Hello and welcome to my runDisney Princess Half Marathon Weekend 2025 trip report! I’m returning to the blow-by-blow diary format for this trip. Read all the posts in this report here. Onward! When we last left our intrepid gang, we had just finished the Princess 10K. Under normal circumstances it would be straight to the showers. On this particular...
Continue readingHoop Dee Doo Princess 10K Review
Hello and welcome to my runDisney Princess Half Marathon Weekend 2025 trip report! I’m returning to the blow-by-blow diary format for this trip. Today we recap the Princess 10K! Read all the posts in this report here. Onward! As is so cruelly usual, my alarm woke me in the bleak and dark of the middle of the night. But...
Continue readingPrincess Weekend Day 2: Epcot Festival Of The Arts & Final VQ Fail
Hello and welcome to my runDisney Princess Half Marathon Weekend 2025 trip report! I’m returning to the blow-by-blow diary format for this trip. Today, we visit Epcot! Read all the posts in this report here. Onward! Ah, irony – the day before we left for our Princess trip, Disney announced that it would be ending ALL its virtual queues...
Continue readingPrincess Weekend Day 1: Mears Madness, Expo & Disney Springs
Hello and welcome to my runDisney Princess Half Marathon Weekend 2025 trip report! I’m returning to the blow-by-blow diary format for this trip. Read all the posts in this report here. Onward! My Princess Half Marathon Weekend trip began as they always do: at the airport. I arrived early to do a little work at the gate, which I...
Continue readingForget Dopey; It’s Princess Time
Holy smokes; I’m not even done with my Dopey Challenge trip report and it’s already time for Princess Weekend! Not that I’m complaining, mind you – this is merely an observation. So my promised Dopey takeaways and traditional snack roundup posts are just going to have to wait. I’m headed back to Walt Disney World, baby! I think we...
Continue readingHow Much Does It Cost To Be Dopey?
Hello and welcome to my Dopey Challenge 2025 trip report! Today I’d like to talk about the costs associated with being a Dopey Challenger. Read all the entries in this report here. Onward! WDW Marathon Weekend is special to me. Although I’m not one of the diehards who register for the Dopey Challenge every year, I had an amazing...
Continue reading1900 Park Fare Character Breakfast: Make A Wish (For Lox)
Hello and welcome to my Dopey Challenge 2025 trip report! Today I’ll be reviewing the character breakfast at 1900 Park Fare in Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort. Read all the entries in this report here. Onward! For our final meal of our WDW Marathon Weekend trip, we chose a character breakfast at 1900 Park Fare inside Disney’s Grand Floridian Resort...
Continue readingHow Is Old Key West As A runDisney Command Center?
Hello and welcome to my Dopey Challenge 2025 trip report! Today we’ll consider Disney’s Old Key West Resort in its function as a runDisney race weekend accommodation. Read all the entries in this report here. Onward! There’s more than one way to reserve a Disney resort hotel room. Maybe you can’t afford Disney Vacation Club’s buy-in costs (I know...
Continue readingWe Got The Best Table At California Grill
Hello and welcome to my Dopey Challenge 2025 trip report! Today we’re discussing our celebratory post-marathon dinner at California Grill. Read all the entries in this report here. Onward! A successful Dopey Challenge requires some form of commensurate celebratory meal. Were I a proper blogger, I would’ve selected a restaurant I haven’t been to before. Instead, I went with...
Continue readingDopey Challenge Redux: The WDW Marathon
Hello and welcome to my Dopey Challenge 2025 trip report! Today I’m recapping the crown jewel of the Dopey experience: The WDW Marathon. Read all the entries in this report here. Onward! You know what I love? I’ll tell you what I love: the WDW Marathon. It is my One Race to Rule Them All. I haven’t skipped a...
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