WDWFanatic
07-16-2008, 11:18 AM
I came across this on AOL. If it's already been posted sorry!
Disney Pins Hopes on New Bowling Mega-Center--and Announces Christmas in July
Friday July 11, 2008
The world of sports will be a little wider in early 2010, when Walt Disney World will open a 100-lane bowling center. According to the Orlando Sentinel, the Florida resort had been kicking around plans to bring ten-pin fun to its guests for awhile. In 2011, Walt Disney World will host the United States Bowling Congress Open Championships, a massive tournament that will bring 80,000 bowlers to the as-yet unnamed facility. (How about Donald's Duckpins?) The bowling center will be part of Disney's Wide World of Sports, a 220-acre complex that includes a baseball stadium, a track and field area, soccer fields, and other venues that present amateur and professional events.
Speaking of Disney, guests my be drenched in sweat from the midsummer's heat while waiting in line at the parks, but the WDW Mouseketeers are already thinking about the winter holidays. The centerpiece Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom, which in the past has been adorned to resemble an icky pink cake among other personas, will get another makeover this November when it transforms into an ice castle of sorts. With the addition of jewel-like crystals, the castle will become the focal point of a nightly holiday-themed light show. Disney celebrates the holidays in other ways, including themed parades, a candlelight processional at Epcot, and The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Maybe the new bowling center could add green and red pins during the holidays.
Disney Pins Hopes on New Bowling Mega-Center--and Announces Christmas in July
Friday July 11, 2008
The world of sports will be a little wider in early 2010, when Walt Disney World will open a 100-lane bowling center. According to the Orlando Sentinel, the Florida resort had been kicking around plans to bring ten-pin fun to its guests for awhile. In 2011, Walt Disney World will host the United States Bowling Congress Open Championships, a massive tournament that will bring 80,000 bowlers to the as-yet unnamed facility. (How about Donald's Duckpins?) The bowling center will be part of Disney's Wide World of Sports, a 220-acre complex that includes a baseball stadium, a track and field area, soccer fields, and other venues that present amateur and professional events.
Speaking of Disney, guests my be drenched in sweat from the midsummer's heat while waiting in line at the parks, but the WDW Mouseketeers are already thinking about the winter holidays. The centerpiece Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom, which in the past has been adorned to resemble an icky pink cake among other personas, will get another makeover this November when it transforms into an ice castle of sorts. With the addition of jewel-like crystals, the castle will become the focal point of a nightly holiday-themed light show. Disney celebrates the holidays in other ways, including themed parades, a candlelight processional at Epcot, and The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Maybe the new bowling center could add green and red pins during the holidays.