I actually made this sign in three pieces and assembled it once I got to the resort. I even packed my own stapler. I was a little hesitant that I might not be able to bring a loaded stapler
on the plane, but it didn’t seem to be a problem. ( in reality, the tape dispenser that I brought with me had a sharper edge on it than the stapler).
We got off the bus and walked my sister half way through the parking lot at
Epcot and then decided it was more important for us to watch her run through the
Magic Kingdom than it would be for us to watch her at the starting line (which
we probably wouldn’t be able to see her anyway). We waited in line for the
monorail to start operating. We were amongst the first groups of people to
arrive at the Magic Kingdom. We all ran in with our signs like we were the ones in the
race! The cast members were happy to see us. They were waving with their white
Mickey glove hands and many of them commented or gave me a thumbs up on my sign!
As we entered, the castle was glowing and the music was playing. I started to
get teary eyed just knowing that we were allowed in the MK in the wee hours of
the morning (us and several hundred other people, but still it felt like such a
secret magical experience).
I have to admit that I didn’t get as good of
pictures of my sister running through the MK as I hoped I would. Fortunately, my
sister is a fast runner, but unfortunately that means that when she runs through
the Magic Kingdom and the castle it is still dark out. Because we were some of the first
people in MK, I could have got closer to the castle, but I opted to stay on Main
Street at first, just in case I missed her. They had a space roped off in front
of the castle, so you couldn’t get that close, but I found that a good spot was
on the bridge on the left hand side as the runners are running out of the
castle.
Magic Kingdom in the wee hours of the morning. |
Lacey running across the bridge in Magic Kingdom |
After their runners came through the MK, many spectators went to other sighting
points, but we decided to go straight to the finish line and wait there. The
finish line was back at Epcot, so we got back on the monorail. I must mention
that while we were at the Expo, we signed up for runner tracking. This gave us
text messages when our runner hit a certain point. This was so helpful as it
prepared us for when our runner was coming through and allowed us to get our
camera’s ready. ( but from experience it always ends up that you are never
completely ready. I always end up missing that perfect picture!)
Lacey just before the finish line. |
Thanks for reading. Till next time -M
Just beautiful! Being a spectator first, runner second gives you a special appreciation of that relationship;I see you agree!! :DIStherapy
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