Dateline Disney - November 2001

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - One of the most popular requests by Walt Disney World Resort guests has been answered: A caravan of characters now visits Walt Disney World hotels to provide early-day fun for guests.

"We hear from our guests, young and old, every day, that a special kind of magic happens when they see our Disney characters," says Rich Taylor, vice president of entertainment at the Walt Disney World Resort. "So it only seemed appropriate that we intensify that
magic during the 100 Years of Magic celebration by featuring more Disney characters than ever before."

Disney's Character Caravan is a themed bus full of Disney characters who spend an hour and a half at each resort welcoming guests on various mornings (the schedule is a surprise). Guests have the opportunity to photograph characters and request autographs during
this Disney resort-exclusive event.

Atlanta Braves Spring Training FanFest -- Jan. 5

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Atlanta Braves fans will get their first taste of spring training when tickets go on sale at Disney's Wide World of Sports complex on Jan. 5. Fans will have the opportunity to purchase
single-game spring training tickets and check out their seats inside the ballpark.

The Atlanta Braves begin their fifth season of spring training at Disney's Wide World of Sports complex in mid-February. Their 15-game home schedule is annually packed with high profile teams, including the New York Yankees, New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals.

Beginning Jan. 5, fans may purchase Braves single-game spring training tickets through TicketMaster by calling 407/839-3900. Spring training ticket prices to games at Disney's Wide World of Sports are: $19 (lower reserved); $16.25 (upper reserved and bleachers); and
$11.50 (lawn/general admission).

Special Walt Disney World Spring Training packages which include accommodations, theme park tickets and game tickets are available by calling 407/939-7810.

Ninth Annual Walt Disney World Marathon and Half
Marathon -- Jan. 6

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - The 2002 Walt Disney World Marathon and Half Marathon, scheduled for Jan. 6, 2002, will feature its largest field since the event's inception in 1994, with 18,500 participants -- 13,500
runners in the full marathon and 5,000 in the half marathon.

The 26.2-mile marathon course is one of the world's most unique, featuring a journey through Disney's Animal Kingdom, Disney-MGM Studios, Epcot and the Magic Kingdom. Along the way runners receive the support of friends and spectators, as well as popular Disney characters who make appearances along the race course.

The four-day race weekend includes the two-day Disney's Health and Fitness Expo (Jan. 4-5) and the FamilyFun Magazine 5K Fun Run (Jan. 5). The awards ceremony will be held on Jan. 7 at Disney's Wide World
of Sports complex. Registration is closed for the marathon and half marathon, but signups are available for the Fun Run up to race day.

For more information: visit www.disneyworldsports.com
or call 407/828-FANS (3267).

Got Milk? 3 v 3 Soccer Shootout, Jan. 19-20

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- More than 650 teams -- and 3,200 male and female participants (ages 6-60) -- from across the country will compete in the Got Milk? 3 v 3 Soccer Shootout, Jan. 19-20, at Disney's Wide World of Sports complex. The Shootout at Disney pits
three-person teams against one another on mini-fields. The event marks the culmination of eight regional qualifying tournaments from throughout the United States.

Disney's Wide World of Sports -- January Events
Calendar

Jan. 4-6 Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend

Disney's Heath and Fitness Expo (Jan. 4-5)

FamilyFun Magazine 5K Fun Run (Jan. 5)

Walt Disney World Marathon and Half Marathon (Jan. 6)

Jan. 5 Atlanta Braves Spring Training (tickets on sale)

Jan. 8-14 Varsity Spirit College Cheerleading

Jan. 18-21 MSBL "Holiday Baseball Classic"

Jan. 18-21 Disney's Volleyball Classic

Jan. 19-20 Got Milk? 3v3 Soccer National Finals

Jan. 24-27 AAU International Men's Fastpitch Championship

Jan. 25-27 Sand Dollar/Whitlow Invitationals

Jan. 30-Feb. 4 Varsity/UDA National Dance Team Championship

*All events are tentative and subject to change

The NFL Experience, the only permanent version of the
National Football League's interactive playground, is
open on event days at Disney's Wide World of Sports
complex.

General admission to Disney's Wide World of Sports is
$9.75 - adults / $7.50 - child (ages 3-9).

(Note: General admission ticket prices to the sports
complex recently changed.)

For more information on events at Disney's Wide World
of Sports complex, visit us on the World Wide Web at
www.disneyworldsports.com.

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