Tilly from Missouri

 First picture: Sarah (left) and I in 2000, I believe. Second picture: Sarah (right) and I in 2005

My best friend, Sarah, and I grew up loving Disneyland. In fact, she was one of my most frequent Disney companions, even tagging along to Disney World with me. Alas, she now lives in Oregon and I don't get to see or talk to her as much as I'd like.

Sarah once introduced me to today's game, and we used to play it at parties to stump our friends. She used to call it Kitty Kelly, but I did a little googling today and couldn't find anything about Kitty Kelly directly. So, perhaps it's known by other names. However, this is a Disney-themed blog, so I'm taking some liberties with the whole Kitty Kelly thing.

So, now I introduce to you Tilly from Missouri!

 Photo courtesy of the fabulous people over at FindingMickey.com. Their website is awesome. Go read it!

In case you didn't already know, Tilly is a Cast Member fixture in front of the Main Street Cinema (aka, the dark corner of Main Street where you can watch old Mickey Mouse cartoons). I say she's a Cast Member because she is wearing a CM name tag, and her nametag states that she is from Marceline, Missouri. Which is the very place that Walt Disney considered to be his hometown and based Main Street off of. Read more about Tilly at FindingMickey.com.

Tilly from Missouri is a very simple game, and can be played just about anywhere, anytime. The only thing it requires is someone to host the game, and that someone is you. Let me preface this by saying that this game is generally spoken, so writing it down here may make it fairly simple to figure out. But, let me assure you that if you say the clues out loud, it tends to stump even the most analytical brain (and it took me FOREVER to figure out the first time I played it with Sarah).

Start out the game by telling your trip mates the following: "Tilly from Missouri is a woman with very particular preferences. See if you can figure out why Tilly likes what she likes."

Then, start giving a list of the things that Tilly likes. Feel free to use this list, or make up one of your own (which is very very simple once you know what Tilly likes):

-Tilly is not a fan of Mickey, but she loves Minnie.
-Tilly could care less about Donald or Daisy, but she is very fond of Goofy.
-Tilly loves her home state of Missouri, but her new home in California is not a favorite. However, she adores Tennessee and Mississippi.
-Tilly quite enjoys the Matterhorn, and parts of Small World, but don't even think about taking her to Space Mountain.
-Tilly would love to be a princess, but definitely not a prince, and it's not just because she's a woman.
-In fact, Tilly's favorite princesses are Cinderella and Belle. Don't take her anywhere near Aurora, Tiana, Rapunzel, or Snow White.
-If Tilly could be a land at Disneyland, she would be Tomorrowland.
-Tilly likes puppies and kittens, but doesn't care for dogs or cats.
-Tilly loves Pooh, Tigger, Rabbit, and Eeyore, but don't bring her anywhere near Piglet.
-It is quite fortunate that the pirates are from the Caribbean, because Tilly would not like them if they came from anywhere else.
-Tilly dislikes popcorn, corn dogs, frozen bananas, and Dole whips. She always spends her money on churros, though.
-Tilly has never been to Club 33, nor does she have any desire to go. She much prefers to eat at the Trattoria across the esplanade.
-Tilly likes marshmallows, but hates smores.
-You wouldn't find Tilly in Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln. She much prefers Teddy Roosevelt.

So, do you think you know why Tilly likes those things?

In case you haven't figured it out...




Tilly likes double letters!
Simple enough, eh?

I love this game. Easy to play. Easy to break out when you have down time and need something fun to do. Easy for people to figure out.Plus, I think it can easily be played with older kids.

I'd love to hear if you tried this game out in the park. Get any silly answers? Have any ideas for more Disney-themed Tilly likes? Post your comments below!