Yeah, same area where the rest of merch is and they'll have a sign. Was pretty easy to find, I did it for the first time this past January.
I assume it does make a difference but don’t worry there’s an area at the expo you can go to sign your waivers in person.
Agreed. The area is set up in the runDisney merchandise area with “booths” (I’m not sure what they’re actually called) like the ones they use for bib pickup. Very easy to find and I’ve never seen a long line for it. I don’t preorder often but I always try to remind myself when I do because it’s easy to forget about when you’re in the chaos of the merch building.
I have already put a reminder in my phone
As you enter the Bib pickup building there will be a table with waivers to sign. All you need is your Bib# (don’t forget your ID for pickup!) . It’s not a big deal - it literally adds 1 minute to the amount of time to pickup your bib - even on the busiest day.
Not in my experience. I ordered the 2025 Men’s jacket about a month after registration. For DL 2024 I ordered the jacket at least 2 months after registration because I didn’t get registered until well after registration opened. This is bizarre because they should just be able to increase their order. Why leave money on the table? Makes me glad I don’t like the Men’s jacket (if it was identical to the women’s I would have ordered it already)
I print the last page of the waiver and fill it out before heading out to the expo. They'll have extras there, but I find it's easier to come prepared.
I’m having the same issue with the Goofy hoodie. I wish they were flexible with exchanges/returns because I’m just not sure about the sizing. With the way registration went I have a feeling it’ll sell out on day one and I won’t be there until Friday, so I think if I want it I’ll have to preorder.
Doesn’t 100% help, but I’ve never had an issue returning a pre-order at either a park shop or at my resort. Typically I’ve only been given a gift card or merch swap, but it’s better than being stuck with something that doesn’t fit or that you accidentally ordered twice (reason #213 why I’m an idiot)
Thank you, it does help because I didn’t think they accepted returns! I might preorder it then (if runDisney decides to fix my registration link). I’m totally fine with a gift card or merchandise swap because I clearly have no control and find it too easy to spend money in Disney…
Of my 23 marathon medals, the Disney ones are the most interesting and they are large. Could they do better? Probably. But they are good enough that I keep them on a separate rack because they would overshadow my other medals. Until they plaster the race sponsor on the medal itself (e.g., BoA), I won’t complain.
You'd think so. But we know from previous experiences this is probably not how they use the information.
I tend to agree. I love the RD events, but not so much that I want to pay for a club run Disney membership (which in itself is hard to get!). Maybe I was just lucky in recent years, but this was the first year I got in the queue and it was clear I wasn't going to get in. The only reason I got in was because a family member was able to registered me on their account. Past years, I felt like as long as you got on exactly at or right before the opening time, you had a semi-reasonable chance of getting in. It is a small sample size, but this year, most people I knew had the same experience as me where it was immediately "wait will be over an hour" and you just never even made it close to registering.
IDK what it is - my devices? My internet provider’s speed? The Universe telling me I’m old and need to stop doing these races?! - but despite doing all the right things, I’ve yet to get into a race at all for the past year+ on my own: I’ve only gotten through via gifted queues. Before then, I’d only ever been shut out of a single race over 10+ years of rD registrations. I’m honestly perplexed by the apparent enormous surge in popularity.
Social media and influencers. I get it though. That is essentially their "job". Just from reading the comments on different social media channels, I had a feeling there was going to be an increased amount of people trying to register. But for us non influencers, it is kind of cool to post your accomplishment of finishing a run at Disney World. I post my pics on my IG and I always try to record video of running down Main Street and post that on my story. In a nutshell, FOMO. I really do believe that is what has caused this boom. Heck, I was having it weeks up to registration and that is why I went the charity route.
