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Entrance to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
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ESPN’s Wide World of Sports facility stretches over hundreds of acres near Orlando, Florida, including enough playing space to fit seven city blocks.
The Walt Disney Co.-owned center, which opened in 1997, includes baseball diamonds, a basketball arena, field house and a running track. And if all goes well, it might be the scene of the rebirth of live sports in the U.S. this summer.