Not So New November Exercise Challenge

[Twilight Sparkle]

If I missed any color changes today, please let me know. I'm running on less sleep than usual and brain fog is making me doubt myself.

 

[lunarsongbird]

Let's see. I'm at 240/900. I'm following my taper week before the half marathon on Sunday. Eeeep!! I'm not sure if I'm excited or absolutely terrified. I want to get two more walks in this week before we fly to DISNEYLAND on Friday. EEEEEEEEEEEEP!!!!

 

[Fleur Delacour]

300 more minutes for Sunday and Monday

1455/2500

 

[sophy1996]

20-minute walk

340/1200

 

[sophy1996]

60-minute Pilates class

400/1200

 

[HappyGrape]

720 minutes/1860 goal

all walking apart from 120 minutes for 2 yoga classes

 

[Tasha228]

165/750

 

[sophy1996]

Let's see. I'm at 240/900. I'm following my taper week before the half marathon on Sunday. Eeeep!! I'm not sure if I'm excited or absolutely terrified. I want to get two more walks in this week before we fly to DISNEYLAND on Friday. EEEEEEEEEEEEP!!!!

Good luck with your race, lunarsongbird! Have a great time in California.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Minutes this week:
Sat 11/5 - 5
Sun 11/6 - 20
Mon 11/7 - 15
Tues 11/8 - 15
Wed 11/9 - 0
Thu 11/10 -15

Total for Post - 70
New Total for Month - 125/450

I thought I would have adjusted to my new work schedule by now, but it seems I still have some catching up to do this weekend.

I've really been enjoying the facts, and especially the videos! The question about orange intrigued me, because I definitely remember a lot of orange from those days! I was thinking it was something~rust?? But instead, I found this on retroplanet.com:

 

[Saphire5742]

42 min yesterday
75 min today

508/850

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

Minutes this week:
Sat 11/5 - 5
Sun 11/6 - 20
Mon 11/7 - 15
Tues 11/8 - 15
Wed 11/9 - 0
Thu 11/10 -15

Total for Post - 70
New Total for Month - 125/450

I thought I would have adjusted to my new work schedule by now, but it seems I still have some catching up to do this weekend.

I've really been enjoying the facts, and especially the videos! The question about orange intrigued me, because I definitely remember a lot of orange from those days! I was thinking it was something~rust?? But instead, I found this on retroplanet.com:

I LOVE the names on this color chart. So glad you are enjoying the posts. Congrats on your color change! See, you're doing just fine.

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

Tuesday 90 minutes

Wednesday 0

Thursday 60 minutes

150 total

580/1200

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

What a happy day! We have several color changes, and super impressive to me is the commitment level of our team members. Everybody is on the board with active minutes. That doesn't always happen, so I am very proud of this team! Color changes will be posted in a few . . .

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

lunarsongbird, you've made it to Contemporary Blue! Welcome and congrats!!!!

The 90 foot tall mural in the Contemporary is original to the resort and was created by Mary Blair, an animator and Imagineer who also worked on The Three Caballeros, Song of the South, Cinderella, and It's a Small World.

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

Congrats to PollyannaMom and our TEAM for making it to Polynesian Orange!

Here is video footage of the Polynesian Village Resort highlight that appeared in the televised Grand Opening of Walt Disney World from October 29, 1971. I wish the film was better quality.

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

Welcome to Fort Wilderness Brown, sophy1996 and HappyGrape!

According to WDWNews, when Fort Wilderness Resort first opened in 1971, this is what was there:

The Settlement Trading Post
The Tri-Circle-D Ranch
Fort Wilderness Landing
Nature Trail
Reception Outpost (temporary trailer)
Bike Barn (temporary trailer)
6 loops
3 comfort stations
232 campsites

That seems pretty basic compared to today's Fort Wilderness!

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

Drum roll, please! Our first members to reach Animal Kingdom Purple are Fleur Delacour and Saphire5742! High fives to both of you!!!

Animal Kingdom was the 4th park to be built at WDW, and it opened on Earth Day - April 22 - in 1998. At the time (I don't know if this is still the case), it was the largest single Disney theme park in the world. It spans more than 500 acres thanks to the free range space required for its animals.

Here is an opening day celebration photo from Disney Parks Blog:

Looks like fun. Wish I could have been there!

 

[PollyannaMom]

Looks like fun. Wish I could have been there!

Me too! We went just under a year later - in February of '99. The Asia section had just opened.

I looked at my pics, but there's nothing really unusual or that shows differences in the park then. - Most of them are of the animals!

 

[sophy1996]

20-minute walk

420/1200

 

[kathleen27]

Catch up post - Spent a long weekend at Disney for Lumiere's Challenge - Had so much fun!!!

80 minutes Saturday Remy 10K
190 minutes Sunday Wine & Dine Half

Took some time off to rest this week

24 minutes tonight yoga and arms


351/1000