Disney has now officially announced a special event for the Disney-MGM Studios that both celebrates Halloween and features an endurance race event. The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror 13K race, first reported in this Update last week by Lani Teshima, will tke place on October 27, and will be supplemented by a 6.5K race on the same night. This is the first nighttime race in the Endurance Series at Walt Disney World, and helps to celebrate the 13th anniversary of the Tower of Terror.
The course stretches from the area of the Tower of Terror to the Wide World of Sports Complex, then back to the Studios via the Lights, Motors, Action stadium, down New York Street, past the Sorcerer's Hat and right into the Twilight Zone near the race's start. The 6.5K will go only half of the distance out and back.
Racers will start their runs at 9 p.m. and get to partake in a post-event party until 1 a.m. The party will be held in the park and will feature a live band and access to the Tower of Terror, Rock 'n' Roller Coaster and The Great Movie Ride. Racers will receive glow-in-the-dark race shirts, as well as finisher medals. Registration for the 13K will cost $65, while the 6.5K will cost $40. Additional post-event party tickets can be purchased for $25.
Registration is not yet open, but demand is expected to be high and the event should sell out fairly quickly. Keep an eye on the event page to be sure to get in. Once registration opens, we'll note it here in the Park Update.
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