The Official Prizes for Olaf's Scavenger Hunt in EPCOT Have Finally Arrived

Has anyone else been following the very strange prizes that EPCOT is offering to guests who complete the Olaf’s Holiday Tradition scavenger hunt?

Olaf’s Holiday Tradition Expedition Map

In case you’re new to this strange saga, there’s a holiday scavenger hunt happening in EPCOT that guests can complete to win a prize. That prize keeps changing, and we’ve seen some very interesting options available to guests. But today we FINALLY found the official prize for this scavenger hunt! And it makes way more sense than any of the other prizes.

Olaf’s Holiday Tradition Expedition Scavenger Hunt is an activity that came to EPCOT for the International Festival of the Holidays, which runs through December 30th of this year.

Olaf hiding in World Showcase

For the hunt, you’ll buy a map (for $9.99) from the Creations Shop, Port of Entry, or International Gateway gift shops. Then you’ll walk around the World Showcase and look for Olaf, who is hiding in each country’s pavilion with an item that represents a holiday tradition from that country.

There he is!

You’ll match the traditions to each location on the map and then return the completed map to a participating gift shop to win a prize! In past years and at other festivals, the prizes for completing a scavenger hunt relate to the theme of the scavenger hunt or just to the festival in general.

Prize for the Food and Wine Festival scavenger hunt

But lately, we’ve seen some odd options available as prizes for this year’s activity. There have been 2021 lanyard pouches…

Scavenger Hunt Prize Lanyard Pouch

…Disney nerd lanyards…

Scavenger Hunt Prize Lanyard

…random pins…

Pins

…and the kitchen sink. Literally. One of the prizes was an actual Mickey-themed kitchen sink. This sink can usually be found at Disney World ice cream shops holding a big ice cream sundae, but you could win one to make your own sundae if you completed this hunt.

Well, That’s…Unique

Today, we FINALLY learned what the prize for this scavenger hunt was supposed to be all along! We stopped by a gift shop in EPCOT to ask about the prizes for today, and a Cast Member told us that the official prizes have arrived (a bit late to the game).

The real prizes are here!

If you finish Olaf’s scavenger hunt, you can win an adorable plastic plate with a Frozen theme! That makes a LOT more sense than a kitchen sink. There are plates with Olaf…

Olaf plate

…Olaf and Sven together…

Olaf and Sven

…and Olaf, Sven, Anna, and Elsa!

All together plate

The Cast Member we spoke to told us that the plates had been stuck on a shipping boat for a while before they finally made it into EPCOT. This is one more example of the supply issues that we’ve seen in Disney World lately, which have also caused a shortage in some merchandise and food items in the parks.

Some shelves have been empty due to supply issues

If you want to snag one of these plates (or just want a fun activity to do while you snack around the World Showcase), you can head into EPCOT to the Creations Shop, Port of Entry, or International Gateway to get your map.

Port of Entry

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Click Here to See Some of the Unusual Prizes We’ve Spotted for This Scavenger Hunt

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