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Expedition Everest Challenge 5k Run, Scavenger Hunt, Obstacles to become Star Wars Event ?

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Tue, 09/23/2014 - 16:45
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Expedition Everest Challenge 5k Run, Scavenger Hunt, Obstacles to become Star Wars Event ?

After deciding I need to get back into shape- I talked to DW about doing the Expedition Everest Challenge for 2016.

Having Disney as a goal for weight loss sure sounds like a good idea to me!

Many things appeal to me about this run, and- because i HATE running, having this only be a 5k is tolerable.
Then mixing it up with the scavenger hunt, obstacles and running at night thru AK- all sounds like a good time awesome

So I started doing some looking into what this event entails... and I have found several of those
"other sites" saying this run is going to change into a Star Wars event.

I see Disneyland is already offering a Star Wars Half Marathon...so I could see them bringing it to WDW.
Yet I would think they would just host it at HS as that is where the Star Wars expansion is rumored to be going.

So has anyone here done the Expedition Everest Challenge?
And what are your thoughts on it being changed to a Star Wars run?

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Tue, 09/23/2014 - 18:25
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I've never done it but I really want to! I hope they don't change it to Star Wars. They already have that run at DL, they need to keep them all different. I love that the Everest challenge is at night and AK and it being Star Wars wouldn't really fit in my opinion. Keep the Yeti awesome

Tue, 09/23/2014 - 21:39
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When I first saw this run I was thinking "Now that is something I would love to do!" Now don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't like Star Wars, I do. I just don't LOVE it. It's an OLD movie and while yes there are several "new" episodes and more to come, I think they have better options. Yes, great, do a SW theme race but base it in Hollywood Studios and have yet ANOTHER money draw for the parks. Keep the Everest one as it is! I wanna do it too!

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Wed, 09/24/2014 - 15:37
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I also hope they don't change it to Star Wars. I've been wanting to do a RunDisney run for a while now and this one sounds like a lot of fun. Hope they keep it the way it is..

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Wed, 09/24/2014 - 16:26
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This event would make for a great WDWFG meet up awesome

Wed, 09/24/2014 - 18:26
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Spook wrote:
This event would make for a great WDWFG meet up awesome

That would be so much fun! yay

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Wed, 09/24/2014 - 22:15
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This sounds like a neat event. We have a tentative plan to take our nephew to Star Wars weekend in 2016 as an 8th grade graduation trip, so personally, I would love it if they bumped this back to the first SWW and re-themed it. I might even get Benn to do it with me if it's a 5K broken up with other stuff and it's SW themed!

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Thu, 09/25/2014 - 00:24
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EmFord wrote:
Spook wrote:
This event would make for a great WDWFG meet up awesome

That would be so much fun! yay

I'm in!!! yay

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Thu, 09/25/2014 - 00:34
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JMed wrote:
EmFord wrote:
Spook wrote:
This event would make for a great WDWFG meet up awesome

That would be so much fun! yay

I'm in!!! yay

yay yay yay yay yay
That would be so awesome!
yay yay yay yay yay

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