Marathon Weekend 2019

[CDKG]

I need to order some stuff too. Did you use Garden Grocer?

Yes. I will be traveling alone and not renting a car. So, a Target run before check-in is not an option. I like to have a case of water, coffee, etc. waiting for me.

 

[rteetz]

So guess who forgot about FPs... It has been one of those days.

 

[SarahDisney]

I was pleasantly surprised with the fp+ selections this morning! So excited to have gotten both FoP and Slinky Dog! I also struggle with MK fast passes... what to do, what to do!! I went with SDMT, Thunder and Splash. I hope I picked correctly!

Those are my three FP+ for Wednesday ... aka the day you're not going to the park.
I kinda just made my FP+ haphazardly without thinking. I can always change them later. I have a Slinky Dog Dash for Saturday night and a FoP for Friday which is later than I want, so I might skip. We'll see.

 

[Dis_Yoda]

So guess who forgot about FPs... It has been one of those days.

I get ya. My husband refuses to discuss this trip as we’re currently on vacation so we get what we get

 

[TCB in FLA]

Very happy with my FP+ this morning — got everything we wanted. I was panicking since our military tickets were registering as “2017 Salute” although the valid dates were correct. Was able to breath at 7:01 when we got that first one.

 

[LSUfan4444]

So guess who forgot about FPs... It has been one of those days.

Ouch. Howd everything go being like 12 hours late? Anything NOT have availability you were hoping for?

 

[Dis_Yoda]

Finally set our fp+ - only thing we couldn’t get that we wanted was slinky dog but that is more so we weren’t willing to wait late in the afternoon for it.

 

[LSUfan4444]

that is more so we weren’t willing to wait late in the afternoon for it

What do you mean? Are you saying they had availability but only in the afternoon?

 

[Dis_Yoda]

What do you mean? Are you saying they had availability but only in the afternoon?

Yes - it was at like 4:45pm on Saturday. On race weekends we rarely last in the parks past 1. As my husband is the one running the half and full - he gets to decide how the weekend goes when it comes to parks and food.

 

[SarahDisney]

For the record ... I did my FP+ at about 5:45pm yesterday. The only things I wanted and couldn't get were a Slinky Dog Dash on Thursday (I got it Saturday night instead, at exactly the time I wanted) and a morning Flights of Passage on Friday (I got afternoon, but may skip it because it's later than I was planning on being in the park). Availability actually seemed decent for most things.

 

[steph0808]

Got all the FPs I wanted! Might switch them around, but for now I have two FoP - one for Saturday and one for Monday, which is the only thing I really wanted since I didn't get on it this year.

 

[lhermiston]

Good morning, runDisney all-stars! We are 58 days away from the start of marathon weekend. Who is getting pumped?

Sundays are for Disney, what else? Fastpasses. A lot of you are already chatting about them, but let's make it official. What FP+ did you snag (tell us all or some)? What are you most excited about? Any disappointments?

I'm mostly happy with my selections. We're doing FOP for the first time on Wednesday afternoon, not the ideal time with the expo, but I'll make it work. We also have two FPs for 7DMT, which none of us have ever done, including one in the evening. I'm pretty excited about those. FPs for Frozen Ever After and the Frozen Sing-Along for my youngest and a little something for everyone else in the family. They all worked out well with our dining plans, as well.

Have a good week, everyone!

 

[AFwifelife]

SAFD: we can’t do FPs until 30 days out but I’m not too worried. We won’t have kids with us so the ability to stand in line is there for us. The only things that are must do’s for us is Slinky and AS2. I don’t think my husband has even seen TSL open yet lol. The other rides that are our must hit during longer trips are ones that you can usually get FPs for (HM, ToT, SSE, LwtL - yes I FP that). Also wanting a FP for Character Spot on Monday for medal pics.

 

[Barca33Runner]

Sundays are for Disney:

Got pretty much everything we wanted.
Thursday (HS)-TSM, RnRC, ToT (there were Slinky Dog FP+ available, but they were after 6 pm and we have dinner and sleep reservations)
Friday (AK)-EE, Safari, FoP
Sunday (MK after Marathon)-Splash, Space, detour to Ohana, return for 7DMT and Happily Ever After
Monday (Epcot)- Soarin’, Mission:Space, Spaceship Earth (might not use the last two; can’t wait for Guardians and Ratatouille to open so we can possibly get more than one e-ticket level attraction at Epcot)
Tuesday (MK)-7DMT, Splash, Pirates
Wednesday(HS)-Slinky Dog Dash, RnRC, Star Tours

Pretty successful all in all.

ADRs booked for Morimoto, Homecomin’(1st time), Tusker House, Raglan Road, Ohana (1st), Via Napoli (1st), Be Our Guest (1st), Yak & Yeti.

I will need details on the face painting timing so I can pitch it to the family. The rest of my family does drink alcohol and will be doing some form of DATW, just not sure I’ll be able to convince them to join a larger group.

 

[lhermiston]

SAFD: we can’t do FPs until 30 days out but I’m not too worried. We won’t have kids with us so the ability to stand in line is there for us. The only things that are must do’s for us is Slinky and AS2. I don’t think my husband has even seen TSL open yet lol. The other rides that are our must hit during longer trips are ones that you can usually get FPs for (HM, ToT, SSE, LwtL - yes I FP that). Also wanting a FP for Character Spot on Monday for medal pics.

I have a FP for living with the land, too. It’s one of my wife’s favorites.

 

[lhermiston]

Sundays are for Disney:

Got pretty much everything we wanted.
Thursday (HS)-TSM, RnRC, ToT (there were Slinky Dog FP+ available, but they were after 6 pm and we have dinner and sleep reservations)
Friday (AK)-EE, Safari, FoP
Sunday (MK after Marathon)-Splash, Space, detour to Ohana, return for 7DMT and Happily Ever After
Monday (Epcot)- Soarin’, Mission:Space, Spaceship Earth (might not use the last two; can’t wait for Guardians and Ratatouille to open so we can possibly get more than one e-ticket level attraction at Epcot)
Tuesday (MK)-7DMT, Splash, Pirates
Wednesday(HS)-Slinky Dog Dash, RnRC, Star Tours

Pretty successful all in all.

ADRs booked for Morimoto, Homecomin’(1st time), Tusker House, Raglan Road, Ohana (1st), Via Napoli (1st), Be Our Guest (1st), Yak & Yeti.

I will need details on the face painting timing so I can pitch it to the family. The rest of my family does drink alcohol and will be doing some form of DATW, just not sure I’ll be able to convince them to join a larger group.

We’re doing Ohana after the marathon, too! It’s one of our favorite spots.

 

[Smilelea]

DH was up at 6am this morning to book our FPs. He said he had everything we wanted within 15 mins. He had to switch a couple around (SDD had to be booked for a little later than he wanted) but he still got it on the day we wanted it.

SDD was our must. DH and I will have to take turns because ODS refuses to ride and YDS is still too small.
NRJ is our Pandora one for the same reason. DH and I loved FOP in May but until we have someone to stay with the kids or our kids can both ride it, we'll just have to wait to ride again. Neither one of us really wants to ride by ourselves.

Since our boys are still big on the characters, we went with more character FPs than normal. ODS is running the kids race and he really wants to get lots of pictures wearing his medal. I'm good with this plan myself . We can typically get more later in the day for the rides our boys love anyway, especially at MK.

 

[cavepig]

I did FPs yesterday morning and grabbed a few Slinky Dog's, so I'm happy. Our first night, Wednesday, no Slinky's, so grabbed a Swirling Saucer.

We have one FOP FP for our very last day, but thinking will have already done it during EMH mornings. It makes me slightly sick unfortunately, so may not keep it.

I'm sure I'll be changing stuff during the trip as we usually do, especially after the half & full.
After the Half I have Studios and made my first one not till 1:10.
After the Full I have MK and didn't make my first one till 3:20.

I have a FP for living with the land, too. It’s one of my wife’s favorites.

I have 2 Living with the Land's throughout the trip, I enjoy it, but also I don't know what else to pick for tier 2.

 

[Barca33Runner]

but also I don't know what else to pick for tier 2.

My Epcot problem as well. Everything on tier 2 is either walk-on or we won’t do it, so I feel kind of odd planning any of them. Not that we don’t enjoy them, just that a FP+ seems unnecessary.

 

[lhermiston]

My Epcot problem as well. Everything on tier 2 is either walk-on or we won’t do it, so I feel kind of odd planning any of them. Not that we don’t enjoy them, just that a FP+ seems unnecessary.

Yup. I plugged some of mine into Touring Plans last night and they’re just like, “We’re ignoring your fastpasses because they’re unnecessary.”