"Past Disney" July 2023 Exercise Challenge

[sophy1996]

+35

310/1400

 

[Elizabeth Smith]

I remember the Pocahontas show from when I went with my fam in 2007. It was cute and I missed it when I returned as an adult...
+20 tonight from a Growwithjo video.
70/400

 

[Bethislucy]

Thank you all. They got my surgery date set fast it's Monday the 17th. I may not hit my goal this month but glad to get it in quick so I can get to recovering be for our trip in December. Adding in 120 for Friday and the weekend. 275/700

 

[Oneanne]

No color changes, but Elizabeth Smith is *this* close to one!

The only opening-day Disney-MGM attraction that we haven't looked at is The Great Movie Ride. Housed in a replica of Graumann's Chinese Theatre, this dark ride with huge cars took guests through scenes of classic movies.

When we went to DHS in 2015, I fully expected my tween niece and nephew not to know many of the movies. They surprised me, though, with my niece saying it was her favorite ride of the whole trip!

One of the features of the ride was being hijacked by either a gangster or a cowboy. For some reason, we almost always got the gangster, but occasionally we did get the cowboy. (Their reactions to the Alien scene were always fun, no matter which character.)

The Great Movie Ride closed in 2017 to make way for Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway, which opened in 2020.

Do you have a favorite scene from GMR? Mine was either Raiders of the Lost Ark or The Wizard of Oz.

omg... my older nephew, who was a 'cool' pre-teen at the time, and I rode GMR I think just after it opened and that alien leapt out of the celling at us, like got right in our faces. He grabbed my arm and hid his face behind my shoulder. I don't know if they toned down its movements or I just knew what was coming, but it never seemed to be that "active" again. As a side note... I used to have a cat named Ripley after the Sigourney Weaver character because she was also a take charge kinda gal.

 

[Oneanne]

And a bonus discussion, because the month keeps moving on and there's a lot to talk about!

One of the features of the Disney parks is the park's symbol -- for MK, the castle; for Epcot, Spaceship Earth; and for AK, the Tree of Life. But Disney-MGM had some trouble sticking with a symbol.

The original symbol was supposed to be the "Earffel Tower," a water tower with Mickey ears located on the Backlot Tour. But it was hidden and hard to get a picture with. So in 2001, for the 100 Years of Magic Celebration, Disney built the Sorcerer's Hat, a giant representation of the hat Mickey steals in Fantasia, right in front of the Chinese Theatre. The Sorcerer's Hat remained the symbol until it was taken down in 2015. The Earffel Tower was removed shortly thereafter, in 2016, to make way for Toy Story Land. Since then, the symbol of DHS is either the Hollywood Tower Hotel or the Grauman's Chinese Theatre building.

Let's take a poll: Did you love the Sorcerer's Hat, hate it, or were you indifferent? I'm firmly on the side of hate it. And in researching this post, I found out that Disney planned to rebuild it for the 100 Years of Wonder celebration? Is this true? We did get tickets to Jollywood Nights, so I guess I'll see for myself in December.

I could take it or leave it but did like the Earffel Tower and was sad to see it go. The new water tower they've just put in for the Tianna re-do of Splash mount is very reminiscent of it.

 

[Oneanne]

+120 minutes for the last few days... still running below plan.

330/1395... 24%

 

[sophy1996]

+40

350/1400

 

[sophy1996]

Congratulations to Bethislucy and me for turning 1960s Orange!

Another area of AK that has seen some replacements is Dinoland USA. The ride now known as Dinosaur started as Countdown to Extinction, but in 2000 in addition to renaming, Disney make some adjustments to create more urgency (including adding my favorite line, "They're not gonna make it! They're not gonna make it!").

Also in Dinoland, the Primeval Whirl coaster opened in 2002, closed in 2020, and was demolished in 2021.

But it's looking like Dinoland as a whole will be going extinct at some point. At the D23 convention in 2022, Disney discussed some potential re-theme ideas such as Zootopia and Moana (without mentioning any timelines).

 

[sophy1996]

Thank you all. They got my surgery date set fast it's Monday the 17th. I may not hit my goal this month but glad to get it in quick so I can get to recovering be for our trip in December. Adding in 120 for Friday and the weekend. 275/700

Glad you'll get in sooner rather than later--sending good vibes!

 

[PollyannaMom]

Fri-7/7 - 15
Sat-7/8 - 20
Sun-7/9 - 20
Mon-7/10 - 25
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80 new minutes
225/600

I liked the hat, because I'm a big fan of Fantasia,

and the Oz scene in TGMR.

 

[luvpoohandcompany]

Another 50 minutes done walking in gorgeous Donegal
200/650

 

[sophy1996]

Another 50 minutes done walking in gorgeous Donegal
200/650

I had you at 170 so another 50 brings you to 220, which is even better!

 

[sophy1996]

It’s looking like I am in the distinct minority re: the Hat.

 

[Oneanne]

+90 minutes for yesterday: walking, mowing, arms and a new-to-me YouTube for aerobics from the gal who does the arm videos. I had no idea I was so uncoordinated... getting my feet and arms doing things at the same time was actually a challenge, so I'm going to keep after it.

420/1395... 30%

 

[Bethislucy]

Adding 60 mins 335/700

 

[Elizabeth Smith]

+40 minutes. 20 from Monday on the exercise bike and 20 today from Growwithjo.
110/400

 

[luvpoohandcompany]

I had you at 170 so another 50 brings you to 220, which is even better!

You are right I was at 170. Even better and I’ve just added another 20 minute walk along the lough shore so…..
240/650

 

[Oneanne]

+90 minutes for yesterday... I'm on a two day roll of getting back to walking, and doing the arms and aerobic videos.

510/1395... 30%

 

[Raya]

Jumping in to add 33 minutes from Monday. Hoping to get more in today.

Raya - 58/400

 

[Elizabeth Smith]

+20 minutes tonight. Walking in place and some yoga stretching.
130/400