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2011 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic <=SEP=> The 2011 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic was a preseason soccer tournament held at Walt Disney World's ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. The tournament, the second edition of the Pro Soccer Classic, was held from February 24—26, 2011 and featured three Major League Soccer clubs along one USL PRO club.The tournament was won by FC Dallas, who defeated Houston Dynamo on penalty kicks in the final.

2012 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic <=SEP=> The 2012 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic was a preseason soccer tournament held at Walt Disney World's ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. The tournament, the third edition of the Pro Soccer Classic, was held from February 24—March 3, 2012 and featured six Major League Soccer clubs along with one USL PRO club and one Swedish Allsvenskan club.The tournament was won by the Vancouver Whitecaps FC, who defeated Toronto FC by a 1–0 score line.

2013 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic <=SEP=> The 2013 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic was the fourth edition of the Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic, a pre-season exhibition tournament held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. A total of six Major League Soccer teams participated.The defending champions were the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. The club did not participate in the 2013 tournament.

2014 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic <=SEP=> The 2014 Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic was the fifth edition of the Walt Disney World Pro Soccer Classic, a pre-season exhibition tournament held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The 2014 edition was reportedly set to feature a field of eight teams including 5 MLS teams, two international teams, and the Orlando City Soccer Club.

Bonnet Creek Resort <=SEP=> Bonnet Creek Resort is a 70-acre (28 ha) enclave in the southeast corner of Walt Disney World. Although it is accessible only from inside the gates of Walt Disney World, it is not owned by Disney.  It is bordered on three sides by Disney-owned land and on the fourth side by Interstate 4. It is surrounded by the Bonnet Creek nature preserve and is named after Bonnet Creek, which runs through the property.

Court of Flags Resort <=SEP=> The Court of Flags Resort was a resort located in Orlando, Florida, USA.

Disney's All-Star Sports Resort <=SEP=> Disney's All-Star Sports Resort is a resort that is part of the Walt Disney World Resort. It is one of five Resorts in the Value Resort category, along with Disney's All-Star Music Resort, Disney's All-Star Movies Resort, Disney's Pop Century Resort, and Disney's Art of Animation Resort. The resort is located on the southern portion of the WDW property and has a sports theme.

Disney's Animal Kingdom <=SEP=> Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park is the fourth of four theme parks built at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida, southwest of Orlando. It was dedicated and opened to the public on Earth Day, April 22, 1998.

Disney's Blizzard Beach <=SEP=> Disney's Blizzard Beach is a water theme park located at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida. All water areas are heated (at approximately 80 °F or 27 °C), with the exception of the melting snow in the ice cave of Cross Country Creek.The park opened on April 1, 1995 and was the third Walt Disney World water park.

Disney's BoardWalk Resort <=SEP=> Disney's BoardWalk Resort is a hotel and entertainment complex at the Walt Disney World resort, in Bay Lake, Florida, near Orlando, Florida. First opened in 1996, the BoardWalk Resort lies in the Epcot Resort Area, alongside Crescent Lake, and is situated between Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios. The resort is owned and operated by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. The inn and the villas share a common lobby with the rest of the resort.

Disney's Hollywood Studios <=SEP=> Disney's Hollywood Studios (originally Disney-MGM Studios until 2008) is the third of four theme parks built at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida, near Orlando, Florida on May 1, 1989. Spanning 135 acres (55 ha), it is dedicated to show business, drawing inspiration from the heyday of Hollywood in the 1930s and 1940s.

Disney's Typhoon Lagoon <=SEP=> Disney's Typhoon Lagoon is a water theme park located at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida and is one of two operating water parks at the resort. It is the second water park to open at the resort after Disney's River Country, which closed in 2001.The park, which opened on June 1, 1989, is home to one of the world's largest outdoor wave pools. The theme of the park is the "Disney legend" of a typhoon that wreaked havoc upon a formerly pristine tropical paradise.

Disney Channel Circle of Stars <=SEP=> Disney Channel Circle of Stars are a music group created by Disney Channel/The Walt Disney Company, that makes cover versions of Disney's songs. They recorded "Circle of Life" in 2003 and "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes" in 2005. A group of actors and actresses who have appeared in Disney Channel television series and original movies, including Raven-Symoné, Orlando Brown, Anneliese van der Pol, and Kyla Pratt, all of the original line-up.

Disney Interactive <=SEP=> Disney Interactive formerly known as  Disney Interactive Media Group and Walt Disney Internet Group, oversees various websites and interactive media owned by The Walt Disney Company and its subsidiaries.

Disney Legends <=SEP=> The Disney Legends Awards is a hall of fame program that recognizes individuals who have made an extraordinary and integral contribution to The Walt Disney Company. Established in 1987, the honor was traditionally awarded annually during a special private ceremony; since 2009, it has been awarded biennially during Disney's D23 Expo.Recipients are chosen by a selection committee, formerly appointed and chaired by the late Disney Legend Roy E.

Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade <=SEP=> The Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade is an American television special that airs on Christmas Day on ABC, taped primarily inside the Magic Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, approximately one month prior to Christmas Day. A Spanish simulcast of the parade has aired on Univision under the titles Desfile de Navidad Disney, (Feliz) Navidad Disney, and Navidad Mágica Disney, and typically air Spanish singers who sing Christmas carols as well as their latest hits.

Disney Springs <=SEP=> Disney Springs is an outdoor shopping, dining, and entertainment complex at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida, near Orlando. The complex opened on March 22, 1975 as the Lake Buena Vista Shopping Village and has been expanded and renamed at other times over the years: to Walt Disney World Village in 1977; to Disney Village Marketplace in 1989 and to Downtown Disney in 1997. The current complex includes three areas: West Side, the Landing, and the Marketplace.

Disney Theatrical Productions <=SEP=> Disney Theatrical Productions Limited (DTP), also known as Disney on Broadway, is the flagship stageplay and musical production company of the Disney Theatrical Group, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Studios, a major business unit of The Walt Disney Company.Founded in 1993 by longtime Disney Entertainment veteran Ron Logan as Walt Disney Theatrical, the division has gained a reputation within the industry for creating professional and popular (both critically and financially) performances, starting with the acclaimed Beauty and the Beast in 1994 and most recently with Aladdin in 2014.

Disney University <=SEP=> Disney University (DU) is the global training program for Disney employees, also known as Cast Members.Disney Cast Members receive a range of opportunities including Disney heritage and traditions, personal and professional development, and on the job training. Although Disney University is not an accredited institution, courses are primarily designed, developed and delivered by experienced learning professionals.

Djuan Rivers <=SEP=> Djuan Rivers is the Vice President Hotels and Business Solutions at Disneyland Paris after having been General Manager of the Disney Aulani Resort & Spa in Hawaii.

DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Orlando – Lake Buena Vista <=SEP=> DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Orlando – Lake Buena Vista is a 229-room all suite hotel located within the Disney Springs Resort Area.  The hotel is located on the property of the Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.The hotel originally opened on March 15, 1987 as the Pickett Suites Resort.  It completed a $2 million renovation in 2005 and another update in 2008, which included the addition of DoubleTree's new Sweet Dreams bed within the guestrooms.

Downtown Orlando <=SEP=> Downtown Orlando is the historic core and central business district of Orlando, Florida, United States. It is bordered by Marks Street in the north, Mills Avenue (SR 15) in the east, Orange Blossom Trail (US 441) in the west, and Kaley Avenue in the south.

Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts <=SEP=> Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts center in Downtown Orlando, Florida, United States.  It replaced the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre, now renamed the Bob Carr Theater, originally built in 1926. The new performing arts center had its grand opening on November 6, 2014.  Barton Myers Associates of Los Angeles is the design architect, with acoustics by Artec Consultants and Theatre Project Consultants designing the theaters.

ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex <=SEP=> ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex is a 220 acres (89 ha) athletic complex located in the Walt Disney World Resort, in Bay Lake, Florida, near Orlando, Florida. The complex includes 9 venues and hosts numerous amateur and professional sporting events throughout the year.It was known as Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex from 1997 until 2010 when it was re-branded with the Disney-owned ESPN brand. The rebranding was unveiled on February 25, 2010.

Emily Bavar <=SEP=> Emily Bavar (1915 - July 28, 2003) (later Emily Bavar Kelly) was a reporter for The Sentinel Star, the newspaper which later became The Orlando Sentinel. She is best known for her story which speculated that Walt Disney was behind the secret purchase of large parcels of land in central Florida.In 1965, Disneyland planned a year-long celebration of its ten-year anniversary, nicknamed the \Tencennial\"."

Epcot <=SEP=> Epcot is the second of four theme parks built at Walt Disney World in Bay Lake, Florida, near the city of Orlando. It opened as EPCOT Center on October 1, 1982, and spans 300 acres (120 ha), more than twice the size of the Magic Kingdom park.

Greater Orlando <=SEP=> Greater Orlando, commonly referred to as the Orlando metropolitan area, Metro Orlando, and for U.S. Census purposes as the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, is a metropolitan area in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. Its principal cities are Orlando, Kissimmee and Sanford. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget defines it as consisting of the counties of Lake, Orange (including Orlando), Osceola, and Seminole.According to the 2010 U.S.

Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista <=SEP=> The Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista is an AAA Four-Diamond hotel located adjacent to the Disney Springs complex located on Walt Disney World Resort property in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The 23-acre (9.3 ha) hotel, which opened in November 1983, is among seven hotels that make up the Downtown Disney Resort Area Hotels.

Hilton Orlando Resort <=SEP=> The Hilton Orlando is a new Hilton hotel in Orlando, Florida near the Orange County Convention Center. The Hilton is the first hotel to be directly connected to the center via an elevated pedestrian walkway bridge.

Lake Buena Vista, Florida <=SEP=> Lake Buena Vista is a city in Orange County, Florida, United States. It is mostly known for being the mailing address for the Walt Disney World Resort—although almost all of the resort facilities, including all four theme parks, are physically located in the adjacent city of Bay Lake. It is one of two Florida municipalities controlled by The Walt Disney Company, the other being Bay Lake.

Lee Cockerell <=SEP=> Lee Cockerell was the Executive Vice President of Operations, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. He was promoted to this role in 1997 and continued on until his retirement in 2006. Prior to being Executive Vice President of Operations for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, he worked for Hilton and Marriott International.Married to Priscilla Cockerell, he and his wife live in Orlando, Florida.

Les Chefs de France <=SEP=> Les Chefs de France is one of two restaurants in the France Pavilion of Epcot Center of Disney World in Orlando, Florida.

List of amusement parks in Greater Orlando <=SEP=> This is a list of amusement parks around Greater Orlando, in Central Florida, United States.

Magic Kingdom <=SEP=> Magic Kingdom Park, commonly known as Magic Kingdom, is the first-built of the four theme parks at the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida, near Orlando, Florida. It opened on October 1, 1971. Designed and built by WED Enterprises, its layout and attractions are similar to Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California, and is dedicated to fairy tales and Disney characters.

Mickey's Pirate and Princess Party <=SEP=> Mickey's Pirate and Princess Party was a hard-ticketed (separate admission) event held throughout the months of January through June at the Magic Kingdom theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida outside Orlando. A smaller version was also planned for Disneyland Paris Resort in 2011, but was canceled.  This event combined two of The Walt Disney Company's franchises, the Disney Princess line and the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.

Night of Joy (festival) <=SEP=> Night of Joy is an annual contemporary Christian music festival that takes place at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. It started in 1983 and normally takes place in the first or second week of September.  The event was held at the Magic Kingdom until 2008, when it was moved to Disney's Hollywood Studios for two years.

Orlando, Florida <=SEP=> Orlando (/ɔrˈlændoʊ/) is a city in the U.S. state of Florida, and the county seat of Orange County. Located in Central Florida, it is the center of the Orlando metropolitan area, which had a population of 2,134,411 at the 2010 census, making it the 26th largest metropolitan area in the United States, the sixth largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States, and the third largest metropolitan area in the state of Florida.

Orlando Brown (actor) <=SEP=> Orlando Brown (born December 4, 1987) is an American actor, rapper and musician. He is best known for his role as Eddie Thomas on the sitcom That's So Raven and guest starring in several Disney Channel sitcoms in the early 2000s.In 2015, he made an appearance in F. Gary Gray's "Straight Outta Compton"  He also appears in "American Bad Boy"" starring Kat Williams .Working on his cross over from child to adult star, 2016, "Bloody Hands" will debut him in his first lead role.

Orlando City SC <=SEP=> Orlando City Soccer Club is an American professional soccer team based in Orlando, Florida that competes in the Eastern Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). Orlando City SC became the league's 21st franchise on November 19, 2013. The team's expansion rights were purchased by Brazilian businessman Flávio Augusto da Silva and Phil Rawlins, owners of the USL Pro Orlando City Soccer Club. The club began playing in the 2015 MLS season alongside the twentieth franchise New York City FC.

Orlando City SC (2010–14) <=SEP=> Orlando City Soccer Club was an American professional soccer team based in Orlando, Florida, United States that was the precursor to Orlando City SC. The team played in USL Pro, the third tier of the American soccer pyramid from 2010 to 2014, until discontinuing in favor of Orlando's a Major League Soccer (MLS) expansion franchise in 2015 which is owned by the same principals.The club is the first MLS franchise located in the state of Florida since the Miami Fusion F.C.

Orlando Furioso <=SEP=> Orlando Furioso (Italian: [orˈlando fuˈrjoːzo]; The Frenzy of Orlando, more literally Raging Roland; in Italian furioso is seldom capitalized) is an Italian epic poem by Ludovico Ariosto which has exerted a wide influence on later culture. The earliest version appeared in 1516, although the poem was not published in its complete form until 1532. Orlando Furioso is a continuation of Matteo Maria Boiardo's unfinished romance Orlando Innamorato "\Orlando in Love", published posthumously in 1495).

Orlando International Airport <=SEP=> Orlando International Airport (IATA: MCO, ICAO: KMCO, FAA LID: MCO) is an international airport six miles southeast of Orlando, Florida, United States. It is the second-busiest airport in the state of Florida the 13th-busiest airport in the United States and the 29th-busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic.The airport serves as a hub for Silver Airways, as well as a focus city for Frontier Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and JetBlue Airways.

Orlando Johnson <=SEP=> Orlando Vincent Johnson (born March 11, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Barangay Ginebra San Miguel of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Orlando Pirates <=SEP=> Orlando Pirates FC is a South African football club based in Parktown, Johannesburg that plays in the Premier Soccer League.The club was founded in 1937 and was originally based in Orlando, Soweto. They are named 'Pirates' after the 1940 film The Sea Hawk starring Errol Flynn.

Orlando Rays <=SEP=> Several different minor league baseball teams have called the city of Orlando, Florida home from 1919-2003. Most have played in the Florida State League.The original Orlando franchise played between 1919 and 1924 and was alternately called the Caps, Tigers and Bulldogs. The Orlando Colts played between 1926 and 1928. The Orlando Gulls began in 1937 but changed their name the following year to the Orlando Senators when they became an affiliate of the Washington Senators.

Orlando Reeves <=SEP=> According to one tale on the origin of the name of Orlando, Florida, Sentinel Orlando Reeves was an American soldier who was killed during the Seminole War, when he was about to fire a warning shot to his fellow soldiers.The real namesake was a man named Orlando Reeves, who operated a sugar mill and plantation about thirty miles north of the modern city at Spring Garden in modern Volusia County.

Orlando Sanford International Airport <=SEP=> Orlando Sanford International Airport (IATA: SFB, ICAO: KSFB, FAA LID: SFB) is in Sanford, Florida, near Orlando. It was built as Naval Air Station Sanford, a Master Jet Base for carrier-based attack and reconnaissance aircraft until 1969.Due to flight training, the airport is consistently in the top 30 busiest airports in the world in terms of total flight operations (takeoff and landings).

Pleasure Island (Walt Disney World) <=SEP=> Pleasure Island was an area of the Downtown Disney shopping, dining and entertainment district at Walt Disney World Resort. It officially opened on May 1, 1989. In September 2008, all of its clubs were closed, but its retail stores and restaurants remained open. The area is now called The Landing as is the middle part of Downtown Disney.

Reedy Creek Improvement District <=SEP=> The Reedy Creek Improvement District (RCID) is the immediate governing jurisdiction for the land of the Walt Disney World Resort. As of the late 1990s, it comprised an area of 38.6 sq mi (100 km2) within the outer limits of Orange and Osceola counties in Florida. The RCID includes the cities of Bay Lake and Lake Buena Vista, and unincorporated RCID land.

Seven Seas Lagoon <=SEP=> The Seven Seas Lagoon is the man-made lake in front of the Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida. The lake reaches a depth of 14 feet.  The lake connects with the adjacent Bay Lake.

Team Disney <=SEP=> There are at least six buildings in the United States and two elsewhere which carry the Team Disney title. Each serves as the administrative headquarters for key components of The Walt Disney Company. Team Disney Burbank in Burbank, California, has served as the corporate headquarters of The Walt Disney Company since 1991.  Chief executive officer Bob Iger and several other senior company officials who report directly to him have their offices in this building.

The Magic of Disney Animation <=SEP=> The Magic of Disney Animation was a show and tour at Disney's Hollywood Studios, Florida.Originally, when the park first opened in 1989, the Feature Animation pavilion of "The Magic of Disney Animation," designed originally by award winning experience designer Bob Rogers (designer) and the design team BRC Imagination Arts, included four connected experiences which explored the legacy of Disney animation.

The Walt Disney Company <=SEP=> The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney, is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. It is the world's second largest media conglomerate in terms of revenue, after Comcast. Disney was founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt Disney and Roy O.

Timeline of Orlando, Florida <=SEP=> The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Orlando, Florida, United States.

Tom McAlpin <=SEP=> Thomas Michael McAlpin (born 1959 in Miami, Florida) is the former president of Disney Cruise Line. McAlpin resigned in 2009 “to pursue other interests”. McAlpin was with the company for 13 years and was replaced by former President of New Vacation Operations, Karl Holz. McAlpin oversaw two cruise ships, the Disney Magic and Disney Wonder, along with Disney's private Island Castaway Cay.

Universal Orlando <=SEP=> The Universal Orlando Resort, commonly known as Universal Orlando, is a theme park resort in Orlando, Florida. It is wholly owned by NBCUniversal and its affiliates.

Vista-United Telecommunications <=SEP=> Vista-United Telecommunications was the telecommunications company created to service all Disney resorts in Florida and Disney-planned communities such as Celebration, Florida and the Disney Vacation Clubs in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina and Vero Beach, Florida.The company was created to manage the new telephone and data communications for Walt Disney World.

WCW Disney tapings <=SEP=> The WCW Disney tapings were a series of television tapings of professional wrestling matches conducted by World Championship Wrestling at the Disney-MGM Studios (now Disney's Hollywood Studios) in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.

Walt Before Mickey <=SEP=> Walt Before Mickey is a 2015 film about the early years of Walt Disney. The film stars Thomas Ian Nicholas as Walt Disney,  Armando Gutierrez as Ub Iwerks, and Jon Heder as Roy Disney.

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts <=SEP=> Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Worldwide, Inc., also known informally as Walt Disney Parks and Resorts or Disney Parks, is one of The Walt Disney Company's four major business segments and a subsidiary. Originally known as Walt Disney Attractions, it is responsible for the conception, building, and managing of the company's theme parks and vacation resorts, as well as a variety of additional family-oriented leisure enterprises.

Walt Disney World <=SEP=> The Walt Disney World Resort, informally known as Walt Disney World or simply Disney World, is an entertainment complex in Bay Lake, Florida (mailing address is Lake Buena Vista, Florida), near Kissimmee and Orlando and is the flagship of Disney's worldwide corporate empire.

Walt Disney World Company <=SEP=> Walt Disney World Company manages and operates Walt Disney World near Orlando, Florida. The resort land is owned by Walt Disney World Company, Walt Disney Travel Company, and Walt Disney World Hospitality and Recreation Corporation. All are wholly owned subsidiaries of The Walt Disney Company. Reedy Creek Improvement District is the immediate governing jurisdiction for the land located in the cities of Bay Lake and Lake Buena Vista.

Walt Disney World Golf Classic <=SEP=> The Walt Disney World Golf Classic was an annual golf tournament on the PGA Tour. The tournament was played on the Palm and Magnolia courses at the Walt Disney World Resort. It was played under several names, reflecting sponsorship changes. Starting in 2007, it was the final event in the PGA Tour Fall Series, and also the final official event of the PGA Tour season.

Walt Disney World Marathon <=SEP=> The Walt Disney World Marathon is an annual marathon held every January in Orlando, Florida.The first marathon, run on January 1994, featured a little more than 7,000 runners. The 2013 edition included a 5K event, a Half Marathon, a Marathon, and the Goofy Challenge.

Walt Disney World Speedway <=SEP=> Walt Disney World Speedway was a racing facility located on the grounds of the Walt Disney World resort in Bay Lake, Florida, near Orlando, Florida.It was built in 1995 by IMS Events, Inc., a subsidiary of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Corporation, and was designed primarily as a venue for the Indy 200 at Walt Disney World, an Indy Racing League event.The circuit's primary use was as a venue for the Richard Petty Driving Experience, and the Indy Racing Experience, programs that allows fans to drive or ride in real race cars.

Wet 'n Wild Orlando <=SEP=> Wet 'n Wild Orlando is a water park owned by the Universal Orlando Resort and located on International Drive in Orlando, Florida. It was founded in 1977 by SeaWorld creator George Millay and is considered America's first water park. Wet 'n Wild is slated to close on December 31, 2016, to be replaced by another water park named Volcano Bay.