Tinker Bell Half Marathon Mother’s Day 2015: How’s It Lookin’ To You?

Registration opens in early August for the Tinker Bell Half Marathon 2015.  My favorite race on the runDisney calendar- the one I actually LOVE running every year due to the perfect course, location, and weather.  Well, I did love it.  Ahem.

My thoughts on the change of dates has been pretty well documented. But you know I can’t let things go, right?  Like Tink, I tend to sulk when things don’t go my way.  While I was freezing at the Grand Canyon in my Yeti hat (we had snow, y’all!  Snow!  In Arizona.  In MAY!), I kept an eye on the goings on at Disneyland through Facebook and Twitter.

Friends at Disneyland over the weekend report that it was crazy hot and crazy crowded all weekend long.  The line to check bags going into the esplanade was 80-100 people deep (each line) by 11am when the picture below was taken.

Humid and hot.  Blech.

It didn’t look pretty.

I *think* I know why they changed the date (all should be revealed soon if I am right!), and in the end I will be ok with the move.  I mean, come on, I’ll take a bunch of running nerds over fairy wings any day!  But for the majority of Tinker Bell runners and the target demographic of the race, I still think May is a sucky choice.

Too hot.  Too Crowded.  Too much going on for a mom in May.  And too guilt ridden for those who can’t afford to take the family on a trip over Mother’s Day.

You know me- working on the No-Guilt Life thing- so if I go, it will be with a clear conscious.  But not everyone can embrace that attitude as freely as I do.  I get it- and suspect runDisney is banking on it.  Moms surely can’t leave their families behind to share a room with 3 other girlfriends!  Nope, they bring them all- booking more rooms, more park tickets, more food, and more souvenirs purchased.

Cha-Ching.

Ah well… if it’s hot and crowded, you can’t say I didn’t warn you.  I’m Shenanigans and I approved this message.

Do you think the rumors are right?  Was Tinker Bell moved to accommodate a Galactic Challenge or some other Force we don’t quite understand just yet?  How do you feel about the change now that you’ve had some time to adjust?  Will you run Tinker Bell next year?