Tag: Tower of Terror 13K
As some of you might remember, Lee and I ran the inaugural Tower of Terror 13K last year, and were less than impressed with it. Just not very “Disneyish” by our standards. This year, since we were going to be there at race time, we decided to run it again (I say “we”, but it … Continue reading "2008 Tower of Terror 13K Race"
WDW Food and Wine Festival Week – Day 4
Posted onDay 4 (I won’t be including all of the events of today because the major event is the Tower of Terror 13K, and that’s not until tonight – and I can guarantee I won’t be blogging about it right after I get back to the room – the stops will be shower and bed – … Continue reading "WDW Food and Wine Festival Week – Day 4"
Tower of Terror 13K: Two Weeks Away!
Posted onAs I mentioned a while back, Lee and I will be running the Tower of Terror 13K at Walt Disney World on our upcoming trip – and the race is just two weeks away! While we have both been doing some running, I haven’t run more than 6 miles since the ToT 13K *last* year. … Continue reading "Tower of Terror 13K: Two Weeks Away!"
Tower of Terror 13K
Posted onWalt Disney World is again holding the Tower of Terror 13K race in October this year. Lee and I ran the first one last year, and, well, we were less than impressed. As I wrote in my blog entry, it was a fine race, just not “Disney” at all, and not what we were expecting. … Continue reading "Tower of Terror 13K"
Of Nighttime Races and Mousefest Preparations
Posted onFirst an apology for my absence. Buckle your seatbelts however, because from here until the aftermath of the d2008 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend we are on for quite a ride. Thoughts on my Tower of Terror Trip On Friday of my trip Len Testa and I took in the newly refurbished Haunted Mansion. If … Continue reading "Of Nighttime Races and Mousefest Preparations"
Segway Saturday – Part 2
Posted onLinda Mac did a great job with photos from the segway tour, so just head over to her blog for those. Saturday evening was the Tower of Terror 13k party. I headed over to the Studios “early” as I had a 7:45 ADR at the Brown Derby. While walking around, we checked out the Osborne … Continue reading "Segway Saturday – Part 2"
Tower of Terror 13K – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Posted onLast time I talked about the Tower of Terror race and how we did…and I mentioned that we were disappointed in it – it just wasn’t up to Disney’s standards. So here’s all the reasons why we thought that. The Good It didn’t rain. 🙂 Ok, so Disney has no control over the weather, but … Continue reading "Tower of Terror 13K – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"
Tower of Terror 13K
Posted onWe dared to run 13K, and we survived. 🙂 Quick recap: This year is the 13th anniversary of the Tower of Terror and back in April or May Disney announced the Tower of Terror 13K and 6.5K, which as it turned out were being held the weekend that we already had a trip planned. So … Continue reading "Tower of Terror 13K"
Magic Kingdom Friday Part 2
Posted onFriday continued….. Tod and Sue accompanied me around the Magic Kingdom as I took photos and got menus. I ran into David, the Cast Member I had met earlier at Peter Pan. He was very nice and made me smile in Neverland, so I made a point to stop and chat with him as his … Continue reading "Magic Kingdom Friday Part 2"
Imagine If You Will…
Posted onYes imagine if you will that the end of October is coming fast and that means the Walt Disney World Twilight Zone Tower of Terror races are fast approaching as well. I hope all of you who are intending to run that day, erh night, are putting together a plan for this and next week; … Continue reading "Imagine If You Will…"