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BUENAVISTA, Fla. (Oct. 20, 2010) – The Harlem Globetrotters announced
today a two-game Harlem Globetrotters Holiday Special Event at ESPN Wide
World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World prior to the tip-off of
their 2011 North American tour.
The
Globetrotters’ doubleheader at Disney is Saturday, Nov. 27, two days
after Thanksgiving Day, with an afternoon matinee at 2 p.m. followed by
an evening game at 7 p.m. The games mark the return of the Harlem
Globetrotters to ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex after a special
performance this past February that was a part of the ESPN re-launch of
the complex. That performance featured NFL player Chad Ochocinco, former
LPGA player Annika Sorenstam, U.S. soccer player Brandi Chastain and
Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic of ESPN’s Mike and Mike show in the
Morning playing alongside Disney characters.
Over
their 84-year history the Harlem Globetrotters have played more than
25,000 games and have featured NBA players and Hall of Famers including
Wilt Chamberlin, Nathaniel “Sweetwater” Clifton and Marques Haynes on
their roster. The Globetrotters are renowned for popularizing many of
the game’s best elements – like the fast break and slam dunk – and the
Globetrotters are always exploring ways to bring new innovations to the
game as they enter their 85th year of touring.
Tickets
for the Harlem Globetrotters Holiday Special Event games go on sale
today, one of which will air on ESPN2. Upper level tickets are $25,
lower level tickets behind the baselines are available for $30, lower
level tickets along the sidelines are $40, second row tickets in the
lower level are $50 and courtside tickets are available for $75. Fans
wishing to purchase tickets for the Disney games and other dates on the
2011 Globetrotters tour can be purchased through all Ticketmaster
outlets.
For more information, visit www.espnwwos.disney.go.com or www.harlemglobetrotters.com.
About ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
ESPN
Wide World of Sports Complex, which hosts more than 300 events a year,
is the leading multi-sport venue for amateur and professional sports in
the United States, accommodating 60 different sports and athletes from
more than 70 countries. Designed to take youth sports to
the next level, the 220-acre facility features the ESPN Innovation Lab, a
real-world testing ground for the ESPN Emerging Technology group to
develop ground-breaking on-air products like Ball Track and ESPN Snap
Zoom, as well as development of its new 3-D television channel. In
addition, the complex features 56 high-definition cameras (42 robotic,
10 hand-held and four studio) and 40 high-definition video screens,
including three jumbo screens, that can capture and display footage from
any event taking place at the complex. The camera and
video screens, as well as a 20-zone audio system, are controlled through
the state-of-the-art Production Center that features eight edit bays
and links to ESPN facilities in Bristol, Conn., New York and Los
Angeles. For more information, visit www.wdwnews.com for press releases, photos and videos. Follow us on Twitter at @DisneySports.
About The Harlem Globetrotters
Sponsored
by Campbell Soup Company, Spalding, Howard Johnson Hotels and America’s
Best Contacts and Eyeglasses, the Original Harlem Globetrotters have
played in 120 countries and territories on six continents, entertaining
over 132 million fans and breaking down barriers between cultures,
societies and people from all walks of life, earning induction into the
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. For the latest news and
information about the Harlem Globetrotters, and to purchase team
merchandise, visit the Globetrotters’ official Web site: www.harlemglobetrotters.com.