NBA at Walt Disney World

There is no question ESPN network of channels is hurting right now. ABC is better but in the fall there is not going to be a lot of scripted shows to air so having NBA finals for ABC in October would be huge.

Plus all the money that the NBA is going to have to pay disney to put all this on. Disney get payed for logding, and for rent for the basketball court, and money to film and produce the games, plus the games that are on ESPN/ABC they get the broadcast money from.

They’ll probably be able to have 2-3 games on a day, per court. Some of those games would obviously go to Turner, but if the regional networks are left in the dust, ESPN/ABC will get a huge share of the games. I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if a camera crew follows these teams around and makes a weekly special out of it. How often are you going to have access to this amount of athletes (not counting the olympics) in one place for 2+ months? idk if it’ll be a 30 for 30. I could see a Disneyfied ā€œHard Knocksā€. Thats my hope. Thats what I wanted from MLB if they did the 2 state plan that was rumored to begin with. Nothing sells individuals than seeing behind the scenes access. And MLB needs their stars to be seen off the field, showing personality. But the chances of baseball happening decreases more and more by the day
 

Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) Tweeted:
More: "We're also committed to offering exclusive golfing and fishing access. We're open to offering private dining experiences at our many restaurants, or bringing those dining experiences to the NBA directly at their resorts. It will all be done with safety as the #1 priority."
Looks like some signature dining might closed at certain points so the NBA players can have dinner.
 
30 for 30... "The WDW NBA and MLS bubble"

I would watch the heck out of that!

Twitter’s hilarious right now btw. It’s pretty surreal watching my Disney feed collide with my NBA feed lol
 
Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) Tweeted:
More: "We're also committed to offering exclusive golfing and fishing access. We're open to offering private dining experiences at our many restaurants, or bringing those dining experiences to the NBA directly at their resorts. It will all be done with safety as the #1 priority."
Looks like some signature dining might closed at certain points so the NBA players can have dinner.

Cue the DISsphere meltdown. This really does scream "we value the NBA players over our regular guests." Shutting down resorts, restaurants, crafting private experiences. It's funny, in all of this, never once has Disney ever stated they wanted to make sure their regular guests are entertained while they are their guests. Meanwhile, people can't get simple answers about where they are staying or if they can even get into the parks. I love the NBA, but this is a terrible look in terms of guest relations for WDW.


I'm sure they will give him private access to BB. Meanwhile, those with those regular guests with PH plus tickets . . . but it's all in the name of "safety", right?
 
Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) Tweeted:
More: "We're also committed to offering exclusive golfing and fishing access. We're open to offering private dining experiences at our many restaurants, or bringing those dining experiences to the NBA directly at their resorts. It will all be done with safety as the #1 priority."
Looks like some signature dining might closed at certain points so the NBA players can have dinner.
Awww hell, no. I'm driving down for the first time and me and my little guy are planning on bringing our clubs. If we can't golf b/c MLS and/or the NBA have course exclusivity, I'm gonna be pissed.
 
Awww hell, no. I'm driving down for the first time and me and my little guy are planning on bringing our clubs. If we can't golf b/c MLS and/or the NBA have course exclusivity, I'm gonna be pissed.

they are not going to take all tee times. They may have a few for them but there will be plenty of other times available.
 















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