It was tested for that one race but did not continue. Again since you are doing the 5K you shouldn't have any problems with packet pick up. It has been located in the past just outside Champion Stadium. I find the expo to be nice experience with fellow runners all excited for their various races. Now there are times it can get a little crazy mostly due to merchandise but I have never had any major issues.
Fair enough. I'm thinking I didn't make my desired end result clear.
I want to get in to the Expo as early and get out as quickly as possible.
I'm not really interested in most of the merch in there, especially the non rD stuff. We've seen most of the general stuff at the expos at the various races, already. The only non rD "pavilion" we probably won't see anywhere else is the New Balance shoes. And one thing you guys have said is to not wear brand new anything before a race. The non rD stuff we'll get at the Philly Marathon expo, or we'll just find it online. That's why I asked about the rD stuff, specifically, and you guys said only a small selection is available for pre-order. Most of the stuff has to be grabbed from the expo, itself. That's fine, I can do without.
Barring that, that was also why I said "noon‽" when the expo times were released. That's a lot later than I wanted it to be. I could deal with 11, but noon cuts into some of my plans a lot more than I wanted it to, so I have to re-arrange a few things. I like 10, I'd do even earlier if possible, or even not go at all, which was why I dug up that old thread last post. I would have loved getting our bibs delivered to the hotel; we wouldn't have had to go to the expo at all! More time to do park stuff. That's no longer being offered.
10 o'clock is reserved for Race Retreat purchasers. Great, my girlfriend could get her Dopey stuff. I'm still stuck until noon waiting for my 5k bib. I'm not going to do anything at Disney without her, and she won't without me, save run the other three races. That was why I also asked if there was a way I could authorize her to pick up my bib. She could get in, get both our bibs, get out, I don't mind waiting outside 20-30 minutes. I do have a problem with waiting 2 hours.
If ChEAR Squad Platinum offered early expo entry along with the Race Retreat people, I'd've already purchased both. Because CSP doesn't, I hesitated buying either one. My girl and I talked about it, and because of that restriction, we've decided not to buy neither the ChEAR Squad nor the Race Retreat at all.
My original plan was to eat at The Wave for breakfast (mmmmm, (not so) unlimited mimosas), go to the expo by 10, get our stuff, spend the day at Epcot. Now it's looking like we may either QS breakfast, or look for a PPO (good luck Felis), and hit Epcot at rope drop. Sometime around 11:30-1:00 or so, walk over to BC/YC and take the bus from there to the expo.
