Cooler temperatures, bigger crowds… and an attempt by runDisney to evoke more of the 1990s retro-vibe by leaning into the Rescue Rangers/DuckTales/Darkwing Duck of afternoon syndication and a 1997 theatrical Hercules.
Bumped into some folks I know… a real Prince and Princess…
Ted Lasso has a message for us all…
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He had a wig and an American flag, and Grogu as bling… part of me wondered if he was a bastardized Trump NFT thing? But I kept trying to take photos… right up until he caught me…
I never found out the truth. It’s the 1990s, man… the truth is out there… I just don’t know what it is.
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The national anthem played by 1980s/1990s soundtrack staple, the saxophone!
At 0.3 miles, the first character stop — despite being in the “A” corral, it had a huge line and mucked up my pace. But, come on… person of the week in every Greek opinion poll…
I misheard the cast member and thought I was supposed to keep my distance… plus, I thought maybe Goofy wanted a photo with ME…
I got to a photo opportunity stop on the Boardwalk/Epcot area and was told Jessie needed to check on Bullseye real quick… two minutes they said… but based on my Garmin, it was five minutes, 24 seconds that I was standing around. But who’s counting… it’s not like it’s a race, yeah?
[In all honesty, time is a little different for the runDisney events… I mean, I could run a 10K anywhere… but where else am I going to stop and Macarena with Mickey and Minnie?]
Crossing the finish line, the sun hadn’t yet risen, nor had the last corral been released… this is a crazy series of events. Day 2 of 4 in the books for 2023…
Chip and Dale’s Rescue Rangers cohort Monterey Jack didn’t do much more than stand there… even when I told this killer joke: “It’s appropriate that you’re here, Monterey Jack… because this race cost a lot of cheddar!”
What? Cheesy jokes? I gouda ton of them!
No, no… I’ll see myself out, thanks…
