ESPN The Weekend: February 27 – March 1, 2009
ESPN The Weekend: February 27 – March 1, 2009
ESPN the Weekend will feature a lineup of athletes and top ESPN personalities such as Mike & Mike as Disney’s Hollywood Studios hosts a full slate of live telecasts including “NFL Live” and “Baseball Tonight.” ESPN the Weekend will also feature unique sports experiences such as the Interactive Zone. All the ESPN the Weekend fun is included with regular theme park admission.
Dates: February 27 – March 1, 2009
Athletes and celebrities in attendance:
Athletes
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ESPN
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Joba Chamberlin | John Anderson |
Donnie Edwards | Skip Bayless |
John Franco | Colin Cowherd |
Matt Garza | Jay Crawford |
Tony Gonzalez |
Peter Gammons |
Rickey Henderson | Mike Golic |
Stephen Jackson | Mike Greenberg |
Brandon Jacobs | Dana Jacobson |
Shawn Johnson | Al Jaffe |
Maurice Jones- Drew | John Kruk |
Jim Kelly | Chris McKendry |
Bill Laimberr | Steve Phillips |
Misty May- Treanor | Karl Ravech |
Warren Moon | Howie Schwab |
Jim Palmer | Stuart Scott |
Scottie Pippen | Mark Schlereth |
Aaron Rodgers | Trey Wingo |
Curt Schilling | |
Charles Tillman | |
Kurt Warner | |
Brian Westbrook | |
Roy E. Williams | |
Adam Vinatieri | |
Brett Favre | |
Mugsy Bogues | |
Jason Campbell | |
Vernon Davis | |
Tony Dorsett | |
Dennis Eckersley | |
Mary Joe Fernandez | |
Ryan Howard | |
Ivan Lendl |
Events:
- ESPN live telecasts and tapings
- ESPN Radio live broadcasts
- ESPN Sportszone: The ESPN Sports Zone will give guests of all ages the opportunity to test their skills at a wide variety of sports, including biking on an X Games dirt course. MLB-, NBA- and NFL-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.
The ESPN Sports Zone will also include an ESPN Play Your Way playground. A fitness initiative launched in May 2004 to address youth obesity, Play Your Way was designed by Team ESPN, the corporate outreach program for ESPN, Inc., to inspirekids 7-12 years old to use their imagination and create their own physically active games.
- ESPN the Weekend 5k Race
- Motorcades and conversations at the Sorcerer’s Hat will deliver athletic stars and ESPN personalities to center stage where they’ll be interviewed and answer questions from the audience.
- Dream Job – The Experience: Guests who think they have what it takes to be on SportsCenter can experience what it’s like to audition for ESPN. Select contestants will go through a series of “on-air” tasks and the audience will select the best “sportscaster” during each show. ESPN personalities and sports celebrities will help mentor contestants as part of the experience.
- Stump the Schwab All Star Game
- Mike & Mike in the Morning Live Broadcast: February 26th & 27th (From ESPN Zone at Disney’s Boardwalk)
- Baseball Tonight: March 1st
- ESPN First Take: Feb 26th & Feb 27th