I only stay at the Dolphin for race weekends and will be there for Princess again in a few weeks. It does not take long to get to EPCOT and busses have run consistently. I try to take one the first busses so I can take my time, take pics w characters, etc. If the same woman (her name is Clover) is assisting by the convention center bus pickup, she is a wealth of information and has helped me plan my race mornings for a while now. Clover has also helped my husband with the timing of spectator busses so I always go and confirm times with her. Expo busses are always plentiful from the Dolphin we well.Has anyone here stayed at the Dolphin for Wine and Dine and not had a car?
I'm in the fortunate situation where I don't think I've ever had to rely on a Disney bus for a RunDisney race. I stayed at Shades of Green in 2021 for Wine and Dine and walked to the start (my absolute favorite!), I stayed at a hotel near the start/finish line for the Disneyland half weekend last year so I also walked, and I stayed at the Poly for Dopey this year with a car so I drove to the 5K and 10K and took the monorail for the half and full. I feel like this has skewed my perception of how long I need to allot to get to races
I'm staying at the Dolphin for Wine and Dine this year and wondering how long the bus takes to get to the race. Is it typical to wait a while for a bus to show up?
This only works if they require POT for <7 min. It's only a few dozen racers and they're definitely gunning for time, so it would make a lot of sense to do that. But this is RD, so if they don't require POT for this it will go poorly and you'll have people who have no intention of maintaining that pace.
My original post still stands because it's in the same area, but I actually switched resorts to Beach Club for the weekend because I was able to snag a DVC reservation and it wound up being cheaper than the Dolphin!I only stay at the Dolphin for race weekends and will be there for Princess again in a few weeks. It does not take long to get to EPCOT and busses have run consistently. I try to take one the first busses so I can take my time, take pics w characters, etc. If the same woman (her name is Clover) is assisting by the convention center bus pickup, she is a wealth of information and has helped me plan my race mornings for a while now. Clover has also helped my husband with the timing of spectator busses so I always go and confirm times with her. Expo busses are always plentiful from the Dolphin we well.
For after the race I have never waited for a return bus back to the Dolphin. I love staying at the Dolphin for all my race weekends and have always been extremely happy with the transportation. See you there
PS: just registered for the 2025 Wine & Dine Half Marathon!!
Was there a different time option for the half? I am planning on doing about 9ish minute miles for the 10K so won't choose that option. I am hoping to be in corral A for the half with my 1:49 POT so there aren't long lines for the character stops and I can maintain about 9 minute miles with the characters stops. I doubt I'll be in corral A if there's a 7-8 minute mile corral because I don't think I can improve my half marathon by that much by May lol.
Oh, yeah, duh. I completely forgot about that lol. I wonder if adding the extra slots will change the formula for the half POT though.
Manage.runDisney.com is where you will set up your account. It will use the same login that you use for all the rest of Disney's websites/apps
Can I can register multiple people (including other adults) thru my account together?
@The Expert already got it, seems exactly as it’s always been. I have no idea why they would put an estimated pace as fast as sub 7 for the 10. Curious if they do for the 5 as well. I would expect a 1:49 half to still be in A corral. Guess we’ll find out any changes in October
Yes, you can. The race can sell out while you're filling out additional registrations, so if there's anyone in your party that has a stronger desire to run than others, you can fill out and pay for their registration first, and then go in and fill out additional registrations without having to wait through the queue again.
My registration was for the 5K, which is where I first noticed it. So both 5K and 10K start with a sub-7 pace in the drop-down.
If it is a situation that you're all doing the race or none of you are, I would just take the responsibility to register all three of you. The risk you take is that it will sell out before you get all three registrations entered, but if the key is all-or-none, then you don't have to worry about what they do and you won't risk one or two of you getting in without the others.
