Japan: Taima-dera—The Temple Gardens and Lunch (Adventures by Disney)
Visiting Taima-dera in Katsuragi City in Nara Prefecture, Japan with Adventures by Disney.
Visiting Taima-dera in Katsuragi City in Nara Prefecture, Japan with Adventures by Disney.
Looking back at my journal from the ABD as I start these articles, and here’s what I wrote on the eve of the trip: “We’ve been waiting for this trip since early last year. It’s hard to believe it’s finally time. Prep was a ton of work—but I’m hoping that now that we’re actually headed…
The Adventures by Disney Japan ABD: A few first words about the trip of a lifetime.
I blinked and the season was over!! It’s been a bit of a blur since Princess and truth told I’m ready to focus more on cross training and rest and come into the 2025-26 season feeling better than ever. That said, we’re not done quite yet—because it’s time for Springtime Surprise. Here’s everything you’ll need…
Everything you need to know for runDisney’s Princess Half Marathon Weekend from corrals to transportation to costume guidelines, road closures, and course maps in once place.
Keep reading through the history stuff I promise this one gets good. A History of Marathon Weekend and the Dopey & Goofy Challenges We had three races in our back pocket—the 5K, the 10K, and the half marathon—for a total of 22.4 miles. It was time for the last little race of the weekend: The…
Introduction Three down, one to go. After running the 5K on Thursday morning and the 10K on Friday, we tackled the half marathon distance on Saturday, January 11th. Per usual, the Marathon Weekend Half Marathon was themed to Donald & Daisy (“take on 13.1 miles with boisterous, feathered friends”)–but with a revamped course even more…
Introduction Another race under our belts!! After running the 5K on Thursday morning we moved on to the 10K on Friday, January 10th. The Marathon Weekend 10K was themed to Chip & Dale per usual but with a somewhat revamped course through EPCOT and around the Boardwalk Resorts and Crescent Lake that we loved as…
Introduction It’s finally here!! runDisney’s 2025 Marathon Weekend kicked off this morning with the Marathon Weekend 5K–a Pluto- (dog, not former planet) themed race around EPCOT on a new course that turned out to be a blast. runDisney 2025 Marathon Weekend 5K Course Map If you’re running other races this weekend, you can find my…
And just like that, the 2025 Marathon Weekend is upon us. Here’s everything you need to know, from now until the end of your last race. All of this information is gathered from runDisney’s provided information, including especially runDisney’s Official Digital Expo & Event Guide for the weekend–with a dash of personal experience since this…