All Releases
-
Julie Foudy Receives 2011 Disney’s Soccer Showcase Lifetime Achievement Award for Dedication and Service to the Growth of Soccer in America
Foudy joins list of soccer greats as the first woman to win Disney’s Soccer Showcase Lifetime Achievement Award LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Dec. 30, 2011) — Julie Foudy received Disney’s Soccer Showcase Lifetime Achievement Award at Walt Disney World Resort Dec. 28 for her continued commitment to growing soccer in America after her 17-year tenure […]
-
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Race Brings Scary Good Times Back to Walt Disney World
New 10-mile event is reminiscent of Tower of Terror 13K race from 2009; Race debuts Sept. 29, 2012 and is sixth signature runDisney event and second nighttime race at Walt Disney World; Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon Weekend shifts to early Nov. LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Dec. 21, 2011) – Reviving the scarily popular […]
runDisney, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror 10-Miler Weekend
-
Luck, Griffin III and Richardson among Award Recipients at The Home Depot College Football Awards
To tweet this release: http://es.pn/u7HQ1G Photos from the Awards show: http://bit.ly/uvVql9 (password: 2011cfa) LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Dec. 8, 2011) — Quarterbacks Andrew Luck of Stanford and Robert Griffin III of Baylor, along with Alabama running back Trent Richardson each claimed top awards during the 21st annual The Home Depot College Football Awards hosted by Chris […]
-
LSU’s Les Miles Earns The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award
Presented During The Home Depot College Football Awards Thursday on ESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Dec. 7, 2011) — The Home Depot Coach of the Year Award will be presented to LSU head coach Les Miles as a part of The Home Depot College Football Awards Thursday, Dec. 8, at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN. […]
-
27 Finalists Announced for The Home Depot College Football Awards
Of the 17 Programs with Finalists: Four Players from Alabama, Two from LSU, Oregon and Stanford Finalists for The Home Depot College Football Awards – live on Thursday, Dec. 8, at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN – were announced today during The Home Depot College Football Awards Nomination Special on ESPNU. Quarterbacks Andrew Luck of […]
-
College Football Icons among Presenters for The Home Depot College Football Awards
Airing Thursday, Dec. 8, at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN Presenters for this year’s The Home Depot College Football Awards – live on Thursday, Dec. 8, at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN – include five College Football Hall of Fame inductees and three former The Home Depot College Football Award winners. The show features the […]
-
America’s Youth Athletes Gaining Larger Competition Stage Through ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex Expansion
Leading amateur and pro sports venue at Walt Disney World Resort adding new fields and additional lights, digital video boards and audio systems; Changes offer more time and space for competition LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Nov. 29, 2011) — More than 300,000 youth athletes nationwide will now be able to compete and train on the […]
-
University of Alabama Football Team to Receive Disney Spirit Award for Inspiring Efforts to Aid Tornado Victims
Junior long snapper Carson Tinker and Crimson Tide teammates recognized for contributions to Tuscaloosa, Ala. community in wake of devastating tornado last April; UA is fourth team to receive the honor in the award’s history LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Nov. 21, 2011) — The University of Alabama football team will receive the 2011 Disney Spirit Award, […]
-
MLS Cup Runner Up Houston Dynamo to Lead Strong Disney Pro Soccer Classic Field
Houston, Toronto FC, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, Montreal Impact, FC Dallas and Sweden’s B.K. Hacken join field that also includes Sporting KC and Orlando City Soccer; Event to feature newest MLS franchise Montreal Impact; Sporting KC and Houston Dynamo to clash in MLS East title game rematch LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Nov. 21, 2011) — The […]
-
World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals, Yankees, Mets and Phillies Coming to Disney for Braves Spring Training
Cards, Yankees, Mets and Phillies part of marquee Braves schedule that features 18 home games at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, including three under the lights; Disney post-game tradition of kids running the bases continues LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Nov. 15, 2011) – Some of Major League Baseball’s marquee teams, including the reigning […]