Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend

Guaranteed Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend Entries from £190

We are pleased to offer you guaranteed entry for Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend. You can buy the entry from Marathon Tours & Travel if you also buy the accommodation package from us.

• Beloved Disney Character sightings and entertainment throughout the race
• Finisher Medal
• On-Course and Post-Race Refreshments
• Participant Shirt
• Digital Expo & Event Guide
• Downloadable Finisher Certificate

Entries available to purchase:

• Dopey Challenge (5km, 10km, Half Marathon & Full Marathon) – £585
• Goofy Challenge (Half Marathon & Full Marathon) – £376
• Walt Disney World Half Marathon – £190
• Walt Disney World Marathon – £195

Our Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend 2023 accommodation packages from £975

Inclusions:

• 5 or 7 nights 3* Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort
• Hotel taxes
• Pre-race get-together
• Escorted trip to the runDisney Health & Fitness Expo
• MT&T lead morning shake-out run (5th January)
• Group dinner (Saturday)
• Post-race celebration drink (Sunday)
• Option to add guaranteed race entry
• Guidance and support from Marathon Tours & Travel team in Orlando
• Two-day Disney theme park base ticket

As part of your included Disney theme park base ticket, you will receive admission to two of the four parks listed below. The ticket is valid for one theme park per day over the duration of 4-days, beginning on a start date of your choice.

• Magic Kingdom Park
• EPCOT
• Disney’s Hollywood Studios
• Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park

Disney manages park attendance through a new online reservations system. You must make sure to make a theme park reservation for your chosen dates. Details of how to do this will be communicated to you once you have received your booking confirmation.

Transfers

When adding a single or return transfer to your booking, you will receive a standard ticket for the Mears Connect airport transfer operating out of Orlando International Airport. Pick-up’s are by the Airport Shuttle Departure signage. Make sure you board the bus that drops off at Coronado Springs Hotel.

• One-way Transfer – £20
• Return Transfer – £40

Run the 2024 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend with Marathon Tours & Travel

Race Date: January 2024
5km – 4th Jan, 10km – 5th Jan, Half Marathon – 6th Jan, Full Marathon 7th Jan

Race Time: 5AM

The Course: The course is flat but maybe not fast if you are easily drawn into the amazing Walt Disney World attractions and entertainment on offer. Every distance starts and ends at EPCOT where you’ll have the chance to take photos with beloved characters. The marathon distance is the only course that takes in all four Disney parks; Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s Animal Kingdom.

Eligibility: Marathon Tours & Travel, an authorized tour operator, is required to offer travel arrangements in conjunction with guaranteed race entry. All runners must be 18 years or older on race day to be eligible for our guaranteed Full Marathon entry. Participants for a Half Marathon distance must be 14 years of age or older.

Cut off times: You must maintain a minimum of a 16-minute-per-mile pace for all participants in the Half Marathon and 10K. Pace cyclists will be on the course indicating when runners are behind pace by waving a red flag at each mile marker according to the official pace time. If you reach a mile marker with a red flag waving, please note you are behind the required 16-minute-per-mile pace and can be picked up at any time and transported to the course pick up tent

Number Pickup: You must pick up your race bib and packet at the Registration & Expo prior to race day. Marathon Tours & Travel has scheduled a stop at the Expo on Wednesday 3rd January & Friday 5th January.

Weather: Average temperatures range between 11C to 22C. The race will be held rain or shine. If there is lightning in the area, the race will either have a delayed start or, depending on the intensity of the weather, be cancelled.

Difficulty: Easy

Race Bib and Start Group Assignment: Each participant is assigned a race bib. Please wear the race bib centred on the front of your outermost garment. It is the responsibility of the runner to wear his or her bib during the race. In order to receive an accurate time, please confirm that your bib is:

• Clearly visible on the front of the torso
• Unaltered and unmodified (do not fold, wrinkle or iron)
• Pinned in all 4 corners
• Not covered with shirts, jackets, winter wear, runner belts, water bottles, etc.

If a participant is seen without his or her bib number while running on the course, he or she will be removed from the course for security and safety reasons. The letter on your bib will determine your assigned start group. Start groups are assigned based on proof of time provided for the half marathon, marathon or your estimated finishing time. Start groups are based on anticipated pace per mile for the 5K and 10K. No start group changes will be made at the runDisney Health & Fitness Expo. Remember to fill out the Emergency Medical Information on the back of the bib. Runners completing the Dopey Challenge will receive get two bibs—one for the 5K and 10K and one for the Half and Full Marathons.

runDisney Health & Fitness Expo:

Digital Waiver Form
All weekend participants MUST complete a waiver form for each event in which they are participating prior to arrival. You will need to create a runDisney account to submit a digital waiver once registered.

Expo Check-in Pass
Your Expo Check-in Pass is required to pick up your Runners Packet for each event in which you are participating. Please bring it with you to the runDisney Health and Fitness Expo. Of course, your family and friends are welcome to join you at the Expo too! Your Expo Check-in Pass will be available to you by 2nd January 2024, through your runDisney account.
Race policy

For more information on the Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend on site race policies, read here.

Proof of time:

If you believe you will finish the Half Marathon in 2 hours 15 minutes or less or the Marathon in 4 hours 30 minutes or less, proof of time is required for start placement. If you believe you will finish the Half Marathon in over 2 hours 15 minutes (2:15) or the Marathon in over 4 hours 30 minutes (4:30), proof of time is not required. Start placement is based on your anticipated finish time and start group capacities. Disney Challenge participants should adhere to Half Marathon or Marathon proof of time requirements. Proof of time is not required for the 5K and 10K races.

The Proof of Time approved date range is January 1, 2021- September 26, 2023. Once the deadline passes, no updates are accepted. Virtual events, self timed/training runs, or trail runs are not accepted as proof of time.

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