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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!

 

Monday Magic Audio Challenge #1 Answer

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When I said I’d start you off with something easy, I honestly didn’t know it was that easy. I was warned. Daniel said that this first challenge was way too easy. But what do I know?

Anyway… everyone, and I mean everyone, who guessed was correct one way or another. I also think it’s a stretch to say that anybody “guessed”. You all answered with such swift and hard certainty. Some of you even loled at me!

Unlike the Photo Challenge where there is one correct answer, there will be times (like this one) in the Audio Challenge where more than one answer is correct. So if you answered: Splash Mountain or The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh or “The Winnie the Pooh Ride” (or any variation thereof) you were correct.

Those of you who answered Critter Country are very correct. Lol!

To capture this sound clip, I walked into Critter Country, past Splash Mountain, under the overpass for the Disneyland Railroad and then all the way to the back where you can hear the tail-end of  The Many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh.

As I said, NOBODY got this wrong, and I believe because so many knew without a doubt where this clip came from, our first Audio Challenge has already surpassed the Photo Challenge in the number of participants!

So thank you to all of the winners:

  • Rob
  • Robert Erickson
  • Melissa
  • LiLeopard 
  • Kent Williams 
  • Angie
  • Lillian Tadamichi 
  • Ashley Hodgson
  • Chad Elliott
  • Lyndsey
  • Becca Lovato Hart
  • rosannaring 
  • Chris Carpenter
  • Bunnyaimee
  • ComeCorrect1714
  • 1DizFanatic
  • Rowena Ebba
  • Rebecca Fernandez

Don’t get cocky though. This was just a warm up. It won’t be as easy next time. So if you happen to visit DLR before next Monday, keep your ears wide open.

Thank you all for participating ! I hope to see you all on the Wednesday Photo Challenge, and then next Monday for Audio Challenge #2 which I promise won’t be as big a cakewalk as this one was!

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!