Originally Posted By MsLindanne Hi Everyone! The good news is I won a trip to Disneyland! The bad news I need to go one week from today!!!!! Yikes! It is for the big Quest for Gold Party and I am in the drawing for $50,000!! Wow! Now does anyone know what exactly this is all about? Our trip is for 4 people, airfare, 2 nights, 3 days, at one of the Disney Resorts plus park hopper passes. If I don't go, I lose it. So naturally I am scrambling around trying to make it all happen, plus ask my boss for 3 days off when I just got back from being off 2 weeks! ha..ha.. But when ya gotta go...ya gotta go... I've tried for so long to win a trip to Disneyland and now that I've done it, I need to go....so does anyone know what is happening on the 28th? Thanks for all your help!! ºoº
Originally Posted By Tinkerbell819 OMG! I don't have any idea what is happening! But, I wish it was going to happen to me, too! loo Congratulations!!!
Originally Posted By wonderingalice Congrats, MsLindAnne! I know there's a REAL quest for gold while you're there... I believe the prize is $50,000. The folks who ran your local contest should be giving you all of the details along with your travel package. If we can get LilliBelle to pop in here, she'll know for sure... She's been in the running to go, too, though I'm not sure of her latest status, i.e., whether or not she won the trip. Have a BLAST!!
Originally Posted By 4Disnee Woo Hoo congradulations that is really cool. We will be there at that same time. But not in the contest.
Originally Posted By MsLindanne Thanks everybody! I asked my boss for the 3 days off and she said "SURE"! Yahoo!! The trip is for 4, but it is just going to be my son and I, plus I am bring a girlfriend that I've known for over 40 years...yikes! Now you all know I am old!!! ha..ha.. She and I went to Disneyland once in 1969, so going back together after all these years is really going to be special. Plus it is my treat!!! Now I am just waiting for the Disney Travel people to call me with all of the details...and I do know a little more about the party on the 28th. I am in the drawing for the $50,000 and were going to party from 9:00pm until 1:00am...way past my bedtime! ha..ha.. It is going to be an absolute blast... Oh by the way...this month, I've been very lucky winning contests. I started out winning 4 tickets for Universal Studios, no airfare, or hotel, just tickets but were only 6 hours away, so that isn't a big deal....then I won the Disney trip this past Friday....then on Tuesday of this week, I won a Hamilton Beach Blender....then just today a man's razor worth about $11.00. WOW! Think I should go to Vegas? ha..ha.. So maybe I'll have a chance with the $50,000. Ya never know! Anyway, were excited and it is going to be a blast!!! Thanks for your congratulations! It means a lot to me and yap...I've been lucky....it feels good!!! And you can do it too!! ENTER, ENTER, ENTER!!!!! ºOº
Originally Posted By mickeynewe LOL..where do I enter? I want your luck! So fantastic! I hope you're the big winner!!!!
Originally Posted By Tinkerbell819 The party sounds like so much fun! Is it just going to be all of the "Quest for the Gold" winners and their families...so you'll almost have the park all to yourselves? I hope they have all kinds of good things to eat for you, too! I'm so excited for you! I can't wait to hear all about it ... after you win the $50,000 and all!
Originally Posted By MsLindanne Thanks Tink! The party is going to be awesome and wouldn't be cool to win the $50,000? Wow! Speaking of which, and I almost hate to say it...but I got 4 1-day Hopper passes for Disneyland in the mail today from another sweepstakes I entered. I can't believe the luck I am having. They don't expire until March, 2007...so we have plenty of time to go and use them up...or else I might just give them away....Haven't quite decided yet. Either way, were going to have a ball and like you said, the park will be almost ours to roam and have fun in! Well gotta go...and start packing....Yahoo!! ºoº
Originally Posted By nemopoppins My mother used to tell me that luck comes in threes. You're now at 5, right MsLindanne? The $50,000 should be the sixth.
Originally Posted By mickeynewe You go girl! LOL! How do you find out about all these contests??? I need to get on that list! I really do hope you win the $50,000! How fantastic would that be?!!
Originally Posted By MsLindanne It is absolutely crazy! I've won tons of things thru the years, but my gosh...this month of Sept. has been the best ever!! The first time I won something, was in 1965, dare I say...ha..ha.. and it was 2 tickets to see the Beatles in concert! I had to write in 25 words or less why I wanted to see them. I'll never forget that day and when the mailman came and he had a special delivery envelope for me. It was so exciting!!! And to see the Beatles was something I will never forget!! And that was only the beginning!! I've won well over $35,000 in cash and prizes...and it is such a thrill when you either get that call, or open up your mail box and there it is!! Whew!!! This month, just incase I haven't told ya....4 tickets to Universal Studios, the Disney Quest for the Gold contest, a Hamilton Beach Blender, a battery operated razor (won yesterday) and the 4 Disney tickets today. WOW! Now this year I've won a Disney Lithograph, which I had framed and it is beautiful, a spa treatment worth $75.00, good here in California, a Superman action figure, a Sean John Backpack worth $60.00, and a deck of cards.....And the year isn't over!! Boy, my tax man is going to have a field day!!! ha..ha..ha.. Now if you would all like to get in on all the fun....there is a way to do it!! First of all....enter all the local radio/tv stations you can find...I do really well with radio contests, where you have to be just the right caller. Next, subscribe to snail-in sweepstakes newsletters. I subscribe to two just to give me a little more advantage. They both come by email and are well worth the money spent. Also, there are plenty of contests that you can enter on line, and I do enter those, however, your chances of winning are less because of so many people entering them right along with you. So anytime you have to spend a little extra "time", gives you more chances to win. Follow the directions exactly when filling out 3 x 5 pieces of paper. Plus, not sure if it works or not, but I decorate all of my envelopes. I know, I know, crazy...but heck, maybe it works huh? I have Mickey and his friends on each and every envelope, unless it tells me a plain envelope. Otherwise there is a Disney character on each and every one. Now this is all a hobby for me, but it can pay off big time if you spend a little extra money and the time. You two can win!!! To find the newsletters...just go in your browsers and type in snail in sweepstakes newsletters....you'll find them there...you can get free copies to see what its all about. If you have the time and a little patience, it will be a fun little hobby! If I can win, anyone can win!! Thanks so much for the kind words Nemo and Mickey!! It is exciting and what a thrill it would be to win $50,000.00. Think of all the stamps I could buy!!! ha..ha..ha.. Good luck you two! And enter, enter, enter!! If you have any questions, feel free to post them here! I'll be more than happy to answer and help you get started! This is one of the few subjects I actually know a little about!! lol..... ºoº
Originally Posted By disneyfreaksk I NEVER win those sweepstakes! So glad for you! I will be in the park that weekend (9/29-1). Maybe we can plan a mini-meet!
Originally Posted By mickeynewe lol..I think I may gain a new hobby! I love hearing positive, good stories, and this is one of them! I'm going to have to give it a go and try it out! I don't think I would do well with radio stations, because to be honest, I never have it turned on. But, I could definitely do snail mail! LOL Thanks for the heads up! In the meantime, I'll be sure to keep a hopeful ear listening for your ecstatic news!!
Originally Posted By Darkbeer The Quest for Gold Private party is scheduled from 9 PM to 1 AM this upcoming Thursday at Disneyland. And MsLindanne, I would LOVE to attend the event to take photos, so if you have the 4th admission ticket, I would like to raise my hand and say "Pick me". I don't need anything else except the admission ticket to the private event.... I would love to get photos of you with the $50,000 check in your hands My e-mail is darkbeer@ml1.net, and I can meet you anytime on Thursday at the parks to pick up the ticket/voucher at your convenience.... Thanks in advance for considering my request.....
Originally Posted By MsLindanne Hi Darkbeer! I perfectly understand about wanting to get in to the "Private Party". I myself have never been to one at Disneyland, so I feel so special right now!! But here is the scoop....I am one of 5 Grand Prize winners (love saying that!) and the trip is for 3 guests to go with me. Because of the short notice, I only have 2 guests going. Now my tickets, I believe are going to be for just 2 and myself of course. I honestly don't know if it will include the extra one for the guest I am not bringing. Know what I mean? The airline tickets, plus our bus tickets to the Disneyland Hotel are arriving at my place of employment this Tuesday. The tickets for the park as well as the party will be waiting for me at the Hotel. Now if they include all 4 tickets, I would be more than happy to give you that 4th ticket. On the subject of the 4 - 1 day Hopper tickets I just won, they don't mention anything about the party at 9:00pm. I believe they are strictly tickets to get into the park only and were going to use those during the holidays. Since we live in the Bay Area, it is easy for us to take a quick drive. So does that help answer your question? I would love to win the $50,000...and if what has happened this month, is any indication of the possibility, well, someone is certainly watching from above and I'd like to think it is my daughter. Long story, but she knows how much I love Disney, so if there were any way she could intervene, I am sure she is doing it. ;-) Let's see how it goes prior to leaving...I've got your email and maybe we can work something out. OK? I've also seen your "Name" here many times on LP and your the "King" of Disney information, so I will see what I can do!!!! ºoº
Originally Posted By mickeynewe You are so sweet MsLindanne! >>> Since we live in the Bay Area, it is easy for us to take a quick drive.<<< LOL..we are from the Bay Area as well, but I have to admit, it NEVER seems like an "easy" drive for me....it just goes on and on and on...I'm worse than a kid! *cheeky grin*
Originally Posted By MsLindanne Thank you for the "sweet" compliment Mickey! I am smiling right now!! And I can't sleep worth a nickel....I must be in love! ha..ha..ha.. I guess I must be a little crazy, but I love to drive, and just to show how crazy I am...my son and I have gone cross country 4 times to DisneyWorld. 3 times of it has been by car. And since my son doesn't have his license (don't know if I will ever trust him I do all the driving. It takes us 5 days to get to Florida, and we have a blast!! We stop a long the way, just long enough to smell some roses, then it's back on the road again. On the way back, we always take a little different route to kinda shake things up... but what an experience. So driving about 400 miles is a piece of cake! Did I really say that? Plus, there is more...I bought a home in Colorado last year, and will probably be moving next April, a little closer to Florida, but far away from Anaheim and we ususally take 2 days to get to Colorado, but coming back, I drive straight thru which is about 17 hours....I must be part "truck driver" ya think? ha..ha..ha.. Hey..have you started checking into the newsletters I told you about? Your gonna get hooked on this little hobby! And don't get discouraged if you don't win right away, as it will happen! I'll do what I can to help you too!! Now get to the store and buy some 3x5 pieces of paper, and 3x5 cards...plain....oh you'll need USPS Postcards too! RUN!! lol.......
