Race for the Taste and Twilight Zone 13k not returning 2010

[dreamfinder]

Ahhh...So what's the problem? It seems as though they are just replacing them.


Will the running be any different?:lookaroun:lol:

The problem is that costs of races at Disney. Any local charity group can throw together a 5/10k. Disney usually puts a bit more in their races. However, they charge vastly more. Most local 10ks are under 25 bucks to register, and most half marathons are under 50 or so, fulls not much more. The ToT race was $85 this year. Yeah it includs the post race party, but thats about it. Most bigger races include a tech shirt, and many offer vastly better food spreads for a vastly cheaper cost.

As if now the ToT race is only half full, 2 months out. The marathon weekend already sold out the Half, they had to expand the Goofy which is now 98% full, and the full is at 88% full. And that event is still 4 months out, and about 5 times the size of the ToT race.

I will give them that the ToT race is pretty unique, running a 13k is a random length, and running at night is also pretty unique, but the RFTT is a fairly normal 10k, that just happens to have some fancy food samples at the end. (Akin to what I can get from lots of local races) So I can see how they are having problems getting the numbers they want. Shifting from two loosely themed events to a single much better themed larger race may be a smart move for them. (Surprisingly, the EE run is still on the schedule) Maybe a pirates/halloween themed half marathon? To complement the Princess half and tie in with the season they are likely to hold it?

Woulda loved to have done the final ToT race to say I did all 3 of em, but I can't justify flying down just for that. It makes an expensive race, ridiculously expensive.

 

[JillC LI]

Wow, I recently found out the TOT 13K is taking place while we happen to be there, and that is a distance that I really enjoy running. After working out some logistical issues, I am about to register for it. Interesting that it will be the last time the race is run. I wonder if they'll do anything extra special for its finale.

 

[MKCP 1985]

Wow, I recently found out the TOT 13K is taking place while we happen to be there, and that is a distance that I really enjoy running. After working out some logistical issues, I am about to register for it. Interesting that it will be the last time the race is run. I wonder if they'll do anything extra special for its finale.

yes, check this out:

THE TWILIGHT ZONE TOWER OF TERROR™ 13K
# 13K race features: A one-of-a-kind 13K nighttime run through the deserted streets of Disney's Hollywood Studios" that ends in the shadows of the Hollywood Tower Hotel
# A pre-race "Check-In" where you can sign the "Hotel Registry", pick up your "Room Key" and check in your luggage
# Start line illuminated by fireworks
# Themed race course with mystery tour - clues will appear along your journey
# Timed race with online results
# On-course water and PowerAde stations
# Post-race refreshments for each athlete
# Awards presented to the top three male, female, military, and age group winners and male and female champions in the masters and wheelchair divisions
# An exclusive after hours Post-Race Party at Disney's Hollywood Studios™

# 13K participants will receive: The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™ 13K tech t-shirt
# Personalized bib (if registered before October 1, 2009)
# Goody bag
# One-of-a-kind The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™13K finishers' medal (with moving elevator!)
# Entry into the Post-Race Party at Disney's Hollywood Studios™

# 5K participants will receive: The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™ 5K cotton t-shirt
# Personalized bib (if registered before October 1, 2009)
# Goody bag
# The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™ 5K finishers' medal
# Entry into the Post-Race Party at Disney's Hollywood Studios™

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The mystery tour - clues is new for this year.

 

[dreamfinder]

# A pre-race "Check-In" where you can sign the "Hotel Registry", pick up your "Room Key" and check in your luggage

If you want to sign the registry, get there early as it was pretty darn full of names fairly early. My room key is still on my fridge. Shame it says courtesy of ASIphotos.com on it.

# Themed race course with mystery tour - clues will appear along your journey

Sounds like this is replacing the "time travel" theme they had last year?

It was a decent event, just make sure to get to things early in case they under estimate demand..

 

[MKCP 1985]

If you want to sign the registry, get there early as it was pretty darn full of names fairly early. My room key is still on my fridge. Shame it says courtesy of ASIphotos.com on it.

oh, oops . . . sorry about that. I should have signed my name a little smaller?

I also still have my room key, but I put it in a shadow box with the glow in the dark bib (it still glows), the wrist band, a race photo taken by those ASI photographers, a printout of my finishing time . . . and of course, the finisher medal.

 

[frank2271]

Hello,

I have a couple questions,

1- What are the "clues" for, is there a puzzle to solve at the end of the race?

2- What kind of food do they have for the runners and their guests at the after party?

I have signed up for this race, I can't wait for it.

Frank

 

[jakeman]

New info:

Tune into DisneyEnduranceSeries.com on October 15, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. EDT for the announcement of the 2010 Disney Race Calendar. We're counting down to the excitement, are you?

 

[MKCP 1985]

Hello,

I have a couple questions,

1- What are the "clues" for, is there a puzzle to solve at the end of the race?

2- What kind of food do they have for the runners and their guests at the after party?

I have signed up for this race, I can't wait for it.

Frank

1. When you finish the race, you next do a short obstacle course and after finishing that, you are given a book with questions (4 I think last year) to go back into the park and answer. When you answer all 4 questions, you go to the finish line, turn in your book and are scored on total combined time plus accuracy in answering the questions.

2. At the end of the race, there are bottled sports drinks, bananas, and some other quick foods for runners at no charge. Beyond the finish area, various restaurants and vendors are open but you have to pay.

Good luck with the race. I hope you have as much fun as I did last year!

 

[frank2271]

Thanks for your reply, but, the clues I was mentioning are for the ToT 13k not the EEC. The description says that there are clues along the race, I was wondering what they were for?

Any idea?

Frank

 

[MKCP 1985]

Thanks for your reply, but, the clues I was mentioning are for the ToT 13k not the EEC. The description says that there are clues along the race, I was wondering what they were for?

Any idea?

Frank

whoops. . . Sorry, I haven't heard anything else about the clues for this year's ToT. There weren't any the last 2 years.

 

[frank2271]

Wow, something new??? For the last year of the event too!! That's cool, can't wait.

 

[Main Street USA]

The OP made it sound like they may be replacing the races with something else. The ToT race was started in 07 to commemorate the 13th anniversary of the opening of ToT.

Exactly.

 

[speck76]

rumor has it they will host another 1/2 marathon - run at night - to replace these races - they will probably make it another "race weekend" and also have a 5K or another race.