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How I Spent My Monstrous Summer Day

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How I Spent My Monstrous Summer Day by Jason, Jeanine, and Laura We thought we would collect up some of the photos we took and tweets we sent out during Disneyland’s Monstrous Summer All-Nighter and share them here. (We must give credit where credit is due, and tell you that Jeanine is the only one … Continue reading "How I Spent My Monstrous Summer Day"
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The Dopey Challenge – Walt Disney World Marathon

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First it was the Goofy Challenge, then the Coast-to-Coast Challenge and the Dumbo Double Dare. Now the evil geniuses at runDisney have developed a new series to tempt their loyal running fan(atics): The Dopey Challenge. runDisney is introducing a new 10K race into the 2014 Walt Disney World marathon weekend lineup. And they are convinced … Continue reading "The Dopey Challenge – Walt Disney World Marathon"
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Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend – The Food

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It’s not a Disney trip without a food blog, right? Here’s my thoughts on our dining experiences during our recent Princess Half Marathon weekend trip. We arrived at Coronado Springs on Thursday night (actually Friday morning) way too late to have anything to eat there. I believe Coronado Springs is the only moderate hotel with … Continue reading "Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend – The Food"
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Disneyland Fantasy Faire Preview

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The new Disneyland Fantasy Faire, where guests can meet, interact, and learn the stories of the Disney princesses, is under construction in the former Carnation Plaza Gardens area of Disneyland. I had the opportunity to preview the new area, which is scheduled to open on March 12, 2013. Fantasy Faire is located at the end of Main Street between Frontierland and Sleeping Beauty Castle. As you can see in these photos there is still quite a bit of work to be done before opening, but the basic structures are there. This is the exterior of Royal Hall; the Princess meet-and-greet area is inside. The unfinished pedestal in front will be the location of the Tangled Tower sculpture. Rapunzel's hair will appear to be wrapped around it, and at night her hair will light up with twinkling lights.
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2013 Tinker Bell Half Marathon – Part 2

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Wow…it was a great morning! I think the Tinker Bell Half Marathon is now my favorite Disney race. Last year’s inaugural race was really good, but this year was even better. I finished in 2:36:07 (with lots of photo stops) and Lee finished in 2:23:37. Despite running Goofy last week we both felt really good … Continue reading "2013 Tinker Bell Half Marathon – Part 2"
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2013 Tinker Bell Half Marathon – Part 1

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Another weekend, another Disney race – different coast, though! We are back at Disneyland for the second annual Tinker Bell Half Marathon weekend. The Neverland Family 5K was this morning (Saturday), and the half marathon is tomorrow. We’re only doing the half marathon, though the 5K looks like it was a lot of fun! The … Continue reading "2013 Tinker Bell Half Marathon – Part 1"
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2013 Marathon Weekend – Part 3 – Marathon

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We did it! The 2013 Goofy Challenge, and the 20th Walt Disney World Marathon! Though Sunday wasn’t quite as hot as they thought it might be (81 instead of 84) it was still a tough day to be running 26.2 miles. Very humid, too, and sunny, without the clouds I was hoping for, which just … Continue reading "2013 Marathon Weekend – Part 3 – Marathon"
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2013 Marathon Weekend – Part 2 – Half Marathon

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Today was the first 13.1 miles of our 39.3 mile “Goofy” experience – the Walt Disney World Half Marathon. We tried not go to out too hard or fast, since we have 26.2 more to do tomorrow, and finished in 2:32:58. Our day started very early – we’d planned to get up at 2:30, but … Continue reading "2013 Marathon Weekend – Part 2 – Half Marathon"
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