Banana Ball Coming to Disney World in 2026

[networkpro]

An obnoxious, stupid, faux "baseball game".

MLB "baseball" is an industry, just like any other professional "sport".

 

[larryz]

MLB and NFL stadiums are not smaller.

Indeed -- watch the 60 MInutes piece on YouTube, you'll see they've sold out 5 MLB/NFL stadiums for the near future...

 

[Biff215]

MLB and NFL stadiums are not smaller.

We’re referring to the secondary tour hitting mostly minor league parks and not featuring the Bananas but the alternate teams only.

 

[FigmentFan82]

A humorous way of playing baseball..Like The Harlem Globetrotters.

Except not quite. They have unique rules and yes scripted dances and entertainment moments, but the baseball is all real, each team wants to win the game. And the owner is an amazing man who continues to innovate to bring these shows to the fans while staying true to what’s been created. There’s a reason they sell out all their games.

 

[dmc493]

Only recently have Bananas been doing big venues. It's an amazing time seeing them at small venues like Grayson Stadium. Heck of a lot more fun to watch than the old Savannah Sand Gnats who I used to go see growing up

 

[JoeCamel]

Banana ball is going to Nyland stadium in Knoxville with this expansion. Seats 100K and tickets starting at $750 for the game. Big bucks being made here

 

[PuertoRekinSam]

An obnoxious, stupid, faux "baseball game".

Said another way baseball is a boring, stupid, tedious “banana ball game”.

America’s past time? More like America’s past its prime.

 

[dlfan1313]

I smell a new series I won't watch on Disney+$

 

[Notes from Neverland]

Banana ball is going to Nyland stadium in Knoxville with this expansion. Seats 100K and tickets starting at $750 for the game. Big bucks being made here

Tickets do not cost that much.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

Um, what is a Banana Ball?

If you’re interested in Disney parks (obviously) look up the owner and the history of the company.

The savanah bananas are 100% privately owned - the owner loves and frequently references Walt Disney and the way he built Disneyland. He always says “fans first” and created his own ticket platform with no extra fees so fans only pay the listed price (he did this way before the laws changed.)

At the home games in Savanah (where they have total control) - all food and drinks are free.

This guy has built something incredible in 10 years. i saw him speak at iaapa last year.

 

[dmc493]

For any haters, real baseball still exists so uhh go watch that instead

 

[Baloo124]

A humorous way of playing baseball..Like The Harlem Globetrotters.

And the New York Mets.

 

[AidenRodriguez731]

An obnoxious, stupid, faux "baseball game".

Yeah I would expect this opinion. Baseball is boring as hell to me. it's long and its the only sport I've been to where most of the game has the fans out of the seats and in the stores because it was so boring.

Banana Ball makes a more interesting version of it appealing to a younger audience. It's fun, light-hearted, and its a show like the Harlem Globetrotters but an actual game as well.

You can still watch regular baseball even but for a Disney property, this show makes far more sense.

 

[Basil of Baker Street]

Quite a few Yankee games I watched this year could have been classified as Banana Ball.

 

[Ayla]

Quite a few Yankee games I watched this year could have been classified as Banana Ball.

We're a Brewers house. Luckily, not the case for us this year.

 

["El Gran Magnifico"]

Um, what is a Banana Ball?

It's when you jump off one of the boats in "Living with the Land", steal a banana, and then jump back in the boat before getting caught. No not really. Well. Maybe, kind of - you just do some type wierd gyration and then a flip to get you back in the boat.