2019 Disneyland Paris Marathon Weekend

How does one sign up for the Castle to Chateau challenge. I did a dummy reservation on the Disneyland Paris website and other than the 5K/10K/36K options, I do not see where we can sign up for the C2C challenge?

When the link to finalize your registration is sent by runDisney in mid summer there will be a box you check to signify that you will be completing C2C at DLP. You will then need to upload a copy of your finishers certificate from the WDW race. After rD receives and reviews everything you will receive an email stating that your form has been accepted. During the expo you will need to go to a specific booth to check in for C2C, so read the event guide carefully to find out where.
 
All booked in for our trip! We booked at Vienna House Dream Castle for 3 nights with half board. We booked here since it was within our budget and provides transportation for the race and to the parks. Looking forwward to booking our bibs on April 2nd as that seems to be the day. We are doing the half to complete the C2C. I was told the half has never sold out which is good since we'll be flying to WDW that day for the Star Wars Half!
 
How does one sign up for the Castle to Chateau challenge. I did a dummy reservation on the Disneyland Paris website and other than the 5K/10K/36K options, I do not see where we can sign up for the C2C challenge?

Our travel agent said that it'll be a while yet before we get our actual registrations. I think last year they came out in June. That's when you'll select Castle to Chateau.
 


The half board is only in the hotel I think? They don't offer vouchers for the park, right?

I believe so. It includes breakfast and dinner at the hotel. Vienna House Dream Castle is a partner hotel, it's not Disney. To be honest, I've never heard of half board until I started planning this trip!
 
When the link to finalize your registration is sent by runDisney in mid summer there will be a box you check to signify that you will be completing C2C at DLP. You will then need to upload a copy of your finishers certificate from the WDW race. After rD receives and reviews everything you will receive an email stating that your form has been accepted. During the expo you will need to go to a specific booth to check in for C2C, so read the event guide carefully to find out where.
Thank you. What time do the sales of bibs go on? I live in New York and wonder if I should wake up earlier to clinch a bib?
 


Thank you. What time do the sales of bibs go on? I live in New York and wonder if I should wake up earlier to clinch a bib?

I do not remember, mostly because I booked the bib-hotel package so did not have to worry about registering that day. Keep checking both the Run Disney France Facebook page and the website as the information will post there once it is announced.
 
According to the runDisney France FB page Bib only sales will go up on April 2nd at 4PM Paris time.
 
Thank you. What time do the sales of bibs go on? I live in New York and wonder if I should wake up earlier to clinch a bib?

Be prepared for chaos and frustration, so many people logged on at the same time the last years that the website crashed several times.
 
Be prepared for chaos and frustration, so many people logged on at the same time the last years that the website crashed several times.
But last year they only went offline for an hour or so :-D

I hope, they can manage it this year, ...
 
I've just checked the website: Apparently the popularity is declining or they have more bibs available than last year(s).
Currently still available:
- Half Marathon
- 10K
- 31K Challenge
- Kids race at 3PM

Sold out
- 36K Challenge
- 5K
- Kids race at 11AM
 
I do not think, that neither the popularity is declining nor they have more bibs. Even we experienced some trouble during the BIBs Only Sale, it worked much smoother this year. So, my guess is, that they do not have so much BIBs like in the last years, which are blocked, because of the laggy shop system.

They offer one more Kids run and in the last years, the 5K also sold out fast, next was the 36K Challenge. All other races have not been sold out so fast.
 
Does anyone know what the merch for this event is like? It's my first time doing Run Disney in Paris and I'm doing the Castle to Chateau Challenge. Do they have anything to commemorate this? Or... do they have the medal replica pins that they always have in WDW?
 
Does anyone know what the merch for this event is like? It's my first time doing Run Disney in Paris and I'm doing the Castle to Chateau Challenge. Do they have anything to commemorate this? Or... do they have the medal replica pins that they always have in WDW?

Do not expect what you find at WDW races. You will be able to preorder race theme pins sometime in late summer. There was a cotton C2C shirt available for purchase, and a 2018 DLP shirt. There were also some white cotton shirts with some of the theme logos available as well. I think there were also a few other items but since they were of no interest to me I do not recall what they were. In 2018 I thought that their race specific/giveaway shirts were far superior to WDW Marathon weekend - note: when you complete the registration for your race this summer make sure you review the provided size chart before picking your size.
 
Do not expect what you find at WDW races. You will be able to preorder race theme pins sometime in late summer. There was a cotton C2C shirt available for purchase, and a 2018 DLP shirt. There were also some white cotton shirts with some of the theme logos available as well. I think there were also a few other items but since they were of no interest to me I do not recall what they were. In 2018 I thought that their race specific/giveaway shirts were far superior to WDW Marathon weekend - note: when you complete the registration for your race this summer make sure you review the provided size chart before picking your size.
yeah, very very little is offered...and I mean little. Here is last years full spread20180921_103035 copy.jpg 20180921_103009 copy.jpg 20180921_103046 copy.jpg
 
As anyone received the link to the online platform mentioned on the website for the medical certification and such? I've received nothing on that from either Disneyland Paris or the travel company (an official partner) with whom we booked our package and bibs. This is our first time running any overseas event, so it's new to us and I'd hate to not be able to run just because we messed up the paperwork!
 
As anyone received the link to the online platform mentioned on the website for the medical certification and such? I've received nothing on that from either Disneyland Paris or the travel company (an official partner) with whom we booked our package and bibs. This is our first time running any overseas event, so it's new to us and I'd hate to not be able to run just because we messed up the paperwork!

If the timing this year is like last year it will be June or July when the link to finalize registration comes out. You can find the medical certificate form on the race website under ‘Participant Conditions’; my iPad would not let me imbed the link.
 

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