Enter the Zone Contest - Question #1

[AVP]

Many people consider the Tower of Terror to be their #1 ride, but the Walt Disney World and Paris versions of the attraction only rank #2 based on one particular criteria. For this three-part answer, tell us:

1) What that criteria is.
2) What attraction is #1 in Walt Disney World, based on the same criteria.
3) What attraction is #1 in Paris, based on the same criteria.

Submit your answer by e-mail to enterthezone@mouseadventure.com. [DO NOT POST ANSWERS HERE] The answers to today's question must be received by 5pm (PDT) tonight, July 12. One winner will be selected from all correct answers. Today's winner will receive a MouseAdventure Ear Hat, and will be entered into a Grand Prize drawing for a free team registration for the Fall 2011 MouseAdventure event at Disneyland.

Check back tomorrow for the answer to today's puzzle, and another chance to win!

Tiny Little Fine Print:

•Contest is open to legal residents of the United States, ages 18 and up, with a valid e-mail address.
•Winning entry must be sent via e-mail to enterthezone@mouseadventure.com. All other forms of entry are invalid.
•One entry per e-mail address, per day. Duplicate entries will result in the disqualification of all entries.
•Entries must be formatted exactly as described in each posted question; failure to properly format your submission may render the entry invalid.
•Entries must be received via e-mail by 5:00 pm (PDT) on the day each question is posted. Late entries will be disqualified.
•MousePlanet, Inc. is not responsible for late, lost or misdirected entries.
•Winners agree to the use of their name and likeness without compensation in conjunction with the contest and event.

Daily Prize:
•One daily winner will be selected at random from all correst entries received each day.
•Daily winner will be announced the following day, and will be notified by e-mail reply to the account used to submit the winning entry.
•Daily winner receives one free MouseAdventure Ear Hat.
•Daily winner will also be entered into a Grand Prize drawing for one free team registration for the Basic division of the MouseAdventure Zone event on Sunday, September 24, 2011.

Grand Prize:
•Grand Prize Winner will be selected at random from all daily contest winners.
•Grand Prize winner will be announced on Monday, July 18, and will be notified by e-mail reply to the account used to submit the winning entry.
•Grand Prize Winner will be registered as the captain of their team. Prize is non-transferable, non-refundable and not exchangeable for cash or other prizes.

[Andrew]

Congratulations to the Pulte Family, the winners of today's MouseAdventure Zone trivia contest! They'll receive the MouseAdventure ear hat and be entered to win the grand prize, a Basic team registration to The MouseAdventure Zone.

Look for tomorrow's question to be posted here in the MouseAdventure forum at around 8:00 a.m. (PDT).

[AVP]

For our first question of the contest, we asked:

Many people consider the Tower of Terror to be their #1 ride, but the Walt Disney World and Paris versions of the attraction only rank #2 based on one particular criteria. For this three-part answer, tell us:

1) What that criteria is.
2) What attraction is #1 in Walt Disney World, based on the same criteria.
3) What attraction is #1 in Paris, based on the same criteria.

The correct answers are:

1) Attraction height. [More trivia: The Disneyland, WDW and Paris versions of Tower of Terror are all 199 feet tall. FAA regulations require buildings 200' tall or higher be marked with warning lights for aircraft, so Disney built the ride to be 1' shorter to avoid that requirement]
2) Expedition Everest. [More trivia: Expedition Everest is 6" taller than Tower of Terror, but still under the FAA limit.]
3) Panoramagique. [More trivia: this tethered balloon attraction is taller than Tower of Terror... but only when aloft.]

Most players who entered answered all three questions correctly, though some players thought we were looking for the fastest ride, the scariest ride, or the ride with the highest hourly capacity. Some only gave us two of the three required answers (remember, READ EVERYTHING!)


The second question in our contest is now posted - good luck!