Earlier this year, we saw the 2020 Star Wars Rival Run Weekend canceled and the 2020 Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend converted to a virtual event.
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No word, however, had been released on the 2021 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend or the 2021 Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend. But, today we got an update from runDisney about both of these events.
Today we spotted an update on the runDisney website noting that Disney has decided to convert both the 2021 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend and 2021 Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend to virtual events.
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Disney noted that during this time, due to the global pandemic, “race organizers around the world continue to pause on hosting in-person race events that draw large crowds,” and so, it appears, Disney will be doing the same. Disney said that they have based their decision on the “unique circumstances of hosting a road race experience on this scale under the current environment.”
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Instead of simply canceling the events, however, Disney notes that they will be converted to virtual races — similar to the offering they’ve created for the 2020 Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend.
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Currently, the Star Wars Rival Run for 2021 is still scheduled to take place in Walt Disney World in April of 2021. We’ll be on the lookout for more information regarding these runDisney races and future races. Be sure to come back for all the latest updates.
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Had you signed up for one of these races? Let us know in the comments if you’ll still participate in the virtual events for these races!
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