Skip to content

football

Pop Warner Super Bowl signs 10 year deal to play at ESPN WWOS Complex


Ken Potrock, Senior VP of Disney Sports Enterprises, and Jon Butler, Executive Director of Pop Warner Little Scholars, pose with Mickey Mouse and two Pop Warner athletes at ESPN WWOS. (Gene Duncan, photographer)

For players and families of Pop Warner football, a new 10 year deal with Disney to host the Super Bowl and other games at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex is a great deal. It means potential national exposure, plus access to all the fun that ESPN WWOS and Disney World provides. For Disney vacationers, it means another 10 years of loud groups and noisy nights at the value resorts. Having to share your resort with Pop Warner football players and Cheerleaders is one of the big complaints I read on discussion boards. On the balance though, I think this is a good deal.

Under the contract extension, which runs through 2019, more than 40 hours of live game coverage and game action cut-ins will be shown on ESPN3.com. In addition, the Division I Midget national championship game will be aired on ESPN2 and other networks.

Read More »Pop Warner Super Bowl signs 10 year deal to play at ESPN WWOS Complex

Real Madrid’s Kaká and NFL Stars meet when Futbol and Football Worlds Collide at ESPN WWOS

International soccer sensation Kaká played football and soccer Wednesday with several NFL players and Mickey Mouse at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World near Orlando, FL.

Kaká, the Brazilian star of the Real Madrid team, played around with NFL players such as Bryant McFadden (Steelers), Travis Johnson (Chargers) and Greg Jones (Jaguars), who train at the sports complex with renowned trainer Tom Shaw.

In the photo above Real Madrid soccer star Kaká (far right) runs ahead of Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Bryant McFadden (center) to catch a pass from Mickey Mouse on June 14, 2011 at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World near Orlando, Fla. (Photo courtesy Disney. Matt Stroshane, photographer)

The video below features Real Madrid soccer star Kaká answering questions asked by a Disney PR rep:

Kaká was at Disney in advance of next month’s prestigious Disney Cup International Youth Soccer Tournament, which features nearly 200 teams from 16 countries.

Update: New video shows Kaká, Mickey Mouse, and NFL guys playing around at ESPN WWOS:

Read More »Real Madrid’s Kaká and NFL Stars meet when Futbol and Football Worlds Collide at ESPN WWOS

Green Bay Packers Aaron Rodgers Superbowl MVP “I’m Going To Disneyland” Commercial

Update: Aaron Rodgers has already been to Disney World for his parade – Pics here Green Bay Packer Aaron Rodgers Superbowl MVP “I’m Going To Disneyland” Commercial is the latest in the Disney Parks What’s Next promotion. He follows 43 others in making the famous… Read More »Green Bay Packers Aaron Rodgers Superbowl MVP “I’m Going To Disneyland” Commercial

Who’s Next for Disneyland “What’s Next?”

What’s the one thing Steelers fans want see this year? A repeat of this commercial from 2009: It’s not just a matter of winning the Superbowl anymore, but who will be chosen for Disney’s famous ‘What’s Next?” campaign. It’s been asked of star athletes, singers,… Read More »Who’s Next for Disneyland “What’s Next?”

ESPN One Game Changes Everything 2010 World Cup Wear

ESPN Consumer Products has launched a new soccer-themed T-shirt collection highlighting ESPN’s popular “One Game Changes Everything” ad campaign that commemorates the sport’s pinnacle event in South Africa this summer, aka the FIFA 2010 World Cup. The collection blends sports and fashion by featuring eight… Read More »ESPN One Game Changes Everything 2010 World Cup Wear

Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees going to Walt Disney World

If you watched the Super Bowl tonight you saw a hard fought game between two deserving teams. But one team had destiny on their side, and a city on their backs. That team was the New Orleans Saints the champions of Super Bowl XLIV.

So how is New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees celebrating his heroic play in Super Bowl XLIV? He’s going to Walt Disney World

In the frenzied moments just after his team claimed the National Football League championship Sunday night in South Florida, Brees stood in front of a TV camera and shouted five words that have become an almost iconic reaction to milestone achievements: “I’m going to Disney World!”

Brees’s pronouncement, part of the production for one of TV’s most enduring and celebrated commercials, was captured after the Saints’ 31-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts – a game during which he earned the MVP honor, completing a Super Bowl record-tying 32 passes for 288 yards and two touchdowns. He was 16-for-17 in the second half, twice leading the Saints from behind. It added up to be a catalyst for the Saints’ first Super Bowl celebration in team history.

Drew Brees at ESPN WWOS

On Monday (Feb. 8), Brees is scheduled to go to the place where millions of vacationers celebrate their personal milestone moments – Walt Disney World Resort. He is to be joined in the Magic Kingdom by NFL Youth Football players, who will participate with the Saints star in a Super Bowl celebration parade down Main Street, U.S.A. The parade is scheduled for 11:55 a.m. at the Magic Kingdom.

This latest commercial is the 42nd of a series that began in 1987 following Super Bowl XXI. The first “I’m going to Disney World” commercial, featuring New York Giants quarterback Phil Simms, was regarded as a groundbreaking concept – a produced national commercial involving a current event, airing on major networks within hours of its conclusion. Brees joins a lineup of people from sports and beyond who have celebrated milestone accomplishments in “I’m going to Disney World” commercials.

follow below the jump for a history of the “What’s Next” commercial:

Read More »Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees going to Walt Disney World

Football World Cup to get extra coverage from ESPN & ABC

I don’t know if you’re a football soccer fan, but you may have heard of the World Cup. In 2010 it ends in South Africa with the winning country able to claim king of the world status for the next four years. Sometimes I feel… Read More »Football World Cup to get extra coverage from ESPN & ABC

Goofy meets Jon Bon Jovi

Singer & Arena Football team owner Jon Bon Jovi poses with Goofy Nov. 16, 2009 on the New York Street backlot set at Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park. Bon Jovi and his band, who have sold more than 120 million records in a career that… Read More »Goofy meets Jon Bon Jovi