The Ultimate Pin Survivor

[wvrevy]

Ok...May I just say...OWW !!!...

Whew...Now that that's out of my system, I feel much better (save the fact that I'm gonna have a heckuva shiner there in the mornin' )

Glad you got that smoke thing licked, Jeff ! It was gettin' a bit too realistic there for my tastes...lol

 

[perndwler]

YYYIIIIPPPEEEEEEEE he's back!!!!

Getting 2 more recliners for Pinhook and Bridegirl. Join us guys, we have way better perks that the pin survivors!!

Climbing back into my own recliner, getting a piece of pizza, a Dole drink and waiting for the next adventure!

 

[AZ JazzyJ]

The Pinvincible team made their way back to camp outside Tattooine where they found a very interesting sight. It would seem that May is Star Wars month at the park and today happened to be the final day of festivities. There were strange looking creatures wandering about with tourists staring and pointing at them but the Pinvincible team didn’t seem to mind the attention. Besides, they were not that strange looking, were they? At the camp, they found that tables had been set up under the shelter of the toilet paper. At the table were two members of the Star Wars family signing autographs. Malibu Matt of course was very excited, as he was a HUGE Star Wars fan. Of course the other team members had suggested that if he had eaten less ice cream at Gertie’s he would not have been so huge. Regardless, Malibu ran over to the tables to get the autographs. He returned with a signature in each hand. By that I mean that he had the actors sign the palms of his hands. Goofymom wanted to seem interested so she asked Malibu who the two people were. Malibu Matt quickly exclaimed, “The guy on the left was Harrison Ford’s gardener while the guy on the right washed George Luca’s golf cart while they were filming Return of the Jedi!” It was almost more than Malibu Matt could stand. He was so interested in telling everyone about his experience in meeting these two people that he missed an important clue. Directly behind him, dressed all in black was the mysterious figure that was seen earlier. On the outside of their cape hung the Piglet Lazy Days pin. Slowly, the figure made its way along the lines of shadows, creeping closer to the adventurer’s party. At that moment, Malibu Matt stepped back landing squarely on the black figure’s foot. The figure let out a yelp startling Malibu Matt. He grabbed for his Darth Maul light saber flicking the power switch. Again, he prematurely ignited the weapon this time shredding his pant leg on the other side from the waistband to the cuff.
“It’s the Piglet pin!” exclaimed Shirley38.
With this the team began to run after the figure in black. They chased the figure to the end of Hollywood Boulevard but lost the figure when it slipped into the construction surrounding the giant Sorcerer Mickey hat. Looking down, they spotted a piece of black material that looked as if it came from the figure’s cape. On the underside of the fabric was attached a bumper sticker. It simply stated, “Villians do it in the dark. Step away from the light and everyone gets hurt.” Twice in two days the Pinvincible team had come face-to-face with evil and that evil possessed the pin the team needed. It was obvious that plans were needed if they were to successfully capture this figure and collect their pin.

Jeff

 

[AZ JazzyJ]

The Mad Hatters made their way back into the Magic Kingdom. Holy Cow was still sloshing as she walked. She was no longer leading the group though. The other team members were tired of getting wet and had voted to have the Blessed Bovine bring up the rear. Being concerned about the comments Arizona Jeff had made about dark forces, they had all voted to have the Doogienegger take the lead. Mad Strawberry had accepted this appointment and took the point. They began to make their way towards Sleeping Beauty’s castle. To the left at the entrance of Adventureland stood a figure dressed all in black. The figure’s features could not be seen but glistening on their cape was the Wintertime Pooh pin. John59 was the first to spot the pin and began to hoop and holler. Of course the other team members had become so accustomed to John59’s hollering that they had ignored him completely. John59 decided to take matters into his own hands and with some effort he removed his hat and flung it like a Frisbee at the other members of the team. No one had anticipated that something this large or this heavy could actually fly. John59 of course had not anticipated what something that heavy would do if it actually struck something. Well, the hat first came in contact with Holy Cow. She fell forward running into the back of PeopleMover who was busy reading her bible. This collision resulted in PeopleMover landing squarely in the water. Luckily, the good book was protected but it became obvious that PeopleMover did not possess nearly enough faith as she sunk like a rock rather than being able to walk across the water. To top it off, the sloshing had created a Tsunami wave that quickly overcame the other team members. Mad Strawberry’s pin book again came to the rescue as the other members climbed aboard it and rode out the wave. When the Sea of Holy Cow finally calmed, the team made their way towards the figure. The dark figure seeing the team running towards them, quickly ran into the crowd to try and lose them. Somewhere around the new Aladdin’s Magic Carpet attraction, the team lost the figure. They did find laying on the walkway a note. The note seemed to be some type to-do list. The list included, “1. Ride new Magic Kingdom attraction. 2. Destroy Arizona Jeff Adventure. 3. Pick up milk and butter.” The Mad Hatters obviously needed to regroup and try and determine what this meant. More importantly, they needed to plan on how they would find the figure again and capture the pin they had been searching for.

Jeff

 

[AZ JazzyJ]

The Landsharks once again boarded the monorail to make their way back to Epcot to once again begin their quest for the Eeyore seasonal pin. At the monorail station, the team was already arguing. SnoWhite wanted to ride up front in hopes of snagging a monorail wings pin from the pilot. SwinginEvilMike on the other hand wanted to ride near the back to try and shark unsuspecting guests of their pins while traveling back to the park. This argument went on with fractions of the team yelling at each other. In fact, they were so busy arguing back and forth that the monorail left without them leaving the team to have to ride the bus back to Epcot. At the bus stop, none other than Tiggersmom, the bus driver, met them. As the door opened and Tiggersmom saw this motley crew standing there, she immediately grumbled to herself about another bunch of ungrateful pin traders and motioned them to the back of the bus. The team remained quiet on the trip back to the park not wanting to disturb Tiggersmom as she did not seem to be in a mood that even the Landsharks would care to contend with. As they returned to Epcot, they began to make their way to Spaceship Earth. It had been decided that the team would begin searching Future World and make their way back to the World Showcase. As they stood in line to learn about the history of communications by AT&T, they could see a large crowd huddled around the fountain next to Pin Central. At regular intervals, they would hear the crowd cheer, as a seven man inflatable raft would be launched into the air in the middle of the fountain. Slowly, they made their way to the front of the line and boarded their communication pods to begin their journey. During the ride, there were times when communication pods would face each other and they could see other occupants. One such time, EpcotKilterFan happened to notice a figure dressed all in black EKF could not see any features on the figure other than a shining pin attached to the figures cape. The pin was none other than the Eeyore seasonal pin. EKF shrieked with excitement. Her call was so shrill that it startled WVRevy to the point where he fell out of the communications pod landing squarely on the track where he was then hit with the next pod hurling him 8 feet into the air. When he came down, he landed squarely on BeautyLLMs lap which caused a chain reaction of events has WVRevy was thrown from team member to team member like some sort of Disney mosh pit. In the end, he was left sitting among the animatronic figures awaiting some type of future graduation ceremony. While all of this was occurring, the dark figure vanished into the shadows. In its hurry to leave, the figure left behind a book. The title of the book was “Destroying Adventures for Dummies”. From the looks of the cover, this book had been used quite well. Our adventurers were left trying to explain to security why they had disrupted the attraction and why the mad mime was sitting among the dummies and I don’t mean the other Landsharks. Upon finally being released from custody, the Landsharks made their way back to base camp to discuss their encounter with the dark minion and what their next step would be.

Jeff

 

[AZ JazzyJ]

The trip back to the Animal Kingdom was especially difficult on the Rolling Peaches. For the first time since the adventure began, the team was quiet. They had just said good-bye to two of their comrades and now there were but four remaining members. They would have to be careful lest they lose any other members of their team. Arriving at the gates to the Animal Kingdom, their spirits were down as were their heads. They marched along as if robotic through the park without realizing where they were going. Finally, they stopped only to find themselves in a women’s bathroom near the Kilimanjaro Safari. They had marched single file into the restroom and only stopped when Duckfan who was first in line ran into the wall. She immediately yelled for everyone to stop but it was to late. Dar20, the last team member in line had already made her way into the stall. When she finally stopped, the door had slid closed locking the four women in a stall. To say it was a tight fit would have been an understatement. This coupled with the fact that the stall door had latched and locked made for a very interesting moment. There was much pushing and shoving but the door would not budge. Finally, Dar20 had an idea, she would use the credit card she had brought as her personal item to unlatch the door. Problem was, they were so scrunched in the stall that she could not reach the card in her pocket. So in an act of teamwork, Luv2Roam reached into Dar20’s pocket and retrieved the card. As she removed the card, it fell bouncing off the rim of the commode. The team made a collective gasp as it hit each side of the rim before falling effortlessly and sliding under the wall to an adjacent stall. As luck would have it, a dark figure happened to be stationed in the stall where the card had fallen. EeyoresPal politely asked the dark figure if they could possibly lend a hand. The dark minion obliged not knowing who was trapped next to them. As the dark one handed the card under the wall, along with a square to spare of toilet paper, the Tigger pin shown in the bathroom lights. Dar20 took the card and began to frantically work on the door latch. Luv2Roam was trying desperately to grab the dark figure from under the stall wall while EeyoresPal and Duckfan screamed instructions to their teammates. The startled dark figure collected themselves and rushed out of restroom and into the shadows pausing only momentarily to wash their hands. Finally, Dar20 was able to jimmy the door and fling it open. In the process, Duckfan was smashed behind the door and EeyoresPal fell backwards landing on the commode. A roar like none that was heard on the safari came when it was determined that someone had left the lid of the toilet up. Tourists stopped to stare at the sight as the team tried to collect themselves with what little dignity they had left. It had been quite a day and the team needed to regroup and determine what their next step would be.

Jeff

 

[SnoWhite]

Gee Poor Eric, he always gets the worst of it on our team Hey Jeff, did you happen to know that now Deb (EKF) and I are sisters? Yes, she and her mother adopted me in WDW, so now we have family power on the landsharks team. I'm still a bit miffed that I missed out on those monorail pilots wings though, I'll have to take that up with Mike later!
Thanks for the laugh, you are the best!

Lisa

 

[wvrevy]

Oww....

I shoulda packed safety equipment as my luxury item Or at least a helmet...lol

Speaking of that luxury item, though...Hey jeff !!! Umm...Well...it's Cinderella's castle, not Sleeping Beauty's (unless of course, they were just headed West..inwhich case I suppose they WERE headed towards SB's castle)

Sorry, just a little revenge for my getting bounced around like a pinball...lol

 

[Kazooie1]

Jeff,

It's only one man's theory, but I think your story about computer problems is a smokescreen. (Just reverse the fan motor on the dustbuster.)

I think the real reason the adventure was delayed was to get through the Networks' May sweeps so that you could get higher ratings.

Keep the adventure alive!

Jim

 

[goofymom/pop]

the poor peaches.....I am not even on their team and I am laughing in agony over being stuck in the stall of the pottty.....ewwwwyyyyy!!! and too fall in....oh mY!!!!

Gosh Jeff I forgot how much better my morning coffee was with a version of the pin survivors to read with it.....welcome back welcome back and did I say welcome back....oh and by the way....I am soooooo glad to be gone from gerties, seeing as I didnt get a pin for eating all that ice cream I dont think I shall return there for quite a while....

 

[fantasmickey]

<font color=darkblue><b>Cindy,

I have hired Jenny Craig to follow us around for awile until we ALL undo the damage caused by our lengthy stay at Dino Gertie's. She's packing a freezer crate w/ample supplies of unrecognizable airline food guaranteed to help us shed that girth.

(Didn't know Obi Wan had succumbed to the temptation til Jeff enlightened us...however, after all that time on the <font color=red>"HOT SEAT",</font color> he's probably sweated it all back off anyway.)<font color=darkblue>

Glad to be back...heh, heh, heh...yes, JEFF, learned a lot from our compadres, the Star Wars crew, as<font color=red><u> Penny and I<font color=darkblue></u> were there the first week,<font color=red><u> Cindy and Shirley<font color=darkblue></u> the second, then <font color=red><u>Larry,<font color=darkblue></u> so you see,<font color=red> Matthew<font color=darkblue> is not the only HUGE fan on this Tatooine-based Team, heh, heh, heh.

<font color=red></b>Seriously, we all hope the<font color=darkblue> FORCE<font color=red> is with you, Jeff, and that you have successfully conquered the<font color=black> "dark side"<font color=darkblue> in your life!</font color></b><i>


Jeanie<font size=0>

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[AZ JazzyJ]

As darkness falls upon Walt Disney World, the shadows begin to stir. From the four corners of the Disney property, four dark figures emerge from the darkness and begin to make their way into the recesses of the Kingdom. As the clock approaches the witching hour, the dark overlord appears. He is dressed all in black. A long cape floats in the wind as he glides towards the center of the group. A hood covers his face in darkness but he seems out of breath. It was an ominous sight except for one slight detail. Stuck to the bottom of his black boot is what appears to be toilet paper. Trailing behind the figure looks to be half a roll of Charmin bathroom tissue. As the figure comes closer, his henchmen also notice that his fly is down and his shirttail is sticking out. It is obvious that their leader had been in a hurry when he was dressing. While they all stared down at the toilet paper trail, the leader spoke. His voice bellowed deeply and a touch of anger could be heard.
“That confounded Arizona Jeff has teams of adventurers everywhere! I happened to be accosted in the Animal Kingdom by a harem of highly agitated women. I barely escaped with my life!” Exclaimed the Dark Leader.
“I had to rush from the Disney MGM Studios barely escaping the grasps of a raving lunatic wearing pants without pant legs!” Called out another.
“Someone chased me through Adventureland before I eluded them with an Aladdin Magic Carpet!” Yelled yet another.
“That is nothing, I was attacked by a one-eyed mime mosh pit at Epcot today. They completely ruined my stroll through the history of communications.” Whined a henchman.
“In all cases, these adventurers appeared to be searching for the Pooh and Friends Seasonal pins. Arizona Jeff must know of the power of these pins. We must not allow him or his adventurers to obtain these. We must make plans to ensure that Jeff nor his friends are successful in getting these.” Said the Dark Overlord. “I have plans for young Arizona, plans for his demise. Come, we must ready ourselves if we are to be successful.”
With this, the overload motioned this band of evil to gather around to discuss the future of our hero and his loyal adventurers. Indeed, darkness is closing in on our unsuspecting adventurers…

Jeff

 

[holycow]

I brought the water to help out my fellow team mates not to cause a tsunami in Adventure land! lol Couldn't you put it to better use...like putting out all of those fires! lol
You have one wild imagination! So glad your computers back on board...
Holycow

 

[peoplemover]

I just knew I should have brought one of those huge children's illustrated Bibles...I could have surfed the waves caused by Holycow's "accident"...LOL!!! Hey, why isn't she putting out the fires, anyway...food for thought!!!

 

[Duckfan]

Imagine destroying evil plans in such a small place!!! At least we are keeping the bad guys on their toes. Just watch out, if we capture one when might torture them by talking too much!!!!

 

[shirley 38]

Wait a minute. I have the matches I would not like anything better than to light that toilet paper and do away with the evil guy. What you all say.??????

 

[AZ JazzyJ]

As the teams began to settle down after their brushes with evil, the cry of a far off horn could be heard piercing the silence of the night. Each of the adventurers awoke knowing full well that this sound met only one thing, a tribal council. Gathering up all of their personal items, the four teams made their way from the parks back to the Walt Disney World Transportation Center. There, standing at the edge of the shadows was Arizona Jeff. His chiseled face looked determined, his dark eyes focused. Obviously, he to had sensed a disturbance in the parks and his instincts told him that this adventure was yet just beginning. The adventurers clamored over to our hero to begin telling him about their experiences in facing the evil forces. Arizona Jeff listened intently making mental notes of the details. When they had finished, Arizona tried to calm their fears, “Adventures are not for the feint of heart. You have done well in handling yourselves but you must be careful if you are to survive this adventure and be successful. I did not bring you here to hear your experiences though. You have been summoned for the next challenge. The first challenge showed your artistic ability. This challenge will test your pin knowledge. I have been handed a list of questions about pins. Each team member will be given a question to answer. They will be judged on accuracy and on timely answers. Team members may use whatever means they can to answer the question. Once they have the answer, they should e-mail it to Arizona Jeff. Scoring of the test shall be as follows: The first right answer received to a question by the team member will be awarded 4 points, the second right answer is worth 3 points, the third right answer is worth 2 points and the final team giving the right answer to a question will be awarded 1 point. An incorrect answer will earn –4 points. In other words, if you answer wrong, you will have 4 points deducted from your team’s totals. Answers to the questions will only be accepted from the member who was asked the question, not their other team members. The team having the least number of points at the end of the challenge will have a member voted out of the adventure. I wish you all luck in this challenge. It is now time to prove you are the Ultimate Pin Survivor.”

Jeff

 

[AZ JazzyJ]

One member from each of the four teams will be assigned to answer a question. The teams have determined that they will go in this order:

Question 1 – SwampFox (Pinvincible), PeopleMover (Mad Hatters), EpcotKilterFan (Landsharks), DuckFan (Rolling Peaches)
Question 2 – DisneyMad (Pinvincible), Mad Strawberry (Mad Hatters), BeautyLLM (Landsharks), Dar20 (Rolling Peaches)
Question 3 – GoofyMom (Pinvincible), Mickey527 (Mad Hatters), SwinginEvilMike (Landsharks), EeyoresPal (Rolling Peaches)
Question 4 – Shirley38 (Pinvincible), John59 (Mad Hatters), SnoWhite (Landsharks), Luv2Roam (Rolling Peaches)
Question 5 – Malibu Matt (Pinvincible), HolyCow (Mad Hatters), Mean Laureen (Landsharks), DuckFan (Rolling Peaches)
Question 6 – FantasMickey (Pinvincible), Dom13 (Mad Hatters), WVRevy (Landsharks), Dar20 (Rolling Peaches)

Good luck adventurers!


Jeff

 

[AZ JazzyJ]

This question is directed to SwampFox (Pinvincible), PeopleMover (Mad Hatters), EpcotKilterFan (Landsharks), DuckFan (Rolling Peaches):

What pin is based on an audio-animatronics figure that was at the Sunshine Pavilion? Please give the name of the pin and it’s PinPic number.

Please send your answer to Arizona Jeff when you are finished. Good luck adventurers!

Jeff

 

[AZ JazzyJ]

This question is directed to DisneyMad (Pinvincible), Mad Strawberry (Mad Hatters), BeautyLLM (Landsharks), Dar20 (Rolling Peaches)

What pin was given to people as they left Disneyland on October 26, 2000? Please give the name of the pin and it’s PinPic number.

Please send your answer to Arizona Jeff when you are finished. Good luck adventurers!

Jeff