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ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Marks National Youth Sports Week with Exclusive Media Event
To celebrate National Youth Sports Week, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex hosted a national media event at the sports facility, highlighting the ways Disney and ESPN collaborate to take youth sports to another level. Media from around the country, Mexico and Brazil were given an inside look at how the sports complex at Walt […]
AAU Basketball Championships, Disney Soccer, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Uncategorized, Youth Sports
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Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott Visits Toy Story Land During Offseason Training at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott and members of his wide receiver corps took a break from offseason training at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex to pal around with Woody and Jessie, stars of the Pixar Animation Studios Toy Story films, in Toy Story Land at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Prior to the start of Dallas […]
Disney's Hollywood Studios, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Professional Sports
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Orlando City Soccer Club “Plays Big” with Green Army Men from Toy Story Land
Several Green Army Men were recently deployed to the Orlando City Soccer Club practice facility to “play big” with the club’s athletes, just like guests are doing at the new Toy Story Land at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. The Green Army Men brought along a huge, inflatable Pixar ball and put the players through several fun […]
Beyond the Theme Parks, Orlando City SC, Professional Sports
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Tennessee Prep Volleyball Star Leads Team into AAU National Championships at Disney Despite Eye Cancer
Despite having vision in only one eye, Sierrah Lemons has become a star volleyball player on both her high school and AAU club teams. Lemons will lead her club squad into the AAU Girls’ Junior National Volleyball Championship tournament at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort, beginning Thursday, June 21. […]
AAU National Club Championships, Uncategorized, Youth Sports
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International Champions Cup Futures U14 Soccer Tournament Underway at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
The top U14 soccer players in the United States and Europe converged on ESPN illide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort, July 16-22, for the inaugural International Champions Cup Futures Tournament, presented by Rakuten. The tournament featured 24 teams – 16 from the United States and eight from Europe. There are eight […]
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Father-Son Duo Found Healing As Participants in Star Wars Half Marathon – The Dark Side at Disney
The next runDisney race isn’t until September, but summer is a great time to begin training for upcoming races. runDisney race weekends are not only a great opportunity to accomplish personal goals. but also to celebrate significant milestones with family. This past spring, one dad literally went the extra mile for his son when the […]
runDisney, Star Wars Half Marathon - The Dark Side, Uncategorized
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More Than 40,000 Participants Competing in 45th Annual AAU Girls’ Junior National Volleyball Championships
The AAU Girls Junior National Volleyball Championships, arguably the world’s largest volleyball tournament, is taking place at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex through June 28. This year, the event is expected to draw more than 40,000 athletes and 600 collegiate volleyball coaches as the top prep volleyball players in the nation compete for national […]
AAU National Club Championships, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Youth Sports
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Former New York Yankees All-Star Mariano Rivera Visits Walt Disney World Resort
Former New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera and his family visited Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World Resort on Thursday, June 7, 2018, where he met up with Goofy in his baseball best and posed for photos. The 13-time Major League Baseball All-Star is no stranger to the Disney Parks, as Rivera spent many […]
Beyond the Theme Parks, Magic Kingdom Park, Professional Sports
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Disney and USA Field Hockey Agree to Three-Year Extension to Keep Showcase Event at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Field hockey athletes from all over the country will compete at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in front of hundreds of the nation’s top collegiate coaches and scouts, as the Disney Field Hockey Showcase, a USA Field Hockey sanctioned event, returns to Walt Disney World Resort. Disney and USA Field Hockey agreed to terms […]
Disney Field Hockey, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Youth Sports
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Incredible Summer for Youth Sports Continues at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex kicked off an Incredible Summer of sports during Memorial Day Weekend by staging three major events — the Disney Memorial Day Soccer Tournament presented by Danimals, the Disney Memorial Day Baseball Classic and the AAU Memorial Day Basketball Classic. Combined, these events involved more than 16,000 athletes and coaches, […]
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Uncategorized, Youth Sports