2024 Aerial Footage of ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex

[DCBaker]

Disney has release new aerial video and photos of ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex:



Photos:

 

[Bocabear]

So where is the World Of Sports DVC? Looks like plenty of room for another Marriott style tower....

 

[Purduevian]

So where is the World Of Sports DVC? Looks like plenty of room for another Marriott style tower....

You ok man?

 

[dmc493]

Have they been doing a good job attracting sporting events? Curious how often the complex goes unused

 

[danlb_2000]

Have they been doing a good job attracting sporting events? Curious how often the complex goes unused

You can see the event calendar here:

Find an Event | ESPN Wide World of Sports

 

[Ayla]

Nice, but why? What's the point?

 

[HauntedPirate]

Nice, but why? What's the point?

So Disney dudes have something to repost on Twitter/X to appear relevant?

 

[dmc493]

Flashy new advertising material maybe? That’s why I was curious about how booked out they are. It’s pretty decent but there’s plenty of big gaps in the public schedule

 

[wdwmagic]

Have they been doing a good job attracting sporting events? Curious how often the complex goes unused

Nope. They are finding it tough going apparently.

 

[Tha Realest]

Have they been doing a good job attracting sporting events? Curious how often the complex goes unused

It seems they’ve been steadily losing various sporting events over time?

 

[HauntedPirate]

Nope. They are finding it tough going apparently.

I wonder if their rental fees are just that high or if there are other factors involved. Losing the Atlanta Braves spring training had to also be a big blow, which makes me wonder about pricing.

 

[Goofyernmost]

I wonder if their rental fees are just that high or if there are other factors involved. Losing the Atlanta Braves spring training had to also be a big blow, which makes me wonder about pricing.

Easy to understand, Disney seems to think that they are so invincible that no matter what they charge people (teams) will fall all over themselves and pay whatever the Disney gods demand.

 

[Ayla]

I wonder if their rental fees are just that high or if there are other factors involved. Losing the Atlanta Braves spring training had to also be a big blow, which makes me wonder about pricing.

There are a lot of teams (club/high school/college) that are purposefully avoiding FL.

 

[Tha Realest]

I wonder if their rental fees are just that high or if there are other factors involved. Losing the Atlanta Braves spring training had to also be a big blow, which makes me wonder about pricing.

Wow. I had no idea. Makes sense why rD keeps increasing fees and losing benefits - they have to make up for shortfalls elsewhere in the division.

 

[plutofan15]

I wonder if their rental fees are just that high or if there are other factors involved. Losing the Atlanta Braves spring training had to also be a big blow, which makes me wonder about pricing.

Pricing had nothing to do with the Braves leaving. They moved because North Port gave them a sweet deal on a new spring training complex and the location is closer to other MLB spring training facilities. Less expense and travel time.

 

[HauntedPirate]

Pricing had nothing to do with the Braves leaving. They moved because North Port gave them a sweet deal on a new spring training complex and the location is closer to other MLB spring training facilities. Less expense and travel time.

Poor wording on my part. Losing the Braves had to hit their bottom line, so it was more of a "did they raise their other fees to compensate for the loss of revenue?" kind of thing.

I always wondered what the draw was for the Braves to hold their spring training there, being at least rather far from most other teams' stadiums.

 

[Rteetz]

They lost Pop Warner events too. More and more of these complexes keep opening all over the US. The only draw this has really is being at WDW. The facilities aren't any better than anything else.

 

[HauntedPirate]

They lost Pop Warner events too. More and more of these complexes keep opening all over the US. The only draw this has really is being at WDW. The facilities aren't any better than anything else.

USSSA pushes their Space Coast complex hard and it hosts a fair number of Fastpitch softball tournaments, if I’m not mistaken. There’s no real reason I can see to play at WWoS over Space Coast. Proximity to beaches > WDW for softball tournament participants.

 

[bmr1591]

I mean, if you’re looking for a fifth gate location, there it is. You just have to build a new complex that can host dance/cheer/showchoir competitions and rundisney expos and you’re golden.


Also, rundisney isn’t raising their fees because of the cost of the expo. And they aren’t losing perks/various routes because of the WWoS. Disney simply doesn’t like rundisney. It’s a strain on their operations and if it were up them, it would completely move virtual.

 

[Rteetz]

Also, rundisney isn’t raising their fees because of the cost of the expo. And they aren’t losing perks/various routes because of the WWoS. Disney simply doesn’t like rundisney. It’s a strain on their operations and if it were up them, it would completely move virtual.

It's kind of an interesting dynamic with this. runDisney years ago was used to bring in the people to the resort during slower times. Now that's not needed as much. I thought we might see the end post covid but they came back. It does bring a lot of people and money to the resorts tho. runDisney registration fees aren't really big revenue makers either. A lot of that fee goes into just putting on the event. Paying for medical, paying for employees now that they no longer use volunteers, paying for bus, port-a-john and tent rentals.