How to get to the Wine & Dine Finish Line from Bay Lake Tower to cheer?

[Zhaan]

My husband is running the Wine & Dine 1/2 this year. Assuming it ends at Epcot again, will the resort & Epcot monorail start running to Epcot early enough for me to get there to see him finish if I'm leaving from Bay Lake Tower/Contemporary? We're estimating his time will be around a 14 minute mile average and that he will be in a later starting corral (he did not enter a time to place in a corral).

I did not buy the cheer package nor do I intend to do so.

Thanks!

 

[rteetz]

I’m not sure what time the monorail starts running during wine and dine weekend. I know it is running during marathon weekend. That would be an option if it’s running.

Otherwise I would probably suggest Uber.

 

[jmasgat]

So ever since Disney migrated the event guide to their web site (vs the old rodale versions), it is impossible to get an archived version. BUT I found the 2017 version and here is what it said.....(It will probably be similar, relevant comment in bold). So looks like you can catch a bus. But also, since monorails run 30 minutes before park opening, and assuming an Epcot open time of 9 am, there is a small chance of catching the regular monorail service to Epcot in time to see your DH.

DISNEY WINE & DINE HALF MARATHON PRESENTED BY MISFIT™

Bus Transportation

• 3:00 a.m. – 5:00 a.m. Buses running from Host Resorts to the Start Staging Area at Magic Kingdom®Park
• 3:00 a.m. – 6:30 a.m. Buses running between Epcot® and Magic Kingdom® Park
• 6:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Buses running from Host Resorts to Finish Line at Epcot®
• NO Monorail Transportation will be available
• Participants must board a bus no later than 4:00 a.m. in order to make it to their corrals on time.
• Runner drop off is available in the Charter Lot of Epcot® or Magic Kingdom® Park.

 

[dizzneebabe]

Assuming his corral is closer to the 6:30 am start and he will finish in about 3 hours, you should be able to grab the monorail in time. Otherwise, there should be buses running--at minimum from TTC. I cheered on my husband and friend in 2017 for the marathon and was staying at BLT. After walking over to MK, I went to the parking lot to get a bus to AK and then another bus to DHS and finally to Epcot. Granted, I had more time to work with, but there were plenty of options for transportation. I would ask at check-in and plan accordingly, in case they change it up this year. FYI, I remember back in 2014 and our first 10k. We stayed at BLT and took the monorail to the race start. However, in 2017 and 2018, the monorail wasn't available.