Disneyland Half Marathon 2024

[Z-Knight]

i got one of the unicorn food boxes!!!! - double scooping utensils: chips and pretzels

 

[fatmanatee]

Best course.

 

[Z-Knight]

Maybe @Z-Knight. His Dopey jersey is a hockey jersey with Anaheim ducks like colors.



Abby Mallard from Chicken Little.

https://hero.fandom.com/wiki/Abby_Mallard

this is what i was wearing...technically the sweater is based on the Chicago Blackhawks sweaters but Dopey Colors.

 

[The Expert]

A few parade vehicles and a DuckTales backdrop backstage before and after the 5mm.

 

[fatmanatee]

this is what i was wearing...technically the sweater is based on the Chicago Blackhawks sweaters but Dopey Colors. View attachment 825454View attachment 825455

Yep I think this was it! Looked more like the Ducks eggplant purple in the dark.

 

[Z-Knight]

I ran the EXACT same time for this 10k as I did during Dopey last week...to the second (on my watch).

it just means I'm consistently slow.

 

[Bree]

This is the best RunDisney 10K course I have ever run. I started in corral A and it was such a different experience compared to the 10K at MW. Very little congestion, barely any walkers crowded at the start line and very short character lines. I was surprised my legs were moving as fast as they were considering I just ran Dopey I stopped for 5 characters, pic of castle, pic of Clarabelle on a balcony, the ducktales sign and to tie my shoe

 

[The Expert]

This is the best RunDisney 10K course I have ever run.

TOLD YOU!

I do wish they had more photopass with characters, and at the castle. Really hoping for SW and Avengers, and just a lot more volume of characters overall tomorrow.

 

[fatmanatee]

Yeah the Avengers feels like a missed opportunity, not sure what they were thinking there. Only other complaint is that it would have been neat to have crowds cheering on main street instead of… a water stop? That was pretty funny, don’t remember if they did that last time I was there.

 

[furiated]

TOLD YOU!

I do wish they had more photopass with characters, and at the castle. Really hoping for SW and Avengers, and just a lot more volume of characters overall tomorrow.

You stated my exact complaints with the weekend so far. I've enjoyed the courses and had 2 great runs. But too few PhotoPass overall. Not one Marvel character out in Avengers Campus? And zero PhotoPass at the castle?? Really hoping for improvements tomorrow but not expecting any.

 

[pluto377]

Definitely a fun course. But man it was congested in the back! I think it’ll be good tomorrow to get the parks out of the way earlier and then have room on the streets.

There won’t be characters outside the parks right? Trying to plan my stopping strategy.

And yes more PhotoPass overall would have been nice as well as in the finish area.

 

[dobball23]

This is the best RunDisney 10K course I have ever run. I started in corral A and it was such a different experience compared to the 10K at MW. Very little congestion, barely any walkers crowded at the start line and very short character lines. I was surprised my legs were moving as fast as they were considering I just ran Dopey I stopped for 5 characters, pic of castle, pic of Clarabelle on a balcony, the ducktales sign and to tie my shoe

Sounds like fun! Did you start in corral A for the Marathon Weekend 10K?

 

[Kender]

So interesting thing. I was with my friend in the last corral to encourage her along. She did fantastic! But while we were well ahead of pace (and told so by the appropriate people) all of a sudden we were told we were "30 seconds behind" without having changed pace and a few people passed us booking it fast while telling the rest of us "they let the balloon ladies cut the course".

Not sure if true because I did not personally witness it, but we know it wouldn't be the first time Disney has cut a course short because the corral releases did not line up with when they had to shut down the course by.

I'm a little nervous for my friend tomorrow. She wants me to go ahead to my corral (D) and not drop back with her. But I want to make sure she finishes. Told her I'd carry her across if I had to . She also doesn't see in the dark super well and I was helping identify certain troublesome spots for her in areas with less light. We'll see. I also don't want to stress her and I know she thinks she's holding me back.

 

[DisneyParrothead]

I'm at 4 and just saw a random weird duck I have no idea what it's from!

The gray derpy one outside GE? No clue either.

 

[superchime]

So interesting thing. I was with my friend in the last corral to encourage her along. She did fantastic! But while we were well ahead of pace (and told so by the appropriate people) all of a sudden we were told we were "30 seconds behind" without having changed pace and a few people passed us booking it fast while telling the rest of us "they let the balloon ladies cut the course".

Not sure if true because I did not personally witness it, but we know it wouldn't be the first time Disney has cut a course short because the corral releases did not line up with when they had to shut down the course by.

I'm a little nervous for my friend tomorrow. She wants me to go ahead to my corral (D) and not drop back with her. But I want to make sure she finishes. Told her I'd carry her across if I had to . She also doesn't see in the dark super well and I was helping identify certain troublesome spots for her in areas with less light. We'll see. I also don't want to stress her and I know she thinks she's holding me back.

I was cheering in the middle of Disney Way and Harbor this morning and saw the balloon ladies start and finish. I didn't note the exact finish time but it was about when I expected them to, based on their start time. There was only one balloon at the end, though (but still two people). Maybe the other one popped?

Editing to add, there were a good deal of people just behind the balloon ladies too, so maybe/hopefully they're not doing the super-last-minute sweeping like we see in Epcot sometimes? But who knows.

 

[Kender]

I was cheering in the middle of Disney Way and Harbor this morning. I saw the balloon ladies start and finish. I didn't note the exact finish time but it was about when I expected them to, based on their start time. There was only one balloon at the end, though (but still two people). Maybe the other one popped?

Maybe?

Also like I said didn't witness it. I also never actually saw the balloon ladies (or balloon lady? People did talk like there were multiple so maybe a balloon did pop lol). Was someone else saying they saw them cutting the course. So take with a huge helping of salt . I ain't gonna say it's true. Just that it's true someone in a panic told me they saw it

 

[Naomeri]

In todays edition of: My Playlist Thinks It’s Funny…just before that awful cast member tunnel, my playlist shuffled to “Another One Bites The Dust”

 

[The Expert]

There won’t be characters outside the parks right?

Correct. If it's like previous DL races they may have some local groups (red hat ladies), high school bands, etc. I know there's a DVC cheering section near the stadium and generally good crowd support.

 

[The Expert]

Probably one of my all time favorite race photos, and it was a security guard who took the picture!

 

[lookingforsunshine]

My gf got C corral for today (B for 5k) and has G for tmrw. Has anyone else seen a discrepancy that big? She didn’t submit PoT or anything. Feels weird to me.