I did this race mostly for my kids who are big Star Wars fans. I did not know half the characters on the course. They loved the 5k and the 10k. The 501st was out on the course dressed as characters and my kids loved it. The 5K was all at Epcot. The 10K started in the Magic Kingdom parking lot and you ran on the road to Hollywood Studios. From there you took the path in front of Boardwalk and in the back way of Epcot. There was one curved and slanted on ramp between Magic and Hollywood. Otherwise the course was mostly flat. The half starts in the Magic Kingdom parking lot and you run back roads to Animal Kingdom. There was one area in the dark where they had lots of flashing lights to mimic a battle and it was hard to see in the dark. Once we got to Animal Kingdom we got to run through Pandora. Then it was back on the road to Hollywood. There were a few exit and entrance ramps. Runners had 2 lanes and traffic was in another lane. There were a lot of runners but it was not too bad. From Hollywood you take the path and go in front of Yacht and Beach club this time on the way to EPCOT. You run past most of the countries in the half and finish in the EPCOT parking lot. The 501st again had characters out and Disney had some official characters and scenes from the movies you could step into. I was not worried about time just having fun. It was warm and humid as this year was end of April. Lots of water on the course though.