It's almost time to Wine & Dine!

The appearance of the runner tracking for runDisney's Wine & Dine half marathon is evidence that it's nearly race time again!

It's hard to believe that it is time to head back to Walt Disney World again.  But I can't wait!  This is a much needed, though way to short, vacation from reality.  We'll be flying down Friday morning, landing at MCO around 10am and using Disney's Magical Express to make our way to the resort.  We'll be in a one-bedroom villa at Disney's Animal Kingdom.  Though this will not be our first time at this resort, it is our first time in a one-bedroom villa there.  We've only done a studio or general hotel room there in the past.  Hopefully the room will be ready when we get there so we can drop our stuff and continue on with the rest of our day.

From there, we'll head to Epcot to grab lunch at Disney's International Food and Wine Festival and then head over to the Yacht Club to pick up our rental car.  It's then on to the expo for the half marathon to pick up our packets.  And that should take us to right about time for me to show up for work.

Yup, I'm working the expo again... for my most favorite vendor ever!!  None other than, of course, SPARKLE SKIRTS!!  I can't wait to see Leah's newest fabrics.  Come visit me at the Sparkle Skirts expo booth from 2:30-7pm on Friday!!

From there, we'll head out to meet up with friends and grab dinner, likely at Epcot again.  (I really just can't get enough of the Food & Wine Festival.)

Saturday will likely start with a big breakfast - brunch at Shades of Green, Disney's military only resort, which will be followed by a 12:30 Passholder Preview of the Magic Kingdom's New Fantasyland!!  Now THIS I really can't wait for!  We got to see a bit of it over Tower of Terror weekend... mostly the new Storybook Circus area including Dumbo, Goofy's Barnstormer, the Splash 'n' Soak Station and the new shop.  Our Preview event will include a self-guided tour of Be Our Guest Restaurant, a ride on the new Under the Sea - Journey of the Little Mermaid attraction and will conclude with Enchanted Tales with Belle.

We should finish in the Magic Kingdom at 4 and will head straight back to the resort to get changed for the race, then it's over to the Yacht Club to drop off the car, and off to catch the shuttle to the Start Line!  We plan on catching the first bus over to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex and hanging out there until the 10pm start of the race.

After we finish, we'll be meeting at the Craft Beers booth at the entrance to World Showcase and enjoying the after party until it closes at 3am.  From there, it's back to the resort to get cleaned up and packed for our 5am departure on Disney's Magical Express.  Very sad to have to leave Disney after such a short trip - but we'll be back in just two months for the WDW Marathon Weekend and Goofy's Race & a Half Challenge!