I’ve seen similar sentiment in the reviews I’ve seen, people really seem to be enjoying the food and experience even with the hard to swallow prices. Not sure it will ever be on my to-do list (getting to the boardwalk area is not a regular occurrence), but I’m somewhat shocked at the near complete reversal of sentiment toward the place in a matter of days.
Wearing it for both was my original thought, but then the thought about wearing the same costume from 2-3pm through to 7am the next day (and running in it) didn't thrill me. Plus, I got to think up an extra costume!
no way I could convince DH of that. All the W&D racers, have fun! I love the Remy theme.
I'm still a bit skeptical as most of the folks going now are the influencers and Disney die-hards who may not be the most objective. That said, I may try and pop by later this week when I'm there solo.
I did Tokyo this year after doing Dopey. I have done other marathons close together (NYC then Dopey for example). I think I actually prefer this since you won't be starting from scratch. I took a week off of running after Dopey and then just picked up my same training plan wherever it falls. If I recall for Tokyo it meant I did three long runs (18+) between MW and Tokyo.
Yeah, I remember seeing some discussion a few months ago about influencers and parties and how basically if they didn’t only talk about things in glowing terms, Disney would not give them their free tickets, etc.
Clarabelle is on my list as well… was hoping to FINALLY meet her last fall on a visit to DL however aside from a few heroes in avengers campus we had bad luck with finding characters outThanks! The only "mandatory" characters for me are anyone from the Haunted Mansion and CLARABELLE. It seems she's always out in a different race from the one I'm doing.
I haven’t seen the thread on here but over on social media it’s been a riot
VQ, Lightning Lane Single Pass (fka Individual Attraction Selection Lightning Lane) or if you have the $$$$ Premiere Lightning Lane
This happens to me quite a bit, and is one of the reasons I do out-and-back runs. Generally speaking, I can convince myself to get to a specific turnaround spot, and by the time I'm on my way back things have improved. I blame it on age, although being undertrained is probably the more likely issue for me currently.
Volunteering isn't "a thing" any more and the races are staffed by a contract/temp type company. All workers at aid stations are paid at this point.
The first few miles are always crappy for me. Basically because I've just gotten up, I'm still tired, my legs aren't loose yet, and I just want to crawl back into bed. My neighborhood is made up of 8 separate subdivisions, so I can vary my routes, which makes it less monotonous, and there's a big hill at the bottom, so sometimes I use that as an extra challenge or motivation for extra walk breaks.
I listen to podcasts on my easy runs and just try to zone out and take it easy. Usually after two miles I feel looser and it's a lot easier to run. This morning was not the case, but it's a Monday.
I like out-and-back runs (or all-or-nothing loops) for this same reason, but I don't always have time to go to one of those, so I have to make do with running near my house, but that increases the chance of quitting early
I watched a few on Friday since it was a slow work day. I've seen glowing reviews and I've seen critical reviews. The first WDWNT review tasted three different cakes and the chocolate peanut butter mousse pie. The three cakes all had the same base and ranged from great to dry. So inconsistency there. Other reviews are showing me it depends on what someone orders. Theme Park Foodies ordered dishes that did not impress, and looked quite sad. And the two other reviews I watched were in-between.
I think a lot of it was price but I thought it was funny that they finally revealed what the inside looked like and people were like "oh wow, this place is actually really fancy". That was the entire point! It's a fancy place for people to do celebratory meals, I thought the target audience was engagements, honeymoons, baby showers and stuff. And people who want to treat themselves.
I did Peachtree once when I was spending some work time in Atlanta, and despite HATING hot weather, it's one of the best races I've ever done. I love running in the cold and this sounds awesome, but there's no way I can take any more days off around MW to squeeze this in.I don’t like the date relative to MW, but that aside I really can’t decide if it sounds fun or a terrible idea.
