It’s a world of laughter, a world of tears
It’s a world of hope and a world of … GUMBALLS!
This year’s MiceChat Gumball Rally was held on February 3, 2024. The fan-favorite, family-friendly event challenges teams of Disney fans to ride as many Disneyland attractions as they can in a single day. The gameplay is designed to put everyone on a level playing field and allow them to play at their own pace. And, as returning players will tell you, every year incorporates a different theme and surprise twists to the game.
But the Gumball Rally is more than just a single race, it’s a full weekend of activities. Let’s take a look at Gumball Rally 2024.
MiceChat Gumball Rally 2024: Come to the Fair
This year’s Rally was inspired by the 60th anniversary of the 1964 World’s Fair (hence the tagline, “Come to the Fair”). Walt Disney famously created four incredible attractions for the fair, including “it’s a small world,” Carousel of Progress, Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, and the Ford Magic Skyway, … all of which made their back to Disneyland in one form or another.
The “Fair-ly” Large Trophy
Beyond priceless memories and friendships, one team walks away each year with a gumball machine-turned-trophy intricately designed to fit that Rally’s theme. For MiceChat’s Gumball Rally 2024, Topher Hays crafted a gumball-sized World’s Fair! From the miniature guests visiting the fair to Rolly Crump’s Tower of the Four Winds standing at the trophy’s center, there are so many details to enjoy.
MiceChat Relives the Fair
To kick off the grand 3-day Gumball Rally weekend, MiceChat held a memorable panel at the Anaheim Hotel on the evening of Friday February 2nd. Disney history experts and Imagineers shared photos, videos, artifacts, and stories about the 1964 World’s Fair and its impact on Disneyland. The panel included legendary Imagineer Bob Gurr, Imagineer and theme park author Chris Merritt, and Imagineer and expert on the fair Bill Cotter, with Disney historian and author David Koenig as the moderator.
Panel attendees were regaled by Bill Cotter with deep Disney-focused dives into the history of the World’s Fair, including newly rediscovered videos and photos. Christopher Merritt talked in further detail about what inspired the designs found in the different attractions. And Bob Gurr peppered the conversation with charming anecdotes about developing technology that would debut at the fair alongside Walt Disney.
Chris Crump, son of Disney legend Rolly Crump, also appeared as a surprise guest! He even brought an additional surprise with him: a model of The Tower of the Four Winds, the icon his father created to encourage guests of the 1964 World’s Fair to pay a visit to “it’s a small world.”
What a dream team of a panel! Attendees needed to catch some shut-eye after all that excitement, especially with the Gumball Rally itself, starting at 6am the next morning…
The Main Event – The Gumball Rally!
Here it is, folks: the 9th wonder of the world, the MiceChat Gumball Rally! And what a whirlwind blast from the past it was!
Take a moment to enjoy a short video from this year’s big event:
Do the (Gameplay) Twist!
What’s a Rally without a few twists to keep the game fresh and teams on their toes? Our staff concocted two clever changes. The first was a 3 booklet gameplay – a Gold book to keep all day and a Red and Blue booklet that could be swapped out midday.
The questions within were written in two parts. The first was more of a guidebook about each attraction, including the rides, fun facts, Walt Disney connections, and so on. Then, the second part described how the teams would prove they actually rode the attraction.
The second twist was that each attraction was worth a different amount of points, putting a greater value on those originally created for the Fair (like “it’s a small world” and Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln) as well as most others built in the 50s and 60s.
Another twist wouldn’t be revealed until the Awards Party… the questions were written by one of our very own teams… The Princesses of Gumball!
Ready, Set, …
The start of the Rally was in the ballroom of The Anaheim Hotel. Dusty Sage and Matt Juergens explained the rules of the game to the teams at 7am and then released them to head to Disneyland. The competition officially started with park opening at 8am.
Then, before you know it, it’s rope drop and the teams are off on their own adventures!
Teams at Play
Throughout the day, our teams rode attractions, filled in the answers to questions in the three booklets, and had to navigate weather, ride closures, and wait times.
Don’t Forget the Group Photo!
In the middle of the day, the teams took a quick break for a giant group photo at 1:30 in front of “it’s a small world,” (one of the 4 attractions Walt Disney created for the 1964 New York World’s Fair). And they got additional points for participation!
The Finish Line
As the time edged closer to 6:30pm (the deadline to turn in the gamebook without being penalized points for tardiness), more and more teams crossed the finish line at the Anaheim Hotel. And as you can see, that sense of accomplishment after a long Rally day is a serious endorphin boost after an exhausting day!
Volunteers were standing by to timestamp and collect books from teams as they arrived. After relinquishing their book, teams grabbed sustenance and socialized before the closing ceremony began.
And Now, a Little Diversion
After the gamebooks had all been accounted for, even more volunteers quickly got to work tallying the results. While numbers were being crunched, the teams took a much-deserved break while participating in a live gameshow hosted by Hastin Zylstra and Nick Tierce.
Modeled after the popular 1950s/60s-era show “What’s My Line?,” players were chosen from the audience for some friendly competition. Even Dusty Sage joined in!
Walt Disney himself famously appeared on the original What’s My Line:
Winners, Awards, and More Rally Results
We give all sorts of awards at the Rally… We’ll start with the special awards, then share the Influencer category, and finally the primary Rally awards.
Special Gumball Rally Awards 2024
BEST DRESSED: The Adventurelanders
BEST TEAM NAME: (It’s a tie!) “Omnimovers & Shakers” AND
“The Omni-movers and Shakers” (The latter were unavailable for a photo.)
BEST TEAM LOGO: Steamboat Willies & The Fair Uses
SPIRIT OF MICECHAT: Frontside of Ro-ver, Don’t Interrupt While Sarah’s Interrupting
The Influencer Awards
You’ve seen these creators online; now, see ’em at the Rally! We created a special division for them because they have slightly different rules than the other teams, which allow them to share their full Rally day on their social channels and interact with their audiences.
FIRST PLACE CREATOR: Law and Order: Single Riders Unit
SECOND PLACE CREATOR: The Insiders Gen Z
THIRD PLACE CREATOR: Learning the Magic
And without further ado, esteemed MiceChatters, here are the results for the MiceChat Gumball Rally of 2024!
Gumball Rally Main Race 2024 Results!
In FIRST PLACE, and receiving the amazing trophy, Raving Maurice’s !!!
SECOND PLACE: we’re a small team after all
THIRD PLACE: Alice Davis’s Animatronics
FOURTH PLACE: Straight Outta Lincoln, FIFTH PLACE: Skyway to the Danger Zone, & SIXTH PLACE: Beware the Twoozle (Heffalump and Woozle)
SEVENTH PLACE: Rover’s Time Rover, EIGHT PLACE: Frontside of Ro-ver, Don’t Interrupt while Sarah’s Interrupting, & NINTH PLACE: Rollin’ in My 64
TENTH PLACE: Opa’s Kahunas
Gumball Rally 2024 Full Team Results
Please note that we scored through 85th place this year.
| PLACE | TEAM NAME | TEAM # |
| 1 | Raving Maurice’s | 258 |
| 2 | We’re a small team after all | 231 |
| 3 | Alice Davis’s Animatronics | 229 |
| 4 | Straight Outta Lincoln | 224 |
| 5 | Skyway to the Danger Zone | 247 |
| 6 | Beware the Twoozle (Heffalump and Woozle) | 212 |
| 7 | Rover’s Time Rover | 203 |
| 8 | Frontside of Ro–ver, don’t interrupt while Sarah’s interrupting | 233 |
| 9 | Rollin’ in my 64 | 207 |
| 10 | Opa’s Kahunas | 478 |
| 11 | Chillin Like A Villain | 345 |
| 12 | Backlot Magic | 234 |
| 13 | Snuggly Ducklings: It’s a duck world after all! | 228 |
| 14 | Hidden Mickey Hunters | 272 |
| 15 | Spare Change Gumbowling Team | 306 |
| 16 | Welcome to New York (Walt’s Version) | 489 |
| 17 | Will the Real Mr. Lincoln Please Stand Up | 287 |
| 18 | Oo-De-Lally | 244 |
| 19 | 3 Jedis & A Swiftie | 412 |
| 20 | Stacey Must-Do’s, The | 291 |
| 21 | Mommies Dearest Small World Fair Crew | 270 |
| 22 | Fairest Of Them All, The | 236 |
| 23 | Moms Day Off | 248 |
| 24 | T-Town Tinkerbelles, The | 324 |
| 25 | Team Green | 312 |
| 26 | It’s A Great Big Beautiful Today | 252 |
| 27 | Line Kings, The | 208 |
| 28 | Great Moments with Animatronics | 355 |
| 29 | Baxter Boys, The | 262 |
| 30 | Team Casper | 274 |
| 31 | Mouse Mafia | 415 |
| 32 | Mary Fairs, The | 299 |
| 33 | Shark Bait! HOO HA HA! | 280 |
| 34 | Not The Droids You’re Looking For | 323 |
| 35 | Four Snores and Seven Yawns Ago: Great Naptimes with Mr. Lincoln | 447 |
| 36 | Dapper Dinos , The | 409 |
| 37 | Bullseye Buckaroos | 255 |
| 38 | There’s a Great Big Beautiful Tom Morrow | 226 |
| 39 | Central Coasters | 223 |
| 40 | Powered By Four Winds | 239 |
| 41 | Its a Dole World After All | 298 |
| 42 | Unidentified Flying Oddballs, The | 266 |
| 43 | Frankie’s Girls: Slow and Steady | 288 |
| 44 | Adventurelanders, The | 463 |
| 45 | Unisphere Orbitors, The | 438 |
| 46 | Fairly Tipsy | 205 |
| 47 | Team Tea-Riffic | 352 |
| 48 | Can’t Let It Go | 426 |
| 49 | Dusty’s Park Hopping Crop Dusters | 276 |
| 50 | Grape Soda Girls, The | 347 |
| 51 | Hidden Mickeys, The | 221 |
| 52 | Dapper M&Ms, The | 289 |
| 53 | Witch, Please | 279 |
| 54 | Bill & Blair’s Topiary Trimmers | 322 |
| 55 | Progress City Planners | 260 |
| 56 | ‘64 Small World Tour | 296 |
| 57 | Galactic Baddies | 213 |
| 58 | Nu?Orleans² | 222 |
| 59 | WEDway Transit Crew | 217 |
| 60 | Wishing Stars | 256 |
| 61 | Jungle Cruisers | 282 |
| 62 | Mommasauruses, The | 240 |
| 63 | It’s Lincoln’s Primeval World After All | 281 |
| 64 | Monsters University class of 2024 | 424 |
| 65 | Fair Uses, The | 246 |
| 66 | Prime Evil Worlders | 243 |
| 67 | Abe’s Babes | 488 |
| 68 | Double Trouble | 201 |
| 69 | Pop Tart and Princess | 210 |
| 70 | Rockin’ Ramen | 431 |
| 71 | Brier Brats | 211 |
| 72 | AT-AT | 250 |
| 73 | Small World Zeros | 290 |
| 74 | Lady and The Tramps | 321 |
| 75 | Han Duo | 254 |
| 76 | By Golly Walt! It’s our princesses! | 333 |
| 77 | Small World Sisters, The | 219 |
| 78 | Trident | 202 |
| 79 | Are we in DCA yet? | 336 |
| 80 | Gurr’s Gumball Transportation | 242 |
| 81 | Journi | 399 |
| 82 | Wandering Wayfarers | 265 |
| 83 | Fair-tastic Four | 444 |
| 84 | Spencer’s House Divided | 388 |
| 85 | Tigger Tails | 318 |
COMING SOON…
Gumball Rally – A California Adventure Murder Mystery!
We’ve barely had time to recover from Gumball Rally 2024 and we’ve already got some very exciting news for you. Next year’s Rally will be a Disney California Adventure event and will offer some unique new gameplay that will have you riding attractions & solving a madcap mystery.
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Gumball Rally Sponsor
The 2024 MiceChat Gumball Rally was proudly sponsored by Get Away Today! When you book your theme park tickets and travel through MiceChat’s Get Away Today links (on every page of the site), you help support the Gumball Rally. We wish to sincerely thank Get Away Today for their support and friendship. They are truly amazing.
Gumball Rally Photos
Our photographers took hundreds and hundreds of images of the Gumball Rally teams. You can enjoy and download them here:
Gumball Rally Thanks…
In addition to our incredible sponsor, Get Away Today, a number of friends and vendors helped make the 2024 Rally possible…
- The Anaheim Hotel – Venue support and prizes
- The Howard Johnson Anaheim Resort – Prizes & support
- Pizza Press – Food and beverage & prizes
- Ape Pen Publishing – Photo backdrop image
- Lost Temple Traders – Tiki mug prizes
- Fandom Productions/Bob Gurr – Entertainment, history, and prizes
- Sage Omnimedia – Financial support, staffing, and consulting
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Check out the latest offers for Disneyland, Walt Disney World, Universal Studios, Knott’s Berry Farm, and Disney Cruise Line, including new low hotel rates, extra days and nights for free, special perks, and limited-time opportunities… including the special $50 Disneyland Kids ticket & SoCal Disneyland 3-Day ticket!
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