Walt Disney World has a long history of celebrating both professional and amateur athletes who perform at a high level of excellence. This year they’ll be honoring the local University of Central Florida UCF Knight’s football team. The Knights defeated the Baylor Bears in this… Read More »UCF Knights, Fiesta Bowl Winners, Get Disney Parade
Great news soccer fans. ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World will host Orlando City Lions Soccer Club for its 2014 season. The team is relocating due to renovation work at its current home of the Orlando Citrus Bowl. Additionally, a new stadium built with soccer in mind has been approved, so the Lions may have played their last game in the Citrus Bowl (depending on when it is able to re-open).
Although the deal isn’t 100% in stone, it’s generally accepted that the 2015 season will see Orlando’s team join Major League Soccer. So it will be an interesting transition year, to say the least. Disney and ESPN WWOS already have a great relationship with the MLS via Disney’s Pro-Soccer Classic and have hosted some training and sub-teams of various European clubs as well.
“We hope our fans are as thrilled as we are to call ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex our home field for the 2014 season,” said Phil Rawlins, president of Orlando City Soccer Club. “With professional sporting event experience, premier soccer fields and world-class amenities, this facility will enable us to play all of our home games in one location and in a venue where our fans will be closer to our players than ever before. We look forward to next year’s possibilities before hopefully heading into MLS for the 2015 season.”
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As a sports fan, Team Mickey in the Downtown Disney Marketplace is always on my must visit list when that credit card is burning a hole in my wallet. If you have a sports fan in your family, you can probably find a gift that… Read More »Mickey Mouse NCAA Football Poll
Over the weekend the US Women’s National Soccer Team visited Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville, CA. The team was in town to play a friendly match versus New Zealand at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. While on campus, they spent time with the Pixar Soccer team, took “Monster Drawing 101” with character designer Chris Sasaki who designed Art from Monsters University, and enjoyed a tour of the grounds.
The Pixar soccer team also took a moment to pose with the US Women’s team.
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If you want to see the Disney Company succeed you might want to hold off on supporting that unbundling proposal or cutting the cord from your cable system. Disney’s fortunes have become almost inextricably tied to the success of ESPN and its related networks. In… Read More »What ESPN Tells us about Disney’s Future
If it’s June, it must be time for the Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite family vacation. His fans know him as Kaka and he currently plays soccer for Real Madrid and the Brazilian national team. Kaka visited the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort this week. Spending some time with Mickey Mouse and kids before next month’s Disney Cup International Youth Soccer Tournament.
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Disneyland Paris is developing it’s own tradition in conjunction with the French Open. Rafael Nadal has won the last four French Opens (and an amazing 8 total wins) and has celebrated three of them with a trip to Disneyland Paris. Here “Rafa” is celebrating with… Read More »French Open Champion Rafael Nadal Visits Disneyland Paris
Here is a bit of synergy you don’t usually see from Disney. A cast member at Walt Disney World will be competing in the X-Games on ESPN. This year the X-Games are in Brazil for the first time and Brazilian stunt driver Eduardo Marques, Jr.… Read More »Lights, Motors, Action’s Stunt Performer To Compete in X-Games