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Dateline Sports
September 2007
Walt Disney World Triathlon Weekend, Sept. 21-23
Only one triathlon offers serious competition with a splash
of world-class Disney entertainment--a combination that makes
the 2007 Walt Disney World Triathlon Weekend, in a
word...magical.
Athletes will push their bodies to the limit as they swim,
bike and run through Walt Disney World Resort in this USA
Triathlon sanctioned event. This event consists of a 1.5K
(0.93 miles) swim, a 58K (36.5 miles) bike ride and a 10K (6.2
miles) run.
The Walt Disney World Triathlon starts at Disney's Fort
Wilderness Resort and Campground. The swim takes place at
Clementine Beach with the first transition area staged next to
Pioneer Hall. The bike stage will take place off property
before returning to Fort Wilderness where the entire 10K run
takes place, finishing just outside Fort Wilderness Pioneer
Hall.
The Event Expo is held at Fort Wilderness on Friday, Sept.
21, from noon to 6 p.m., and Saturday, Sept. 22, from 10 a.m.
to 7 p.m.
Registration for the Walt Disney World Triathlon Weekend is
near capacity, but participants can still enter by registering
online at www.disneysports.com
and selecting the Event tab and then clicking on September
events.
Disney's Soccer Showcase Qualifier, Aug. 31- Sept. 3
More than 160 elite club soccer teams from the southeast
will be battling it out at Disney's Soccer Showcase Qualifier
for a precious few spots in the prestigious Disney's Soccer
Showcase and Disney's Junior Soccer Showcase.
Disney's Soccer Showcase (15-under to 18-under) features
the premier soccer club teams in the nation, creating the
ultimate place for top clubs to showcase their talent in front
of coaches from the foremost NCAA soccer programs around the
country. The Junior Soccer Showcase involves the top 13U-14U
teams in the U.S.
The top two teams in each age group at the Qualifier will
earn an automatic berth into Disney's Junior Soccer Showcase
in November and Disney's Soccer Showcase in December.
For a complete list of schedules for Disney's Soccer
Showcase Qualifier please visit www.gotsport.com/events/?eventid=1524.
Disney's Wide World of Sports -- September Events
Calendar*
Date - Event
Aug. 30-Sept. 1 - KSA Classic Volleyball Tournament
Aug. 30-Sept. 7 - KSA Classic Field Hockey Tournament
Aug. 31-Sept. 3 - Disney's Turn Back the Clock Weekend
Aug. 31-Sept. 3 - Disney's Soccer Showcase Qualifier
Sept. 9 - Susan G. Komen Central Florida Race for the Cure 5K
Sept. 13-16 - USSSA Men's E World Tournament
Sept. 20-23 - USSSA Slow Pitch World Series
Sept. 21-23 - Walt Disney World Triathlon Weekend
Sept. 21-23 - 2007 Walt Disney World Triathlon
Sept. 22 - Walt Disney World Kids Triathlon
Sept. 28-Oct. 1 - Disney's Inline Hockey Shootout
Sept. 28-Oct. 1 - Disney's Mixed/Coed Fall Festival
*All events are tentative and subject to
change
General admission to Disney's Wide World
of Sports Complex is $11.25 for guests ages 10 and over and
$8.50 for guests ages 3-9.
For more information on events at
Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex, visit us on the World
Wide Web at disneysports.com.
About Disney's Wide World of Sports
Complex
Opened in 1997 at Walt Disney World Resort, Disney's Wide
World of Sports Complex is the preeminent sports venue for
amateur and professional sports in the United States. The
sprawling 220-acre state-of-the-art complex features The Milk
House, a 30,000-square-foot field house which seats 5,000 for
basketball; the 9,500-seat Ballpark at Disney's Wide World of
Sports Complex; and the Hess Sports Fields, which include
multiple baseball, softball and soccer fields. In addition,
the complex has 10 tennis courts including a stadium court,
and a track & field complex.
The complex is home to more than 170 amateur and
professional sports events each year, including the NFL Tampa
Bay Buccaneers training camp, Major League Baseball Atlanta
Braves spring training, the Pop Warner Super Bowl, and AAU
National Championship events. Disney's Wide World of Sports
Complex is also home to the Official All-Star Café
sports-themed restaurant.
The complex is the centerpiece of Disney's Wide World of
Sports, which includes 99 holes of golf among six golf
courses, including the site of the PGA TOUR's prestigious Walt
Disney World Classic; the Richard Petty Driving Experience;
the Walt Disney World Marathon; BASS fishing excursions; plus
Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon, the two most popular water
parks in the United States; and a variety of sports and
recreation activities such as boating, fishing, parasailing
and surfing. |
