Marathon Weekend 2026

[Mr_Incr3dible]

If you have a re-bookable rental car, I just rebooked through Costco (again) and saved $45.

Have you considered a new career as a travel agent? You seem to have a ton of hands-on training....

 

[jrsharp21]

If you have a re-bookable rental car, I just rebooked through Costco (again) and saved $45.

Thanks for the heads up. Just looked at my rental car reservation with National and I was able to save about $35.

 

[Herding_Cats]

Have you considered a new career as a travel agent? You seem to have a ton of hands-on training....

it's been suggested a time or 2.

 

[cburnett11]

A word on rain in forecasts for this time of year from a Floridian, because I always see much confusion on the topic…

The “it only rains for an hour or so in the afternoons!” adage refers to summer storms that are created by rising heat and coastal breezes meeting and hot Gulf waters and cooler Atlantic waters and other meteorological phenomena pertaining to summer.

Rain in winter is something else entirely. This is our dry season: rain almost always only comes when connected to a front. It can be a weak front that barely drops temps at all, or a strong front that crashes us into freezing weather, or anything in between. And fronts can come with a little rain, a ton of rain, or no rain at all. Seeing the potential for a front to dip into FL is relatively easy - but just how much it might impact weather (i.e. temps and rain) is the really tricky part and is why forecasts more than a few days out are SO unreliable.

Even when a forecast looks solid and every outlet is repeating the same thing, it can be wrong. See MW 2017, when we spent the week or so before thinking we’d have a very hot marathon because EVERY forecasting outlet was indicating that… and instead, a very strong front blew in with extreme wind and rain that canceled the half and left us with frigid weather for the full.

I’m not saying don’t look at forecasts at all: I know they're good for passing some taper time! But do keep in mind that rain in a forecast this time of year is a total carpshoot: there might be a little, a lot, or none at all and you really won’t have a handle on it until day-of.

What I’m saying is this: ALWAYS BRING THE RAIN GEAR! I don’t care what the forecast shows, it’s ways worth having it handy, just in case.

I always appreciate your Florida weather clarifications!

 

[cburnett11]

SAFD: 1) have fun all 4 races 2) every available photopass stop (I’ll skip if character is not there or is not actively walking out from trailer).

 

[matt and beth]

My rental car would be $400 more

 

[Herding_Cats]

My rental car would be $400 more

Yeah we are past the usual cut-off for cheaper rates. I was honestly surprised it was less this morning.

My spring break rental in Utah has gone up $1,300 since I booked it.

 

[KCO5988]

Booked lightening lanes this morning for my MK day!

 

[Herding_Cats]

I know most of you will disagree with me, but I'm kind of fangirling over wunderground's forecast for next week.

 

[DisneyGamer11]

Not cold enough!

 

[Herding_Cats]

Not cold enough!

I agree that it could be a little cooler for the HM, and possibly the M, but considering that the high temperature is usually mid-afternoon, I'm OK with the the forecasted highs.

Accuweather is showing slightly cooler temps leading up to the weekend, and then warmer than wunderground for Saturday/Sunday.

 

[The Expert]

I DO like the zero chance of rain in this one!

 

[Herding_Cats]

I DO like the zero chance of rain in this one!

 

[Grabnar]

Booked lightening lanes this morning for my MK day!

You reminded me to get my tickets and DANG did they increase prices. Finally getting priced out of WDW tickets for a DINK household, $550 for 2x 1-day with Park Hopper, it's $900 for 2 days! Not sure how families are doing this routinely

 

[Mr_Incr3dible]

I know most of you will disagree with me, but I'm kind of fangirling over wunderground's forecast for next week.

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Perfect for me! Let's ----- go!

 

[marty3d]

I know most of you will disagree with me, but I'm kind of fangirling over wunderground's forecast for next week.

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This is the way

 

[jrsharp21]

I know most of you will disagree with me, but I'm kind of fangirling over wunderground's forecast for next week.

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Yes, please! This is perfect to me!

 

[jrsharp21]

Booked our LL passes for the 6th (Epcot) and 7th (MK) today. Our son is coming with us for the first couple of days of the trip and then has to leave on Friday morning to head back to college. So waiting on him to get out of bed and decide where we are going on the 8th after the 5k. LOL.

Hard part about booking on the 7th is the expo. You never know how long you are going to be there. We are also moving resorts that day and have a reservation at 4:30 at Beak and Barrel. So plan is to try to get into the VQ right away that morning, pack up our bags, and head over to the expo to check in. Then hopefully around noonish we can at least get into the merch building, then head to our new resort and drop our bags if the room is not ready, and then head to MK.

 

[Herding_Cats]

Brief soapbox moment considering the current (but probably inaccurate) forecast for marathon day:

KEEP YOUR SPONGE. If it gets as warm as they are guessing, there is a good chance that they will be handing out wet sponges as we exit AK and turn onto Western Way. My first year of running at Disney (2022) it was like a scene from a zombie movie with people walking down the highway, yellow sponges littering the road. You can RE-WET your sponge at water stops. Stick it in your hat, in your sports bra (monitor your skin as this could cause new or unexpected chafing), in your vest, your shorts. They also had ice bags between Blizzard Beach and HS. YYMV with these, but on the off-chance that it does get hot these are some things to keep an eye out for.

 

[Naomeri]

Brief soapbox moment considering the current (but probably inaccurate) forecast for marathon day:

KEEP YOUR SPONGE. If it gets as warm as they are guessing, there is a good chance that they will be handing out wet sponges as we exit AK and turn onto Western Way. My first year of running at Disney (2022) it was like a scene from a zombie movie with people walking down the highway, yellow sponges littering the road. You can RE-WET your sponge at water stops. Stick it in your hat, in your sports bra (monitor your skin as this could cause new or unexpected chafing), in your vest, your shorts. They also had ice bags between Blizzard Beach and HS. YYMV with these, but on the off-chance that it does get hot these are some things to keep an eye out for.

And if you really don't want a sponge or ice bag any more, see if someone else wants it before you toss it on the ground. I remember at W&D 2024 there was an ice bag that cycled through 4 or 5 people after we came down the hill after the final cloverleaf.