I've always thought it was a combination of PTSD-ridden visions (I don't want to call them hallucinations, per se) and Littlefoot's natural instinct. Correct me if I'm wrong (I have not seen the first movie in a while), but I believe Littlefoot's mother said something about a dinosaur always being able to find the Great Valley? If so, he must've been following his heart along with those visions. If that's incorrect, he was still able to find the landmarks pointed out to him by his mother, so he was still on the right track, regardless.

I think it's the same earthquake, but something comes into play, considering the post you quoted:

By the beginning of the first movie, Littlefoot, his mother, and his grandparents were already on the move long before the Great Earthshake hit. This means they'd have to be at least a considerable distance away from the nest at the time. They definitely did not stay and wait for Bron, that's for sure.

This, in turn, leads to a new question: why did they begin moving? Why did they not stay and wait for Bron or something?

I honestly think something forced the three Longnecks out of that valley they were living in (the one in Bron's flashback) while Bron was gone. Considering how bare that valley was by the time Bron returned, I'm guessing the vegetation was dying.

Just saying. The quoted post made it sound as if Bron's family was supposed to be waiting for him by the time he got back. Forgive me if I misinterpreted anything here.

1.) Most liked Land Before Time character - Littlefoot for me. His brave, adventurous, and fun-loving attitude has always been an inspiration to me in my childhood and I always strove to be like him back then. I still have a bit of that attitude in me.


2.) Least liked Land Before Time character - The Yellowbellies, all group in one. Nothing else to say about that.


3.) Most liked Land Before Time song - Honestly, I've always skipped over the songs back in my LBT heyday and I've only started paying attention to them recently whenever I re-watch my old movies. So, this has been selected from an awfully small pool of songs, but "Adventuring" from LBT 10 will have to do. It's always been catchy to me in my childhood.


4.) Least liked Land Before Time song - None so far. Like I said, the pool of songs I can remember is pretty small.


5.) Most liked Land Before Time film - LBT 10. It was and is my favorite LBT film. I can still remember how shocked I was when Bron was revealed to be Littlefoot's father. It made the film even more interesting to me. Plus, I felt it had the most action and adventure out of all the LBT films (excluding the first one, but the whole Bron reveal thing put it on the top of the list over the first one in my opinion) and that made it even more appealing to me.


6.) Least liked Land Before Time film - LBT 13. Such a big letdown, especially with the Yellowbellies.


7.) Most memorable Land Before Time moment - The death of Littlefoot's mother. I remember being so confused on exactly how she died, over any other emotion. Now that I watch it again, it's such a sad scene to me.