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It’s right here at the Walt Disney World Resort. A 200-acre,
state-of-the-art complex where athletes and fans alike can have
an unparalleled sports experience. Exciting amateur action. Thrilling
professional competition. Adventures designed to thrust the casual
fan into the dramatic world of sports. This is the place to train,
compete, take in a game, or play!
It’s the house that Disney built! Fans, whatever sport you’re
here to take in, you’ll be so close to the action, you may
break a sweat! Athletes, whether you’re stepping onto the
field, the court, or the track, you’ll find that every square
inch of your venue was designed with you in mind. Disney’s
Wide World of Sports complex is ready!
Official
All Star Cafe
The biggest names (Andre Agassi, Wayne Gretzky, Ken Griffey, Jr.,
Joe Montana, Shaq O’Neal, Monica Seles, Tiger Woods) have
put their favourite munchables on the menu and authentic memorabilia
on the walls.
Check out the memorabilia from All Star Greats such as Wayne Gretzky,
Shaquille O'Neal and Ken Griffey Jr and check you shoe size compared
to Shaquille O’Neals size 22!!!!!!

Milkhouse
With over 30,000 square feet of competition space on the bottom
floor alone, this state-of-the-art facility is one of the most unique
venues the sports world has seen in decades. The Fieldhouse features
unprecedented flexibility, new age playing surfaces, custom athlete
training areas, and new "Florida Picturesque" construction.
Wrestling, martial arts, basketball, and inline hockey are only
a few of the sports that can take place in the Milkhouse.
Inside, beautiful ballroom-style finished hallways and stairwells
that are decorated with coloured tiles and luxury fixtures surround
fans. The brightly painted ceiling with sprawling trusses and special
up-lighting give the cosy arena an open, universal feel. Of the
5,000 seats, the highest row in the Fieldhouse is only 35 feet off
the ground, providing for up-close viewing of the action!
No detail has been missed to ensure that all athletes have a five-star
experience in this facility -- whether attending a health session
in one of the four classrooms, working out in the 3,000-square-foot
strength-and-conditioning room with Hammer Strength® and York
equipment, or utilizing one of the spacious custom Akira wood professional
lockers that have safety features and a lower storage area. The
built-in wood Connor playing surface holds up to four regulation
basketball courts. The auxiliary area (an additional 17,000-plus
square feet) can hold two additional courts or be used as a warm-up
area as it is conveniently located on top of the locker room area.
Tennis
With serves slicing the air at over 130 miles per hour, you may
wish your seat were a little farther away! But Disney’s Wide
World of Sports intimate Centre Court stadium provides every fan
with an up-close view of all the tennis action. There are more than
1,000 permanent seats courtside with an additional 7,500 seats that
can be added for larger events. This 11-court venue brings world-class
tennis events to Central Florida every year, including U.S. Men’s
Clay Court Tennis Championships every April. For information on
renting the facility for an event or private business outing, please
call (407) 938-3438.

Baseball
This is the place that major-league baseball’s Atlanta Braves
begin their hunt to become World Series champs every year. Disney’s
Wide World of Sports baseball stadium was designed to replicate
the best any professional stadium has to offer. Its unique architecture
features towering archways, green tile roofing, deep seating bowl,
designer tile flooring, classic lighting, and first-class turf which
make it a place to be remembered by fans and athletes alike. With
over 9,500 seats (80 percent of those between first and third base),
four luxury skyboxes, and two open-air suites, the double-decker
stadium is the tallest of all spring training sites and offers all
the amenities of a state-of-the-art facility. From comfortable extra-wide
seating to concourse hospitality areas for entertaining to the convenient
baseball-themed merchandise stores, spectators will enjoy an intimate
sports experience like no other. The Atlanta Braves feel right at
home in this sensational spring training site with suite level executive
offices and a conference room that overlooks the stadium field.
Atlanta Braves General Manager John Schuerholz calls it "the
finest baseball spring training facility in the world -- bar none."
Track
& Field Complex
With its state-of-the-art surfaces and equipment, the Track &
Field complex at Disney’s Wide World of Sports complex is
destined to be one of the world’s premier competition and
training facilities for state, national, and international events.
Designed to the exact specifications of the International Amateur
Athletic Federation (IAAF), the world governing body for track and
field, Disney’s Wide World of Sport complex features all the
amenities of a modern world-class facility.
A close look at the track reveals a double-layer Martin Surfacing
ISS-1000 Encapsulated Finish Polyurethane Surface. That’s
technical talk for a sprinter's paradise, because this track is
made for running fast. Nine 48-inch lanes offer wide-angle turns
for the swiftest sprint transitions. Double straightaways allow
sprint and hurdle races on both sides. Additional features include:
- Three shot-put rings
- Two discus/hammer rings
- Javelin runway
- Two high-jump areas
- Two interior horizontal jump runways with pits
- Two pole-vault runways with landing zones
- Tifway 419 Bermuda turf
- Toro’s DR2 5000 irrigation system
- Countdown timers/ performance measurement indicators
- Wind gauges
- UCS Olympic-style hurdles
- Two UCS pole-vault pits with standards up to 21 feet
- Two UCS high-jump pits with standards
- Grandstands offer seating for approximately 500 fans and have
the ability to expand. Portable trailers are available for press,
scoring, administrative, and clerking activities.
Sports
Fields
Four fabulous fields of dreams provide a majestic setting for
football, soccer, and many other sports. Located near the Milkhouse,
the spacious and versatile sports fields feature four grass-playing
surfaces with international soccer dimensions. They are covered
with fast, elegant Tifway 419 Bermuda turf and crowned with a 1%
slope to enhance drainage. In addition to football and soccer, the
sports fields can accommodate events in lacrosse, archery, and field
hockey. Four separate events can be contested on the fields simultaneously,
or all four may be combined for the same tournament. The field adjacent
to the Fieldhouse is equipped for night play. Each field can seat
10,000 fans. Meeting space, locker and training rooms, and strength
and conditioning facilities are located nearby in the Fieldhouse.
Baseball
Quadraplex
Located in the shadows of the magnificent baseball stadium, this
stunning venue features four professional fields and one practice
infield. Each field is constructed on native soil and eight inches
of root zone mix, the finest Tifway 419 Bermuda turf commonly seen
in major league parks. Field C is equipped for night play. Plenty
of ball will also be played away from the fields. The area between
Field C and Field D is equipped with 10,000 square feet of batting
tunnels, pitching mounds, four hitting tunnels, and four masters
pitching machines. A pitching area sporting 10 bullpens lies between
Field A and Field B. The Atlanta Braves organization utilizes the
Baseball Quadraplex during spring training, and we host an exciting
array of baseball tournaments, training sessions, clinics, and fantasy
camps.

Youth
Baseball Fields
Located just a home run blast away from the fields where the Atlanta
Braves and other major league baseball superstars throw, catch,
and hit, the Youth Baseball Fields at Disney’s Wide World
of Sports complex host the sport’s next generation of heroes
during exciting baseball tournaments. Aspiring young players feel
like big-leaguers with many of the features found in the professional
baseball facilities:
- Tifway 419 Bermuda turf.
- The infields offer a major league quality mix of 60% sand and
40% clay.
- Warning tracks are eight feet wide and made of a beautiful crushed
red brick.
- The drainage system is engineered to disperse up to seven inches
of rainfall per hour.
- Two dugouts per field with enclosed bullpens
- 200-foot outfield dimensions to all fields
- Six-foot outfield fences, and bleacher seating for 250 spectators
per field.
Fields are wired for power pitching machines, and portable batting
cages are also available.
Softball
Quadraplex
The Softball Quadraplex was the first venue to be completed at
Disney’s Wide World of Sports complex and features four softball
diamonds in a giant circular pattern. Outfield fences measure 305
feet in a perfectly symmetrical configuration. Temporary fences
are available for games when shorter distances are required. Each
field accommodates fastpitch and slowpitch softball and features
bullpens for both teams as well as spacious dugouts and 16 helmet/equipment
boxes per dugout. Grass surfaces are top-of-the-line Tifway 419
Bermuda turf. Fields can drain five to seven inches of rainfall
per hour. One centrally located tower overlooking all four diamonds
offers all the latest conveniences including press facilities, concession
stands, and an area for scorekeepers and officials.
Cross
Country
The Scenic Cross Country Course incorporates Disney’s World
Wide of Sports world class multi sports fields, Track and Field
Complex and a 0.7 mile wooded trail. The relatively flat course
provides a few, small rises, which encourages each athlete to strive
for his or her personal best.
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