Right. There are obviously a lot of factors driving things right now with the whole "sells out in minutes" thing. I just don't see how they're going to put the genie back in the bottle with themes at this point (especially when it comes to weekends like SS that took awhile to fully sell out this year) if they choose to market all of the races the same.
I don't see them not revealing themes pre-registration going forward.
Yes! I loved the 10-miler but being under yellow flag conditions make one think. If I register for Springtime again, it's because I absolutely love the theme. That's the only way I'll do it again.Plus, it's freaking hot in Orlando in April.
I have several of those medals/shirts, and I love them. Those shirts are quality and have held up to years of wear.
I don't mind changing themes but at least have some cohesion. The mess that has become Wine & Dine is so disappointing especially the 2022 themes. It's food and wine, make it food and wine related.I'm glad they announce the themes in advance now, it does affect my decision re: which races to run. It is helpful since I can't usually do them all, though I'd like to! (And I loved Star Wars race weekend, hopefully that returns someday.)
That being said, I actually prefer when runDisney races had more consistency. I definitely preferred Chef Mickey/Epcot every year to whatever Wine & Dine IP melange is happening now (more races beyond Marathon weekend should feature Mickey!). So I don't mind at all if they do the same princesses.
I liked when the Princess half design was simply repeat variations of tiaras that said "Disney's Princess Half Marathon," for example! The medals were shiny, pretty, usually did not fall apart, featured the race/Disney name prominently, and looked like actual metal medals! That's all I need.
In general I wish they'd focus less on changing themes, and more on the quality of the basics (a semi-consistent race logo, better medals, better race shirts, bring back key name-branded merch items, hire a freaking clothing/merch designer with a better sense of athleticwear style for heaven's sake, what are they even doing). So much of it is junk, or junky-looking now and it was not that way in the past.
If they'd bring the basics back up to par with ~10+ years ago, I'd pay way more!!
Me too! Not sure if I'll ever be ready (boy has it become stressful...) but I have always been lucky too. Granted, I usually just want the half distance for January or Princess weekend but I am also worried that my luck will run out also. Thankfully, these boards are a terrific support network and always so much help. Good luck to everyone registering on Tuesday!!
. That only just occurred to me.
Sorry to hear that. Maybe you can type in any relevant info beforehand and copy and paste during registration.I fell yesterday while walking the dog and sprained my wrist badly. I’m in a wrist brace, and now I’m worried about being able to type fast for registration
I hope you can make it work. I enjoyed talking with you at a HH meetup (cannot remember if it was W&D or Marathon weekend) and you were pretty excited about the races.
