# Where's Waldo, April Fools and Google Maps. An Easter egg! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 1, 2018, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-waldo-april-fools-and-google-maps-an-easter-egg/811585 "2018-04-01T15:33:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2018, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-waldo-april-fools-and-google-maps-an-easter-egg/811585/1 "2018-04-01T15:33:46Z")
Easter Egg from Google. While looking at a Google map this morning, WALDO popped up, and of course, I clicked Waldo and got invited to play a game of finding Waldo in the world. From Palmyra Atoll to; Andes Mountains, Chile (Find Waldo and his friends on a snowy ski adventure. But watch out for look-alikes!) Wow, this will take all day. For those who didn’t happen upon it yet… > **[Google Maps’ ‘Where’s Waldo?’ Easter Egg Will Bring Your ‘90s Baby Heart Joy...](https://www.bustle.com/p/google-maps-wheres-waldo-easter-egg-will-bring-your-90s-baby-heart-joy-all-next-week-8661220)** > > The one question that's likely been on your mind your entire life finally has an answer: Just where is Waldo anyway? Well, the mystery is solved because Google Maps’ Where’s Waldo? Easter egg will bring your ‘90s baby heart joy all next week. The… ETA Found Waldo… Now off to… Surfer’s Paradise Beach, Australia Grab a towel and head to the beach to find Waldo and his mates! ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2018, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-waldo-april-fools-and-google-maps-an-easter-egg/811585/2 "2018-04-01T16:52:28Z")
Haven’t done these since my kids were little. I’m at the Olympic Stadium and have found them all except for the cat’s tail. ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2018, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-waldo-april-fools-and-google-maps-an-easter-egg/811585/3 "2018-04-01T17:20:07Z")
Huh, amateurs. Found everyone in the game. Can I have a cookie? 😃 Yeah, I have coursework to procrastinate on… ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2018, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-waldo-april-fools-and-google-maps-an-easter-egg/811585/4 "2018-04-01T18:04:06Z")
Found then all through Hollywood and when I found Waldo it said I unlocked a secret level but when I went back to find the others when I was done there wasn’t another. It did say though that if I changed my view to see the sky I could find his avitar. I know there is Google Sky but I don’t find him there. ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2018, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-waldo-april-fools-and-google-maps-an-easter-egg/811585/5 "2018-04-01T18:10:41Z")
Psst, look at the moon… ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2018, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-waldo-april-fools-and-google-maps-an-easter-egg/811585/6 "2018-04-01T18:39:51Z")
Figured it out and found him (and the others). ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2018, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-waldo-april-fools-and-google-maps-an-easter-egg/811585/7 "2018-04-02T01:06:05Z")
> [@Spud](#): > > Haven’t done these since my kids were little. I’m at the Olympic Stadium and have found them all except for the cat’s tail. UMMMM it’s a dog. You can tell because Waldo scenes aren’t all in his own house 😛 ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2018, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-waldo-april-fools-and-google-maps-an-easter-egg/811585/8 "2018-04-03T01:51:00Z")
Well, Waldo is one of our lovely Florida speed trap towns if you want to go from Jax to Gainesville. No trouble finding it, avoiding a ticket is the rub. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2018, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-waldo-april-fools-and-google-maps-an-easter-egg/811585/9 "2018-04-03T02:05:03Z")
^ My bad: [here’s Waldo.](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Waldo,+FL+32694/@29.992557,-82.1133931,9.11z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x88e60252512cfaf3:0x3393cee3f63b44e3!8m2!3d29.7897067!4d-82.167263)