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May 13, 2008 -   Disney Sports Complex to Become ESPN-Branded Immersive Sports Venue

May 6, 2008 - ESPN2 Again to Televise MLB's First-year Player Draft at Disney's Wide World of Sports

May 4, 2008 - Orlando Runner Heather King Wins Disney's Women Run The World 15K

May 2, 2008 - Inaugural Disney's Princess Half Marathon Weekend to Create Fairy Tale Experience for Runners in 2009

April 29, 2008 - ESPN Announces Field for 2008 Old Spice Classic; All 12 Tournament Games to be Televised on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU

April 25, 2008 - Disney's Minnie Marathon Weekend Celebrates Disney's Commitment to Women and Health

April 11, 2008 - Tower of Terror 13K Race is 'Terroriffic' for Family Fun

April 4, 2008 - 2008 Race for the Taste 10K Offers Fulfillment For Runners with an Appetite for Competition

April 2, 2008 - Muddy Buddy IX Kicks Off at Disney With Largest Field in Series History

March 27, 2008 - Three Atlanta Braves Games Rank Among All-Time Best Spring Training Crowds in 11-Year History at Disney

March 20, 2008 - RAYS, DISNEY CREATE LIMITED EDITION MICKEY, GOOFY AND DONALD DUCK MINI BOBBLEHEADS

February 27, 2008 - Disney to Celebrate Newly Named Champion Stadium At Braves-Dodgers Spring Training Game

February 25, 2008 - Disney's Expedition Everest Challenge Presented by Champion to Provide Unique Test of Skills and Thrills

January 13, 2008 - Brazilian Adriano Bastos Wins Disney Marathon for the Fifth Time

January 8, 2008 - Expanded US Lacrosse Champions Challenge Returns to Florida

December 30, 2007 -   CASL 91 Elite Defeats Chelsea FC, 2-1, To Win the Under-16 Showcase Division At Disney's Soccer Showcase presented by Chelsea FC

December 27, 2007 - Chelsea FC Invites Top U.S. Youth Soccer Players To Train, Compete in London as Part of U.S. All-Star Team

August 21, 2007 - ESPNU High School All-American Game to Debut Jan. 5, 2008 on ABC

July 24, 2007 - PGA TOUR Stop at Walt Disney World Resort to Be Named Children's Miracle Network Classic

July 14, 2007 - CHELSEA AND DISNEY IN YOUTH SOCCER PARTNERSHIP

May 9, 2007 - 2007 COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME FOOTBALL BOWL SUBDIVISION CLASS ANNOUNCED

April 5, 2007 - ABA Announces Multi-Year Agreement With Disney's Wide World of Sports ®

April 5, 2007 - Complete Tournament Fields For Old Spice Classic Announced In 2007 And 2008; ESPN2 And ESPNU To Televise 12 Tournament Games

April 1, 2007 - OCALA NATIVE JOEY MANTIA CAPTURES THIRD STRAIGHT WIN; AT THE 2007 WALT DISNEY WORLD INLINE MARATHON

March 28, 2007 - DISNEY'S WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS® CELEBRATING A DECADE OF DREAMS

February, 2007 - Atlanta Braves Celebrate 10 Years at The Ballpark During 2007 Spring Training Season At Disney's Wide World of Sports®

Janurary 25, 2007 - WALT DISNEY WORLD RESORT AND JOSTENS ANNOUNCE ALLIANCE 

Disney Sports Complex to Become ESPN-Branded Immersive Sports Venue   

 Leading amateur and professional sports facility to become ESPN branded; signature ESPN elements to be featured; detailed development plans still in the works

NEW YORK (May 13, 2008) – Aligning the world's No. 1 family vacation destination with the worldwide leader in sports, Walt Disney World Resort and ESPN are joining forces to re-brand Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex with the ESPN brand, creating an entertaining and immersive experience for the nearly 2 million athletes, coaches and spectators who come through the Disney sports complex each year.

Plans for the re-branding initiative – which was announced today during the ESPN upfront presentation to advertisers and sponsors – are still in the development stage, but initial concepts involve renaming the sports complex and incorporating the signature elements of ESPN throughout the 220-acre facility, which is a leading venue for amateur and professional sports in the country.  The project aims to enhance the experience of both athletes and spectators by connecting them to their favorite ESPN programs, personalities and elements.  It also will provide advertisers new sponsorship opportunities at the grass roots level.

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