Posted on Monday, 20th June 2011 by Dave Parfitt

Kaká, the Brazilian soccer star who plays professionally for Real Madrid, recently spent time at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.  He was on hand to help promote next month’s Disney Cup International Youth Soccer Tournament.  The competition brings in nearly 200 youth soccer teams from 16 different countries including Kaká’s home country of Brazil, [...]

Tags: Brazil, Bryant McFadden, ESPN Wide World of Sports, Kaká, NFL, Pittsburgh Steelers, Real Madrid, soccer
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Posted on Saturday, 4th June 2011 by Dave Parfitt

On Friday, June 3, four Orlando-area gymnasts had their dreams come true when they received advice from 2008 Olympic Gymnast Nastia Liukin (gold medal all-around) in a private training session at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.  One of the athletes, Olessia Dunaeva of Clermont, FL said, “She’s my idol.  It’s always a dream to [...]

Tags: ESPN Wide World of Sports, Gymnastics, Nastia Liukin, Wide World of Sports Complex
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Posted on Friday, 4th March 2011 by Dave Parfitt

Spring is in the air at Walt Disney World, and the International Flower and Garden Festival has opened with the theme “Epcot Springs to Life.”  Well another Disney theme park is also “springing” to life as Disney’s Hollywood Studios hosts its 8th Annual ESPN the Weekend March 3rd – 6th.  The co-hosts of the event, ESPN’s Mike [...]

Tags: DIS Interview, Disney's Hollywood Studios, ESPN, ESPN Wide World of Sports, ESPN Wide World of Sports Grill, ESPN: The Weekend, Mike & Mike in the Morning, Mike and Mike in the Morning, Mike Golic, Mike Greenberg
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Posted on Saturday, 23rd October 2010 by Dave Parfitt

There will be plenty of opportunity for basketball fans to get their fix Thanksgiving Weekend at Walt Disney World.  The Harlem Globetrotters return to the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex for two games Saturday, November 27, 2010.  The Globetrotters game is embedded in the middle of the 5th Annual Old Spice Classic November 25-28.  [...]

Tags: basketball, ESPN, ESPN Wide World of Sports, Harlem Globetrotters, NCAA Men's Basketball, Old Spice Classic
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Posted on Saturday, 9th October 2010 by Dave Parfitt

A new event popped up on the runDisney race calendar this year.  The Inaugural Wine & Dine Half Marathon took place Saturday, October 2, 2010 coinciding with the opening of the 15th Epcot International Food and Wine Festival.  The starting gun fired at   10:00 pm, and competitors wound their way from ESPN Wide World of [...]

Tags: Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disney's Hollywood Studios, Epcot, EPCOT International Food and Wine Festival, ESPN Wide World of Sports, Osborne Lights, race, RunDisney, running, Wine and Dine Half Marathon
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Posted on Tuesday, 20th July 2010 by Dave Parfitt

The Disney Cup International youth soccer tournament was played last week (July 12-17, 2010) at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex with more than 200 elite teams from around the world competing.  For one team, the Haiti National Women’s 17 & under (U17) team, just making it to Disney for the tournament required many [...]

Tags: Abby Wambach, Bryane Heaberlin, Disney Cup, earthquake, ESPN Wide World of Sports, Haiti, Many Hearts One Goal Foundation, soccer, US Soccer
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Posted on Friday, 2nd July 2010 by Dave Parfitt

Disney Sports released an inspiring video with the story of 13 year old Chris Siders of Pensacola, Florida – one of the competitors in the Amateur Athletic Union’s (AAU) 13U Baseball National Championship held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex June 26-July 1.  Chris was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma at age 11.  After [...]

Tags: AAU Baseball, ESPN Wide World of Sports, Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Make-A-Wish Foundation, National Championship
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