Magical Mystery Tour/Pokewalk 2016 wed/thu SCHEDULE POSTED

punzie

2016 Magical Mystery Tour of Seattle!
Twitter: @PAX_MMT

Who: You! And me. And other PAX peeps. AKA your future friends.
What: Visit interesting places in and around Seattle.
Where: Schedule posted below.
When: The two days before PAX: Wed 8/31 and Thurs 9/1. Traditionally runs from 9am to 5pm but you don't have to do the whole thing. (Follow the twitter feed for live updates of where we are.)
Why: See something of Seattle other than the convention center and your hotel. And do it with cool people!
How: Seattle's public transit.

Schedule
Wednesday:
9-10am explore pike place market
10am meet at pig under market sign, start walk to Cal Anderson Park
?? Explore park, catch pokemons
?? Walk to Lunch box Laboratory
12-ish? Lunch
1pm-ish catch bus to Greenlake
?? Walk around lake, catch pokemons
?? Woodland Park Zoo

Thursday:
9am-10am explore pike place market
10am meetup at pig under market sign, start walking to aquarium
?? Aquarium
12-ish Lunch- crab pot maybe?
1pm-ish walk to Olympic sculpture park
?? Wander park, catch pokemons
?? Seattle center/emp/space needle

Potential stops:
Here is the current list of places we may visit. Read them over, visit the websites, form an opinion, discuss their merits in this thread. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SUGGEST NEW DESTINATIONS!

-Add-a-Ball

What: Vintage arcade. From the website: "We have the largest collection of vintage coin operated arcade machines in the city, along with a stunning line up of pinball machines."
Price: free to enter, pay to drink/play
Hours: 4pm - 1am
Website: http://add-a-ball.com/
Additional Notes: 21+

-Alki Beach

What: A long beach strip that runs from Alki Point to Duwamish Head on Elliott Bay. There are picnic tables, a bathhouse housing an art studio, and a restroom at the south (Alki Point) end of the beach, and there you'll find the monument to the arrival of the first white settlers on November 13, 1851.
Price: Free!
Hours: 4am - 11:30pm
Website: http://www.seattle.gov/parks/park_detail.asp?ID=445

-Archie McPhee's

What: A toy shop for the weird and unusual.
Price: Free to enter
Hours: 10am - 8pm
Website: http://www.archiemcpheeseattle.com/

-Ballard Locks

What: Locks between Puget Sound and the freshwater canals. Do you like boats? Or watching fish climb ladders?
Price: Free!
Hours: anytime
Website: http://www.seattle.gov/TOUR/locks.htm

-Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

What: Learn about some innovative philanthropy.
Price: free!
Hours: 10am - 6pm
Website: http://www.gatesfoundation.org/Visitor-Center

-Boehms Candies

What: 45 minute tour of a chocolate factory sampling opportunities.
Price: $5
Hours: 10:30am, 1:00pm, and 2:00pm
Website: http://www.boehmscandies.com
Additional Notes: Tours by reservation only. People with disabilities may have trouble (stairs, gravel walkways, etc), but they will do factory-only tours for those with mobility concerns.

-Boeing factory tour

What: A tour of an airplane factory. See how planes are built.
Price: $18 ($20 at the door)
Hours: 8:30am - 5:30pm, tours on the hour (last one at 3pm)
Additional Notes: 25 miles north of Seattle. No one under 4ft tall. Handicapped people require advance notice so they can make proper accommodations.
Website: http://www.futureofflight.org/

-Bullitt Center

What: 1 hour tour of the greenest commercial building in the world.
Price: $5 (+$1.17 service fee)
Hours: private tours by appointment
Website: http://bullittcenter.org/

-Chocolate Indulgence Tour

What: 2 hour guided walking tour of several local chocolatiers with tastings.
Price: $50 (+$0.99 ticketing fee)
Hours: 11am and 11:30am
Website: http://www.savorseattletours.com/tours/chocolate/
Additional Notes: Pricey and walking-intense. Max of 16 people per tour.

-Duck Tour

What: Tour Seattle by land and water on a WWII amphibious landing craft! (90 minute tour)
Price: $29 plus tax
Hours: 9:20am - 7pm from Seattle Center, 9:30am - 6pm from Westlake Center
Additional Notes: Boats are NOT wheelchair accessible: must be able to walk up 8 steps (with handrails on both sides) onto boat.
Now Strip Search approved.
Website: http://www.ridetheducksofseattle.com/

-EMP/Sci-Fi Museum

What: Museum for music, pop culture, and science fiction. Current exhibits include Star Wars and the Power of Costume, What's Up, Doc? The Animation Art of Chuck Jones, and Infinite Worlds of Science Fiction.
Price: $25 ($22 online)
Hours: 10am - 7pm
Website: http://www.empmuseum.org
Additional Notes: The Star Wars exhibit costs $8 extra.

-Fremont

What: The most artsy part of Seattle. Visit the Fremont Troll, Statue of Lenin, the Rocket, universal signpost or just do some shopping.
Price: Free!
Hours: anytime
Website: http://www.fremont.com/

-Full Tilt Ice Cream

What: An ice cream parlor with pinball machines.
Price: Free to enter, pay to eat/play.
Hours: 12pm - 11pm
Website: http://fulltilticecream.com

-Gas Works Park

What: public park on the site of the former Seattle Gas Light Company gasification plant, located on the north shore of Lake Union.
Price: Free!
Hours: 6am - 10pm
Website: http://www.seattle.gov/parks/park_detail.asp?ID=293

-Greenlake

What: Park with tennis court, basketball court, bike/jogging paths, and a view of the lake.
Price: Free!
Hours: anytime
Website: http://www.seattle.gov/parks/park_detail.asp?ID=307

-Ice Cream Cruise

What: 45 minute narrated tour of Lake Union.
Price: ~$30
Hours: call to schedule
Website: http://www.seattleferryservice.com/
Additional Notes: They changed this to be on Sundays, so we'd have to charter a special tour, hence the price. Ice cream, coffee, and soft drinks are $2-$4 each.

-Japanese Garden

What: 3 1/2 acre formal garden designed and constructed under the supervision of world-renowned Japanese garden designer Juki Iida. Tours available.
Price: $6.00
Hours: 10am - 7pm
Website: http://www.theseattlejapanesegarden.com/
Additional Notes: Group tours available with advance notice and guide reservation fee.

-Lakeview Cemetery

What: The resting place of Bruce and Brandon Lee.
Price: Free!
Hours: anytime (?)
Website: http://www.lakeviewcemeteryassociation.com/

-Monorail

What: The nation's first full-scale commercial monorail system, it runs between downtown Seattle and Seattle Center.
Price: $2.25
Hours: 7:30am - 11pm
Website: http://www.seattlemonorail.com/

-Mount Rainier

What: Visit the scenic outdoors. Would take a whole day, but the views and nature are amazing.
Price: $15 per vehicle or $200 flat rate for the group if we rent a bus
Hours: Anytime. Museums and visitor centers have varying hours.
Website: http://www.nps.gov/mora/index.htm
Additional Notes: 1.75 hour drive from downtown Seattle. Not accessible with public transit.

-Museum of Flight

What: One of the largest air and space museums in the world.
Price: $20
Hours: 10am -5 pm
Website: http://www.museumofflight.org/

-Museum of History and Industry

What: Largest private heritage organization in the State of Washington. MOHAI collects, preserves, and presents the rich history of the Pacific Northwest.
Price: $17
Hours: Wed 10am - 5pm, Thu 10am - 8pm
Website: http://www.seattlehistory.org/

-Old Ballard Liquor Co

What: Tastings at a distillery owned by a fellow PAX forumer.
Price: free!
Hours: 4pm - 8pm
Website: https://www.facebook.com/OldBallardLiquorCo

-Olympic Sculpture Park

What: Outdoor sculpture Park on the Waterfront.
Price: Free!
Hours: sunrise - sunset
Website: http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/visit/olympic-sculpture-park

-Pacific Science Center

What: Science! Geared a bit to the younger crowd.
Price: $19.75 IMAX and planetarium cost more.
Hours: 10am - 6pm
Website: http://www.pacificsciencecenter.org/.

-Pier 57 Ferris Wheel

What: Big Ferris wheel on the edge of Puget Sound.
Price: $13 plus tax
Hours: 10am-11pm
Website: http://seattlegreatwheel.com/

-Pike Place Market

What: A Market. Wander around, do some shopping, watch the fish throwers, marvel at the gum wall. This is always our meetup place, so you're practically guaranteed time to walk around.
Price: Free to visit.
Hours: 6am - 1:30am
Website: http://www.pikeplacemarket.org/frameset.asp?flash=true

-Pioneer Square/Historical District

What: Seattle's original downtown.
Price: Free to wander.
Hours: anytime, but not suggested after dark
Website: http://www.seattle.gov/tour/pioneer.htm

-Public Library

What: A library. With some cool architecture.
Price: Free!
Hours: 10am - 8pm
Website: http://www.spl.org/

-Qwest Field (now CenturyLink Field)

What: 90 minute tour of this football and soccer stadium.
Price: $12
Hours: 10:30, 12:30pm & 2:30pm
Website: http://www.centurylinkfield.com/tour-centurylink-field/
Additional Notes: Arrive ~30 minutes early. Groups need advance warning. Tour can be wheelchair accessible.

-Safeco Field

What: 1 hour tour of Mariners home stadium.
Price: $10
Hours: 10:30, 12:30, 2:30
Website: http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/sea/ballpark/safeco_field_tours.jsp
Additional Notes: Group tours/rates (20+ people) available with advance notice.

-Seattle Aquarium

What: An aquarium. Otters, octopi, fish, anemone, etc.
Price: $22.95
Hours: 9:30am - 5pm
Website: http://www.seattleaquarium.org/
Additional Notes: Group rates (20+ people) available if purchased in advance.

-Seattle Art Museum (downtown location)

What: Culture! Look at the art!
Price: $19.50
Hours: Wed 10am - 5pm, Thu 10am - 9pm
Website: http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/
Additional Notes: Group rate (10+ people) with advance purchase.

-Seattle Asian Art Museum

What: Culture! Look at the art, Asian-style!
Price: $9
Hours: Wed 10am - 5pm, Thu 10am - 9pm
Website: http://www.seattleartmuseum.org/visit/asian-art-museum
Additional Notes: Group rate (10+ people) with advance purchase.

-Seattle Center

What: In addition to the big things already on this list (EMP, Pacific Science Center, Monorail, Space Needle), there are a number of smaller museums, gardens, and shops. (Like the Chihuly Garden and Glass.)
Price: Free to wander, some spots (like the museums) have their own admission prices.
Hours: Outside is always open. Shops and museums will have their own individual hours.
Website: http://www.seattlecenter.com/

-Seattle Harbor Tour (Argosy Cruises)

What: 1 hour narrated tour of the harbor.
Price: $23
Hours: 11am - 6:30pm, departing every 75min
Website: http://www.argosycruises.com/publiccruises/harbor.cfm

-Shorty's Pinball Bar

What: Full service bar with pinball and arcade machines.
Price: Free to enter, pay to eat/drink/play.
Hours: 12pm - 2am
Website: http://www.shortydog.com/
Additional Notes: 21+

-Smith Tower Closed This Year

What: Once the tallest building west of the Mississippi River, you can now visit the observation deck for 360 degree views. And you get to ride an old-fashioned manually operated elevator. (Less famous than the Space Needle, but also significantly cheaper.)
Price: $7.50
Hours: 10am - 7pm
Website: http://smithtower.com/observe/observation-deck-info-calendar/

-Space Needle

What: Icon of Seattle. Go up and look down on all the little people-ants.
Price: $24
Hours: 8am – 12am
Website: http://www.spaceneedle.com/

Additional Notes: Group rates (15+ people) available.

-Theo Chocolate

What: 1 hour tour of a chocolate factory with samples.
Price: $10
Hours: 10:30am - 4:30pm, departing every 30 minutes (except 1:30)
Website: http://www.theochocolate.com/
Additional Notes: Max group size for private tour is 25. No one can wear any perfume or cologne, must wear closed-toe shoes. Not recommended for children under 7.

-Underground Tour

What: 90 minute tour of Seattle's old city streets, now under the current ones.
Price: $19
Hours: 9am - 7pm
Website: http://www.undergroundtour.com/
Additional Notes: There is also the debauchery-filled adult version of the tour at 8 or 9pm. 21+, $25, 1 cocktail include with admission.

-University of Washington

What: A college. Tour the campus, or take in one of the museums and exhibits. Arts UW, Burke Museum, Henry Art Gallery, The Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, UW Botanic Gardens, UW Libraries Exhibits, Gallager Law Library, UW Fish Collection
Price: Free to wander, but some exhibits may have a fee.
Hours: Varies depending on what you want to see.
Website: http://www.washington.edu/discover/visit

-Walking Tours

What: walking tours of various Seattle areas.
Price: free! (pay what you want)
Hours: Pike Market 9:30am & 2pm, Seattle101 11am
Website: http://seattlefreewalkingtours.org/

-Wing Luke Asian Art Museum

What: Nation’s only museum devoted to the Asian Pacific American experience
Price: $14.95
Hours: 10am - 5pm
Website: http://www.wingluke.org/home.htm
Additional Notes: Includes all-day pass to gallery exhibitions & guided tour of the 1910 Historic Hotel and Yick Fung Company.

-Woodland Park Zoo

What: A zoo. Makes faces at the animals.
Price: $19.95
Hours: 9:30am - 6pm
Website: http://www.zoo.org/

punzie

Hiya folks. Let's walk around Seattle together! We're changing things up a little this time, so if you've done an MMT with me before, this one may be a little different.

First! Everybody is into them pokeymans (team red!) and half the group would be stopping to catch things anyway, so let's plan for that. Does anyone have/know of a map of pokestops and/or pokemon spawn points in the area?
Second! keeping track of time and sticking to a schedule was really cutting into my enjoyment of the tour. Instead there's going to be a list of places we'll go each day, in the order we'll visit them. Exact times will be based on when we feel like leaving the place we're at. At South this year, we wound up skipping a place entirely because the zoo was awesome and we elected to stay there instead. This means staying with the group and/or following the twitter is important.
And Third! Let's ditch the voting and google forms of previous years. If you have a strong opinion of a place you'd like to see, just post it here. Other than that, I'm going to pick things I'd like to go again or have always wanted to go but never make the cut. This is my 5th time (I think) leading this tour in Seattle and I'm sick of hitting the same spots every time. This is my show and if you don't like it, start a mutiny already! :P

Now, some places I plan on visiting:
Lake View Cemetery: a hear a Hitmonlee spawns around Bruce Lee's grave
Olympic Sculpture Park: I've always wanted to go here
Woodland Park Zoo?: something about looking at animals while catching pokemon amuses me

Solelron

Hey Punzie. I was afraid you weren't going to be doing it.

Unfortunately we don't get in till Thursday AM, but are going to try to catch you at the pig before we head over to EMP at 10 when they open! have fun!

RILMS

I've never been to Seattle before, so this would be fun I'd personally like to visit the first REI...but that's because I'm an outdoor geek...

How much is Seattle transport? Can you buy an all day pass?

h4lt

This is a great idea! I will be arriving on Thursday so I will keep an eye on the twitter feed. Bruce Lee's grave is also on my list of things to see outside of Pax.

Solelron

RILMS wrote: »

I've never been to Seattle before, so this would be fun I'd personally like to visit the first REI...but that's because I'm an outdoor geek...

How much is Seattle transport? Can you buy an all day pass?

Seattle doesn't do an all day pass per say. everything is per ride. I recommend looking up Seattle Transit, and consider getting an ORCA card if you plan on coming back to Seattle.

Malgaras

Still sad I mostly missed you all at East this year. I'll definitely be there.

Nfan10039

Definitely looking into this. I don't know currently if I'll be doing this....definitely may be worth it....Also how can you say go team red....team yellow is where it's at. lol

Malgaras

punzie wrote: »

Everybody is into them pokeymans (team red!)

Nfan10039 wrote: »

team yellow is where it's at. lol

I cannot begin to describe my disappointment with this thread right now....

forbiddenvoid

I am a fan of the zoo and pokehunting there. My wife tells me that she agrees.

Sleepy Kitty

not getting in until Thursday mid day , will check out twitter once settled in and see if works out to meet up.

Nfan10039

Went for a walk today and noticed not too many people playing Pokemon Go. Is it not popular any more? Because I know I am still addicted to this crazy game. Also, super pumped for this. Never have seen much of Seattle besides the Pike Place Market(which is fantastic and I recommend going to see it if you haven't). It'll be interesting to see all the places around the wonderful city that is Seattle!

TOGSolid

Yay! I've never been able to do an MMT before because I lived in Alaska and haha hotel costs but I moved to Mill Creek in January so this is totally doable now :biggrin: I gotta prep for my events on Thursday but Wednesday I can come hang out and be a nuisance ^_^ I'd be very much into checking out less well known areas during the MMT since I live here and can go do big museum/zoo stuff whenever but I'm definitely not gonna say no to anything involving airplanes, seeing the EMP Star Trek exhibit, or spending the day with neat critters at the zoo or aquarium.

Meldivius

I've only lived in Seattle for less than a year and I am SO down to do some more exploring!

I have to put in my vote for the Ballard Locks. I've been there three or four times in the evenings (between 6 and 8pm) and it has yet to disappoint. Loads of water Pokemon and a beautiful park to boot.

Can't wait to meet you guys!

punzie

Question: do y'all want to do similar things all day or break it up? Like, zoo & aquarium one day, cemetery & parks the other, or mix&match? I plan to make a rough schedule tomorrow.

Nfan10039

Meldivius wrote: »

I've only lived in Seattle for less than a year and I am SO down to do some more exploring!

I have to put in my vote for the Ballard Locks. I've been there three or four times in the evenings (between 6 and 8pm) and it has yet to disappoint. Loads of water Pokemon and a beautiful park to boot.

Can't wait to meet you guys!

I can't wait to meet all of you as well! I find that PAX is great for making friends(even if they far away)! And to answer your question @punzie breaking things up isn't bad....may give people things to look forward to if they're not into the current activity(I'm planning on doing IT ALL!!!!!). Although if we do sets, then that wouldn't be bad. Maybe a possibility could be things close together(that way we don't waste as much time travelling from place to place)....just an idea. I can't wait to see the rough schedule...I'm hoping to catch Pike Place Market, but not sure if that'll be with this group, or separately....I've been last year, and it was absolutely fantastic! Cheese, Fish, Bread, and whatever else you could dream of! Simply the best farmer's market in the world!

punzie

I went searching for comfirmation the hitmonlee does indeed spawn around Bruce Lee's grave. (I don't remember where I read that.) I stumbled upon this Reddit thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemongo/comments/4sv3u7/hitmonlee_now_reigns_at_bruce_lees_grave/
Scroll down a little and they discuss to parks that have a lot of hitmonchan and hitmonlee. With that in mind, I present 1 day of the 2-day schedule:

9-10am explore pike place market
10am meet at pig under market sign, start walk to Cal Anderson Park
?? Explore park, catch pokemons
?? Walk to Lunch box Laboratory
12-ish? Lunch
1pm-ish catch bus to Greenlake
?? Walk around lake, catch pokemons
?? Woodland Park Zoo

punzie

And here's the other day:

9am-10am explore pike place market
10am meetup at pig under market sign, start walking to aquarium
?? Aquarium
12-ish Lunch- crab pot maybe?
1pm-ish walk to Olympic sculpture park
?? Wander park, catch pokemons
?? Seattle center/emp/space needle

I was gonna squeeze a duck boat in there but then I saw that it's $35. It's fun and all, but that price seems too high to me.
Does anyone have a preference for which schedule we do on which day? Traditionally, I leave y'all in Seattle center on Thursday afternoon, but we can switch it up this year if the Thursday only peeps prefer the other schedule.

iAlex

Hi punzie, I'm traveling solo to Seattle this year for PAX, looking forward to meeting everyone and making new friends. I'm arriving Wednesday night and I'm up to hang out on Thursday! :-)

TOGSolid

Might need to show up in the afternoon cause I gotta pick up some TWTD stuff that day

Sounds like the first half will mostly just be Pokémon anyway so meeting at the zoo sounds pretty perfect. The Thursday stuff starts early enough that I think I can show up at the aquarium and do lunch with everyone before I gotta go.

punzie

Schedule locked in now. At 10am each day we'll meet at the pig under the market sign at the end of Pike St. It's right in front of the fish throwers. Feel free to explore the market before that.

BRING SMALL BILLS and maybe some quarters. This is useful for tips and bus fares.

Public transit & you: bus rides are $2.50 and come with a free 2hr transfer ticket.
If you take the light rail from the airport, you can buy an orca card ($5) when you purchase your light rail fare. Load it with some money and you won't have to deal with the cash on the bus. Then keep it for future Seattle trips.

Nfan10039

I have arrived at Pike Place Market. Can't wait to see everyone

Nfan10039

Are we meeting by the bronze pig?

Nfan10039

Where are you guys at?

punzie

I dint check the thread while we're out and about. Sorry folks. The best way to get me is via the Twitter: @PAX_MMT It pings my phone when I have a message so I can respond right away (usually).

Today was a small crew, but that means I'll remember all your names/faces when I see you again in the future. We'll meet at the pig in front of the fish throwers in the market again tomorrow morning at 10. Wander the market before then and see what you can see.

TOGSolid

Bleh, I've had way too much prep work to do and I only just finished up. I doubt I'll be able to show up tomorrow morning

Malgaras

So, bathroom flooded last night, so I'll probably miss the first bit at least while I clean shit up.