The agreed upon term is 'singly', as in 'I am singly doing the marathon.'
ATTQOTD: I'm just doing the marathon, and our post-race plan is to graze on all the food available around Epcot for the day, and finish up with an ADR in La Hacienda de San Angel to get my sodium levels back to normal (i.e. drinking margaritas)
After both marathons I've done (not Disney) I went straight to the pub. I wouldn't particularly recommend doing this - it turns out you need to eat after a marathon
Just make sure your husband can run the half on Jiko food, isn't it usually full of African spicies that may or may not sit well the next morning. I don't know as I've only done Boma's. And then depending on how tired he is he may not be up for Fantasmic or Illuminations, especially the night before the marathon, but as you said you can just go by yourself. Sounds like a fun time!Hello, my DH and his sister are doing the Dopey from Jan 4 - 7. I am not as crazy, but doing the marathon on the 7th.
SIL is arriving Jan 3rd with her DH & 2 boys. DH and I arrive late on Jan 2nd. DH and family are also happy for me to do my own thing at WDW. They do not get the same "Disney joy" I do from just riding around on the monorail, hotel exploring, smelling the roses, etc.
Feedback welcome for my plan so far, trying to figure out where to add Jiko for 2 at some point. Of course, I am expecting that DH and SIL will probably miss most of the evening activities due to early mornings. I am just trying to make it as magical as possible for SIL's three as it's their first WDW visit.
Jan 3
(DH & I)
- Early breakfast at Kona
- Short morning in MK (get 4 or 5 favourites in)
- Meet SIL & family at POR. Pickup race packages and head to WalMart for snacks & groceries.
- Family dinner at POR or Dis Springs.
- I might go solo for fireworks at MK.
Jan 4
- DH and SIL do 5km.
- Thinking about Boma breakfast for DH and I... or solo. Never been before.
- AK day for entire party. Optional return to POR for pool or parkhop to MK.
- Dinner and return to AK for RoL.
Jan 5
- DH, SIL 10km.
- Epcot morning, boat to HS for afternoon. Get Frozen, Test Track, SE, The Land done.
- DH and I go to Jiko?
- Possible return for Fantasmic.
Jan 6
- DH, SIL half.
- HS morning. Star Wars and Toy Story focused for the kids.
- May lose DH and SIL for rest.
- Pool afternoon or parkhop for SIL's fam, and I.
- Epcot fireworks.
Jan 7
- Marathon.
- No parks, pool and may take the kids to crazy golf.
- Celebration dinner at Ohana.
Jan 8
- Full force day at MK.
- Optional returns in afternoon for pool/race recovery.
- Parade, fireworks at MK. Not sure how SIL and DH will be, I was fine in '16.
Jan 9
Departure day.
SIL and her 3 only have four-day park hoppers. DH and I have 6-day hoppers. DH and I have option of doing a few final rides on Jan 9 morning. I tend to like to walk around MK and try not to cry.
Any thoughts welcome
8:00pm hopefully. We have to get up early on flying day and then get up early other days so then by race mornings getting up even earlier isn't too bad and falling asleep close to 8 is easier. With saying that though my 2 WDW marathons I've done I've gotten almost 0 sleep, but other races I've gotten pretty good sleep with that plan.
ADR and HM related question. My +1 is doing the HM, and she'll be in Coral G or so based on her current HM time, so my guess is she'll be finishing the race not long after 8. We'd like to pop over to Tusker House in AK and have breakfast there before spending the day there. She'll need to get back to Port Orleans Riverside, get cleaned up and then we can bus/drive over to AK. Would a 10.30 ADR be cutting it too tight?
If it is too tight, what might be a good post-HM pre-AK breakfast/brunch plan?
ADR and HM related question. My +1 is doing the HM, and she'll be in Coral G or so based on her current HM time, so my guess is she'll be finishing the race not long after 8. We'd like to pop over to Tusker House in AK and have breakfast there before spending the day there. She'll need to get back to Port Orleans Riverside, get cleaned up and then we can bus/drive over to AK. Would a 10.30 ADR be cutting it too tight?
If it is too tight, what might be a good post-HM pre-AK breakfast/brunch plan?
This sounds awesome Keels! Can't wait to hear about it!
You always have such fun ideas.In previous years, we've done a mini-DATW and Epcot Grazing.
This year, I'm working with Disney Events for a private event - we REALLY wanted to do Highway In The Sky Dine-Around, but it doesn't run on Sundays and hasn't yet been extended past September ... so, we're putting together our own Highway in the Sky Dine-Around ... but it's going to be called the "Victory Lap"! It's been a really fun process to work with Disney Events on, so I'm really excited. The majority of my traveling group frequents WDW multiple times a year, so planning a private event has been a fun change-of-pace.
For the 5-10K, I'm usually asleep by midnight. My friends don't arrive at BCV until around 11-11:30 p.m. the night before the 10K, so it's really pointless for me to try to go to sleep when they'll just wake me up.
For Half-Fulls at Disney, I try to be in bed and making my way to sleep by 10, but while that's always a plan sometimes things happen and other factors delay that ...
I ran the 1/2 out of corral 'D' last year and was done at 8:30-because I stopped for almost every character photo available. I was staying at POR. Took only bus transportaion and arrived at MK by 10:00. So, it is doable.
The rumors and news board is good too
