Disneyland knows how to do celebrations right. Even though it was the resort’s birthday yesterday, they took the time to honor and celebrate USA Volleyball with a festive cavalcade down Main Street, U.S.A. The patriotic tribute celebrated two Anaheim-based teams and recognized the dreams of… Read More »Disneyland Fetes USA Volleyball Team Prior to London Olympics
Disney and Pixar are using the occasion of Finding Nemo’s theatrical 3D release to join forces with USA Swimming to promote their website SwimToday. It doesn’t hurt that the Olympics are right around the corner either. It’s corny, but it’s for a good cause. Previously:… Read More »“Just Keep Swimming” – Pixar and Disney joins with USA Swimming to promote Swimming
The buzz is building for the Summer Olympics and Planet Hollywood Orlando just hosted a send-off party for Orlando Olympian Brittany Viola. Viola leaves to London this Thursday, to be part of USA Diving National Team, and a member of USA Diving’s Olympic Performance Squad,… Read More »Downtown Disney Planet Hollywood Fetes Central Florida Olympian
Five-time Nascar Champion Jimmie Johnson visited Walt Disney World on Wednesday. While there he got a ride in a Mickey Mouse golf cart, took a few swings on the golf course, and teamed up with kids racing their wooden cars at ESPN Wide World of… Read More »Nascar Champion “Five Time” Jimmie Johnson visits Walt Disney World
They may be out of the Summer Olympics, but the U.S. Men’s National soccer team is still competing. And the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex has scored another soccer related coup with the team training there at through May 24 in preparation for an… Read More »US Men’s National Soccer Team to Train at ESPN WWOS Complex
The Indiana Pacers are in Orlando for the NBA Playoffs and the coach of the Indiana Pacers gave them a couple days off. Indiana Pacers team members Paul George (22) and George Hill (26) both celebrated birthday’s this week, and what better place to spend… Read More »Indiana Pacers Players visit the Magic Kingdom
Today marked the 15th anniversary of ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, or as it was known back then “Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex.” The facility has undergone a lot of changes over the years, a re-branding to ESPN, and hosted a number of… Read More »ESPN WWOS Complex Turns 15
Jason Garcia at the Orlando Sentinel talks with the folks at runDisney and looks at how it’s become a real profit generator for the mouse house. All of them are ultimately designed to feed into one another. Disney says nearly 120,000 runners signed up for… Read More »The Business of runDisney