ESPN – The Weekend

February 25 to Feb 28, 2010 at Disney's Hollywood Studios.

Come live your sports dream at the ultimate ESPN fan fest featuring star athletes, unique ESPN entertainment, ESPN telecasts and interactive experiences for sports fans and families. There's something for everyone to cheer about this weekend!

*Theme Park Admission Is Required

ESPN the Weekend vacation packages are available for travel from 2/25 to 2/28. For more information contact The Magic For Less Travel.

In other Disney sports news, the ESPN Wide World of Sports Grill will add new evening hours beginning February 26th, Thursday through Monday from 5-10 p.m.

Also bus routes have been added from some resorts that will go directly to the ESPN Wide World of Sports rather than using the previous method of catching a bus from Disney's Hollywood Studios. Buses will now run to and from the following resorts between approximately 7 am and 11 pm daily: Disney’s All-Star Resorts, Disney’s Pop Century Resort and Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort. Bus times may vary depending on events at the ESPN Wide World of Sports. The bus departing from Disney's Hollywood Studios has been discontinued for now. For driving directions, consult this map.

ESPN Re-Launched

This year, the event branches out to the soon-to-be relaunched ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, formerly Disney’s Wide World of Sports. On February 25, 2010 the new name becomes offical.

About ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, which hosts more than 300 events a year, is the leading multi-sport venue for amateur and professional sports in the United States, accommodating 60 different sports and athletes from more than 70 countries. Designed to take youth sports to the next level, the 220-acre facility features: The Fieldhouse, a 165,000-square-foot fieldhouse which seats 5,500 for basketball; Champion Stadium ballpark (cap. 11,500); Hess Sports Fields, which include multiple baseball, softball and soccer fields; Jostens Center, an 80,000-square-foot multi-sport fieldhouse; a track and field facility, including a cross country course; a 10-court tennis complex, with stadium; and the Innovation Lab, a real-world testing ground for ESPN’s Emerging Technology group to develop on-air products like Ball Track and ESPN Snap Zoom. In addition, the complex features 56 high-definition cameras (42 robotic, 10 hand-held and four studio) and 40 high-definition video screens, including three jumbo screens, that can capture and display footage from virtually any event taking place at the complex. The camera and video screens, as well as a 20-zone audio system, are controlled through a state-of-the-art Digital Center that features eight edit bays and links to ESPN facilities in Bristol, Conn., New York and Los Angeles.

Take a tour through the ESPN Sports Complex
Print or View a Sports Complex Map

New ESPN trading pins available at the Walt Disney World Resort

You won’t want to miss this year’s LIVE events:
Entertainment and appearances subject to change without notice.

• ESPN The Weekend 5K Race
  Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 7:00 am
  Disney’s Hollywood Studios™
  Registration is now open for 2010 and will close February 21, 2010 08:59 pm PT
  This is a race where glitz of Hollywood meets the glory of sports! Benefiting The V Foundation for Cancer Research, the timed ESPN The Weekend 5K race at Disney’s Hollywood Studios™ is just the headliner to a weekend epic sports adventure starring… you! Get up close and personal with athletes and ESPN personalities at a live telecast of Mike & Mike, Baseball Tonight and more. Think you know all about sports? The Inaugural ESPN The Weekend 5K presented by Dick’s Sporting Goods will challenge you along the way with fun ESPN and sports trivia!
  
  
• Mike & Mike Celebrate 10 Years Together
  ESPN Radio’s “Mike & Mike in the Morning”will celebrate the show’s 10th anniversary at the newly re-imagined ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort on Wednesday, Feb. 24 (6-10 a.m. ET). ESPN Radio’s popular morning-drive show hosted by Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic launched in January 2000.
  
  
• ESPN Live TV Telecasts & Tapings
  Don't miss your favorite ESPN shows broadcasting throughout the weekend live from the Socerer's Hat stage at Disney's Hollywood Studios on Thursday and Fridays. NFL Live and Baseball tonight will telecast live throughout the event.
  
  
• ESPN Radio Live Broadcasts
  The ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex will host live broadcast from your favorite ESPN radio shows on Thursdays and Friday. Mike and Mike in the Morning will start the day at 6 am, followed by The Herd with Colin Cowherd at 10 am.
  
  
• Athlete Motorcades
  Cheer on your favorite athletes and Disney characters as they cruise down Hollywood Blvd at Disney's Hollywood Studios.
  
  
• Fan Q&A with Athletes
  Get the inside scoop from the best in the game as your favorite ESPN talent moderate panels of superstar athletes at the Socerer's Hat stage and inside ESPN at Premier Theater. Don't miss your chance to get inside information straight from the source.
  
  
• Dream Job – The Experience
  Take a look behind the scenes of ESPN’s Dream Job. Think you’ve got what it takes to be on SportsCenter? Sportscasters from the audience will try their hand at sideline and play-by-play reporting.
  
  
• Stump the Schwab All-Star Game
  Just how good is YOUR sports knowledge? This is your chance to team up with a superstar athlete and go head to head with ESPN's sultan of sports trivia Howie Schwab.
  
  
• ESPN Sports Zone
  The entire family will have fun, taking their best shot in this interactive sports zone located at Disney's Hollywood Studios! Try your hand at an wide assortment of professional sports experiences. MLB-, NBA-, NFL- and BASS-themed interactive areas within the Zone will have fans swinging for the fences, shooting baskets and throwing passes, as well as Dick’s Sporting Goods’ Sports Caravan, a multi-sport interactive area.
  
  
• Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic Feb 25 and 27
  Watch two professional games for only $13.50! he Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic will feature: FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo, New York Red Bulls, and Toronto FC. Two games will be held each night on Thursday, February 25 and Saturday, February 27 at the newly re-imagined ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. For tickets visit ticketmaster.com.
  
  
• Harlem Globetrotters, A Very Special Performance - Feb 25 at 7:00 pm
  The world famous Harlem Globetrotters are coming to ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. The performance will feature ESPN personalities, sports celebrities and appearances by Disney characters. VIP tickets are $50, lower level reserved $35 and upper level general admission $30. All tickets include a commemorative ESPN Wide World of Sports Grand Re-Opening t-shirt. For tickets visit ticketmaster.com or at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex Box Office.
  
  * Annual passholders can enjoy a $5 discount on a $35 ticket to see the Harlem Globetrotters at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex grand opening, and get a commemorative t-shirt, too! The event will be held Thursday, February 25, 2010, at 7:00 p.m. M show your Passholder ID at the ESPN Wide World of Sports box office to purchase ticket.
  
  
• Atlanta Braves at Disney's Wide World of Sports 2010
  
  
• Celebrity Appearances
  Be sure to see your favorite star athletes and ESPN personalities all weekend long!

Look at the athletes and ESPN personalities who have already signed up for 2010!

**Athletes and ESPN personalities are subject to change without notice. Check the official web site for the most recent information (click the "Who's Coming tab at the top of the page).

Take a look back at ESPN the Weekend 2007.

New Custom Tees at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

For all of you Disney sport fans, Disney will be bring customizable shirts to sports event! The Custom Tee Center by Champion is a new experience where you can customize your own sports event tee! When competing at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, take your event tee to the Custom Tee Center by Champion and choose from more than 50 designs that can be added to it in order to celebrate your accomplishment, like 1st Place, Champions, Team Captain, Team Mom, and many more!

The custom designs can be added almost anywhere on your sports event tee. Designs come in a variety of sizes and range from $1.95 to $4.95. Also, look for the Custom Tee Center by Champion inside the Jostens Center, across from the entrance to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Grill. Exciting state of the art, Mobile locations will also be available throughout the 220 acres of the sports complex during select sporting events to serve guests on the spot.

Updated December 23, 2010