Sorry about the bags ladies. Seems there maybe some greedy eBay princesses.
Sadly I agree with you. I was trying to get a wristlet for a friend who was coming in a little later and when I got there I saw a lady with one, turned around and there was the table, one lady looked at one the last one and put it down and the lady in front of me, who already had one, snagged it up, looked at the price tag and rolled her eyes making some comment about a $50profit . I didn't really hear her clearly, but of course the first thing that popped into my head was eBay.
Now when I look on ebay, just out of curiosity, and I see the wristlets listed for $95 it makes me sick. I really wish people would just stop buying them from eBay at such crazy mark ups and then they would be stuck with them and then maybe they would stop doing it.
We attended the Expo yesterday and got there at opening time. My daughter and I liked the shirts and bought several. I also purchased a DB cross body bag. I did see several people with their arms full of bags, so perhaps EBay will be busy. Too bad they do not limit the Princesses...too many were greedy.
I totally agree. They should do a limit of 1 of each kid of bag or something. I also like the pre-order for runners idea. I didn't care all that much for the princess design, but I am kicking myself over Tinker Bell. If they ever release it again I will definitely get one.
Lessons learned:
- Bring my desired fueling method. I forgot to do this today, and I do NOT like the gel!!
Oh, and I got my CtC medal today. That was cool.
Congrats on your C2C!! I got mine too! I was kind of surprised at how the CMs had no idea what it was, then I realized this was the first time they had seen them since you use to have to do a WDW race first and then get C2C at DL 1/2, so I cut them some slack.
I do not like gels either, but I figured I wouldn't so I have always brought my own energy boost of choice. Last year was shot bloks, this year I opted for gummy bears.
We took the bus from POFQ, man traffic was nuts. At the bus before 4, got off bus walked straight to the portapotties by corrals, lines not bad, then walked to corral. Race started shortly after which was nice since it was cold...we were in the bus a while. Wondering if anyone walked frm POFQ to corrals, as MAN they were close!
Thanks to Bellerunner and Patti from TX for the shoutout today! This mulan had a blast and SO happy my prince was one of the heroes! ;-)
Glad I didn't deal with that parking lot this year....last year was a cluster as well.....though MAN the wait for the bus though not too bad was COLD!
See you guys next year....took a ton of pics, so will let you know when Blog or video if I do it is done.
I loved how the Fairy Godmother told me in Epcot as we left...."Go do honor to us all".
We were on the same bus heading back to the resorts! Patty pointed you out to me but you guys were already off the bus at the time, I totally forgot I was going to keep an eye out for ya.
I was super stressed with the whole morning bus situation. I was on the bus at 3:30- 3:40 and didn't get off until just about 4:30. That traffic was crazy. I didn't have that problem last year. I guess next time I will just have to head out even earlier.
I was totally wishing I had walked, but I had my mom (not running) with me.
Hi and Congrats !!! I met you at the WISH meet before the Tink 1/2. Glad to took your Tink medal to WDW. I would love to hear what race you enjoyed more.
I've got a question about the Coast to Coast....when you signed up for both Tink and the Princess, on what race sign up did you mark that you will be participating in the Coast to Coast ??
I'm confused if you mark both or just the last race that will qualify you for the C2C ? Thanks
I think I marked it on both, but you only need to on the second one.
Trying to approach my parents about doing the Tower of Terror 10 miler (admittedly my Mom was the one who originally brought this up). I would really like to be able to do the Disney Halloween festivities just once (I've never been to either holiday party).
I have been considering this too. I don't think I am going to be able to make it work this year since we plan on selling our house and moving to a different state so too much is up in the air right now to commit.
oh and just for the record -just checked ebay and the princess crossbody is going for 250$
a shame Disney did not limit the number you could buy-really had my heart set on the cross body- oh well next year- I already have the Disney black barrel, the
dcl and Dream bag and 2 wristlets.
Yeah it is quite sad. I had no idea they were going to be at the Tink and I had a chance to get one but couldn't commit and then they were gone. Next year I am keeping my eye out for them and if I like it I will go there first thing and worry about my bib after
DIS-OH........
Did you have to jump over the fencing? next year I want to stay at POFQ and just walk too!
JOAN...I think we were in the bus after you. We were in the front and our driver was NOT happy about the traffic and how they route buses and cars the same direction!
Our driver wasn't happy either. She had said that she had got stuck at the same spot for 45 minutes during marathon weekend. She ended up going to the far left lane going past the turn off, doing a u-turn, and coming back so that she could turn left and merged in much quicker.
I swore last year there were separate bus and car lanes and the buses dropped off somewhere different.
It was Sherry Feathers - she posted this on the FB RunDisney page: (hope it's okay to share, I know there were several people that saw her and were worried about her!)
was so ready to defend my first place title from 2009 ...my nickname is pitter patter...but it now is changed to pItter splatter...I tripped only two miles in ... awesome medical help, nice ride in the ambulance..sweet celebration emergency room...have a fractured shoulder/humerus bone, checked the Disney results...darn, i would have placed if i finished...oh well....SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!!!!
Poor girl! I felt so bad for her.
No fence jumping required!
After we crossed the bridge, we took a right turn and walked toward the start line. When we reached the start line, we just walked across the road and then walked down the corral entrance side. There were plenty of officials/volunteers that were pointing to where we should go.
There was a steady stream of walkers coming over the bridge...we even saw some walking up the road from Old Key West. Also saw a large group in the parking lot of POFQ...suspect they drove there and parked just for the race as they were parked in the section closest to Bonnet Creek Parkway and furthest from the resort buildings.
Good to hear. If I make it to the Princess next year I want to give this a try. This year was way to stressful for me.
AnotherPrincess, apparently they were only giving out the blankets if you got a massage. This was my first Disney run, so I don't know if they ever gave them out for free before. Best to bring your own for the ToT race, if you think it might be a problem. I think it was made worse this year because it was starting to rain right when I finished, so it was getting a little chilly again. The end of September in Central FL can still be pretty warm though.
I didn't see them last year either, but we did have them at Tink, for everyone.
You might also check some pictures from bib numbers similar to yours if you can't find your pictures in the lost and found section. I had a picture of someone who had bib 924, and mine was 934. They were in a hurry to get them on the web I'm sure, so there could have been some typos when categorizing them. I doubt this ladies picture will come up in the lost and found since they marked it as being me, it's too bad too because it's a cute picture!
I have one of those too. It's a pirate one and they put it on my page with my results
Do you pass OKW when walking from POFQ? We were staying at OKW and wished we had walked. The walk from gear check to the corrals was absolutely insane.
I completely agree that there were a lot fewer characters, and less race entertainment in general. I was also disappointed in both the race shirt and the swag (or lack thereof).
The corral walk was ridiculous!! It took me over an hour!! We did a shuffle shuffle stand around for 5 minute ratio for the first 45 minutes or so. I got to my corral (C) 5 minutes before the race was suppose to start! The wheelchair person already left and I missed the national anthem.
Is anyone else having Princess withdrawals??? I need a new race to sign up for ASAP!
Ha ha ha ME! I was looking at races the other night. I didn't find anything all that exciting, though. I am pretty Disney spoiled.
I did a 10k in November with no mile markers, it seriously makes it feel so much longer!
Hopefully it'll go well, I'll be sure to report back about it!
), but i wouldn't necessarily avoid their races, either. as long as i have my space to run, i don't mind some hoopla. and if i'm traveling for a race to begin with, the race fee is what it is since the travel costs are likely a much bigger deal to me than the actual race fee.
