New Disney Race in Sat Oct 27(Night Run) & Minnie Rumor

[WDWFAN9]

I am so THERE!! I'll probably be coming solo, arriving on Thursday and staying through Monday (or Tuesday, or if I am really greedy Weds!). Afterall, flying before Dec will earn me a free flight for Jan!! And I already have an AP! I am very fortunate to work somewhere with a very generous PTO policy!

RE: studying at WDW - it can be done! I studied for the CPA exam one year. There were plenty of opportunities to study....the wait at the airport, the flight, one morning I studied outside the food court at CBR while DH went on a fishing excursion. I even carried flash cards and studied in the parks while I was waiting for parades, etc.

Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy 206 days from today! We need a clippie!!

 

[Big Vic]

Here's a small preview of the MNSSHP parade I shot last year.

MNSSHP Parade

 

[ultramickeymouse]

Here is what everyone has been waiting for:

The link to the Tower of Terror 13K(& 6.5K)

$65 not bad

http://disneyworldsports.disney.go.com/dwws/en_US/endurance/events/detail?name=EnduranceTowerofTerror13K2007EventDetailPage

Robert

 

[DianeL]

DianeL and Susan (mousemgr) are in for the 13K. Susan's working on making the reservation now LOL

Barb will be there but she just doesn't know it yet.

Airfare stinks! So I guess we'll be watching it. But we'd arrive Thursday EARLY! Be at packet pick up as soon as we can get in then fly home on Sunday.

Can't wait!!!

So now we need glow stick necklaces and bracelets LOL

this is going to be such a blast. And here I was all excited with the flying pig coming up, now I can barely stand it with the excitement of doing the Pig in a few weeks AND a new Disney race. Wooohooo!!!!

CARRIE!!!!! You haven't paid for the Detroit Free Press have you? LOL

KEVIN!!! I don't think I need the Grand Rapids info anymore LMBO (it's on 10/28)

 

[aladdinsgirl]

STEPHEN AND I ARE IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We had a discussion over dinner and unless something crazy comes up, we'll see you guys on Oct. 27! Stephen got an unexpected bonus at work that is the exact amount we thought we could do the long weekend for. We took it as a sign! Plus it's a week after our 7th anniversary, so hello, anniversary present!

Vic--Thank you so much for offering to pick up our race packets. I'll e-mail Disney to make sure it's possible for someone else to pick up the packets, but I know it can be done for the marathon, so I assume it's not a big deal for a 13K. I'll PM you once we get closer to the event. Thanks for parade clip too, I love MNSSHP and I love that parade!

If everyone does the Halloween party on Friday, Stephen and I will miss it, but I'm sure there will be other meets that weekend.

I AM SO EXCITED FOR THE TOWER OF TERROR 13K!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Lexxiefern]

I am so excited about this!! It works out so perfectly for me since we will already be there And it is actually our last night there before going over to Vero Beach. Yay!! And my sister will be there so she is going to do it with me.


Becky

 

[Lan]

I am so there!!!

 

[cdn_gal_eeyore]

OK - I think I totally sold my mom on this race. She is quickly becoming my new racing partner. Starting at the ToT...nighttime race...glow in the dark shirts...inaugural medal... those were the key words! Plus it is a good training run for January right? I may wind up taking the week off between the Nike half and ToT to spend more time at WDW. That now means I won't be going anywhere or taking any time off over Thanksgiving though (our Thanksgiving is in October, so I don't see how I can manage three weekends away in one month).

Most likely I am in!! Kiena, if my mom comes though I'll be out for the room split with you though - sorry!

 

[Lan]

Can we get a Tower of Terror icon to put in our signatures?

 

[Calcio]

Okay, reading the information in the WDW Sports web site, I see the course like this:

Start on Sunset Boulevard under the Tower of Terror.
Up Sunset
Right to the Sorcerer's Hat
Left along the alley with the Commissary on the right
Right onto New York Street
Through the stunt show
Left and wind along the back roads
Into the parking lot area then turn right
Follow the access road under the little overpass we go over at mile 22 in the marathon
Along World drive under the overpass we go over at mile 20 of the marathon
Sharp left for 1 mile or so
Right to the World of Sports Complex for whatever distance is necessary
Hit the turn around point and the do it in reverse

Well at least that's my theory. This uses a fair amount of the Race for the Taste 10K course, just tacking on the Sunset Boulevard stretch of the Studios and whatever they need in the World of Sports complex to get 4.04 miles out.

This is going to be good. Martha and I are all over this. By staying at the Swan we can just walk over for the start and back after the party.

Glow in the dark shirts sounds great, but I'm really, really, really obsessive about what I wear for races. I'm not sure I'll be able to part with my much beloved top or singlet.

And I really needed this today. We had a faculty meeting this afternoon which made me want to quit my position and work at a different College or University. The topper was when the most arrogant person I've ever seen (we'd not met but his reputation preceeded him) complimented people in my position at the college saying, "we even act as if they are worthy of being our colleagues." Worthy? At that point I jumped up and said "I take extreme offense at that statement." He proceeded to yell at me that everything he, the lord of knowledge, said was true, then asked the people around him who the hell I was to question his highness. Well, if he spent any time on our campus instead of doing executive ed he would know I teach more course equivalents, more students, and get higher teaching ratings than anyone else at the College. I guess when you're true royalty you don't have to know anything about anything. The only saving grace was a handful of people after the meeting thanked me for standing up to this idiot. Now in our next division meeting I'll get teased for being a rabble rouser.

When I got home and gave Martha the blow-by-blow description of this, she told me the good news was the information about the TOT 13K was up. Thank heavens for this good news.

5 hours later and I'm still steaming. Best to all

Craig

 

[disneybelle]

Craig - I can relate to your experience at work/school. Gotta love those types! And it is very difficult to let those things go sometimes (most times for me!)

You are always poignant and inspirational in your posts. It's easy to see why you are would receive high teacher ratings.

On a lighter note-Yay! Tot 13K looks way cool. We're at the Swan too for the convenience. The kids prefer the walk and think of how fun the walk back'll be at 1am.

 

[Lan]

I hope you have a better day today Calcio!!

 

[Kristi1357]

Craig - good for you to say something to that bonehead! I hope you have a better day today.

Chad told me to sign us up. We will eBay and yard sale like crazy to make this happen. I told Chad he has to get on the ball getting some job, any job, so this can happen. We will probably drive down, but that's ok since we like driving if we have the time. I am going to see if I can get an offsite time share through my in-laws. Some of them are so close, it really isn't that bad. I'll miss the magic of a Disney resort, but if this is the only way we can afford to go - I'll take it!

We're in!

 

[Lexxiefern]

So, do you think the medal will be a ToT? And I would think the 13k medal will be much cooler than the 6k. What do you think?


Becky

 

[getnthinr]

Here's a small preview of the MNSSHP parade I shot last year.

MNSSHP Parade

Vic, love your video! I was thinking as I watched it, "My pics always seem to have the tops of other folks heads in them. How does he do that?" I forgot you were "Big" Vic!

 

[disnutt]

Big Vic- Loved the video. Main Street looked so empty is it really that 'dead' for Halloween? I'm used to parades being piled up 5 rows deep.

Craig- Sorry you've got to work with such a doofus. Hope you have been able to let it go. Gotta wonder how people like that manage to get ahead with their complete lack of social skills.

Can't run today because I've got a sore throat and what feels like mumps in my neck. Feeling a bit feverish too. This always seems to happen when I'm going to visit extended family which I'm doing for the holiday. I need to dig deeper to see if I'm repressing some sort of horrible memory and these illnesses are just psychosomatic.

The only thing I've ever come up with is that my parents never took me to WDW as a child. I have resented them ever since my best friend in grade school got to go and she 'shared' her travel stories with me. I saw her pictures w/ Mickey and wanted to cry because I wanted to be there.

 

[Duanerice]

Duane -- Is that an AP rate? I am not finding anything that low.

That is an AAA rate. Had to ask for it. It was $99 a night without it.
Duane

 

[keenercam]

Thanks, Duane! Got it. Hoping rates may come down later.

disnutt-- what a funny post! I never went until my senior class trip. Then, I never went again until at least 10 years later, at which time I converted DH into a Disney nut like myself.

 

[disnutt]

Cam- I had an very early and very unfortunate first marriage. The only thing good I can say about it is that we went to Disney World. I know WDW is magical because we were able to overlook each other's flaws for most of the trip!

After counseling, divorce and a very late and very happy second marriage I'm even happier going to WDW!

Just to show what a big person I am I've even taken my mother to WDW. My father just won't travel. See, I'm not holding any grudges!

 

[Honeibee]

Vic - Thanks so much for the parade video! I got goosebumps watching it!

Craig - I'm afraid I would have slapped him. He's an ****.

I wonder if there is a limit to the number of people who can register for this race. Robert, have you heard anything about that?