This week marks the start of the 2025 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend, an annual marathon operated by runDisney. The race has been held since 1994, making this year the 31st anniversary of the yearly event! But what exactly is the marathon and why is it so popular? Beginnings The first marathon was held in … Read more
The 2024 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend medals featuring Mickey & Friends have been revealed by runDisney. Walt Disney World 5K Put one paw in front of the other as Pluto joins runners in a dog-gone exciting time for the Walt Disney World 5K. Runners will have an un-fur-gettable time on a fetching 3.1-mile course … Read more
Royal Greetings, and welcome to Magic Kingdom! Join us around Magic Kingdom finding runDisney Marathon Weekend merchandise, checking in on TRON Lightcycle Run, and more. Let’s get going! It looks like it’s going to be a busy day at Magic Kingdom. At first it seemed like the 50th Anniversary Grand Finale Loungefly was flying off … Read more
Today, Disney unveiled the Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend Castaway Cay Challenge medal for those participating in the Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend this January. The colorful medal, which has the look of a luggage tag, is adorned with Captain Mickey on the right and a palm tree to the left. Against a background of … Read more
We bring you a lot of stories every single day. Sometimes it’s hard to keep up. So in case you missed anything from our feed, we have rounded up all our stories in one place to get the news at a glance. Here is your Daily Recap for Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Walt Disney World Magic … Read more
Registration dates have been announced for the 2022 – 2023 season of runDisney events at Walt Disney World and virtually. Registration for the 2022 runDisney Virtual Series will open on April 5, 2022. Registration for the 2022 Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend will open at 10:00 a.m. ET on March 22, 2022, for the … Read more
The Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend will take place from January 5 through 9, 2022. Disney has just shared a sneak peek at the event merchandise that will be available at the runDisney Health & Fitness Expo during the weekend. Taking inspiration from the shimmery EARidescence of The World’s Most Magical Celebration, this year’s event … Read more
A few weeks ago, information later removed from the runDisney website seemed to reveal that the Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend would return next year. The events have now been officially announced by runDisney. Take a look below. Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend powered by AfterShokz: November 4-7, 2021 Walt Disney World Marathon … Read more
Earlier this month, a mistake on the runDisney website revealed the likely return of the Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend. Now it looks like runDisney will be officially announcing the event’s return tomorrow. In a tweet, runDisney said they had some “run”derful news, alongside a video of people running together. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, … Read more
runDisney announced this morning it is altering its marathon course due to heat; the modifications will only affect those still on the course. Race times will still be recorded and racers will receive medals. Given today’s warm weather and the course length, we are modifying the course for our runners’ safety. Even with the modified … Read more
The latest set of D-Tech On Demand MagicBands and phone cases are off to the races… which is fitting, because they’re all themed to the races of the 2020 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend! All of the six races are represented with their own MagicBand and phone case, each with a classic Disney character hitting … Read more
The 2020 Walt Disney World runDisney Marathon Weekend finisher medals have been revealed and this year, they’re cuter than ever. The medals feature retro-inspired designs highlighting some of your favorite classic Disney characters, with a few that feature some fun, spinning elements! For the first time, leading lady, Minnie Mouse, joins Mickey as co-host of … Read more
With Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend coming up in just a few days, runners will be making their final preparations leading up to the races. However, they should also prepare for the barrage of cute event merch coming their way. Besides, after five events and three challenges, you deserve to treat yourself, right? Let’s check … Read more