Marathon Weekend 2022

[lhermiston]

SAFD: I don’t stop for characters, but I love seeing them as I run by. It’s a mental break from the focus on the running. Some characters I’d love to see are:

Lock, Shock and Barrel from NBC. Bonus points for having their claw-foot tub out with them. They used to have a stop that was Jack & Sally for the half and Oogie Boogie for the full, but it was turned into an evil queens stop the last couple of years.

Hades, Pain and Panic from Hercules. They actually put in an appearance on the marathon course a couple of years ago. I’d love to see them again.

Just about anyone from Robin Hood. I saw them at a DLH weekend years ago, but haven’t seen them out at MW.

Lumiere and Cogsworth from Beauty and the Beast. It’s not all about Belle and the Beast, despite the name of the movie.

Any and all sidekick/minion characters would be great.

 

[pluto377]

SAFD- Based on my user name I'd love to see Pluto! I'd love to see the Fab 5 at one stop all together. I also second the suggestion for unusual characters or ones you can't see in the parks.

 

[BigEeyore]

SAFD: I will always stop for classic characters in special outfits, and also the super rare characters that are never out in the parks! Elvis Stitch is one of my favorite photo ops ever!
Also love the HM gravediggers and will totally stop if they are out!

 

[runningDisneygirl]

Does anyone know if you are able to park (for free) at the Expo at Wide World of Sports? I am just trying to think through logistics and I think I want to drive straight to the Expo before checking into my resort. Thanks

 

[Kerry1957]

Does anyone know if you are able to park (for free) at the Expo at Wide World of Sports? I am just trying to think through logistics and I think I want to drive straight to the Expo before checking into my resort. Thanks

Yes, the lots for the Expo are open and free (at least for the past five years I have been running).

 

[Jason Bryer]

SAFD: I love see any Pixar characters.

 

[BikeFan]

SAFD: I don't even know if these characters are even a thing other than in the ride, but I'd love to see the Hitchhiking Ghosts from Haunted Mansion. That would be very cool!

 

[Herding_Cats]

I'd like to see characters that you can't usually visit in the parks, because variety would be great. Maybe some of the characters that they only bring out for the after-hours parties? A fab-5 would be AMAZING and I would 100% stop for that.

 

[MissLiss279]

SAFD- Based on my user name I'd love to see Pluto! I'd love to see the Fab 5 at one stop all together. I also second the suggestion for unusual characters or ones you can't see in the parks.

I'd like to see characters that you can't usually visit in the parks, because variety would be great. Maybe some of the characters that they only bring out for the after-hours parties? A fab-5 would be AMAZING and I would 100% stop for that.

How about the Fab 5 plus 1 and include Daisy??

 

[Herding_Cats]

YES! Can't forget Daisy!

 

[The Expert]

How about the Fab 5 plus 1 and include Daisy??

AND Oswald and Dopey to complete all the race mascots!

 

[hauntedcity]

SAFD: I would wait in the longest line and get overtaken by the balloon ladies all for a picture with the Gummi Bears.

 

[GreatLakes]

SAFD: I would wait in the longest line and get overtaken by the balloon ladies all for a picture with the Gummi Bears.

I hate the re-theming of Splash but if they had to do it they should have themed it around the log chute in Gummi Bears.

 

[steph0808]

I'm loving all the 80s/90s kids on this thread.

My first Disney marathon, Launchpad McQuack was out on the course (I heard later that he rotated with Darkwing Duck, who I also love, but not as much as DuckTales).

I would die for a DuckTales cast photo. Or Rescue Rangers. Or TaleSpin.

After my Disney half, I specifically went to Animal Kingdom to find Scrooge McDuck for a photo - we "talked" about his crazy nephew Donald and how Scrooge needed his own race with a medal to show up that duck. Instead, he showed me the giant trophy that he had, and I admitted that it was way better than my tiny medal.

I don't particularly care for The Nightmare Before Christmas and I have passed them up before at the marathon, but my 5-year-old DD loves it now (she's being Jack Skellington for Halloween). So I would most likely stop for a Jack/Sally/NBC photo if they had one set up this year.

 

[Barca33Runner]

So I’m not the only person who rewatched Gummi Bears on Disney+?

 

[1lilspark]

So I’m not the only person who rewatched Gummi Bears on Disney+?

It’s on my list of things I want to revisit
Also fwiw the Disney afternoon Dooney was what finally made me crack down

 

[Novatrix]

SAFD:I always stop for characters during rundisney races even though I never search them out when wandering around the park.

I would wait in an obscenely long line, and risk the balloon ladies if they had Dreamfinder and Figment. Icing on the cake would be the Dream-mobile or props from the ride in the background.

Rare character stops are also fun, it would be cool to have characters from Sword in the Stone, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, ect. along the course.

 

[Bobby Mcbobbob]

Have the 22 routes been released yet ? I'm interested in the half.

 

[jmasgat]

I have no clue what Gummi Bears are.

Have the 22 routes been released yet ? I'm interested in the half.

No. They will show up when the event guide is released, usually a few weeks (at most) in advance. The course is unlikely to change much from previous years--only recent changes have been to deal with construction in EPCOT.

 

[Herding_Cats]

Have the 22 routes been released yet ? I'm interested in the half.

They have not been released yet. Disney doesn't release the course maps until they release the event guide, and that will probably be in early/mid December.