Disney Decor December 2024 Exercise Challenge

[sophy1996]

+90 for an afternoon at the food bank

230/1000

 

[ShannyMcB]

10 minutes of yoga on 12/3. I'm looking forward to some gym time tonight. Does anyone have a 10/15 minute before bed stretching routine they could recommend? I need something that hits all the major muscles groups, but doesn't take forever. Extra pixie dust would be if it can done without a ton of energy. I'm dealing with muscles aches - so I need to stretch - but not a lot of energy or time.

Raya - 10/600

 

[ShannyMcB]

+38
38/315

 

[Raya]

Thanks so much, @ShannyMcB I'll give that video a try. I've been through a bunch, including the one last night that spent way too much time meditating about my day and not enough time moving. I'm only counting 10 of the 15 minutes toward my goal because the rest was...sort of just sitting there? Meh.

Also adding 60 minutes from the gym today. Nothing too exciting just body weight exercises and some basic lifts. Did go for a new high in bench press, turned out to be 70lbs. Hoping to get up to 170lbs some day, but for now I'll take 70.

Raya - 140/600 - 23%

 

[sophy1996]

+30

260/1000

 

[PollyannaMom]

45 minutes for me (125/500) and some more color changes:

Raya ShannyMcB sophy1996 PollyannaMom



For today's Disney Christmas decor, let's look at the Christmas Tree Stroll at Disney Springs ~~

Article:
https://www.disneysprings.com/entertainment/christmas-tree-stroll/

Short Video:
https://www.instagram.com/laurensfloatinglights/reel/DCH7QAvyAys/

Some of this year's trees have surprises you can activate with your Magic Band!

 

[Elizabeth Smith]

I watched a video about the Christmas Tree Stroll recently. Some of the interactive elements were more exciting than others. I haven't exercised yet today, but I have 145 minutes since my last update.

175/675

Edit to add another 20 for the day, walking and stretching.

@Raya I do a bedtime yoga stretch almost every night. This one is one of my favorites. The video is 20 minutes, but the last 5 minutes or so is all breathing and meditation.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Congrats to Elizabeth Smith on jumping straight to orange!

 

[PollyannaMom]

This special is a few years old, but if you haven't seen it, it's worth a watch!

(I think it's also on Disney+ if that's a better platform for you than YouTube.)

 

[PollyannaMom]

Just saw this little clip on Instagram:

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[Raya]

60 minutes at the gym, where I was introduced to a fresh challenge: the Cossack squat. Ya'll there a million ways to move your body. If you think you hate one, don't force yourself! Go try something you've never heard of so you can hate that instead.

We saw the Christmas tree trail back in 2019 before it was interactive. I loved the Haunted Mansion tree with the beating heart bride coming out of the branches. She's one of my favorites but a rarely seen piece of Disney folklore these days.



Raya - 200/600 - 33%

 

[PollyannaMom]

60 new minutes for me = 185/500

The team is only 76 minutes from Orange!!


I was curious about early Christmas decorations at Disneyland, and here's what I found:

Disneyland: The First Christmas

by Todd James Pierce

Christmas at Disneyland is now big business, with special parades, shows and rich theming throughout the park. A massive live Christmas tree occupies Town Square, and the castle has a flashy overlay of electronic icicles and cottony snow. But back in 1955, the Christmas decorations were far less elaborate. Though the park enjoyed a few prosperous weeks during its opening summer–that is, when the heat was below 85 degrees–attendance during the fall was a bust. On some days park attendance was only a few hundred people. One first-year employee, Ron Dominguez used to joke that, on most days “you could shoot a cannon through most areas and not hit anybody.” In 1955, Disneyland Inc. was a company separate from Walt Disney Productions and couldn’t easily draw on studio assets to shore up its operational budgets. So with limited revenue, the park simply could not afford a large Christmas celebration.



Decorations throughout the park were sparse. In 1955, the Hub–not Town Square–received the first tree. A few wreaths were hung on and around the castle, with a strand or two of garland completing the scene. On the entrance drawbridge, the summer two-tone banners were swapped out for darker ones that better paired with the winter season. The entrance to Frontierland was also festooned with a little Christmas greenery.






The largest holiday area that Disneyland Inc. itself arranged was the Christmas Bowl, which was a simple re-theming of its outdoor stage. Surrounded by a few artificial trees, the Bowl featured choirs singing Christmas carols, an event that was the precursor to the modern Candlelight Ceremony and Processional.



The most famous event during that first holiday season, however, was the Christmas Circus. The Disneyland Circus combined traditional animal and high-wire acts with a Christmas show performed by the Mouseketeers. But Disneyland Inc., itself, was too poor to afford to stage the show. The battle over the Christmas Circus was what the first General Manager of Disneyland, C.V. Wood would later claim was the focal point of the “biggest fight [Walt and I] ever had.” The fight lasted for weeks, with Walt Disney Productions rather absurdly renting back a portion of Disneyland from Disneyland Inc to arrange a Christmas Circus that it would financially underwrite to limit the park’s financial exposure to the holiday extravaganza and also to overcome C.V. Wood’s insistence that the circus would be a failure.



link to article / source

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

810 minutes since last check in - horses and running (including my first of the 3 virtual 4ks I have to fit in this month for runDisney)

1430/2500

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

Just saw this little clip on Instagram:

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I LOVE THIS!!!! A Christmas Carol is one of my most loved books, and I love watching it in almost any form. This is gorgeous, and even just seeing the video gave me chills. Would love to see in person.

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

315 minutes - horses

1745/2500

 

[ShannyMcB]

+60
98/315

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

115 minutes - horses and 4k #2 of 3 for the month

1860/2500

 

[Raya]

60 minutes hard core lifting - Farmer's carry with 90lbs, Romanian dead-lifts w/40lbs, blah blah blah. Followed by 3 hours of 'lunch' with a dear friend, only to race to see the local gay man's chorus holiday show until 11pm. I am so sore and hung over this morning, y'all. It's like I did 4 parks in one day in August and forgot to hydrate.

Raya - 260/600 - 43%

 

[sophy1996]

+150

410/1000

 

[PollyannaMom]

30 minutes for me (215/500) and we have some color changes! -

Congrats to ShannyMcB, Twilight Sparkle, Raya, and the TEAM!!!



We're halfway there, and right on schedule!


Here's a peak at the Disney Christmas decorations in Paris this year: