Wilt Dasney
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"Runner chuck"
Maybe the new race will require you to consume lots of greasy food and beer along the course? :shrug:
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New race to be announced in April
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"Runner chuck"
Maybe the new race will require you to consume lots of greasy food and beer along the course? :shrug:
garyhoov
Trophy Husband
Wilt Dasney
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Clue #10 is not a clue at all. Apparently all will be revealed Tuesday at 10 a.m. EST.
I have it on good authority that the announcment will take place in Anaheim with the mayor involved, so it sounds like this will be a Disneyland race...at least in part.
I have it on good authority that the announcment will take place in Anaheim with the mayor involved, so it sounds like this will be a Disneyland race...at least in part.
MKCP 1985
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Seeing as how Clue 10 features a lady running past Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle, it had better be a Disneyland event! :lol:
Wilt Dasney
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Ariel484
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I got the dates wrong and thought the race was going to be annouced today...looking back through the Facebook comments people were mentioning that there was confirmation of a Tinker Bell Half Marathon being announced for Disneyland tomorrow morning (the bolding in the quote below is from me):
(source)...if it's not okay to post this link please take it down! :wave:
Gotta say, if all of the build-up was for this race - if this is actually what they've been teasing - I personally am disappointed...but judging from the Facebook comments it seems that a lot of people are excited at the prospect of another Disneyland race. It sort of makes sense since the Disneyland half sold out so quickly, but all the fanfare for what is essentially a Disneyland clone of WDW's Princess Half seems like a bit much to me. :shrug:
(source)...if it's not okay to post this link please take it down! :wave:
Gotta say, if all of the build-up was for this race - if this is actually what they've been teasing - I personally am disappointed...but judging from the Facebook comments it seems that a lot of people are excited at the prospect of another Disneyland race. It sort of makes sense since the Disneyland half sold out so quickly, but all the fanfare for what is essentially a Disneyland clone of WDW's Princess Half seems like a bit much to me. :shrug:
Interesting theory. Most people seem to think that the clues do point to a DLR race. They do seem to need another race, but as you said, if its just a clone of Princess? Meh. And that is a screwy time to schedule it. A few weeks after marathon weekend, but a few weeks before Princess. Maybe a trifecta?
Wilt Dasney
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Mini princess half = :snore:
I am looking forward to the explanation of all these clues. I have to admit I don't see the teapot emerging when you look at the DL/DCA maps together.
I am looking forward to the explanation of all these clues. I have to admit I don't see the teapot emerging when you look at the DL/DCA maps together.
garyhoov
Trophy Husband
I guess they say there's no such thing as bad publicity, but I think they shot themselves in the foot with all the hype. I just can't imagine how anybody who has been trying to figure out clues is going to be excited about this.
Maybe I'll be surprised tomorrow, but it seems like they either should have come up with something really unique and special before hyping it the way they did or . . . if they knew (as appears to be the case) it was going to be a ho-hum race that would only appeal to a few people, they should have just announced it without the fanfare.:shrug:
PrincessMandi
Member
I woke up this morning convined that today was the big reveal. I quickly realized that it is tomorrow. That having been said I hope that if there is a race in DL and that it might allow for a coast to coast princess medal.
By all reports it does look like they will confirm the Tinkerbell Half Jan 27-29 in a few hours. Sounds like the unknown is how it will get tied in. Some new coast-coast-coast trifecta? Or something like that. Some other way to get an additional medal. I really was hoping for some different type of race.
Ariel484
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The last clue - with the runner in front of Sleeping Beauty castle - says "Join us on April 19 at 7AM PDT/10AM EDT for a special announcement and opportunity from runDisney." Then using the word "opportunity" makes me think that you're right about another coast-to-cost-type thing. I still think they sort of overdid it with the hype if this is really what the clues were referring to.
I wouldn't be surprised if they used opportunity solely in the realm of "another opportunity to charge over $100 for a 1/2 marathon..... and these suckers will pay it, plus buy tons of merchandise....."
TakeMeThere81
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I also think they overdid the hype. However, I'll be so excited if in fact this is confirmed! I totally think that another race is needed at Disneyland. I wanted to Coast-to-Coast this year but the DL Half sold out before I even had a chance to contemplate it!
Hmmm, I wonder what the opportunity thing is all about?
Meh. Stitchkingdom just got full details confirmation. Nothing in there about any multi race medal. Sounds just like the Princess weekend, but themed to Tinkerbell. The medal could be cool as it is themed to Tinkerbell wings.
Edit: And it sounds like the special opportunity is that the registration is open, with the normal early reg discounts.
Second edit: Still can't see the stupid FB page, stuff keeps coming and going, but people have posted that the fans can register now. Nothing on the normal RunDisney site so that sounds like its the opportunity.
Edit: And it sounds like the special opportunity is that the registration is open, with the normal early reg discounts.
Second edit: Still can't see the stupid FB page, stuff keeps coming and going, but people have posted that the fans can register now. Nothing on the normal RunDisney site so that sounds like its the opportunity.
And you can view everything at http://espnwwos.disney.go.com/events/rundisney/tinker-bell-half-marathon/ They just haven't updated the main RunDisney page yet. Tossed in another half marathon relay they did. That wasn't mentioned anywhere that I saw. And the 5k is at night. So they kinda mushed the Princess and Wine & Dine together and out popped the Tinkerbell Weekend.
Ariel484
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Oops, posted at the same time!
This is going to sound weird, but I'm a little jealous that the tech shirt is long-sleeved...and I'm really surprised that there's no coast-to-coast tie-in.
Oops, posted at the same time!
Ditto on the coast to coast. I do wonder if they will update the eligible races to include it though. I don't have so much an issue with the event itself, but rather the way they hyped it. I still can't see how some of those clues tie in the the theme. And I think that most people would have rather seen something different. A tri, real adventure run, something like that. I'm sure it will sell out. And won't be surprised if my mother/sister sign up for it. And the 5k is tempting, but can't justify the cost to the wife.