Celebrating the 13th anniversary of the Tower of Terror with a run
My sincere thanks goes to Matt Hochberg over at MGMStudios.org for pointing out a unique event happening this October at Walt Disney World. To celebrate the 13th anniversary of the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror, Disney is holding 13K run. Information can be found at the Wide World of Sports website.
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™ 13K is an 8.1 mile night-time road race that will begin and end in the shadows of The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror attraction at the Disney-MGM Studios. The course will also feature Disney’s Wide World of Sports® Complex, before returning to Disney-MGM Studios where the course will feature the Lights, Motors, Action™ Extreme Stunt Show and then down New York Street, past the Sorcerer’s Hat, to an unforgettable finish at The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror™.
There is also a 6.5K version happening simultaneously. Both races start at 9pm, which makes this the first nighttime run at Walt Disney World. They’ll have medals for the finishers and a post-race party afterwards. In all, this sounds like a really fun event.
There is only one comment I’d like to make here. Here we go again with celebrating anniversaries, and wondering how Disney World suits decide to do these. The Wide World of Sports gets a huge investment for its 10th. The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror gets a race for its 13th. Yet on the 25th anniversary of Epcot, a much more significant milestone there is still nothing announced. Huh? Nothing at all?? I understand we may not have a huge 18-month celebration with all the fanfare those types of things come with. But how about an after hours party?
But with that aside, this looks like a terrific event. Maybe I’ll have to give this a shot. Considering the new fad of Disney podcasters running in Disney World Endurance races, I wonder if Mr. MGMStudios.org and WDW Today himself is up for the challenge?? (And no, you can’t put Scopa in there as a sub!)
Matt said,
April 11, 2007 @ 2:15 pm
Actually, Scopa and Len are running and I was going to go to the party as a “family” member. I suppose I could handle the 6k, but I’d be too hot and sweaty to be able to take lots of photos and enjoy the party. If I ran, I’d be on the side, clutching my chest as I try to manually restart my heart. But I’m planning on going down there.
David said,
April 11, 2007 @ 2:43 pm
I can’t keep up with Scopa, I’m sure of that. That guy sounds like he runs in these things for a living. But I might come and give it a shot. Considering ToT is at the top of my list of WDW attractions, I’d love to be part of this.