Greenlawler
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I wish more of us would write runDisney and tell them how bad they screwed up the 25th anniversary with a lack of characters.
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Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend
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They still can't figure out how to handle the official merchandise area?! My pet peeve? People filling up a basket the first day with dozens of magnets, pins, Tervis mugs, etc., to end up selling it on eBay. runDisney needs to set a 2 per item limit so runners who don't arrive until Friday or Saturday can purchase something.
I'm glad you can now pre-order the medal replica pin and race magnet. I've done that for both Princess and Dark Side. All I will need are the "I did it!" shirts and possible replacements for the race shirts - I wish they'd stop using a heavy cotton one for the 5ks.
RunningKoen
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Amen!
dreamfinder
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Pretty sure that the third one was stuff from the Port Orleans food court before the refurb. You can see a picture of the female sculpture here -> http://photopost.wdwinfo.com/data/1540/medium/Sassagoula-Food-Court-012.jpg
I had heard someone say that the polar bears were from Ice Station Cool, but I don't think I went in there until it was Club Cool, so I'm not 100%.
I've seen them use the tiki's at Lili & Stitch photo stops on course in the past. They look like they were painted for black light, and I can't find any pictures of them in use at the Nemo show.
There is a chance that both the bears & tiki's were custom made as props for photo opportunities or just scenery at private events that they then re-purposed to photo opps.
RunningKoen
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Didn't get the news from the bank I was hoping for.
Any ideas for a budget friendly version of a Dopey race. Where can you go cheap and whats worth the money when running 50 miles? (Staying on/off property?)
Any ideas for a budget friendly version of a Dopey race. Where can you go cheap and whats worth the money when running 50 miles? (Staying on/off property?)
Tecnically 48.5 miles, but what's another 1.5 miles.
Off property will be cheaper. There are nice hotels around Disney Springs. The so-called partner hotels. And I believe there's talk of them going the 60 day window to make fastpass selections. There should be a discussion thread out there about it. You'll have to search for it though.
Transportation to the races and Expo will be the issue. You'd have to Uber or taxi.
RunningKoen
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How big is the difference in pricing between on/off propterty?
Yeah, magical express combined with the busses to parks but most important the expo and race was for me the biggest reason to stay on property in '17.
Often there are deals including park tickets and dining plan making it even more worth it to stay on property.
Will probably stay shorter and all star sort resort.
dreamfinder
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Check out http://disneyspringshotels.com/ and https://www.wdwgoodneighborhotels.com/browse-hotels/ Those are either basically right off property, or at least willing to for over cash/meet standards to be tagged as a "Good Neighbor". Pricing difference can be pretty big, especially when you look at the quality of the hotel/amenities that they offer and compare like to like. IE Off property might be bigger room, breakfast included, etc. However if you just want a place to sleep and don't really care about the amenities, the cost of just staying at an on property value would probably be about the same as staying off property and then paying for rental/taxi/Uber to get to the races and expo. Not to mention I can't really see that many cabs/Ubers just hanging around at 3 AM, so you might have a bit of a wait.
Texas84
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Did you look at the All-Star Resorts?
@RunningKoen. The All Stars are scheduled to start renovations, with All Star Movies first. Keep that in mind if you look there. Starts next month.
Greenlawler
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We have fundraised for many events. Sometimes the fundraising groups will include a WDW Hotel in the package.
We have stayed everywhere from the Poly, Contemporary, Boardwalk, WL, CB, CS. and FQ just fundraising.
If you pick the right charity, it is "fairly simple" to hit the goals. Most people will donate $5-$25 to a cause if they support you and or your cause. If you can find that one "big donor" that also helps big time. We have a couple of companies who donate $1,000 every year and it is in their budget now.
This year I know at least two teams were offering, Dopey tag and Disney Hotel (5 nights) as long as you raised $4,900-5,000
I know that sounds daunting but if you start early and have some drive it is doable. My wife and I have raised well over that amount every year for the Marathon Weekend. (not a brag, just trying to encourage.)
We have stayed everywhere from the Poly, Contemporary, Boardwalk, WL, CB, CS. and FQ just fundraising.
If you pick the right charity, it is "fairly simple" to hit the goals. Most people will donate $5-$25 to a cause if they support you and or your cause. If you can find that one "big donor" that also helps big time. We have a couple of companies who donate $1,000 every year and it is in their budget now.
This year I know at least two teams were offering, Dopey tag and Disney Hotel (5 nights) as long as you raised $4,900-5,000
I know that sounds daunting but if you start early and have some drive it is doable. My wife and I have raised well over that amount every year for the Marathon Weekend. (not a brag, just trying to encourage.)
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RunningKoen
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Yeah, I figured this out aswell. Not all the amenities, but mostly the transport is what I really need, so that's a big, big reason to stay on site.
I might go Pop centurty, slightly more expensive but I like it more than the All Star themes.
I don't have the time to do a succesful fundraising and I'm the right person for it, so it sounds great, but that wont work.
RunningKoen
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Sports tour (UK Travel Agency) has started the sale of their marathon weekend packages.
DznyGrlSD
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I have ASM + park hoppers booked for the wine/dine half for less than $1500. I don't care about resorts - all I'm gonna do is sleep/bathe there!
Greenlawler
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Anybody hear anything on if they are doing an early bird "return" races deal?
Do they do this for legacy runners every year?
Do they do this for legacy runners every year?
dreamfinder
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Every year? Nope. Some years? Yup. I seem to recall is less than 50% of the time.
Greenlawler
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any word on when registration starts?
DznyGrlSD
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From Rundisney.com: Registration will open for the 2019 Walt Disney World® Marathon Weekend presented by Cigna on April 17, 2018 at noon ET!
DznyGrlSD
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that looks like tacos TBH