Springtime Surprise 2026 (Apr 16-20)

[KCO5988]

I hope the yellow 10k shirt is better than the yellow shirt I got at the Wine & Dine. Felt cheaper and was somewhat translucent for a hairy cheat kind of guy. My kids do not approve of being seen with me in that shirt.

My expectations are low, you can see the girl's bra line through the shirt...

 

[The Expert]

 

[LilyJC]

Best surprise!!!!!

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[Naomeri]

Lol, the guy doing mobile checkout in the merch area asked me if I was running any of the races

 

[MissLiss279]

29
Much better than I’ve had the last few times.

 

[fatmanatee]

How is bib pickup at around noon or 1 pm for this one? Has it been as crazy as it gets with MW and lines out the door?

 

[DisneyAdultByAssociation]

Just found out this is a cheer competition week on top of school vacation & race weekend, so question for anyone whose done the springtime races before, are the parks going to be an overcrowded nightmare all week?

 

[1lilspark]

68 hit right at 830

 

[PrincessV]

Just found out this is a cheer competition week on top of school vacation & race weekend, so question for anyone whose done the springtime races before, are the parks going to be an overcrowded nightmare all week?

Looking at a crowd calendar and it’s all 4s and 5s (out of 10), so parks shouldn’t be bad.

 

[DisneyAdultByAssociation]

OH I didn't even think to look for crowd calendars. Thanks!

 

[fatmanatee]

Just found out this is a cheer competition week on top of school vacation & race weekend, so question for anyone whose done the springtime races before, are the parks going to be an overcrowded nightmare all week?

Is it? I thought the cheer stuff really kicked into gear next week. Last time I did this weekend I was checking out and there were mobs coming in and i was like thank goodness i’m out lol.

It feels busier than I remember at All Star Sports but this is all vacation families and RD folks.

 

[Baloo in MI]

Group 64. I would be bummed but at the DL Half I was group 140 something, so perspective wins out.

 

[disneyrunnergrl]

Just found out this is a cheer competition week on top of school vacation & race weekend, so question for anyone whose done the springtime races before, are the parks going to be an overcrowded nightmare all week?

Someone on the plane yesterday said the little kids are this week and the big kids next? I know nothing about cheer so not sure if that means anything or not. I was surprised how quiet Epcot was yesterday

 

[DianaMB333]

10K:
Pre/Post: Pain & Panic, Lilo & Stitch, Mike & Sulley, Pooh & Tigger
Start: Donald & Daisy
Course:
Miguel (Mariachi)
Alice & Mad Hatter
Dug
Carl & Russell
Jack Sparrow & Barbossa
Mirabel & Isabela
Genie & Abu
Eeyore
Piglet & Rabbit
Finish: Donald & Daisy

Is there a 10M character list pls?
Thanks!

 

[The Expert]

Platinum CrD here -- was there by 7, in at 7:30 and out by 8:10. I normally wait around and hit the rest of the expo, but I wasn't willing to wait two hours.

Very disappointed in the merch selection. LOTS of mesh on the shirts. They had all the pins and magnets in one section and it was chaos! There were performance tees and tanks for each distance and the challenge, and the poly/cotton t-shirt design for each. Weekend jackets in two colors, velcro patch ears, ornaments, mugs and a lot of generic rD stuff.

I didn't grab any pics, sorry. And I didn't go into the shoe area because I wasn't buying shoes.

 

[1lilspark]

62 for Arena like said before (only plan to get magnets, pre order pins, maybe another pair of core line compression socks)

243rd in line at crowned

Room Already Ready at pop!!!

Presently at springs in line to rope drop Gideons than depending on VQ status when get back to the garage I’ll either head to expo or drop my belongings off first

 

[LilyJC]

Platinum CrD here -- was there by 7, in at 7:30 and out by 8:10. I normally wait around and hit the rest of the expo, but I wasn't willing to wait two hours.

Very disappointed in the merch selection. LOTS of mesh on the shirts. They had all the pins and magnets in one section and it was chaos! There were performance tees and tanks for each distance and the challenge, and the poly/cotton t-shirt design for each. Weekend jackets in two colors, velcro patch ears, ornaments, mugs and a lot of generic rD stuff.

I didn't grab any pics, sorry. And I didn't go into the shoe area because I wasn't buying shoes.

Definitely agree about the disappointing merch! I also didn’t bother taking any pics, but I did cave for one of the tanks (mesh and all):




Also, I’d recommend double checking race shirts before leaving the expo. The necks feel pretty tight

 

[LilyJC]

Oh and lastly, found these at the bottom of our crD bags

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[KCO5988]

Decided against the shoes because as much as I love them, shoes have a life span and I felt like I would never want to wear them so that they stayed good and/or clean. So instead bought the weekend jacket which is soooo soft, a zip up hoodie, the Pooh and Tigger cotton tee and a mug. Whoops!

 

[fatmanatee]

Seeing reports that C is a NON POT corral, but effectively what would be considered B and C POT paces are being combined into B. Last time I did this weekend was 2023, before the POT expansion, so not sure if that’s how they’ve handled it since.