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Walt Disney World Half Marathon 2027

✓ Verified date — January 9, 2027
Date
January 9, 2027
Location
Orlando, USA
Distance
21.1 km
Difficulty
Easy
Field
13,418 finishers

The 2027 Walt Disney World Half Marathon takes place on Saturday, January 9, 2027 in Orlando, USA. The Walt Disney World Half Marathon starts and finishes in the Epcot parking lot during Marathon Weekend in January. Race-week weather is typically 11°C to 21°C.

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The course

The Walt Disney World Half Marathon starts and finishes in the Epcot parking lot during Marathon Weekend in January. The 13.1-mile course heads north on World Drive to the Magic Kingdom, runs through the park past Main Street and Cinderella Castle, then returns via backstage roads and an out-and-back through Epcot to the finish. The course is mostly flat, with the main elevation changes being the highway overpasses between Epcot and the Magic Kingdom.

Course summary source: laughingplace.com

Course map & elevation

No GPS track for this course yet.

We haven't mapped the Walt Disney World Half Marathon route yet. Elevation data will appear here once a licensed or organizer-verified course map is available.

Race-week weather

Typical high

21°C

Typical low

11°C

Year-to-year swing

±2.2°C

Rain

1.9 mm/day

Based on 2020-2025 of race-week history, with peak gusts around 18 km/h.

Difficulty

Easyflat terrain
Climbing0/3
Downhill0/3
Heat2/3
Altitude0/3

Race facts

Official race site
rundisney.com ↗
Start time
05:00
Field size
13,418 finishers (2025)
Boston qualifier
No

Distances: 21.1 km

When is the Walt Disney World Half Marathon 2027?

The 2027 Walt Disney World Half Marathon takes place on Saturday, January 9, 2027.

Training for the Walt Disney World Half Marathon?

Coach Icarus builds your plan around your fitness and your schedule.

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Predict your finish time

Enter one recent race result and get predicted finish times across 5K, 10K, half marathon, and marathon.

Race Time Predictor
Enter a recent race result to predict your finish time at another distance, using Riegel's formula.
Hours
Minutes
Seconds

Predicted Finish Time

52:07

Pace / km

5:13

Pace / mile

8:23

DistancePredicted Time
5K25:00
10K52:07
Half Marathon1:55:00
Marathon3:59:47

Predictions assume similar fitness, course, and conditions — they are a starting point for goal setting, not a guarantee.

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