Snow to 80 in 8 days–A spoonful of Holiday Cheer (2/5 update Ch 36 - Final Thoughts)

We did the hidden trails for the tree of life for the first time in January and it is amazing! We were by ourselves back there too and getting to see all of the carved detail up close is really neat!
It is really cool what you find, and you can certainly take your time enjoying it since it is really vacant. I've known about it for a while, but this is the first time I set out to find it and see what it had to offer.
Love the Christmas trees! I did not know they did that!
Someone posted about these on the DIS not long before we went. I knew my attempt to capture the spirit of Christmas at Disney wouldn't be complete if I didn't seek them out!
Don't think I did too well on the contest - oh well there are always rounds ten and eleven!
Things are really tightening up on the leaderboard. I got everything updated on scores. Will try to post after I catch up on comments.
I think the two trees that you couldn't figure out were the Country Bears for the first one, they play on washboards and moonshine jugs in their band. And the second one might be the Br'ers :confused3. Im not too sure about that one - it looks like the bear ornaments are polar bears so that wouldn't make a lot of sense. But I don't know where polar bears, bird houses and lanterns come together.
Didn't think about the Country Bears. Been a long, long time since I've been to that show at MK.
I don't know if we have ever been on that hidden trail or not. Danny has explored a lot of the animal trails around there, but I don't remember him having tree pictures as good as those. And I sure don't remember ever seeing the Everest Temple. AK is the park we spend the least amount of time at - I skip it all together on our short trips. It looks like I will need to spend more time exploring it this year.
Definitely worth the trip and the time!
I did say you saw Divine! You just didn't word your question right ;)
Wording? Yeah, that's probably it...... :rolleyes1
Shorts! :headache: Half the time I forget you are there during winter (as I sit here sweating in the house while I read this) so I didn't think about that as a possibility.
I think the wording probably threw you off! ;)
I have my pre-trip questions up now if you want to give them a go!
I saw them last week but didn't have time to answer them then. Will try to get over there soon and do so. Is it fair I can actually determine correct answer to some of them, after putting in my guesses??? :confused3
One "Innocent " lady admitting to snow !!:rotfl2:Twas worth a shot !!! I think I got a couple right !! Now if Gleen got the "secret" right I get a point cuz I said my answer was the same as his !!!:rotfl2::rotfl2: I am gonna check out that Secret trail next month, gotta go back and read !!I hope the 2 kioslks don't move daily or I could end up in the Men's bathroom !!:rotfl2::rotfl2:
The first kiosk on the right is probably iffy, but the second one further away appears a little more stationary, so it should help you locate the trail. The giraffe in the background should be a good marker also.
Almost forget Thanks for the dedication of The Elvis Tree to me !!!:banana:
Well, I started to dedicate it to Hot Mama, but I don't think she is a loyal reader.......... Tell her she missed out! :laughing:
 
I think the wording probably threw you off! ;)

That's my story :angel:

I saw them last week but didn't have time to answer them then. Will try to get over there soon and do so. Is it fair I can actually determine correct answer to some of them, after putting in my guesses??? :confused3
I will check with the governing Board of Directors....

Two out of three agree that you can make your guesses and then try to influence the outcome. Their thoughtful reasoning was that since the guesses are due the 3rd and since Disney is such a flexible place, that what you think may happen, or what you plan to happen, may not happen exactly the way you intend it to.:rolleyes:
 

I stumbled on to some right answers:banana:

I got the secret trail right, just for the wrong reason. :confused:

Well, when I said Uzima, I was going for the CS - I pictured Mara in my head, does that count?:lmao:
I'll take that under advisement! Oh wait, I already scored the last contest...... :)
Well of course you would've gone to see the Tree of Life. At least I got some answers right! You took some very nice pictures of the christmas decorations. I'm glad to hear you got to see DeVine too.
Thanks! It was a very productive solo morning!
Once again fabulous photos! I almost said the trails for the secret. We first used it in 2007 and now I always make a point to go back there. It's so secluded.

I enjoyed the Christmas tree pictures too. I think Tanya is right about the Country Bear tree but the other could be for Koda from Brother Bear. We have had pictures with him on several trips.
Never saw Brother Bear, so wouldn't have known that one anyway.
Ah...Brother Bear - that makes sense. I think Ive only seen it once and it didn't come to mind. All I could think of with the lanterns was Big Thunder Mountain - but they don't have characters....:confused3
They don't? I thought I have seen a bunch of characters on that ride....... :laughing:
 
Mornin' Marv! Guess what?? I spoke to Stitch yesterday about meeting up with you on our trip. I wanted to be sure she was comfortable with meeting strangers and all :laughing: Reminds me of our D.C. Meet when Glenn thought he'd be walking into a room full of axe murderers :lmao:
There's always NEXT time! :rolleyes1
Anyway, she's all for it!!! :woohoo: Did you get my PM I sent?
Got it! Stitch obviously hasn't seen any of my work on the DIS.........:woohoo:
Hey, I think I got more than one point this time! :woohoo:



Top Gun! :thumbsup2




Boy, somebody can hold a grudge...:sad2:
Yep! I hold it so well I thought it was Rosie who made that comment until I went back and looked....... :confused3 I already had the comment ready, I just had to re-aim it at you! :rotfl2:
Oh man, I was going to say that but didn't want to look like a know it all! :laughing: Top Gun is one of those movies that DH and I always seem to watch whenever it's on but we don't own a copy. Makes no sense!



One of Marv's finest qualities! ;)
There are many....... ;)
Well, he said he was taking a point away from me, so I had to see if I could get one back with a movie quote. :confused3
You'll have to check with Captain Oblivious; that was HIS contest! Oh wait......... :rolleyes:
 
yep im sure you were just taking a picture of the entrance.
:rolleyes1
Pay no attention to the young lady in the middle of the picture..........
im sure its the house you are refering to, and nothing else on the tree.
:laughing:
Uh, aren't you the one with TRs about Chip and Dale trying to steal your wife??? I was just referring to this as their latest attempt to lure her away........

this one im going with pooh as it looks like i see at least 3 of them in there.
What is it with you and pooh????
a few of those would have been coming home with me.
:rolleyes1
No Way!!! :eek:
my answer to that question was, he stepped foot in a disney park for the first time in 2011...which is correct on every level, but we will see if i got credit for it.
:thumbsup2
Hope you're not holding your breath....... :rolleyes1
i thought about putting he wore underwear for the first time in 2011, but wasnt so sure that was a true statement.:laughing:
It was really warm that day. I can neither confirm nor deny....... There were also no buses full of passengers that can provide witness! :rolleyes1
Great update Marv, I loved the pictures of all the character trees!!

And I was very excited that I got the shorts right!! :cool1:
You were the only one who focused on my shorts Magdelene......... :thumbsup2
Isn't that another name for SHORTS:rotfl2:So you wooda been right :rotfl2::rotfl2:
Maybe the way you wear them Rosie....... :lmao:
Good strategy. :thumbsup2 I'm doing miserably in his contests so perhaps I should ask him to include more movie quotes in his updates so I can get some extra credit.

What do you think Marv? ;) Could you include some girlie movie quotes like something from Sleepless in Seattle, Sweet Home Alabama or Titanic??
I'll get right on that.
Hi Marv,

I got a minute or two to read the latest updates and loved them! The temple lined up was one of my favorites I got on my trip too- as were the pix from the TOL trail- as you say, WELL worth seeking out and spending some time on.

Unfortunately, I'm not getting any pix to download right now, so I'll have to check back in a bit to see if my internet is any better. Wish I could see the trees..

Hope those boys do join you soon!
Thanks Liesa! Hope you get those pictures to come up before I get around to telling about the boys joining me! :rotfl:
Just dropping in to day hello! :wave:

Can't wait for the next update to see how I did this time around!

:cool1::banana::yay::woohoo: You trip is getting so close!!!! So I guess at this point we are not getting a PTR? :lmao:
You never know! How long could it take??? :rolleyes1
 
That's wishful thinking. :rotfl2: Although I have gotten a pretty good idea since we're trying to coincide a meeting time.
Yeah jenb, if you are going to plan a quick trip to meet up with us I would be happy to send you a copy of my itinerary....... :laughing:
We'll be lucky at this point if he gets this TR done. ;)
There's still time!!!!........to change your contest score!!! :mad:
That's my story :angel:


I will check with the governing Board of Directors....

Two out of three agree that you can make your guesses and then try to influence the outcome. Their thoughtful reasoning was that since the guesses are due the 3rd and since Disney is such a flexible place, that what you think may happen, or what you plan to happen, may not happen exactly the way you intend it to.:rolleyes:
You mean I can't just impose my will on you so I get those questions right??? :guilty:
 
A reminder to everyone if you haven't gotten in your guesses for chapter 10 of the contest you need to do so very soon. I would like to post the next TR updates Friday morning if possible!!!
 
How do you DO that?!!??!

I think Marv and I had talked quite a bit about the weather on that trip and I still had in the back of my mind that he mentioned that it was getting really nice and warm towards the end of the trip (totally forgot about the title of this TR...).
 
You know I love you. ;)
Oh sure, you say that NOW........
How do you DO that?!!??!
I take you back to the first paragraph of Chapter 22, when we are headed to our Cape May ADR............
When the family finally rejoined me at Kidani it was getting much later than I had hoped. The goal, especially since we didn't make it for our trip to WL and WCC, was to drive over to DHS and leave the car there while we took the boat over to the Beach Club for our dinner ADR. I told everyone to hurry and be ready to head out. It had gotten quite warm as the day went on, and everyone was searching for something cooler to wear, but we were very soon headed to the car. As I drove out of the parking garage I knew everything would have to go very smoothly for us to be able to make DHS, park, catch the watercraft and make it on time for our ADR.

Or this reminder for everyone, but made to Tammie I think when she was talking about finding Goofy in his bathing suit at Beach Club.......

It did get warmer as the week went on.......

As the master of sticking clues in your TRs for people to use in your contests, I put this one in specifically knowing what was to come. Even if nobody else got it, I figured YOU of all people would get this question correct. I guess I didn't do a very "incredible" job of hinting after all. :guilty:
I think Marv and I had talked quite a bit about the weather on that trip and I still had in the back of my mind that he mentioned that it was getting really nice and warm towards the end of the trip (totally forgot about the title of this TR...).

I try to place hints out there for those who read the banter as well as the updates. I guess putting it in the title that people read every time they visit my TR is too much to ask....... :rolleyes1

BTW, there are hints out there for some of the questions in the upcoming rounds, the next of which is due VERY soon!!!
 
This round I gave bonus points for those who came up with a Disney "secret" that Glenn has mentioned in his TRs or PTRs if you didn't get the correct one. There were some excellent ones mentioned; some of which I still haven't noticed. Hopefully next trip! :rolleyes1

I also gave bonus points if you came up with one of the other Disney "secrets" or goals/destinations I used in my TR update but you put with the incorrect question. So here are the latest results and standings!

Congrats to Kate who had another top round with 7 correct answers, which allowed her to continue her climb towards the top of the Leaderboard!!! :cheer2:

Rosie - 4 of 10 (+2)
Kathy - 3 of 10 (+2)
Liesa - 4 of 10 (+1)
Magdalene - 4 of 10
Jenb1023 - 4 of 10 (+1)
PirateKate - 7 of 10 (+1)
Mark (Capt) - 3 of 10 (+1)
Molly - 4 of 10 (+2)
Tanya - 2 of 10 (+2)
Pat - 4 of 10 (+2)
Glenn - 5 of 10 (+2)
Jenbear - 5 of 10 (+2)
Dan - 5 of 10 (+3)
Vanessa - 4 of 10 (+3)
Tammie - 4 of 10 (+1)

These are all the entries I have, so if I missed anyone let me know.

After nine rounds……..

Magdalene - 29 (+16)
Kathy - 27 (+9)
Dan - 26 (+19)
Kate - 26 (+7)
Liesa - 24 (+9)
Pat - 23 (+12)
Glenn - 22 (+11)
Mark - 20 (+12)
Jen - 20 (+9)
Tanya - 19 (+15)
Rosie - 19 (+6)
Vanessa – 19 (+5)
Amy – 15 (+4)
Molly - 14 (+9)
Tammie - 12 (+9)
Jenb* - 10 (+4)
Katharina - 9 (+2)
Tom - 9 (+2)
Rebecca - 6 (+2)
Tim - 4
*Seanaci* - 3 (+1)
Yuki - 2 (+1)

Everyone who hasn't submitted their answers for Round 10 needs to get them in VERY soon!!! I need to get my Animal Kingdom day completed so I can move on to our final park day in Epcot. Also Round 11 updates will be coming soon, so you may want to make sure you submit some answers so you don't miss a round. You can edit after I post the Round 10 updates if you don't like some of your answers.

Still hope to get this TR complete before we head out for Disney! Plan to drive part way only two weeks from today, and arrive at our off-site hotel two weeks from tomorrow!!!
:woohoo:
 
You never know! How long could it take??? :rolleyes1

7 months - give or take ;)

Yeah jenb, if you are going to plan a quick trip to meet up with us I would be happy to send you a copy of my itinerary....... :laughing:

How great would that be! Maybe I won the All Ears Mismatch contest!


:banana::woohoo: Woo-hoo!!!! I am moving up the leaderboard! My next round answers seem to tie together so I am either really right and going to make a big move or am really wrong and will stay put.
 
Pay no attention to the young lady in the middle of the picture..........
didnt even see her.
:laughing::)

Uh, aren't you the one with TRs about Chip and Dale trying to steal your wife??? I was just referring to this as their latest attempt to lure her away........
i know what you were referring to.
:laughing:

It was really warm that day. I can neither confirm nor deny....... There were also no buses full of passengers that can provide witness! :rolleyes1
You were the only one who focused on my shorts Magdelene......... :thumbsup2
well u also have to watch out for the fast zip, as you dont want to get anything pinched.

:eek:

"he got the beans above the franks"
:laughing:
"you already laid the tracks son, now we just have to back em up"


"we got a bleeder"
 
didnt even see her.
:laughing::)


i know what you were referring to.
:laughing:


well u also have to watch out for the fast zip, as you dont want to get anything pinched.

:eek:

"he got the beans above the franks"
:laughing:
"you already laid the tracks son, now we just have to back em up"


"we got a bleeder"
You know......it's getting more and more painful reading your responses......... :rolleyes1:rotfl2:
 
Getting ready to head back up to Scout Camp and spend the day/night so I can help bring them home tomorrow morning. Had some things come up so I wasn't able to finish my next round of updates yet, soooooooo..........

A reprieve for everyone to get their final answers/changes in for Contest 10. Also, everyone who hasn't already done so may want to at least submit some guesses for Round 11 since I hope to have those updates completed very soon after I post the ones for Round 10. All that will remain after that is our final day at Epcot to finish this TR off.



We arrive at Disney for our next visit in 14 days!!! :woohoo:
 







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