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Bathrooms-Plenty of port-o-potties before hand and all in park bathrooms on course. They aren't well marked during the race so look at a park map before hand to scope out the best ones.
Character Stops-Quite a few characters with really short lines. A lot of the characters are ones you can see regularly in the parks though. More rare characters would be great!
Corrals- Corral A: sub 60 min 10k POT required, Corral B & C self seeded. Didn't really use corral C in 2019.
Course-Amazing! Lots of park time and plenty of space. A+
Epic Fan Package-Not really a great value for your money. We vote skip and let the rest of your party sleep in.
Expo/Merchandise-Limited selection, generic runningUniversal items, adult sizes only. Plenty of Universal merch in the parks to spend your money on if you want a cool souvenir.
Medical Support-There were quite a few med tents marked on the course map but I don't remember seeing any. One of my friends forgot their inhaler so they were specifically looking for one on course to see if medical had one they could use and they didn't see any med tents either.
Packet Pickup-Packet pickup was in a very small area in the Blue Man Group building. There were very short lines while we were there. It will definitely take a fraction of the time of a normal runDisney packet pickup trip.
Photos-On course photography was provided by Marathon Photo at character stops, at the finish line and (a very few) randomly on course. Photos and a video of you crossing the finish line were available for purchase afterwards for $40. Personally, my iPhone took better photos at the character photos and the action/finish line photos I got were not that great and didn't justify spending $40. Team members were available to take a photo with your phone at the character stops.
Prerace Atmosphere-There's not a lot going on prerace-no dj, no character photo ops, no prerace show. Don't expect to need to be in the corrals as early as you would for a runDisney race.
Postrace Atmosphere-Not a lot of spectator viewing area but your party can meet you in City Walk. Two character photo ops were available for the characters on the race medals-Blue the velociraptor and two minions. There was also a coffee tent and food truck but with City Walk near by, I'd recommend stopping by Starbucks on your way out instead.
Race Shirts- I enjoyed the design of the shirt but the material felt cheap. Shirts were unisex (ie men's only) ran big and were not offered in women's or youth sizes. Shirts were short sleeved. Bonus, no massive amount of sponsors on the back.
Snack Box-Post race refreshments included bananas and bottled water in addition to the snack boxes. The snack box included Go-Go Squeeze apple sauce, pretzels (not GF), trail mix and Kashi chocolate almond sea salt granola bar (DF, vegan, does not list wheat/gluten in allergy section but includes oats). I was really happy with the options in the box and both Will and I were able to both find something to tide us over until breakfast.
Water Stops-There were plenty of water stops on course (5 total). No electrolytes were provided during or after the race so bring your own if you need them.
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