Hello and welcome to my 2026 WDW Marathon Weekend trip report! You can see all the posts in this report here. Today we’ll be recapping the Walt Disney World Half Marathon. Onward! After the cooler conditions of 2025, the morning of the WDW Half Marathon dawned with the promise of warm temperatures. Perhaps too warm, but at least with...
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From the moment it was announced, The Cake Bake Shop has been one of the most talked about restaurants on Disney property. Part of this is for the reasons you would expect: the food, service, and decor. But an awful lot of it has focused on one particular element: the pricing. Yes, The Cake Bake Shop is expensive, arguably...
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Let’s kick this trip report off with the straight truth, because I’m not gonna lie to you guys: my 2026 WDW Marathon Weekend was kinda rough. And why would I lie to you guys? From what I’ve gleaned, I wasn’t the only one. The full marathon in particular was a hot, sunny affair, to the point where the back...
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Time for the flagship runDisney event: Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend. THAT’S WHAT TIGGERS JENNS LIKE BEST! Every single runDisney race weekend is a great time. I invariably create great memories at all of them. But the granddaddy of my mental health, my purest, most reliable source of my will to...
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The tradition continues – check out a new slate of photos in my Nightmare Before Christmas in Walt Disney World 2025! What’s this? What’s this? There’s color everywhere What’s this? There’s white things in the air What’s this? I can’t believe my eyes I must be dreaming Wake up, Jack; this isn’t fair! What’s this? What’s this? What’s this? There’s...
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‘Tis the season for Disney Christmas parties! Want to attend Jollywood Nights or Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party? Well, you’ll have to pony up: these are hard ticket events. WAIT, WHAT’S A HARD TICKET EVENT? If you’re not familiar with the term, a Disney hard ticket event is a park function not included in regular ticketed admission, Annual Pass...
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You’re never going to believe this – I finally made it to Club Level! Okay, yes, Coronado’s Club Level is by far the cheapest Club Level on property, but STILL. WHAT IS CLUB LEVEL AT DISNEY RESORTS? You may wish to start by consulting the official Disney Club Level page. Done? Great! I’ll start jabbering. Club Level is available...
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Man does not live by bread alone at Jollywood Nights. He also drinks cocktails. CROSS-PARTY COCKTAILS Yes, unlike Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party in the (mostly) dry Magic Kingdom, the holiday party at Disney’s Hollywood Studios toasts the season with adult beverages! Oh, and snacks too. In fact, Jollywood Nights features something of its own food festival. There are...
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Jollywood Nights was famously lambasted at its inception. I attended for my own first time this year, and I can tell you without reservation that I ADORED it. Yes, I would love to tell you why! Below is my overview of what Jollywood Nights is, followed by my experience when I attended to party. All of this is subject...
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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I strongly prefer for someone else to manage my long training runs. Why should I figure out my course and my water stops when I can have it done for me? Which is why, for the fifth year in a row, I found myself at the Wilmington Historic Challenge, a...
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