DANCE FEVER: Shawn Johnson, Gold Medal-winning gymnast and “Dancing with the Stars” contestant, appears at ESPN The Weekend 2009 2008 Olympic Gold Medal-winning gymnast Shawn Johnson strikes a dance pose with Mickey Mouse Feb. 27, 2009 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Johnson, 17, is the youngest… Read More »Dancing With The Stars cast member Shawn Johnson, Olympic Gold Medalist, at EPSN The Weekend
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Disney has released more details about ESPN The Weekend a one-of-a-kind sports-themed special event at Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park Feb. 27-March 1. Surprisingly, there doesn’t appear to be one person announced as the host this year. ESPN personalities John Anderson, Colin Cowherd, Jay Crawford,… Read More »ESPN The Weekend 2009, More Details
Disney Marathon Weekend is coming up on January 8-10. This year the event is bigger than ever this year. With 550 Brazilians, free seminars with fitness & nutrition experts, running coaches, and former Olympians there’s going to be a lot going on. In all, more than 45,000 people from all 50 U.S. states and more than 60 countries are registered for everything from the famous Diaper Dash for crawlers (12 months and under) to the new Mickey’s Mile (ages 13-under) to the distance road-running events.
Check below the cut for details on the race weekend.
Sports fans who want to leap into planning for the sixth edition of ESPN The Weekend presented by Dick’s Sporting Goods Feb. 27-March 1, 2009, at Disney’s Hollywood Studios can visit ESPNTheWeekend.com for the latest information about the upcoming event as well as sign up for email updates.
The weekend will feature a lineup of athletes and top ESPN personalities such as Mike & Mike as Disney’s Hollywood Studios hosts a full slate of live telecasts including “NFL Live” and “Baseball Tonight.” There also will be unique sports experiences such as the Interactive Zone. All the fun is included with regular theme park admission.
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Just a quick follow up on a story from last week. It was reported that ESPN had bid $125 million for rights to broadcast the NCAA Division I College Football Bowl Championship Series on the cable channel. Turns out that was for just one year.… Read More »Disney’s ABC/ESPN is now the home for College Football Bowl Championship Series
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The snafu that caused much of America to miss the last 34 laps of last weekend’s NASCAR race has raised the ire of NASCAR President Brian France. “We didn’t like it, that was not what we had anticipated but we have talked to them repeatedly… Read More »NASCAR not happy with ABC either