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ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Wins Best Amateur Single Sport Event Award for 2011 Walgreens Orlando International Dragon Boat Festival
Complex Wins Best Amateur Single Sport Event Award for 2011 Walgreens Orlando International Dragon Boat Festival; Winners announced by SportsTravel magazine at TEAMS ’12 Conference in Detroit Oct. 4. LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Oct. 11, 2012) – ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex was honored with SportsTravel magazine’s Best Amateur Single Sport Event award for […]
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MLS Eastern Conference Top Seed Sporting Kansas City and D.C. United Headline Disney Pro Soccer Classic
Field for fourth annual pre-season soccer tournament features eight pro soccer teams; Pro Soccer Classic among events announced for new Soccer Spring Training initiative LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Oct. 4, 2012) – Major League Soccer’s (MLS) Eastern Conference top seed Sporting Kansas City and four-time MLS Cup champions D.C. United are among the first of […]
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Morales and Mueller Check in First at Inaugural Tower of Terror 10-Miler
More than 10,000 runners dropped in for scary good nighttime race themed around iconic haunted hotel LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Sept. 29, 2012) – Juan Morales of Huntington Beach, Calif., bested more than 10,000 runners at the inaugural Twilight Zone Tower of Terror 10-Miler race at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., […]
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Media Advisory: Thousands of Runners Drop In for Inaugural Twilight Zone Tower of Terror 10-Miler
What: The inaugural The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror 10-Miler takes place Saturday. The capacity field of more than 10,000 runners will run through Disney’s Hollywood Studios and the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex before finishing appropriately enough near The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror attraction. Where: Disney’s Hollywood Studios When: Saturday, September 29, 10 […]
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20th Anniversary Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend Scores Hat Trick With Sellout of Marathon, Half & Goofy Challenge
Half Marathon and Goofy Challenge Fill Up On Heels of Marathon Sellout; Race Weekend to be Largest in Event History LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Sept. 11, 2012) – Just days after the 20th Anniversary Walt Disney World Marathon presented by Cigna sold out, the Disney Half Marathon and Goofy’s Race and a Half Challenge reached […]
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Capacity Field for 20th Anniversary Walt Disney World Marathon to be Event’s Largest Ever
Limited Space Still Available Through Runner’s World Challenge, Groups and Charities LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Sept. 7, 2012) – Less than five months after registration began, the 20th Anniversary Walt Disney World Marathon presented by Cigna is sold out, marking one of the fastest sellouts in the event’s history. More than 25,000 runners have registered […]
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Meet Up and Motor Through Disneyland Resort for Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Aug. 31, 2012) — runDisney helped participants rev up for the 2012 Disneyland Half Marathon Weekend at Disneyland Resort with a social media meet-up on Aug. 31, 2012. Participants were selected via the Disney Parks Blog, @runDisney Twitter handle and runDisney Facebook page. Official runDisney training consultant Jeff Galloway led the group of 30 […]
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FSU to Host USTA Clay Court Invitational at Disney This Fall
Florida State University to host USTA Clay Court Invitational at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in November; Tournament features No. 1 USC, No. 7 Kentucky, No. 8 Duke, No. 12 Florida, No. 13 Cal, No. 17 Tulsa, No. 32 FSU, No. 43 Columbia, No. 62 Georgia Tech, UCF & Penn State. […]
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Jimmy Grabow Wins Disneyland Half Marathon, Sets New Mark
Actor Sean Astin joins field of more than 17,000 runners for race at ‘Happiest Place on Earth’ ANAHEIM, Calif. (Sept. 2, 2012) – Jimmy Grabow, from the appropriately named Running Springs, Calif., won the Disneyland Half Marathon in record fashion, finishing in 1:05:29. Grabow’s time was nearly two minutes faster than the previous mark, set […]
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World Champion April Holmes Going for Gold at London 2012 Paralympics
“World’s Fastest Amputee” competing in 100 and 200 meter sprints; Won gold medal in 100 meters at 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Aug. 28, 2012) – Paralympic Champion April Holmes is going for gold at the 2012 Paralympic Games, held in London through Sept. 9. Holmes, who trains at the ESPN Wide […]
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