First Look at the 2024 runDisney Springtime Surprise Weekend Merchandise
runDisney has shown off the official merchandise for the 2024 Springtime Surprise Weekend, the final race weekend of the 2023-2024 season. The lineup covers performance apparel, finisher jackets, a Spirit Jersey, CORKCICLE drinkware and Loungefly and Lug bags, and the first day of the merchandise shop at the Health & Fitness Expo runs on a virtual queue.
The 2024 runDisney Springtime Surprise Weekend closes out the 2023-2024 season, and runDisney has revealed the official event merchandise heading to the Health & Fitness Expo. The race weekend theming leans on expedition and safari imagery, and the merchandise follows it through apparel, drinkware and bags.
Key Details
- Event: 2024 runDisney Springtime Surprise Weekend, the final race weekend of the season
- Where to shop: the runDisney Health & Fitness Expo at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
- Expo hours: Thursday, April 18, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday, April 19, 12 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, April 20, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Day one access: the merchandise shop runs on a virtual queue joined through the My Disney Experience app
- Open to: all guests, not only registered runners
- Hashtag: #SpringtimeSurprise
Apparel built around the event artwork
The core of the collection is performance apparel printed with the Springtime Surprise event artwork, alongside "I Did It!" finisher shirts and jackets in several styles. The weekend takes runners through Walt Disney World Resort on courses that trade on wilderness and savanna theming, and the artwork follows that lead.
Bags, drinkware and the rest of the collection
Beyond apparel, the collection covers a weekend-themed ear headband and Spirit Jersey, CORKCICLE drinkware, a Lug bag and a Loungefly mini backpack sized for carrying medals home. The bags are the practical purchase for anyone running a challenge and collecting more hardware than fits in a hand.
How the day-one virtual queue works
The first day of the expo, April 18, is virtual queue only for the runDisney Merchandise Shop. Guests join from a Walt Disney World Resort hotel or from home through the My Disney Experience app, and the queue may be used on later expo days as needed.
Two limits apply. Guests must be within a 45-mile radius of Walt Disney World Resort with Location Services turned on in My Disney Experience to join, and joining does not guarantee immediate access, since capacity is limited. Club runDisney Gold and Platinum members skip the queue entirely and use their early shopping window instead.
What this means for runners
Springtime Surprise merchandise historically clears out fast because it is the last drop of the season. The expo is free and open to all guests at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, so shoppers do not need a race bib to get in the door, only a plan for the virtual queue. Details for upcoming events are posted at runDisney.com.