To replace the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror 13K, Disney World has added more and longer races to celebrate the Halloween season, as well as the International Food and Wine Festival at Epcot®. The weekend of October 2 will feature a new Disney half-marathon, half-marathon relay, and a family fun run (5K) throughout Disney World. I've signed up for the Family Fun Run 5K -- the first running I've done in almost 20 years! I can't wait to hear that starting gun! Here's more about all of the races for the weekend.
Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon
The Inaugural Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon will be run on a brand new half marathon course at the Walt Disney World Resort, and it will be run at night! Where else can you run a half marathon at night? Running through theme parks and Disney entertainment along the way will make the miles fly by. The race will finish inside Epcot® with an exclusive after-hours party inside the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival.
Tickets: $135 - Sold out
Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon features:
- First nighttime half marathon
- Brand new course through Walt Disney World Theme Parks
- Disney Entertainment on-course
- Exclusive After Hours Epcot International Food & Wine Festival for participants
- Event Weekend Transportation from the Event Host Resorts only
Each participant's $135 Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon registration includes:
- Race Registration
- Commemorative Champion® Tech Shirt
- Goody Bag
- Personalized Bib (Must register by August 2, 2010 for name to appear on bib)
- On-course and Post-Race Refreshments
- ChronoTrack D-tag timed race
- Personalized results website
- Inaugural half marathon finisher medal
- Access to the exclusive after-hours Epcot International Food & Wine Festival
- One (1) Complimentary "Taste" and one (1) complimentary "Sip" at the Finish Line Party
Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Course Description
Start at the newly re-imagined ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex running down Victory Way and then west on Osceola Parkway toward Disney's Animal Kingdom® Park. Make your way past the Tree of Life,Expedition Everest™, Dinosaur® and then race back to Osceola Parkway and head toward Disney's Hollywood Studios™. You will enter the park in the shadow of The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™, run down Sunset Boulevard through Pixar Place, past Toy Story Mania!, then through the Costuming Tunnel in the Backlot on your way to Lights Motor Action! for your big debut! Race through the Streets of America, past Star Toursand Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular on your way toEpcot®! The course will wind through the idyllic village of Disney's Yacht & Beach Club Resorts and lead you through the international gateway entrance to Epcot®, where you will finish just before your party at World Showcase!
Mickey's Halloween Family Fun Run 5K
The 5K will take you on a one-of-a-kind Halloween themed course through the Magic Kingdom® park. Adults, teens and tweens can be immersed in the fantasy of Halloween and dress up as their favorite character or villain! This is the ultimate race around the neighborhood – race to the finish to receive your “trick or treat bag of refreshments”. The only 5K course through Magic Kingdom® park and an unforgettable finish on West Beach.
Tickets: $99.00 -- Register online!
Mickey’s Halloween Family Fun Run 5K features:
- Only 5K course through Magic Kingdom® park
- Halloween themed Disney entertainment on-course
- Event Weekend Transportation from the Event Host Resorts only
Each participant’s Mickey’s Halloween Family Fun Run 5K registration includes:
- Race Registration
- Ticket to Mickey’s Halloween Party for the night of Sunday, October 3, 2010
- Commemorative Champion® T-shirt
- Goody Bag
- Personalized Bib (must register by August 2, 2010 for name to appear on bib)
- Trick-or-Treat bag of race refreshments
- Commemorative 5K finisher medallion
Mickey’s Halloween 5K Course Description
Race from the Happy Parking Lot toward Magic Kingdom® park. Run past Tony’s Town Square Restaurant onto Main Street, U.S.A.® toward Tomorrowland® where you will run past the Space Mountain® Attraction, under Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress and past Indy Car Motor Speedway. The course will then turn before the Mad Tea Party to run past the Rose Garden and in front of Cinderella Castle. Follow the ghostly lights toward the Haunted Mansion as you race through Liberty Square, past The Hall of Presidents, and then onto Frontierland® and Adventureland®. After you pass the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction you will run backstage to the finish line on West Beach overlooking Seven Seas Lagoon and the Magic Kingdom® Resort Area.
Disney World Travel Accommodations
Disney World offers discounted room packages for the race weekend to help alleviate some of the cost associated with the event. Here's the details.
The following host resorts are currently available for the weekend at special rates and include transportation to all race weekend activities:
- Disney's All-Star Sports Resort - rates starting at $96.14*
- Disney's All-Star Music Resort – rates starting at $96.14*
- Disney's All-Star Movies Resort – rates starting at $96.14*
- Disney's Port Orleans Riverside Resort – rates starting at $138.50*
- Disney's Port Orleans French Quarter Resort - rates starting at $138.50*
- Disney's Beach Club Resort - rates starting at $341.00*
- Disney's Polynesian Resort - rates starting at $365.75*
- Disney's BoardWalk Inn - rates starting at $341.00*
*Rates are per night and based on double occupancy. The number of rooms at these prices are limited. Rates listed are for standard room types. Other room types are available at varying rates. No other discounts apply. Room accommodations and rates are subject to change without notice.
We always recommend using an Authorized Disney Vacation Planner for your Disney travel. They are the best of the best. With this discount or another available at the time, you will get a local expert planning your vacation and finding the best rate possible for your race. Our travel partner, Destinations in Florida travel, has been an Authorized Disney Vacation Planner since the program started and won the award for top performer in 2009 from Disney! Please contact them about booking your trip for the race.