2026 Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend

[bmr1591]

Meanwhile I already told my sister if the rumored 10k theme is true my brother in law needs to come out of RunDisney retirement

Not every race will appeal to everyone, I suppose!

 

[Herding_Cats]

Rumor has it these are the themes:
5K - Aristocats
10K - Three Caballeros
Half - Mary Poppins
Challenge - Grumpy

This appears to be true.

 

[nancipants]

Well, darn. May need to do the 10k, at least.

 

[fatmanatee]

Not what I expected but pretty solid, artwork is cute.

 

[jpholic]

will be doing the half, definitely. i like the world showcase theme.

 

[Smooth_Whiskey]

Gonna be trying for 4 5k entries, 1 challenge, 1 half. Hope the registration gods look kindly upon us all.

 

[jillinastoria]

I was on the fence about it all, but I LOVE the Half Marathon theme--I have to do it now!

 

[FFigawi]

Did anyone else notice the 5k start times will range from 430am to 730am? They weren’t kidding when they said they were adding more entries.

 

[1lilspark]

I’m most intrigued about what the bussing/pre race staging situation will look like for the 5k

 

[Herding_Cats]

I’m most intrigued about what the bussing/pre race staging situation will look like for the 5k

yeah that definitely has the possibility of being a giant cluster _____. They don't run the 5k on any roads that would need closing, so that's not an issue. But given that they are saying the start will happen over a THREE HOUR PERIOD makes me think that capacity may be absolutely through the roof.


Additionally, prices went up again.
Previous 5k price: $119.
New 5k price: $125

Previous 10k price: $166
New 10k price: $175

Previous HM price: $257
New HM price: $269

Previous Challenge price: $427
New Challenge price: $449

 

[eminemilie]

OMG. Aristocats are my FAVORITE Disney movie and characters ever. I have been waiting for YEARS to get a picture with Marie

I’m definitely in for the 5k. Maybe the half. I love the 10k distance but I’m meh on the theme and hubby might be more agreeable if I’m not running every race

 

[1lilspark]

yeah that definitely has the possibility of being a giant cluster _____. They don't run the 5k on any roads that would need closing, so that's not an issue. But given that they are saying the start will happen over a THREE HOUR PERIOD makes me think that capacity may be absolutely through the roof.

There will have to be a delayed open in Epcot Friday morning I say this as someone who was in a long character line in 2023 around mile 2 and they kept announcing the character would be done at 715 …in 2026 last runners wouldn’t have even started by then

 

[TarynM]

I like these themes! I wasn't going to run all of them but now...

 

[accm]

Copy and pasting the blurb about the start time here for those that don't want to go look:

The first group of runners for the 2026 Disney Wine & Dine 5K will start at 4:30am, 30 minutes earlier than before. Participants’ start times will range from 4:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m., based on assigned start groups. Arrival times will vary depending on your start time.

I'm really curious how this will work. I'm guessing athletes that start at 4:30 will likely have to walk back to the bus drop off area to get on a bus back to the resorts. I'm assuming start groups will continue to be by estimated pace, do we think some people might put a slower pace to hopefully not have to get there as early?

Once again I can't help but feel like with anything else runDisney, this first weekend will be a complete disaster.

Oh and I really like the 10k theme. But I cannot justify another trip this year unfortunately.

 

[Rarity]

I love the themes! I adore the Aristocats and Three Caballeros and have never seen Mary Poppins in a theme, so now I want to register for all the races for the first time

 

[PatsGirl]

We ended up at MK the day of a Halloween party with a 3 year old in October of 2024 and it was great for her as the lines were really low.

In the afternoon they didn't even make us get off Dumbo as there was no line at all, was able to ride over and over again.

Only real problem we had was just before we left people with costumes started showing up for the party, and there was some one I a good Jasmine one, she was upset she couldn't go talk to Jasmine like she had in EPCOT the day before.

 

[FFigawi]

Copy and pasting the blurb about the start time here for those that don't want to go look:



I'm really curious how this will work. I'm guessing athletes that start at 4:30 will likely have to walk back to the bus drop off area to get on a bus back to the resorts. I'm assuming start groups will continue to be by estimated pace, do we think some people might put a slower pace to hopefully not have to get there as early?

Once again I can't help but feel like with anything else runDisney, this first weekend will be a complete disaster.

Oh and I really like the 10k theme. But I cannot justify another trip this year unfortunately.

The 5k doesn’t require road closures. I’m assuming driving will still be okay too. And yes, the logistics are a recipe for total chaos.

 

[fatmanatee]

Did anyone else notice the 5k start times will range from 430am to 730am? They weren’t kidding when they said they were adding more entries.

I thought they would expand the start window but my guess was that it would result some starts at 6:30. This is a huge window, which could mean quicker photo op lines for everyone, but also that they probably have to push a 16 min pace.

@FFigawi You gotta run the 5k five times now!

 

[azrivest]

I love that it ties into 4 countries in the World Showcase.

 

[accm]

The 5k doesn’t require road closures. I’m assuming driving will still be okay too. And yes, the logistics are a recipe for total chaos.

No, but the way it works now the return buses don't start running until the last wave has started and passed that area. Which is why I'm betting the return buses will leave from the Epcot bus loop, and not from where they usually leave from.