March Madness @ WDW

[2much2do]

I have to say, I don't understand any of this. It must be a guy thing, cuz I am not blonde Anyway, here are my favorites.

Magic Kingdom bracket

#1 Cinderella's Castle
#9 Peter Pan's Flight
#12 It's a Small World
#4 Pirates of the Caribbean
#11 Jungle Cruise
#3 Splash Mountain
#10 The Many Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh
#15 Dumbo the Flying Elephant

Animal Kingdom bracket

#16 Pocahontas and Her Forest Friends
#8 Maharajah Jungle Trek
#5 Kali River Rapids
#4 It's Tough To Be a Bug!
#11 Festival of the Lion King
#3 Kilimanjaro Safaris
#7 Mickey's Jammin' Jungle Parade
#15 The Boneyard

Disney-MGM Studios bracket

#1 The Sorcerer's Hat vs.
#8 The Great Movie Ride
#5 MuppetVision 3-D!
#4 Fantasmic!
#11 Voyage of the Little Mermaid
#14 The Magic of Disney Animation
#10 Beauty and the Beast--Live on Stage
#15 Playhouse Disney--Live on Stage!

Epcot bracket

#1 Spaceship Earth
#8 Tapestry of Dreams
#5 IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth
#13 Norway pavilion
#11 Mexico pavilion
#14 United Kingdom pavilion
#7 The American Adventure pavilion
#2 Test Track

PS If any of you wants to explain all this, I sure would be willing to try to understand.

 

[Pioneer Hall]

Originally posted by Wilt Dasney


Glad to hear it...but you forgot to vote for the Jammin' Jungle Parade vs. Discovery Island Trails matchup in Animal Kingdom!

The Selection Committee will be willing to overlook this foresight should you desire to submit a late vote on this crucial match. :animwink:

Fixed it now...just realized I was missing it!!

 

[JenLUVSmickey]

Magic Kingdom bracket

#1 Cinderella's Castle
#8 SpectroMagic
#5 Haunted Mansion
#13 Tomorrowland Transit Authority
#6 Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

Animal Kingdom bracket

#1 Tree of Life
#8 Maharajah Jungle Trek
#12 Rafiki's Planet Watch
#4 It's Tough To Be a Bug!
#11 Festival of the Lion King
#3 Kilimanjaro Safaris
#7 Mickey's Jammin' Jungle Parade
#2 DINOSAUR

Disney-MGM Studios bracket

#1 The Sorcerer's Hat
#8 The Great Movie Ride
#5 MuppetVision 3-D!
#4 Fantasmic!
#6 Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular!
#3 Rock 'n' Roller Coaster
#10 Beauty and the Beast--Live on Stage
#2 Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

Epcot bracket

#1 Spaceship Earth
#9 The Land Pavilion
#5 IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth vs.
#4 Honey, I Shrunk the Audience
#11 Mexico pavilion
#3 Innoventions
#7 The American Adventure pavilion
#2 Test Track

THAT WAS COOL! SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO DO. :sohappy:

 

[SJTSmith]

Magic Kingdom:

#1 Cinderella's Castle
#8 SpectroMagic
#5 Haunted Mansion
#4 Pirates of the Caribbean
#6 Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
#3 Splash Mountain
#7 Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin
#2 Space Mountain

Animal Kingdom:

#1 Tree of Life
#9 Pangani Forest Exploration Trail
#5 Kali River Rapids
#4 It's Tough To Be a Bug!
#11 Festival of the Lion King
#3 Kilimanjaro Safaris
#7 Mickey's Jammin' Jungle Parade
#2 DINOSAUR

Disney-MGM Studios:

#1 The Sorcerer's Hat
#8 The Great Movie Ride
#5 MuppetVision 3-D
#4 Fantasmic!
#6 Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular!
#3 Rock 'n' Roller Coaster
#7 Star Tours
#2 Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

Epcot:

#1 Spaceship Earth
#8 Tapestry of Dreams
#5 IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth
#4 Honey, I Shrunk the Audience
#11 Mexico pavilion
#3 Innoventions
#7 The American Adventure
#2 Test Track

 

[Wilt Dasney]

Re: Re: March Madness @ WDW

Originally posted by 2much2do
PS If any of you wants to explain all this, I sure would be willing to try to understand.

[clears throat for attempted explanation...]

OK, for all the folks who are looking at the numbers and wondering what it all means, I'll give this a shot--it's really pretty simple (in a complicated sort of way). (Anyone not desiring a joint lecture on college basketball and rudimentary statistics, feel free to skip.)

Every year in March, the NCAA Basketball Tournament dominates discussion among sports-inclined people like myself.

Essentially, the NCAA Tournament matches the top 64 college basketball teams in the country in a tournament to decide the national champion. The 64 teams are separated into 4 regions, or "brackets", of 16 teams each. The teams in each region are placed (or "seeded") from #'s 1 to 16. The seeds determine the matchups, so that the #1 (top) seed in each region plays against the #16 (bottom) seed in the first round. (The #1 seed is typically a powerhouse basketball program, while the #16 seed is typically a small, obscure school just happy to be playing in the tournament.) From there, the seeds further determine the matchup, with #2 (second-highest) playing #15 (second-lowest), and so on until you reach #8 vs. #9 (the two teams right in the middle). After the first round, subsequent-round matchups are determined by assuming the higher seed wins every game. (Thus, the 1 vs. 16 matchup is right next to the 8 vs. 9 matchup, since #1 would be the highest remaining seed in the region, while #8 would be the lowest remaining, barring any upsets (wins by lower-seeded teams).) Still, the seeding is easy to understand, really: The #1 and #2 seeds are placed on opposite sides, so that they cannot meet until the last game within their bracket (since they're the top two teams). Further, the #3 and #4 are placed in spots within the bracket where they can't encounter the top two teams until the semifinals (round before the finals); of course, the #4 team is placed in the same section as the #1, since that would be the "high-low" matchup, assuming all four top seeds made it to their regional semifinal. In this way, the brackets are all (theoretically) kept balanced as the tournament progresses. The tournament starts with the round of 64, progresses to the round of 32, then to the round of 16 teams, then the round of 8, the round of 4, the final 2, and finally the champion. That's the idea that I've applied to this little thing. Hope it helps, without making your head swim. :animwink:

 

[2much2do]

Re: Re: Re: March Madness @ WDW

Originally posted by Wilt Dasney
Wonderfully written explanation

I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for posting that (obviously) time consuming explanation. I will read it a few more times and try to understand it, because frankly, I am more in the dark now than before, LOL!

 

[Lance]

I'm a big NCAA fan, let's see if I can get the upsets right!

Magic Kingdom bracket

#16 Snow White's Scary Adventures
#8 SpectroMagic
#5 Haunted Mansion
#4 Pirates of the Caribbean
#11 Jungle Cruise
#3 Splash Mountain
#7 Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin
#2 Space Mountain

Animal Kingdom bracket

#1 Tree of Life
#9 Pangani Forest Exploration Trail
#5 Kali River Rapids
#4 It's Tough To Be a Bug!
#11 Festival of the Lion King
#14 Chester and Hester's Dinorama
#10 Discovery Island Trails
#2 DINOSAUR

Disney-MGM Studios bracket

#1 The Sorcerer's Hat
#9 Who Wants To Be a Millionaire--Play It!
#5 MuppetVision 3-D!
#4 Fantasmic!
#11 Voyage of the Little Mermaid
#3 Rock 'n' Roller Coaster
#7 Star Tours
#2 Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

Epcot bracket

#1 Spaceship Earth
#9 The Land Pavilion
#12 Journey Into Imagination
#4 Honey, I Shrunk the Audience
#6 The Living Seas
#3 Innoventions
#7 The American Adventure pavilion
#2 Test Track

Ok, I have plenty of upsets!!!

 

[Wilt Dasney]

Originally posted by JenLUVSmickey

THAT WAS COOL! SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO DO. :sohappy:

I salute your spirit, but in the midst of your enthusiasm, your Magic Kingdom bracket got some holes punched in it.

The last 3 matchups are all missing, so if you'd like to weigh in on the Splash Mtn.-Tom Sawyer, Buzz-Pooh, and Space Mtn.-Dumbo rumbles, feel free.

 

[Wilt Dasney]

Re: Re: Re: Re: March Madness @ WDW

Originally posted by 2much2do


I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for posting that (obviously) time consuming explanation. I will read it a few more times and try to understand it, because frankly, I am more in the dark now than before, LOL!

We aim to please here at the Wilt Dasney Company!!

But if the numbers just don't click, don't sweat it...the "blindly picking your favorites" method will work just fine.

 

[TURKEY]

MK:

#1 Castle
#8 Spectro
#5 HM
#4 POC
#6 BTMR
#3 Splash
#7 Buzz
#2 Space



DAK

#1 Tree
#8 Jungle Trek
#5 Rapids
#4 Bug
#11 Lion King
#3 Safari
#7 Parade
#2 Dinosaur


MGM

#1 Hat
#8 GMR
#5 Muppets
#4 Fantasmic
#6 Indy
#3 Coaster
#10 BatB
#2 TOT


Epcot


#1 SE
#9 The Land (only because its Dreams and not Nations)
#5 Illuminations (should be higher)
#4 HISTA
#11 Mexico
#3 Innoventions (should be lower)
#7 AA
#2 TT


Who will be matched up in the final four? I would say MK and MGM. DAK and Epcot.

 

[Wilt Dasney]

Originally posted by turkey leg boy

Who will be matched up in the final four? I would say MK and MGM. DAK and Epcot. [/B]

I've thought about this, and decided that in a nod to chronology and Walt's original vision, the two original parks will be separated until the final. Thus, the oldest park will play the newest park in a Battle of the Kingdoms, while Epcot and the Studios will face off in the other semifinal.

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

I think this system could be best described by the old Scottish word keech!:hammer:

 

[Wilt Dasney]

Originally posted by happy snapper
I think this system could be best described by the old Scottish word keech!:hammer:

Sorry, I'm on the left side of the pond.

Have I just been insulted??

 

[Mr. Toad]

Here are my picks:

Magic Kingdom bracket
#1 Cinderella's Castle
#9 Peter Pan's Flight

#5 Haunted Mansion
#4 Pirates of the Caribbean

#6 Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
#3 Splash Mountain

#7 Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin
#15 Dumbo the Flying Elephant


Animal Kingdom bracket
#1 Tree of Life
#8 Maharajah Jungle Trek

#5 Kali River Rapids
#4 It's Tough To Be a Bug!

#11 Festival of the Lion King
#3 Kilimanjaro Safaris

#10 Discovery Island Trails
#2 DINOSAUR


Disney-MGM Studios bracket
#1 The Sorcerer's Hat
#8 The Great Movie Ride

#5 MuppetVision 3-D!
#4 Fantasmic!

#6 Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular!
#14 The Magic of Disney Animation

#7 Star Tours
#2 Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

Epcot bracket
#1 Spaceship Earth
#9 The Land Pavilion

#12 Journey Into Imagination (rumored to be on the way back) #13 Norway pavilion

#6 The Living Seas
#14 United Kingdom pavilion

#7 The American Adventure pavilion
#2 Test Track

 

[Sean23]

Magic Kingdom bracket

#1 Cinderella's Castle
#9 Peter Pan's Flight
#5 Haunted Mansion
#13 Tomorrowland Transit Authority
#6 Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
#3 Splash Mountain
#7 Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin
#2 Space Mountain

Animal Kingdom bracket

#1 Tree of Life
#9 Pangani Forest Exploration Trail
#5 Kali River Rapids
#4 It's Tough To Be a Bug!
#11 Festival of the Lion King
#3 Kilimanjaro Safaris
#7 Mickey's Jammin' Jungle Parade
#2 DINOSAUR

Disney-MGM Studios bracket

#1 The Sorcerer's Hat
#8 The Great Movie Ride
#5 MuppetVision 3-D!
#13 Studios Backlot Tour
#11 Voyage of the Little Mermaid
#3 Rock 'n' Roller Coaster
#7 Star Tours
#2 Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

Epcot bracket

#1 Spaceship Earth
#9 The Land Pavilion
#12 Journey Into Imagination (rumored to be on the way back)
#4 Honey, I Shrunk the Audience
#6 The Living Seas
#3 Innoventions
#7 The American Adventure pavilion
#2 Test Track

 

[disneyman15]

Magic Kingdom
#1 Cinderella's Castle
#8 Spectro Magic
#5 Haunted Mansion
#4 Pirates of the Caribbean
#6 Big Thunder Mountain
#3 Splash Mountain
#7 Buzz Lightyear
#2 Space Mountain

Animal Kingdom
#1 Tree of Life
#8 Maharajah Jungle Trek
#5 Kali River Rapids
#4 It's Tough to be a Bug
#11 Festival of the Lion King
#3 Kilimanjaro Safari
#7 Mickey's Jammin Jungle Parade
#2 Dinosaur

MGM
#1 The Sorcerer's Hat
#9 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
#5 Muppet Vision
#4 Fantasmic
#6 Indiana Jones
#3 Rock N Roller Coaster
#10 Beauty and the Beast
#2 Tower of Terror

Epcot
#1 Spaceship Earth
#8 Tapestry of Dreams
#5 Illuminations
#4 Honey I Shrunk the Audience
#6 The Living Seas
#3 Innoventions
#7 American Adventure
#2 Test Track


:sohappy:

 

[Lance]

Originally posted by Wilt Dasney


I've thought about this, and decided that in a nod to chronology and Walt's original vision, the two original parks will be separated until the final. Thus, the oldest park will play the newest park in a Battle of the Kingdoms, while Epcot and the Studios will face off in the other semifinal.

That's the way to do it, I can't see MK and MGM meeting until at least the finals, way to go, good job!

I don't think my biggest upset of Snow White over Cindy's Castle is gonna happen!
:lol:

 

[Wilt Dasney]

Originally posted by Lance


I don't think my biggest upset of Snow White over Cindy's Castle is gonna happen!
:lol:

Hmmm....

Anyone pick Winthrop over Duke this year?

 

[Smitty]

I did pick Holy Cross over Kansas and my Cursaders almost got it done! Maybe next year!

 

[Smitty]

I just realized that I should probably give my votes before I forget and it is too late so here goes:

MK Bracket

#16 Snow White's Scary Adventures
#9 Peter Pan's Flight
#5 Haunted Mansion
#4 Pirates of the Carribean
#11 Jungle Cruise
#3 Splash Mountain
#7 Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin
#2 Space Mountain

AK Bracket

#1 Tree of Life
#8 Maharajah Jungle Trek
#5 Kali River Rapids
#4 It's Tough To Be A Bug
#6 Tarzan Rocks!
#3 Kilimanjaro Safaris
#7 Mickey's Jammin' Jungle Parade
#2 DINOSAUR

Studios Bracket

#1 The Sorcerer's Hat
#8 The Great Movie Ride
#5 MuppetVision 3D
#4 Fantasmic!
#6 Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular
#3 Rock 'n' Roller Coaster
#7 Star Tours
#2 Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

EPCOT Bracket

#1 Spaceship Earth
#8 Tapestry of Dreams (but Nations was much, much better!)
#5 Illiuminations: Reflections of Earth
#4 Honey, I Shrunk the Audience
#6 The Living Seas
#14 The United Kingdom Pavilion
#10 Body Wars
#2 Test Track

This was a great idea! Very interesting topic!