Richard Petty Driving Experience at Walt Disney World Resort now features a brand-new adrenaline rush, the “Exotic Driving Experience.” The Exotics Course at Walt Disney World Speedway, which opened January 16th, 2012, is a new one-mile circuit custom- built for the attraction, home to a riding experience for guests in “supercars” by Ferrari, Lamborghini,...
Walt Disney World Resort and Arnold Palmer Golf Management have signed a 20-year strategic alliance to create even more magic for Disney golfers. Beginning Sept. 25, Arnold Palmer Golf Management will operate, manage, maintain and help promote all five Disney courses including Disney’s Palm and Magnolia, Lake Buena Vista, Osprey Ridge and Oak Trail...
FUTEBOL AND FOOTBALL STARS: Madrid soccer star Kaká (far right) runs ahead of Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Bryant McFadden (center) to catch a pass from Mickey Mouse on June 14th, 2011 at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla. The Brazilian midfielder was at Disney in advance of the...
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Classic – PGA TOUR thrillers have been the norm in this $4.7 million season-ending event on Disney’s Magnolia and Palm courses. Twelve of the most recent 16 editions of the pro golf event have been decided by one stroke or a playoff. A field of 128 players will tee off...
A SPECIAL TOUCHDOWN AT DISNEY WORLD: Former NFL and Super Bowl-winning quarterback Kurt Warner (right), his wife, Brenda (left), and Mickey Mouse pose June 13th, 2011 with Kenny Bender (center), age 6, and Landon Smith (far right), 4, at the Magic Kingdom theme park in Orlando. Representing the Kurt Warner First Things First Foundation,...
“HEISMAN POSE”: Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow and Adam Hubbs, 16, strike a “Heisman pose” June 13th, 2011 at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando. Tebow, a former Heisman Trophy winner at the University of Florida, and Hubbs, from Millstadt, IL, were visiting Walt Disney World Resort as a part of the...
The eight-team college basketball tournament again will be held over Thanksgiving weekend – Thursday, Friday and Sunday, November 24, 25 & 27, 2011 – at the HP Field House at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Arizona State, Dayton, DePaul, Fairfield, Indiana State, Minnesota, Texas Tech and Wake Forest make up the field. Seven...
I’ve caught the bug…the runDisney bug that is. May 7th marked my 3rd Walt Disney World 5K and my first ever Mother/Daughter Team Athletic Event…the 2011 Expedition Everest Challenge. For those of you not familiar with the race, it’s a timed endurance event that puts together a 5K with obstacles followed by a timed...
GOTTA BE, CENTERFIELD: A groundskeeper cuts a silhouette of Mickey Mouse’s head into the outfield of Champion Stadium at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida on February 24th, 2011, in preparation for the 2011 Major League Baseball Spring Training schedule. The stadium is the Spring Training home to the Atlanta Braves. ...
