DznyGrlSD
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Yeah I'm not super-thrilled at the race course for this. Hopefully they'll get enough "Feedback" to change it for 2019.
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Disney's Princess Half Marathon Weekend
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Yeah I'm not super-thrilled at the race course for this. Hopefully they'll get enough "Feedback" to change it for 2019.
dreamfinder
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Yes, numbers of corrals have been drastically cut. But they now use all the mini-waves within each corral. So it ends up taking about the same amount of time to get all the runners going.
Yeah, it has typically been the same as the course used for the Marathon Weekend half.
tangledtxteacher
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Holy crap that’s crazy
tangledtxteacher
New Member
This will be my first run! So excited! What does the expo look like early Saturday morning? I don’t get in till Friday night!
Shouldn't be crowded at all. Runners doing the 5k, 10k and Challenge will have picked up their bibs by end of Friday. However, there may not be much merchandise left. If you want any of the commemorative stuff, pins, race magnets and weekend jacket, I recommend getting on the Active.com website and see if you can still pre-order.
Expo doesn't open until 9:30 am on Saturday. Make sure you get on the bus going to the Expo and not buses going from/to the finish line if you're staying on property. The buses returning runners to their Disney resort will run until 9:30 am.
Just noticed the Expo doesn't open until noon on Thursday.
WDW_Emily
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I think we are going to uber from Epcot to the expo and then catch the bus to Coronado to drop our stuff off then bus it to DHS. Last year we just went to the parks after the expo but we don't want to kill the whole morning this year.
Yeah, a noon opening is a day killer that first day. But the Expo closes at 8PM to compensate.
I never do any park time that first day. And I'll be getting ready for bed around the time the Expo closes on Thursday, since I'm doing the 5k. I sure hope the noon opening the first day isn't the norm going forward. Maybe the runners who purchased the VIP package complained about having to be there at 9AM, lol.
dreamfinder
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Should be pretty slow, with most merchandise gone.
Gotta give those VIP people an hour to shop/whatever before the pions. Think they get from 10-11, and then they clear the expo to let everyone else in at noon. Seems to just be a way to get the resellers a reason to buy the VIP Tent upcharge.
Will they clear the Expo? From how I'm interpreting what's on the rD site is that you can get in early, but if you arrive after 11AM, they won't let you in. I wouldn't want to be a volunteer trying to clear out those people.
So far, there's no VIP package listed for Dark Side in April. And the Expo opens at 10AM, closing at 8PM the 1st day. That Expo is always a zoo.
DznyGrlSD
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- In the Parks
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Merchandise released: https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...ey-princess-half-marathon-weekend-merchandise
Love the 10k Merida line - too bad I'm not running 'til 19
Love the 10k Merida line - too bad I'm not running 'til 19
I'm in deep doo doo. Love the short sleeve shirts. Looks like I'll be replacing the race shirts. Don't tell @dreamfinder but I bought the VIP package...
dreamfinder
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*shrug* That makes sense as well, in Jan someone gave me the impression they cleared it out.
Don't tell @dreamfinder but I bought the VIP package...
I think my DM will be right there with you.
I don't want to waste my entire morning waiting for the Expo to open. I'm usually out by 1pm - and that includes shopping. And I really want the magicband....
RunningKoen
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This is best merchandise I've ever seen. (Since like september 2015)
Amazing. Cant decide what I like the most. I think it's a car magnet, but the one with the window silhoutes with all three races + challenge.
The consistency in the merchandise is also great. The same background for the I did it shirts yet each princess recognisable. Same for the car magnets.The race shirts with an rather active print.
(and o my gosh the staircase in the cinderella dress <3).
Combined with the medals, the race really makes me regret not going.
However, combined with the merchandise, my bank account is really happy I am not going. Cause I would buy almost everything.
Amazing. Cant decide what I like the most. I think it's a car magnet, but the one with the window silhoutes with all three races + challenge.
The consistency in the merchandise is also great. The same background for the I did it shirts yet each princess recognisable. Same for the car magnets.The race shirts with an rather active print.
(and o my gosh the staircase in the cinderella dress <3).
Combined with the medals, the race really makes me regret not going.
However, combined with the merchandise, my bank account is really happy I am not going. Cause I would buy almost everything.
RunningKoen
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dreamfinder
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runDisney posted them here ->