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ESPN Zone in Baltimore in 2007. With Disney's purchase of Capital Cities/ABC in 1996, ESPN was a key part of the purchase, which Disney chair/CEO Michael Eisner then moved into additional brand extensions from biweekly sports magazine, ESPN-themed restaurants, video games to retail stores. [4]
ESPN was founded by Bill Rasmussen, his son Scott Rasmussen, and 43 year old eye doctor and Aetna insurance agent Ed Eagan. [1] Bill, who had an affinity with sports for much of his life, was fired from his position as the communications manager for the New England Whalers in 1978. [1]
Club Disney was the first to be launched on February 21, 1997 at the Westlake Promenade in Thousand Oaks, California [4] with another in Southern California opened later that year. [ 5 ] On June 19, 1998, Disney Regional Entertainment opened its first DisneyQuest, a location-based entertainment venue, at Downtown Disney West Side in Walt Disney ...
Perhaps there was a time when it made sense for the Walt Disney Company (DIS) to own a seven-city chain of ESPN-themed restaurants, but that day has long past. Mickey Mouse's corporate home has ...
The Power Plant's more recent tenants have included the first ESPN Zone in the country (opened July 11, 1998; closed June 2010 and replaced by Phillips Seafood, which moved from nearby Harborplace), Hard Rock Cafe (opened July 4, 1997), Barnes & Noble (opened 1998, closed August 28, 2020 [5]), Gold's Gym (closed early 2010; and replaced by ...
The ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex is a 220-acre (89 ha) multi-purpose sports complex located at Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida, United States, near Orlando. The complex allows families to combine tournaments and competition with a visit to vacation destinations in the area. The complex includes nine venues and hosts numerous ...
ESPN Inc. is an American multinational sports media conglomerate majority-owned by the Walt Disney Company, with Hearst Communications as an equity stakeholder. [1] Founded by Bill Rasmussen in 1979, it owns and operates local and global cable and satellite television variants of ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN Radio, ESPN.com, ESPN+ and other related ventures and is currently headed by executive James Pitaro.
ESPN National Hockey Night (1992–2004) ESPN SpeedWorld (1979–2006) MLS Soccer Saturday (1996–2006) NHRA (2001–2015) Sunday Night Football (1987–2005) Thursday Night Baseball (2003–2006) Friday Night Fights (1998–2015) Monday Night Baseball (1992–2021) Wednesday Night Baseball (1990–2021) MLS on ESPN (1996–2022) USFL on ESPN ...