Ariel484
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Dec 27, 2011
I stayed at the Grand Floridian in 2013 for Goofy and took detailed notes the morning of the half marathon so I'd know what to do the next morning for the marathon...here's what I have...My wife and I are considering a monorail resort for the Dopey (Poly). Never stayed in one for a runDisney event. Can anyone provide their experience getting to/from the race while staying at a monorail resort?
- Left room at 3:20AM and arrived at the monorail platform at 3:28AM
- Brief stop at Magic Kingdom...doors opened and shut
- Stopped to pick up runners from the Contemporary
- Arrived at the TTC at 3:36AM
- Switched monorails and was en route to Epcot by 3:39AM
- Arrived at Epcot monorail station at 3:50AM
- Used the *real* bathroom at the front of Epcot (took my sweet time) and walked to DJ in staging area, arrived at about 4:15AM
So if you're staying at the Poly and just walking to the TTC to grab the monorail there, you could probably chop 10 minutes off of the above. The walk from the monorail station to the DJ area was longer than I'd expected (I was late meeting my brother - told him I'd meet him at 4AM). Also, this was before they had security like they do now (I don't remember stopping to have my bag searched and whatnot), so that may add some time.
ETA: The walk back to the monorails and up the ramp was a little rough after finishing the marathon.