Find out how MNers are getting on with the Disney 24 Hour Challenge

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This is the feedback thread for the MNers who have both completed and are still working on finishing the Disney 24 Hour Challenge. Disney are looking for as many families as possible to sign up to take part in their new 24 Hour Challenge as part of Disney’s Healthy living commitment. The challenge is to clock up a total of 24 hours worth of activity with your team between June and September.

If after reading the feedback this sounds like something your family would be interested in, the challenge is still ongoing so please sign up here, create your team page and please select ‘Mumsnet’ when asked where you heard about the challenge.

Here’s what Disney have to say: “This summer Disney invites you to take part in the 24 Hour Challenge, a FREE, virtual challenge inspired by Incredibles 2, that you can do anywhere, at any time. Every week teams will have a chance to win Incredible prizes, including 10 weekly prize bundles worth £200 each and, if you complete all 24 hours, a holiday to Disneyland Paris to experience and take part in the Magic Run weekend, from 21st – 23rd September.

Families can clock up time doing activities they already enjoy (like walking, swimming, playing in the park), use our “missions” (inspired by the characters from the Disney/Pixar film Incredibles 2) as ideas to get started, or try something new!”

Testers please answer the following questions:

• How have you found the challenge so far?
• How many hours have you clocked up as a team?
• How are you taking part?/What activities have you done together?
• Have you been using the missions or training plans in Mission HQ?
• What has been your favourite thing about the challenge
• What advice would you give to other families who are thinking about completing the challenge?

Everyone who leaves feedback on the 24 Hour Challenge will be in with the chance of winning one of the following prizes:

• Family ticket to the West End musical Aladdin + £200 for travel and accommodation**
• Family ticket to Disney on Ice + £200 for travel and accommodation*
• £100 voucher of their choice (from a list)

Thanks and good luck
MNHQ

Standard Insight T&Cs Apply

N.B. Family tickets cater for 4 people only.
** Here are the T&Cs for the Aladdin show:
- Tickets valid until 30/09/18 subject to availability
- Aladdin is recommended for ages 6+, children under 3 cannot be admitted to the auditorium.
- £200 is to contribute towards any expenses, including travel and accommodation
* Disney on Ice is national and the winner will get tickets to the location that is closest to them.

• How have you found the challenge so far? To be honest it's been so hot that we've probably done less than usual!
• How many hours have you clocked up as a team? 18 hours (mostly thanks to one very active day at an Air Show last weekend)

How are you taking part?/What activities have you done together? We went to the water slide park (surprisingly tiring!), walking, trampolining and made good use of the obstacle courses at our local country park

• Have you been using the missions or training plans in Mission HQ? No
• What has been your favourite thing about the challenge - it encourages the family to do things together. Nobody has the option to duck out lol
• What advice would you give to other families who are thinking about completing the challenge? Find things that everyone enjoys and then it isn't a chore! Be aware of everyone's limitations though!

They emailed us what should be a clicky button to download our certificate, but it's not clicky. 😭

How have you found the challenge so far?
We all have really enjoyed. A nice focus.

• How many hours have you clocked up as a team?

On paper - 19 hours On system - 0 (not had a chance to log)

• How are you taking part?/What activities have you done together?

Family weekend jogging Family Swimming races Family bike rides

• Have you been using the missions or training plans in Mission HQ?

No

• What has been your favourite thing about the challenge

The very fact it’s a challenge

• What advice would you give to other families who are thinking about completing the challenge?

Give it a go. Make your challenges realistic.

How have you been finding the challenge so far?

It has been lots of fun, encouraged us to do more as a family and been easy to do with the weather so great this summer.

How many hours have you clocked up as a team?
Nearly 16 hours.

How are you taking part?
Lots of walking, swimming and playing football.

Have you been using the training/missions in the missions hq?
Yes my son likes the Dash speed ones. Dash’s Daring Dash has been his favourite.

What has been your favourite thing about the challenge?
It’s geared around the family doing it together. I like having things to do as a family and spending more quality time together.

What advice would you give to others?
Give it a try, it’s easier than you imagine and easy to clock up the hours.

-How have you found the challenge so far?

We have enjoyed the challenge. The weather has been lovely recently so we have been outside more and more active making the most of the weather.

• How many hours have you clocked up as a team?

24 but have done more just been forgetting to clock them.

• How are you taking part?/What activities have you done together?

We have done alot of walking, playing outside, dancing and swimming.

• Have you been using the missions or training plans in Mission HQ?

We have used a few of them like the dancing and stretching. But we have managed to clock up the hours without using them. Although there are some good ideas which we can still use and will try soon.

• What has been your favourite thing about the challenge

Spending time as a family and focusing on something together. I have also enjoyed being out of the house more and being more active together, encouraging our daughter to be more active. Also a chance to be creative in our activities.

• What advice would you give to other families who are thinking about completing the challenge?

My advice would be to write down when you do activity and clock them when you can. As i kept forgetting. Also enjoy the time spent with your family. No technology just good old fun.

• How have you found the challenge so far? - Ok... kept it up for abit and then to be honest forgot about it
• How many hours have you clocked up as a team? - 3.5 hours
• How are you taking part?/What activities have you done together? - Walking / bike rides
• Have you been using the missions or training plans in Mission HQ? - Missed these! Will have another look
• What has been your favourite thing about the challenge - Getting outside and keeping the kids off their devices
• What advice would you give to other families who are thinking about completing the challenge? - Give it a go especially if you are not the outdoors type! You will enjoy it

• How have you found the challenge so far?

It’s completed - it was easy for us as a family

• How many hours have you clocked up as a team? 24 on the task page but more in real life
• How are you taking part?/What activities have you done together? Swimming, walking, the park, cycling, days out like the zoo and local theme parks
• Have you been using the missions or training plans in Mission HQ? No we just did our own thing
• What has been your favourite thing about the challenge

Realising that we are a close and active family

• What advice would you give to other families who are thinking about completing the challenge? I think it’s an encouragement to get together and try new activities

• How have you found the challenge so far?

We’ve just started and signed up a week ago, so we’re fairly new to the challenge, but had fun with it last weekend. We’re off on a holiday this week, so I think we’ll be easily achieving a few more hours.

• How many hours have you clocked up as a team?

About two

• How are you taking part?/What activities have you done together?

We played at the playground, went for a walk and took a family trip to a local farm.

• Have you been using the missions or training plans in Mission HQ?

Not yet

• What has been your favourite thing about the challenge

Spending quality time as a family, while being active and out and about

• What advice would you give to other families who are thinking about completing the challenge?

Go for it-it’s good fun

How have you found the challenge so far?
The dc were interested for half a day and that was it.

• How many hours have you clocked up as a team? 2
• How are you taking part?/What activities have you done together? We logged in an activity we would have done anyway so it’s not really encouraging any extra activity.
• Have you been using the missions or training plans in Mission HQ? We haven’t come across any mission or training plans
• What has been your favourite thing about the challenge

Nothing so far

• What advice would you give to other families who are thinking about completing the challenge?

The change for life activities that the dc brought home from school have been more successful in getting them active

How have you found the challenge so far?
It's been fun. My daughter has enjoyed us doing more together as a family :) It has spurred her on a little more because it is the Incredibles
How many hours have you clocked up as a team?
We've done the slow and steady approach and have 15 hours clocked up. We have been doing a lot of activities that aren't challenges too
How are you taking part?/What activities have you done together?
I have to admit I thought it was just time that was used to do the onsite missions.. On top of these we've been learning to ride bikes, swimming, doing big family woodland walks (including Snickers the dog), playing football and practicing dance and gymnastics in the garden
Have you been using the missions or training plans in Mission HQ?
All the time clocked up have been using the training plans and missions on the website. For one day, we did an entire day of missions! We have also been doing a mass amount of outdoor sporty activities. My daughter has started a lot of sport groups (Dance, Gymnastics, Football etc) so we have all been getting involved at home.
What has been your favourite thing about the challenge
Spending time as a family, doing something that costs nothing but has a lot of rewards and is helping to keep us fit and healthy. My daughter's favourite were the Frozone challenges and the Disney on Ice Fit to Dance Challenges
What advice would you give to other families who are thinking about completing the challenge?
Just start a little bit at a time. At first you will be making time to do a little bit a day but the more you do, the more available you become. Me and my partner both work full time but by the end of it, we dropped other things that really weren't as important as we thought they were to spend the time with our daughter, doing these fun activities.

How have you found the challenge so far?
fun so far and it will be something to beat the boredom during the summer holidays

• How many hours have you clocked up as a team?

2 but we only started this week

• How are you taking part?/What activities have you done together? walks on the beach and ball games in the garden so far, hoping to do some cycling and swimming too
• Have you been using the missions or training plans in Mission HQ? No not yet but will have a look if we need ideas
• What has been your favourite thing about the challenge making sure we make time as a family to do stuff together
• What advice would you give to other families who are thinking about completing the challenge?

give it a go, if you have 6 weeks of holidays ahead this is something free and good for you to do.

How have you found the challenge so far?
To be honest I keep forgetting about it - My sons are still at school and the last few weeks of term are manic so it isn't top of my list of priorities. Once they finish school we will have more time to think about it!

• How many hours have you clocked up as a team?

We do a lot of activities together so whilst I keep forgetting about logging activities we have probably done around 12 hours already

• How are you taking part?/What activities have you done together?

We have done lots of walks and a 20 mile bike ride

• Have you been using the missions or training plans in Mission HQ?

No

• What has been your favourite thing about the challenge

Spending time together and keeping my son off the computer/ipad.

• What advice would you give to other families who are thinking about completing the challenge?

Do it - it's a great way to spend time together and walks are free

• How many hours have you clocked up as a team? We have done the 24
• How are you taking part?/What activities have you done together? We have done walking, football, swimming, skipping, running
• Have you been using the missions or training plans in Mission HQ? We have looked at a few of them yes
• What has been your favourite thing about the challenge? We have had lots of fun doing it
• What advice would you give to other families who are thinking about completing the challenge? Get out and do it. You will be amazed at how much you can do

Just realised I missed this one off top - How have you found the challenge so far? We have loved it so much. Kids enjoy running about and walking but we have done more with this challenge

• How have you found the challenge so far?

Great fun! So much more motivated the suns out too!

• How many hours have you clocked up as a team?

about 15 hours! We like to tag along to my two brothers who love and breathe sport! My son is so keen on joining them!

• How are you taking part?/What activities have you done together?

Swimming and football are our favourites as well as a lot of throwing and catching!

• Have you been using the missions or training plans in Mission HQ?

No I'm not sure what they are! Must of scanned passed that page !

• What has been your favourite thing about the challenge

Spending quality time with my little man

• What advice would you give to other families who are thinking about completing the challenge?

To take on the challenge as it's great fun!

How have you found the challenge so far?

We have really enjoyed it so far, its made us think about time spent as a family and made us get out and be more active together.My daughter loved thinking of our team name and thinking of activities for us to do together. Also when thinking of things to get up to at the weekend rather than the cinema this has made us think to go for a bike ride or go trampolining.
How many hours have you clocked up as a team?

So far we have clocked up 12 hours but I think as soon as the school holidays start next week we can achieve more. I put a reminder on my phone each day to remember to add to the website.

How are you taking part?/What activities have you done together?
We have been swimming, bike rides, trampolining, nature walks in the park and we also set up obstacle courses in the garden and timed ourselves doing it and had to keep beating our time.

Have you been using the missions or training plans in Mission HQ?
No, I didnt really feel like we needed too as my daughter had so many ideas.
What has been your favourite thing about the challenge?
Spending time as a whole with the family, being active together defiantly helps with bonding and creates memories. Getting away from the TV and ipad. It also made you think about how active you are in a day when you have to log the time spent which is an eye opener.

What advice would you give to other families who are thinking about completing the challenge?
Just do it!! Its fun, the children enjoy thinking up your team name and thinking about different activities, it also helps with your mood and mental health getting out and about, it makes your children happy spending quality time with them and it also gives you a sense of achievement. Helps with a good cause so teaches your family and charity and other people less fortunate.
Will defiantly be carrying it on and hope to clock up the rest of the time in the summer holidays!!!

How have you found the challenge so far? No reminder emails to remind and encourage us meant we didn't add anything to the site.

• How many hours have you clocked up as a team? 0 forgot to to it
• How are you taking part?/What activities have you done together? Hard to do activities together when dad ft working so weeknights are dinner, book bedtime. Do manage walking at weekends and swimming sometimes if it fits with 6mnths feeding

• Have you been using the missions or training plans in Mission HQ? No again no reminders so pushed to back of mind.

• What has been your favourite thing about the challenge I idea of it

• What advice would you give to other families who are thinking about completing the challenge? Don't bother! Being a team isn't always about doing stuff together, but working together to get stuff done!

How have you found the challenge so far?
Very difficult as I work a lot of hours away from home so it's been a big effort to get us to do things all together - and it's been so hot. I think it's been worth it though.

• How many hours have you clocked up as a team?

7hrs 15

• How are you taking part?/What activities have you done together?

We've been swimming, walking, horse riding, bouncy castle jumping (!), treasure hunting, dancing, Wii Fit and also Dance Party on the Wii.

• Have you been using the missions or training plans in Mission HQ?

We took a look and it did give us some ideas - in fact we played ball games with a balloon yesterday for nearly an hour inspired by it, which was good fun

• What has been your favourite thing about the challenge

Thinking about fitness together as a family

• What advice would you give to other families who are thinking about completing the challenge?

Give it a go. It's great to get ideas from even if you don't manage the whole thing.

• How have you found the challenge so far?

Easy, we've been counting our usual walking to and from school, and then extras like going to the park or swimming at the weekends.

• How many hours have you clocked up as a team?

21 hours, 39 minutes

• How are you taking part?/What activities have you done together?

Walking to and from school, park, swimming, day out at a festival, day out at a theme park.

• Have you been using the missions or training plans in Mission HQ?

No, just our usual activities.

• What has been your favourite thing about the challenge

Interesting to see how active we already are without really trying.

• What advice would you give to other families who are thinking about completing the challenge?

Go for it, its easy to track and as you log more times it is motivating to keep going.

• How have you found the challenge so far?

Love the idea but in practice we (me!) haven’t been less jan efficient at logging the hours completed - I need a reminder every night!

• How many hours have you clocked up as a team?

Less than 10 hours in theory but far more in practice

• How are you taking part?/What activities have you done together?

Walking, rounders, swimming, dancing

• Have you been using the missions or training plans in Mission HQ?

No

• What has been your favourite thing about the challenge

I like to let me children know it’s important and they get excited to count up the time

• What advice would you give to other families who are thinking about co

Go for it - make it fun, have little incentives for little milestones, get children egages

• How have you found the challenge so far?

Ok, but its been a bit too hot for us!

• How many hours have you clocked up as a team?

3 I think but I kept forgetting to log times we have done loads more!!

• How are you taking part?/What activities have you done together?

Park run, swimming, nature walks

• Have you been using the missions or training plans in Mission HQ?

no

• What has been your favourite thing about the challenge

Motivating us to think about our activity levels as a family and having fun together

• What advice would you give to other families who are thinking about completing the challenge?

Its totally worth it but you need to remember to log your hours!

• How have you found the challenge so far?

It's inspired us to get out more as a family

• How many hours have you clocked up as a team?

16h 30 so far!

• How are you taking part?/What activities have you done together?

Most of it is running around in one of our local parks, also gentle hiking and playing games.

• Have you been using the missions or training plans in Mission HQ?

Not really, just geting out there and enjoying the lovely weather!

• What has been your favourite thing about the challenge

The chance to win some goodies as well as getting more active!

• What advice would you give to other families who are thinking about completing the challenge?

Put the link on a bookmarked tab, it makes completing your times quick and simple!

How have you found the challenge so far?
It been a lot of fun to do it.

• How many hours have you clocked up as a team?

5 hours

• How are you taking part?/What activities have you done together?

We been swimming together.

• Have you been using the missions or training plans in Mission HQ?

no, didint see that.

• What has been your favourite thing about the challenge

Spending time together

• What advice would you give to other families who are thinking about completing the challenge

have fun:)

How have you found the challenge so far? Brillent great fun

• How many hours have you clocked up as a team?

40+

• How are you taking part?/What activities have you done together?

Jumping games Chalk paths and course Walking to school

• Have you been using the missions or training plans in Mission HQ? Yes they are great fun and easy ideas
• What has been your favourite thing about the challenge

Kids love seeing someone they watch on telly

• What advice would you give to other families who are thinking about completing the challenge?

Join. It’s great fun and kids really enjoy it

How have you found the challenge so far?
Great! We’ve definitely done more as a family which has been fun but I rarely remember to log the times because the whole point of being active is that we aren’t on phones/tablets so can’t log at the time. And remembering afterwards is tricky.

• How many hours have you clocked up as a team?

Over half way there but actually we’ve probably done more like 30 hours, just not logged

• How are you taking part?/What activities have you done together?

We’ve always been an active family but a lot of activity is done individually I.e running for adults and various sports for the kids. We always swim together once a week and have added in lots of walks thanks to the nice weather plus Wimbledon’s inspired us to start playing tennis as a family.

• Have you been using the missions or training plans in Mission HQ?

No, I seem to have missed spotting these

• What has been your favourite thing about the challenge

Enjoying extra time with the kids especially outdoors. And more time to chat about what’s going on in the world because activities such as walking and bike riding mean we can chat while we exercise - I’ve learnt that my 9 & 5 year olds have pretty strong views on political issues including Brexit and Donald Trump!

• What advice would you give to other families who are thinking about completing the challenge?

Do it! It’s free, it’s easy and as tempting as it is to crash on the sofa after a hectic day, doing something as a family is a really lovely way to unwind.