Marathon Weekend 2025

[runwithperseverence7]

SAFD:

Guardians
Spaceship Earth

Midway Mania
Runaway Railway

Haunted Mansion
Big Thunder

Flight of Passage
Kilimanjaro Safari

 

[GuinnessRunner]

SAFD:

So much fun! Thanks again for setting it up and calculating the results.

Epcot Bracket:
Guardians
Spaceship Earth

HS Bracket:
Tower of Terror
Rise of the Resistance

MK Bracket:
Cajun Splash
Big Thunder

AK Bracket:
Everest
Kiliminjaro

 

[DisneyParrothead]

SAFD:

Guardians
Spaceship Earth

Toy Story Mania
Rise of the Resistance

Haunted Mansion
Pirates

Everest
Kiliminjario

 

[jenljeffers1989]

This is tough!

Epcot: Guardians of the Galaxy and Spaceship Earth.

DHS: Tower of Terror and Rise of the Resistance

MK: Haunted Mansion and Big Thunder Mountain

DAK: Expedition Everest and Kiliminjaro Safari

 

[steph0808]

Epcot: Guardians of the Galaxy, Soarin'

DHS: Tower of Terror, Rise of the Resistance

MK: Splash Mountain, Big Thunder Mountian

AK: Everest, Kilimanjaro Safari

 

[Desdemona924]

SAFD:
Living with the Land
Spaceship Earth
Midway Mania
Rise

Haunted Mansion
Pirates
Everest
Safari

 

[Baloo in MI]

SAFD:

Epcot:
Guardians
Soarin'

Hollywood Studios:
Tower of Terror
Rise of the Resistance

Magic Lingdom:
Haunted Mansion
Pirates of the Caribbean

Animal Kingdom:
Kilimanjaro Safari
Flight of Passage

 

[Herding_Cats]

SAFD:

Guardians
SSE

Midway
Runaway Railway

Haunted Mansion
BTM

FoP
Safari

 

[Herding_Cats]

Tangential to MW, did we all see that the airlines raised the price for checked luggage? As a chronic over-packer, this isn't great.


Also, I was this close to getting DH on-board for MW 2025 when I found flights from our regional airport for $515 (round-trip for 2 people) which is cheaper than Detroit and would eliminate the need to pay for parking, and a 4hr drive to/from the airport. Sadly, we have exhausted our cc points with other upcoming trips and he doesn't want to use "actual money" to pay for flights.

 

[fatmanatee]

Tangential to MW, did we all see that the airlines raised the price for checked luggage? As a chronic over-packer, this isn't great.


Also, I was this close to getting DH on-board for MW 2025 when I found flights from our regional airport for $515 (round-trip for 2 people) which is cheaper than Detroit and would eliminate the need to pay for parking, and a 4hr drive to/from the airport. Sadly, we have exhausted our cc points with other upcoming trips and he doesn't want to use "actual money" to pay for flights.

Thinking about doing something extremely dumb (doing Dopey and working from the resort for the week of since it's a busy time at work) so I'd be impacted by this, probably would need to check luggage for this long.

On that note... not exactly thrilled about the registration issues for W&D right now.

 

[The Expert]

Thinking about doing something extremely dumb (doing Dopey and working from the resort for the week of since it's a busy time at work)

I did this last year (though I did spectate the marathon rather than run it). Worked out great! I was up so early every day that I was able to come back, clean up and catch up on emails and such before most people were even logged on for the day (at least the first few races). I was also able to pop over to the parks or a resort restaurant for lunch and a little recovery walking each day. We are DVC so I had laundry, which helped because I also went directly to Disneyland right after. It is doable but you do have to be disciplined to not get TOO distracted with park time.

 

[fatmanatee]

I did this last year (though I did spectate the marathon rather than run it). Worked out great! I was up so early every day that I was able to come back, clean up and catch up on emails and such before most people were even logged on for the day (at least the first few races). I was also able to pop over to the parks or a resort restaurant for lunch and a little recovery walking each day. We are DVC so I had laundry, which helped because I also went directly to Disneyland right after. It is doable but you do have to be disciplined to not get TOO distracted with park time.

Yeah my logic is that it's a stressful time and doing this will be a nice stress release, although I'm not sure how much that logic holds when part of the stress release involves running 26 miles. I feel like I'd take a relaxed view of park time otherwise: buy a ticket for the whole stay, go to the parks at night when I can, if not nbd.

 

[pluto377]

SAFD-
Living with the Land
Spaceship Earth
Midway Mania
Runaway Railway

Splash/Tiana
Big Thunder
Everest
Safari

 

[3princesandaprincess]

SAFD:

Living with the Land
Spaceship Earth
TS Mania
RotR

Haunted Mansion
Pirates
FoP
Safari

Thanks for putting this together! It will be interesting to see what comes out on top!

 

[DIS-OH]

Guardians
Soarin’
Tower of Terror
Rise

Haunted
Big Thunder
Everest
Kilimanjaro

 

[GreatLakes]

Tangential to MW, did we all see that the airlines raised the price for checked luggage? As a chronic over-packer, this isn't great.

Look into getting the credit card for the airline you generally fly. I have a United Card and while there is a yearly fee for it I get a free checked bag for myself and everyone I book on my itinerary along with some other perks that make it worth the cost per year.

 

[Herding_Cats]

Look into getting the credit card for the airline you generally fly. I have a United Card and while there is a yearly fee for it I get a free checked bag for myself and everyone I book on my itinerary along with some other perks that make it worth the cost per year.

that's a great idea for people who fly a lot! Do you have to book using the card to get that benefit, or is just *having* the card good enough for the free bag?


I was also looking (and I think it was maybe american? delta? i don't remember at this point) but for another ~$90 in fare it included a checked bag and seat selection, and earlier boarding AND the ability to change the flight from whatever their bare-bones fare level is now.

 

[The Expert]

that's a great idea for people who fly a lot! Do you have to book using the card to get that benefit, or is just *having* the card good enough for the free bag?

Pretty sure you just need to have the card. I've had the Delta Amex for years, and while I also have status, they just made some changes to the program that make having the card even more valuable. Basically status is going to be calculated by spend rather than miles, and the card gives me bonus spend that counts toward status when I use it with partners like Marriott or for Delta Vacations bookings.

There are different card options, so be sure to look into them all in case one program is better for your style and frequency of travel.

 

[GreatLakes]

that's a great idea for people who fly a lot! Do you have to book using the card to get that benefit, or is just *having* the card good enough for the free bag?


I was also looking (and I think it was maybe american? delta? i don't remember at this point) but for another ~$90 in fare it included a checked bag and seat selection, and earlier boarding AND the ability to change the flight from whatever their bare-bones fare level is now.

You have to book the flight with the card but it also gets you more miles. I have the United Explorer card and for $95 a year (first year is waived) I get all of this. It says bags are free for yourself and one companion but so far every flight has included free bags for everyone on it, even when I had 5 flying.

At $35 per checked bag each way it pays for itself the first roundtrip filght for two.

 

[RuntheMouse]

that's a great idea for people who fly a lot! Do you have to book using the card to get that benefit, or is just *having* the card good enough for the free bag

With Delta, you only need to have the card.

We even booked a flight with Chase UR and got the free bags our Delta Amex gave us lol