Marathon Weekend 2018

[rteetz]

Hold that thought! Keyword: "might". Still a lot of time.....

I know but D23 and Disneyland cost a lot of money and that’s the goal for 2019.

 

[lhermiston]

Sounds like we have a candidate to kick off the Marathon Weekend 2019 Thread?

How soon is too soon to start talking about 2019? Because, uh, I’m already planning...

 

[rteetz]

How soon is too soon to start talking about 2019? Because, uh, I’m already planning...

This one started right after the Marathon this year.

 

[steph0808]

I think I'm on a 5-year Disney marathon rotation. In five years, my kids will be 8.5 and 6.5 and the perfect age to spend lots of time at Disney and take a Disney cruise, too!

Of course, I love next year's is back to normal - as in not at the end of the Christmas break with no decent discounts!

 

[drummerwife]

Well, I got our FP+ done even though we’re not big ride people. We mainly do the smaller/tamer rides. I did get FP+ for FOP even though DH suffers from motion sickness. Anyone have any problems with motion sickness on this ride? If it helps, he can’t do Star Tours.

 

[lhermiston]

This one started right after the Marathon this year.

That's kind of what I'm thinking. I'll plan on kicking off the Marathon 2019 thread while you're all recovering, reveling and DATW-ing.

So, D23 huh? That oughta be pretty fun.

 

[rteetz]

Well, I got our FP+ done even though we’re not big ride people. We mainly do the smaller/tamer rides. I did get FP+ for FOP even though DH suffers from motion sickness. Anyone have any problems with motion sickness on this ride? If it helps, he can’t do Star Tours.

FoP is very smooth.

 

[rteetz]

So, D23 huh? That oughta be pretty fun.

Yeah hopefully I can make it all work out.

 

[nervous1sttimer]

Can someone help me with a timing issue for the marathon? I don't know what corral I will be in, but I am doing Dopey and put in an estimated 4:00 marathon with a HM proof of time. I am A/B for the Avengers races next weekend. I am planning on running a 4:30-5 hour race when you include photo stops. I currently have a 2:30 ADR at Chef Mickey's but won't have time to make it back for Magical Express in time (flight leaving MCO at 6:30). What is the earliest ADR I could expect to make when you account for transportation back to POFQ from the finish line, a quick shower and change, then resort transportation back to the restaurant? I am starting to think any sort of celebratory meal might be out of the question.

 

[lhermiston]

Can someone help me with a timing issue for the marathon? I don't know what corral I will be in, but I am doing Dopey and put in an estimated 4:00 marathon with a HM proof of time. I am A/B for the Avengers races next weekend. I am planning on running a 4:30-5 hour race when you include photo stops. I currently have a 2:30 ADR at Chef Mickey's but won't have time to make it back for Magical Express in time (flight leaving MCO at 6:30). What is the earliest ADR I could expect to make when you account for transportation back to POFQ from the finish line, a quick shower and change, then resort transportation back to the restaurant? I am starting to think any sort of celebratory meal might be out of the question.

@DopeyBadger would have info on what corral you're likely to be in, but let's say you start by 5:45 a.m. Even with a 5-hour marathon, you'd be done at 10:45 a.m. I don't know how long you'll be hanging out in the finishers area. I was probably there 30-45 minutes before I got too cold. So, let's say 30 minutes - that's 11:15 a.m. Buses run pretty frequently and I don't recall taking long to get back to Pop. So, let's say at POFQ by 11:30, showered and changed by noon? So, you could reasonably make a 12:30 ADR somewhere, but just to give yourself time, I'd go for 1 p.m.

This is all an estimate, of course.

 

[FFigawi]

Can someone help me with a timing issue for the marathon? I don't know what corral I will be in, but I am doing Dopey and put in an estimated 4:00 marathon with a HM proof of time. I am A/B for the Avengers races next weekend. I am planning on running a 4:30-5 hour race when you include photo stops. I currently have a 2:30 ADR at Chef Mickey's but won't have time to make it back for Magical Express in time (flight leaving MCO at 6:30). What is the earliest ADR I could expect to make when you account for transportation back to POFQ from the finish line, a quick shower and change, then resort transportation back to the restaurant? I am starting to think any sort of celebratory meal might be out of the question.

#math isn't popular with some on this board, but I'll take a crack at this anyway

Start - assume 6am for lack of a better option
Finish - 11am (5 hour marathon)
Leave finish - 1130am (time for food, pictures, etc.)
Arrive resort - 12pm

You've got about 1.5-2 hours to shower, change, and get on the way to your lunch. Seems doable to me.

 

[nervous1sttimer]

#math isn't popular with some on this board, but I'll take a crack at this anyway

Start - assume 6am for lack of a better option
Finish - 11am (5 hour marathon)
Leave finish - 1130am (time for food, pictures, etc.)
Arrive resort - 12pm

You've got about 1.5-2 hours to shower, change, and get on the way to your lunch. Seems doable to me.

Thanks - I know I have more than enough time to make it to the 2:30 ADR, but the problem is that I don't then have enough time to eat and make it back to POFQ for the Magical Express, which will be coming at 3:30-4pm (I think) for our 6:30 flight. I am wondering how early I can make an ADR - like if I make a 1pm ADR so I have time to eat before the ME call time, will I have enough time to make it there after the race using Disney transport?

 

[rteetz]

Thanks - I know I have more than enough time to make it to the 2:30 ADR, but the problem is that I don't then have enough time to eat and make it back to POFQ for the Magical Express, which will be coming at 3:30-4pm (I think) for our 6:30 flight. I am wondering how early I can make an ADR - like if I make a 1pm ADR so I have time to eat before the ME call time, will I have enough time to make it there after the race using Disney transport?

Magical Express will be scheduled for 3:30 if you have a 6:30 flight. It is always 3 hours before. If you are worried about the ADR why not just eat at the food court at POFQ? Or somewhere at Disney Springs? Those are closer options and should give you more time.

 

[lhermiston]

Magical Express will be scheduled for 3:30 if you have a 6:30 flight. It is always 3 hours before. If you are worried about the ADR why not just eat at the food court at POFQ? Or somewhere at Disney Springs? Those are closer options and should give you more time.

You could walk over to POR for a sit down meal at Boatrights, too. I haven't eaten there yet, but the menu looks pretty amazing.

 

[rteetz]

You could walk over to POR for a sit down meal at Boatrights, too. I haven't eaten there yet, but the menu looks pretty amazing.

It gets very mixed reviews.

 

[lhermiston]

Magical Express will be scheduled for 3:30 if you have a 6:30 flight. It is always 3 hours before. If you are worried about the ADR why not just eat at the food court at POFQ? Or somewhere at Disney Springs? Those are closer options and should give you more time.

One other point in support of the food court option. You might not actually be that hungry around 1 or so. I had some of my post-race snack package right after race, but wasn't actually hungry until our 4:30 ADR at Ohana.

 

[lhermiston]

It gets very mixed reviews.

Yeah, it seems pretty hit and miss, but I maintain the menu looks awesome. I think I'm going to chance it my next trip. Most of the complaints I've read seem to be about the wait staff - some say they are slow and inattentive, others rave about them.

 

[SheHulk]

Well, I got our FP+ done even though we’re not big ride people. We mainly do the smaller/tamer rides. I did get FP+ for FOP even though DH suffers from motion sickness. Anyone have any problems with motion sickness on this ride? If it helps, he can’t do Star Tours.

I can’t do Star Tours but had no problem in FoP

 

[nervous1sttimer]

Thanks for the ideas and suggestions! I was looking for something a bit more fun for our last meal and more of a celebration than the food court. My options for ADRs at this point might be limited anyway! Maybe I will think about Disney Springs instead.

 

[Sailormoon2]

make a 1pm ADR

Assuming you are corraled properly based on the times you posted before I think this is more than doable. I don't hang around at the end of the races-straight through to get my medals and hop on a bus, shower and change in 30 mins and I have made a 12:30 ADR.