This was my third marathon and my plan was to enjoy it.
I made a vacation out of it and brought my family along. The expo was okay - It was sparse considering the size of the race.. I am used to bigger expos even for local races in Atlanta. It was well organized though. I also felt there were limited number / variety of race specific merchandise.
The race itself was a blast - didn't like the long hike to the start and the way the corals were organized but other than that, the race was fabulous. I enjoyed every step of it - my pictures prove it. Stopping to take pictures with the characters was fun. Going through all 4 disney parks was fun, running through areas that had cheer stations was awesome. The crowd in Magic Kingdom, and Epcot was fun.
Overall, I will highly recommend this especially for a first marathon - it was " low pressure' since everyone was having so much fun. I plan on going back for Dopey Challenge