Nerd in the City

I LOVE Disney. If you’ve been reading me for any length of time, you know this. That being said, I’ve never done Disney on my own before. I’ve always gone with friends or family. And the day is usually very mapped out. Everyone has their top picks and there is lots to cover in a short period of time. I love to go with a plan and I love to go with people, but this day was different.

There was something really freeing and exciting about a solo adventure. Just me, nerdself and I.

I did have an agenda in the form of Crazy for Disney’s scavenger hunt. It kept my day just organized enough without feeling rushed. And since I only paid for parking and dole whips, I didn’t feel like I had to “get my money’s worth.” There is no shortage of Disney adventures in my future, that’s for dang sure!

So take a look at my adventures and if you want to do a scavenger hunt of your own try Crazy for Disney’s. But also, keep an eye out for my own scavenger hunt. There were some things I definitely wanted to add on the list (and some that I did add on the list!)

First up was Hollywood Studios:

What I found at Hollywood…

1. A Movie Theater
2. Large Green Army Men
3. 1950s Diner
4. Giant Guitar
5. Kermit the Frog
6. Star Wars Characters
7. Tower of Terror
8. Giant Letter Blocks
9. Woody or Jessie
10. Mickey Mouse Balloon
11. Handprints in Cement
12. An AT-AT
13. A Potato Head

(Things on the list I couldn’t find or didn’t have time to find…A Giant Ant or Bug, Mater, Pizza Planet, Giant Mouse Ears, A Spaceship.)

Next was Epcot:

What I found at Epcot…

1. Giant Silver Sphere
2. Someone Wearing a Sombrero
3. Boat (Monorail was on the list, but I substituted it for a boat ride.)
4. Characters Made of Plants (this picture is actually from Magic Kingdom, I couldn’t find plant characters at Epcot to save my life!!)
5. A Planet (BAM! I found 2!!)
6. Statue of a Viking
7. A Chinese Building
8. American Flag (I spent way too long trying to get a picture of the flag flying. Alas!)
9. A Clock Tower (thanks Germany!)
10. A Park Bench
11. A Street Band
12. Coral Reef
13. Nemo
14. A Sea Turtle
15. A Live Disney Character

(Things on the list I couldn’t find or didn’t have time to find…Statue of a Horse, A Double Decker Bus, A Kidcot Sign, A Dinosaur.)

Then, Animal Kingdom:

What I found at Animal Kingdom:

1. Tree of Life
2. Statue of a Disney Character
3. A Dinosaur
4. Live Elephant
5. Live Gorilla
6. A Large Mountain
7. A Train
8. A Safari Vehicle
9. A Stream/ Flowing Water
10. A Bus
11. A Live Disney Character
12. A Large Set of Bones
13. Someone Wearing a Safari Hat (Bonus for finding someone wearing a hat and a vest!)
14. Someone Wearing a Vest
15. A Truck Selling Ice Cream
16. Street Band
17. Rafiki (Got a two for one on this one with #2)

(Things on the list I couldn’t find or didn’t have time to find…I only couldn’t find Flik from a Bug’s Life and it was only cause I was running out of time.)

Finally, Magic Kingdom:

What I found at Magic Kingdom:

1. Monorail
2. Someone Wearing Mouse Ears (so many to choose from including myself!)
3. Statue of Walt Disney
4. A Horse
5. A Map
6. A Balloon
7. A Train
8. A Castle (Correction…THE Castle!)
9. A Popcorn Cart
10. A Big Treehouse
11. A Flying Elephant
12. A Pirate
13. A Princess
14. Turkey Leg (I added this one to the list)
15. A Spaceship
16. A Former U.S. President (Lots to choose from but I went with good ole Abe)
17. A Teacup
18. A Flying Carpet
19. Mickey Mouse (sorta cheated on this one and used #2 twice…time crunch)
20. Dole Whip (I also added this one to the list, Dole Whip is an absolute must!!)

(Things on the list I couldn’t find or didn’t have time to find…I only missed Winnie the Pooh at Magic Kingdom and it’s because I was trying to find the Pooh himself. Oh, well…next time!)