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A course-aware spectator plan for Bay Lake.
Read the geography first
The course returns toward its starting district. Use the map to choose a fixed anchor and the finish, and never build a plan that requires crossing the live route.
Gold is the selected modeled course; route provenance is stated beside the flyover.
Landmarks that make useful anchors
Spaceship Earth (Epcot)
Course mile 3.1
A fixed landmark in the 3D model and a practical orientation point. Confirm the accessible side of the course after closures are posted.
Cinderella Castle (Magic Kingdom)
Course mile 9.7
A fixed landmark in the 3D model and a practical orientation point. Confirm the accessible side of the course after closures are posted.
Tree of Life (Animal Kingdom)
Course mile 17.4
A fixed landmark in the 3D model and a practical orientation point. Confirm the accessible side of the course after closures are posted.
Gran Destino Tower (Coronado Springs)
Course mile 22.7
A fixed landmark in the 3D model and a practical orientation point. Confirm the accessible side of the course after closures are posted.
Moving around race morning
Everything funnels through EPCOT, which is both start and finish (thecastlerun.com), and the driving picture is unusually hostile: the main EPCOT entrance from World Drive is closed roughly 5:00 to 7:00 a.m. on race mornings and roads begin closing as early as 11:00 p.m. the night before (themouseforless.com). Drivers heading to the marathon take I-4 to exit 65, Osceola Parkway West, and follow signs to EPCOT; the other three races use exit 64/192 West, and anyone coming from 192 is strongly urged to use the World Drive exit because of significant delays starting at 3:30 a.m. (thecastlerun.com). Buses do run early enough for a 4:30 a.m. start, but only barely, and only if you board at the front of the window rather than the back.
Course geometry provenance is stated beside the player; elevation profiles always use the same route loaded there. City geometry is OpenStreetMap, ODbL. Aerial imagery is from USGS and USDA; other images carry their own source credits. Weather figures use Open-Meteo reanalysis for January 6-14 across 2016-2025 at the start line. Schedule, prices and expo hours were checked in 2026-08-27 and are the fields most likely to move: confirm them on www.rundisney.com/events/disneyworld/disneyworld-marathon-weekend/events/marathon before you book anything. Spot an error? Tell us and we'll fix it fast.