This year’s runDisney Wine & Dine Half Marathon weekend will be bigger than ever as a new race and challenge will join the popular event. 2016 will mark the inaugural Disney Wine & Dine 10K. Along with the introduction of the 10K, those brave enough to do both the 10K and the half-marathon will be able to participate in Lumiere’s Two Course Challenge.
Another change will be the races will now take place in the morning. Previously, the half marathon took place after hours followed by a private party in Epcot.
From runDisney:
Prepare to feast on a tasty new menu of race offerings for the 2016 Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend on November 3-6! Our most appetizing runDisney event will feature not only the inaugural Disney Wine & Dine 10K, but also a new challenge for runners who participate in the 10K and half marathon – Lumiere’s Two Course Challenge.
As the race weekend expands, all of the races, including the Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon, will move to a morning start time. With all four theme parks at Walt Disney World® Resort soon remaining open during the nighttime hours, daytime races allow us to give our race participants the best possible runDisney experience along with fantastic entertainment.
The now extended race weekend will begin Thursday, Nov. 3 with the runDisney Health & Fitness Expo followed by Mickey’s Holiday 5K on Friday morning at Disney’s Animal Kingdom® Theme Park. For the younger runners, we are adding another day of runDisney Kids Races, which will take place both Friday and Saturday. Also on Saturday, Chef Remy from “Ratatouille” will be cooking up a scrumptious new 10K race through Epcot®, and Lumiere’s Two Course Challenge will serve up its first course.
On Sunday morning, runners will enjoy a 13.1-mile course through Walt Disney World Resort for Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon. After plenty of recovery time, the exclusive Post Race Party will take place Sunday evening with extra hours to enjoy everything the Epcot International Food & Wine Festival has to offer.
In addition to the Wine & Dine news, runDisney also confirmed today that the 2016 Avengers Super Heroes Half Marathon in Disneyland will get a slight name change. This year’s event will be simply the “Super Heroes Half Marathon Weekend” as more characters are promised to appear.
The former Avengers Half Marathon at the Disneyland Resort is being rebranded as the Super Heroes Half Marathon. The Expo will begin November 10 with the Captain America 5k occurring on November 11. A Doctor Strange 10k will take place through the Disneyland Resort on November 12, with the kids races occurring on that day as well. The Half Marathon will be held on November 13. The Infinity Gauntlet will still be offered for those interested in running both the 10k and the Half Marathon. The new open registration date for these races will be April 12 at noon ET. Annual Passholders and DVC Members can register April 5 at noon ET.