Official 2019 Star Wars Rival Run Weekend

[BigEeyore]

Make sure you get your hotel figured out ASAP - the first week of April is spring break week for a lot of schools!

 

[sunshine girl]

If you have a phone number issue (which is only with Kessel), delete it all, inlcuding any _____, then manually type it in. Do not use your autofill. Hopefully, they'll fix this issue. But, you don't have to put the 1 space, etc. like many people posted, you just need to delete any _____ basically.

This was not true for me. I needed to have the 1-space in front. The error occurred on both my auto-filled phone number, and my manually-typed-in "emergency contact" phone number. It was not just an autofill issue. I tried 4 different web browsers.

Just throwing this out there in case anyone still has trouble! But I agree - I hope Disney has fixed it by now and all this is moot!

 

[Marc A.]

I made the Kessel Run challenge mistake. Called RunDisney and they said to register for the Kessel and someone would get in contact to do a refund, that's fine. I chose Light Side, since I did everything Dark Side this year. Can't wait to see what the differences are

has anyone been contacted by phone yet to clear this up after registering for both separately?

 

[Kazrak]

Make sure you get your hotel figured out ASAP - the first week of April is spring break week for a lot of schools!

Indeed, this is the only reason I can make this work. It's spring break for my wife. (We have our room set already; that was actually the impetus. "Hey, we've got some DVC points left over, let's do a running trip.")

 

[JJHill]

Indeed, this is the only reason I can make this work. It's spring break for my wife. (We have our room set already; that was actually the impetus. "Hey, we've got some DVC points left over, let's do a running trip.")

I hope there are rooms left on Tuesday. Not a DVC member. I'm waiting to make sure I can sign up for the 10k before booking the hotel.

 

[michigandergirl]

@cavepig Thanks for those screen shots! Also, it is my understanding that after I've signed myself up for the Kessel, I'll have to get back in the queue to sign my family & I up for the 5K?

 

[michigandergirl]

I hope there are rooms left on Tuesday. Not a DVC member. I'm waiting to make sure I can sign up for the 10k before booking the hotel.

I just booked our room earlier this week and there seemed to be plenty of availability, so I wouldn't think you would have any trouble waiting until next week.

 

[cavepig]

@cavepig Thanks for those screen shots! Also, it is my understanding that after I've signed myself up for the Kessel, I'll have to get back in the queue to sign my family & I up for the 5K?

It's a separate portal for the 5k, so yes you'll have to get into a different queue for it.

This was not true for me. I needed to have the 1-space in front. The error occurred on both my auto-filled phone number, and my manually-typed-in "emergency contact" phone number. It was not just an autofill issue. I tried 4 different web browsers.

Just throwing this out there in case anyone still has trouble! But I agree - I hope Disney has fixed it by now and all this is moot!

If it thought you were another country then yeah it was wanting the 1, I forgot to add that, but as long as it thought you were US it didn't need it. So, if you changed country to something other than US, than back to US it should have fixed it. Like, even if it had US defaulted, it wasn't picking up that unless it got changed specifically back to it, a weird glitch yes.

 

[jaxonp]

UPDATE for those who didn't register for the Kessel Run Challenge the "correct" way. Just got off the phone with RD. The story has now changed from yesterday (they said they'd call the next day to pay the $10 if you registered for the virtual run). Fast forward 24 hours- Instead of a phone call, they are now sending out emails, later today, that will contain a discount code to complete a new registration with the kessel challenge. It should bring the cost down to $10. We will see. Man, we could have avoided all this mess RD, if you would have had the Kessel Challenge as a separate add on like last year.

 

[Marc A.]

UPDATE for those who didn't register for the Kessel Run Challenge the "correct" way. Just got off the phone with RD. The story has now changed from yesterday. They are now sending out emails, later today, that will contain a discount code to complete a new registration with the kessel challenge. It should bring the cost down to $10. We will see. Man, we could have avoided all this mess RD, if you would have had the Kessel Challenge as a separate add on like last year.

So do we cancel the challenge and virtual then somehow?? Don't understand

 

[jaxonp]

So do we cancel the challenge and virtual then somehow?? Don't understand

No. Not the way I understand it. They are simply going to send us a registration code that you put in the end of a new registration for the Kessel Run Challenge that will bring the cost down to $10. She said emails are going out later today and if you don't get one to call tomorrow. She didn't say anything about canceling the other registration.

 

[cavepig]

So do we cancel the challenge and virtual then somehow?? Don't understand

No, don't cancel. But, you do need to call or email them otherwise they have no idea you want Kessel.

 

[Marc A.]

No, don't cancel. But, you do need to call or email them otherwise they have no idea you want Kessel.

I spoke to them on the phone yesterday and they told me to register separately for Virtual Half since I already had the challenge set up.
I was wondering if anyone received that call back yet...

 

[jaxonp]

I spoke to them on the phone yesterday and they told me to register separately for Virtual Half since I already had the challenge set up.
I was wondering if anyone received that call back yet...

That is no longer happening. See what I wrote above.

 

[Marc A.]

Received the email with instructions on registrating for the Kessell and a credit for signing up for the other two individually...think I’m good now.

 

[The Expert]

Glad I did my Kessel Run last year and avoided this mess! My first experience with the new registration was easy peasy. I registered myself and my nephew for the challenge, and my mother-in-law and husband and myself for the 5K, all in one giant ($$$) transaction. I selected light side for me and MIL and dark side for hubby and nephew. Can't wait to see what they do! I'm really hoping for different shirts, medals, bibs, and final results of runners from both sides so we can see who "wins" each race and the full weekend!

 

[captaindavidhook]

Woo hoo!!! I'm all signed up for my 2nd Disney run. Who here is running in the half?

 

[JennysSeven]

I'm about 95% sure we want to sign up for this on Tuesday. I have a question...reading through this thread it looks like I'll have to do separate registrations for my 14-year-old son and myself since we want to do the Kessel. What happens if it sells out quickly and I'm only able to complete one registration before it sells out? I don't want to commit to the trip and expense if we can't both participate. Has anyone had that happen? Will they refund in that case? The possibility of not getting both of us in is making me really nervous about signing up.

 

[aalvis]

What was the price tag to do the kessel run and challenge?

 

[Nole95]

I'm about 95% sure we want to sign up for this on Tuesday. I have a question...reading through this thread it looks like I'll have to do separate registrations for my 14-year-old son and myself since we want to do the Kessel. What happens if it sells out quickly and I'm only able to complete one registration before it sells out? I don't want to commit to the trip and expense if we can't both participate. Has anyone had that happen? Will they refund in that case? The possibility of not getting both of us in is making me really nervous about signing up.

Yes. They apparently need to be done seperately. However, as long as you are in the queue at noon for the first one, it is very unlikely it would sell out before you were able to do the second one.