Official Wine and Dine 2016 thread

[Dan1]

My turn.

Like:
1. The 10K added
2. The Challenge

Dislike:
1. Daytime in place of night time runs
2. After party not a non-event and nothing special at all
3. The dates.

We already have reservations at the Swan to check out on the Sunday. This was perfect because with the night 1/2, and the after-party we could still walk back to the hotel, nap, shower and checkout by noon to head to the airport in an east pace.

Now with the 1/2 run on Sunday morning, that won't work for us ..... it will be rush rush rush to the hotel right after the race to shower, no nap, no 'after-party' just checkout.

I'd be fine if the 5K was on Thursday, the 10K on the Friday and the 1/2 on the Saturday.

Oh well. Guess I don't do well with short notices.

 

[mhowens]

I am not exactly crazy about the changes. I do enjoy the night race! I guess it will be nice to be fresh and rested for the after party but I hope they limit the amount of tickets they sell to non-race participants. I wonder what time Epcot will close to the general public on Sunday? If it is open until 9 with Illuminations starting at 9 I don't really see how they will get non-party ticket holders out of there. Seems like it is going to be a mess but I will still be there and be happy to complete my C2C. Also kinda bummed that they will likely do away with the discounted tickets this race used to have since there will be more participants and likely every resort will be a host resort.

 

[MonkeyDishwasher]

Has anybody else noticed that daylight savings time end on November 6?

 

[rteetz]

I am following along to some discussions on twitter and it doesn't seem like many are very happy about this.

For example people are upset that
running through three parks
Osborne lights
running at night
after party
All four are gone

Many are complaining that its just another early morning $200 Disney Half marathon. It has lost its uniqueness.

Either way I would still like to run it eventually.

 

[Ariel484]

That doesn't necessary correlate with the dates of the party, that's for an in room celebration. The same type of thing is offered for MVMCP and has the following -
This extra-special surprise is only available from October 28, 2016 to January 9, 2017. Plus, consider adding even more cheer to your room with the separate purchase of a beautifully designed Christmas tree or personalized stockings.

So it starts before Halloween. The dates for the parties haven't been announced.

Ah...you're right. Oops!

Has anybody else noticed that daylight savings time end on November 6?

Oh noooo. I never do well with time changes, running a half marathon the day of one will be tough!

 

[opusone]

Has anybody else noticed that daylight savings time end on November 6?

Well, that will likely confuse some people... but it will be an additional hour of sleep before the half marathon for those in-the-know.

 

[rteetz]

Another interesting point I saw. Wine and Dine didn't start out as a half it started as Race for the Taste 10K which was run in the morning.

 

[MonkeyDishwasher]

Well, that will likely confuse some people... but it will be an additional hour of sleep before the half marathon for those in-the-know.

At wads it's the end where you gain an hour. Can you imagine if you lost an hour on top of the already early wake up time?!

 

[ell13]

Well,

We had to modify our reservation at Bay Lake.

Likes:

- A Challenge. My wife loves some extra bling.
- Possibility of all resorts being hosts

Dislikes:

- No night race
- No 3rd park
- Late date changes
- 3 AM wake-up calls

I'm surprised that there isn't another "Challenge" if you do all 3 races.

 

[Ariel484]

On the bright side - I like the themes they picked for the 10K and challenge a LOT. And I'm glad that the weekend as a whole is still Food & Wine themed.

But I'm not loving the course going from 3 parks to 2...or the change to a daytime race...or the late notice. I think this was handled really, really poorly, but I don't think it'll matter - everything will still sell out.

 

[PrincessV]

I'll take a stab...

Likes:
1. Morning half! (NOT a fan of starting a half at 10pm)
2. A post-race party I can actually attend and enjoy for more than half an hour!

Neutrals:
1. A new challenge - I don't really care either way
2. A 10K - I'd have been fine without it, but will enjoy it now that it's added, I'm sure

Dislikes:
1. the late notice that will screw up other people's plans

I have nothing planned for this race to begin with, so no impact on me, but I know others have flights/hotels/vacation time booked already. That admittedly sucks.

 

[cavepig]

I think it's incredibly unfair to say that people shouldn't be upset about this, or that they shouldn't be allowed to express their frustrations.

I don't care that people complain & are upset (I find it all entertaining I suppose because I may act the same if I had done it before or had pre bought plane tickets, which I won't do until I know I have the race spots secured anway), I just don't like being called out (on Facebook not here) because I said like the morning better (which was the question asked, which you would prefer).

I was nervous about the weather issues & my stomach for the night half & sad there would be no Osborne lights. Will be interesting to see how fast the races sell out. My sister in law is one who is upset the 5k moved because now she doesn't know if they'll do it cause she'll have to pull the kids out of school (which she just did for Princess 5k).

At least... they updated their information finally!

 

[tonya george]

Found the dates. https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/events-tours/magic-kingdom/mickeys-not-so-scary-halloween-party/

Click "show more" under Mickey's Spooktacular Celebration

technically that is for the in room welcome the "spooktacular celebration"... I would assume that would coincide with the dates of the party, but if you go to the party tickets, the dates are still not listed.....

 

[tinydancr06]

I'm excited about the 10k and new challenge! LOVE the Lumiere theme! I know why people like night races but am personally happy it will be a morning race. I've had a really hard time with my stomach during night races in the past. Looking forward to the AP registration date!

 

[tonya george]

also, can someone tell me where you saw/or why people are saying the "after party" will be sold to anyone? on the race page it still says "post race party" and I haven't seen where or why people are saying this I believe you all, just wondering where it's posted! thanks

actually I'm seeing on the event page it says "exclusive" party for runners and their guests...??

 

[Princess_Nikki]

Hard to say. It's got inaugural events, so I think people may really want all of the stuff for that, but it sounded like they did a better job of re-stocking stuff at Princess this year...???

Didn't feel like it. Lol. A lot sold out so stinking fast!

 

[Dis_Yoda]

I may need all the Remy race merchandise. I love Remy! He's my third favorite Disney Character (Behind Stitch and BB-8)

 

[escriven75]

I may need all the Remy race merchandise. I love Remy! He's my third favorite Disney Character (Behind Stitch and BB-8)

I love the kids scavenger hunt they did at W&F Fest last year with a Remy pin when you completed the mission. I hope they do that again, and move the Remy's to new places....we had a lot of fun with that!

 

[Dis_Yoda]

I love the kids scavenger hunt they did at W&F Fest last year with a Remy pin when you completed the mission. I hope they do that again, and move the Remy's to new places....we had a lot of fun with that!

We had a ton of fun with that too!

 

[Ariel484]

also, can someone tell me where you saw/or why people are saying the "after party" will be sold to anyone? on the race page it still says "post race party" and I haven't seen where or why people are saying this I believe you all, just wondering where it's posted! thanks

actually I'm seeing on the event page it says "exclusive" party for runners and their guests...??

On the registration page. $79 for a ticket.