Find the best spots for your cheering section in the Disney marathon.
Thousands of people run the Disney Marathon each year, and most of them combine the run with a Walt Disney World vacation. If you're in Disney World with your family, they'll probably want to watch you run at some point during the day. Get them to the best viewing spots and help them to avoid the uncomfortable areas where they can't really see you. The marathon course is full of choice spots for viewing, so send your family to one or more of them during the race using these tips.
The Beginning of the Race
Many people want to cheer the runners on at the beginning of the race, and most of them leave the area disappointed. The crowd is so large at the start that the odds are highly against you being able to spot your runner. Kiss your runner good-bye in the hotel room and go back to sleep for a couple of hours, and then find her later in the day.
Transportation and Ticket Center
The Transportation and Ticket center, or TTC, is one of the most popular viewing spots for the Disney marathon. The runners are still relatively fresh, as it's at mile 9 in the run. There is enough of a crowd to create some excitement and buzz, but it's not so crowded that you can't find your runner. You're likely to be standing with dozens of other families and groups of friends. Strike up a conversation and make some new friends while you're waiting.
Marathon Spectator Tool
Walt Disney World has created a tool online to customize your spectators' choice of viewing spots. Click the radio button for the race, whether half or full marathon. Add your running pace and what kind of viewing points you want, from a list of all to choices near the castle. The tool will calculate the best route for all of your spectators to view you as many times as possible.
The Finish Line
Disney has a limited number of reserved seats directly at the finish line. You can purchase these seats through the chEAR squad, which is the official club for marathon spectators. The finishing line is in the Epcot parking lot named Imagine. Simply take the monorail back to Epcot if you are at the TTC and stand along the route near the finish line to see your runner finish the race.
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