It's all in the numbers... fun holiday facts

Passing along a few fun holiday facts from the AllEars newsletter:

Holidays WDW Style --

• 1,300 decorated trees throughout property
• 10 miles of twinkling rope lights in the Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights at Disney's Hollywood Studios
• 150 tractor-trailer truckloads of decorations for 24 resorts, four theme parks, Downtown Disney and other locations
• 15 miles of garland strung and 1,314 wreaths hung throughout the Vacation Kingdom
• 300,000 yards of ribbon and bows draping over Christmas trees across property
• 8.5 million lights strung throughout Walt Disney World Resort
• A Christmas tree in Magic Kingdom with a base 25 feet wide

Focus on the Facts

Have you ever stopped to think about how many math opportunities there are in theme parks?

Here are a few ideas for working in a little math during your day at the park:

- Estimate and calculate your steps from the front gate to your first ride.

- Estimate and calculate your time from the start to the finish of a ride.

- Count the number of (choose an item) you pass during the day.

- Pick up a theme park map and "sort" the items found (restaurants, thrill rides, etc).

- Calculate the total cost of a meal.

- Take the receipt from a meal and divide by the number of guests to calculate the meal cost per person.

- Choose some things you may see a few times during the day (characters, soda cups, strollers, etc), keep a tally, and make a graph at the end of the day.

What others can you come up with?