Picked up my packet.. included is a flyer. Next running universal is November 16, 2019.. theme is Jurassic Park 5K
Looks like they added a kids 1k run called the Raptor Run
Now that's a theme that I really wanted to see Universal do. Hope to run it.Picked up my packet.. included is a flyer. Next running universal is November 16, 2019.. theme is Jurassic Park 5K
Looks like they added a kids 1k run called the Raptor Run
I’d be interested to hear from someone who ran it today. I looked at the results and it says only 277 finishers. I know it was basically an overflow day after Saturday sold out but it must have seemed pretty empty on the course.
Sounds like they over reached a bit. Saturday was a good start to moving into the void left by rundisney, but they probably should have left it at that instead of doing the same thing on Sunday. Don’t think they’ll be doing the Sunday thing if Jurassic sells out. No denying they are moving into this void with the event date (tinker bell weekend), the next event date (near avengers weekend), and the snack boxes. But with hotels, restaurants, park tickets, etc. they definitely generated business that would not have been there if they didn’t have the run. I don’t know if they can do a whole weekend that would generate more business, but if there is a way... 5K on Saturday and 10k on Sunday? 10k would be tough to fit and would be crazy hilly even if they could.
With the hills, the 5K is definitely not a Disney 5K. From Saturday, I think many people underestimated the difficulty of the course and/or overestimated their readiness. This may deter some former rundisney runners in the future, but don’t think anything can be done about this due to location.
I’d be interested to hear from someone who ran it today. I looked at the results and it says only 277 finishers. I know it was basically an overflow day after Saturday sold out but it must have seemed pretty empty on the course.
Ooh this is around the time I was thinking about heading to CA for Galaxys Edge, would be a nice bonus.Picked up my packet.. included is a flyer. Next running universal is November 16, 2019.. theme is Jurassic Park 5K
Looks like they added a kids 1k run called the Raptor Run
They could offer one Express Pass per ride to VIP and guarantee them the first corral.
Lots of out and backs in the backlot areas that people decided not to bother with.
Couldn’t find anything after the finish, so I left with just my medal and a bottle of water.
They need a new PA system. I couldn’t hear the race announcers at all.
The licensing could be tricky. Disney owns The Simpsons now and Paramount owns Transformers. While a deal can be worked out if all parties want to, I don't see Disney letting Universal have a Simpsons run without a heavy price and I personally wonder if Sanrio and Transformers have enough broad appeal to get runners in based on the theme. Minions certainly does, Jurassic Park probably does.Seems like they are lining up themes that include transformers, Sanrio characters, dreamworks characters, Simpsons, etc. no Harry Potter, but my guess is due to the licensing they can’t do it.
For me, it would depend on what they do. A 5K/10K Jurassic challenge complete with challenge medal greatly interests me. Each race by itself with the same medal means I'll choose only one, and a 5K/10K with separate medals, but no challenge medal will come down to which medal(s) I like the best.Also of interest, they have indicated a 10k run for Jurassic as a possible future event and how likely are you to run. So maybe 5K on Saturday and 10k on Sunday in November?
I would be very excited for Back to the Future and Jaws, but like you I don't see them happening. Sure, they're beloved films, but are they beloved enough to attract runners?They could do Back to the Future, they could do the classic monsters, but I'm not sure if they'd have the broad appeal that Jurassic Park and Minions have.