Atlanta Braves Spring Training Feb. 15-March 29
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Atlanta Braves take on several of their toughest rivals during the 2007 Major League Baseball Spring Training season at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex, the No. 1 sports venue for amateur and professional sporting events in the United States. After two weeks of February workouts, the Braves play a 16-game home schedule that includes marquee clashes with the Mets, Astros, Yankees and World Champion Cardinals in one of the club’s fiercest spring training schedules ever at The Ballpark at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex.
Braves pitchers and catchers report on Feb. 14, with their first workout set for Feb. 15, marking the tenth year the perennial National League powerhouse has trained at Walt Disney World Resort. Position players arrive Feb. 20, with the first full-squad workouts on Feb. 21.
Individual game tickets for the Braves’ home spring training games are currently on sale through Ticketmaster (407/839-3900 and ticketmaster.com and at the Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex box office. Prices range from $14 (general admission lawn seats) to $22.50 (lower reserved).
Information on the Braves’ spring training season, group tickets and mini-packs is available by calling 407/939-GAME (4263) and online at disneyworldsports.com. The popular mini-packs will include both three-game and five-game options in 2007 and are currently on sale, giving fans their first opportunity to purchase tickets to specific games on the Braves’ 2007 spring training schedule. Fans may also purchase Atlanta Braves Spring Training travel packages through Sports Marketing USA. Travel packages include Braves game tickets, accommodations at Walt Disney World Resort and other benefits. Information is available online at springtrainingtours.com/Braves/braves.html.
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Disney’s Spring Training, Feb. 19-April 22
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – There’s no better place for teams to train than at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex, and beginning Feb. 19, hundreds of high school, college and club teams from around the country will converge at Disney to train for upcoming spring sport seasons. Disney’s Spring Training offers baseball, lacrosse, softball and track & field teams the opportunity to call Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex their spring training headquarters over 20 one-week sessions.
For the third straight year, Disney’s Baseball Spring Warm-Up features high school and college teams shaking off the winter rust on world-class baseball fields, while softball players hone their skills on the spectacular softball Diamondplex. Lacrosse players will battle for starting roster spots on the Hess Fields, and track & field athletes will work to improve their marks and times at the Track & Field Complex.
In addition to training, Disney’s Spring Training participants will enjoy the Disney theme parks, resorts and other amenities at Walt Disney World Resort during their stay in central Florida.
Disney’s Wide World of Sports — February Events Calendar
Date -Event
- Feb. 9-11 - Disney’s Field Hockey Showcase
- Feb. 15-March 29 - Atlanta Braves Spring Training
- Feb. 16-19 - Twirl Mania 2007 (Baton Twirling)
- Feb. 16-19 - Disney’s President’s Day Fastpitch Open
- Feb. 17-19 - Disney’s President’s Day Soccer Festival VIII
- Feb. 19-April 22 - Disney’s Softball Spring Training
- Feb. 19-April 22 - Disney’s Baseball Spring Training
- Feb. 19-April 22 - Disney’s Track & Field Spring Training
- Feb. 19-April 22 - Disney’s Lacrosse Spring Training
- Feb. 22-25 - AAU Spring Field Hockey Classic
The Sports Experience is open on event days at Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex. This interactive, multi-sport play area is available to all sports complex guests and participating athletes as part of the general admission to the facility.
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 disneyworldsports.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, the Major League Baseball Atlanta Braves spring training, the Pop Warner Super Bowl, AAU National Championship events, the Sports Experience interactive play area and the 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.
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