Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend Impacts (2015)

The busiest season of the year has finally come to a close, but that doesn't mean that Guests visiting the area's theme park should not be concerned about crowds. Indeed, multiple events are scheduled to take place at the Walt Disney World Resort in the next few days, most of which revolve around the very popular runDisney races. Due to these special offerings, the Walt Disney World monorail hours will be adjusted on the following dates:

January 7, 2015:

• Resorts line will operate from 7:00am until close.
• Epcot line will operate from 7:30am until noon and will resume operation at 5:00pm.
• Express line will operate from 8:30am until noon and will resume operation at 5:00pm.

January 8, 2015:

• Resorts line will operate from 3:00am until close.
• Epcot line will operate from 3:00am until noon and will resume operation at 5:00pm.
• Express line will operate from 8:30am until noon and will resume operation at 5:00pm.

January 9, 2015:

• Resorts line will operate from 3:00am until close.
• Epcot line will operate from 3:00am until close.
• Express line will operate from 8:30am until close.

January 10, 2015:

• Resorts line will operate from 3:00am until close.
• Epcot line will operate from 3:00am until close.
• Express line will operate from 5:00am until close.

January 11, 2015:

• Resorts line will operate from 3:00am until close.
• Epcot line will operate from 3:00am until 1:00pm and will resume operation at 7:00pm.
• Express line will operate from 5:00am until 1:00pm and will resume operation at 7:00pm.

During this time, watercraft and buses will remain available to transport Guests to their destinations.

To accommodate the weekend’s multiple events, some road closures will take place during the races. As a result, Guests may encounter detours and delays during the early morning hours of January 9-11.

Walt Disney World® 10K (January 9, 2015): Major roads, including Epcot Center Drive, Backstage Lane and Epcot Toll Plaza, will be closed completely or operating under traffic restrictions starting at 4:00am on Friday. All traffic will be back to normal by 7:30 a.m.

Walt Disney World® Half Marathon (January 10, 2015): Major roads, including Epcot Center Drive, Floridian Way and World Drive, will be closed completely or operating under traffic restrictions starting at 11:00pm on Friday. All traffic will be back to normal by 11:00 a.m. Saturday.

Walt Disney World® Marathon (January 11, 2015): Major roads, including Epcot Center Drive, Floridian Way, World Drive, Western Way, Bear Island Road, Osceola Parkway, Victory Way and Buena Vista Drive, will be closed completely or operating under traffic restrictions starting at 11:00pm on Saturday. All traffic will be back to normal by 1:00 p.m.

Drivers should closely follow roadway signs and allow for extra travel time.