I was very unhappy with ABC Sports on Sunday. With 34 laps remaining in the Checker Auto Parts 500, ABC cut away from the race only to show “America’s Funniest Home Videos” as originally scheduled. You just don’t do that ABC. Not during a sporting… Read More »ABC should be penalized for NASCAR stunt
USA Today has a profile of Disney’s Wide World of Sports complex at the Walt Disney World resort and the miracle of its 11 year over night success. Okay, it’s not a miracle, but it finally is becoming more integrated with the overall WDW experience… Read More »Disney’s Wide World of Sports moves closer to ESPN brand
Anaheim and Orlando may not rank for professional football teams, but doesn’t mean we can’t have a little fun here at The Disney Blog. I’ve opened up a game of Pigskin Pick’em on ESPN.com and hope readers of The Disney Blog will set up a… Read More »Fantasy Football on The Disney Blog
When last we heard of the Jostens Center it was just concept art. But now it’s nearing completion and ready to open for thousands of amateur and professional athletes to compete and train in. Looks pretty good. The state of the art multi-sport venue totals… Read More »New Jostens Center preparing to open at Disney’s Wide World of Sports
SportsBiz Blog notes that the NFL and ESPN are in talks to show some NFL Network programming (mostly the NFL games that the network has exclusive rights to) on the ESPN Classic channel. This performs an end-run around various cable operators who have been balking… Read More »ESPN & The NFL Network in talks
Scott Powers of the Orlando Sentinel has a great interview with Senior Vice President of Global Sports Enterprises for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Ken Potrock. That means he oversees the Wide World Of Sports complex at Walt Disney World which will soon be transitioning… Read More »Disney’s Wide World of Sports complex lays out plans for future
The Pixar Blog has post the transcript of part one of their interview with WALL-E Director Andrew Stanton. Now the AP is reporting that Paul Newman, known to Pixar fans as the voice of Doc Hudson in Cars, does have cancer and is receiving treatment.… Read More »Wednesday Wanderings – Disney Link Roundup
Aside from Gambling & Showgirls this is one thing Las Vegas still has over Orlando. 100 Lane Bowling Alleys to cool off in during the hot summer months. Now the Orlando Sentinel is reporting that Walt Disney World will build just such a pavilion at… Read More »ESPN Wide World Of Sports to add 100 Lane Bowling Alley, Tournaments