Releases in ‘ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex’
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Babson Park’s John Mott Takes First Place at Weather-Shortened 2015 Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon
More than 14,000 runners complete 6.7-mile shortened course due to weather; Canada’s Stephanie Zammit is top woman finisher LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (November 7, 2015) – Despite a weather delay and shortened race course, John Mott overcame recent knee surgery to win the Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon on Saturday night at Walt Disney […]
Disney Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, runDisney
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More than 20,000 runners set to race, eat and drink during Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Nov. 3, 2015) – More than 20,000 runners from across the country, including thousands from Central Florida, are expected to lace up and run, eat and drink during the Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend at Walt Disney World Resort. The 13.1-mile half marathon race on Saturday night is the […]
Disney Wine and Dine Half Marathon Weekend, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, runDisney, Uncategorized
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Cangrejeros challenge Indians as Puerto Rican Baseball Comes to Central Florida
Caribbean Winter League Baseball Coming Soon to Orlando SAN JUAN, PR (Sept. 9, 2015) – At a news conference in Puerto Rico today, Puerto Rican baseball officials announced that two teams from its Roberto Clemente Professional Baseball League will play three regular season games at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Florida. […]
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Tickets for 2015 AdvoCare Invitational Now on Sale
Tickets for the AdvoCare Invitational, formerly the Orlando Classic and now in its 10th year, are now on sale. The AdvoCare Invitational will begin Thursday, Nov. 26 and continue on Friday, Nov. 27 and Sunday, Nov. 29, from HP Field House at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at the Walt Disney World Resort […]
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Tampa Bay Area Team Wins in FIMBA World Maxibasketball Championship Finals at Walt Disney World Resort
A Tampa Bay area team won the championship game in their division this weekend in the FIMBA Maxibasketball Championship at Walt Disney World Resort. The USA 50-and-over team beat the Italy 50-and-over team Sunday afternoon after trailing behind for the first three quarters of the game. Lead scorer Jerry Woodka, former Orlando Magic player, Greg […]
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2015 AdvoCare Invitational Bracket Released
Games to be shown across ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3 LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Aug. 6, 2015) – The AdvoCare Invitational, formerly the Orlando Classic, will be held at HP Field House at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Fla., on Nov. 26, 27 and 29. The eight-team field will feature Alabama, Dayton, Iowa, […]
College Sports, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando Classic
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International Soccer Powerhouses to Clash Again During 2016 Florida Cup at Walt Disney World Resort in January 2016
German and Brazilian clubs headline expanded field; Tournament highlights Central Florida’s attractiveness among international soccer clubs; Event begins extension of Disney’s relationship with 2SV Sports LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Aug. 6, 2015) – Brazilian and German soccer powerhouses will again headline the 2016 Florida Cup at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney […]
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Florida Cup, Uncategorized
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Orlando-Bound Youth Soccer Athlete Overcomes Tremendous Medical Odds and Competes in Disney Cup International
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (July 13, 2015) – Like thousands of other youths, Alana Rodriguez, a 14-year-old girl from Puerto Rico competed in the Disney Cup International soccer tournament at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex this week – a thrill doctors said she’d never experience. At just nine months old, Rodriguez was diagnosed with […]
Disney Soccer, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Uncategorized, Youth Sports
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Youth Soccer Team from Trinidad Uses Soccer to Escape Hardships at Home and Competes in Disney Cup International
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (July 13, 2015) – Amidst gang violence, poverty, and religious turmoil, one group of children from Chaguanas, Trinidad found opportunity, friendship and even magic on their journey to compete in the prestigious event at Walt Disney World. Crown Trace FC is comprised of kids from Chaguanas, an impoverished area rife with […]
Disney Soccer, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Uncategorized, Youth Sports
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Prince Harry Announces 2016 Invictus Games Coming to United States
Wounded Warriors From up to 14 Nations to Compete in Orlando WASHINGTON, DC (July 14, 2015) – Prince Harry announced from London via video this morning that the second Invictus Games will be held May 8-12, 2016, at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. […]