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Florida Runner Pushes Sister with Quadriplegia Across the 10K Finish Line Saturday at Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend
Brittney Clark from Pensacola, Fla., completed the 10K while pushing her younger sister Téa, who is a wheelchair user, at the Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend presented by Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. After months of training for her first-ever 10K, Brittney fulfilled her sister’s dream of completing a runDisney race. Brittney pushed her sister, who […]
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Gruden’s QB Camp at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Returns for Eighth Season
Clemson’s Deshaun Watson Headlines the Seven Quarterbacks in the 2017 QB Camp Class Jon Gruden’s QB Camp series, a signature element of ESPN’s annual pre-NFL Draft coverage, returns for its eighth year this spring. In all, 50 quarterbacks – including 15 current NFL starters – have participated in the series. Notable players include Super Bowl champion Russell Wilson, former No. […]
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Orlando Area Cancer Survivor Running with Rare Internal Prosthetic Among Top Storylines at Disney Princess Half Marathon Weekend
Katie Karp (Winter Garden, Fla.), was an active 12-year-old (lacrosse and running) when she was diagnosed with bone cancer (osteosarcoma). Karp underwent a rare surgery to have 12 inches of her thigh bone removed and replaced with an internal prosthetic. She was one of a few children in the world to have had this radical […]
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Atlanta Braves Team Workouts Underway for 20th Year at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Disney
Brian Snitker begins first full season as manager; Players and coaches available to media Atlanta Braves pitchers and catchers began their 2017 spring training workouts Wednesday, Feb. 15 at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort. Full-squad workouts started Saturday, Feb. 18. Manager Brian Snitker begins his first full season as manager, after taking over […]
Atlanta Braves Spring Training, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Professional Sports, Uncategorized
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Bucs QB Jameis Winston, Top 3 NFL Draft Prospect Jonathan Allen Among Marquee College and Pro Athletes Training at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Disney
Bucs QB Jameis Winston and former Alabama DE Jonathan Allen are training at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort with renowned performance trainer Tom Shaw. Winston is working with Shaw to improve his speed and accuracy, while Allen is preparing for the 2017 NFL Combine. This year, Shaw has more than […]
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DE Jonathan Allen, Top 3 NFL Draft Prospect, Takes A Break From Training to Visit Walt Disney World Resort
Former Alabama defensive end Jonathan Allen – who is expected to be a Top 3 NFL draft pick and who is training for the 2017 NFL Combine at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort – took a break from workouts to visit Disney’s Animal Kingdom in February where he and […]
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Magic Kingdom Park, Professional Sports, Tom Shaw, Uncategorized
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Milestone Magic! Super Bowl Hero James White Marks a 30-Year Tradition in Gala “Going to Disney World” Parade Monday at the Magic Kingdom
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Feb. 6, 2017) – It was 1987 when the winning quarterback in Super Bowl XXI began a tradition of going to Walt Disney World Resort to celebrate. That would carve out a place synonymous with glory and achievement in sports and other human endeavor. Thirty years later, that same honor fell […]
Magic Kingdom Park, Professional Sports, Sports Celebrity Visits, Walt Disney World Resort
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Super Bowl Hero James White “Going to Disney World!”
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Feb. 5, 2017) — Seconds after helping lead his team to a thrilling, come-from-behind 34-28 overtime victory over Atlanta in Super Bowl LI, running back James White had another milestone moment to smile about. He’s going to Disney World! White, fresh from a record-setting performance in which he caught 14 passes for […]
Magic Kingdom Park, Professional Sports, Walt Disney World Resort
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2017 NFL Pro Bowl Marked By Events at Disney, Throughout Orlando During Weeklong Celebration
The 2017 Pro Bowl presented by Aquafina in Orlando, Fla. brought so much more than a game on Sunday; it featured a week-long celebration that united and inspired the entire football community. In the week leading up to Sunday’s game, the NFL hosted events that brought interactive fan experiences, youth and high school football competitions and a spirit […]
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, NFL Pro Bowl, Uncategorized
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Five Pro Bowl Players Go The Distance at Walt Disney World Resort. Football Heroes Honored in Magic Kingdom with a Celebration Parade Down Main Street, U.S.A.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Jan. 27, 2017) – In an eye-filling parade down Main Street, U.S.A. featuring cheerleaders, marching bands, a blizzard of confetti, Mickey Mouse and children representing local charities and community groups, five marquee players for Sunday’s NFL Pro Bowl were celebrated in Magic Kingdom today at Walt Disney World Resort. The Pro […]