@Texas84 & @dreamfinder, is there another area of the property they can use for race staging? Trying to visualize with a 10 acre building and the acreage needed for construction materials, trailers, equipment, etc., how much of the DLR parking lot will be free of construction activity.
There is a big lot south of the Disneyland Hotel. My wild guess is they are still waiting on what exactly the construction company needs. Also, the corrals are on Disneyland Drive and that would probably be used for access to the site.
Can't believe Paradise Pier is rated 3 stars.....
Is this a star rating like the people who rate my local Subway and McDonalds as 5 stars on Yelp?
Lastest rumor is that both Light Side and Tink will be cancelled so that runDisney can plan a full marathon at DLR. And no, the rumor's not from The Site That Cannot Be Named....
I suppose it's possible, but they really would need to up their game. Unlike WDW where a) there is alot more park to run through and b) alot of what are essentially private roads that can be closed with minimal impact to others; a huge chunk of that course would need to run through residential/industrial areas. And where they already did a good job of shooting themselves in the foot by turning away most of the non Disney entertainment this year, and the general lack of desire from Disney to have characters be in public areas (or even just areas that non runners can get to) it's going to be a tough sell. Just dig up some of the commentary from the last time they did a full marathon out there.
Well, I went ahead and made a hotel reservation because someone said all the rooms are filling up. I can cancel without charge.
Hey all, Disneyland Hotel was still available for 'only' $600 per night.
Makes perfect sense, especially given runners comments from Tinkerbell. But runDisney is also shooting itself in the foot by still not, 4 months after registration was supposed to open, providing any type of update. Even a "While construction may impact race staging and courses, we're still committed to the 2018 races at DLR and are working on details to ensure runners the best possible experience at DLR". The race is in 6 months. I would imagine runners will need to finalize their plans in the next month or so in order to participate.
Don't make any non-refundable travel plans until you hear from runDisney but,
It's happening
Any idea when registration will open? Site still says on hold.
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