scavenger hunt
noun
: a game in which players try to acquire without buying specified items within a time limit
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Who knew scavenger hunts are also fun in the car?
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
The new Mickey’s Park Rangers scavenger hunt is coming to the Disneyland Railroad, Sailing Ship Columbia, Mark Twain Riverboat, Davy Crockett’s Explorer Canoes and Tom Sawyer Island, according to WDW News Today.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
The beer, which Dogfish Head initially brewed for February's Survivor 50 Challenge scavenger hunt, will also be on tap starting May 16 at Dogfish Head's Milton, Delaware, brewery.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 1 May 2026
As far as amenities on the property, the croquet lawn, access to nearby Torry Pines State Park, along with scavenger hunts for kids, and a complimentary in-room camp set up.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
The new Mickey’s Park Rangers scavenger hunt is coming to the Disneyland Railroad, Sailing Ship Columbia, Mark Twain Riverboat, Davy Crockett’s Explorer Canoes and Tom Sawyer Island, according to WDW News Today.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 13 May 2026
The beer, which Dogfish Head initially brewed for February's Survivor 50 Challenge scavenger hunt, will also be on tap starting May 16 at Dogfish Head's Milton, Delaware, brewery.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 1 May 2026
As far as amenities on the property, the croquet lawn, access to nearby Torry Pines State Park, along with scavenger hunts for kids, and a complimentary in-room camp set up.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Scavenger hunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scavenger%20hunt. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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