Merry Christmas - MA date announced

[innerSpaceman]

Yep, that's it exactly. Bunch of fun quests made lots less fun because it was wilting heat.

If we were still "in play," we would have pushed ourselves into a hospital visit ... but with no competition for us, we really felt the effects of temps approaching 100 degrees. The latter quests were potentially just as fun as the earlier ones (it was a very well designed game this time), but the second half of the game was murder on me. And I was surprised how much concentration and brain power I lacked when my body temperature matched the air temparature.

[Isaac]

I was not into it this time around. It felt like the last MA was only 6 weeks ago, rather than 6 months. The 97˚ weather didn't help. The game felt like such a chore. I think belleh5 & I are gonna skip the next few MAs. I sure as hell don't want to play the one in Florida in 2009. No way I'm gonna spend my money to go running around Magic Kingdom (a theme park I don't like) in 130˚ heat & humidity.

Feh!

[Alex]

Believe me, we'd love to be able to say "it's too hot this weekend, let's do it next weekend instead."

You'll be happy to read this sentence in yesterdays AP weather story:

Anaheim was tied for the hottest spot in the contiguous United States at 102 degrees Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.

We should start selling MouseAdventure events to state emergency response teams during times of flooding or unbearable cold. And we'll blackmail other states during times of drought.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

I agree it was too damn hot but I had fun because I played with some good friends. We weren't killing ouselves to get things done but we tried to get organized and let that take us thru the game.

We did ToonTown first because it get's very hot out there in a place with no trees and tons of kids after Noon. We took time to sit and go over things.

In the end, I doubt I would like to play again in the heat. WDW would be fun but only in a nice 70 degree rainstorm.

Oh, and next time we should get a team name and maybe a mascot.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Bornieo: Fully Loaded

We did ToonTown first because it get's very hot out there in a place with no trees and tons of kids after Noon. We took time to sit and go over things.

Yeah, just ruuub it in smarty pants.

We tried to do the TSI quest first for much the same reasons, that island gets hot and crowded. We left the ballroom, broke off from the main herd to cut through the Grand Cal, read our packets as we went, and decided on TSI as our first stop. I guess the staff hadn't counted on us moving that quickly because we got onto TSI and there was no staff member there to give us the quest. That was kind of a crappy start. Turned out to not matter much thanks to the closure later in the day, but it did waste a good 20-30 minutes for us.

But yeah, ToonTown first will be our new mantra. We didn't end up back there until around 1:30. Biiiig mistake.

Our other kinda big mistake was not bothering to ride HM to get the missing name needed to finish the quest. We were right there, the line was short. But it just seemed like a huge chunk of time to spend, and I wasn't even sure I'd get the right answer even if I had ridden it (I've never bothered to get proficient at that particular type of logic puzzle...which is stupid because the MA writers seem to love 'em. I think I'd better get on that). But we really should have just gone ahead and done it. In the end we weren't rushed for time.

The heat didn't really seem to get to me much. Maybe it was because we did get a lot done early and were able to slow the pace down during the hottest part of the day, or maybe the breeze that kept flipping our quest pages softened the scorching blow, but yesterday didn't stand out as all that uncomfortably hot. That's probably still reserved for a couple of those DCA events.

I LOVED the Main Street quests ("Disneyland/Not Disneyland" and the hotel story one). Really clever, and led to a bizarre moment of synchronicity. After we found the "Snow Owl Peaches" in the Market House window, we stepped aside to write the answer down and figure out the next step. While we stood there, a family passes behind us. It wasn't too long after we had spotted the crate, but long enough that it's not like these people saw us pointing at it or heard us talking about it. But a little girl looked in the window and asked, "Mom, what are Snow Owl Peaches?"

[Cadaverous Pallor]

MA shirts

[wendybeth]

Lol, CP!

[Kevy Baby]

As always, brilliant shirts!

[belleh5]

Originally Posted by zapppop

I was not into it this time around. It felt like the last MA was only 6 weeks ago, rather than 6 months. The 97˚ weather didn't help. The game felt like such a chore. I think belleh5 & I are gonna skip the next few MAs. I sure as hell don't want to play the one in Florida in 2009. No way I'm gonna spend my money to go running around Magic Kingdom (a theme park I don't like) in 130˚ heat & humidity.

Feh!

It was way too hot!! I'm gonna skip the next few MA's. I'm still sore from running all over the park and my feet are sunburnt. It was good to see everyone briefly, but I don't plan on coming back until Xmas (if it's not too hot).

[BarTopDancer]

Love the shirts!