Maryssa*
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I have a Disney Visa adn wasn't able to register early at all. Luckily I was refreshing the page before 9am today!
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Disney's Princess Half Marathon Weekend
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I have a Disney Visa adn wasn't able to register early at all. Luckily I was refreshing the page before 9am today!
dreamfinder
Well-Known Member
Glass Slipper - Full
10k - 60%
Half - 50%
10k - 60%
Half - 50%
dreamfinder
Well-Known Member
Glass Slipper - Full
10k - 75%
Half - 50%
10k - 75%
Half - 50%
dreamfinder
Well-Known Member
Glass Slipper - Full
10k - 84%
Half - 55%
I think 10k will be full by the weekend, the half might hold on for a few weeks.
10k - 84%
Half - 55%
I think 10k will be full by the weekend, the half might hold on for a few weeks.
dreamfinder
Well-Known Member
Glass Slipper - Full
10k - 88%
Half - 58%
10k - 88%
Half - 58%
dreamfinder
Well-Known Member
Glass Slipper - Full
10k - 92%
Half - 61%
10k - 92%
Half - 61%
Doofenshmirtz
Member
I'm planning on running this half marathon in 2015. Can anyone tell me how far in advance they usually open up registration for the upcoming year's race? Also, how soon after that do the resort areas seem to fill up? I only ask because I was looking around and was pricing out the suites at AoA (I sometimes do this for fun or to get ideas on price ranges during random seasons) and there were no suites available at all for feb 2014 so I'm unsure of when I should time booking and registering for 2015.
Ariel484
Well-Known Member
Registration for 2014's race opened sometime last week, with early registration for AP holders, DVC members and Disney Visa members opening the week before (there may have been more groups that were able to register early...I forget). The races usually sell out quickly in anniversary years (5th, 10th, etc.) and 2015 is not an anniversary year, so while it WILL sell out, you'll probably have a good amount of time to sign up. Keep in mind that the registration price increases over time, so the earlier you sign up, the cheaper it'll be.
Not sure about the resorts...personally, if I have a resort in mind that I really want to stay at, I'll book as soon as I can. If any discounts come out at a later time you can call and have them added to your stay (note that the runDisney package discount is most likely not your cheapest option). The Princess Half has become a big race with a big race weekend, so I'm not surprised that places are booked already.
More info here: http://www.rundisney.com/princess-half-marathon/
dreamfinder
Well-Known Member
Keep in mind that it takes place during February. So some locations may still be on February break, compounding the lodging issues. Not impossible, but they make it a bit more difficult. This years registration just opened the other week, I'd imagine it would be in a similar time frame. Usually they have a link on the site to sign up for notice of when it will open. And we will almost definitely discuss it here as well.
Doofenshmirtz
Member
My main concern with this was timing. I read on this thread that some years, the Princess Half Marathon was in March. If I knew it to be consistently on the same weekend I wouldn't mind booking the rooms before registration opens, but it sounds like it jumps around slightly. Or did I misread that?
jrab0616
Well-Known Member
Room rates haven't been released for 2014 yet, so even those of us that registered for the race can't book resorts yet. They should be releasing next year's rates soon (usually in July).
Ariel484
Well-Known Member
I think it was only in March for the first race, maybe the second. It's been the last weekend in February for the past 3 years.
Doofenshmirtz
Member
Well that would explain why I keep getting "rooms unavailable" when I look at February 2014. I'm a dope.
dreamfinder
Well-Known Member
Glass Slipper - Full
10k - Full
Half - 65%
10k - Full
Half - 65%
Ariel484
Well-Known Member
Is that the IRUN number? Just an FYI, when I booked an IRUN package for the Princess Half in 2011 I crunched numbers after the race weekend and found that we would have saved more with a room discount. My mom and brother were also there and they got free dining...so something better might come along.