2006 Official Contest Calendarupdated 11/24/05
A few changes are being made for 2006. Overall, I feel the contests have been good....through November, we have had more than 1300 photos entered for the contests. Please read the rules below the calendar to see the new rule changes.
One major change will be that during the summer months, the contests will each run 10 days, instead of 7 (there will be 3 contests each month, not 4). There was a drop-off in participation over the summer, as many people are out and about (including myself).
This calendar will be ever-changing, and is a work-in-progress.
January
12/30-1/4 Live entertainment (non-character) contestShoot a picture of your favorite live entertainment (streetmosphere or whatnot)
5-11 Pooh and Friends photo contest Anything related to Pooh, or any of Pooh's friends will be accepted
12-18 Monorail photo contest The monorail at WDW, DL, or TDL are acceptable as subjects
19-25 Main Street USA contest Pictures must be taken in and of Main Street USA. Pictures of the castle will NOT be accepted
26-2/1 World Showcase photo contest Picture must be taken in and of part of Epcot's World Showcase
February
2-8 Tomorrowland Photo Contest Picures must be take in and of Tomorrowland
9-15 Valentine's Day contest Share a picture that shows "love" in the Disney parks
16-22 Disney Princess Contest Any photo taken of any Disney Princess will be accepted.
23-3/1 Pluto Mickey's loyal dog, any photo of Pluto will be applicable
March
2-8 Hidden Mickeys Photograph your favorite hidden Mickey. The photo must be od an "official" Hidden Mickey
9-15 Indoor Photography Contest Photos must be taken inside, of anything Disney related
16-22 Goofy Any photo of Goofy will be applicable
23-29 Adventureland Adventureland in any of the Disney parks will be applicable
30-4/5 Kids of the Kingdom This contest is especially for those that like to take photos of their (or someone else's) children
April
6-12 Rides Photograph your favorite ride
13-19 Chip and Dale Any photo of Chip, Dale, or the combo will be applicable
Disney's Animal Kingdom Photos must be in and of Disney's Animal Kingdom
27-5/3 Flowers and Trees The gardens of the Disney parks and resorts is the theme
May
4-10 Disney-MGM Studios Photos must be taken in and of Disney MGM Studios
11-17 Fantasyland Fantasyland in any of the Disney parks will be applicable
18-24 Architecture xxx
25-31 Disney Icons xxx
June
1-10 Donald Duck xxx
11-20 Star Wars Weekends xxx
21-30 Where Magic Lives xxx
July
1-10 Celebrate America, Disney style xxx
11-20 Fireworks xxx
21-31 Parades xxx
August
1-10 Macro Photography xxx
11-20 Disney Resorts/Hotels xxx
21-30 Signage xxx
September
8/31-9/6 Cast Member Appreciation xxx
7-13 Downtown Disney contest Any photo taken of any subject in Downtown Disney will be accepted
14-20 xxx xxx
21-27 xxx xxx
28-10/4 The Magic Kingdom xxx
October
5-11 EPCOT xxx
12-18 Live Animal Contest xxx
19-25 Disney Villains xxx
26-11/1 Halloween xxx
November
2-8 xxx xxx
9-15 xxx xxx
16-22 Mickey Mouse xxx
23-29 Frontierland xxx
December
11/30-12/6 xxx xxx
7-13 xxx xxx
14-20 xxx xxx
21-1/3/07 Christmas in the Resorts xxx
21-1/3/07 Christmas in the Parks xxx
Official Contest Rules
Contests will run from Friday-Thursday 11:59pm PACIFIC TIME, submissions after this time will not be included. An individual thread will be created for each contest.
1 submission per member, per contest. Once you post your picture, you can not replace it. You can not re-use the same entry in multiple contests.
Pictures can be taken with any type of camera (film or digital)
Pictures can not be altered in any way, except to adjust size, crop, or add your own personal watermark. This is a photography contest, not a photo-editing contest.
Please resize pictures to be no larger than 700x525
Please do not attach the photo to your post. Upload it to the WDWMagic photo album, or your own personal site and link the photo. If you use your own site, you are responsible to ensure the photo is viewable at all times (and not subject to bandwidth limitations).
Pictures can be taken at any time for any contest (if you visited in April of 2002, you can use those pictures for any contest that interests you).
Pictures must be taken by the member submitting the entry, and not by a family member or by a cast member.
Voting will begin within a day or two of the contest's end.
If 20 or less people participated, 1 poll will be posted, and it will be open for 6 days.
If more than 20 entries exist, the entries will be divided into similar-sized groups, and will be listed in the order that they were submitted. The preliminary polls will be open for 4 days. The top 3 entries (and entries with votes equal to the third place entry in the SAME poll) from each preliminary poll will advance to a final poll, which will remain open for 3 days.
No breaking of park rules or common etiquette to take your pictures. (no accessing restricted areas, no flash photography on attractions which do not allow it....stuff like that)
The overall subject of the contest is "Disney". Although some contests are specific to areas of Walt Disney World, anything "Disney related" can be taken for other contests, including, but not limited to, other Disney parks. For contests like the "Adventureland photo contest", any Disney park's Adventureland would be accepted.
Most of all, this is all for FUN.
A few changes are being made for 2006. Overall, I feel the contests have been good....through November, we have had more than 1300 photos entered for the contests. Please read the rules below the calendar to see the new rule changes.
One major change will be that during the summer months, the contests will each run 10 days, instead of 7 (there will be 3 contests each month, not 4). There was a drop-off in participation over the summer, as many people are out and about (including myself).
This calendar will be ever-changing, and is a work-in-progress.
January
12/30-1/4 Live entertainment (non-character) contestShoot a picture of your favorite live entertainment (streetmosphere or whatnot)
5-11 Pooh and Friends photo contest Anything related to Pooh, or any of Pooh's friends will be accepted
12-18 Monorail photo contest The monorail at WDW, DL, or TDL are acceptable as subjects
19-25 Main Street USA contest Pictures must be taken in and of Main Street USA. Pictures of the castle will NOT be accepted
26-2/1 World Showcase photo contest Picture must be taken in and of part of Epcot's World Showcase
February
2-8 Tomorrowland Photo Contest Picures must be take in and of Tomorrowland
9-15 Valentine's Day contest Share a picture that shows "love" in the Disney parks
16-22 Disney Princess Contest Any photo taken of any Disney Princess will be accepted.
23-3/1 Pluto Mickey's loyal dog, any photo of Pluto will be applicable
March
2-8 Hidden Mickeys Photograph your favorite hidden Mickey. The photo must be od an "official" Hidden Mickey
9-15 Indoor Photography Contest Photos must be taken inside, of anything Disney related
16-22 Goofy Any photo of Goofy will be applicable
23-29 Adventureland Adventureland in any of the Disney parks will be applicable
30-4/5 Kids of the Kingdom This contest is especially for those that like to take photos of their (or someone else's) children
April
6-12 Rides Photograph your favorite ride
13-19 Chip and Dale Any photo of Chip, Dale, or the combo will be applicable
Disney's Animal Kingdom Photos must be in and of Disney's Animal Kingdom
27-5/3 Flowers and Trees The gardens of the Disney parks and resorts is the theme
May
4-10 Disney-MGM Studios Photos must be taken in and of Disney MGM Studios
11-17 Fantasyland Fantasyland in any of the Disney parks will be applicable
18-24 Architecture xxx
25-31 Disney Icons xxx
June
1-10 Donald Duck xxx
11-20 Star Wars Weekends xxx
21-30 Where Magic Lives xxx
July
1-10 Celebrate America, Disney style xxx
11-20 Fireworks xxx
21-31 Parades xxx
August
1-10 Macro Photography xxx
11-20 Disney Resorts/Hotels xxx
21-30 Signage xxx
September
8/31-9/6 Cast Member Appreciation xxx
7-13 Downtown Disney contest Any photo taken of any subject in Downtown Disney will be accepted
14-20 xxx xxx
21-27 xxx xxx
28-10/4 The Magic Kingdom xxx
October
5-11 EPCOT xxx
12-18 Live Animal Contest xxx
19-25 Disney Villains xxx
26-11/1 Halloween xxx
November
2-8 xxx xxx
9-15 xxx xxx
16-22 Mickey Mouse xxx
23-29 Frontierland xxx
December
11/30-12/6 xxx xxx
7-13 xxx xxx
14-20 xxx xxx
21-1/3/07 Christmas in the Resorts xxx
21-1/3/07 Christmas in the Parks xxx
Official Contest Rules
Contests will run from Friday-Thursday 11:59pm PACIFIC TIME, submissions after this time will not be included. An individual thread will be created for each contest.
1 submission per member, per contest. Once you post your picture, you can not replace it. You can not re-use the same entry in multiple contests.
Pictures can be taken with any type of camera (film or digital)
Pictures can not be altered in any way, except to adjust size, crop, or add your own personal watermark. This is a photography contest, not a photo-editing contest.
Please resize pictures to be no larger than 700x525
Please do not attach the photo to your post. Upload it to the WDWMagic photo album, or your own personal site and link the photo. If you use your own site, you are responsible to ensure the photo is viewable at all times (and not subject to bandwidth limitations).
Pictures can be taken at any time for any contest (if you visited in April of 2002, you can use those pictures for any contest that interests you).
Pictures must be taken by the member submitting the entry, and not by a family member or by a cast member.
Voting will begin within a day or two of the contest's end.
If 20 or less people participated, 1 poll will be posted, and it will be open for 6 days.
If more than 20 entries exist, the entries will be divided into similar-sized groups, and will be listed in the order that they were submitted. The preliminary polls will be open for 4 days. The top 3 entries (and entries with votes equal to the third place entry in the SAME poll) from each preliminary poll will advance to a final poll, which will remain open for 3 days.
No breaking of park rules or common etiquette to take your pictures. (no accessing restricted areas, no flash photography on attractions which do not allow it....stuff like that)
The overall subject of the contest is "Disney". Although some contests are specific to areas of Walt Disney World, anything "Disney related" can be taken for other contests, including, but not limited to, other Disney parks. For contests like the "Adventureland photo contest", any Disney park's Adventureland would be accepted.
Most of all, this is all for FUN.
