***Official January 2025 Thread***

[GollyGadget]

Anyone have general information surrounding marathon weekend, particularly as a non-participant in the races? 4 adults. Will be a relaxing weekend so we aren't too concerned about traffic or getting somewhere by a certain time. Our only ADRs are at our resort (AKL) either first thing in the AM or at the end of the night.

We are arriving at WDW at 1pm on Friday January 10th and leaving WDW at 2pm on Sunday January 12th. Currently, the plan is to visit EPCOT and MK in the afternoon / evening respectively on Friday, EPCOT and HS in the mid-morning / evening respectively on Saturday, and AK in the mid-morning / afternoon on Sunday. Half of the group has never been, and they are just excited to see a bit of everything.

We typically like to drive our rental car to the parks. Any advice about whether taking the bus would be better? I tried looking at maps for road closures but it's hard to know what roads I usually take, as I just follow the signs on property. Any help or guidance would be much appreciated!

You should be fine to drive. The only day that road closures can be a problem is Marathon Sunday. All the other races wrap up early in the am and won't impact you at all.

 

[cjlong88]

You should be fine to drive. The only day that road closures can be a problem is Marathon Sunday. All the other races wrap up early in the am and won't impact you at all.

Thank you! I'm hoping that with us staying at AKL and AK being our plans for Sunday, we shouldn't run into any problems whatsoever driving over, since it's literally right there.

 

[Galexia]

Happy Holidays!!
We're very excited to be heading to WDW from Jan 21 - Feb 8 (Poly, CBR, WL)
Keeping our fingers crossed that Skyliner stays open!!

 

[GollyGadget]

Thank you! I'm hoping that with us staying at AKL and AK being our plans for Sunday, we shouldn't run into any problems whatsoever driving over, since it's literally right there.

Correct, no road impacts at all between AKL and AK. You may see some runners between Kilimanjaro Safari, Expedition Everest, and Dinosaur. The CM will help route you through the course if needed and all runners will be gone from AK by 10am.