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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 […]
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Disney’s Princess Half Marathon Reaches All-Time High with Registered Runners
More than 22,000 runners make this race weekend one of the country’s largest women’s specific endurance events LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Feb. 21, 2011) — A record number of runners will slip off their glass slippers and step into running shoes for Disney’s Princess Half Marathon Weekend presented by Lady Foot Locker at Walt Disney Resort, […]
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Super Bowl hero rides in Celebratory Parade in Magic Kingdom
Aaron Rodgers was the centerpiece of the 44th annual ‘I’m going to Disney World’ spot; a Disney tradition since Super Bowl XXI LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Feb. 7, 2011) — Super Bowl XLV hero Aaron Rodgers continued to ride a wave of adulation and cheers Monday – about a thousand miles east of Arlington, Tex., where […]
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Costa Establishes New Era With Surprising Walt Disney World Marathon Victory
Brazilian snaps fellow countryman’s 6-race win streak for first Disney marathon win; perennial champion Bastos finishes 15th; Thorvilson captures women’s title; field of more than 17,000 competes in the 26.2-mile event through Walt Disney World theme parks LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Jan. 9, 2011) — In perhaps the biggest upset in Walt Disney World Marathon history, […]
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Top-Ranked Youth Teams to Compete at Disney’s Soccer Showcase
Tournament draws best teams from Atlanta, Chicago and Dallas to Disney; nationally-ranked players Morgan Brian and Bryane Heaberlin to play LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Dec. 22, 2010) — America’s best youth soccer clubs which feature some of the country’s elite players will take the field during Disney’s Soccer Showcase presented by Chelsea Football Club Dec. 27, […]
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Yankees, Red Sox, Phillies Headline Braves Spring Training Schedule
2011 schedule to offer one of best lineup of games in 14-year history at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Nov. 17, 2010) — Fans attending Atlanta Braves spring training games next season at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort will get to see some of Major […]