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Gigantic football helmets, megaphones, surfboards and
basketballs team up with value prices to score a winning Walt
Disney World vacation at Disney's All-Star Sports Resort.
Guests are greeted by bright colors and the whimsy of Coke
cups big enough to hold a resort swimming pool, baseball bats
a 50-foot-tall man could use on his field of dreams . . . and
the lowest-priced Disney room rates beginning at $79, based on
season.
The 1,920-room family resort sports five themes: football,
baseball, basketball, tennis and surfing. Convenient
transportation to all Disney attractions is offered.
Music, landscaping and lighting create sports scenes --
palm trees arranged to look like a basketball team at tip-off,
a courtyard that resembles a football field, a pool in the
shape of a baseball infield, and neon and fiber optics
highlighting the main icons.
Here's the lineup:
- Bold colors glisten on 38-foot-tall surfboards
complementing the deep aqua tones of Surf's Up.
More than 900 colorful fish appear to be swimming along a
"wavy" balcony. Two giant "shark fins"
encircle a free-form pool surrounded by swaying palms.
- Pennants of favorite college teams -- from Blue Devils
and Volunteers to Boilermakers and Gators -- rim the Hoops
Hotel roof line. Basketballs five feet in diameter
round out the railings.
- Stadium lights, scoreboards and an outfield fence recall
a day at the ballpark at Home Run Hotel.
- Giant footballs teed for kickoff and larger-than-life
football helmets welcome fans to Touchdown!
- Center Court features stairwells in the shape of
tennis cans. Oversized tennis balls decorate the
balconies.
Red, white and blue star-shaped seating, caged lighting
such as in a basketball gym, and miniature red lockers delight
sports fans at Stadium Hall, the resort's main check-in area.
Sports scenes such as surfing and football decorate the
walls in the End Zone food court. Giant sports figures sit
atop brightly colored green, blue and red dining booths. A
selection of food is offered -- from pizza, pasta and roasted
chicken, to barbecue and salads. Also featured: the All-Star
"bottomless" mug, which can be used for unlimited
refills at the food court's beverage island during the length
of stay.
The name of the game is athletics in the guest rooms, which
feature sports-themed bedspreads, megaphone light fixtures and
artwork depicting sports scenes. Standard guest rooms sleep
four. Non-smoking rooms, connecting rooms and
disabled-accessible rooms are available.
Other guest areas include Team Spirits pool bar, Sport
Goofy Gifts & Sundries, Game Point Arcade and
coin-operated washers and dryers.
Disney's All-Star Music Resort, sister property to Disney's
All-Star Sports Resort, includes five themes -- calypso,
country, rock, jazz and Broadway. And Disney's All-Star Movies
Resort features five themes based on Disney movies: "101
Dalmatians," "The Love Bug," "Toy
Story," "Fantasia" and "The Mighty
Ducks."
For reservations, contact 407/W-DISNEY or a local travel
agent.
Source: Walt Disney World
Public Relations
RESORT
SCORES A VICTORY FOR DISNEY GUESTS -- Walt Disney World Resort
guests rate the Hoops Hotel a winner. Giant basketballs
suspended in mid-air, pennants of favorite college teams and
larger-than-life whistles are all part of the décor. Hoops
Hotel is the second phase of Disney's 1,920-room All-Star
Sports Resort, which features football, surfing, baseball,
basketball and tennis themes.
TOUCHDOWN
-- Disney's All-Star Sports Resort features 1,920
value-priced rooms in buildings festooned with
larger-than-life sports icons representing surfing,
basketball, tennis, baseball and football.
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