Oh, I know. I just remember there was a race recently where we were able to find bib numbers through the tracking website before we got them through rundisney. I’m just impatient.
I remember getting everything for dopey in one spot last year. I noticed it looks like they changed that, and we get our bib and shirts with everyone else.
The expo passes should come out before the end of the year, as noted a couple of posts up. From there, you'll get your bib number, and we should be able to figure out which corral-ish you should be with that.
There is not.
Is there anyone savvy enough to make one for us all? A little Disney Magic! You would think Disney would make something like that but I guess not :-(
Due to car trouble, for 2022 MW I arrived at the expo with less than 30 minutes to go on Wed evening. (It may have been more like 15 minutes. It was close). I sprinted from the parking lot to bib pickup. After running down to the nearly deserted floor, I was directed back upstairs to a short row of booths for the Dopey runners. IIRC, in that one spot I was able to get my 2 bibs and 6 shirts. (My Dopey Instant Shirt Collection). Yes, 2 bibs, one for the 5 and 10ks, one for the half and full. Turns out for good reason, that after two races the bibs have wilted and are rather worse for the wear.
I’ll normally save/screenshot any visual information and type out notes onto a Google doc sometimes I’ll ring it sometimes I’ll just pull info up
I’ve done races in all 3I still don't understand why the Expo is in 3 different buildings: 1 for the rD merch, 1 for bibs, and 1 for shirts / vendors. I wouldn't mind moving bibs and shirts to one building, but the vendors might get mad at that
PSA the way things were set up for wine and dine was that you entered the arena were lead into the queue area to get onto the floor and if you wanted character/distance number photos you needed to either do that first before you shopped/checked out OR Re-loop through the queue room
I can offer some weirdly specific thoughts on this, because I am currently booked at and about to cancel a POR reservation, and Drury is one of the options I’m eyeing! I also stay offsite and drive to races very, very often.
Thank you! You've found the driving pretty easy? How early do you arrive?? I could also do the split stay for just the post-race days for the post-run "play days"
As someone who has done a split stay for the last 2 race weekends, don't do it. It's annoying to have to pack everything up mid-trip, especially with all of the extra stuff that comes with doing a 4-race weekend. If I WERE to do a split stay, I would move on Monday (because you said park days *after* the races) so you could get access to the extra 30min at the parks, and you wouldn't have to pack up until you were completely done with the races.
I aim to leave my resort within 15-30 minutes of when resort race buses start - so if buses start at 3am, I’m trying to be out the door around 3:15-3:30am. From the Drury, it’ll be an easy drive down Hotel Plaza Blvd. to Buena Vista Drive, then just follow the signs to EPCOT, which will take you straight into the parking lot. SUPER easy! The later you leave, the more possibility of running into traffic, but I’ve never once in more than a decade been late for a race.
I often do split stays, love POR and never stay offsite but for what you’ve described I’d definitely keep the Drury reservation. It sounds like the space is better for you and your friend, the food situation also seems better for you over there. I’d avoid split stays over races weekends at all costs and driving to the races isn’t bad at all!
this is a great strategy! I'm adopting it right now, with a focus on the 15 minute one...I get anxious about being late and I like to be on the first bus....
Good advice and thanks for the reassurance about driving.
ohhh--if I tried your split strategy, then I could maybe do something swanky for the last two days....off to research...
I'll offer the opposing view here.
