Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend Half Marathon

This year’s race is presented by State Farm and unfolds along a course that starts and finishes in Epcot — the home of rides like Spaceship Earth, Soaring, Mission to Mars and Michael Jackson’s late 1980s epic “Captain Eo,” a 3-D movie with in-theater special effects — and then takes runners into the Magic Kingdom park, the home of the original Walt Disney World park and resort.
As they head through the park, runners will make their way past Cinderella’s castle, the Tomorrowland Speedway, the Seven Seas Lagoon and the Disney Golf Course and much more, during what is usually Orlando’s best weather for running at any time of the year.
Runners who want to run this race need to think ahead, however — registration usually sells out months in advance of the race day, so be sure to sign up as early as possible.
Run entirely on paved surfaces, this half-marathon follows an out-and-back course through the park that starts early — half marathon participants are asked to be at the starting line by 4:00 AM for the 5:30 AM start. The next day, half participants are invited to join the full marathon participants for the awards ceremony at the park’s Downtown Disney Pleasure Island.