Runners dressed in the Disneybounding colors of their favorite characters will once again sprint through Sleeping Beauty Castle when the RunDisney half marathon returns to Disneyland for the first time in more than six years.
The Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend featuring a 5K, 10K, half marathon and challenge race will be held on Jan. 11-14 in 2024 at the Anaheim theme park.
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![Participants in the 5th Annual Tink Bell Half Marathon take...]()
Participants in the 5th Annual Tink Bell Half Marathon take a selfie with Mickey Mouse at Disneyland in 2016. (File photo by Kysung Gong, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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![Kim Wilcox gives thumbs up as she finishes the Disneyland...]()
Kim Wilcox gives thumbs up as she finishes the Disneyland Half Marathon in 2011. She was so fast she had to wait for her husband. MINDY SCHAUER, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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![Tom Fisher, 33, of San Diego raises his fingers toward...]()
Tom Fisher, 33, of San Diego raises his fingers toward the sky as he crosses the finish line during the Tinker Bell Half Marathon in 2014 at Disneyland Resort. Fisher, a U.S. Coast Guard, made his own tutu. ANIBAL ORTIZ, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
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![“Mr. Wonderful” celebrates as he finishes the Disney Half Marathon...]()
“Mr. Wonderful” celebrates as he finishes the Disney Half Marathon in 2013. MINDY SCHAUER, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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![Cindy Lynch of San Diego is the first place woman...]()
Cindy Lynch of San Diego is the first place woman finisher in the 2012 Disneyland Half Marathon in Anaheim. MINDY SCHAUER, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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A Tinker Bell Half-Marathon runner finishes the 13.1-mile race under a brilliant blue sky morning in 2012. The inaugural race benefits the Anaheim Community Foundation. MINDY SCHAUER, THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
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Waiting in the corrals and ready to go, 14,000 athletes rise before the sun to take part in the annual Tinker Bell half marathon in 2013. The 13.1 mile run snaked through Disney parks and surrounding streets. MINDY SCHAUER, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
The challenge race combines the 10K and the half marathon – or roughly three-quarters the distance of a full marathon.
Runners dressed in princess tutus, Maleficent horns or their favorite Disneybounding attire will enjoy music, live entertainment and Disney character sightings as they race through Disney’s Anaheim theme parks. All participants receive a Disney-designed race medal.
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The last RunDisney half marathon race was held at Disneyland in September 2017. The 2017 race wound through both parks before dawn and included a route through neon-lit Cars Land at Disney California Adventure. The Disneyland races attract as many as 30,000 runners a year.
The return of the Disneyland Half Marathon also means RunDisney will once again reintroduce a Coast to Coast Race Challenge in 2024 that combines races at Disney’s California and Florida theme parks.
Registration for the 2024 Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend opens Feb. 7 for gold and platinum Club RunDisney members and Feb. 14 for the general public.
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Virtual versions of the Disneyland RunDisney races can be run in local neighborhoods, parks and tracks – or on a treadmill. Registration for the virtual events will be held on Feb. 17.
RunDisney has not announced prices for the Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend. Prices for other RunDisney 5Ks cost approximately $100 and about $220 for a half marathon. Prices for RunDisney challenge races range from $380 to $660.
