Pachyderms in the Park; Where’s PJ?

With the end of the San Antonio spring break, but the beginning of others, we can look back fondly on these Pachyderms from years ago.  PJ was at an amusement park and saw this carousel with these flying elephants.  Can you tell me, Where’s PJ?

A Pachyderm Carousel

Hint 2:

Horton was outside of the ride.  Where’s PJ?

Horton in da house

Hint 3

I am not sure what this animal is, but it’s definitely a pachyderm, since it has a trunk.  The girls were younger, but I still had to make them pose.  Where’s PJ?

The Girls in Da House

Hint 4

This gives a larger picture of the carousel with Horton on top.  PJ is at an amusement park, but which one?  Where’s PJ?

Horton on top of the Carousel

Answer:

PJ is at Islands-of-Adventure which is part of the universal studios parks in Orlando.  This part of the park is Suess Landing and the carousel is Caro-seuss-el.  It is great for kids.  We had a great time and recommend it for family fun.

Islands of Adventure. A great place to see Pachyderms

PJ and the Crazy Squirrels is now available on Amazon.com and other book stores;  online and around the corner like Barnes and Noble.

http://www.amazon.com/PJ-Crazy-Squirrels

PJ and the Crazy Squirrels bursting into stores everywhere.

I found some elephants on this cool iPhone App Web-site:  Zoo-AR

Take a look at the video on the home page.

zoo-ar.com

Check it out. Elephant in 3D

This was Linda’s creative interpretation of PJ’s image with a motivational statement.  It was Linda’s first sketch of PJ.

First Image of PJ

These pachyderm pens can make writing a note elephantastic.

Do you have a favorite pen?

And they light up too.

For those that like to burn candles, This elephant candlestick holder can take the flame to new heights.

Do you like candles?

Anyone have a light?

PJ was at a well known amusement park and went under this elephant during this ride.  Where’s PJ?

This Elephant also wiggles

Hint 2:

Here’s another small hint with a wider view.  Does this help?  Where’s PJ?

Elephant and Friends

Answer:

PJ is riding “It’s a Small World” within Disney’s Magic Kingdom.  There are other elephants on the ride too like this one.  But be careful, the song may get stuck in your head the rest of the trip.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It’s_a_Small_World

It’s an Elephant in “It’s a Small World”

This was Linda’s (my sister’s) favorite elephant.  It was her inspiration for creating her first drafts of PJ.  It was a great gift from her.

What is your inspiration?

Linda’s Fave

This elephant was from the Target store in 2006.  This is the kind of target elephants should be, not targets for poachers.

It was a good year for this Elephant

This documentary is a Web series from National Geographic filmmakers who share their experiences documenting the illegal ivory trade.

http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/02/06/battle-for-the-elephants/

Have you had a chance to see it?

Dr. Seuss’s Birthday was March, 2.  This picture frame reminds us of days long gone of reading books to the girls at night.  Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss and thank you for bringing us such great classics like Green Eggs and Ham, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and of course Horton.

Do you have pics of your kids when they were little?

Horton and the Christina

These elephants were by my daughters’ sides when they slept as babies.  When you pull the trunk, it plays a lullaby to sooth their cries.

Do you have a toy that helps/helped your kids sleep?

Lullaby and Good Night

PJ was not the only pachyderm at the Art Walk; there were several.  Dingy elephants, messy mastodons, and paper pachyderms were there for all to see.

This first pic shows Scott Wade’s work on his car.  Scott’s link is at: www.DirtyCarArt.com.

Dr. Seuss in Dust

They made clay elephants 2 booths down, but I was unable to get a pic before they cleaned up.   The Art Walk leaders had even printed out an adorable elephant for my name tag.

And of course PJ was there in paper and pixel.

PJ everywhere

Thanks for all those that came by and chatted or played the PJ games.  Don’t forget the free version can be downloaded at:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pj-the-dentist-free-pj-style/id576621035?mt=8

And “When I Grow Up: PJ Style Interactive is at:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/when-i-grow-up-pj-style-interactive/id585972503?mt=8

I was very impressed with Scott’s skill.   What do you think?

This elephant has imbedded green flowers in an oriental style.  I purchased this pachyderm when I was on my trip to Japan.

Do you have a favorite flower elephant?

One of my favorite styles

This Pachyderm Pillow is soft and comfortable to lay on.  Nothing like a squishy elephant to sleep on.

Do you have a soft comfy pillow?

So Comfy