Saratoga Springs Resort Celebrates Race Week
If you’ve ever stayed at Saratoga Springs Resort or just by name alone, you’ll know that the connection to horse racing is hard to overlook.
That’s why each year, this beloved DVC property pulls out all of the stops to celebrate Race Week!
For those unfamiliar, Race Week is a tip-of-the-hat to the Travers Stakes (thoroughbred horse race) that happens annually at Saratoga Springs, New York.
During Race Week, both cast members and guests have an opportunity to participate in special activities.
And don’t think it’s just about horse racing. As Recreation Guest Experience Manager Derrison Steer explains, “The Travers Stakes is not just about horse racing. In Saratoga, they’re known for art, history, a focus on wellness and health … those are all things that we do here. This is our chance to showcase it.”
Some of the activities at Saratogo Springs Resort this year included horse-themed bingo, Disney horse trivia, cast members wearing themed accessories and more!
Canoes also play a special role in the celebration. Each year at the Travers Stakes a canoe is painted in the colors of the reigning champion and it’s launched into the pond at the center of the track. At Saratoga Springs, guests and cast members had a chance to decorate canoes. Cast members were called to decorate miniature canoes that were then put on display at the resort. Winners of the canoe decorating contests even received special ribbons which served as a nod to the ribbons that the winners receive in horse racing.
Guests gathered on Friday morning for a canoe ceremony to launch a canoe they decorated into the pond at Saratoga Springs. This was the perfect way to mark the end of Race Week.
If you’ll be heading to Saratoga Springs this weekend, take a look at the waterways and you may even get a chance to see the canoe floating along!
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