Staying outside of Disney resorts...marathon weekend. - The DIS Discussion Forums

goofeygirl · 05-14-2013, 07:07 PM

For those of you who stay outside of Disney during the marathon weekend in January...how do you get to the race start area? Do most of you rent a car, hire a taxi or can you use the Mears shuttle service to and fro?

disney_runner · 05-15-2013, 02:03 PM

Only once have I stayed off site. We rented a house in Windsor Hills. But I just had my husband drive and drop me off. There was quite a line of traffic for parking at Epcot, but not enough to cause you to be late to the start. If memory serves, (this was 2011) I think we left the house around 4AM. Pretty sure I was standing around bored and freezing in the corral before 5AM. There were separate traffic lines for parking and drop off. And it may have even been further divided with the drop off line for those in taxis.... I can't really remember anymore, but I do remember seeing taxis.
Not sure if that helps much but it was my experience!

goofeygirl · 05-15-2013, 03:31 PM

Thanks. Someone I know is interested in doing something during marathon weekend and was looking into less expensive hotels.

As for myself, I prefer to just stay in Disney and make life easy for myself...however you do have to book early enough to get the better priced hotel deals.

VernRDH · Today, 06:54 PM

We stayed at Windsor Hills this year and went all three days to the races. All of us went for the 5k, so we parked the car and all piled in afterward.

For the half, same thing (though I had to drive since DH couldn't manage it).

For the full, DH dropped me and my coach off. Drop off was pretty easy.

We left the house every time by 4am, it was really quick to get to Epcot. And we loved the house for the 7 of us, it worked out so well.

05-14-2013, 07:07 PM	#1
goofeygirl Mouseketeer Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: The deep blue sea Posts: 249	Staying outside of Disney resorts...marathon weekend. For those of you who stay outside of Disney during the marathon weekend in January...how do you get to the race start area? Do most of you rent a car, hire a taxi or can you use the Mears shuttle service to and fro?

05-15-2013, 02:03 PM	#2
disney_runner Mouseketeer Join Date: May 2011 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 312	Only once have I stayed off site. We rented a house in Windsor Hills. But I just had my husband drive and drop me off. There was quite a line of traffic for parking at Epcot, but not enough to cause you to be late to the start. If memory serves, (this was 2011) I think we left the house around 4AM. Pretty sure I was standing around bored and freezing in the corral before 5AM. There were separate traffic lines for parking and drop off. And it may have even been further divided with the drop off line for those in taxis.... I can't really remember anymore, but I do remember seeing taxis. Not sure if that helps much but it was my experience! __________________ Tanya Medals received: 2008 WDW Half ~ 2010 Princess Half + 2010 Disneyland Half = Coast to Coast ~ 2011 WDW Full ~ 2011 Wine & Dine Half ~ 2012 WDW Marathon Relay ~ 2012 Expedition Everest Challenge ~ 2013 Goofy (Dopey, actually!) Medals pending: Tinkerbell Disneyland Half, ToT 10 miler, Disneyland Half + Disneyland 10K = Dumbo Double Dare

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05-15-2013, 03:31 PM	#3
goofeygirl Mouseketeer Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: The deep blue sea Posts: 249	Thanks. Someone I know is interested in doing something during marathon weekend and was looking into less expensive hotels. As for myself, I prefer to just stay in Disney and make life easy for myself...however you do have to book early enough to get the better priced hotel deals.

Today, 06:54 PM	#4
VernRDH Sharing the same birthday with my baby girl and Mickey Mouse Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Clifton Park, New York Posts: 1,892	We stayed at Windsor Hills this year and went all three days to the races. All of us went for the 5k, so we parked the car and all piled in afterward. For the half, same thing (though I had to drive since DH couldn't manage it). For the full, DH dropped me and my coach off. Drop off was pretty easy. We left the house every time by 4am, it was really quick to get to Epcot. And we loved the house for the 7 of us, it worked out so well.