The ESPN Wide World of Sports Resort Area is the area located near the
ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
The ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex is a multi-purpose sports complex located in the Walt Disney World Resort, in Bay Lake, Florida, United States, near Orlando. The complex includes nine venues and hosts numerous professional and amateur s ...
in the southern part of the
Walt Disney World Resort
The Walt Disney World Resort, also called Walt Disney World or Disney World, is an entertainment resort complex in Bay Lake, Florida, Bay Lake and Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States, near the cities of Orlando ...
. The farthest resort area from most of the theme parks, it includes two value-priced resorts that surround an artificial
body of water called Hourglass Lake. The resorts are connected via a walking trail surrounding the lake and a
footbridge
A footbridge (also a pedestrian bridge, pedestrian overpass, or pedestrian overcrossing) is a bridge designed solely for pedestrians.''Oxford English Dictionary'' While the primary meaning for a bridge is a structure which links "two points at a ...
crossing the lake previously called the Generation Gap Bridge. A terminal for the
Disney Skyliner
The Disney Skyliner is a gondola lift system at Walt Disney World in Bay Lake, Florida. It opened on , with five stations located at resorts and theme parks. Each gondola cabin can hold up to ten guests, or up to six if there is a wheelchair ...
aerial gondola system is located at the center of the Hourglass Lake footbridge.
Resorts
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Disney's Art of Animation Resort
Disney's Art of Animation Resort is a resort within Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. It is located where construction on the unfinished half of Disney's Pop Century Resort was started but later abandoned after the September ...
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Disney's Pop Century Resort
Disney's Pop Century Resort is a resort located at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, opened on December 14, 2003. It is the fourth value-priced resort in the complex, following Disney's All-Star Movies, All-Star Music, ...
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Animal Kingdom Resort Area
The Animal Kingdom Resort Area includes five resorts located near Disney's Animal Kingdom in the Walt Disney World Resort.
Resorts
*Disney's All-Star Movies Resort
* Disney's All-Star Music Resort
* Disney's All-Star Sports Resort
*Disney's An ...
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Disney Springs Resort Area
The Disney Springs Resort Area includes ten resorts located around Disney Springs in the Walt Disney World Resort. Two of these are Disney Vacation Club resorts. Seven of these hotels are non-Disney owned.
Disney Resorts
* Disney's Port Orleans ...
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Epcot Resort Area
The Epcot Resort Area (also known as the Epcot - Hollywood Studios Resort Area) is the area between Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios at the Walt Disney World Resort which consists of six individual resorts, five of which are interconnected ...
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Magic Kingdom Resort Area
The Magic Kingdom Resort Area includes five resorts located along the shores of the Seven Seas Lagoon and Bay Lake, near the Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort. The area began with the opening of Disney's Contemporary Resort, Disney ...
External links
Disney's Official Resorts
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ESPN Wide World of Sports Resort Area
The ESPN Wide World of Sports Resort Area is the area located near the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in the southern part of the Walt Disney World, Walt Disney World Resort. The farthest resort area from most of the theme parks, it includes ...