My parents live in Glendale, so I use that airport to visit them. Like John Wayne and Long Beach, it’s quick and easy to get in/out of because of its size. It is a drive from Disneyland (anywhere from 45 mins to 2+ Hrs depending on traffic), but it does have a Metrolink stop (if you want to skip having a rental car, you can take the train down to Anaheim, and then catch the Art Shuttle or a taxi to your hotel).
It has always been open in the past, but there is usually a cut-off time where they block it off for the race itself (some paths have had people running through the esplanade, same with DTD being blocked off at a certain point for the final leg of most races).
Happy to hear any thoughts you have.They’ll have pacers of some sort and likely with the same style of pacing. Very possible they’re from JG.Speculation Question:
I saw on Facebook that there will be "Jeff Galloway" Pacers running the Princess Half in WDW. Do you think we will have JG Pacers in the Disneyland Half?
I'm noticing that the Princess Pacers all take 30 sec walk breaks with their run time ranging from 4 min to 15 sec. When I ran a virtual half 2 years ago I ran 4 mins/walked 1 min. My overall pace was about 11 min/mile. I'm trying to figure out if I should train the same way I did for my virtual half or if I should change strategies.
This past weekend I ran 15km on the treadmill. I tried to run 2 min/walk 30 sec, but I found the 30 sec break too short by the time the tread actually slowed down, so I switched my timer to 2 min/40 sec. I think that got me a true break of about 33 sec. My overall pace ended up 11:41/mile.
This isn't "easy" for me. I can do it, but with a tomato face and my heart rate was in the red zone for about a third of it.
Ok - I'll just be stressing and second-guessing everything until August when I really get into a training plan!
Will it be open for booking for the half in Jan 2024 with points. If so, I have some points I'd be more than willing to use...
Second this. I make this drive a lot. It’s a great airport because it’s small and security/ check-in/baggage claim are a breeze. But the trek to/from Disneyland will vary greatly depending on time and day. If I’m driving back to Burbank late after parks close, it’s an easy 45 minutes. Heading south to Disneyland between 3-5 pm on a weeknight can easily take 2-2.5 hours.
Not sure... they did not release that and only the rooms that have been bought can be released so many rooms will still be cash for a while like riveria.Will it be open for booking for the half in Jan 2024 with points. If so, I have some points I'd be more than willing to use...
You can call now to book, but online booking usually releases in June 2023 for 2024.
Just adding on to what was said elsewhere. More then likely the esplanade will be open. And will have a better idea once we get closer to race day. Much closer. Because in the past some of the places around DTD (Starbucks, Auntie Annes, etc.) opened up early to serve runners before the race.
. There is a difference! The latter is gross to me 
Whoops. Didn't sleep well last night and my brain apparently can't keep track of what pretzel shop is which. Honestly I get it so rarely I can't seem to keep track of what is what obviously.Wetzel's Pretzels, not Auntie Anne's
Thanks for this! I'm landing at 8pm on Friday night, so hopefully it won't be horrible. I'm flying home from ONT so there's that at least.
FYI, I called last night out of curiosity to get a sense of prices. Disneyland hotel standard view was $490/night not including taxes and fees, Grand Californian fees standard view was $690/night not including taxes and feea.
I think it’s safe to assume they’ll be more the GC. I can’t bring myself to pay for GC so I guess that means I’m out on this one, too. But Disney math tells me maybe the needle moves a bit and I find a way to justify GC and now this new one it’s the one I’ll never pay for
. Looks like they've greatly improved the mats!
