ESPN the Weekend at Walt Disney World
Sports fans can meet star athletes and ESPN personalities this weekend at ESPN the Weekend at Walt Disney World.
The one-of-a-kind sports-themed special event at Disney’s Hollywood Studios theme park and the newly re-imagined ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex will showcase ESPN personalities as well as on-site telecasts of popular television and radio programs. The one-of-a-kind special sports- themed event takes place February 25-28 and will give fans the opportunity to see and hear their favorite on-air personalities, including Mike & Mike in the Morning co-hosts Mike Golic and Mike Greenberg, who are celebrating 10 years together next week. ESPN will present live telecasts including First Take and NFL Live and Baseball Tonight from a set in front of Mickeys Sorcerers Hat at Disneys Hollywood Studios.
In addition, many current and legendary athletes will be making appearances, including Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco, New York Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia and former Heisman Trophy winner and current University of South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier. ESPN personalities John Anderson, Ted Bruschi, Colin Cowherd, Ron Jaworski, Karl Ravech, Sage Steele, Dick Vitale, and Trey Wingo are scheduled to participate. Athletes Maurice Jones-Drew, Jason Witten, Adam Vinateri, Brian Dawkins, and many more are participating in the event. To check out the ESPN sports personalities and sports celebrities slated to attend the sixth annual event, go to www.espntheweekend.com (click on Whos Coming).
The festivities will begin with a special grand opening event at the newly re-imagined ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex on Feb. 25 with a performance by the world famous Harlem Globe Trotters.
