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Celebrities and Wounded Veterans Join Record Disney Marathon Weekend
19th annual runDisney event to include new marathon relay option and commemorative 15th anniversary half marathon medal; weekend field to top 56,000 Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Jan. 3, 2012) – Reality TV stars and wounded military soldiers are expected to be part of the more than 56,000 runners participating in the Walt Disney World Marathon […]
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The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Race Brings Scary Good Times Back to Walt Disney World
New 10-mile event is reminiscent of Tower of Terror 13K race from 2009; Race debuts Sept. 29, 2012 and is sixth signature runDisney event and second nighttime race at Walt Disney World; Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend shifts to early Nov. LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Dec. 21, 2011) – Reviving the scarily popular […]
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Cigna Goes the Distance for Wounded Veterans
BLOOMFIELD, Conn. (Nov. 09, 2011) — Cigna announced the company will honor the men and women who served and defended our nation with a Go the Distance for Veterans program launching Friday. This unusual running-giving program integrates Cigna’s employee giving campaign and Cigna Foundation grants with Cigna’s fourth annual sponsorship of the 2012 Walt Disney World […]
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South Florida Runner Claims Second Straight Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon
Fellow Florida Runner Is First Woman Finisher; Event-record field of 12,500 Participates in America’s Biggest Nighttime Half Marathon LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Oct. 1, 2011) – Anton Van Zyl from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., wasn’t shy about going back for seconds at the Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon on Saturday night. After winning the inaugural […]
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Wine & Dine “Meet Up and Eat Up”
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Sept. 30. 2011) — Walt Disney World uncorked a social media “Meet Up and Eat Up” just in time for the Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend Friday at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort. Participants were selected via Disney social media channels including the […]
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New Disney Entertainment at Largest Nighttime Half Marathon
Epcot attractions to be open for first time along with expanded food and wine offerings and extra Disney characters at post-race Finish Line Party; Sold-out field of 12,000-plus expected LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Sept. 22, 2011) – A capacity field of runners will experience new food and wine options as well as have exclusive access […]
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Celebrities Drew Carey and Megyn Price Headline Soldout Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend
More than 20,500 runners taking part in Labor Day weekend races as part of runDisney series; Half Marathon finishers to recieve new medal; Kids race participants recieve Los Angeles Angels Game Tickets. ANAHEIM, Calif. (Aug. 24, 2011) — Hollywood actors Drew Carey and Megyn Price are expected to be among the throng of runners and fans […]
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Disney Marathon Relay Medal Released
Runners who want to participate in the 26.2 mile Disney Marathon can now join a buddy and sign up for the Disney Marathon Relay. Both runners receive official half-marathon times as well as a combined team time, plus the inaugural Marathon Relay Chip and Dale medal – the first new character medal for Disney Marathon Weekend […]
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Donald Duck Commemorates the 15th Anniversary of the WDW Half Marathon
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Aug. 8, 2011) — The 2012 Walt Disney World Half Marathon will offer a new feature – a special edition 15th anniversary commemorative medal. All participants who complete the course will receive the Donald Duck-themed medal. Disney Marathon Weekend is anchored by the Walt Disney World Marathon, in which more than […]
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Jennifer Hanley-Pinto Crowned Winner of Disney’s Princess Half Marathon
Victory is Jacksonville runner’s first at Disney; half-marathon caps weekend of events that draws event-record 22,000 participants to Walt Disney World LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Feb. 27, 2011) — Holding off challengers virtually the entire race Sunday, Jennifer Hanley-Pinto of Jacksonville, Fla. survived long enough to cross the finish line first to win Disney’s Princess Half […]