Possible New Category - Amazing Race

[Lightnin Bug]

Please forgive me if this has been proposed before.  It seems that this may be a good category for interesting waymarks.  The (US) Reality Show "The Amazing Race" has teams of two going to rather interesting places all over the world.  Aside from the more mundane airports, subway stations and cab rides, the target locations that the teams need to go to should be what is eligible to be waymarked.  Some examples: Bethesda Fountain in NYC's central park (where it all starts); The Pantheon Museum in Paris; Colosseum in Rome; Taj Mahal in Agra, India; Temple of the Reclining Buddha in Bangkok...  All of these seem to be wikipedia entries as well.

 

Now for some disclosures...

 

Disclosure 1 - I have only watched the first season so far - it is what I exercise to.

Disclosure 2 - I am not a 'paying member' (yet), so I could not be an approver (yet).  I could sign/pay up to assist with this if it gets approved as a category.

 

Good Idea?  Not so good?

 

Thanks,

 

Lightnin Bug

[+Max and 99]

What an interesting idea.. You're doing exactly the right thing by first posting the question in the forums and getting feedback. 

[+bluesnote]

I like this idea, but I haven't watched the show enough to know what places are known target locations and which ones are not (although I am quite familiar with the premise). Is there a list of these already? If so...making a waymark could be much easier. Assuming the show is still in production (which I am not quite sure it is) will more target locations will be "made" or is this number fixed?

[+The A-Team]

The US version is still producing more seasons, with the 38th season to be aired in the fall.

 

It should also be noted that there are a number of international versions of The Amazing Race. Would those also be included?

 

How would it be determined that a location is notable enough for Waymarking? For example, in the Canadian version's season 7, episode 3, the teams visit an electronics store in a mall. Would this count? If not, how do you describe in text that this store isn't good enough, but the Eiffel Tower is? There are many examples across seasons where teams visit relatively mundane locations that aren't really worth Waymarking, but it might be hard to come up with some objective criteria for inclusion.

[+PISA-caching]

I've never heard of that series. I guess a list of all the destinations is essential, or how are future officers supposed to verify, if the WM was a target location in one the many episodes all over the world?

[Lightnin Bug]

On 6/4/2025 at 2:54 PM, The A-Team said:

The US version is still producing more seasons, with the 38th season to be aired in the fall.

 

It should also be noted that there are a number of international versions of The Amazing Race. Would those also be included?

 

How would it be determined that a location is notable enough for Waymarking? For example, in the Canadian version's season 7, episode 3, the teams visit an electronics store in a mall. Would this count? If not, how do you describe in text that this store isn't good enough, but the Eiffel Tower is? There are many examples across seasons where teams visit relatively mundane locations that aren't really worth Waymarking, but it might be hard to come up with some objective criteria for inclusion.

 

Certainly - why not.  It is an International competition.  I think we would need to consider if it is logged in some sort of public source, like Wikipedia to start.  In this listing, for Season 1, they do list where the contestants needed to go to:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amazing_Race_1

 

Here is the listing of Episode/Leg 1's places:

Locations

• New York City, New York (Central Park – Bethesda Fountain) (Starting Line)
• New York City → Johannesburg, South Africa (Johannesburg International Airport)
• Johannesburg → Livingstone, Zambia (Livingstone Airport)
• Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park (Victoria Falls – Knife's Edge Bridge)
• Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park (Victoria Falls – Boiling Pot)
• Livingstone District (Batoka Gorge – Abseil Zambia)
• Livingstone District (Songwe Village)

So, if that video store is listed as being a part of the game, however mundane, it would be appropriate.  I do see the wiki page for the season 7 you describe:

 

Edmonton (Southgate Centre – The Source)

 

So, "The Source" as an interaction spot with the game would by appropriate as far as I am concerned.  I agree that setting the criteria would be tricky, something that we would need to reach consensus on.  :-)

 

Compiling and making a list of these places would be a large task, but probably a fun one.

 

Best,

 

Lightnin Bug

 

[+The A-Team]

I'm a bit torn on this one. While it's an interesting idea, I'm not sure that it would add much.

 

With a new category, I'd like to see it capture items that previously couldn't be Waymarked because there wasn't a suitable category. The two newest categories are good examples of this: Interactive Wing Displays and Bat Boxes.

 

This new category would allow some of the more "mundane" locations to be Waymarked when they couldn't previously, but I wonder if that's a good enough reason. For the rest of the locations, this category would become just another "overlay" category to add to the list of categories that most landmarks already get put in (Wikipedia Entries, Satellite Imagery Oddities, Official Local Tourism Attractions, Bookcrossing Zones, 1000 Places to See Before You Die, Movie Locations, Philatelic Photographs, etc.).

 

I'm not saying this category couldn't happen, but I think I'd need more convincing.

[+bluesnote]

5 hours ago, The A-Team said:

I'm a bit torn on this one. While it's an interesting idea, I'm not sure that it would add much.

 

With a new category, I'd like to see it capture items that previously couldn't be Waymarked because there wasn't a suitable category. The two newest categories are good examples of this: Interactive Wing Displays and Bat Boxes.

 

This new category would allow some of the more "mundane" locations to be Waymarked when they couldn't previously, but I wonder if that's a good enough reason. For the rest of the locations, this category would become just another "overlay" category to add to the list of categories that most landmarks already get put in (Wikipedia Entries, Satellite Imagery Oddities, Official Local Tourism Attractions, Bookcrossing Zones, 1000 Places to See Before You Die, Movie Locations, Philatelic Photographs, etc.).

 

I'm not saying this category couldn't happen, but I think I'd need more convincing.

And, now that you mentioned it, these "locations" can already be waymarked in "movie locations" which should just be renamed to "filming locations". So I guess we don't need a new category that already fits will with an existing category.

Edited June 6 by bluesnote

[+Bear and Ragged]

23 hours ago, The A-Team said:

I'm a bit torn on this one. While it's an interesting idea, I'm not sure that it would add much.

 

With a new category, I'd like to see it capture items that previously couldn't be Waymarked because there wasn't a suitable category. The two newest categories are good examples of this: Interactive Wing Displays and Bat Boxes.

 

This new category would allow some of the more "mundane" locations to be Waymarked when they couldn't previously, but I wonder if that's a good enough reason. For the rest of the locations, this category would become just another "overlay" category to add to the list of categories that most landmarks already get put in (Wikipedia Entries, Satellite Imagery Oddities, Official Local Tourism Attractions, Bookcrossing Zones, 1000 Places to See Before You Die, Movie Locations, Philatelic Photographs, etc.).

 

I'm not saying this category couldn't happen, but I think I'd need more convincing.

Much along my line of thinking. 

Surely most of the places visited to film will be well known/tourist spots, and thus already something/somewhere that has - or could be - Waymarked?

 

[+saopaulo1]

A lot are in the filming location category already: https://www.Waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&r=200&kw=Amazing Race&st=2

[+The A-Team]

16 hours ago, saopaulo1 said:

A lot are in the filming location category already: https://www.Waymarking.com/wm/search.aspx?f=1&r=200&kw=Amazing Race&st=2

 

Interesting. I never realized that "Movie Locations" wasn't just movie locations (though I probably should have, because I see I visited an Amazing Race one already). This opens up a whole new line of thinking for me, because lots of TV shows are filmed around here in addition to movies.

 

I would say that this renders the new category idea moot. Amazing Race locations can already be Waymarked in Movie Locations.

[Lightnin Bug]

Thank you for the feedback everybody.  I appreciate your help, perspectives and guidance about locations being accepted in "Movie Locations".  I suppose each season is one "big long movie!"

 

Best regards,

 

LB