240: 2026 runDisney Springtime Surprise Recap: LIVE from the Inaugural Rise and Run Cruise!

About this episode

The episode recaps the 2026 RunDisney Springtime Surprise weekend live from the inaugural Rise and Run Cruise, highlighting the event's chaos and experiences.

Merch sold out by lunchtime. “Perfect” status quietly returned. Someone built a race plan around getting a photo with Boba Fett. That’s the kind of wonderfully specific runDisney chaos we love, and we’re recapping it live from the inaugural Rise and Run Cruise aboard Royal Caribbean's Utopia of the Seas. We break down the 2026 RunDisney Springtime Surprise weekend from the expo to the finish line, including what went smoothly, what still needs fixing, and how to think about merch strategy if...

People in this episode

Host: The RDMTeam

Topics covered

• runDisney
• Springtime Surprise
• cruise recap
• race planning
• merch strategy
• running events

Keywords

• runDisney
• Springtime Surprise
• Rise and Run Cruise
• merch strategy
• race plan
• running events
• expo
• finish line

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Royal Caribbean

Places: Utopia of the Seas

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