The Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend is one of the best weekends you can have as a runDisney participant! The After Party is the main reason many people run it, and it’s no wonder why! Having your own mini Food and Wine Festival is amazing and a great way to reward yourself for your weekend!
But before you go, here are 4 things you need to know!
1. Dogs are Welcome!
This will be the first runDisney weekend that you can bring your lovable dog with you!. Well…. That is if you are staying in certain resorts…
There is a fee involved and not all rooms are included at these resorts:
Art of Animation
Port Orleans Riverside
Yacht Club
Cabins at Ft Wilderness
If you are staying at one of these resorts, give Disney a call to see if your room qualifies to bring your pets. 407 – W – DISNEY
Now the flipside to that would be – if you are staying at one of these resorts, and are allergic to dogs! Give Disney a call to request that you are not in a dog friendly room.
2. The New Course Includes Pandora!
How exciting! This will be the first runDisney weekend that you can run through Pandora! Animal Kingdom is your first park after leaving the Starting Line, so hopefully you will still be able to see it in the dark!
3. The Course Details!
I love looking at everything on the course and figuring out all the details!. And you guys know I don’t like porta potties so first up - where are the real bathrooms!
Real Bathrooms
Animal Kingdom
- As you enter Rfiki’s Planet Watch area
- Past the Festival of the Lion King on the Discovery River Side
- <none in Pandora>
- Across from Isle of Java on Discovery Island
- In Dinoland as you are leaving Animal Kingdom
Hollywood Studios
- Past Tower of Terror as you enter Sunset Boulevard
- As you leave Hollywood Boulevard by the Exit
Epcot
- Morocco
- American Adventure
- Germany
- Norway
- As you Leave Epcot
Next up is water stations and First Aid!
They have added more water stations than in earlier years of runDisney and this is a good thing! It can be so hot and humid that staying hydrating is really important! 9 Total this year!
Water Stations
Miles: 1,3,4,5,6,8,10,11,12
Food
Mile 8
And It is always a good thing to keep in mind where the first aid stations are. Another big improvement this year is the number of first aid stations: 6 total. Just knowing where they are can help you push through to get there!
First Aid
Miles: 1, 3, 5, 7.5, 9, 11
4. The Weather
Always look 10 Days Out and start planning. The Wine and Dine has seen wild weather in the past – don’t go into the weekend blind.
Highs in 81/64 40% chance of thunderstorms
Very typical November Florida Day!
Plan for humidity – should be your biggest problem. But, check the weather again before your leave!
Know about the weather...
Being Weather Wise in WDW for runDisney
So those are the 4 things you need to Know about the Wine and Dine Weeknd!
Having run in many different types of Half Marathons, runDisney really is the best at taking care of you - And giving you a Magical Race to enjoy! As will be the case for the Wine and Dine Weekend!
Please let me know if you bring your pets and how you felt the pet services were.
And let me know how much fun you had at the After Party!
Kesselrunner77@gmail.com
Download this episode of the Beyond the Kessel Run Podcast (right click and save)
1. Dogs are Welcome!
This will be the first runDisney weekend that you can bring your lovable dog with you!. Well…. That is if you are staying in certain resorts…
There is a fee involved and not all rooms are included at these resorts:
Art of Animation
Port Orleans Riverside
Yacht Club
Cabins at Ft Wilderness
If you are staying at one of these resorts, give Disney a call to see if your room qualifies to bring your pets. 407 – W – DISNEY
Now the flipside to that would be – if you are staying at one of these resorts, and are allergic to dogs! Give Disney a call to request that you are not in a dog friendly room.
2. The New Course Includes Pandora!
How exciting! This will be the first runDisney weekend that you can run through Pandora! Animal Kingdom is your first park after leaving the Starting Line, so hopefully you will still be able to see it in the dark!
3. The Course Details!
I love looking at everything on the course and figuring out all the details!. And you guys know I don’t like porta potties so first up - where are the real bathrooms!
Real Bathrooms
Animal Kingdom
- As you enter Rfiki’s Planet Watch area
- Past the Festival of the Lion King on the Discovery River Side
- <none in Pandora>
- Across from Isle of Java on Discovery Island
- In Dinoland as you are leaving Animal Kingdom
Hollywood Studios
- Past Tower of Terror as you enter Sunset Boulevard
- As you leave Hollywood Boulevard by the Exit
Epcot
- Morocco
- American Adventure
- Germany
- Norway
- As you Leave Epcot
Next up is water stations and First Aid!
They have added more water stations than in earlier years of runDisney and this is a good thing! It can be so hot and humid that staying hydrating is really important! 9 Total this year!
Water Stations
Miles: 1,3,4,5,6,8,10,11,12
Food
Mile 8
And It is always a good thing to keep in mind where the first aid stations are. Another big improvement this year is the number of first aid stations: 6 total. Just knowing where they are can help you push through to get there!
First Aid
Miles: 1, 3, 5, 7.5, 9, 11
4. The Weather
Always look 10 Days Out and start planning. The Wine and Dine has seen wild weather in the past – don’t go into the weekend blind.
Highs in 81/64 40% chance of thunderstorms
Very typical November Florida Day!
Plan for humidity – should be your biggest problem. But, check the weather again before your leave!
Know about the weather...
Being Weather Wise in WDW for runDisney
So those are the 4 things you need to Know about the Wine and Dine Weeknd!
Having run in many different types of Half Marathons, runDisney really is the best at taking care of you - And giving you a Magical Race to enjoy! As will be the case for the Wine and Dine Weekend!
Please let me know if you bring your pets and how you felt the pet services were.
And let me know how much fun you had at the After Party!
Kesselrunner77@gmail.com
Download this episode of the Beyond the Kessel Run Podcast (right click and save)
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