Disney’s 200-acre Wide World of Sports Complex hits a homer with a 7,500-seat baseball stadium - Cracker Jack Stadium - that's home field of baseball’s Orlando Rays and the spring training home of the Atlanta Braves. The sports oasis features a 5,000-seat field house with six basketball courts, a fitness center, and training rooms; major-league practice fields and pitching mounds; 4 softball fields; 12 tennis courts - including a 2,000-seat stadium center court; a track-and-field complex; a golf driving range; and the Hess Sports Fields, including baseball, soccer, lacrosse, and football fields. A variety of events, from tennis tournaments to band competitions, are also hosted at the complex. At the Multisports Experience venue, you can test your skills at football, baseball, basketball, hockey, soccer, and volleyball. Call 407-939-1500 for events.
Central Florida Sports.
PolkCounty, Central Florida, is the “Destination of Champions,” which hosts all of your favorite sports-baseball, softball, basketball, golf, water-ski, etc. Also known as the BaseballCity for its propensity to host amateur and professional baseball teams, PolkCounty prides itself on hosting the Senior Softball Tournament, AAU Baseball Labor Day Tournament, and more. Bring your family and friends for an air-show spectacle at the Top Gun World Championship, where radio controlled aircraft will put on one of the very best shows you will see, or at the ABC Barefoot Nationals water sports event for a different kind of thrill. For more information, visit www.centralflorida.com
Orlando Centroplex.
Central Florida's home of first-class sports, the Orlando Centroplex in Downtown Orlando features TD Waterhouse Centre, the Orlando Expo Centre, Tinker Field, a 5,000 seat baseball stadium, the Florida Citrus Bowl and Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre. The Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium is home of the annual New Year's Day football classic, Capital One Bowl, and University of CentralFlorida football teams. Visit www.orlandocentroplex.com.
TD Waterhouse Centre.
One of the state-of-the-art facilities of the Orlando Centroplex, the 17,500-seat TD Waterhouse Centre - formerly Orlando Arena - is the home court of the NBA's Orlando Magic, which plays 41 of its regular-season games here, Orlando Predators, one of Arena Football’s championship teams, and a multitude of world class sporting events and competitions.
Orlando Sports Teams
Orlando Baseball. Cheer for the Orlando Rays, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays' Class AA Southern League affiliate, play 70 exciting home games at Disney’s Wide World of Sports from April to September You can also catch the Atlanta Braves play 18 games during their one-month spring training season at Wide World of Sports beginning in March. Tickets are $13 to $21 at Ticket master (407-839-3900). Visit www.nba.com/magic.
Orlando Magic Basketball. One of the league’s most popular and successful basketball teams, the NBA's Orlando Magic plays 41 of its regular-season games at TD Waterhouse Centre - formerly the Orlando Arena - from October to April. Single-game tickets ($25 -$175) may be purchased at the arena or at Ticket master (407-839-3900).
Orlando Predators Arena Football. Enjoy up-close crunching and fierce football action at TD Waterhouse Center, where you can watch the Orlando Predators play arena football February through May. With a few championships under their belts, the Orlando Predators have a loyal and rowdy following. Tickets ($6 - $50) are often available on game day at the arena. Call 407-447-7337.
