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365 Adventures in 2011: Day 133 – Great Disney Scavenger Hunt, Day 2 – Third Place!
WE GOT THIRD PLACE! We’re really excited after two days scouring all four of Walt Disney World’s theme parks, we ended up within EIGHT POINTS of victory – out of 1,000 possible! SO CLOSE. Our score was 804, which means we were incorrect about 196 points. Who knows where in there we could have made up the extra points needed to be on top but it really doesn’t matter. I was worried we wouldn’t even make it to the top 10 (or 20 for that matter), so I’m happy we did so well!
Thanks SO much to Kenny, Kurt, and, of course, my wife Michelle. We made a GREAT team and we’ll gladly do it again next time Disney holds this event. It was exhausting, but SO much fun.
The group photo below is very similar to yesterday’s photo of the day, but this time it was taken right before we began our last park as part of the Hunt at Disney’s Hollywood Studios.
365 Adventures in 2011: Day 132 – Great Disney Scavenger Hunt, Day 1
I am exhausted. Today was day 1 of the Great Disney Scavenger Hunt, put on by the Disney D23 fan club. We started the Hunt in good spirits shortly after 10am at Epcot. We had 95 questions of varying degrees of difficulty to answer by speed walking through the entire park, riding a handful of rides. Four hours later, we turned in our completed question book and were completely wiped out… but feeling accomplished. Epcot is huge but we did well.
After a break, it was time for our second park of the day where we spent 3 more hours at the Magic Kingdom. After that, we were even more wiped out. We didn’t do quite as well at Magic Kingdom, but still NEARLY finished all the questions (and took educated guesses on the rest).
In the end, I think we got around 98% of all the questions right, which is pretty darn good. I hope we win the grand prize of a Disney Cruise, but I have a feeling a small handful of teams will do better than us and get ALL the questions right. We’ll find out tomorrow night after we continue the Hunt at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s Animal Kingdom.
Oh and our team is the Junior Woodchucks, named after the Boy Scouts-style group that Huey, Dewey, and Louie belong to (with honorary Junior Woodchuck Webbigail). Our team was myself (Huey), my wife Michelle (Webbigail), and our friends Kenny (Dewey) and Kurt (Louie). We dressed the part.
Disney announces new “Destination D” event at Disneyland
Today at the Disney Shareholders meeting, it was announced that there would be no Disney D23 Expo in 2010. However, D23 will not let fans expecting an event down as a smaller, two-day event will be held at Disneyland in September.
The new event is called “Destination D” and it will be held exclusively for D23 Members on Sept. 24-25, 2010 at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif.
“Destination D” will alternate annually with the D23 Expo.
The first event, called “DESTINATION D: Disneyland ’55″ will take D23 Members on a journey through the design, creation, debut and magical history of the world’s first Disney theme park. The first DESTINATION D will be held in the Grand Ballroom of the Disneyland Hotel.
DESTINATION D: Disneyland ’55 will offer two full days of special presentations, panels, screenings and guest speakers that let fans meet and talk with key figures in Disneyland’s history. Future DESTINATION D events will explore other important aspects of Disney’s creative legacy.
“We’re very excited to also be creating an entirely new event with DESTINATION D, which will bring Disney’s fascinating history to D23 Members in ways no other Disney fan can experience,” said Steven Clark, head of D23. “There’s nowhere on earth quite as special as Disneyland, and we want fans to see it as they never have before.”
The first “Destination D” event will include:
· “Disneyland: The Way We Were” – Disney’s Chief Archivist Dave Smith will look back at highlights from Disneyland history;
· “Disney Undiscovered” – An exploration of never-built projects and attractions developed for Disneyland;
· “23 on 55” – The Walt Disney Archives celebrates Disneyland’s 55th anniversary;
· “Weird Disney” – A showcase for some of the quirky, little-known facts, places, people and ideas that even the most avid fan might not know.
More details on the programming and events planned for DESTINATION D: Disneyland ’55 – as well as details about the 2011 D23 EXPO – will be available soon at www.disney.com/D23. Tickets will go on sale early this summer.
TweetDisney’s next D23 Expo will be held Aug. 19-21, 2011 in Anaheim
At Disney’s annual Shareholders meeting today, CEO Bob Iger officially announced that there will not be a D23 Expo in 2010.
The next D23 Expo will be held in Anaheim, Calif. on Aug. 19-21, 2011.
Tickets will be available on Aug. 19, 2010, one year before the 2011 D23 Expo begins.
Last year’s first-ever D23 Expo was an enormous gathering in Anaheim, bringing thousands of Disney fans together to witness announcements, presentations, and other special events.
More information about the 2011 D23 Expo can be found on their official web site.
TweetD23 Expo Tickets and Schedule Now Available
Fans eager to find out what is in store for them at the D23 Expo in September need not wait any longer as Disney has finally released details and made available tickets here.
Here are some of the highlights:
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 2009
11:00 a.m. - Bob Iger Keynote Address
Disney President and CEO Bob Iger kicks off the D23 Expo keynote speaker program with what promises to be a fascinating look at Disney that no fan will want to miss.
2:00 p.m. - Stephen McPherson Keynote Address
Stephen McPherson is president of ABC Entertainment Group, which has delivered some of the most successful, talked-about and evolutionary series on television today.
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 2009
11:00 a.m. - Dick Cook Keynote Address
Walt Disney Studios Chairman Dick Cook oversees all aspects of the development, production, distribution and marketing for all live-action and animated films released under the Walt Disney Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Hollywood Pictures and Miramax banners worldwide.
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 2009
11:00 a.m. - Disney Legends Ceremony
Be on hand as The Walt Disney Company honors the 2009 Disney Legends — who will join a prestigious circle of luminaries who embody the Company’s unique creative spirit, as best personified by its founder. This is only the third time this hallmark event on the Disney yearly calendar has been open to the public — and the first time the ceremony has not been held on Disney property.
2:00 p.m. - Jay Rasulo and Bruce Vaughn Keynote Address
Jay Rasulo, chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, and Bruce Vaughn, executive vice president and chief creative executive, Walt Disney Imagineering, share how Parks and Resorts and Imagineering dream up the magic that our guests enjoy every day at our magical destinations around the world.
5:00 p.m. - Rich Ross and Gary Marsh Keynote Address
Rich Ross, president, Disney Channel Worldwide, and Gary Marsh, president, Entertainment, Disney Channel Worldwide, take us behind the scenes of Disney Channel, which has launched the careers of some of the world’s biggest stars!
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 13, 2009
11:00 a.m. - John Lasseter Keynote Address
You won’t want to miss a minute of this keynote event with John Lasseter, chief creative officer, Pixar Animation and Walt Disney Animation Studios. The creative genius with a penchant for Hawaiian shirts has, after all, written and/or directed some of the most beloved and critically acclaimed movies of our time, including Toy Story 1 and Toy Story 2 and Cars, while helping write or executive produce much of the output of Pixar Animation Studios.
Pavilions to be featured at the D23 Expo include The Walt Disney Studios, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Disney Consumer Products, Fan Forums, Disney Dream Store, Radio Disney, Disney Corporate Social Responsibility, and Disney Corporate New Technology.
Imagineers, cast members, and executives will be on-hand in the Walt Disney Parks and Resorts pavilion.
The Disney Dream Store will feature “products from various entities across The Walt Disney Company, including Disney Theme Parks, Disney Consumer Products, Disneystore.com, Disney Store, Disney Soda Fountain & Studio Store Hollywood, among others. Merchandise offerings will include commemorative souvenirs, Disney art and collectibles, Mickey Mouse ear hats, pins, Disney Couture fashion-forward apparel and accessories from Disney Vault 28 and Tren-D, environmentally friendly tee’s and bags, spooktacular Halloween costumes and home décor, and more.”
Tickets are on sale now here, including vacation packages. See you in September!
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