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Monday Magic Audio Challenge #2 Answer

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Some of you loled at this one. Some of you gave me guff for being too easy… again.

MANY of you were wrong. In fact one of you who told me it was “too easy”, was also wrong.

DANIEL, co-host of the podcast and walking encyclopedia/GPS navigator of everything DLR, got it wrong the first time.

Who’s loling now?

If you said California Screamin’, you were close, but wrong. Toy Story Midway Mania, also wrong. If you said Paradise Pier, wrong. And if you said all of the above together, you were still wrong.

Yes, it is Paradise Pier, California Screamin’ and Toy Story Midway Mania in the clip, but the correct answer was an attraction that can’t be heard in the clip.

To recap, when I issued the challenge, I said that a woman in the sound clip gives relevant information about an attraction in close proximity to where the clip was captured.

The question was:

What attraction she is referring to?

About 10 seconds into the clip the woman says “Only some of them swing” to her young daughter. She is, of course, referring to the gondolas on:

Mickey’s Fun Wheel

Not only do some of them swing, but some of them also slide; which is why I’ll never ride one of those gondolas on that Ferris Wheel.

I have a hard time with heights as it is. I tend to stay away from Ferris Wheels altogether.

Going up high, I can handle if there is a drop– like Tower of Terror or one of the many insane roller coasters at Six Flags. But going up high and sitting there scares the tar outta me.

I don’t look out the window on airplanes. Let’s leave it at that and move on.

Anyway, I placed the clip at the top of the page so you can listen again. 🙂

Some of you didn’t use the exact name of the attraction, but you knew what it is, so that’s correctness in my book.

You ALL knew where I was, and if the question was where am I, you’d have all been correct and I’d be a chump for thinking that you wouldn’t know that.

So I threw a curve-ball.

Some of you hit it and some of you struck out. All and all, I’d say it was a successful challenge.

Thank you to everybody who participated!

The winners are:

  • Chad Elliott
  • Rob
  • Robert Erickson
  • Alison Hodgson
  • Angie
  • Kevin Healy
  • Lyndsey
  • Becca Lovato Hart
  • rosannaring 
  • Bunnyaimee
  • 1DizFanatic
I hope to see you all on the Wednesday Photo Challenge, and then next Monday for Audio Challenge #3!

Monday Magic Audio Challenge #2

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We’re back with a new audio challenge for you!

Last week was good! Nobody got it wrong.

It was easy. Too easy. When people are loling your so-called “challenge” something must be done.

While it makes me very happy to see so many people getting involved, I decided that this audio challenge will be more of a, well, challenge.

Last challenge warmed you up. This time you’ll have to pay closer attention to get it right.

When you play the clip, keep those ears focused. A woman will give somebody relevant information about an attraction in close proximity to where this clip was captured.

Using the the sound in the clip and your memory, answer this question:

What attraction is she referring to?

Always keep in mind that these audio clips come from all over the Disneyland Resort. Than means the whole resort: Disneyland Park, Disney California Adventure Park, Downtown Disney, The Disneyland Hotel, Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel and Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel and Spa.

If you know the answer to this one, or you think you know, all you have to do is drop me a line. You can do this by:

Leaving a comment here (the easiest, best way)

Send me a direct message on Twitter (@disgeekpaul)

or drop me an e-mail: paul@disgeek.com.

I’ll keep your answers hidden so that more people can guess, therefore YOU will be able to see your answer, but no one else will.

Tomorrow morning I’ll post the names of players who guessed correctly and reveal the correct answer.

Good luck and have a Magical Monday!

 

Wednesday Photo Challenge 2-22-12

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Hello again! Welcome to another DisGeek Wednesday Photo Challenge!

By now you’ve glanced down at the photo and you’re thinking “Hey! That’s not a photo! That’s just some text!

Wrong! It’s an extreme closeup I took of a sign outside of an attraction. You know, the kind that tells you if you have a bad back or whatever, you have no business on the attraction?

Now… I fully expect you to be totally flummoxed by this. I expect absolute silence on this page all day today. I’m so sure that this one will defeat you all, that I’m not even going to check my e-mail today. I’m going to Disneyland Resort to get more pictures to stump you with, and to capture more audio clips to make you feel that Disneyness, but also make you pull your hair out trying to guess where or what it is!!

Muahahaha!! 😀 I LOVE IT!!

So look at the picture and if you have the chops, tell me:

What Disneyland Resort attraction is this sign referring to?

Photo Challenge 2-22-12

Yeah. You have no idea, do you?

I’m betting only 2 of you even bother with this challenge (and your names are Ashley and Alison)! 😉

I will laugh at you, and imagine you slapping your forehead tomorrow when I give you the answer! >:D

Always keep in mind that “Disneyland Resort” means the whole resort: Disneyland Park, Disney California Adventure Park, Downtown Disney, The Disneyland Hotel, Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel and Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel and Spa.

If you know the answer to this one, or you think you know, all you have to do is drop me a line. You can do this by:

Leaving a comment here (the recommended, simple way)

Send me a direct message on Twitter (@disgeekpaul)

or drop me an e-mail: paul@disgeek.com.

I’ll keep your answers hidden so that more people can guess, therefore YOU will be able to see your answer, but no one else will.

Tomorrow morning I’ll post the names of players who guessed correctly and reveal a new photo with the correct answer.

Have a great magical, and happy Humpday!

Monday Magic Audio Challenge #1

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Along with our Wednesday Photo Challenge, we have conjured up a new challenge for our readers and listeners! Inspired by Paul Barrie’s “Where in the Park” game, from his podcast Window to the Magic, we are issuing a “audio challenge” to our listeners as another way to engage with you all and have a little fun on Monday.

Above is a short audio clip that I captured somewhere in the Disneyland Resort. I’ll ask a question about the clip and using your memories of your trip(s) to the resort and concentration you’ll give us your best answer. Do make sure to read the questions carefully as the weeks go by. Sometimes the question might be with regards to a small (or large), subtle (or distinct) detail in the audio.

This being the first challenge, of what I hope to be many, we’ll start with something easy.

Play the clip above, and answer the following question:

I am strolling through the Disneyland Resort. Where am I?

Always keep in mind that Disneyland Resort means the whole resort: Disneyland Park, Disney California Adventure Park, Downtown Disney, The Disneyland Hotel, Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel and Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel and Spa.

If you know the answer to this one, or you think you know, all you have to do is drop me a line. You can do this by:

Leaving a comment here (certainly the simplest way)

Send me a direct message on Twitter (@disgeekpaul)

or drop me an e-mail: paul@disgeek.com.

I’ll keep your answers hidden so that more people can guess, therefore YOU will be able to see your answer, but no one else will.

Tomorrow morning I’ll post the names of players who guessed correctly and reveal the correct answer.

I really think this is going to be fun! 😀

Have a Magical Monday!

Wednesday Photo Challenge 2-15-12

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I’m back again with another photo challenge. Last week we had a bit of a tuffy. Very few knew what it was and most didn’t bother to try.

But I don’t care! All that your silence means to me is that I know more than YOU, so HA!

This week’s challenge has two questions, so here we go:

(A) What classic Disney film does this old, bearded dude have a part in, and (B) exactly where in the Disneyland Resort can you find this carving of him?

And “exactly where” means the exact place. Answering something like “Downtown Disney” isn’t going to cut it.

 Always keep in mind that “Disneyland Resort” means the whole resort: Disneyland Park, Disney California Adventure Park, Downtown Disney, The Disneyland Hotel, Disney’s Paradise Pier Hotel and Disney’s Grand Californian Hotel and Spa.

If you know the answer to this one, or you think you know, all you have to do is drop me a line. You can do this by:

Leaving a comment here (certainly the simplest way)

Send me a direct message on Twitter (@disgeekpaul)

or drop me an e-mail: paul@disgeek.com.

I’ll keep your answers hidden so that more people can guess, therefore YOU will be able to see your answer, but no one else will. I need to keep it going as long as I can and give everyone a fair shot at it.

Tomorrow morning I’ll post the names of players who guessed correctly and reveal a new photo with the correct answer.

Have a great magical, and happy Humpday!