely uncalled for.” He admonishes, before turning back and motioning up at the screen. “Now, if we examine the curvature -” 

“But you were there, right?” The same voice calls out. “You haven’t actually denied it, you know.” 

The line of Dr. Grant’s shoulders stiffens with visible tension, and you swear that you could hear a pin drop. 

“He’s right.” Another emboldened voice speaks up. “Even your university bullshit machine hasn’t actually denied that you weren’t on that island. So, there must be some truth to it - otherwise, you’d just come out and say that you weren’t there.” 

Excited murmurs and whispers grow in the lecture hall, and you debate if you should say something. But just what the hell would you actually say? 

“So, come on, Dr. Grant,” the first voice calls out again. “Tell us - what are dinosaurs like in person?” 

Dr. Grant’s shoulders sag with the weight of frustrated defeat and his eyes blaze with fury as he scans the lecture hall crowd. “That’s quite enough from all of you.” A sharp, acidic grin twists his face. “If that’s the reason that you’re all here tonight, then I guess no one really needs the extra credit opportunity.” His mouth falls to a flat line, his voice tight. “The lecture is over. Thank you for attending, and now, please - see yourselves out. All of you.” 

A wave of groans and protests rise around you as students begrudgingly stand to their feet. Slowly, they start to file out, and mercifully, none of them pester Dr. Grant with any lingering questions. He turns his back on the disassembling crowd, staring up at the large screen. Standing from your seat, you pause as the room empties out to take in the prominent teeth still on display. Even fossilized, they’re a formidable site to behold - a true testament to the creature’s lethal capabilities. 

You start towards the front of the empty room on quiet steps - at least until your shoe scuffs audibly against the linoleum. Dr. Grant turns around with wide-alert eyes, freezing for the space of a breath before his face relaxes with relief and recognition. A long exhale escapes him as he shakes his head and the tension starts draining from his shoulders. Everything about his reaction stirs your concern as you carefully approach. “Sorry, Prof. Didn’t mean to startle you.” You say, summoning a small smile. “If there was a door, I might have knocked…”

A blush settles high on his cheeks and he gives a brusque shake of his head. “No, it’s….”  he pauses to draw a breath. “My fault for being lost in thought.”

It looks like far more than that. You didn’t just startle him – you frightened him. And that just doesn’t seem like him. 

The air crackled with electricity and ozone as the wind speed increased. Thick, dark clouds continued to fill the horizon, blowing in over the surrounding buttes almost without warning. You’d heard more seasoned team members talk about legendary summer storms, but you had yet to see one for yourself, at least… until now.

Your hair whipped in your face as you helped secure the main tent flaps. Others scurried around you to secure loose objects, seal up containers, and protect the exposed dig site. Just in the gloomy distance, you could see the tall figure of Dr. Grant working to secure tarps over the latest skeleton.

“Come on, tie it off!” Emily called out over the din of anxious voices and rushing people, jarring you back to the task at hand. “Nice and tight so the wind doesn’t get it!”

“Yeah,” you called back, securing the canvas tie before moving onto the next. “Got it!” Reaching up, you undid the rolled-up flap and let it unfurl down to the dirt before crouching down to tie it off. The rain hadn’t started falling yet, but the clouds loomed ever closer, and a low peal of thunder ratcheted your heart rate higher. You hoped that you could make it back to your trailer before the rain started – let alone if it turned into a full-blown hailstorm.

Now was not the time to remember Jeremy’s campfire tale about his hail-induced bruises and abrasions as you reached for the next tent flap.

A bright flash of lightning illuminated the site, followed by a sharp crack of thunder. The ground shook underfoot as your anxious fingers secured the last tie.

“That’s good enough,” Emily shouted as everyone started running for their trailers. “It’s too close – we gotta get under cover!” She turned without waiting for you, darting towards her trailer in the opposite direction of yours. Fat raindrops fell to the dirt as another lightning bolt disoriented you and thunder deafened you. The curtain of rain thickened around you, hammering the landscape as thunder made the ground shake, and your uncontrollable panic rose.

Gasping for breath, you tore at one of the tent flaps and forced your way inside. The pounding rain against the canvas echoed too loudly and the brilliant lightning overwhelmed you. You slapped your hands over your ears, slamming your eyes shut as unwanted memories overtook you.

Suddenly, you were 10 years old again back at Girl Scout camp with only a small, flimsy, nylon tent between you and the raging storm. Lighting blinded you through the translucent fabric and the thunder rattled in your bones as you screamed for one of the leaders, for someone, for anyone. But no one came… no matter how much you pleaded and wailed…

“Come on!” A sudden voice jarred you out of the memory, and you opened your eyes with wide shock. Water poured off the brim of Dr. Grant’s ubiquitous hat and nearly soaked through his clothes. His eyes were bright with alert concern as he rushed over to you. “Come on,” he repeated over the driving rain before saying your name. “You can’t stay here! Need a solid roof in case of hail.”

Your heart lodged in your throat – and yes, you understood, but every muscle was too paralyzed to move. You heaved for breath, wincing from another brilliant lightning bolt and thunderclap as unwanted tears streamed down your face.

“Alright, it’s alright.” He said again, drawing up to your side. “We’ll go together.” A strong arm wrapped around your upper back and his fingers tightened around your bicep with guiding pressure. “Here we go. Come on.”

Tucked against his side, he urged you forward and out into the driving storm. Your boots stomped through growing puddles and rain soaked your clothes as you numbly ran with him. The strobing lighting burned your eyes but through the grey rain, your trailer drew ever closer. He threw the door open, ushering you inside first before stepping up behind you.

If anything, the rain pounded louder against the exterior of your trailer, but maybe the thunder was at least a little muffled… somewhat. Dishes rattled on the counter as another thunderclap ripped through the air, making you jump.

“Are you alright?” He questioned over the hammering rain, and you glanced over to see him still standing on the trailer entryway’s small strip of linoleum as water puddled around him. By contrast, you stood on the worn-out carpet, not even caring how wet you were. His gaze locked to yours with an encouraging, reassuring edge as he nodded towards you. “You’re going to be alright, yes?”

Slowly, you nodded and tried to find your voice. “Y-yes… I think so, I… yes.” You said swallowing down another rising wave of panic. “Thank you.”

He didn’t look convinced but offered a slow nod before turning to glance out the small window of your trailer door. Just as he reached for the handle, the hammering rain turned to the hard impact of solid objects – at first you’d swear they were rocks, but it could only be –

“Dammit…” He breathed with a sigh as he shook his head. “Well, at least I’m glad that I didn’t make a run for it…”

The hailstorm raised to a fever pitch outside your trailer, and your throat went dry as your mind spun with… too many things. Another crack of thunder sliced through the trailer, making you wince and wrap your arms around your torso as you found your voice. “I-I’m sorry that you didn’t make it… before the hail…”

All of a sudden, you realized that your trailer roommate wasn’t here. Did she shelter somewhere else in the frenzied rush for cover? Perhaps that would make it easier to bury your head under your pillow until the storm passes… at least you wouldn’t see the lightning.

A trembling breath shook your frame as you sniffled, feeling more tears sting the corners of your eyes. Embarrassed heat rose in your cheeks as you wiped away fallen tears, hoping that he wouldn’t see – but too late. You suddenly realized that he turned back around, and your gaze met his. Curious concern filled his eyes as he regarded you beneath his dripping hat while the storm continued to rage.

You could only imagine how pathetically childlike you must look – dripping wet and crying – and your shame burned hotter. That’s the last thing you wanted for him to think about you. With a hard sniffle, you blinked away from him, scanning around the untidy trailer. “D-do you want a towel?... or something?” You took a couple of shaky steps, not wanting to elaborate on ‘something’.

“No, it’s alright.” He said softly behind you. “With any luck, the hail won’t last too much longer, then I can run for it.”

You nodded, not trusting your voice as you pulled your own dripping hat off your head. It fell to the counter with a wet plop before another bolt of lightning and thunder made you flinch uneasily.

“It’s okay, you know.” His voice came again, gentle despite the pounding hail outside. “Whatever it is that you don’t like about storms… it’s okay.”

Your heart clenched and all you wanted to do was melt. You wanted the security denied you during that horrific storm of your youth – you’ve never liked storms since. But this… “This has never happened to me before.” You heard yourself say with a thready whisper. “At least, not since that storm as a kid… but I haven’t been outside since….” You winced as you realize how that sounded given that this is your second summer out here with his team. “At least… not for a storm like this.”

“We were lucky last summer,” he agreed. “Storms out here are infrequent, but they blow up without warning more often than not. But, fortunately, this one… isn’t too bad.” A curiously breezy note sounded on his voice, drawing your attention back. 

He still stood in the entryway of the trailer, water-logged and trying to summon a reassuring smile even though his discomfort with the situation showed on his face. All at once you realized the optics of the situation, and… goodness. If anyone witnessed the two of you disappearing in here together – alone – then, that was exactly how nasty, damaging rumors started. Appreciation warmed your chest for his thoughtfulness to stay in full view of the window, where anyone who might be peeping across the site could clearly glimpse the green plaid of his shirt that hasn’t moved since the door closed. 

Has he had to contend with similar accusations before? It did seem like a scandalous risk to put professors and students out in the field, isolated among the buttes and the sand for months at a time – but it did help that he and Dr. Sattler were together. The veritable dig site mom and dad, and… something about that thought soured your stomach.

The last thing you wanted was his pity.

“Don’t let it get you down.” He said over a booming clap of thunder. “We all have something that keeps us up at night, but don’t let this be it.” He nodded over at you, encouragingly. “Even after the storm passes, take the afternoon or the rest of the night - whatever you need. But you’re one of the best I’ve got, and I’ll need you back out there tomorrow morning, alright? We’ve got our work cut out for us on that sediment layer.” 

You nodded slowly as a smile cracked your face, wanting to rush over and give him a big hug. “I’ll be there. But… what if someone says something tonight…?” 

“Well…” He trailed off, visibly casting for a thought before he found it, and a seldom-glimpsed mischievous smirk lifted the corner of his mouth. “I’ll just tell them that you slipped on the mud and tweaked your ankle, but with a little rest, it should be better by morning.” His eyes bored through you with comforting reassurance. “No one will be none the wiser.” 

The hammering on your trailer exterior faded to the droning deluge of heavy rainfall. He turned to glance out the window, nodding with satisfaction as no more white hailstones fell from the sky. Again, he turned back to you, nodding gently as he reached for the doorknob. “Get some rest, and I’ll see you in the morning.” 

“Thank you.” The urge to call him Alan crawled up your throat but you swallowed it down before you could do something so foolish. 

“Actually, I don’t know what’s worse.” His voice jars you from the onslaught of memory, and you focus to watch him raise his arm as he switches off the projector via remote. “Letting you startle me so bad, or knowing that you were in the audience just now…” 

You nod, solemnly. “That was actually quite bad. Those students should have known better.” Your mouth curves with a supportive smile. “Honestly, you should have pressed for their names and reported them to the dean.” 

A wave of exhaustion washes over him and the fluorescent light catches in the dark circles under his eyes, even as the corner of his mouth lifts with vague amusement. “And punish them for the one thing that should drive their academic pursuits? After all, without curiosity, none of us would be at this university.” 

“There’s curiosity, sure,” you counter gently. “But there’s also rudeness. And that, just now, was rude. You don’t deserve to be disrespected like that - ever.” Your cheeks flush without your permission. “No one in your position does.” 

He fixes you with a carefully inscrutable look. Slowly, the corners of his mouth lift to a polite, closed-mouth smile. “Well, it’s hardly the first time at least one student hasn’t been interested in what I’m talking about.”

Something about the thought - and his whole demeanor - strikes you as sad, and you long to reach out to him. To show him that you care about… well, about him. Not just as the celebrity maybe-or-maybe-not dinosaur man, but the man from hot, dusty dig sites and countless advisory meetings in his office.

“I don’t know if you remember…” you start before pausing to draw a breath and summon your courage. “But you told me once that we all have something that keeps us up at night. And with everything that’s been going on since the dig got canceled… well, I hope that you’re not letting it all keep you up at night.” 

His face softens as the rush of his own memory takes over, eyes narrowing as if just seeing you for the first time. An almost shy smirk tugs at the corner of his mouth before he glances down, shaking his head as if he can’t quite believe it. “This… admittedly, this isn’t quite the same circumstance as that.” 

“Maybe not.” You counter gently as your heart sticks in your throat. “But whatever you are going through, I hope that you do have someone who… I don’t know - that you can let go with. Because it won’t do any of us any good if our favorite professor runs himself into the ground.” A smile warms your face as his gaze reconnects with yours. “So take a dose of your own advice, and whatever’s keeping you up at night, don’t let it get you down.” 

His mouth curls with a modest, contrite edge as he dips his head. “Thank you, that…” His words dissolve in a bone-weary sigh before he looks back up at you with piercing honesty. “Thank you. These last several months have been… more difficult than expected.” He breaks off, as if suddenly realizing what he said. “I’m sorry, that… you’re my student and I shouldn’t…” 

“Technically, yeah, I am - but I’m just a lowly predoc not submitting any assignments to you.” 

“There’s nothing lowly about you, and there never has been.” He pauses as if to reconsider the thought. “Maybe except for that hat you brought to your very first dig, but we got you sorted out in short order.” 

Your smile warms at the fond memory. “Though, speaking of - I’m sorry that your hat got lost over the summer.” You say, remembering the replacement he wore in the weeks after his mysterious trip. “It looked like you and that hat had seen plenty of adventures together.” 

“Yes, well,” he looks back down, turning slightly to set the projector remote on the podium. “It was just a hat. There are far more precious things to lose in the grand scheme of things.” 

You nod in gentle agreement. “Then, here’s hoping that we can get back out there and get back to digging before anything else is lost.” 

His face brightens with a hint of the content passion that you’ve only ever seen from him when dirt smudges his cheeks and his eyes are alive with the thrill of discovery. You hope the thought is enough to temporarily chase away whatever demons haunt him, and you suddenly realize how close you stand to him. 

Embarrassed heat rises in your cheeks as you take a step back with an awkward smile. “Well, I should probably get back to the lab,” you say, darting a quick glance towards the open classroom door. “But thanks for letting me crash your lecture - I hope that this never happens to you again.” 

His expression draws in as he, too, darts his gaze towards the door, and your heart sinks to your feet. Have you just overplayed your hand? Have you said too much? Biting your lip to fend off a stab of anxious regret, you nod farewell in the silence and turn towards the door. An uneasy sigh passes your lips, and fuck, you hope that you haven’t made things awkward beyond repair. 

Just as you reach the doorjamb, he calls out your name. On baited breath, you turn back around with wide, hopeful eyes. He regards you with a small, tender smile full of appreciation. “Thank you again,” he says gently. “Truly.” 

Series Main List

[twilightterror]

𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐓𝐎 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐔𝐍.

𝒊. 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫 ⋮

𝒊𝒊. 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 ⋮ Kiss the Girl from the Country Bear Musical Jamboree (IT'S GOOD DON'T LOOK AT ME.)

𝒊𝒊𝒊. 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 ⋮ books for school 😔

𝒊𝒗. 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞 ⋮ Ghostbusters Frozen Empire

𝒗. 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 ⋮ My Lady Jane

𝒗𝒊. 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰 ⋮ Shorts and a t shirt

𝒗𝒊𝒊. 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 ⋮ 5’5”

𝒗𝒊𝒊𝒊. 𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 / 𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐬 ⋮ pierced ears and no tattoos yet

𝒊𝒙. 𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 / 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 ⋮ glasses but planning on getting contacts

𝒙. 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐭𝐞 ⋮ Grilled cheese :)

𝒙𝒊. 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫 ⋮ peach and orange

𝒙𝒊𝒊. 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 ⋮ TOWER OF TERROR BABYYYYY and a little bit of epcot sprinkled in

𝒙𝒊𝒊𝒊. 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐡 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰 ⋮ this one woman who worked in the kitchen at cosmic ray's but alas i no longer work there nor live in florida

𝒙𝒊𝒗. 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫 ⋮ it changes often rn it's carolyn (obviously), figment (my beautiful baby boy), and dr seeker from dinosaur (rip)

𝒙𝒗. 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐝 ⋮ Floridaaaa for 8 months and then back to AZ a few weeks ago

tagged by: stole it bc i did indeed have a dairy product (thanks ramone)

tagging: if you are reading this sentence it's YOU!

[the-technicolor-whiscash]

Yknow it just occurred to me that I’ve been some kind of scientist for Halloween three out of the last four years (Dr Alan Grant from Jurassic Park, Dr Seeker from Dinosaur, Herbert West from Re-Animator) and the only time I wasn’t a scientist was last year when I was Dracula

[hits1000]

Top Songs of 1972 [Hits of 1972]

Top Songs of 1972 [Hits of 1972] Top Songs of 1972 including: Albert Hammond - It Never Rains in Southern California, Alice Cooper - School's Out, Andy Williams - Speak Softly Love, Arlo Guthrie - City Of New Orleans, Bee Gees - Run To Me, Bill Withers - Lean On Me, Bread - Everything I Own, Carly Simon - You're So Vain, Chicago - Saturday In The Park, Chicory Tip - Son Of My Father and many more! Subscribe to our channel to see more of our content! https://www.facebook.com/hits1000top https://twitter.com/Hits10001 1. Albert Hammond - It Never Rains in Southern California 2. Alice Cooper - School's Out 3. Andy Williams - Speak Softly Love 4. Arlo Guthrie - City Of New Orleans 5. Bata Illic - Michaela 6. Bee Gees - My World 7. Bee Gees - Run To Me 8. Bill Withers - Lean On Me 9. Bread - Everything I Own 10. C. Jérôme - Kiss Me 11. Camilo Sesto - Algo De Mí 12. Carly Simon - You're So Vain 13. Chicago - Saturday In The Park 14. Chicory Tip - Son Of My Father 15. Christian Anders - Es Fährt Ein Zug Nach Nirgendwo 16. Chuck Berry - My Ding A Ling 17. Claude François - Le Lundi Au Soleil 18. Climax - Precious And Few 19. Daniel Boone - Beautiful Sunday 20. David Bowie - Starman 21. David Cassidy - Could It Forever 22. Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water 23. Die Windows - How Do You Do 24. Don McLean - Vincent 25. Donny Osmond - Puppy Love 26. Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show - Sylvia's Mother 27. Elton John - Crocodile Rock 28. Elton John - Rocket Man 29. Elvis Presley - Burning Love 30. Gallery - Nice To Be With You 31. Gérard Lenorman - De Toi 32. Gianni Nazzaro - Quanto È Bella Lei 33. Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone Again (Naturally) 34. Gilbert O'Sullivan - Clair 35. Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes - If You Don't Know Me By Now 36. Harry Nilsson - Without You 37. Hot Butter - Popcorn 38. Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover From Liverpool 39. Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now 40. Juliane Werding - Am Tag Als Conny Kramer Starb 41. Julio Iglesias - Un Canto A Galicia 42. Lobo - I'd Love You To Want Me 43. Looking Glass - Brandy 44. Los Diablos - Oh, Oh July 45. Mac Davis - Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me 46. Michael Jackson - Ben 47. Micky - El Chico De La Armónica 48. Middle Of The Road - Samson And Delilah 49. Middle Of The Road - The Talk Of All The USA 50. Mike Brant - C'est ma prière 51. Mina - Grande Grande Grande 52. Mouth & MacNeal - Hello-A 53. Neil Diamond - Song Sung Blue 54. Neil Young - Heart Of Gold 55. Nino Bravo - Un Beso Y Una Flor 56. Paul Simon - Mother and Child Reunion 57. Pooh - Pensiero 58. Raspberries - Go All The Way 59. Roberta Flack - First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 60. Roberto Carlos – A Distância 61. Rod Stewart - You Wear It Well 62. Slade - Mama Weer All Crazy Now 63. Slade - Take Me Bak 'Ome 64. Steely Dan - Do It Again 65. Stevie Wonder - Superstition 66. T. Rex - Metal Guru 67. T. Rex - Telegram Sam 68. Terry Dactyl And The Dinosaurs - On A Saturday Night 69. The Carpenters - Goodbye To Love 70. The Hollies - The Baby 71. The Move - California Man 72. The New Seekers - Beg, Steal Or Borrow 73. The Osmonds - Crazy Horses 74. The Osmonds - Down By The Lazy River 75. The Rolling Stones - Tumbling Dice 76. The Sweet - Little Willy 77. The Sweet - Wig Wam Bam 78. Three Dog Night - Black and White 79. Vicente Fernández - Volver, Volver 80. Vicky Leandros - Après Toi Related Searches: Reaction Greatest Hits of 1972, Best Jukebox 1972 Playlist, Late 1972 Non Stop , Top 1972 Non Stop, Mix 1972 Compilation, Best 1972 List, Late 1972 UK, Best 1972 Playlist, Best 1972 Non Stop, Best 1972 Video, Greatest 1972 Non Stop, Mix 1972 Playlist, Best Jukebox 1972 List, List of 1972 Mix, Top 1972 USA, Best Songs of 1972, Top Music 1972, Hits of 1972 Relate Hashtags: #songsof1972 #hitsof1972 #topsongs1972 #listof1972mix #hits1972 #bestsongs1972 #classic1972playlist #greatest1972nonstop #best1972list #best1972video #top1972mix #greatest1972video #mix1972playlist #top1972nonstop #mix1972compilation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Df5WNQ2sPBw

[mannequins-of-disney-world]

May 2024, Dinosaur gift shop, Animal Kingdom

[agentcable]

Jurassic Park 3 (2001)

Dr. Alan Grant, a famous paleontologist, goes on a plane with Paul Kirby and his wife to look at Isla Sorna. This island is where John Hammond's creations were bred. It is also a magnet for thrill-seekers. When a tragic accident leaves the group stranded, Grant learns why his hosts invited him. In their escape, the group meets new creatures and Grant learns the truth about his raptor theory.

If you want to watch the movie for yourself, stop reading! This post contains spoilers to the storyline.

It's bene years since "The Lost World Jurassic Park". The public knows about cloned dinosaurs on Isla Sorna, but people are not allowed to go there. An illegal boat-towed paragliding operation, "Dino-Soar", offers coastal tours of the island. Eric Kirby and Ben Hildebrand go parasailing. The boat is attacked by reptiles and left unmanned, heading towards rocks. Eric abdn Ben detach the rope and drift towards Isla Sorna.

Meanwhile, Alan Grant and Ellie Sattler continue their work as paleontologists. Ellie is married with two children, while Grant has a young protégé named Billy Brennan. They have made some interesting discoveries about raptors. They even used a 3D printer to make a replica of the creature's resonating chamber.

Grant is approached by Paul and Amanda Kirby, who want an aerial tour of Isla Sorna. Grant is reluctant at first, but agrees when the Kirbys offer to fund his dig.

Grant, Billy, and The Kirbys fly to Isla Sorna with three mercenaries. Cooper, Nash, and Udesky. Grant tries to stop the Kirbys from landing on the island but is knocked out by Cooper. Billy wakes Grant after the plane lands. They hear Amanda shouting someone's name through a megaphone.

Grant tells her to stop, but she keeps going. She attracts a dinosaur. A roar is herd from the trees. Billy thinks it's a Tyrannosaurus, but Alan says it's something bigger. The mercenaries, who have entered the jungle to check it's safe, come out and say they want to leave the island. Billy notices Cooper isn't there. Udesky tells him to get back on the plane. Cooper runs onto the runway and yells for them to stop the plane.

The Spinosaurus comes out of the bushes and eats Cooper as Nash has to take off.

The plane crashes in the jungle after the fuel bunker is cut off. The survivors look for an escape but find the Spinosaurus has followed them. The Spinosaurus kills Nash and chases the others. The group flees and briefly loses the Spinosaur, then encounters a T-Rex feasting on a dead Parasaurolophus. Grants tells the group to stay still, but they run and lure the Tyrannosaurus to the Spinosaurus. The fight gives the group time to escape. The Tyrannosaurus is overpowered and killed by the Spinosaurus.

Grant asks the Kirbys if they know where their son is. They say he's missing. The group finds a parasail with a camcorder and Ben's dead body. Amanda is shocked and runs away when she sees the skeleton. Paul stops her. Billy takes the parasail. The group finds raptor eggs by a river.

After Billy photographs the nest, the group enters an InGen compound. While they explore, a Velociraptor attacks Amanda. They trap it. The group leaves the building while the raptor calls for help, upsetting Alan. The group runs into a herd of dinosaurs and causes a stampede. Grant picks up Billy's bag and gets separated from him and the Kirbys. Udesky is also separated and runs into the jungle, where more raptors attack him. The raptors use Billy and the Kirbys' friend as bait to lure them from the tree. Amanda and Paul go down the tree to help Udesky. Billy senses the trap and tries to warn the Kirbys. Amanda slips and clings to a branch. Two raptors scurry out of the bushes and leap towards Amanda. The raptors kill Udesky but then leave.

Grant thinks the raptors are looking for something while watching two of them talk. They're not just hunting humans. Later, he's attacked by raptors. Eric throws tear gas to fend off the raptors and rescue Grant. They take shelter in an overturned truck. Eric says he survived by salvaging supplies and food from the InGen compound and used gas grenades to evade dinosaur attacks. The next day, Grant and Eric find Paul's phone and meet the Kirbys and Billy. Paul says he gave the phone to Nash before he was eaten. The reunion is spoiled when the Spinosaur shows up. The satellite phone rings from inside the dinosaur. They find shelter in an abandoned observatory, and the dinosaur stops chasing them.

Grant finds out that Billy stole some raptor eggs. This explains the attacks and new behaviour. The raptors are hunting the humans. One of the humans took from the raptors, and the latter wants it back. When Billy says he did it with good intentions, Grant says some of the worst things have been done with good intentions. He says Billy was no better than the people who built this place. He decides to keep the eggs to ensure the group's survival. Keeping the eggs gives the humans leverage over the raptors.

The group must cross a bridge to reach the canal boat in the river. Grant sees some poop on the foggy bridge and realizes they're in a huge bird cage with Pteranodons. One species attacks Eric and takes him to its young. Billy rescues Eric from the nest and is attacked by adults. He dives into the river as they attack him and kill him.

The group boards the canal boat but leaves the aviary doors unlocked. They see some dinosaurs grazing in a field. Grant is amazed at how they live together and take care of their environment.

By nightfall, they hear the phone ring. They find Spinosaurus faeces with the mercenaries' bones and clothes in it. A Ceratosaurus comes by but leaves them alone. As they walk down the river, Eric notices the fish are scared. The Spinosaurus capsizes the boat, tearing the engine open and spilling oil into the river. Grant calls Ellie but only says, "The river!" "Site B!" as the boat sinks. They swim to the surface, where Paul climbs a crane while Grant fires a flare, scaring the Spinosaurus away.

The group is near the shore when the raptors reaappear, wanting their eggs back. The eggs are returned to the raptors. Using the raptor resonating chamber, Grant fakes a signal that makes the carnivores retreat with their eggs when they hear helicopters.

The group arrives at the beach to see the US Navy and Marine Corps, including two aircraft carriers. Ellie and her husband must have called them. Grant finds Billy is still alive but badly hurt as they get on a helicopter. As the helicopter heads for an amphibious assault ship, the Pteranodons fly past, looking for new nesting grounds.

[clippy]

if they put you in charge what would you put in the new disneyland expansion zone

this is pretty much confirmed already (by which I mean it's been brought up like, twice, and a photo of it was in a pamphlet someone gave me), but the TRON coaster....... i miss my wife (tho ideally i would want this added in during a GIANT tomorrowland overhaul rather than put into the disneyland forward area)

anyway uh. as far as other stuff goes... i genuinely have no idea. like, blue skying it, i would want it to be entirely new, theme park specific IP! like bring back some discarded old imagineering ideas for it, clone something original from an international park or something. idk. im not picky.

it wouldnt happen but a Dinoland USA clone would be so funny considering Dinosaur and Indy have the same track... but i want my friend Dr. Seeker to be known to the Disneyland goers because he is probably my 3rd favorite parks character

if i had to pick movie-based IP stuff, my top pick would be the disney villains land that's been... kinda hinted at for magic kingdom? i feel like that would go over INCREDIBLY well here, considering how popular the oogie boogie bash is lmao.

as far as my opinions on what's possibly coming in, since i dont have any ideas of what i would IDEALLY want...

zootopia land is in the rumor mill which i would be okay with if it wasnt. zootopia. the attraction for it is a trackless police chase ride with Judy and Nick... having this so close to LA (since LAPD is awful + SoCal in general is rife with fatal police chases) is in poor taste so that is one thing i DONT want.

also not a huge fan of the rumored Wakanda land cuz that just feels....... weird? they have to make it "canon" so idk, seeing a bunch of white people running around it (both as guests and likely CMs, too) seems tone deaf to the movie's message? i say this as a white person though. but maybe im missing something, and im sure it would be cool as fuck to see an incredibly important part of the MCU as a black kid, but again, not a perspective i have, and im sure there's a bunch of nuances im overlooking etc etc. esp since i dont care for the MCU and dont keep up with that stuff lol

other possible stuff ive seen thrown around are....

a Pandora clone which i feel indifferent about (mainly because Na'vi river journey sucks, and neither it or flight of passage are particularly high capacity rides, which the DCA part of the expansion will DESPERATELY need; Pandora is speculated to be in the DCA side)

world of frozen clone, which, again, i feel indifferent about. i thought it was going to be a fantasy springs clone (which is what Japan has and it's frozen, peter pan, and tangled) so finding out it's likely JUST frozen (based on what the park president recently said... tho looking, the DLF site still mentions peter pan and tangled) and will have that short ass kiddie coaster is a bummer

toy story land, which i will be OK with if we get a good version of the land... which is likely since our midway mania is already in pixar pier, which in theory gives us room for slinky dog dash + some flat rides... slinky dog dash is mandatory so i can see my friends Mr. Mike and Wheezy

anyway i just think it's funny how we might get an entire third theme park's worth of stuff greenlit when we STILL dont have any idea what that avengers E-ticket at avengers campus is gonna be LOL... curious what all is gonna get confirmed if the city of Anaheim approves this next month, or if we will have to wait until August to hear more at D23

[dutchessofcaladan]

My thoughts on Disney's plan to replace Dinosaur with Indiana Jones in Animal Kingdom:

NGL, I teared up a bit when this was announced at D23. Dinosaur is one of the 2 reasons I even go to Animal Kingdom, the other being Expedition Everest. I know that the ride path and stuff like that are pretty much exactly like the Indiana Jones ride in Disneyland and don't get me wrong, I'm totally here for some Harrison Ford as Indy, but there's a specific reason for me tearing up over the announcement: If Disney replaces Dinosaur, the pre-show and on-ride dialogue will be changed and Wallace Langham as Dr. Seeker will be removed. Anyone who knows me knows I'm a HUGE CSI fan and David Hodges, although he's annoying in his first few seasons, is one of my favorite characters on the show. I always get excited to see a young Wallace in the pre-show and hearing his voice while on the attraction made this slightly scary ride one of my favorites. If Disney decides to follow through with this plan, I guess I'll learn to love having Indy in Animal Kingdom, but I'll always miss Dr. Seeker and his crazy plan to catch the Iguanodon.