DISNEY'S WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS COMPLEX

'Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex' is a 220 acre (89 ha) athletic complex located in Walt Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, that consists of 8 venues.

Contents

Venues

The Ballpark at Disney's Wide World of Sports

Milk House

Hess Sports Fields

Baseball Quadraplex

Diamondplex

Centre Court Stadium

Cross Country Course

Track and Field Complex

Expansion

External links

Venues

The Ballpark at Disney's Wide World of Sports

Main articles: The Ballpark at Disney's Wide World of Sports

A 9,500 seat baseball stadium built in 1997. Formerly known as ''Cracker Jack Stadium''. It is the spring training home of the Atlanta Braves and the recurring home for the Gulf Coast Braves.

Milk House

A 5,000 seat multi-purpose arena located at Disney World. Sponsored by the National Dairy Association.

Hess Sports Fields

Consists of eight multi-purpose fields, two are equipped for night play. Four are made to international soccer dimensions.The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have conducted training camp at the facility since 2002.

Baseball Quadraplex

Consists of four professional baseball fields and one practice infield, two are equipped for night play. The quadrapelex also consists of batting tunnels, pitching mounds, hitting tunnels, masters pitching machines, and ten bullpens.

Diamondplex

The first venue to be completed, consists of six fields used for softball and youth baseball. Organized with four fields in circle and two adjacent.

Centre Court Stadium

A 1,000 to 8,500 seat, ten court tennis complex.

Cross Country Course

Consists of multi-pupose fields, the Track and Field Complex, and a 0.7 mile wooded trail.

Track and Field Complex

A 500 seat, competition facility for track and field events, designed to International Amateur Athletic Federation specifications.

★ nine lane track

★ three shot put rings

★ two discus/hammer rings

★ a javelin runway

★ two high jump areas

★ two horizontal jump runways

★ two pole vault runways

Expansion

On March 28, 2007, the tenth anniversary of the opening of the Wide World of Sports Complex, Disney announced that they were opening a new arena on the site, the 'Jostens Center'. It will be a 75,000-square-foot arena (2-1/2 times larger than the Milk House) that will open in the fall of 2008. It will feature six college-size basketball courts, twelve volleyball courts and two roller hockey rinks. Its seating capacity is yet to be determined. The Milk House will remain in operation after the Jostens Center's completion. [1]

External links

★ Official website

★ Photo gallery

★ Lawsuit against Disney for the design of this complex