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Thanks @dreamfinder! Has anyone yet caught wind of the inevitable course changes? I am dying to know!

Thanks Mike and everyone else. Still deciding what to do, but the information has been very helpful.

I guess that is just to weed out the totally frivolous requests?

Thanks for your help, everyone. Still not sure what we'll do, but this gives me a starting point. I wouldn't ask someone I didn't know (and who didn't know me) to do this...I understand the risk and challenges to it. What is the thing about charging to look up dates?

When I did the marathon in 2013, we stayed at the Wilderness Lodge. I personally had no transportation problems. My family had a bit of an issue getting to the spots where they wanted to see me, but I imagine that would have happened regardless of where they were coming from. With the AKL, I am...

Oh yeah? Cool.Could you elaborate? We are considering staying at AKL for race weekend too, but I was a little concerned about transportation.

I assume you need actual flight info for that, right?. We won't book our flights for a while yet.

I see. Yes, makes sense. Based on the costs I see available, it looks like AKL or OKW would be our likely choices. We are at 7 months out as of this Sunday. As far as DME, I thought someone said that wasn't even an option when renting this way. Did I read that wrong?

Sorry...what does this mean?

"All of what you want" as far as what? We'll pick the room size, dates, location/property/view. What else might I need to know? We are considering buying into DVC, by the way. Haven't pulled the trigger yet. Seems like there is so much to know.

Good information. I haven't used a travel agent in 20 years, probably, so I don't even remember how that works. As far as the paying upfront thing, that's the case with the services like David's too?

I only know one owner, and I don't expect her points are available. I would not be comfortable going directly to a private person I don't know. So I would use something like David's.

Thanks everyone! There is definitely some stuff here of which I was not aware. This whole thing about not having control of the reservation is the main thing. We won't do a dining plan or anything, so i am not sure exactly what the impact of this limitation would be on us, but it sounds like a...

Hi there - We will be going to WDW for the marathon weekend in January. We are considering a 2 bedroom villa because there are six of us. We are not DVC members, and this is also the first time I have ever even looked into renting. What are the advantages/disavantages of renting a DVC villa as...

I worked at The Living Seas and The Wonders of Life back in 1991/1992. Later worked at the Garden Grill in 1994. I loved EPCOT Center for sure. I still love it, although I would absolutely like to see it spruced up a bit. I am usually not as critical as others here about WDW, as I enjoy myself...

Yeah, I thought about that part too. But are we sure that, despite it closing, it will be physically changed by January? If not, it could still be part of the course.

Has anyone heard any details on the course for this year's marathon? I was thinking it might have to change a bit due to construction at the Studios. I last did the race in 2013 for the 20th anniversary, and I know it was a new course for that year, but it appears to have remained the same the...

My wife and I will be in Paris in July to celebrate our 10th anniversary and will be spending a day at DLP. I really appreciate all of this information!

To add: this year's marathon weekend will be a family event for me anyway. I will run the full, while my wife runs the half. My 21-year-old twin daughters will be running...my guess is they will both do the half. One of them wants to do the full, but I am skeptical. My 4-year-old son is going...

All of my races have been alone. I run with others every once in a while on a regular run, but have not done so in a race. I like to regulate my own pace, so staying with someone else, faster or slower, would be difficult.