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Disney Sports Nomination Window Has Closed for the 2021 Disney Spirit Award
The 2021 Disney Spirit Award nomination window has closed. With so many nominees worthy of recognition, our team is now faced with making the incredibly difficult decision of selecting just one award recipient. Disney Sports will be announcing the winner later this month. Since 1996, the Disney Spirit Award has been presented annually to college football’s most […]
College Sports, Disney Sports, Disney Sports Spirit Award, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, The Home Depot College Football Awards Show
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New Jersey Woman Repeats as Overall Winner for First Time in runDisney History During Record Run at Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Nov. 7, 2021) – Like a lot of runners across the country who have been unable to compete because of the pandemic, Megan Curham was eager to get back to racing. And her first race back – the Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon – was about as sweet as it […]
Disney Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend, runDisney, Uncategorized
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runDisney Springtime Surprise Race Weekend Takes Runners on Nostalgic Journey During Walt Disney World Resort 50th Anniversary
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Nov. 3, 2021) – The 2022 edition of the runDisney Springtime Surprise Weekend, the newly designed running event at Walt Disney World Resort that will change its theme each year, will take runners on a nostalgic journey down memory lane, with many modern-day twists designed to make this a running experience […]
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The Golden Bear is Forever Linked to the Walt Disney World Resort
Jack’s Back-to-Back-to-Back PGA TOUR Victories at Walt Disney World Golf Lake Buena Vista, Fla. – With his dominance in the early 1970s, Jack Nicklaus won the first three professional tournaments played at the iconic Walt Disney World Resort, which celebrates its 50th anniversary, “The World’s Most Magical Celebration,” on Oct. 1. Nearly a half century […]
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Magical Moments in Professional Golf at Walt Disney World Resort
1971 – Jack Nicklaus wins the inaugural Walt Disney World Open Invitational. Nicklaus would go on to dominate the following year, capturing the event by nine strokes, then make it three in a row by edging Mason Rudolph in 1973. 1975 – Charlie Sifford finishes at 8-under par and survives a playoff to […]
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As the Walt Disney World Resort Turns 50 Years Old, Walt Disney World Golf proud to be a part of its long history!
Lake Buena Vista, Fla. – While developing the overall concept for what would become the Walt Disney World Resort, Walt Disney sketched a preliminary outlook for the future of the newly acquired Florida property—including his vision for EPCOT, Magic Kingdom Theme Park, resort hotels, convention facilities, and man-made lakes – Disney identified and labeled a […]
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ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort To Host First 15U-19U Events of 2021-22 National League P.R.O. Season
The US Youth Soccer National League is excited to announced that ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla., will host the 15U-19U teams’ first national event of the upcoming National League P.R.O. season. More than 200 elite boys and girls teams in the 15U-19U age groups will compete […]
Disney Soccer, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Youth Sports
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NFL Players and Walt Disney World Team Up to Provide Back-to-School Backpacks to Orlando Boys & Girls Club
ORLANDO, Fla. (July 20, 2021) – When Buffalo Bills and former UCF wide receiver Gabriel Davis was a child, he didn’t always have the clothes or supplies he needed when heading back to school each fall. Now that he is a top-flight NFL player, Davis is partnering with other NFL players and Walt Disney World […]
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2021 ESPN Events Invitational Bracket Revealed
The bracket for the 2021 ESPN Events Invitational was revealed today. The eight-team tournament will be held Thanksgiving weekend, Thursday, Friday and Sunday, Nov. 25, 26 & 28, at HP Field House at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Fla. Field Highlights Five of the eight teams in the field reached […]
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Zaila Avant-garde Wins 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
LAKE BUENA VISITA, FL – Last week, 14-year-old Zaila Avant-garde, made history as the first African American contestant to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Avant-garde, who currently holds three Guinness world records tied to her basketball dribbling skills, secured the victory after correctly spelling the word “murraya.” The final rounds of this year’s Bee were […]