Hi specialks!
I'm almost jealous of your newbie status, I've been to the parks over a thousand times but I still remember that first time magic! You're going to have a blast!
An after-race party involves having an area of the park (though usually not the entire park) open to only people who ran and their guests. Typically only a few 'e-ticket' rides are open, in the case of the TOT 10miler the two big rides will be the ones listed on the RunDisney page (Star Tours, Toy Story, Rockin' Roller Coaster, and the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror). Restaurants and food vendors in that area will be open. While some post-race refreshments will be free, expect to have to buy food/drinks later in the night. Bands and stage acts will play, but don't count on seeing the day time shows, like the Beauty and the Beast stage show that takes place near TOT. The really neat part of an after-race party is the reduced amount of people. It feels awesome to walk down the street of a theme park with just a few people around, knowing that the place was opened up just for you and your 'friends'.
I'm almost jealous of your newbie status, I've been to the parks over a thousand times but I still remember that first time magic! You're going to have a blast!
An after-race party involves having an area of the park (though usually not the entire park) open to only people who ran and their guests. Typically only a few 'e-ticket' rides are open, in the case of the TOT 10miler the two big rides will be the ones listed on the RunDisney page (Star Tours, Toy Story, Rockin' Roller Coaster, and the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror). Restaurants and food vendors in that area will be open. While some post-race refreshments will be free, expect to have to buy food/drinks later in the night. Bands and stage acts will play, but don't count on seeing the day time shows, like the Beauty and the Beast stage show that takes place near TOT. The really neat part of an after-race party is the reduced amount of people. It feels awesome to walk down the street of a theme park with just a few people around, knowing that the place was opened up just for you and your 'friends'.