100 Years of Wonder - 2023

[Allie]

Update to Message #11
Progress 46/50

Business Venture 9/25

Animation Releases 6/25
1934: The Wise Little Hen, first appearance of Donald Duck, is released Manhattan Beach

Live-Action Releases 13/25

Princesses and Leading Ladies 18/25
1959: Release of Sleeping Beauty The Manchurian Candidate
2009: Release of The Princess and the Frog The City & the City

[Amy]

Updated message 9-- 53/50

Business Ventures-- 13/25
Animation Releases-- 9/25
Live Action Releases-- 12/25
Princesses and Leading Ladies-- 19/25

[Carol]

update message #7:

93/100 completed

And I have completed:
Business Ventures earning the title of
Disney CEO

Animation Releases earning the title of
Master Animator - as of 11/7/23

Live Action Releases earning the title of
Executive Director

Princesses and Leading Ladies earning the title of
Disney Royalty - as of 10/9/23

[Chalmation]

Updated message #6

34/34

Challenge complete

[Amy]

Updated message 9-- 54/50

[Carri Carey, TBR Twins]

Update to message #25 - 50/50 books read
Challenge complete!

[Lorraine]

Update message 27.
Wow! This was tough but fun! Even though I was able to read more than 25 books, I was able to complete only one section to become Executive Director.

Here are my 25 books:
1946: The Covenant of Water. Abraham Verghese
1952: A Buyer's market. Anthony Powell
1954: The Bad Seed. William March
1956: Impasse des deux Palais. Naguib Mahfouz
1957: Les oiseaux. Tarjei Vesaas
1960: Casanova's Chinese restaurant. Anthony Powell
1961: Jeanne sur les routes. Jocelyne Saucier
1962: Une journée d'Ivan Denissovitch.Solzhenitsyn
1964: Valley of Bones. Anthony Powell
1965: De Sang Froid. Truman Capote
1968.:The military philosophers. Anthony Powell
1969: La mer de la fertilité. Yukio Mishima
1974: The Overstory. Richard Powers
1975: La vie devant soi. Romain Gary
1976: Et au mileu coule une rivière. Norman Maclean
1978: Avril Brisé. Ismail Kadaré
1979: Si une nuit d'hiver un voyageur. Italo Calvino
1993: Océan Mer. Alessandro Baricco
1997: Brokeback Mountain. Annie Proulx
"1999: Marcel Proust: La cathédrale du temps.
Jean-Yves Tadié"
2005: What Angels Fear. C.S. Harris
2006: When Gods Die. C.S. Harris
2011: A dance with Dragons. George R.R. Martin
2018: La Faussaire de Buenos Aires. Maria Gainza
2020: Pas même le bruit d'un fleuve. Hélene Dorion

Challenge complete. Thank you to the moderator.

[TerryJane, Challenges]

Update to Message #14: 100/50

I have completed the final section (Disney CEO)! Thank you for a most challenging challenge, Carri Carey. 🥰🤗

Business Ventures - Disney CEO - - November 29, 2023
1923: Walt and Roy Disney form the "Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio"
The Story of Lucy Gault
1926: The Disneys change their name to the "Walt Disney Studio"
Chéri
1930: First Disney book (Mickey Mouse Book)
The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories
1947: Disney appears before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAAC) and chastises the animator's strike for their association with Communist elements
Rose Cottage
1949: Walt Disney Music Company is formed
Red Planet
1955: Opening of Disneyland park in Anaheim, California
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1963: Walt Disney’s Enchanted Tiki Room opens at Disneyland, first use of all-new “Audio-Animatronics” technology
Saving Ruby King
1966: Walt Disney dies of lung cancer
Two Trees Make a Forest: Travels Among Taiwan's Mountains & Coasts in Search of My Family's Past
1971: Opening of Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida
Songs in Ursa Major
1972: Disneyland debuts the Main Street Electrical Parade
Watership Down
1977: Roy E Disney, Walt's nephew, resigns and the company suffers for several years
The Couple at No. 9
1980: First Home Video titles released
Murder Once Removed
1982: EPCOT Center opens in Orlando, Florida
Life, the Universe and Everything
1983: Tokyo Disneyland opens
Black Dahlia & White Rose: Stories
1984: Release of first Touchstone film, Splash
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
1985: Touchstone Television is founded, home to Boy Meets World and Home Improvement
The Fact of a Body: A Murder and a Memoir
1987: First Disney Store opens, in Glendale, California
Interior Chinatown
1988: "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" is released and nominated for four Academy Awards
Cat's Eye
2002: Disney releases its first video game, Kingdom Hearts
2nd Chance
2004: Disney purchases The Muppets franchise from Jim Henson
3rd Degree
2006: Disney purchases Pixar Animation
Women Talking
2009: Disney purchases Marvel Entertainment
As Good As Dead
2012: Disney purchases LucasFilm from George Lucas
The Killing Lessons
2019: Disney+ streaming service premiers
The Glass Woman
2023: Disney's 100th Anniversary celebrated all year!
City Under One Roof

[Kristina]

Update to message 16 - 87/100 books read.

[Beth]

Update to post 164

Business Ventures 25/25 - Disney CEO achieved!

Overall: 93/100

[Carol]

update #7:

Progress: 99/100

And I have completed:
Business Ventures earning the title of
Disney CEO

Animation Releases earning the title of
Master Animator - as of 11/7/23

Live Action Releases earning the title of
Executive Director - as of 12/11/23

Princesses and Leading Ladies earning the title of
Disney Royalty - as of 10/9/23

[Amy]

Updated message 9-- 55/50

[Amy]

Updated message 9-- 55/50

[Beth]

Update to post 164

Princesses and Leading Ladies 25/25 - Disney Royalty achieved!

Overall: 94/100

[Carol]

update #7:

Progress: 100/100 - Challenge Complete!
All 4 sections completed for Ultimate Mickey Mouse status - as of 12/17/23

Section completion info:
Business Ventures earning the title of
Disney CEO - as of 12/17/23

Animation Releases earning the title of
Master Animator - as of 11/7/23

Live Action Releases earning the title of
Executive Director - as of 12/11/23

Princesses and Leading Ladies earning the title of
Disney Royalty - as of 10/9/23

[Beth]

Update to post 164

Animation Releases 25/25 - Master Animator achieved!

Overall: 98/100

[Jaida]

message 34 update; unfortunately this challenge wasn't a success, however I got up to 15/25 book!

[Bernadette]

Update Message #29

100/100

Completed

[Allie]

Update to Message 11
Progress 56/50

Business Ventures 10/25
Animation Releases 8/25
Live-Action Releases 15/25
Princesses and Leading Ladies 23/25

[Sarah]

Message 20 Updated

100/100

CHALLENGE COMPLETED

[Beth]

Update to post 164

Live Action Releases 25/25 - Executive Director achieved!

Overall: 100/100 Ultimate Mouse achieved

[Ana]

Update to message #18 - 25/33

[Carmen]

Update to message #13

PROGRESS: 91/100

Unfortunately I wasn't able to read all the books for this challenge but I had a really great time searching books to fit the prompts.
Thanks, happy 2024!🤗

[Allie]

Update to Message #11

Progress 58/50

DISNEY ROYALTY 👸 25/25

[Mariana]

Update to Message #49

Books Read: 43/100
Challenges Completed: 0/4

Business Ventures
Complete this section to become Disney CEO
12/25

Animation Releases
Complete this section to become Master Animator
07/25

Live-Action Releases
Complete this section to become Executive Director
15/25

Princesses and Leading Ladies
Complete this section to become Disney Royalty
09/25

[Amy]

Updated message 9-- 56/50

[Ana]

Final update to message #18 - 26/33

[Rina]

Update to message 81:

100 Years of Wonders
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2023

I finished with 59/100