Releases in ‘Uncategorized’
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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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Disney Parks Extend Sponsorship of Orlando Magic
Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Oct. 30, 2015 – To celebrate the extension of Disney Parks’ “Champions of the Community” sponsorship of the Orlando Magic and Amway Center, Mickey Mouse tied up his laces and had the opportunity to play hoops with several of his favorite Magic players. “We are thrilled to have Disney Parks […]
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The Force is Even Stronger: Second runDisney Star Wars Half Marathon Event Sprinting Toward Walt Disney World Resort in 2016
April 14-17 event in Florida joins Star Wars-themed race at Disneyland Resort and features new Kessel Run Challenge and Dark Side Challenge LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL (Aug. 25, 2015) – runDisney is summoning the Force today to announce another Star Wars-inspired intergalactic journey, this time to the dark side. The “Star Wars Half Marathon – […]
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Two Latin American Women’s Teams Faced Off at the 13th Annual FIMBA Tournament at Walt Disney World Resort
Mexico’s and Colombia’s 40-over women’s basketball teams competed on Aug. 23 at ESPN Wide World of Sports at Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Fla. Colombia defeated Mexico by 21 points. The final score was 56 to 35. The FIMBA Tournament features teams from 36 countries around the world competing in the 11-day tournament in various age […]
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Chicago Resident and Obama Personal Friend Led Tampa Bay Area Team to Next Round in 13th FIMBA World Maxibasketball Championship at Walt Disney World Resort
Ian Mahoney, a Chicago high school basketball coach and a close friend to President Obama, led a 50-over Clearwater, Fla., team to the next round with a 23-point win against a Chile team in the first game at the FIMBA Maxibasketball World Championship at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort […]
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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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Top 64 High School Players Selected for 2012 Champion Gridiron Kings on ESPNU
Champion Gridiron Kings, the nation’s elite high school football event featuring the best skill position players in the country, has chosen 64 student athletes to participate in team competition, skill challenges and performance training that take place at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. during the ESPNHS Games. The […]
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America’s Top Female Athletes to Compete in Multi-Sport Festival at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Disney
ESPN RISE Girls Showcase to include national championships and elite-level events in basketball, gymnastics, softball, taekwondo and volleyball; inaugural three-week event to draw nearly 15,000 nationally-ranked and recreational female athletes to Walt Disney World LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (April 29, 2011) — The inaugural ESPN RISE Girls Showcase will take place in June at ESPN Wide […]