For most of what you picked, you'll want to get in at 11 months. There's also limited availability because of the demand of MW. For example, VGC at DL has no studio availability for DL1/2 Weekend, though the rest of January is wide open.
Ran for them this past year. Super easy to work with and thought the amount to raise was very fair. Another charity messed up and over committed last year and rescinded my promised bib after already raising $3k. So switched mid stream and they were kind and honest
I had the same issue last year with a Dopey bib for a charity. Got a confirmation and raised over $700 before they contacted me to say I didn't actually have a bib. I still raised money for them even though I had my own Goofy bib, but I was pretty bummed that I didn't get to do Dopey. I agree that GKTW has been great to work with and that their fundraising amounts are really fair. I've already raised all of the money for a Wine & Dine challenge bib and I'm only $300 away from my Dopey goal.
. I guess I have some idea because I’m down to 3 choices but hopefully I have some epiphany over the weekend and settle on a path forward. 
lol how did you calculate those percentagesSAFD: I have no idea
19% - HM - This one wasn’t in the running until the artwork was released. I’m a big fan of this color scheme.
34% - Goofy - Goofy is one of my must stop characters during the race. But the price…aghhh. I could spend multiple days in the park for that price difference.
47% - Marathon - The big cheese. I feel like if I ran just the half that I’d regret not running the full. I did this in 2022 because I didn’t have time to train for the marathon. That was a good decision although I was a little jealous of everyone wearing their ears in MK on Sunday. This time I have time to train, so why not?
My DH and I both exchanged our pre-ordered jackets in 2022.
It wasn’t that groupoh no you guys are making me nervous. I signed up with A Running Passion yesterday to also avoid the registration craziness. I was like, I'm good. Now, I'm not so sure
FWIW I ran with Dragon Master last year and it was great as well, super easy.
. And ran for Dragon Master with an exceptional experience some year ago.
It's off your bib #, so make sure it's always visible!
As stated above, it’s by bib, but I can tell you anecdotally that someone I was downloading pics for had a *few* (the stretch before the finish line pics) show up before I entered their info, and that person ran with their MB.
It’s a very precise science with the numbers continuously shifting
I only want the event distance pins (not the medals or the "I did it.") We also like to get the jumbo weekend event pin, not the smaller one that's the same approx. size as the distance pins. All we need to do is find someone who only wants the "I DID IT!" pins and we could split the cost.....assuming I managed to get registered.
I really really hope so. I love the Dream Lights. My family used to always go to Disney at Christmas time, and those lights were a staple of all of our photos.
Yeah I don't see them returning either unfortunately.
