Official Wine and Dine 2016 thread

[Ariel484]

I'm just hoping most of the DHS portion isn't made up in WWoS...unless they put tons of characters there. Then I'll be okay.

 

[Jing]

*shudders* oh the highway miles! Boo hiss. Wish they could change the course a bit and hoping W&D will be a bit more riveting!

I think they kind of "owe" it to the fans who rolled with the changes this year to have something unexpected (in a good way) to make up for taking away the night aspect.

 

[jessicaknarr]

My DH and I had this discussion last night. I am running 5k & 10K and he is not at all so we would have to pay $160.00. Last year our DD and DSIL ran the half so we bought tickets but only stayed a short period of time after they finished-too crowded. Instead we are going to figure out if we can do the MNSSHP and MVMCP. Although Cali grill is sounding very tempting....

Thanks for the feedback about lasts year!!! I'm def. thinking Cali Grill is calling my name!

 

[AThrillingChase]

I think they kind of "owe" it to the fans who rolled with the changes this year to have something unexpected (in a good way) to make up for taking away the night aspect.

I really do hope this is the case. However, their track record lately with anything Disney has me skeptical. Kind of like taking the band out of Canada but telling us how excited we should be for the lumberjacks...but with the disaster that was last year's half of a half, maybe they are feeling the pressure even more.

 

[CamColt]

Sunrise will be about 6:40 so we'll have that to look at

When I ran the Star Wars 1/2 in 2015, we had a beautiful sunrise during the race. It almost made getting up so early worth it.

 

[cavepig]

So since it's "Mickey's HOLIDAY 5k" now, anyone else think maybe it will be other Holidays besides just Christmas? The pictures they are using are from a Halloween 5k at MK it looks like (which happened what once?) anyway so maybe... It would be cool if it was Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas all rolled into one.

 

[Ariel484]

So since it's "Mickey's HOLIDAY 5k" now, anyone else think maybe it will be other Holidays besides just Christmas? The pictures they are using are from a Halloween 5k at MK it looks like (which happened what once?) anyway so maybe... It would be cool if it was Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas all rolled into one.

That would be cool...the training shirt still looks pretty Christmas-y, though. I thought the name change was more because the Jingle Jungle parade isn't a thing anymore.

Then again, the challenge shirt doesn't even have the name of the challenge on it, so maybe I shouldn't put too much stock into what's on the training shirts...

 

[Chasing Dopey]

When I ran the Star Wars 1/2 in 2015, we had a beautiful sunrise during the race. It almost made getting up so early worth it.

Yep... Right as you hit Cars Land. Quite impressive.

 

[scottwvu]

In addition to courses, I can't wait to see the medals and the rest of the merchandise. I'm also eager for the new, updated wine & dine "I'm training for...." clip art pics for Facebook.

Well this is exciting news. I didnt know the medals were shown beforehand, and that there would be more merchandise. How far before the race will these show up, roughly?

 

[scottwvu]

I am also debating purchasing the pin set. What are your guys thoughts on those? Must have? Not worth the price?

 

[Ariel484]

Well this is exciting news. I didnt know the medals were shown beforehand, and that there would be more merchandise. How far before the race will these show up, roughly?

Medals seem to vary, but I would guess we'll see them maybe 1-2 months before the race (sometimes they release pictures earlier when they need to sell more race registrations...obviously not a problem with Wine & Dine). They will do a merchandise preview on the Disney Parks blog and/or on Facebook at most 1-2 weeks before the event.

I am also debating purchasing the pin set. What are your guys thoughts on those? Must have? Not worth the price?

I pre-ordered the pins. I am not a big pin collector but I do get them for special events or resorts we stay at, and I like them.

 

[scottwvu]

Medals seem to vary, but I would guess we'll see them maybe 1-2 months before the race (sometimes they release pictures earlier when they need to sell more race registrations...obviously not a problem with Wine & Dine). They will do a merchandise preview on the Disney Parks blog and/or on Facebook at most 1-2 weeks before the event.

I pre-ordered the pins. I am not a big pin collector but I do get them for special events or resorts we stay at, and I like them.

Thanks! I appreciate the feedback. I have only been running for about 4 months, and have been doing so as an accountant in tax season working 80 hours per week. Wanted to sign up for this race as motivation to get me through tax season. Instead of putting on my usual 10 pounds, I took off 22 and have made it to running 6 miles so far. Still a long way to go. But I am registered for my first disney races and could not be more excited about it. I think I will order the pins to commemorate Thats just a drop in the bucket compared to what I have spent so far on registration and party passes.

 

[jayhawk4]

My sis talked my wife and I into registering kind of last minute for the half. She's going for coast to coast having done Tinkerbell. Now we are thinking of signing up for another Disneyland race to get ours. This will be our first WDW runDisney race.

Question on resorts: which is most convenient to ESPN/starting line? Anyone ever stay at Art of Animation or All Star Sports? We usually stay closer to Magic Kingdom, so not sure how to plan this trip wisely.

 

[rebapple]

Soooo I just got super lucky and stublef onto registration being on hold. So I refreshed and got in! Now to figure something out for my hubs.

 

[Ariel484]

My sis talked my wife and I into registering kind of last minute for the half. She's going for coast to coast having done Tinkerbell. Now we are thinking of signing up for another Disneyland race to get ours. This will be our first WDW runDisney race.

Question on resorts: which is most convenient to ESPN/starting line? Anyone ever stay at Art of Animation or All Star Sports? We usually stay closer to Magic Kingdom, so not sure how to plan this trip wisely.

Pop, Art of Animation and any of the All-Stars look to be the closest. Not sure what the bus sharing situation is at the All-Stars but my BFFs stayed at AoA and said it was fine.

Soooo I just got super lucky and stublef onto registration being on hold. So I refreshed and got in! Now to figure something out for my hubs.

That's interesting...the races are marked as sold out on runDisney.com...did you get an Active.com confirmation? Congrats!!

 

[RogueKnits]

I am also debating purchasing the pin set. What are your guys thoughts on those? Must have? Not worth the price?

I purchased the pin set, but I like collecting the pins, so it's worth it to me. I did kind of wince at the price, though.

 

[belsam]

Currently showing the Challenge as On Hold

 

[Thomas Cosenza]

Get on the email address lists for the travel partners. It is highly likely that more bibs will become available through them all summer long, even as it reads 'Sold out' on the website.

Thanks, Though I live in Tampa .. the idea of paying an extra 200 dollars on top because Disney is trying to squeeze more money out of people is distasteful. I did the Light side and will do the Dark side and get the Kessel medal. That will be enough money go to mouse for me ... Gives me an excuse to go out to Anaheim again some time, my wife and I had a great time in that city.

 

[afan]

I collect pins so I got that and splurged for the half jacket since in the end I didn't think it was that much more than the training shirt. I couldn't do almost 4p for a tech shirt but it made the 90 for the jacket ok this is also my first half and rd race and probably only 1 of both but we'll see. I also got them because we won't be at the expo until Fri morning so just hoping there are still I did it shirts.

 

[bcarey2k]

I also got them because we won't be at the expo until Fri morning so just hoping there are still I did it shirts.

I think you'll be fine ... The shirts were there last year late.