Games you play while in the park?

Disney4Eva

Disney4Eva

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Are there any little games that have become traditions for you and your family/friends to play while in the parks? Something traditional like hidden Mickey hunts, or even something more obscure?

One of MY family's favorites is about the MK parking lots. Obviously they're named for the traditional characters like Minnie, Goofy, etc... But our joke is, the further away you park, the more obscure the character the lots get named after. We try to outdo each other in coming up with the most obscure Disney character we can think of. Such as saying "Oh, we're parked in LeFou 98" or "Grand Duke 139". (My personal best was "Archimedes 234" :lol: )

What about you guys? Any games you come up with that make your park trips even more fun?
 
CommandoDisney

CommandoDisney

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my family plays the "who can get to the ride first" game. a lot of people feel that since they dont drop the rope any more in the morning, it eliminates racing, but it really doesnt, you just have to get more creative!
 
Sweet Melissa

Sweet Melissa

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We've always joked that we should pick a family to follow around all day and try to get into the background of all of their pictures. We've never done it because it would be highly creepy, but the idea still amuses us.
 
UrbanDonovan

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My wife and I have a game we like to play. We each attempt to run over as many childless Disney-snobs with our childrens' stroller as we possibly can. If we graze them, it's a point. If it's a full-on steamroll, it's 2-points. And, for everyone we see come on this board and cry and whine and rant and rave about how Disney should ban all outside strollers, we like to fantasize that that was our doing and give ourselves 3-points.

It's a very fun game. You whiners should have some kids and try it. :ROFLOL:
 
wdwwdeagle

wdwwdeagle

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We have several versions of people watching that we have employed through the years. Trying to spot as many of the selected variety as we can. Examples:
-the people who are clearly on their first visit, did zero research beforehand, and look like they can't figure out where they are or what they've gotten themselves into. Their children are usually in strollers crying.
-those who are obviously from Canada or Great Britain who are clearly not used to the heat and have either very pale skin (Day 1 or 2 of their WDW vacation) or beet-red sunburn (Day 8-12 of their WDW vaca.). We feel sorry for these people, but they are easy to spot, and usually interesting to strike up a conversation with. Love you guys!
-those who are determined to get "the most" out of their WDW vaca, generally can be identified by the young mother poring over her "Unofficial Guide" while in queue with her kids and dazed-looking husband; polar opposite of example 'a' above (Disclaimer: I LOVE the UoGuide for many reasons, but I would never take it to the park with me, and I don't do touring plans).
-families who dress alike. It's fun to try to find the family who has the highest # of people dressed alike, ie, grandma, grandpa, and aunt susie are in on the 'fun'.
-the most miserable looking dad of the day. You know the one, who has clearly been dragged to WDW by his wife, and just wants to hide in WS and drink beer all day, or who is dying to figure out a way to hit the golf course tomorrow instead of coming to the park w/the wife and kids.

Happy Hunting, everyone!
 
tiaragirl

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On our last trip, my cousin and friend invented the 'winking' game. We're three girls, so obviously the target is guys but for those of the male population, it can work just as well (though you will most definitely be considered a creep. It's fine).
Goal: To get someone to wink at you.
Basically, you make eye contact with someone and wink at them.. you get a point if they wink back (double takes do NOT count). If you get the 'nod', it counts as a half point.
Person with the most points wins.

Also, family game is people watching.. pick out which families are on their 'spin' day. You know the day.. when everyone cries and is snarky. Good time.
 
Sweet Melissa

Sweet Melissa

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Oh! Another one we like is "Spot the Crier", where we predict which unfortunate child is going to start crying in the stretching room of the Haunted Mansion. There's usually at least one.
 
EPCOTPluto

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wdwwdeagle said:
-the people who are clearly on their first visit, did zero research beforehand, and look like they can't figure out where they are or what they've gotten themselves into. Their children are usually in strollers crying.
-those who are determined to get "the most" out of their WDW vaca, generally can be identified by the young mother poring over her "Unofficial Guide" while in queue with her kids and dazed-looking husband; polar opposite of example 'a' above (Disclaimer: I LOVE the UoGuide for many reasons, but I would never take it to the park with me, and I don't do touring plans).
-the most miserable looking dad of the day. You know the one, who has clearly been dragged to WDW by his wife, and just wants to hide in WS and drink beer all day, or who is dying to figure out a way to hit the golf course tomorrow instead of coming to the park w/the wife and kids.
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I usually see these things happen by the dozens in Magic Kingdom. And it's always the Magic Kingdom. Always! :lookaroun:lol:

One game I would play is meeting at an attraction or a certain spot without crossing paths. So if we were at the HM & we need to go to Space Mountain, one person takes a Fantasyland route, another goes through Liberty Square & the first person there wins.

Oh, and it's more fun around busier days. :lookaroun
 
techiegsy

techiegsy

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wdwwdeagle said:
We have several versions of people watching that we have employed through the years. Trying to spot as many of the selected variety as we can. Examples:
-the people who are clearly on their first visit, did zero research beforehand, and look like they can't figure out where they are or what they've gotten themselves into. Their children are usually in strollers crying.
-those who are obviously from Canada or Great Britain who are clearly not used to the heat and have either very pale skin (Day 1 or 2 of their WDW vacation) or beet-red sunburn (Day 8-12 of their WDW vaca.). We feel sorry for these people, but they are easy to spot, and usually interesting to strike up a conversation with. Love you guys!
-those who are determined to get "the most" out of their WDW vaca, generally can be identified by the young mother poring over her "Unofficial Guide" while in queue with her kids and dazed-looking husband; polar opposite of example 'a' above (Disclaimer: I LOVE the UoGuide for many reasons, but I would never take it to the park with me, and I don't do touring plans).
-families who dress alike. It's fun to try to find the family who has the highest # of people dressed alike, ie, grandma, grandpa, and aunt susie are in on the 'fun'.
-the most miserable looking dad of the day. You know the one, who has clearly been dragged to WDW by his wife, and just wants to hide in WS and drink beer all day, or who is dying to figure out a way to hit the golf course tomorrow instead of coming to the park w/the wife and kids.

Happy Hunting, everyone!
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I like this one, Especially at around 11, 12ish, when everyone is either Hardy Disney fans in their Epcot shirts and pins lanyards, the newbies who have just arrived and realised how busy it is, the people who don't realise they need breaks and are rushing around, and of course the crying children.

I also like to hear spinets of peoples conversations and point out how they are wrong (to myself). I also enjoy having as many conversations with strangers in queues and in the park as possible, I think I got up to about 20 one day...

Sweet Melissa said:
We've always joked that we should pick a family to follow around all day and try to get into the background of all of their pictures. We've never done it because it would be highly creepy, but the idea still amuses us.
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Amazing.
 
Tinkrbell

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Its not really a game, but my friends & I would go "character hunting." We would usually see who had the most autographs at the end of the day. We wouldnt all have the same ones cuz sometimes we would put our books in our bags, etc.
 
Chrononymous

Chrononymous

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I have played the people watching game in other places before, but never there! That's a great one to try.

My spouse and I had the "Real or Disney"? game. Essentially, he doesn't get to go there as often as I do, so it takes him a moment to figure out...for instance... if that bird nesting in the rafters on Tom Sawyer island is real or animatronic. (he figured it out once it flew away)

We also try to figure out if some props are true antiques (real) or replicas made by the prop dept.(disney).
Yep. It's an obscure game, I know.
 
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Susan Savia

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We like to STOP in the middle of an extremely traffic-laden area and have a conversation with our family and make people have to walk around us and listen to the comments as they do.... Whats the hold up...they Could move out of the way....etc.
 

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