Keels
The Official Keels of RunDisney
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- Feb 27, 2008
I guess popular wisdom is not to do 4 parks on marathon day. Oh well. I'm sure I'll find something else to do that day. (I've never been one of those "must do all 4 parks in one day" people anyway, so I'm okay with not doing it (Monday is not an option with my currently planned schedule), I just thought it would be fun for post-marathon afternoon).
I think I just wasn't thinking the timeline through. I figured an hour per park (which is really only if there are minimal crowds, and even that's probably grossly underestimating my time) plus half an hour to get between parks (I hadn't decided on buses or Minnie Van yet, but those were my options), which is 5.5 hours. Since I'm slow, I probably won't be finishing the race until 1:30ish, and then figure 30-45 minutes to get back to the hotel and 30-45 minutes to shower/change/grab lunch/do my hair ... that means I'm not getting to park #1 until 3ish, which means that even if everything goes perfectly, I need park #4 to be open until 9 (which Epcot generally is, even during offseason, I think). That seems like a lot of potential for disaster.
I probably should have thought about the timeline before coming up with this idea. I have a few months to figure this out, right? (Maybe I'll "plan" for all 4 parks, but if by park 2 I think it's not going to happen, I'll just stay in park 2 the rest of the day)
(The walking I don't mind at all ... I'm used to being on my feet for a long time. )
It’s doable - you just can’t solely rely on Disney transportation and it would be easiest if you were staying at at YC/BC or BW or Swolphin. You could go straight to Hollywood Studios, from DHS to AK and then take an Uber to the Contemporary. From there, I would walk to MK, see the Mouse, take the monorail back to Epcot and see the Mouse right before Illuminations when the line is the shortest and then walk back to your hotel after you’re done!