Marathon Weekend 2019

[Keels]

That was one of the two attractions I actually did this weekend as it makes me happy.

Samesies.

 

[TCB in FLA]

It’s gotta be the tiki tiki tiki tiki room!

 

[JulieODC]

I think what @ZellyB MEANT to say is she's really excited to run the 10K because I will be dispensing booze around Mile 5 under the Shipwreck at Stormalong Bay.

Haha this bit of info just put me over the edge - 10k here I come!

And my answer is jungle cruise - it was my older DDs first ever ride at Disney, so holds a special place in my heart.

 

[Sleepless Knight]

Starting to think how in the world I can get a cold flat coke somewhere after mile 13 in the full now. Just because it would have the virtue of not tasting like water or powerade.

I do remember trying to down a cold Sprite right after the 2012 Wine & Dine Half. All bibs had a free beverage attached to them and since I don't drink alcohol, I chose the Sprite. More difficult to finish than I thought it would be.

Just a heads up...SW will release flights past January 6th on Thursday the 28th. Not sure if anyone noticed or not.

Now, I'm just waiting on Frontier to see if they have any non stop red eye flights from the west coast to the east coast for my desired day.

SAFD: It might not even be an opening day attraction, and it's going to surprise some people, but I'm taking it anyways. Carousel of Progress. Here's my reasoning. While the Magic Kingdom has a number of classic attractions, so many of the classic opening day attractions in the Magic Kingdom are still found in Disneyland. And in many cases, the original Disneyland version is better, often with more details than the Magic Kingdom counterpart. Even with characters, Disneyland's Small World is more detailed and has a very elaborate show building instead of being placed inside a box. Let's not even address Pirates even though it's not an opening day attraction on either coast. So out of unique to Walt Disney World attractions that have direct ties to Walt Disney himself, I'll take Carousel of Progress as it's my favorite. I want the attraction to stay around, although I wouldn't be terribly upset if they updated the ending but still kept the spirit of the show intact.

Or in other words, I'm fine with a change, provided they don't nearly destroy it ala what happened to poor Figment over in Epcot.

 

[UNCBear24]

SAFD: Haunted Mansion for me.

 

[Novatrix]

SAFD: Carousel of Progress
I just love the overall theme of the ride (The idea of the overall progress of technology and its impact on the American lifestyle) and although I do think it could use an update to better reflect more recent generations (sacrilege though that opinion may be) it's my only must do every Magic Kingdom trip do to the upbeat positive theme and the ear worm theme song!

So, with Monday on the horizon, "It's a great, Big, BEAUTIFUL tomorrow, just a dream away!"

 

[JulieODC]

Starting to think how in the world I can get a cold flat coke somewhere after mile 13 in the full now. Just because it would have the virtue of not tasting like water or powerade.

I do remember trying to down a cold Sprite right after the 2012 Wine & Dine Half. All bibs had a free beverage attached to them and since I don't drink alcohol, I chose the Sprite. More difficult to finish than I thought it would be.

Now, I'm just waiting on Frontier to see if they have any non stop red eye flights from the west coast to the east coast for my desired day.

SAFD: It might not even be an opening day attraction, and it's going to surprise some people, but I'm taking it anyways. Carousel of Progress. Here's my reasoning. While the Magic Kingdom has a number of classic attractions, so many of the classic opening day attractions in the Magic Kingdom are still found in Disneyland. And in many cases, the original Disneyland version is better, often with more details than the Magic Kingdom counterpart. Even with characters, Disneyland's Small World is more detailed and has a very elaborate show building instead of being placed inside a box. Let's not even address Pirates even though it's not an opening day attraction on either coast. So out of unique to Walt Disney World attractions that have direct ties to Walt Disney himself, I'll take Carousel of Progress as it's my favorite. I want the attraction to stay around, although I wouldn't be terribly upset if they updated the ending but still kept the spirit of the show intact.

Or in other words, I'm fine with a change, provided they don't nearly destroy it ala what happened to poor Figment over in Epcot.

Any idea when frontier will open flights for January? They are our probably our cheapest option as well...can’t find any timelines in their website!

 

[Bree]

SAFD: haunted mansion or Peter Pan! My mom had pics of the inside of HM from the 1970’s somewhere. Not sure what happened to them.

 

[JBinORL]

SAFD: Haunted Mansion definitely, followed closely by Jungle Cruise and Tiki Room. My favorite "Classic" though is Carousel of Progress.

And yes, no trip to Epcot is complete without Spaceship Earth, and I will fight anyone who says it's not cool

 

[PrincessV]

Catching up: I HATE Coke and won't drink it. But a little can of OG Pepsi, the one made with real sugar, around mile 17-19? The absolute BEST! Friends had one waiting for me one year and it was exactly what I needed to get through the rough patch.

 

[JBinORL]

Also: Looking at the link about attraction opening dates, I realized that MK has had only two new attractions in the past decade: Under The Sea (2012) and Seven Dwarves Mine Train (2014). Everything else has been meet-and-greets, shows, etc. You'd have to go back to 2001 (Aladdin's Magic Carpets) for a truly "new" ride, not a retheme (I'm looking at you, Stitch's Great Escape). That's crazy to me.

 

[PrincessV]

SAFD: +1 for Mr. Toad! But for one that's still around, I have to give it to Haunted Mansion.

 

[Dis5150]

SAFD: I will say Jungle Cruise. It is the only ride I remember riding on my first trip (but it was DL not WDW).

ETA: I just remember the hippo coming up and scaring me!

Also, my ice cold Coke DH bought me after my last marathon was AWESOME! I had thrown up a couple of times towards the end of the race and it was hot and humid and that coke was EVERYTHING!

 

[run.minnie.miles]

SAFD: Close call between the Dapper Dans, Parades, and Fireworks. I think the "extras" like this are what make the MK so magical!

 

[rteetz]

Also: Looking at the link about attraction opening dates, I realized that MK has had only two new attractions in the past decade: Under The Sea (2012) and Seven Dwarves Mine Train (2014). Everything else has been meet-and-greets, shows, etc. You'd have to go back to 2001 (Aladdin's Magic Carpets) for a truly "new" ride, not a retheme (I'm looking at you, Stitch's Great Escape). That's crazy to me.

Enchanted Tales with Belle is also considered an attraction so that would be 3 but yes.

 

[BikeFan]

I think what @ZellyB MEANT to say is she's really excited to run the 10K because I will be dispensing booze around Mile 5 under the Shipwreck at Stormalong Bay.

Well that settles that. If I actually do run marathon weekend in 2019, I'm definitely doing Dopey. Can't just do Goofy and miss that 10K!

 

[Dis_Yoda]

Pepsi gives me acid reflux. Coke Zero for me!

 

[FFigawi]

Well that settles that. If I actually do run marathon weekend in 2019, I'm definitely doing Dopey. Can't just do Goofy and miss that 10K!

@roxymama please take note

 

[SarahDisney]

Looks like were getting our registration preview.
I'm in the middle of a big project at work, so I cant go through the process, but ... if you go to rundisney, click on my account (or something like that), you can register for the wine and dine challenge.
If nobody else has time to do it, I'll go through the process tonight (just short of the actual paying for it part) and post screenshots.

(H/T wine and dine thread)

 

[jennamfeo]

I feel like we should move this debate over to the Running thread but... Coke > Pepsi.

SAFD: At WDW I am going to go with Peter Pan. At Disneyland I am going to go with Tea Cups. Reasons - Peter Pan was a ride I always avoiding at DL because the line was always ridiculously long. Then one night my husband and I were there and it seemed like any ride we wanted to right was closed and we were waiting on a FP for Space Mountain. So we decided to hop in line for Peter Pan. After waiting in line for like 45 minutes, we are finally on the ride and my mind was blown. I was so impressed and loved it so much! I couldn't believe I never rode this before. So when we finally went to WDW last year I made sure we got a FP for Peter Pan because we knew our DD would love it. Well WDW (as it does) has such a better queue for Peter Pan and I just liked the ride so much more there than at DL. As for my Disneyland answer, when I think of Disneyland, I always think of riding the Tea Cups. It's a must do for me and the ones at DL are so much better than the ones at WDW.

Side note: I have never been to the Tiki Room.