For more than 20 years, Super Bowl heroes have looked into a camera and shouted, “I’m going to Disney World!” In a twist on that famous TV commercial, about 1,600 youth football players from across the country will be proclaiming “We’re going to Disney World!” this fall … in the
Category: Wide World of Sports
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Quick Facts
The complex incorporates the signature elements of ESPN for a one-of-a-kind experience that is designed to take youth sports to the next level and make athletes, coaches and fans feel as if they made it to the “big time” and on to ESPN. The complex features a 20-zone audio system,
Join Celebrity Golfers Competing in PGA TOUR Children’s Miracle Network Classic
Three-time PGA TOUR winner and Orlando resident Chris DiMarco and Golf Channel’s Big Break Disney Golf winner Mike Perez received sponsor’s exemptions for the 40th Children’s Miracle Network Classic Nov. 11-14 at Walt Disney World Resort, where they will compete alongside a host of celebrity pro-am golfers, such as Julius
Future Leaders Forum Helps High School Students Chart Career Dreams
Fifty students from The First Tee are heading to Walt Disney World Resort Nov. 11-14 for the fourth annual Future Leaders Forum sponsored by The Toro Company, to help students broaden leadership skills, prepare for college and explore career disciplines within the game of golf. “The First Tee is proud
VEX Robotics World Championship to Be Held at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Dedicated to inspiring today’s youth to excel in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education through robotics, the non-profit Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation, in conjunction with VEX Robotics, today announced that the 2011 VEX Robotics World Championship will be held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Atlanta Braves’ Spring Training 2011 Returns to ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
The National League powerhouse Atlanta Braves will return for their 14th consecutive exhibition season at Walt Disney World Resort in March 2011. Champion Stadium at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex – where the Atlanta Braves will once again take the field to prepare for the regular season – features
Jeff Galloway Joins runDisney Team as Official Training Consultant
Jeff Galloway, one of America’s foremost marathon trainers, has been named the official training consultant to Disney’s series of endurance events, which has been rebranded runDisney. Galloway, a 1972 Olympian and founder of the popular Galloway Marathon Training Program, will offer his running and training expertise to beginners as well
Disney-Sponsored Football Game Kicks Off Labor Day Weekend at Citrus Bowl
The 6th annual MEAC/SWAC Challenge presented by Disney returns to Central Florida with a full slate of events from Sept. 2-5 to celebrate legends of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), salute the accomplishments of great HBCU student athletes and encourage young people to reach for their dreams. The MEAC/SWAC
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Expands Relationship with HP
Walt Disney World Resort today announced an expansion to its long-term business relationship with HP, which now includes naming rights for the 165,000-square-foot fieldhouse at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Beginning today, the fieldhouse will be renamed with the HP brand and will feature several new high-tech elements designed
Haitian Soccer Team Experiences Disney Magic
Six months after an earthquake devastated their nation, the Haitian National Women’s Under 17 soccer team reunited to play in the Disney Cup International youth soccer tournament at the place “where dreams come true.” With the support of members of the U.S. Women’s Under 17 team and the Many Hearts,
Disney Pic of the Day – Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade at ESPN Wide World of Sports
Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade poses July 11, 2010 with a basketball-clad Mickey Mouse at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. In honor of Wade’s visit to the 220-acre sports facility, Walt Disney World presented him with a custom-made and hand-painted trio of basketballs
Top Soccer Clubs from Around the Globe Compete in Disney Cup International Youth Soccer Tournament
On the heels of the FIFA World Cup, nearly 200 elite youth soccer teams from around the world, including the Haitian National Women’s Under 17 team, will compete in the Disney Cup International Youth Soccer Tournament at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort, July 12-17.
ESPN Deportes has the Winners of Safari Mundial
Ten lucky winners will travel to Walt Disney World® Resort in Florida to experience ESPN 3D viewing event of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final. ESPN Deportes announced today the winners of the ‘Safari Mundial’ consumer promotion. Ten lucky soccer fans were chosen at random to receive a five-day VIP
Disney’s Field of Dreams is at Wide World of Sports Complex
AAU youth baseball player beats cancer while playing in National Championship at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Thirteen-year-old Chris Siders of Pensacola, Fla., was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma at age 11. After multiple failed rounds of chemotherapy and radiation treatments, and beating cancer three separate times, Siders was placed
