Main Street Minutes
Volume 9
WOW!!! What a month! April has been all about the Main Street 16 Challenge Weekend and boy, did our community show up and show out! Over $10,000 was raised this weekend as a record ten teams competed on Saturday, conquering all 16 rides. Thank you so much to everyone who planned, participated, donated, shared, and cheered. This weekend was definitely one giant core memory!
Main Street Magic Episodes
- Episode 655: Trip Review: VRBO, Tiffins, Morimoto Asia, and Jellyrolls
- Episode 656: Bracket Challenge: Walt Disney World Snacks
- Episode 657: Ranking Restaurants: Animal Kingdom
- Episode 658: Trip Review: Garden Grill Breakfast, Sci-Fi Lunch, and Blue October at Garden Rocks
- Episode 659: 15 Fun Disney World Facts
- Episode 660: Journey Into Imagination with John Sacherri
- Episode 661: Fun for Free at Walt Disney World
- Episode 662: Drink, Eat, Shop, See, and Ride: Magic Kingdom
- Episode 663: 350+ Walt Disney World Hacks with Author Susan Veness
Trivia
- In what city was Walt Disney born?
- What was the first Disney film to be completely live action?
- What are the names of the three hitchhiking ghosts from the Haunted Mansion?
- In which two Florida cities is Walt Disney World located?
- In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, who did Mark Ruffalo replace as Hulk?
Answers to March Trivia
- John Ratzenberger
- The NIne Old Men were Walt Disney’s most trusted Imagineers who worked closely with Walt on creation of movies, rides, shows, and attractions. The name comes from Franklin Roosevelt’s name for the 9 supreme court justices.
- 189 Feet
- The 2019 Lion King Remake
- 22
April in Disney History
- April 8, 1974 — Treasure Island, later renamed Discovery Island opens to the public as a wildlife viewing area.
- April 15, 1983 — Tokyo Disneyland opened as the first Disney park to open outside the US.
- April 12, 1992 — Euro Disney, later renamed Disneyland Paris, opened
- April 29, 1994 — Epcot hosts the first Flower & Garden Festival
- April 22, 1998 — Animal Kingdom opens on Earth Day!
Upcoming Events
- Disney Dreams That Soar at Disney Springs – May 24 – September 2
- The last Walls of Epcot will come down June 10 revealing the new Communicore Hall featuring a new show celebrating Encanto
- Disney’s Animal Kingdom celebrates the 30th Anniversary of The Lion King
- Celebrate Summer with the opening of Tiana’s Bayou Adventure
Deals, Discounts, & Promos
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Receive free on board credit when booking your next Disney Cruise Line adventure with Main St Magic Travel
4-Day, 4 Park Magic Ticket starting at $99 per day OR 3-day, 3 Park Ticket starting at $89 per day (exludes Magic Kingdom)
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Main Street 16 Challenge Weekend
For anyone who may not know, the Main Street 16 Challenge Weekend was born from a desire to give back in some way. Being a mostly Disney focused podcast, it seemed natural to choose a charity such as Give Kids the World Village to partner with. Therefore, for the last three years Jeremy and Rhonda have hosted Main Street 16 Challenge Weekend benefiting Give Kids the World Village.
The whole weekend consists of a ticketed Trivia Event on Friday, the Main Ride Challenge on Saturday, and the Champions Breakfast Sunday Morning. Several returning teams competed with some new comers this year, and ultimately, one of our new competitors, Baby on Board the People Mover, took the win in 7 hours and 12 minutes! If I’m not mistaken, that is an MS16 record!
We added a new layer to the fun this year, asking teams to Disney Bound or dress in wacky costumes while competing. Team Little Read Wagon captained by our resident meteorologist Alan Gerard took the win as the Triple Mountain Whammy (the backstory there may or may not have played a part). And while all our teams did a wonderful job raising over $10,000, another new comer to the challenge, Heather Carson’s Gingerbombs raised the most by a single team. They were even able to garner a donation while in line for one of our challenge rides from a fellow guest!
Everything about this weekend is always so fun and exciting, but what is the most amazing to me is this community. There have been lifelong friendships and deep bonds formed all because two people started a podcast.
Once again — a HUGE Thank You to everyone involved whether you competed, attended trivia, donated, shared, or just cheered from the sidelines, this event is not possible without YOU! Thank you so, so, so much! And we are doing it again next year!!! Official dates have not been determined yet, but will most likely be the last weekend of April. Contact Main St Magic Travel to get those rooms booked!
