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<\/a><\/p>\nThe cloned character beats were mirrored in the cloned race intros by the announcers.\u00a0 The same electronic press kit pre-show hyping the new episodes of Rebels, the same spiel about the changes in Tomorrowland for the Force Awakens at Disneyland, and the same banter leading up to the start of the race: “Try and finish the race!\u00a0 No, no, no.\u00a0 Do, or do not.\u00a0 There is no try!”\u00a0 Yeah, yeah.\u00a0 We get it.<\/p>\n
I sound more down on the event that I should be as it was a pleasant way to spend the morning.\u00a0 I think they revamped the opening miles in the parks as well as the route felt more fun.\u00a0 Sadly, the second half through the streets of Anaheim felt especially underwhelming this year.\u00a0 It’s hard to map a course in Anaheim.\u00a0 Walt Disney was always landlocked from the moment he set out to build Disneyland and that’s partially the reason for the vastness of Walt Disney World in Orlando.\u00a0 But the intimacy of Disneyland is one of its chief pleasures.\u00a0 Still, you can only get so many miles within park property before necessity dictates you hit the Anaheim asphalt.\u00a0 Other half marathons runDisney puts on wind you through Angels Stadium or elsewhere and I appreciate they want to keep certain aspects “special” to different events.\u00a0 Nonetheless, they could do with a bit more “fun” in the back half of the course.\u00a0 They do their best with school bands and cheer squads.\u00a0 And similar to last year’s event, the cos players were stellar along one avenue.\u00a0 But there were long stretches were there just wasn’t much of anything going on.<\/p>\n
In runDisney and Anaheim’s defense, I was in the first corral this year so maybe I was “early” to what they were going to be offering.\u00a0 I sincerely hope they did do more things for later corrals — it’s not easy standing around waiting to start in the staggered times they’ve set up.\u00a0 And it’s not easy being on your feet if you are a bit slower.\u00a0 People who challenge themselves and the clock deserve to enjoy their experience.\u00a0 Given my experiences with queues in later corrals, due to the ever marching “balloon ladies” that mark the end of the pace requirements, you very often had to skip official photo opportunities because the lines were too long and you ran the risk of being disqualified due to the time constraints of the course.\u00a0 As a result, I strongly advocate special “later in the event” moments for “mid” to “back of the packers” who might have to choose between a photo and finishing.\u00a0 That shouldn’t be the case — everyone should have a chance to finish with a positive experience and I think runDisney tries to make that happen.\u00a0 It’s just sometimes they do a better job than others.\u00a0 And in this instance, I felt like they could’ve done more and or done things differently from day to day.<\/p>\n Still, I got to hang out with my brother — if you’ll pardon a Jar Jar Binks moment, that’s a pretty okey-dey day .<\/p>\n<\/a> <\/a> <\/a> <\/a><\/p>\n