Question - Are lines always this bad for characters? I don't remember them being this long, but its been a while since my last rD experience. Was wondering if this us the new normal.
Thank you!!! This is exactly what I was hoping to hear.here are some examples we picked up. there are regular pins, medal pins and magnets for every event.
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Thank you!!! This is exactly what I was hoping to hear.
Question - Are lines always this bad for characters? I don't remember them being this long, but its been a while since my last rD experience. Was wondering if this is the new normal.
Do you mean the characters during the race? I caught Donald Duck with about 10 people in line. Was super quick. If you are talking about pre-race characters, I didn't even see those!
I did not plan to stop for any characters during the 5K but the lines for Goofy and Donald were so short I could not resist. At both stops not only did the Photopass photographer take my shot but a cast member gladly took my phone and took a couple of shots also. I'm glad they did because when I looked at my photo with Goofy I realized that my pose covered up my number so that shot will not be showing up in my photopass shots.
Great to meet some runDisney all-stars this morning. I’ll be at the same spot (by the a-c gear check sign) tomorrow morning.
Its funny - I had the exact opposite experience. At least 8-10 minutes per character. But I also stopped for all of them, so by the end it was just the accumulation of people. But even Flik and Atta was a 7-8 minute stop, and that was with me starting in the third wave of corral A (but admittedly, running slower than i had planned when I signed up because running is stupid).
I finally told my kids last night at dinner that I was going to WDW without them to run a race. I thought there would be protests, but instead cute encouraging questions.
"Are you going to win?" "No, but I do't mind." "will you still get a medal?" "Yes, if I finish. I've never run this far before." {cue earnest eyes big as a cartoon character and 5 year old lip tremble} "I believe in you mommy! You gotta finish, I want to see that medal!" {Other 5 year old} "Then you can earn a popcorn bucket!"
See you all bright and early Saturday! Any doubt I had about finishing is now gone. If I have to crawl across the line, I'm bringing home a medal and a popcorn bucket.
I felt the same way the first time I did a runDisney race without my brother. Hopefully you can find the good in a solo trip!I should be in bed right now, but ... this has been an interesting trip so far. I loved meeting @PCFriar80 (and his lovely wife) and @hotblooded. Club Level is some kind of amazing. I think i'm starting to get excited about the marathon.
But there is a giant hole the size of my sister in my trip right now. I'm glad I tried Disney solo, but I don't think it's for me. I spent the whole day missing my sister (I even called her an hour ago to tell her that I wish she was here), and I don't know that I'd do Disney without her again.
Hoping to meet more people tomorrow - what time are we all lining up at the BC bus stop?
(Also, anyone else at BC thinking about the Regatta Run tomorrow? Too crazy?)