Shenkel List

Returned from 4 nights at WDW this week. Here is my mini (30 instead of 50) Shenkel list. This was WDW trip number 26 so the “firsts” are getting tougher.

(1) 4X on GotG in one trip
(2) First row of the first car of the day at GotG
(3) Rode ToT (25 WDW trips and never rode it)
(4) Fishing from boat at Contemporary marina (highly recommend)
(5) Skip the counter for rental car at MCO (Thank you @OBNurseNH and @Wahoohokie for suggesting this with Alamo)
(7) Rode TBA
(8) LLPP (see the premier pass thread for details of why)
(9) Online check-in (I’m old school and have always checked-in on arrival)
(10) 4 rides on BTMRR on a 4 night trip
(11) Convinced DS7 to try Space Mountain (and he loved it!)
(12) Stopped to watch a cavalcade
(13) Didn’t sleep more than 5.5 hours any night of trip (very busy schedule packed with fun!)
(14) Ghirardelli’s at Disney Springs
(15) Got BG1 for GotG (twice!)
(16) Bought DD9 her first Disney pin (and lanyard)
(17) Rode Tron (first time DD9 was tall enough and I didn’t want to ride on prior trips when she couldn’t)
(18) Skipped FEA (with the new LL system it was either FEA or Remy and we picked Remy)
(19) No Dole Whips for anyone in the family (unintended but DW pointed this out on our last day)
(20) Played pool with DS7 at BLT
(21) DD9 and DS7 old enough to ride Barnstormer together while DW and I watched (I hate squeezing my legs into those ride cars)
(22) Stopped to watch Dapper Dans
(23) DD9 made a tie dye shirt at BLT
(24) First row of SDD
(25) RD Magic Carpets (LLMP creates some weird incentives to open Tiers)
(26) DW lost her Magic Band on Space Mountain (not all firsts are good!)
(27) Super Zoom Magic Shot photo at MK
(28) Hopped to MK at 9:30 pm for only 30 mins at the park before closing (rode TBA and BTMRR)
(29) Watched Forces of Nature performance at Epcot
(30) Used LLMP - has some pros and cons vs G+

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How was it? Thanks for sharing.

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Fun! It never really interested me previously, but I went on it this time because my kids wanted to ride.

Note: I once got stuck alone late at night on an elevator in an office building skyscraper. It was scary at the time (even though I got out fine) and ToT reminds me of that unpleasant experience.

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Oh, boy! Everything about this is creepy.

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OK I’ll ask.

What’s a shenkel list?

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On chat, a few years ago, a Liner named Shenkel made such a list, of things they did for the first time on their trip. The name stuck. Ever since then, others post their Shenkel lists on chat.

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Some terrific Shenkelness in there! :smiley: :newspaper: :raised_hands:

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Although some of us put them on the forum :grinning:

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Glad the skip the counter option worked out! It’s such a nice way to rent a car!

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