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Registration Now Open for Disney’s Princess Half Marathon
Registration opens for one of the nation’s largest women-focused running events; More than 28,000 runners expected for weekend-long event at Walt Disney World Resort LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. – (July 10, 2012) – Runners nationwide have their first chance today to go after a commemorative new medal that will be awarded to finishers of the […]
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Runner’s World and runDisney Partner on VIP Challenge Experience, Training for 20th Anniversary Walt Disney Marathon Weekend
Disney Marathon, Half Marathon and Goofy Challenge Jan. 12-13, 2013 Become Part of Runner’s World Challenge JULY 9, 2012 – (New York and Lake Buena Vista, Fla.) – Imagine a weekend where you run through Disney theme parks, experience Disney entertainment and are rewarded with a unique Disney medal, all while running side-by-side with Runner’s […]
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Tony Horton’s Fitness Weekend Offers Training in the Middle of the Magic
Participants to train with Horton in five VIP group workouts in areas such as Disney’s Hollywood Studios and the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (July 3, 2012) – Exercise lovers are invited to “Bring it!” to Disney for a weekend of training and fitness challenges with celebrity fitness guru Tony Horton. […]
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AAU Basketball Championships Underway at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
The nation’s top youth players are showcasing their skills as teams from across the country compete for an AAU National Championship title. LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (July 3, 2012) — The nation’s top youth basketball players and teams are vying for a title as the Amateur Athletic Union’s Basketball National Championships are underway at the ESPN Wide […]
AAU Basketball Championships, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Youth Sports
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America’s Youth Athletes Enter All New “World” at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Disney
Nation’s leading multi-sport venue for amateur and professional events re-launched as ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex and features signature ESPN elements; one-of-a-kind initiative to take youth sports to the next level LAKE BUENA VISTA,Fla.- The widely acclaimed sports facility at Walt Disney World Resort was re-launched in Feb. 2010 as ESPN Wide World of […]
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Disney Soccer Academy Offers Youth Chance to Learn from International Soccer Stars
More than 300 youth soccer players will attend the four-day camps, which feature instruction by top international players from the English Premier League. LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (June 20, 2012) – For the next two weeks, youth soccer players have a rare opportunity to learn from some of the world’s premier soccer stars at the second annual […]
Disney Soccer, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Youth Sports
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Brazil soccer star Kaka visits ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Brazil soccer star Kaka stopped by ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex on June 11, visiting with Brooks Johnson’s team of Olympic-caliber athletes, along with meeting Mickey Mouse. On vacation with his family, it was another opportunity for the worldwide soccer sensation to see the complex, visit with Mickey Mouse and engage Olympic-caliber athletes training at […]
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Johnson races students, golfs at Disney
Five-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson visited Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. on June 13, 2012. Johnson joined approximately 40 Daytona Beach-area elementary school children at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. The children participated in athletic drills with select Olympic athletes and NFL players before moving inside to build their […]
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Gridiron Kings Selected at ESPN Wide World of Sports
Champion Gridiron Kings, the nation’s elite high school football event featuring 64 of the best skill position players in the country, has chosen the first 38 student athletes invited to participate in the 7-on-7 games, skill challenges and performance training that take place at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla. during […]
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ESPN Wide World of Sports Home to Olympic Hopefuls
Leading up to London 2012, a number of the world’s top athletes called ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex their training home. Brooks Johnson, the 2010 USATF Coach of the Year, trained a team of five Olympic-caliber athletes, including 2008 Olympic medalists David Oliver and David Payne, and top US women athletes Tiffany Ross Williams, Connie […]
Brooks Johnson, ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Professional Sports