Official 2016 Star Wars Half Marthon - The Dark Side Weekend

[Nole95]

@faneuil That's what they told me late yesterday afternoon (both rD merch locations). I was secretly hoping that they'd restock every day and was planning to stop by early tomorrow when we head back to WDW. It seems silly that they'd run out of magnets which are pretty cheap to produce and probably have a great ROI (at $8.95 a pop if I remember correctly). One CM told me that she checked out a guy buying about 20 magnets and she kind of gave him a bit of side-eye, but that she had to ring them up. This would be easily solved if they had a limit (like 3 per person or something). I get that rD doesn't care HOW they make their money, but that sort of messaging to their runners may just be a good part of why races aren't filling up as quickly as they used to. There were rD CMs trying to recruit registrants for Tink - which is in THREE weeks.

Anyway, sorry for long-winded thoughts. By the by, did anyone notice that they even have the wrong date on the half marathon medal pin? Sloppy.

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Must just be on the merchandise. Saw the actual medal and the date is correct.

 

[Mimsy Borogove]

Must just be on the merchandise. Saw the actual medal and the date is correct.

Yes, just the pin, not the medal itself.

 

[Z-Knight]

By the by, did anyone notice that they even have the wrong date on the half marathon medal pin? Sloppy.

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Haha...awesome, didn't notice it. Lol, it might be worth more now.

 

[cavepig]

So, put in the claim codes on photopass (as my mom's account and she is AP) and my parents 5k pics popped up under a runDisney tab. Worked pretty easy for the most part, it took a little bit to claim the number with a spinning loading thing.

 

[MommaoffherRocker]

They posted this on the parks blog today
https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...disney-star-wars-half-marathon-the-dark-side/

 

[rteetz]

Just saw what the line was like for chewbacca today at the race. Wow....

https://twitter.com/blog_mickey/status/720924887188140033

 

[faneuil]

Just saw what the line was like for chewbacca today at the race. Wow....

https://twitter.com/blog_mickey/status/720924887188140033

No way you can keep the 16 min pace with that line!

Just go to the Studios after the race people!

 

[MonkeyDishwasher]

No way you can keep the 16 min pace with that line!

Just go to the Studios after the race people!

Literally my exact thought!!!

 

[acbshada]

So, put in the claim codes on photopass (as my mom's account and she is AP) and my parents 5k pics popped up under a runDisney tab. Worked pretty easy for the most part, it took a little bit to claim the number with a spinning loading thing.

I think we talked about this before, so forgive me...but where do we find our claim codes for the pictures?

 

[wilkeliza]

So, put in the claim codes on photopass (as my mom's account and she is AP) and my parents 5k pics popped up under a runDisney tab. Worked pretty easy for the most part, it took a little bit to claim the number with a spinning loading thing.

What's the quality of the photos? Not doing a race anytime soon but would totally pay for memory maker if the photos are of good quality.

 

[EEsloveDis]

How many corrals for the 10k? I'm in B but will drop back to be with my family in C.

 

[bcarey2k]

How many corrals for the 10k? I'm in B but will drop back to be with my family in C.

I believe there are 6.

They go off about at 10 min increments. (If my memory serves ... Which may be off)

Brian

 

[cavepig]

I think we talked about this before, so forgive me...but where do we find our claim codes for the pictures?

It's in the Event guide or if you go to run Disney results and pick darkside it lists them.

What's the quality of the photos? Not doing a race anytime soon but would totally pay for memory maker if the photos are of good quality.

SO far awesome! more keep popping up for them, lots more then I had for the Jan 5k with marathofoto. Quality is super duper too!

 

[iambasicallyanna]

For the photos, is the one-day Memory Maker still a thing? I'm trying to figure out the best option to purchase photos if we do end up liking a lot of ours on Sunday.

 

[rteetz]

For the photos, is the one-day Memory Maker still a thing? I'm trying to figure out the best option to purchase photos if we do end up liking a lot of ours on Sunday.

Yes I believe it is but I don't know the specifics on it.

 

[tschaan]

Was the Jabba photo op at the start line or on the course this morning?

 

[camaker]

Was the Jabba photo op at the start line or on the course this morning?

It was at the start line along with Darth Vader, BB-8, Han in carbonite, and a couple of other "scenic" photo ops.

 

[BDK33]

Does anyone know of any 3rd party sites where you can buy the magnets since they are sold out?

 

[camaker]

Does anyone know of any 3rd party sites where you can buy the magnets since they are sold out?

I'd watch eBay, but give it some time for the initial hype to die down. I wanted an extra Goofy magnet from Marathon Weekend. They started out around $20 right after the race, but by March they were down to $10-11.

 

[tschaan]

It was at the start line along with Darth Vader, BB-8, Han in carbonite, and a couple of other "scenic" photo ops.

Thanks! Guess I'll be on the first bus in the am!