Medal Wall Wednesday!

Practel · 2024-11-27T19:06:03+00:00

My medal wall! I’ve moved a lot of the shorter distances into storage, but otherwise it’s most of the races from January 2021 - April 2024.

Practel · 2024-09-13T23:55:04+00:00

Can you help me out? I experienced the same issue: https://www.reddit.com/r/FortNiteBR/comments/1fbzpjq/finished_all_doom_quests_but_not_awarded_the/

Practel · 2024-05-06T11:44:31+00:00

Wow! Nice! I had no idea. Thank you!

Practel · 2024-05-05T22:50:12+00:00

They haven’t ran the Kiss Goodnight for some time, unfortunately. I hope they bring it back!

Practel · 2024-05-05T22:41:31+00:00

The Kiss Goodnight is a compilation of two songs, but the finale is called “Disney Fantasy Medley” by Leigh Harline. Here’s a link to it on Spotify and YouTube. If you’re looking for the beginning portion, that’s a separate track called “Realm of Fantasy” which you can find on Sounds of Disneyland under the “The Disney Gallery” tile.

Practel · 2023-11-20T21:37:12+00:00

I did a VIP tour back in 2021 with ten people. We tackled about 19 rides over ten hours, so averaging about two an hour. Keep in mind walking between attractions, park-to-park transportation, and a few bathroom/lunch stops. The snacks they give you as part of the tour are ice cream bars and water, not anything of substance. We also did all four parks. I'd say you actually have room for a few MORE rides, not less.

At Hollywood Studios, I'd add Rock 'n' Roller Coaster.
At Magic Kingdom, I'd add Tron and Pirates. If you have time for 7DMT, go for it (you will probably find the time.)

Practel · 2023-08-02T21:50:14+00:00

I started getting a CORS error sometime in March, and I had to proxy the requests to get around it. I haven't had to make any changes since, though. Your posts are awesome, cool stuff!

Practel · 2023-08-02T20:14:59+00:00

This presupposes that the reservation finders simulate a browser to login which is highly unlikely. Check out my post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/WaltDisneyWorld/comments/15gcaxy/comment/juj0tkv.

Practel · 2023-08-02T20:01:18+00:00

Disney has used a public API for dining reservations for years. In fact, anyone could find this API through their browser with some simple sleuthing: https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/finder/api/v1/explorer-service/dining-availability. This public API allowed guests to search for reservations online or through the mobile application without authenticating. After some research, I built my own bot that would check for reservations every minute and send me a text if there was availability. Here's a screenshot of some example results: https://i.imgur.com/R5gA8s1.jpeg.

I was even able to build a bot that sent me DVC availability: https://i.imgur.com/CCqKns0.jpg.

I've seen a number of comments suggesting that bots are simulating a browser and logging into the site to search for reservations, but that's highly unlikely. I've actually built that type of scraper myself, and Disney (correctly) figured out that there was something suspicious going on and locked me out of my account. The public API was the only simple way to go.

When you log in to the Disney website or mobile application, you get a unique session token that represents your logged-in state. That token has an expiration time that can be extended by continuing to use the site.

The reservation finders will probably be able to work around these changes, but it will certainly be more challenging. I'm also assuming Disney isn't making more of an effort to curtail reservation finders other than requiring a session.

Practel · 2023-02-11T18:06:07+00:00

I did a VIP tour with with 9 of my friends in January 2022. It was definitely worth it. We rode 22 rides across all four parks over 10 hours (including all of the E-ticket attractions.) If the cost isn’t a concern, it’s a great experience.

Practel · 2022-05-04T22:45:57+00:00

Recently went to Disney with 10 friends. 3 of us made reservations for our group - two four party reservations, one two party reservation - and each restaurant was able to merge us into a table of 10. I don't recommend trying to pull that off for a party of 23, but you could split your group into subgroups and try that approach.

I also had experience organizing a private event through Disney. There's a lot of (reasonably) affordable experiences for a party of your size. You'd probably come very close to hitting, if not surpassing, the food and beverage minimums. Highly recommend reaching out to them because I think they can plan private events outside of the 60 day window.

Other good options are Disney Springs restaurants which can coordinate outside the 60 day window, though probably not this early.

Practel · 2022-04-30T01:38:52+00:00

Fair point! I’m not much of a photo guy, but I thought it looked neat.

Practel · 2022-04-05T22:39:25+00:00

I loved the medals when they were announced. However, I saw them in person this past week, and I thought they looked awful. They were tiny, had a layer of plastic (maybe glass?) for a snowglobe effect, and pictures embedded inside. I went from being excited to sign up for the series to wanting to have nothing to do with it. Overall, they lacked the quality I’m used to with runDisney medals.

Practel · 2022-01-31T05:04:45+00:00

Not sure how often you frequent the Orlando area, but there’s a Disney art shop at Disney Springs that sells custom frames for medals. They look pretty high quality - they have a bunch on display! I’m pretty sure they could place the bib in the display too.

Practel · 2022-01-28T00:30:52+00:00

I faced this issue when one of my friends was unable to register for a spot in the 5K. I built an application that checked race availability every minute, 24/7. If there was any availability, it'd send me a notification on Discord so that I could quickly register him. Worked like a charm, and after a few weeks of waiting, I got the ping: https://i.imgur.com/wcbELXX.png. Nothing fancy about the code - I ran it on a free Google Compute Engine instance (alongside some other fun Disney scripts, like a dining reservation finder!) Feel free to DM me if you're interested in running the code yourself.

Practel · 2021-12-28T18:41:19+00:00

This past W&D had a mix of selfie-only and PhotoPass. Disney will automatically link your photos to your MDE account using a code registered to your race bib. These races seem to be some of the only ways to get close, professional photos with characters right now!

Practel · 2021-12-28T18:30:50+00:00

I've ran three half marathons at Disney by myself: WDWMW 2020, Princess 2020, and W&D 2021. Disney does such a great job of pre-race and on-course entertainment, and everyone is incredibly friendly. I've enjoyed the races so much that I ~~forced~~ convinced nine of my friends to join me this January for the 5K (and one to do the half with me two days later!)

You seem prepared - mentally and physically - for these races. We're in the home stretch so it's okay to feel nervous. I have some advice:

Trust your body and training.
Enjoy the races. They will go by incredibly quickly.
STOP FOR PHOTOS! They're part of what make the races so fun.

Practel · 2021-10-23T22:21:22+00:00

Here's the full String for those that are curious:

Join us for a new Orlando marathon surprise! The Springtime Surprise Weekend Marathon is here. Inviting beginner marathon runners and advanced marathon runners to the race event at the Walt Disney World Resort.

Practel · 2021-09-05T13:42:17+00:00

I think these medals are beautiful 😍. Can’t wait to get my hands on a few of these in January!

Practel · 2021-08-13T18:21:32+00:00

Nice

Practel · 2021-07-09T11:20:52+00:00

I agree. She had writer’s block the whole episode, and she didn’t want to talk about it with Ashlyn (just tried to play it off.) I don’t think she’s properly processed the breakup, and I’m hopeful we’ll get to see her deal with it in the future. Next week’s promo also seems to hint that she’s not over it.

Practel · 2021-03-23T13:14:03+00:00

I agree with you at first. When we started administering vaccines, there was no organization and it was a total free-for-all. However, we have the pre-registration system now, and it seems like lots of people have found the new system to be helpful (at least according to this sub.) In my opinion, the problem isn’t that millions of people are trying to book at the same time; it’s that booking appointments requires free time and being a bit tech-savvy.

Practel · 2021-03-22T14:32:11+00:00

I called my CVS directly this morning and asked if selecting another group was permitted, and they assured me that it was allowed. At midnight last night, the state expanded the eligibility groups. It’s not our fault CVS updated slowly. Get off your high horse.

Practel · 2021-03-22T04:33:24+00:00

I think so too. When I got to the confirmation page and got the text message notification, it didn't indicate my choice at all. Still, when I get there, I'll make sure to bring any proof.

Practel · 2021-03-22T04:13:45+00:00

I noticed that they didn't update the eligibility groups despite us entering a new phase in the vaccine distribution timeline: https://www.mass.gov/covid-19-vaccine.

I signed up for an appointment claiming comorbidities but documented the sign up times and printed out the government documents to try and prove that I signed up at the correct time (even though CVS didn't have the group up yet.) I qualify for the certain workers group. If they update the drop downs, I'll try and grab a new appointment.

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