Schedule, Road Closures and Transportation changes for the Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend

Feb 19, 2014 in "Disney's Princess Half Marathon Weekend"

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Posted: Wednesday February 19, 2014 12:00pm EST by WDWMAGIC Staff

The sixth Disney's Princess Half Marathon Weekend is about to get started, bringing nearly 50,000 runners to Walt Disney World. We've got the full schedule of all the events taking place, along with road closures and transportation impacts.

Disney's Fit for a Princess Expo

Thursday, Feb 20 – 10am - 8pm
Friday, Feb 21 – 9am - 7pm
Saturday, Feb 22 – 9am - 5pm
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend Breakfast

Friday, Feb. 21
7 - 9am
Epcot Wonder Lot - Family Reunion Area

Disney Princess Enchanted 10K

Saturday, Feb 22
5:30am
Epcot

Disney Glass Slipper Challenge

Saturday, Feb 22 - Sunday, Feb 23
Epcot

Race Retreat

Saturday, Feb. 22 – 3:30 - 5:30am and 5:30 - 9:30am
Sunday, Feb. 23 – 3 - 5:30am and 5:30am - 10:30am
Epcot Wonder Lot – Family Reunion Area

Disney Princess Half Marathon

Sunday, Feb. 23
5:30am
Epcot

Happily Ever After Party

Sunday, Feb 23 2 - 8pm
Downtown Disney

Cinderella Royal Family 5K

Friday, Feb 21
6:15am
Epcot

runDisney Kids Races

Friday, Feb 21 - Saturday Feb 22
One Mile Run – 8:45am
Kids Dashes – 9:15am
Epcot

Pasta in the Park Party

Friday, Feb 21 - Saturday Feb 22
Buffet Dinner – 7pm - 8:30pm
IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth – 9pm
Epcot - World Showplace Pavilion

Road Closures

February 22 2014
Epcot Center Drive eastbound – 4am - 7am
Backstage Lane – 4:30am - 7:30am
Overpass Road – 4:30am - 7:30am
Epcot Toll Plaza

February 23 2014
Epcot Center Drive - 11pm, Feb 22 - 9:30am, Feb 23
Floridian Way – 4:30am - 9:30am
Backstage Lane – 4 -11am
Overpass Road – 4 - 6am
World Drive southbound (Seven Seas to Epcot Center Drive) – 4:30am -10am
World Drive northbound (Topiary Lane to Magic Kingdom Park 1) – 5:30am -8:30am
World Drive (Buena Vista Drive to Magic Kingdom Toll Plaza) – 5am - 8am

Monorail Operations

Resort and Epcot Monorail beams will begin running at 3:30am on Saturday Feb 22 and 3am on Sunday Feb 23.

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LanceApr 27, 2002

Originally posted by donaldduck1967 pleasrue island and downtown diseny. as for the rest of the trains i heard they left outdoors and are rotting away WDW. they also used to have one in FW at one of the old horseback riding meeting places. when you take the main rd into FW about a 1/2 mile on the right you used to meet there for horseback riding. Very good Yeah, for years, I guess they were rotting away, then a historical park took to remains and restored them, Disney took two of them and made them into ticket booths for DD/Pleasure Island. And yes, the one train car in FW by the Horsback riding, I think it's still there, I hope it is.

donaldduck1967Apr 27, 2002

pleasrue island and downtown diseny. as for the rest of the trains i heard they left outdoors and are rotting away WDW. they also used to have one in FW at one of the old horseback riding meeting places. when you take the main rd into FW about a 1/2 mile on the right you used to meet there for horseback riding.

LanceApr 26, 2002

Originally posted by donaldduck1967 Meadow trading post and by the bus stop @ pioneer hall :D Correct! Ok, sticking on the Train theme................the remaining FW trains are now gone, there at some historical train park. BUT where in WDW, can you find two of the original train cars from the old FW train?

donaldduck1967Apr 26, 2002

Meadow trading post and by the bus stop @ pioneer hall :D

donaldduck1967Apr 26, 2002

racoonze.....give us some time to answer next time. I knew both answers. Yes you can still see the lawn mower in the tree. I beliveve they stopped running the trains in the very early 80's.

LanceApr 25, 2002

I had to dig this thread up..........when I have nothing better to do, I search for threads about some of my favorite things......and I found this one. I remember the days of the Brown trams(now Parking Lot Trams) that used to run inside Fort Wilderness. I wish they still did have the train. Seeing the ruins of the train always intriques me. Ok, I guess this is a trivia thread, so.........When the train was in FW, where in FW could you catch a ride, where was entrance???

sillyspook13Jun 18, 2001

Originally posted by racoonze They run the nice modern Disney buses now. The hace two different routes "Chip" and "Dale." There never was much of the lawnmower visible. Just a few pieces of metal sticking out. I mostly just like the story. I always figured it was staged... you know, Disney Magic! rac That would be called "Role in the Show". The cast members over the years have come up with stories that describe the attractions, resorts, etc. It makes the experience seem unique with an added legend. Another example of role in the show is the story of the ring at the Haunted Mansion.

racoonzeJun 18, 2001

They run the nice modern Disney buses now. The hace two different routes "Chip" and "Dale." There never was much of the lawnmower visible. Just a few pieces of metal sticking out. I mostly just like the story. I always figured it was staged... you know, Disney Magic! rac

DisneyPhDJun 14, 2001

Sorry for not posting earlier, I've been away from the computer for a few days. I do remember both of these things (although I admit I couldn't remember the name Billy Bowlegs). My family used to stay there back in the early and mid-80s. The tracks were still there then. In 1986, we stayed for 2 weeks which was a long time considering there were only 2 parks and one water park. We would go fishing in the canals. Those fish would eat anything. I think we had some biting empty hooks. I never fell off the tram, but I have fallen and landed on my head several times. In my opinion, it only makes you smarter. Does anyone know if there's any lawnmower still visible. The last time I saw it, I had dragged my wife there to go to River Country, but I had to find the lawnmower tree! That was 6 years ago and there was just a corner of the mower still sticking out of the tree. They must still have the trams running through the place it is simply to big to walk around especially after a day at one of the parks.:confused:

racoonzeJun 13, 2001

Well I guess nobody cares. You know there is a great deal more in WDW than just the four parks. Anyway, Billy Bowlegs is the name of the guy whose old fashioned reel lawnmower was absorbed into a tree near Pioneer Hall in Fort Wilderness. It is a cute little detail. There is not a lot to see but the story is fun. And the second question. Yes a train used to move throughout Ft. Wilderness. I'm not sure when it stopped, but during my first visit back in the 80s there were tracks running where there are walking paths now. There were several smaller busses, like school busses and even Disney trams running guests through the park. I remember a 12-14yr old kid hopped off a moving tram and went head over heels in the grass. The driver had to stop the whole thing and fill out a long report. Hope you enjoyed my reminiscing. rac