runDisney has announced details on the course for the 2013ย Walt Disney Worldยฎ Marathon. Taking place onย Sun, January 13, 2013, this year’s event will celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the Marathon.
With a course that travels through all four Walt Disney Worldยฎย theme parks, the Walt Disney Worldยฎย Marathon route offers plenty of scenary for runners and will be the most magical 26.2 miles you will ever run on Earth! The courseย starts atย Epcotยฎ, continues on to theย Magic Kingdomยฎ Park,ย Disney’s Animal Kingdomยฎ Theme Park andย Disneyโs Hollywood Studiosยฎย before an exhilarating finish back atย Epcotยฎ. Along the way, you will find many photo opportunities along the way with Disney characters and parade floats.
In celebration of the 20th Anniversary, runDisney has made a couple changes to the route. Between miles 8 & 9, the course will take a lap around theย Walt Disney Worldยฎ Speedway! Also, a run throughย Championยฎ Stadium, the spring training home of the Atlanta Braves will be part of the course! A “Mile 20 Spectacular” is also being planned inside the ESPN Wide World of Sportsย Complex, but full entertainment details have yet to be released! Also, an additional post-race party will be held in theย Downtown Disneyยฎ Area on Sunday.
Registration is currently open for all of the differentย Walt Disney Worldยฎ Marathon Weekend races. Please contact your Magic Makerยฎ for full details.
Oh…the WDW 20th anniversary marathon will be the best ever. The course runs thru all 4 parks, Champion Stadium, and the WDW Speedway. How fun!!!