The crowds gathered early at Walt Disney World Sunday morning as thousands of runners took part in the 15th Annual Disney Marathon.
The marathon kicked off at 6 a.m. Sunday. Runners began winding their way through the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom and Hollywood Studios.
The more than 18,000 runners in the marathon is more than twice the amount of runners when the Disney Marathon started in 1994.
Serious runners have ranked the marathon as one of the top 15 in the world.
The race has welcomed runners, walkers and wheelchair athletes from all U.S. states and more than 35 countries, from as far away as Singapore.
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