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Well they did it. It's done. Pack your bags and head to your ports of departure, because two men finally managed to enjoy every last ride at Walt Disney World Resort in one day.
That sound you hear is the game changing.
The New York Daily News' Joel Landau reports on Nov. 7, a day that will forever remembered for the grit, motivation and perspiration provided by Shane Lindsay (41) and Ted Tamburo (46), a dynamic duo who managed to actually hit every last ride throughout all of Disney World in one day.
All kidding aside, this was undoubtedly a test of mettle and endurance-albeit one that comes with the entertainment afforded by Space Mountain.
In all, the two scoured the four parks from 8 a.m. local time to 15 minutes before closing, which takes place at one in the morning. In all, the adventure demanded 22 miles of walking, jogging and running as well as some serious strategy.
The two promise to chronicle the entire endeavor in a documentary of sorts. Here is a trailer for that future project, posted to their website Parkeology:
While amazing, we have to think they saved some time not having to argue whether they really had to go on "It's a Small World," an ongoing battle among many households.
Landau discovered that the two park enthusiasts actually met 20 years ago in a chat room about, you guessed it, theme parks.
One of the many remarkable aspects of the story is that the two barely met in person until last year when they gave the ultimate 46-rides idea a go. As is referenced in the above video, the two fell short of their goal, finding that they were lacking in some stamina as well as strategy as some rides were closed.
Tamburo offered, "If you had asked me ahead of time if I could have (run 22 miles), I would have said 'no way.' But over the day it's only a mile and a half an hour so it's not that bad." Consider this a marathon of the magical variety.
Lindsay offered that this adventure was just two aficionados playing out a dream: "It's not like we're solving world hunger. But it's fun to have a little challenge that no one has ever done before and people think is impossible."
Landau offers that this is an undertaking decades in the making: "Lindsay has lived in Orlando for the past nine years and said he has now visited Disney World hundreds of times. But he told his friend that when he was a kid he only had one day to go to the park and it became a game to find out how many rides he could take."
Thanks to a chance meeting online and some expertise harnessed over the year of park enjoyment, a childhood dream came true, which is kind of what normally occurs in various shapes and forms at Disney World.
The coolest part might have been the various people around the park cheering the two men on that day as Tamburo offered there were some fans helping in the adulating encouragement department.
As mentioned, this was a serious task, demanding a great deal of planning. Tamburo offered, "There's a big difference between taking all of the rides and taking many rides. You really have to get into the nitty gritty of the strategy."
The report offers that the two had to map out rides and times they opened and closed, also mandating that they would have to visit various parks multiple times. As for endurance, the two even trained for the second attempt, this time making sure to bring along rations.
So if a theme park becomes too familiar, its rides growing stale, consider looking at things in another manner. Instead of a place to be enjoyed perhaps it's best to think of it as a world to be conquered.
It worked for these two anyway.
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