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DCDisney
02-05-2012, 02:54 PM
Does anyone know when the next marathon or half-marathon is at WDW ? And which one ? or a web-site that lists them?

Thanks a bunch !!!

Melanie
02-05-2012, 03:04 PM
See here (http://espnwwos.disney.go.com/sports/rundisney) for the RunDisney list of events.

The next half marathon is at the end of this month - the Princess half on February 26th.

There is only one full marathon run at Disney, and it's always the first full weekend of January.

DCDisney
02-06-2012, 10:33 AM
thanks !
I'm trying to avoid them. Has @ WDW during Princess Half Marathon before, had issues with getting around via personal car, and issues with participants all flooding into Epcot after the race. No offense to awesome runners ! Just trying to adjust vaca plans to stay out of your way !!

Melanie
02-06-2012, 01:24 PM
thanks !
I'm trying to avoid them. Has @ WDW during Princess Half Marathon before, had issues with getting around via personal car, and issues with participants all flooding into Epcot after the race. No offense to awesome runners ! Just trying to adjust vaca plans to stay out of your way !!

Oh, okay. Gotcha. Thought you wanted to participate. The only races that mess with traffic and affect Epcot are the half and full marathon in January, and the Princess in February. The other races (Everest Challenge, Tower of Terror 10 miler and Wine & Dine 1/2) are all at night.

That said, the races are over no later than midday (even earlier for 1/2 marathons).
But at least they are run at slow times of the year crowd-wise, so it doesn't increase attendance that much. Many, many other factors have a much greater impact on crowds at other times of the year.