LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Runners have arrived at the Walt Disney World Resorts for a series of spring races.
Thousands of people are participating in the 2023 runDisney Springtime Surprise Weekend.
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The four-day race weekend kicked off Thursday with the Health & Fitness Expo at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.
Participants also met for a sunrise yoga class on Thursday.
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The race weekend shows different Pixar characters, with the Disney Pixar Cars 5K on Friday, the Disney Pixar Monsters 10K on Saturday and the Disney Pixar Toy Story 10-Miler on Sunday.
This is the fourth and final runDisney race weekend in the 2022-2023 season.
The runDisney summer virtual series registration will begin on April 25.
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Woman makes history at Disney Princess Half Marathon (Feb. 26, 2023) Runners crossed the finish line at the Disney Princess Half Marathon presented by CORKCICLE at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., the final event during the four-day race weekend. The women-inspired event featured thousands of runners, plus entertainment and themes geared toward women throughout the weekend. (Elisa White, photographer) (Elisa White/Elisa White, photographer)
Woman makes history at Disney Princess Half Marathon (Feb. 26, 2023) Runners take their marks at the Disney Princess Half Marathon presented by CORKCICLE at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., the final event during the four-day race weekend. The women-inspired event featured thousands of runners, plus entertainment and themes geared toward women throughout the weekend. (Elisa White, photographer) (Elisa White/Elisa White, photographer)
Woman makes history at Disney Princess Half Marathon (Feb. 26, 2023) Runners crossed the finish line at the Disney Princess Half Marathon presented by CORKCICLE at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., the final event during the four-day race weekend. The women-inspired event featured thousands of runners, plus entertainment and themes geared toward women throughout the weekend. (Elisa White, photographer) (Elisa White/Elisa White, photographer )
Woman makes history at Disney Princess Half Marathon (Feb. 26, 2023) Runners take their marks at the Disney Princess Half Marathon presented by CORKCICLE at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., the final event during the four-day race weekend. The women-inspired event featured thousands of runners, plus entertainment and themes geared toward women throughout the weekend. (Elisa White, photographer) (Elisa White/Elisa White, photographer)
Woman makes history at Disney Princess Half Marathon (Feb. 26, 2023) Neely Gracey celebrates in a sea of confetti as she is crowned the overall race winner with an impressive time of 1:15:55 at the 13.1-mile Disney Princess Half Marathon presented by CORKCICLE in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The Colorado resident is only the third woman in runDisney history to be the overall half marathon winner. (Elisa White, photographer) (Elisa White/Elisa White, photographer)
Woman makes history at Disney Princess Half Marathon (Feb. 26, 2023) Runners crossed the finish line at the Disney Princess Half Marathon presented by CORKCICLE at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., the final event during the four-day race weekend. The women-inspired event featured thousands of runners, plus entertainment and themes geared toward women throughout the weekend. (Elisa White, photographer) (Elisa White/Elisa White, photographer)
Woman makes history at Disney Princess Half Marathon (Feb. 26, 2023) Neely Gracey throws her hands up in victory as she crosses the finish line as the overall race winner of the 13.1-mile Disney Princess Half Marathon presented by CORKCICLE in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The Colorado resident is only the third woman in runDisney history to be the overall half marathon winner. (Elisa White, photographer) (Elisa White/Elisa White, photographer)
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