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Achievements

A game-style trophy case — the little wins, built and ridden and visited and shipped, shelved by the things I do off the clock. Not posts, just trophies.

9 gold 5 silver 7 bronze

Parks & Coasters

9

Front row, hands up — opening days and first rides.

→ the park field guide
★ ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED
Certified Disney Adult
Annual passes to Walt Disney World and Universal Orlando. I-4 is basically the commute now.
· gold
★ ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED
Front Row, Hands Up
Rode Iron Gwazi at Busch Gardens. Again.
· bronze
★ ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED
Bonjour, Mickey
First trip abroad — Disneyland Paris & Walt Disney Studios Park.
· gold
★ ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED
Five New Worlds
Opening weekend at Universal Epic Universe — day one through the portals.
· gold
★ ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED
Carowinds Sweep
Cleared most of Carowinds' coasters in a single day — Fury 325 and all.
· silver
★ ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED
Studio Tour
First visit to Universal Studios Hollywood.
· silver
★ ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED
Where It Started
First trip to the original — Disneyland, California.
· gold
★ ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED
End of Line
Opening day on TRON Lightcycle / Run at Magic Kingdom.
· gold
★ ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED
Cosmic Rewind
Opening day on Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT.
· gold

On the Map

5

Cities, desert parks, and a first ride in a Waymo.

★ ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED
Death Valley
Visited Death Valley in early June 2026.
· bronze
★ ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED
Las Vegas
Visited Las Vegas, Nevada, in late May 2026.
· bronze
★ ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED
Valley of Fire
Visited Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada, in late May 2026.
· bronze
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First Waymo Ride
Took my first Waymo ride in May 2026.
· bronze
★ ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED
Nashville
Visited Nashville, Tennessee, in May 2026.
· bronze

Brick by Brick

1

Big sets built (and defended from the cats).

→ lego builder
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Master Builder
Finished the LEGO Disney Castle. The cats helped.
· gold

Up in the Air

1

Window seat, no exceptions.

→ aviation nerd
★ ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED
Cleared for Takeoff
Window seat, no exceptions.
· bronze

For the Cats

2

Fosters placed and tools built for the rescue.

→ purrfect match
★ ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED
Purrfect Match
Built a free WordPress plugin so CJ Paws' adoptable cats can appear on another site without storing an API key or server-side secret.
· gold
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Rescue Roster
Another foster placed through CJ Paws.
· silver

Shipped

3

Things built and put into the world.

→ what I build
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Hello, World (Again)
Rebuilt andrewmayes.com from the ground up — pixel world and all.
· silver
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Shipped It
Released DepoAudio v1 for Windows and macOS. Free, on-device.
· gold
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In Preview
Opened CasePrompts to the public — the CITE method, live.
· silver