Is a sports-themed park a possibility?

[Uncle Remus]

We used to have a sports themed park near Disney in Haines City many moons ago- Boardwalk and Baseball. Coasters, midway type rides and a large ball field. It was opened for exactly 3 whole years- it is now a Best Buy/Target mall

Wasn't it Circus World before that? I was really young and my memory could be off.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Wasn't it Circus World before that? I was really young and my memory could be off.

It was.

 

[Sassagoula-Rvr]

I don't know about an entire land...but maybe an attraction based in downtown disney with sports science stuff...and then a ride using tech like Harry Potter to simulate an NFL game or something like that (put you in the play, etc).

 

[MarkTwain]

I'm just curious how you'd even build it. Aside from activities WWoS already has like stadiums for watching teams train, what kind of attractions would a sports-themed park even include? A bowling alley? It just doesn't seem like a good theme for designing attractions around. Not enough narrative or fantasy for a compelling theme park.

 

[lazyboy97o]

I'm just curious how you'd even build it. Aside from activities WWoS already has like stadiums for watching teams train, what kind of attractions would a sports-themed park even include? A bowling alley? It just doesn't seem like a good theme for designing attractions around. Not enough narrative or fantasy for a compelling theme park.

This is my thinking as well. Yes, you could skin a bunch rides with different team colors and logos, but that is not a themed experience even if expensive and ornate.

 

[sweetpee_1993]

Yep. We were passholders for HBJ parks...including Boardwalk & Baseball. As tweens we thought it was the cat's meow...moreso than Disney was for us at that time. We were seasonal passholders at WDW, too. We'd beg to go to B&B!

 

[Dj Corona]

I don't know if it's already been addressed on this thread, (I only read the first 3 pages) when the yearly ESPN Weekend Event was discontinued, that should pretty much sum up their approach to sports. Which is too bad, I attended a few of them, and it was always fun and a good draw.

 

[Victor Kelly]

Would not happen. Disney has put the sports complex there for a reason, for the sports people. It just would not work as a park. And like stated earlier, there are so many things in just the US dedicated to sports, that we really don't need any more for it at Disney.

 

[WondersOfLife]

You mean Disney's Hollywood Studios?

... Yes. But with a different name and .. "theme"..

 

[copcarguyp71]

In a word...no

As a theme it works on the resort level but from an overall ride, attraction, chachki point of view I really see no way to pull it off. I for one honestly could care less about a sports themed park but my evaluation was done as impartially as possible.