Marathon Weekend 2022

[flav]

SAFD: Combination of Electrical Parade + Wishes

I would really like to see the 4th of July fireworks one day for my birthday.

 

[nekonekoneko]

SAFD: I'm going to go with Osborne Lights. I liked it, and it had many fewer people at one time.

I only got to see it one time before they took it away.

 

[LilyJC]

I wish WDW did as much for The Nightmare Before Christmas as DL does! Granted, I didn’t see the new Jack Skellington fireworks for the Halloween party, but is that Zero flying?? I need to make a trip there one year for this and the HM overlay!

And omg that Moana float!

Yes, that’s Zero! It’s such a fun show, and I also love the NBC Haunted Mansion overlay! Fall is definitely a fantastic time for a DLR trip!

And yes, all the Magic Happens floats are beautiful at night, but the Moana one is my favorite!

 

[BuckeyeBama]

SAFD: I'm going to go with Osborne Lights. I liked it, and it had many fewer people at one time.

I only got to see it one time before they took it away.

They were the best thing about Christmas trips to WDW for our family. Absolutely stunning .

 

[BikeFan]

SAFD: Illuminations, with Osborne Family Lights a very close second. Both were great shows, and both are now gone! One of the thinks I'm going to miss most about Illuminations is it wasn't another attempt to push Disney's IP on the public. I haven't seen HarmonioUS yet, but it looks like it's going to have characters. That's fine, but does EVERYTHING have to have characters these days?

 

[NewYKRunner]

SAFD:

I haven’t seen too many shows but Fantasmic was awesome to see in Disneyland with our then 5 year old (Jan 2015).
The return of MW is pretty awesome!

 

[LdyStormy76]

Registration question- if I'm trying to get myself and my kids into the 5K, is there somewhere in my rundisney account that I can add their info ahead of time?

There does not appear to be a way to have additional runner information in your account; just yours and you add theirs as you register them. Hopefully someine who has done multiple registrations will have some tips to share.

 

[Livelovedance]

SAFD: I'm going to go with Osborne Lights. I liked it, and it had many fewer people at one time.

I only got to see it one time before they took it away.

They were the best thing about Christmas trips to WDW for our family. Absolutely stunning .

SAFD: Illuminations, with Osborne Family Lights a very close second. Both were great shows, and both are now gone!

I'm so glad the Osborne lights were mentioned because I almost forgot about them! I only saw them once, the last year they were in WDW. They were INCREDIBLE

 

[lhermiston]

So the correct answer is the unbeatable one-two punch of Celebrate the Magic and Wishes!

I still choke up when I hear Robin Williams in that show.

I want to add that IllumiNations was - by far - the best show to photograph. I have plenty of memories of setting up early to get a good spot, getting pushed and elbowed and then having someone obstruct my view at the last minute. I only shot IllumiNations twice and both times I had perfect, unobstructed views.

Plus, the torches were awesome.

 

[lhermiston]

Other than my kids, fireworks are my favorite thing to photograph:

DSC_4648 by Lee Hermiston, on Flickr

DSC_4807 by Lee Hermiston, on Flickr

DSC_3264 by Lee Hermiston, on Flickr

DSC_9870 by Lee Hermiston, on Flickr

IllumiNations 3 by Lee Hermiston, on Flickr

Wishes 1 by Lee Hermiston, on Flickr

 

[Disney at Heart]

There does not appear to be a way to have additional runner information in your account; just yours and you add theirs as you register them. Hopefully someine who has done multiple registrations will have some tips to share.

Registered DH once. After I typed in his name or email or something, the rest of his info popped in from his account. It saved a little time.

 

[Outonarun]

"Perfect" status information email received, and posted here:

See post 1,089 in the following thread for more information:

News and Developments for Future In-Person runDisney Events

 

[opusone]

Okay... so I have been following the DIS rD forum as well as the specific "Marathon Weekend 20XX" threads for the last six years now, and the dates/timing for Marathon Weekend have just never worked out for me. But the stars have finally aligned, and so my daughter and I will be attending Marathon Weekend 2022!!

My daughter will be running either the 5k or 10k, and I have decided to register for Dopey which is something I never thought I would hear myself say. About 17 years ago, I completed my eighth marathon and said "never again." My marathon times had just been getting worse and worse, and I didn't enjoy the last one at all. So, that's been my mantra for a long time... "never again will I run a marathon." And I have kept to that promise and only run half marathons and below ever since then.

However, over the years, reading the race reports posted here and hearing all the excitement about the marathon during Marathon Weekend, I am now revising my mantra to be "never again will I run a marathon... for time." Please tell me that The Goof Troop Roving Road Party will be active again for the 2022 marathon (@lhermiston? @FFigawi?)!

So, I locked in flights, hotel, and rental car... now just need registration!

 

[FFigawi]

Okay... so I have been following the DIS rD forum as well as the specific "Marathon Weekend 20XX" threads for the last six years now, and the dates/timing for Marathon Weekend have just never worked out for me. But the stars have finally aligned, and so my daughter and I will be attending Marathon Weekend 2022!!

My daughter will be running either the 5k or 10k, and I have decided to register for Dopey which is something I never thought I would hear myself say. About 17 years ago, I completed my eighth marathon and said "never again." My marathon times had just been getting worse and worse, and I didn't enjoy the last one at all. So, that's been my mantra for a long time... "never again will I run a marathon." And I have kept to that promise and only run half marathons and below ever since then.

However, over the years, reading the race reports posted here and hearing all the excitement about the marathon during Marathon Weekend, I am now revising my mantra to be "never again will I run a marathon... for time." Please tell me that The Goof Troop Roving Road Party will be active again for the 2022 marathon (@lhermiston? @FFigawi?)!

So, I locked in flights, hotel, and rental car... now just need registration!

This is great news! I am sure the Goof Troop Roving Road Party (TM) will be happening again in 2022 in one form or another.

 

[lukemorenus]

Okay... so I have been following the DIS rD forum as well as the specific "Marathon Weekend 20XX" threads for the last six years now, and the dates/timing for Marathon Weekend have just never worked out for me. But the stars have finally aligned, and so my daughter and I will be attending Marathon Weekend 2022!!

My daughter will be running either the 5k or 10k, and I have decided to register for Dopey which is something I never thought I would hear myself say. About 17 years ago, I completed my eighth marathon and said "never again." My marathon times had just been getting worse and worse, and I didn't enjoy the last one at all. So, that's been my mantra for a long time... "never again will I run a marathon." And I have kept to that promise and only run half marathons and below ever since then.

However, over the years, reading the race reports posted here and hearing all the excitement about the marathon during Marathon Weekend, I am now revising my mantra to be "never again will I run a marathon... for time." Please tell me that The Goof Troop Roving Road Party will be active again for the 2022 marathon (@lhermiston? @FFigawi?)!

So, I locked in flights, hotel, and rental car... now just need registration!

Perfect… the WDW marathon is always a “good time”

 

[Herding_Cats]

Gahhhh! Flights out of our local regional airport are so cheap right now. But I absolutely cannot book anything until I know I have a bib.

I had a dream about trying to get registered last night. And nothing but dopey was available and I was SO SAD because dh can’t take that many days off from work for me to run.

 

[GreatLakes]

Just switched our reservation from POP to POFQ. If anyone didn't see the announcement both Port Orleans resorts and two of the all stars (Music and Sports) opened for booking today.

 

[Grabnar]

Just switched our reservation from POP to POFQ. If anyone didn't see the announcement both Port Orleans resorts and two of the all stars (Music and Sports) opened for booking today.

Thoughts on Caribbean Beach vs POFQ? I figured that the Skyliner would be a nice perk

 

[GreatLakes]

I just stayed at CBR one night in May and have only stayed at POR, not POFQ, though I have visited it. I was not impressed with Caribbean Beach. My wife will not ride the skyliner and we always have a car so that didn't really play into it for me so that may move the needle for you. Of the moderates I have stayed at (Coronado, POR, and CBR) I liked it the least. If you have a kid the pool is really nice but I found the room blah.

 

[GuinnessRunner]

Just switched our reservation from POP to POFQ. If anyone didn't see the announcement both Port Orleans resorts and two of the all stars (Music and Sports) opened for booking today.

Just did the exact same. Struggled with giving up Skyliner access, but will have a car and not sure how much park time I will be putting in for MW anyway. Plus knowing my luck I would have been in one of the building at Pop furthest from the Skyliner station and the though of making that walk after the marathon made the decision easier for me.