small world september 2024 exercise challenge

[sophy1996]

+60

645/1200

 

[Raya]

Fell off the wagon for a few days there, but as of tonight I'm back! +60 minutes

460/770 = 59%

 

[sophy1996]

+105

750/1200

 

[PollyannaMom]

Mon-9/16 - 25
Tue-9/17 - 15
Wed-9/18 - 15
Thu-9/19 - 20
Fri-9/20 - 25
Sat-9/21 - 20
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= 120 new minutes

new total = 410/600

I'm about 10 minutes behind pace, but still doing OK for the month.

 

[ShannyMcB]

+70
226/400

 

[Raya]

Happy first day of Autumn! It's wonderfully cool and stormy today, right around 21C/70F. Perfect weather for a cup of tea. Adding 60 minutes from the gym yesterday. I tried this new 'wall sit' thing, where you sit as if in a chair, but you're not in a chair and just have one hand on the wall for support. My thighs and back are definitely feeling it today.

520/770 = 67%

 

[Elizabeth Smith]

I'm back! Sorry I went missing for a week. The visit with family went well, though it went by too quickly. My grandpa passed away in August and we weren't able to make it to the funeral due to other conflicts, but my grandma wanted us to have my grandpa's car, so we flew up to my hometown to collect the vehicle and drive it back. I also got to see my newest niece in person for the first time. We stopped in with Jacob's family for a few days, too, since we haven't seen most of them since Christmas. While I was gone, I wasn't very consistent with exercise, but I crammed in as many minutes over the last three days as I could to catch up. So I have 210 new minutes.

There are lots of color changes to report! PollyannaMom, sophy1996, ShannyMcB, and Raya have all reached Penguin Purple. And I have reached Peru Pink!

This is the audio from Disneyland Paris's Peru scene. According to the video's description, it was also used in Disneyland from 1993 to 2002. The Peru scene features llamas and a depiction of Lake Titicaca, which is often called the highest navigable lake in the world. Titicaca is the largest lake in South America both in terms of the volume of water and surface area.

 

[Elizabeth Smith]

I have a measly ten minutes to add from this morning, but that's okay!

Did you know that there was an it's a small world animated series? It was released online between November 2013 and February 2014 before it was quietly cancelled after only 9 episodes. I was able to find some of the episodes online, including the first episode, wherein the children travel to experience Holi in India.
Disney - Small World Taj Mahal by Joe Penniston, on Flickr

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

1920 minutes since last update, and that's being conservative. I've been spending 4-8 hours at the barn each day for the past almost 2 weeks and have at least 10 more days of this ahead of me. We had a tropical depression come through here, and my horse was badly injured. Another of our horses got attacked by fire ants!!!!!! I hate those things. Thank goodness cool weather is coming!!!!

2930/2300

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

I have a measly ten minutes to add from this morning, but that's okay!

Did you know that there was an it's a small world animated series? It was released online between November 2013 and February 2014 before it was quietly cancelled after only 9 episodes. I was able to find some of the episodes online, including the first episode, wherein the children travel to experience Holi in India.
Disney - Small World Taj Mahal by Joe Penniston, on Flickr

What a wonderful find!!!! I hate that this show didn't last.

 

[sophy1996]

+120

870/1200

@Twilight Sparkle, wishing your horses speedy recoveries!

 

[Raya]

+60 from the gym last night, hoping to get on the treadmill tonight. My thoughts are with everyone in the hurricane's path today. It looks terrible. Our trip might need to be canceled, but that's nothing compared to the devastation that could hit Florida.

580/770 = 75%

 

[sophy1996]

+30

900/1200

 

[Elizabeth Smith]

sophy1996, Raya, and the TEAM have all become Peru Pink! With 75 more minutes, I have reached Rainforest Red. And Twilight Sparkle jumped to Global Green! (So sorry about your horsies).

I find the rainforest section of small world to be kind of random, but I like the glittery alligator anyway.

Art by Drake Brodahl

 

[Elizabeth Smith]

I have 40 minutes of exercise so far today which brings me to Global Green. Yay me!

What about the infamous ear worm that plays during it's a small world? Did you know that the original plan was to have the dolls singing the national anthems from the various countries represented? The result was a cacophonous mess, so the solution was to create a song to be sung "in the round" in various languages. It’s a joyful melody that repeats as you sail your boat through the countries of the world. The song was written by Richard and Robert Sherman, the famous duo that contributed to many Disney movies and attractions.

The song plays well over 1,000 times during a typical operating day at “it’s a small world” in Disneyland. It’s truly a magical song when you realize that it was created to be easily translated into any language, becoming another world-unifying effort of the attraction.

Since the opening of Disneyland Paris, “it’s a small world” is being played somewhere in the world every minute of every day? Talk about Global!

Another fun fact is that there are over 240 animated figures in “it’s a small world” in Disneyland. The majority are the classic small world children whose faces were created to be identical. While their attire, skin color and location may change, the identical faces are supposed to serve as a reminder of the unity of the human race (or something like that).

 

[ShannyMcB]

+87
313/400

 

[Raya]

+ 60 at the gym yesterday. I realized I wasn't going to hit my goal for this month on Friday, but I'll do my best to get close!

640/770 = 83%

 

[sophy1996]

+110

1010/1200

 

[Elizabeth Smith]

ShannyMcB has reached Peru Pink!

What do it's a small world and The Matterhorn have in common, other than both being in Disneyland? They both have ride systems created by manufacturer Arrow Development!



Arrow Development, which later came to be know as Arrow Dynamics, was an American manufacturing and engineering company that specialized in designing and building amusement park rides, especially roller coasters. Arrow was responsible for several influential advancements in the amusement and theme park industries. Among the most significant was tubular steel track, which provided a smoother ride than the railroad style rails commonly used prior to the 1960s on wooden roller coasters. The Matterhorn Bobsleds at Disneyland, built in 1959, was Arrow's first roller coaster project.

After construction of the Matterhorn, Disney bought a third of Arrow Development in an effort to keep them viable and at least partially in-house. Arrow developed vehicles, flumes and tracks for It's a Small World, Pirates of the Caribbean, Adventure Thru Inner Space, and the Haunted Mansion.

The artificial river created by Arrow Development needed something special to celebrate its move to Anaheim following the World's Fair. For the celebration, Walt invited children from around the world to come in their traditional clothing and bring a vessel containing water from the nearest sea. With water from each of the Seven Seas in hand, the children commemorated the opening of “it’s a small world” by pouring the water into the ride’s river, symbolically uniting the world.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Sun-9/22 - 25
Mon-9/23 - 20
Tue-9/24 - 25
Wed-9/25 - 20
Thu-9/26 - 20
Fri-9/27 - 20
Sat-9/28 - 80
Sun-9/29 - 15
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225 new minutes

620/600

@Twilight Sparkle
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