Disney Plans To Build Sports Arena

On Mar 28, 5:20 pm, Mary Carlson <MCD...@m> wrote:
> ORLANDO, Fla. -- Disney is planning to construct a 70,000-plus square-foot arena
> at their Wide World of Sports Complex.
>
> The Jostens Center will have nearly 45,000 square feet of competition space. It
> will feature six basketball courts, 12 volleyball courts, two roller hockey
> rinks, four locker rooms, two conference areas and two officials' rooms.
>
> The building is scheduled to open in fall 2008 at Disney's Wide World of Sports
> Complex. The 220-acre complex is part of the Walt Disney World Resort. It hosts
> more than 180 events a year.

Hopefully they build more All-Star resort type places or open the rest
of POP Century to house all of those athletes who come with very
minimal supervision. They will need a place of their own to run wild.

> Hopefully they build more All-Star resort type places or open the rest
> of POP Century to house all of those athletes who come with very
> minimal supervision. They will need a place of their own to run wild.
>

My first thought too. Too many kids running around as it is without
many chaperones!

Are there swimming facilities planned?

"Mary Carlson" <MCDtte@m> wrote in message
news:a1nl03pe3lvkgq0fpa6m17hnijgop9jars@...
> ORLANDO, Fla. -- Disney is planning to construct a 70,000-plus square-foot
> arena
> at their Wide World of Sports Complex.
>
> The Jostens Center will have nearly 45,000 square feet of competition
> space. It
> will feature six basketball courts, 12 volleyball courts, two roller
> hockey
> rinks, four locker rooms, two conference areas and two officials' rooms.
>
> The building is scheduled to open in fall 2008 at Disney's Wide World of
> Sports
> Complex. The 220-acre complex is part of the Walt Disney World Resort. It
> hosts
> more than 180 events a year.
>
>

They should build a couple of ice hockey rinks!!!

On Mar 28, 4:20 pm, Mary Carlson <MCD...@m> wrote:
> ORLANDO, Fla. -- Disney is planning to construct a 70,000-plus square-foot arena
> at their Wide World of Sports Complex.
>
> The Jostens Center will have nearly 45,000 square feet of competition space. It
> will feature six basketball courts, 12 volleyball courts, two roller hockey
> rinks, four locker rooms, two conference areas and two officials' rooms.
>
> The building is scheduled to open in fall 2008 at Disney's Wide World of Sports
> Complex. The 220-acre complex is part of the Walt Disney World Resort. It hosts
> more than 180 events a year.

> Parking lot ? Who needs a parking lot ?

Think Universal's multi-story parking garage...............just a
thought.

Of course, you'd need some good land beneath it.

> >Of course, you'd need some good land beneath it.
>
> Hmmm, yeah, more of a problem in Orlando than in Anaheim!
>
> Patty

But money could be saved on seismic reinforcement!

would that be less money than they'd
> need to spend on making solid ground for a huge parking structure?
>
> Patty

In my mind..........there ISN'T enough money in the World to make
solid ground in Florida.