Congratulations!!

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Congrats all!

[Sheila]

The game measured out at about 9-10 miles (including some backtracking hither and yon). I think it just feels longer because you're walking at such a forced pace. Plus, moving swiftly through crowds seems to make the walk longer to me, imo.

The Open game was designed to be much easier this time around as it was thought that all the competitive teams would be over killing themselves on the invitational. But surprisingly, all the newbie teams gave the old-timers a serious run for their money on the Open!

I forgot to say that I really enjoyed being able to chat with so many folks here: BTD, Ally-girl, Flub, CP & GD, the KimPossibles, FOTR, Isaac, belle and awinner, the Fej posse, and oh-so-briefly to MHRC (whose team seem to be contemplating ordering a hit on Shana and me at Leg Checkpoint #5 after they found out the answer).

(And note to self: Wear something form fitting to MA so that when you put the walkie-talkie on your belt, the blouse will not drape over making you look pregnant. Ouch! LOL. Anybody good at Photoshop?)

[mhrc4]

Originally Posted by Sheila

and oh-so-briefly to MHRC (whose team seem to be contemplating ordering a hit on Shana and me at Leg Checkpoint #5 after they found out the answer).

hahahahhahhahahahha, that was just after the postcard quest, so needless to say we were a little bit OVER frustrated, and then we sent up our musical expert who can acapella sing almost any disney song..... only to be foiled by the stupid show at the hyperion

oh well, we all applaud the staff for the awesome game put on, and as much as we cursed you that day (and my legs still are) we will definetly be playing again in October

[Ponine]

I thought this would be the sort version of how the Open was... it still ended up being long... oops.
I started this MA thinking.. wow, I have this team member, who I have no idea how helpful he’ll be, and have never done this kind of thing with. Panther, being my ‘One that Got Away “ from THAT thread. We’re pals, but this was a new venue for us.
And the boyfriend of my long time team mate,Cordae, whom I had never met, and he had never been to D-land before. Plus, I was thinking… okay, if I stay in the Open I have a fighting chance at placing. (Yeah, if I don’t make stupid mistakes. Which we did) I also had, for once, kept reminding myself of a compliment paid to me once by a fellow MA’er. That I had the potential to do well, if I just found the right team.

Panther and I did decide just past the halfway point that smokers slow you down. There were two other teams with smokers, but it was their whole team. They stood as a group inside the smoking section and worked. We split up and let them go in, while we stayed out, hoping against all hope that if we were seen as a two-some that the official who spotted us would note that the other two were inside the smoking section, and we were just outside of it.

I think this was an easier event. We spent a great deal of time on the Vowel Trouble puzzle, knew the answer HAD to be in Toontown, and just walked around and around the building.. then we thought.. hmm the firework building did blow up… maybe it’s stuck to another building. (Anyone know where that answer was before the game ‘broke’?) But in so doing we were able to find the Audubon window, so we felt better. It was still frustrating to find out that puzzle was eliminated.
We had the standard evil paragraph, those are always given right to me, I now have a strategy for those.. and thank goodness.
We died on the Star Tours one because no one proofed the answer and Panther ‘over-read’ the question. He saw “What flight is under decontamination after arriving from Endor” so he went with the flight that was under the flight that was decontaminating. Not thinking that if you are decontaminating, you are under decontamination. Yeah well… first timer mistake.

Home Sweet Home..the signs about Home on the Range, I just KNEW that one. Poor LibraryVixen had to deal with me taking pics of every sign when she was down in the fall!

The postcard trade thing… first let me say… I got my packet and did the Packet check.. the sheet said you should have TWO postcards, I only had one, so I went BACK to get my second postcard. It was a typo. BUT.. I had already rushed away once away from my team, and had to run back, I was po’d and thinking, I’m seconds behind already! So, to the FotM, I heard you, I really did. I wasn’t trying to ignore you. I just cant gather, walk, and respond all at once. I need to develop a hand signal so that you know I’m just in concentrating intesly. I owe you BIG for trading with us , and I’m glad we could help each other. I just need to learn not to obsess. No hard feelings!

Tarzan’s Tree house… okay, so we had myself, who cant do that many stairs with my knee, and Storm, who’s deathly afraid of heights, so we got permission to split up, though I had ASKED ahead of time if there was a physical limitation for open!! Anyway.. we had to split.. Panther and Cordae walked up Tarzan’s so they could get to the last book to get the last word, and we waited at the exit. Now… I was annoyed, because as we waited, I saw a team go in the exit, get the answer, and come back out. Now.. what the heck? Alas, that team did get ahead of us because of that. And quite frankly it annoyed me. But .. I let it go.
For some reason Boxed in Frontierland stumped us for a while…

But really.. all in all.. I think it might have been easier. But it still kicked my tush, and I still have sore legs. And she was right.. I have finally found my team, and my niche. Watch out, we’re taking no prisoners next time around.

[jdramj]

Originally Posted by Ponine

We spent a great deal of time on the Vowel Trouble puzzle, knew the answer HAD to be in Toontown, and just walked around and around the building.. then we thought.. hmm the firework building did blow up… maybe it’s stuck to another building. (Anyone know where that answer was before the game ‘broke’?) But in so doing we were able to find the Audubon window, so we felt better. It was still frustrating to find out that puzzle was eliminated.
We had the standard evil paragraph, those are always given right to me, I now have a strategy for those.. and thank goodness.
We died on the Star Tours one because no one proofed the answer and Panther ‘over-read’ the question. He saw “What flight is under decontamination after arriving from Endor” so he went with the flight that was under the flight that was decontaminating. Not thinking that if you are decontaminating, you are under decontamination. Yeah well… first timer mistake.



The postcard trade thing… first let me say… I got my packet and did the Packet check.. the sheet said you should have TWO postcards, I only had one, so I went BACK to get my second postcard. It was a typo.

Tarzan’s Tree house… [clip...clip...clip]Now… I was annoyed, because as we waited, I saw a team go in the exit, get the answer, and come back out. Now.. what the heck? Alas, that team did get ahead of us because of that. And quite frankly it annoyed me. But .. I let it go.

For some reason Boxed in Frontierland stumped us for a while…

But really.. all in all.. I think it might have been easier. But it still kicked my tush, and I still have sore legs. And she was right.. I have finally found my team, and my niche. Watch out, we’re taking no prisoners next time around.

Hey it was great to meet you. You know Panther didn't look all that tall to me .

We did the same thing with the postcard...we even asked invitational teams as we checked about the 2nd postcard, and they were all traded already...UGH!

The vowel one, we sat down to do and I swear my husband thought I was nuts and then I thought he was nuts for this one. We wasted so much time and then gave up only to be told 30 minutes later that we'd just get credit for it. another UGH!

I'm glad I didn't see that team on Tarzan's treehouse...I would have said something

My husbnad was funny...he kept getting pissed at seeing teams split up and I had to tell him that they were invitational teams...you guys could split up right?

[Not Afraid]

Sheila, it was SOOOOOOO great to see you - and the big hug at the end was such the icing on the cake! Thanks for all of your hard work - and everyone else.

[DisneyFan25863]

Congrats to everyone who competed!

This was the first MA we missed in 2 years, and hopefully the last one for quite awhile. Though if we had competed, and gone to the Hojo, my parents would have killed me for wandering off property

[Alex]

It isn't out of rudeness that I'm not going to do much talking on this subject over here, I just don't want to have to say everything twice.

But I did want to let CP and GD know just how much time they made up. At the conclusion of leg 2, when they got on the monorail they were the 20th (of 26) team to do so. They were a good 35 minutes behind the 4 teams that were on the first one.

And thanks to everybody for the compliments. It hurts a bit that "best ever" would go to the first one in five years I didn't run, but I'll shed my tears in private. Adrienne did a great job and I'm glad to see the response.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

It isn't out of rudeness that I'm not going to do much talking on this subject over here, I just don't want to have to say everything twice.

Totally understandable, didn't expect much official word over here.

But I did want to let CP and GD know just how much time they made up. At the conclusion of leg 2, when they got on the monorail they were the 20th (of 26) team to do so. They were a good 35 minutes behind the 4 teams that were on the first one.

Well, then, we thank you for lying and saying we weren't too far behind!

And thanks to everybody for the compliments. It hurts a bit that "best ever" would go to the first one in five years I didn't run, but I'll shed my tears in private. Adrienne did a great job and I'm glad to see the response.

Hrmm, yeah, ouch. That must sting a little. But, to be fair, it's a whole new paradigm, so it may just be the format that's the improvement, not the execution. Any comfort in that?

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

But I did want to let CP and GD know just how much time they made up. At the conclusion of leg 2, when they got on the monorail they were the 20th (of 26) team to do so. They were a good 35 minutes behind the 4 teams that were on the first one.

Wow. Wow wow wow. Amazing stuff.

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

And thanks to everybody for the compliments. It hurts a bit that "best ever" would go to the first one in five years I didn't run, but I'll shed my tears in private. Adrienne did a great job and I'm glad to see the response.

Don't we say "best ever" every time? I think we do. I admit I just adored the format. But I'll tell you this here: I definitely like the way you announce the winners better than the way AVP announces it. I think, even while rushed in the past, you've done a better job.

Smiley free for Alex