Marathon Weekend 2020

[Neon Cactus]

Got my flights booked. Fares weren't that great but I've been saving my miles for this. Now it's just 85 days until Fastpass Day!

 

[camaker]

Flights booked. It's going to be a really long trip for me on MW. Tuesday to Tuesday. Hard to beat the price, too!

 

[mr incredibleS1]

12 hours later and the 10k is still open!

Has anyone coined a name for doing the 10k and the Marathon? If not, I may have to come up with one....

 

[rteetz]

Has anyone coined a name for doing the 10k and the Marathon? If not, I may have to come up with one....

Used to be the couples challenge or something but now with the 10K being Oswald that doesn’t work.

 

[roxymama]

Has anyone coined a name for doing the 10k and the Marathon? If not, I may have to come up with one....

I've heard that one referred to as the "Happy"

 

[JulieODC]

Booked some southwest flights this morning for school vacation in February - visiting my parents in Florida.

Now I have the pesky problem of deciding whether we might make a day trip or 2 to WDW, and if that plus marathon weekend plus any other possible trips makes an AP worth it....hmmmmm.

 

[mr incredibleS1]

I've heard that one referred to as the "Happy"

Happy, I like it!

 

[baxter24]

Got my flight booked! It takes off at 5:40am so that will add an additional early morning wake up but I'm going to justify it by saying it will help me get to bed early for the 5k and I get to be at Disney by breakfast time!

 

[garneska]

Has anyone coined a name for doing the 10k and the Marathon? If not, I may have to come up with one....

I ran it a few times and referred to it as the Mouse Challenge but that does not work now, so I think I would go with the Happy Challenge.

 

[rteetz]

I am a bit disappointed that the earliest flight out for me is 7:40AM non-stop usually I can get one before 7AM but that's not an option right now. There are 6AM flights but nothing non-stop.

 

[camaker]

Got my flight booked! It takes off at 5:40am so that will add an additional early morning wake up but I'm going to justify it by saying it will help me get to bed early for the 5k and I get to be at Disney by breakfast time!

I was tempted by that 5:40am flight, but ended up opting for the 1:30 flight since I'm flying in on Tuesday. No need to start sleep deprivation quite that early!

 

[Jason Bryer]

I got a 7:45 flight that arrives at 11am. I plan to rent a car and will head right to ESPN for packet pickup. If anyone getting in around that time wants to hitch a ride, let me know.

 

[The Expert]

Because I'm two timezones West and it is always hard to transition to the early wakeup calls, I'm coming in on a redeye Wednesday night, landing Thursday at 5am. Hopefully that'll help me acclimate better and help me get up for the 10K on Friday.

I love the Happy challenge, especially since I'm doing it!

 

[Jason Bryer]

Saw you can get tickets good to arrive after noon this fall. Any chance they extend that through marathon weekend?

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/s...wMC-gui3l1Kk&dclid=CPvWg7_PheQCFUNBDAodKDYA3g

 

[rteetz]

Saw you can get tickets good to arrive after noon this fall. Any chance they extend that through marathon weekend?

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/s...wMC-gui3l1Kk&dclid=CPvWg7_PheQCFUNBDAodKDYA3g

Depends on if its needed. Disney does this sort of stuff in order to draw people in.

 

[Barca33Runner]

My flight into WDW is also super early at 5:45 and arriving at 8:10. That’s just an extra day in the parks from my perspective. Putting a lot of pressure on good sleep Tuesday night-Wednesday morning.

 

[Sleepless Knight]

I am a bit disappointed that the earliest flight out for me is 7:40AM non-stop usually I can get one before 7AM but that's not an option right now. There are 6AM flights but nothing non-stop.

No non stop flights from the west coast either. Hopefully there won't be any major weather delays. I may wait to see if prices go down.

 

[CDKG]

I don’t fly Southwest, but I booked my flights this week too! You guys are killing me with these early morning flights. I booked the first non-stop departing at 8:15 am and I don’t arrive in Orlando until 4:55 pm.

 

[rteetz]

I don’t fly Southwest, but I booked my flights this week too! You guys are killing me with these early morning flights. I booked the first non-stop departing at 8:15 am and I don’t arrive in Orlando until 4:55 pm.

I’d rather get there early and have a full day then get there in the afternoon/evening. That’s how I’ve always looked at it.

 

[Neon Cactus]

I’d rather get there early and have a full day then get there in the afternoon/evening. That’s how I’ve always looked at it.

I'm with you! My flight leaves at 6 AM and I land at 9:25 AM. I even started looking at flying in the night before because I wanted to get a full day in the parks. There's a 9 PM flight that lands at 12:45 AM. I decided not to pay an extra hotel night for a couple of extra hours in a park. Of course, I still have several months to talk myself back into it.