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WALT DISNEY WORLD. Marathon Weekend XVI - October E-Newsletter


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2009 WALT DISNEY WORLD®
Marathon Weekend
January 8 - 11, 2009
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REGISTRATION VERIFICATION
Verify your registration in the WALT DISNEY WORLD® Marathon and Half Marathon. All runners will need to verify their registration to ensure that everything is set for them to compete in January! Please make sure that your contact information is current. If you need to change your address please click here.

ONLINE PROCESS FOR WAIVER/RACE NUMBER PICK-UP CARD
New in 2009, you will not receive your Marathon Weekend race number pick-up card/waiver form in the mail prior to the race. You will need to download your personalized race number pick-up card/waiver form online and bring it with you to packet pick-up at the Expo on January 8-10. You will be notified via email when it is ready. Please continue to check disneyworldmarathon.com for updates on this process.

MARATHON WEEKEND NEWS:  WELCOME CIGNA!
CIGNA , the Philadelphia-based health service company, is the new presenting sponsor of the Walt Disney World® Marathon Weekend for both 2009 and 2010. “The Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend is a blue ribbon event that combines fun, family and physical activity in a magical way,” said David Cordani, CIGNA Corporation’s president and chief operating officer. “As a health service company, we are intently focused on helping people improve their health and well-being,” he continued. “Presenting this event with Disney enables us to reach thousands of people and celebrate their efforts to adopt a healthy lifestyle.” 

CIGNA provides employers with benefits, expertise and services that improve the health, well-being and productivity of their employees. With approximately 47 million covered lives in the United States and around the world, CIGNA’s operating subsidiaries offer a full portfolio of medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy and vision care benefits, and group life, accident and disability insurance.

NEW COURSE IN 2009 FOR THE HALF MARATHON
This year’s Half Marathon course is going to better than ever. We have changed the course to enhance your experience. By improving the flow of the course, there will be less crowding. Also, all two-way traffic has been eliminated throughout the course. Click here to check out the course map!

Most importantly, we have changed the starting line so that spectators may now view the start of the race! Have your fans sign-up for a ChEAR Squad package to get the inside scoop on other prime viewing spots. Learn more about the ChEAR Squad.

EAT & GREET WITH YOUR FAVORITE DISNEY CHARACTERS!
Experience the newest addition to the 2009 WALT DISNEY WORLD® Marathon Weekend! Sign up today for a unique dining opportunity only available to Marathon Weekend participants and their friends and family. This exclusive and unforgettable dining experience will be a treat for yourself and the whole family. Greet your Favorite Disney Characters while enjoying a nutritious buffet! Space is very limited and is filling up fast. Sign up today to ensure your spot on January 9 and 10!

MAKE CURES HAPPEN
Crossing the finish line, you’ll no doubt experience a well deserved sense of accomplishment and exhilaration. But with just a little more effort on your part – by asking friends, family and neighbors for their support – your personal accomplishment can impact thousands of people fighting leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma.

Now that you have registered for the WALT DISNEY WORLD® Marathon Weekend, please join The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and help make cures happen.

SPOTLIGHT ON DISNEY’S BOARDWALK INN
Escape to a whimsical waterfront Resort steeped in nostalgia and old-fashioned charm. Experience the romance and playfulness of a bygone era, both inside the elegant salt water taffy-colored inn and outside amidst the carnival sights and ragtime sounds of the beautiful BoardWalk Inn. With dining and entertainment galore, Disney's BoardWalk Inn transports you to a simpler time when life was nothing short of grand and all your days were carefree. As a WALT DISNEY WORLD® Resort guest, you’ll enjoy more time to play in select Theme Parks each day with Extra Magic Hours. Book your stay today!

THEME PARK TICKETS
Enjoy some of the latest park attractions, such as SoarinTM at Epcot®. This attraction takes guests on a high-flying magical journey that sweeps them up, over, and across the richly diverse landscape of California. You literally lift 40 feet into a giant projection screen dome. From all sides -- up, down, left, and right – your field of vision is completely filled with the beauty and wonder of the Golden State of California through the extraordinary sensation of free flight. Purchase now to enjoy this and many other thrills at the WALT DISNEY WORLD® Theme Parks!
 

 
 

UPCOMING EVENTS

 
Oct. 12                Disney's Race for the Taste 10K
Oct. 25
The Twilight Zone Tower of TerrorTM 13K
Mar. 6 - 8     
Disney's Princess Half Marathon Weekend
 
View All Events
 
Event Info
NEW!! Eat & Greet with your Favorite Disney Characters
 
Race Retreat
ChEAR Squad
 
Purchase Tickets
Book Hotel
 
Proof of Time
Course Maps

Thank You to Our Sponsors!





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