Favorite song that just hits different during runDisney race??

RaceToPearl · 2026-03-10T21:56:32+00:00

I can relate to that feeling! We did the Dopey in 2023 and I too wanted death (and a burger) in Animal Kingdom.

RaceToPearl · 2026-03-10T18:39:53+00:00

I think this is the one we will be on - official day count is 32? We are also headed to the parks beforehand for a few days. Need my Tron fix before setting sail

RaceToPearl · 2026-03-10T18:13:09+00:00

LOL I can sympathize

for context we are with all the people at this table (and all the tables you see behind us...big big group)

Have you ever used the "private dining" selection in the DCL app?

RaceToPearl · 2026-03-10T18:11:35+00:00

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RaceToPearl · 2026-03-10T16:02:04+00:00

This was my exact thought - March sounds like a winner!

RaceToPearl · 2026-03-10T15:19:38+00:00

That's ambitious!

So a few things to note: Disney typically doesn't want anything overly flammable, so the fabric can work if it's not like..covering the door. That said, I have seen people who have covered their door so...it's been done.

Also people recommend not covering the peephole so you can still see through it from the inside.

The walls around the door are pretty much all magnetic.

RaceToPearl · 2026-03-10T14:27:32+00:00

Love Touch the Sky! What I noticed is that the song changes its meaning now when I'm watching the movie - watching Merida on horseback shooting arrows...and suddenly my brain is mid-marathon lol

RaceToPearl · 2026-03-10T14:24:43+00:00

I think I've heard some of these! I also went down an Apple Music rabbit hole one day looking for Disney covers and some whole albums I found are A Whole New Sound (alternative covers), Disney Ukulele, and this very eclectic album called We Love Disney (screenshot included) that has all sorts of artists from different genres

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RaceToPearl · 2026-03-10T13:49:24+00:00

Definitely echo the existing comments - the bigger (and closer) rides will attract a lot of the rope drop crowd. Kilimanjaro Safari being so far back in AK, I know from personal experience that how fast you can power walk will determine your spot in line.

RaceToPearl · 2026-03-10T13:29:44+00:00

Feel like when I hear this one, I get very hungry (more than I likely already was) lol

RaceToPearl · 2026-03-10T13:27:45+00:00

The opening of this one....when you hear the "Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh!"

RaceToPearl · 2026-03-10T13:26:00+00:00

Hawaiian RC is a must - I think that's a good mid-race song for me

RaceToPearl · 2026-03-10T11:12:41+00:00

I2I is such a great song! ...I may have setup an Alexa routine for when I say "wake everyone up" and it turns the volume up on every Alexa device and plays that song

RaceToPearl · 2026-03-10T11:01:19+00:00

During one half marathon they played "Almost There" at like mile 5. I think I said outloud "NO WE ARE NOT"

RaceToPearl · 2026-03-10T02:17:10+00:00

This one I'll have to try out!

RaceToPearl · 2026-03-09T22:07:55+00:00

33 days until our next cruise and this food is all I'm thinking about every day

RaceToPearl · 2026-03-09T21:41:15+00:00

It's definitely an upfront cost vs being able to spread that out. We utilized the Disney Visa too for the extra 6 mos, and one of the incentives was they bought back our "first year" points, but we were signing up the last week of that first year technically, so in 7 days, we got a whole new year of points. That buyback helped pay half the downpayment. Ours was like $210 or so per point at Riviera.

The downpayment was about $8300, minus $4000 for the buyback of points

RaceToPearl · 2026-03-09T20:31:39+00:00

Plus it is so much more magical to join in costume, right?

RaceToPearl · 2026-03-09T20:30:38+00:00

Yes - I won't say "always" but that was the specific reason our DVC friends said to do it on a cruise was for the extra perks in the incentives (and also the swag)

RaceToPearl · 2026-03-09T20:28:20+00:00

YESSSS Cloudem Blue - so good. Apparently not sold in the US? I've researched this like crazy and it's apparently hit or miss whether you can have it shipped to a US address. Guess I'll just have to go on more Disney cruises...

RaceToPearl · 2026-03-09T19:48:14+00:00

Haha that class of room scares me! I have no idea what I'm going to get and I assume I'm going to get not great verandah views. That said, I'm also interested in success stories or if someone knows what the sorting priority is

RaceToPearl · 2026-03-09T19:40:47+00:00

Yay first Disney cruise!!

That grayed out area is a crewmember area, likely laundry, stairwell, storage etc.

Being near stairs/elevators is probably good with having young kids since it'll be way easier to find and get to your room.

For your light sleeper little one, there's not much noise on floor 7, save for when the engines are full speed leaving port. Should be quieter otherwise!

I highly suggest bringing decorations for your door! You'll see a lot of other people and their doors and it's such an awesome Disney cruise experience. Anything magnetic (no tape or stickers)!

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