Photo Scavenger Hunt - The big list!

Sorry for the lack of posts lately - been busy getting ready for the upcoming trip! Only five more days until we arrive in the Mouse's House!


Previously, I mentioned a photo scavenger hunt idea for our upcoming trip. I've been really excited about this project! First of all, its helped kill some time before we leave. It's also set us up for great photos and some silly memories that we'll remember forever!
As promised, here is the full list of items we are hunting for. We still have a few blank pages in our book, so throw some ideas out and they'll be added!

• Find a Cast member from Chicago
• Find another couple celebrating their anniversary
• High-five 5 different cast members
• Find someone with a first visit button
• Find someone with a birthday button
• Take THREE in-ride photos at Magic Kingdom*
• Find FIFTEEN hidden Mickeys in Magic Kingdom
• Make a wish at the Castle wishing well
• Try to remove Sword in the Stone
• Silly hat photo in each of the 6 lands in Magic Kingdom
• Take THREE in-ride photos at Epcot*
• Find TEN hidden Mickeys in Epcot
• Take a photo with a Flag in each country of World Showcase
• Find the Pickle Tree in Epcot
• Take THREE in-ride photos at Animal Kingdom*
• Find TWELVE hidden Mickeys in Animal Kingdom
• Take THREE in-ride photos at Hollywood Studios*
• Find TEN hidden Mickey's in Hollywood Studios
• Find Spock's handprints outside the theater
• Sing in the Rain @ Hollywood Studios
• Show off drawings from Animation Academy
• Climb on a Giant Bug @ Hollywood Studios
• Pull the rope in the well by Indiana Jones Show
• Dance with any Character
• Minnie & Mickey's Autographs
• Dance with a Princess
• Spot the Tron-o-Rail (TRON themed Monorail)
• Take a picture with a Friendship Boat Captain
• Be alone on a Disney Bus
• Take a picture with Disney Bus Driver
• Find anything with HOCKEY on it
• Find FIVE hidden Mickeys at Coronado Springs
• Alphabet game! Find an item/sign/etc that starts with each letter of the alphabet

*All in-ride photos must follow posted rules! Take the photo on outdoor rides, or without the flash!

As you can see, we're seriously lacking in Animal Kingdom photo ideas!! Hopefully someone can help us out with that. Either way, super excited to see what pictures result from these ideas. I'm not expecting ALL of them to be completed, but hopefully we have fun and get into it!

What do you do to shake things up on your vacations?

We're Going on a Mouse Hunt...

We're going on a Mouse hunt...

We're gonna catch a cute one!

I'm not afraid

Are you?

Not me!

Okay.. major flashback to being a Girl Scouts Brownie there! :) Except, of course, in the original song we would be hunting bears and catching big ones... But that just isn't as fun, is it?

Ready to be jealous? This particular Mouse-addict is headed to the Mouse's House in exactly 24 days (but who's counting?!). Everything is planned, scheduled and set up - hooray!
It may seem strange for someone so addicted (dare I say, obsessed) with Disney and Mickey to feel this way, but I'm actually worried about ODing on Disney during this trip. It's only been a year since my last visit, and I've never been in consecutive years before. We're also staying for a whopping EIGHT days, whereas last year's 5 day trip was the longest I've ever spent in the World.

So, to help nip boredom in the bud, I've come up with a few silly things to keep us busy on our trip. Keep in mind, we're two adults (albeit kids at heart) with no kiddos to keep track of or entertain. Just two big kids looking for ways to be even sillier than normal on vacation.

1) Flat Pidge. 
Everyone knows about Flat Stanley and his travels through Kindergarten classes all over. But we're going to print off/draw a picture of our kitty, Pidge and take pictures of him is silly places in Disney! Maybe surrounded by Mickey Mouse stuffed toys, or riding on Dumbo.
We pretty much have the coolest cat in the world (I'm not even kidding) so it seems fit he should get to "see" Disney as well.

2) Scavenger Hunt.
What better way to explore more of the hidden gems in the parks than to go hunting for them! We'll have a book with all different items to find and take photos with/of. I'm really excited about this one... here's a few ideas so far:
-Find a cast member from Chicago
-Find "x" number of Hidden Mickeys
-Be the only passengers on a Bus
-Dance with a princess/character
-Photo with "x" celebrity's hand prints @ Hollywood Studios
-Take a photo in every country in Epcot's World Showcase with a silly hat or item
Want to plan your own Scavenger Hunt? Check out this topic on the DisBoards!

Its just a start - but we're both excited about it. Yes, even Mr. I-don't-get-excited perked up when I told him these ideas.
Plus, we already have about half a million photos of us in front of all the various landmarks and such. It'll be way more fun to share these off the wall photos - not to mention how much more exciting it will be for folks LOOKING at the pictures!

Yay! I will surely post pictures of the scavenger hunt cards/book once they're created. If you have any suggestions, please share them in the comments below - I'll be sure to include them in the book, AND I will post the resulting photo after the trip for you to see. :)

Have a Magical day, today!
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