Disney By the Numbers April 2025 Exercise Challenge

[sophy1996]

Congratulations to PollyannaMom and Raya for turning Pink, to Twilight Sparkle for turning Red, and to ktink for being the first team member to reach Green!

Can you guess what in WDW is associated with the following numbers?

Spoiler: 13

The number of lanterns on the Liberty Tree in Liberty Square in the MK.

Spoiler: 189

Cinderella's Castle stands 189 feet tall.

Spoiler: 11,384

The number of aluminum triangle tiles covering Spaceship Earth

Spoiler: 11

The number of pavilions along World Showcase Lagoon

Spoiler: 8:05

The time when lightning struck the Hollywood Tower Hotel

Spoiler: 40

The guitar outside the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster is 40 feet tall.

 

[Raya]

Congratulations to PollyannaMom and Raya for turning Pink, to Twilight Sparkle for turning Red, and to ktink for being the first team member to reach Green!

Can you guess what in WDW is associated with the following numbers?

Spoiler: 13

The number of lanterns on the Liberty Tree in Liberty Square in the MK.

Okay, I totally guessed 13 wrong! So here's my fun trivia about 13 at Disney World: when the Haunted Mansion shows a 13 minute wait, it's actually a walk on. The practice started with just the Haunted Mansion, but now the Tower of Terror plays along. BTW, we're Happy almost halfway to Halloween!

 

[sophy1996]

Okay, I totally guessed 13 wrong! So here's my fun trivia about 13 at Disney World: when the Haunted Mansion shows a 13 minute wait, it's actually a walk on. The practice started with just the Haunted Mansion, but now the Tower of Terror plays along. BTW, we're Happy almost halfway to Halloween!

Oh, that's just as good an answer! I debated whether to do the post that way with "13" and "11" because of the possibility of different answers (not so likely with 11,384). So yours is perfectly valid.

 

[ShannyMcB]

+75
200/250

 

[sophy1996]

Congratulations to ShannyMcB and the TEAM for turning Pink!

Here are some facts about the WDW resorts:

There are nearly 29,000 resort rooms at WDW.

WDW has one of the largest laundry facilities in North America. It handles more than 100 million pounds of linens a year.

The Polynesian Village resort hands out more than 1,300 leis to guests each day.

The Big Blue Pool at the Art of Animation Resort is the largest resort pool at WDW (11,859 square feet). It holds 310,000 gallons of water.

The Animal Kingdom Lodge has its own 46-acre savanna that is home for more than 200 mammals and birds.

The fireplace at the Wilderness Lodge (which replicates geologic strata) is 82 feet tall.

The Mary Blair mural at the Contemporary Resort has six 90-foot panels, with more than 18,000 individual tiles. One of the goats near the top of the mural has five legs instead of four--not a mistake, but an intentional nod to the Native American belief that nothing humans create is perfect.

 

[sophy1996]

April is drawing to a close--is someone able to host May?

 

[Elizabeth Smith]

I keep letting so much time pass without updating my minutes!!! Charles has been giving us some trouble laying him down at night lately and I end up staying up late rocking him to sleep and when I finally get out of his room, I pretty much go straight to bed rather than updating here. But I have 300 minutes since my last update.

540/615

(Also, Charles turned 2 since my last update! 90 of those minutes were from walking at the zoo on his birthday!)

(Also, also, my maternal grandfather passed away a few days ago and we'll be traveling for the funeral this week, so I doubt I'll reach my goal at this point).

 

[ktink]

4/27 85 cardio & leg day


496/400

 

[sophy1996]

Congratulations to Elizabeth Smith on turning Pink!

Here's an article with some numeric facts about Disney Springs--including the tidbit that they used 15 different shades of white in the Town Center.

 

[sophy1996]

I keep letting so much time pass without updating my minutes!!! Charles has been giving us some trouble laying him down at night lately and I end up staying up late rocking him to sleep and when I finally get out of his room, I pretty much go straight to bed rather than updating here. But I have 300 minutes since my last update.

540/615

(Also, Charles turned 2 since my last update! 90 of those minutes were from walking at the zoo on his birthday!)

(Also, also, my maternal grandfather passed away a few days ago and we'll be traveling for the funeral this week, so I doubt I'll reach my goal at this point).

I'm very sorry about your grandfather.

But 2 years already since Charles was born? I remember reading your announcement when I was on the bus leaving Tokyo Disney for the airport. Can't believe it's been that long.

 

[PollyannaMom]

April is drawing to a close--is someone able to host May?

I can do May.


Thu-4/24 - 20
Fri-4/25 - 25
Sat-4/26 - 10
Sun-4/27 - 0
Mon-4/28 - 25
Tue-4/29 - 25
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580/600 - right on pace to finish if I walk tomorrow as planned

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

350 minutes - horses and 4.5 mile run

2660/2500

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

I keep letting so much time pass without updating my minutes!!! Charles has been giving us some trouble laying him down at night lately and I end up staying up late rocking him to sleep and when I finally get out of his room, I pretty much go straight to bed rather than updating here. But I have 300 minutes since my last update.

540/615

(Also, Charles turned 2 since my last update! 90 of those minutes were from walking at the zoo on his birthday!)

(Also, also, my maternal grandfather passed away a few days ago and we'll be traveling for the funeral this week, so I doubt I'll reach my goal at this point).

Happy belated bday to Charles! And so, so sorry for your loss.

 

[sophy1996]

Guess where I am this week?

 

[sophy1996]

Congratuations to PollyannaMom and the TEAM for turning Red and me and Twilight Sparkle for turning Green! (I was behind, but two days of walking and biking in New York City adds up fast!)

Here are some final numbers relevant to Disney:

Spoiler: 101.5

Years the Walt Disney Company has been in existence. It was founded in October 1923 (hence D23 as the name of the fan club).

Spoiler: 1938

The year the Walt Disney Company bought the land on which it built its Burbank studios. The profits from Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs paid for the construction of the $3 million studios.

Spoiler: 6852

The number of patents owned by the Walt Disney Company globally.

Spoiler: 140 Million

Number of visitors in 2024 to Disney's 12 theme parks around the world.

Thanks for joining me this month! I'll be back in a couple of days to total up final numbers, so post them if you have them!

 

[BonnieF]

I did it! Hit my goal this morning with a good walk! With the beautiful weather we're having, it's so nice to be outside!
Adding 75 minutes.

Thanks for a fun month, @sophy1996 ! I learned a lot!

405/400

 

[Elizabeth Smith]

I'll grant myself 10 final minutes for the month from yesterday when Charles made me jump with him while he bounced on a mini trampoline in my mom's basement. It was sweaty work; he's a good fitness trainer.

550/615

 

[Raya]

logging in from my hotel room to post 120 walking minutes, which is probably a gross under estimate. How is it I can walk 10,000 steps before lunch at Disney and not notice, when at home it's a struggle to get 2000? Happy Halfway to Halloween!

Raya 600/600, 100%

 

[PollyannaMom]

45 minutes Wednesday, for 625/600

 

[PollyannaMom]

@sophy1996 for a great April!!!


The May thread is up: here
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