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Hey, guys! We’re back with another DFB Video today, and we’re recapping ALL the news you may have missed from the theme parks this week! And there’s a LOT of news!
Universal
The BIG news this week is that Universal Orlando has reopened with new health and safety protocols! And we were there LIVE reporting from opening day.
We’ve been waiting to hear official confirmation that the NBA will likely be finishing the season at Disney World.
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Yesterday, we found out more about the potential dates and arrangements for the NBA at Disney and what teams would likely be joining the league at the Orlando resort. The plan was pending approval until it was just announced that the National Basketball Players Association has approved the 22-team format for the NBA to finish the season.
Today, the NBA moved one step closer to finalizing that they will resume their season at Disney World in the coming weeks. With teams being asked to report to the ESPN Wide World of Sports by the end of July, the sports world is buzzing with excitement!
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Sports Center took their excitement a step further by welcoming the NBA “back” in what is probably the MOST Disney way possible!
We have shared many details on if the NBA will finish their season in Disney World. Â
NBA Experience at Disney World
Now, the NBA is one step closer to making this a reality.
While we’ve been chatting a lot about the possibility of the NBA finishing out its season in Walt Disney World (and you can read the latest on that developing story here), it also looks as though Major League Soccer will be doing so, according to an article by The Washington Post.
Jostens Center at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
While the article notes that MLS has not issued an official statement, Major League Soccer and the MLS Players Association have reached an agreement to continue the 2020 season. [Read more…]
With sports still on pause, the NBA is looking to Disney World as a potential site for finishing the season.
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
Earlier this week, we reported that the NBA is set to vote on resuming their season at Disney World this Thursday, and more details have emerged in the meantime. If this happens, the games would resume at the ESPN Wide World of Sports and players would stay on Disney property, potentially at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort. Let’s take a look at proposed dates and lodging arrangements for the NBA playoffs!
The National Basketball Association suspended its 2019-2020 season earlier this year as a response to the recent global events.
NBA Experience
Since the season was paused, the NBA has been in talks with potential locations to resume games including Las Vegas and Disney World. And next week, the NBA will make its decision on how the season will proceed.
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The NBA has confirmed that they’re in talks with the Walt Disney Company to potentially finish their season in Orlando.
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
While the NBA season was previously suspended in response to health concerns, the league is now considering potential locations where they could finish the season at a single site. We previously reported that Disney World is a potential frontrunner, and the NBA has now confirmed that Disney is one of the locations being considered.
In the past couple of weeks, we have seen several industries gradually resume business operations with a focus on health and safety.
NBA Experience at Disney World
When it comes to professional sports, Disney World may play a key role in hosting the rest of the 2019-2020 NBA season.
An interesting piece by Keith Smith (a former Walt Disney Company employee) on Yahoo Sports presents a compelling argument as to why Walt Disney World Resort could be the perfect location “for the NBA to salvage its season.”
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
It goes without saying that the current global situation which has resulted in the temporary closure of Disney Parks around the globe has, of course, had major impacts far and wide. And this particular piece explores a way to continue the 2019-2020 National Basketball Association season, which has been suspended. [Read more…]
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