NBA at Walt Disney World

[Farro]

Oh gawd.

Don't do it again next year, I'm staying at Gran Destino for the first time next May!

Did games start yet? Where is everyone watching them?

 

[SaintsManiac]

Some good news from the bubble on their testing - no positives!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1288507854115287040

Heck yes! It is working! I am so ready for live sports. TOMORROW NIGHT!!!

 

[KBoopaloo]

Heck yes! It is working! I am so ready for live sports. TOMORROW NIGHT!!!

I don't even care about basketball but I am excited too. I am much more of a baseball fan and...well, that is not going so well at the moment so NBA here I come!

 

[SaintsManiac]

I don't even care about basketball but I am excited too. I am much more of a baseball fan and...well, that is not going so well at the moment so NBA here I come!

Football is my first love, followed by women’s gymnastics. I usually only watch the NBA playoffs because they’re easily accessible. I can’t keep up with their schedules.

 

[Farro]

 

[OnceUponATime15]

Not a big football, baseball or hockey (sorry - very un-Canadian I know.. lol) kind of girl... But, I Love basketball
I’ve watched the 3 scrimmage games my hometown team has played and it is good to have live sports back on tv!

It took some getting used to - it’s like watching a practice game. It’s so quiet! It is very different without the crowds cheering their boys on.. maybe once they activate the fan walls that microsoft is working with the teams on, it will bring a bit of life back to the Arena! Either way, it’s going to be great.

 

[Callie]

I’ve been watching racing live since may. Then comes nfl. But this bubble has made me excited for the nba.

 

[OnceUponATime15]

Tonight’s the night!

https://www.facebook.com/342155202547002/posts/3097727193656442

 

[OnceUponATime15]

Game 1 just starting - Jazz vs Pelicans

Virtual fans are interesting... lol! But they do provide some life to the arena.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/spor...n-giant-video-boards-during-games/5502996002/

 

[OnceUponATime15]

Goodyear blimp at ESPN WWoS

https://blogmickey.com/2020/07/goodyear-blimp-spotted-over-disney-world-for-nba-season-restart/

 

[SaintsManiac]

Pelicans picking up right where they left off.

(yay I can complain about sports outcomes again!!!)

 

[DianaMB333]

Do you know if the tv crew / team’s staff and people behind the scenes are also staying there?

 

[SaintsManiac]

What a night!!

 

[Dallasmomoftwo]

Both great games! So glad to have basketball back!

 

[rteetz]

Do you know if the tv crew / team’s staff and people behind the scenes are also staying there?

Team staff should be with the teams. Media is at Coronado. I am not sure if the tv crews are also at Coronado but that would make the most sense.

 

[mattpeto]

Really hope the NFL is watching the failure of the non Bubble approach (MLB) and comparing it to the NBA and NHL bubble approach.

Disney has the hotel and sports infrastructure that the NFL needs. I'm estimating they need to host 10,000 people (NFL Rosters, coaching, essential staff, doctors, referees, TV crews, etc)

NFL could pay Disney billions. Shorten regular season down to 10 weeks (14 would be perfect - one game against each conference team), expand playoffs to 16 total teams. Don't even bother with byes.

The world watches the NFL and the NFL can put games all day Saturday and Sunday, reaping all the ad revenue.

Make it happen.

 

[rteetz]

Really hope the NFL is watching the failure of the non Bubble approach (MLB) and comparing it to the NBA and NHL bubble approach.

Disney has the hotel and sports infrastructure that the NFL needs. I'm estimating they need to host 10,000 people (NFL Rosters, coaching, essential staff, doctors, referees, TV crews, etc)

NFL could pay Disney billions. Shorten regular season down to 10 weeks (14 would be perfect - one game against each conference team), expand playoffs to 16 total teams. Don't even bother with byes.

The world watches the NFL and the NFL can put games all day Saturday and Sunday, reaping all the ad revenue.

Make it happen.

Disney does not have the space for the NFL. Much much larger operation than the NBA.

 

[skeeter31]

Disney does not have the space for the NFL. Much much larger operation than the NBA.

I don’t know. I think it could be done if the right amount of money was exchanged. They could close a couple more resorts down (or just not reopen CS and a few others). They do have 17 fields at ESPN that could accommodate NFL games. They would just need to have goal posts installed on some of them.
If Disney really wanted to make it work, they could. But I doubt they will.

 

[mattpeto]

Disney does not have the space for the NFL. Much much larger operation than the NBA.

They have 36,000 rooms there so it'd be tougher for sure. But they could rent some resorts outside of Disney if necessary to make it happen.

 

[Farro]

They have 36,000 rooms there so it'd be tougher for sure. But they could rent some resorts outside of Disney if necessary to make it happen.

Do we really want to see Disney become the hub for all sports? I don't. I get why for the NBA, but let's not keep this going all of next year too. They'll never get the tourists back if they have such limited hotel options.