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On Your Mark, Get Set, Go! In-Person runDisney Racing Returns to Walt Disney World Resort This Fall
runDisney 2021-2022 Race Season to Include Four Race Weekends and New Offerings LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (June 30, 2021) – After more than a year of virtual races, runners will return to racing at Walt Disney World Resort this fall, kicking off the runDisney 2021-2022 race season. The season will include four race weekends: Disney […]
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Disney Sports Complex Named Best Facility of the Year by Sports Business Journal
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex lauded for its role in safely helping pro sports return amid the global pandemic Disney facility chosen over several other top-tier venues LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (June 25, 2021) – Recognized for its ability to impeccably host major sports events and enhance them with world-renowned entertainment, accommodation, and customer […]
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Scripps National Spelling Bee announces 11 Finalists
The 2021 Finalists will advance to the July 8 Finals, televised live at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN2 CINCINNATI – After skillfully advancing through all virtual rounds of the national competition, 11 spellers will compete for the champion title during the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee Finals on July 8. The final rounds of this […]
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‘I’m Going to Disney World!’ Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady Visits Walt Disney World Resort
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (April 5, 2021) – For Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady, the celebratory fun following the team’s Super Bowl victory hasn’t stopped, and Monday it rocketed into an entirely new orbit when the superstar player spent the day experiencing Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. It was a much-anticipated […]
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2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee season to launch June 12 at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
The official competition schedule will include three live telecasts of virtual rounds in lead-up to July 8 in-person finals CINCINNATI – The Scripps National Spelling Bee has determined its official competition and broadcast schedule for its national competition this summer, with the first round of competition set for June 12. The final rounds of this […]
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NBA G League Wraps Up at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
After a month of exciting game play at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida, the NBA G League wrapped up with a win by the Lakeland Magic on Thursday evening. The local team defeated the Delaware Blue Coats by a score of 97 to 78 in the NBA […]
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Buffalo Boy Celebrates Special Christmas Gift from NFL Players at Walt Disney World Resort
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla., (Dec. 14, 2020) – While most kids his age are longing for bicycles and video games from Santa Claus, all 8-year-old Jackson DeLude from Buffalo, N.Y., wanted for Christmas this year was the ability to run. Jackson, who was born without fully developed legs, recently flew to Orlando to get his […]
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2020 Pro Bowl Presented By Verizon Returns to Orlando for Fourth Consecutive Year
The 2020 Pro Bowl, presented by Verizon, will return to Orlando for the fourth straight year on Sunday, January 26 at 3:00 PM ET, the NFL announced today. The 2020 Pro Bowl, presented by Verizon, will be televised on ESPN, ESPN Deportes and simulcast on ABC. Additional distribution on digital and audio platforms will […]
Disney Sports, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, NFL Pro Bowl, NFL Pro Bowl, Uncategorized, Walt Disney World Resort
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22nd and Final Season of Atlanta Braves Spring Training Underway at Disney
The Atlanta Braves’ 2019 spring training season at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort officially begins Friday, Feb. 15, when pitchers and catchers report to Champion Stadium. The Braves have trained at Disney since 1997 and now begin their 22nd and final season at Disney. Winners of the 2018 National League […]
Atlanta Braves Spring Training, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Professional Sports, Uncategorized
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Inspirational Tampa Runner Tackles Walt Disney World Marathon’s 48.6-mile Dopey Challenge Just Before 30-day Hospital Stint
Ron Wertley took on the Walt Disney World Marathon’s Dopey Challenge – running the 5K, 10K, half marathon and full marathon – in successive days and that would be impressive on its own if that were all there was to his story. But it’s not. There’s so much more. Wertley completed the Dopey Challenge – […]
runDisney, Uncategorized, Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend