Are these allowed during the run?

[patm95]

Hi all. Planning on doing the wine and dine half marathon this fall. I was thinking about getting one of these so I could facetime my kids while running. Would this be allowed?

https://a.co/d/02Ob5gO

 

[fatmanatee]

Selfie sticks are banned from the races and for good reason. It’s a safety hazard.

 

[patm95]

Selfie sticks are banned from the races and for good reason. It’s a safety hazard.

Thanks for the PSA. I know they are banned. I was t sure if this is considered a selfie stick.

 

[Kerry1957]

No need for snark. runDisney would be the only one to give you a definitive answer, but I agree with @fatmanatee that it may well be considered a selfie stick. The other potential issue is that even if runDisney said OK in writing, any security person could stop you and make you take it off. Probably more hassle than it would be worth.

It is kinda a cool gadget for other venus!

 

[fatmanatee]

Thanks for the PSA. I know they are banned. I was t sure if this is considered a selfie stick.

It’s the same principle, a camera with an arm extension. They also have a costume ban on anything with hard edges. In this case it’s technically not branded a selfie stick and it’s certainly not a costume but the overall message is that they don’t want items with hard edges that might bump into other racers.

 

[patm95]

No need for snark. runDisney would be the only one to give you a definitive answer, but I agree with @fatmanatee that it may well be considered a selfie stick. The other potential issue is that even if runDisney said OK in writing, any security person could stop you and make you take it off. Probably more hassle than it would be worth.

It is kinda a cool gadget for other venus!

Thanks for that! I wonder if this would be a safer bet?

https://a.co/d/akEl5iw

 

[RunnerMom71]

I'm assuming that this is going to be your first half? If so congratulations! It's an awesome accomplishment.

I'm a long distance runner whose done countless events so hope to save you some misery while you're out there!

Either of those two neck devices will drive you bat sh*t crazy while you're running... especially the lanyard. Your phone will just bounce around, And I can tell you from experience that those runners around you are not going to want to hear your phone conversation while they're running near you. It's also not a whole lot of fun to try and talk / have a conversation while you're running even at a more moderate pace,

I say enjoy the vibes of a Disney race, enjoy all your hard work that it took to get there, and call your family after and show them your medal!