All Releases
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Disney Marathon Relay Medal Released
Runners who want to participate in the 26.2 mile Disney Marathon can now join a buddy and sign up for the Disney Marathon Relay. Both runners receive official half-marathon times as well as a combined team time, plus the inaugural Marathon Relay Chip and Dale medal – the first new character medal for Disney Marathon Weekend […]
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Donald Duck Commemorates the 15th Anniversary of the WDW Half Marathon
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Aug. 8, 2011) — The 2012 Walt Disney World Half Marathon will offer a new feature – a special edition 15th anniversary commemorative medal. All participants who complete the course will receive the Donald Duck-themed medal. Disney Marathon Weekend is anchored by the Walt Disney World Marathon, in which more than […]
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Disney Extends Casey Powell Lacrosse Clinic
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – (Aug. 5, 2011) — High School and collegiate lacrosse teams training at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex will continue to tap into the expertise of one of the most recognized names in lacrosse as a result of a longer-term agreement with lacrosse superstar Casey Powell. ‘I can’t think of […]
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Pop Warner, Disney Announce Multi-Year Extension
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Aug. 4, 2011) – Youth athletes competing in the Pop Warner Super Bowl will gain additional national exposure as part of a 10-year contract renewal with ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at the Walt Disney World Resort. Under the contract extension, which runs through 2019, more than 40 hours of […]
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Coach Tom Shaw Trains Top NFL Athletes at ESPN Complex
Coach Tom Shaw has more than 25 years of experience in performance training for pro football, baseball, basketball and soccer players, including some of the biggest names in the NFL (Tom Brady, Reggie Bush, Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, Chris Johnson, Santonio Holmes, etc.). In all, Shaw has worked with 122 NFL first-round draft choices, including […]
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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 […]
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Youth Athletes Enter New ‘World’ at ESPN Complex
Nation’s leading multi-sport venue for amateur and professional events re-launches 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 officially re-launched in February 2010 as ESPN Wide […]
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Sports Entertainment Meets Family Vacation Destination
Alignment of Walt Disney World Resort and ESPN represents exciting intersection of sports and entertainment LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — What launched with a single cable network on Sept. 7, 1979, is now ESPN, Inc., the leading multinational, multimedia sports entertainment company featuring the broadest portfolio of multimedia sports assets, including six domestic networks, 46 international […]
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HP Field House Creates Hands-On Experience for Youth Athletes
HP becomes official imaging, printing and PC partner for complex; HP technology implemented throughout the field house and beyond; initiative further enhances sports experience for youth athletes LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (March 3, 2011) — Walt Disney World and HP today unveiled the HP Field House at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex during a ceremony […]
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Jennifer Hanley-Pinto Crowned Winner of Disney’s Princess Half Marathon
Victory is Jacksonville runner’s first at Disney; half-marathon caps weekend of events that draws event-record 22,000 participants to Walt Disney World LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Feb. 27, 2011) — Holding off challengers virtually the entire race Sunday, Jennifer Hanley-Pinto of Jacksonville, Fla. survived long enough to cross the finish line first to win Disney’s Princess Half […]