This has all happened before. And will happen again. But right now, it’s happening for 2020.
The Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend returns to Orlando, Florida… and I am there.
The Expo as always was held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports.
And of course the buildings are up a long walkway hill.
Intriguingly, Club 33, Disney’s exclusive and super-pricey country club style thing out in Anaheim apparently has its own packet pickup… you pay the big bucks, you get a walled off experience. But I was short the 35K initiation fee and 15K annual dues.
So I go where the peons pickup.
Albeit as a Dopey Runner, I veered left while half and full marathoners veered right.
What’s my number?
Twenty-thousand sixty-nine, dude!
This was a queue to get a photo in front of a 7 Dwarfs mineshaft and a Dopey standee. It was a good 35 minute wait. I skipped it and took this selfie, more of the line than anything else.
That’s right, y’all. PERFECTLY DOPEY.
I decided to check out hte expo.
It was about the same as every year.
I so wanted to win a plush Geico Gecko. I won an exercise band. I don’t even know what the hell that is. It’s like an elastic girdle but darned if I know how it works.
I am religiously intolerant in that I don’t need you preaching to me on the run, thank you very much.
Another Disney Run, another chance to meet olympian Jeff Galloway. He’s a really nice guy but I miss the Ms Chiquita Banana stand which sadly has gone the way of the Mule Train in CA and Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride here in FL.
Forky Asks A Question: What is Running?
My mom and I have a running joke (get it?) about wanting a webcam outside Disney Springs to tell us if the balloon is up or not. Because if it’s up, it means there’s no lightning in the immediate area. I suppose we could just look outside… but this overpriced operating participant attraction at Downtown… er, Disney Springs… is an excellent weather balloon.
#Truth.
PUNS!
Oh, Olaf. THe Baby Yoda of 2013.
So runDisney has decided to offer a new premium priced Club runDisney. I guess for people who can’t afford Club 33 access can pay $900 for a better coral placement, a jacket, and, um, a lower rent but still higher classed packet pickup experience. Coming to a runDisney event near you, February 8, 2020.
I recently watched on Disney+ the World Accoridng to Jeff Goldblum about ttaoos. Sadly, they weren’t offering a JG option so I passed.
Oswald! Oswald! Oswald!
There was a line for character meet and greets at the expo. You couldn’t see who was hanging out for a photo opp unless you waited in line.
Speaking of lines, there was a meerchandise queue just to get to LOOK at the merchandise.
When I saw this series of serpentine switchbacks I decided to exit, stage right.
And thus ends the Expo 2020. Now onto 4 days of 2:30 AM wakeups.
As I post this, my phone tells me I have exactly 9 hours and 58 minutes until my alarm goes off. This so I can get over to the EPCOT parking lot by 4 AM for a 5:30 AM 5K. I expect I’ll be home before the sun rises tomorrow.
I do it to remain perfectly dopey… because it is DEFINITELY a dumb thing to wake up this early this many days in a row!
