DVC X RunDisney

Are marathon weekend photos included in annual pass photo pass? I have an add-on photo pass with my Sorcerers pass renewal.
 
Just got this notice from DVC - we’ll be there, hope to see your spectators too!

Join the Member Cheering Section at Walt Disney World Marathon

Root for your favorite runners in this year’s Walt Disney World® Marathon from a special Disney Vacation Club cheering section fueled by Membership Magic! Located at Disney’s BoardWalk Resort (on the lawn between the resort and Crescent Lake), this dedicated section will be stocked with complimentary water and healthy snacks, along with complimentary poster boards and markers, allowing Members to show their runners custom signs of support. No advance registration required. Simply stop by to join the fun!

Event Date: Sunday, January 12, 2025
Race Hours: 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
Location: Disney’s BoardWalk Resort (on the lawn between the resort and Crescent Lake)
Eligibility: Disney Vacation Club Members who are eligible for Membership Extras.
Party Size: To accommodate as many Members as possible, we ask that you limit your party size to 5 people total (or, if you’re staying at a Disney Resort, the number of people in your reservation). Once your runners pass, please kindly give your spots in the cheering section to other Members waiting to root for their runners.
 
Hi friends! We own at CCV and Princess '25 will be my 4th RunDisney race! I stayed at SSR, Pop, and Beach Club the night before a race. Next up will be Jambo before Princess HM

So DVC/Rundisney dilemma: looking to go to a full week in spring 2025 in a 1 bedroom. Was planning on going May 1st since points go down and it's near Mother's Day. Or do I instead go in mid April to also catch springtime surprise haha but the point difference is a lot. Would likely only be able to do 6 nights if we went in April.
 
Hi friends! We own at CCV and Princess '25 will be my 4th RunDisney race! I stayed at SSR, Pop, and Beach Club the night before a race. Next up will be Jambo before Princess HM

So DVC/Rundisney dilemma: looking to go to a full week in spring 2025 in a 1 bedroom. Was planning on going May 1st since points go down and it's near Mother's Day. Or do I instead go in mid April to also catch springtime surprise haha but the point difference is a lot. Would likely only be able to do 6 nights if we went in April.
Well, DH and I prefer to visit later in January when points cost is low and after MLK weekend when crowds are low(er) too, but we’ll arrive this weekend to cheer our runner in the marathon. As is sometimes said when people on the Purchasing forum are deciding which resort to buy, the heart wants what the heart wants. If you go in May, will you always regret missing your chance to catch Springtime Surprise?
 
Well, DH and I prefer to visit later in January when points cost is low and after MLK weekend when crowds are low(er) too, but we’ll arrive this weekend to cheer our runner in the marathon. As is sometimes said when people on the Purchasing forum are deciding which resort to buy, the heart wants what the heart wants. If you go in May, will you always regret missing your chance to catch Springtime Surprise?
I think I would rather increase my chance at seeing what 1 bedrooms are available at the 7 month window! We own at CCV but my kids/DH like to try other resorts. I suspect in early May we might be more likely to switch somewhere for a week easier than over spring break season/RunDisney weekend? I would get over missing Springtime surprise since I am also coming down this October for Wine and Dine HM!
 
I think I would rather increase my chance at seeing what 1 bedrooms are available at the 7 month window! We own at CCV but my kids/DH like to try other resorts. I suspect in early May we might be more likely to switch somewhere for a week easier than over spring break season/RunDisney weekend? I would get over missing Springtime surprise since I am also coming down this October for Wine and Dine HM!
I agree that it will be easier to get a 1BR in early May than during Spring Break, so that’s a reasonable plan. Good luck!
 
So I ran my first runDisney event this past weekend and (damn you Disney) I loved it. I really wish I was running for Princess weekend, but I wasn’t sure if I’d like it or not when registration went live over the summer. Regret and FOMO, thy name is Merlin🤦🏼‍♀️

But anyway, I just signed up for the DL Halloween Challenge cause I can’t help myself (have I mentioned I’m not a runner and the idea of a half marathon is actually terrifying? I hope 7mos is enough time to get it together and train lol) and I’m sad there’s zero DVC availability:/ I’m moving to SoCal soon so I’ll be pretty local but it would’ve been amazing to stay on property. I wonder what my waitlist chances for any view studio or 1bdrm for early Sept🤞🏼
 
Longtime runDisney addict and small point DVC owner at SSR! It’s been a minute since my last race but signed up for the Springtime challenge with my 13 year old. I have all but one night at OKW in a hospitality studio, the lonely night is a regular room so I’m waitlisted.
 
**What's your next race coming up/what are you currently training for?
Halloween Half at DLR
**Are you an occasional participant or do you race every year?
I've done Marathon weekend ("just" the marathon)
**What weekend is a don't-miss for you?
TBD
**What is the next race you're hoping to register for?
Not sure, Marathon weekend is a tough sell with school age kids.
**Does your whole family runDisney or do they just come along to support you?
DS participates, DD14 is interested, hasn't mate the jump yet.
**Which resort is your favorite to stay at for a race weekend?
we've done 1 weekend but had great success with Poly. Monorail access made everything hum.
**What's your favorite on-property pre-race meal?
That's bananas...
**Did you start runDisney before or after joining DVC?
just before
**Does runDisney have a big impact on the number of points you have or how you use them?
it was a factor in wanting to get a few more points.
 
So I ran my first runDisney event this past weekend and (damn you Disney) I loved it. I really wish I was running for Princess weekend, but I wasn’t sure if I’d like it or not when registration went live over the summer. Regret and FOMO, thy name is Merlin🤦🏼‍♀️

But anyway, I just signed up for the DL Halloween Challenge cause I can’t help myself (have I mentioned I’m not a runner and the idea of a half marathon is actually terrifying? I hope 7mos is enough time to get it together and train lol) and I’m sad there’s zero DVC availability:/ I’m moving to SoCal soon so I’ll be pretty local but it would’ve been amazing to stay on property. I wonder what my waitlist chances for any view studio or 1bdrm for early Sept🤞🏼
we lucked out because we just got a new contract they checked in the couch cushions and found us something for that weekend for our first stay. we would not have had any luck either otherwise.
 
we lucked out because we just got a new contract they checked in the couch cushions and found us something for that weekend for our first stay. we would not have had any luck either otherwise.
Welcome home! And what a great use for your first welcome home🤩 Are you staying at VDH or VGC?
 
Welcome home! And what a great use for your first welcome home🤩 Are you staying at VDH or VGC?
edited: VDH, they only had a 2BR available and normally we would go for 1BR, but maybe we'll bring a grandma. DS7 can't run the 10k and DD14 and DW wanted to run that, if we bring a grandma we can all do it if we get registrations. we have stayed in a Studio at VGC but it was maybe 10 years ago, paying cash
 
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We were DVC first. Then once the kids were old enough we started with 5k races. Now we try to do one race a year. No races for 2025 yet unless we decide to do the wine and dine. Dvc has made it nice to do the runs at Disney. It was nice having a 1 bedroom for the half this past Nov. I normally do studios.
 
Anyone else have a runDisney Guaranteed Week for Wine & Dine, only to discover they moved the run dates and thus Disney booked the wrong week for the Guarantee Week?

I just got an email from DVC about my early registration info for runDisney for Wine & Dine, which will be Oct 23-26, but my runDisney week is booked for Nov 2-9.

I don’t think we’ll be doing the run this year anyway, but I am debating inquiring any way to find out what Disney does in a situation like this, but thought I’d see if anyone else has the Wine & Dine week. What I don’t want is to give Disney a reason to determine they want to discontinue our runDisney benefits, however! Unless moving the run weeks is leading up to that (however I just got my email about pre-registration, so I’m assuming not).

While my week is technically Week 44, it’s a runDisney guaranteed week, so it’s supposed to coincide with the run… which is apparently week 42 this year.

Given that we’re unlikely to do the run this year, I’m not losing my mind right now the way I would be if we were, but I wanted to give anyone else planning on doing the run a notice of the change in weeks! Especially if you also have a Guaranteed runDisney Week!
 
Anyone else have a runDisney Guaranteed Week for Wine & Dine, only to discover they moved the run dates and thus Disney booked the wrong week for the Guarantee Week?

I just got an email from DVC about my early registration info for runDisney for Wine & Dine, which will be Oct 23-26, but my runDisney week is booked for Nov 2-9.

I don’t think we’ll be doing the run this year anyway, but I am debating inquiring any way to find out what Disney does in a situation like this, but thought I’d see if anyone else has the Wine & Dine week. What I don’t want is to give Disney a reason to determine they want to discontinue our runDisney benefits, however! Unless moving the run weeks is leading up to that (however I just got my email about pre-registration, so I’m assuming not).

While my week is technically Week 44, it’s a runDisney guaranteed week, so it’s supposed to coincide with the run… which is apparently week 42 this year.

Given that we’re unlikely to do the run this year, I’m not losing my mind right now the way I would be if we were, but I wanted to give anyone else planning on doing the run a notice of the change in weeks! Especially if you also have a Guaranteed runDisney Week!
Yikes, I’m sorry - that’s frustrating.

I do own FW44 but at Riv so not a runDisney. I bought FW44 bc it often includes Halloween and figured having it coincide with a race would be a nice bonus (though not a guaranteed).

Is this the earliest it’s ever been? I would 100% be reaching out to inquire on this one. Keep us posted if you don’t mind!
 
I suspect this could be a consequence of the late announcement of the dates, combined with the specific wording of the sales contract for an Event Week.

If I remember correctly, the dates for the Wine & Dine race were not announced until January of this year. That's well inside the booking window for the week I will bet money that the Event Week contract (a) is technically tied to a specific Guaranteed Week and (b) has language that specifies what happens if the event date is not known before the Home Resort booking window opens for the relevant week number.

Take a careful look at your sales contract to see what it says.
 
I suspect this could be a consequence of the late announcement of the dates, combined with the specific wording of the sales contract for an Event Week.

If I remember correctly, the dates for the Wine & Dine race were not announced until January of this year. That's well inside the booking window for the week I will bet money that the Event Week contract (a) is technically tied to a specific Guaranteed Week and (b) has language that specifies what happens if the event date is not known before the Home Resort booking window opens for the relevant week number.

Take a careful look at your sales contract to see what it says.
Yes, that’s why I said technically my week is Week 44, as they had to assign it a week when I purchased it.

The contract says that my week will be booked for “the week during which the event occurs”, but there’s no specific language for what happens when rhat is not the week 44 or the event date is announced after 11 months. I suspect I may be SOL but am waiting for them to reply back.

In this case, the week the run moved to is the week I plan to go to Disneyland with my BFF and her kids, so I won’t be using my runDisney benefits this year. I just want to know what happens in this situation.
 
I thought I'd update everyone -- DVC Member Services reached out to me, and moved my runDisney fixed week to Oct 19-26 to correspond with the new run dates. AND because the studios were already sold out for that week, they gave me an upgrade to 1BR at Copper Creek instead of my usual studio.
 
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