ESPN Wide World of Sports Events Schedule 2025

The ESPN Wide World of Sports complex is part of the Walt Disney World Resort and hosts Disney Soccer, Disney Spring training, and is the premier location for amateur sports. This includes hundreds of championships, events, and tournaments for youth athletes. These teams travel from all over the country for the chance to compete in these state of the art facilities in front of fans, college coaches and scouts.

Events take place throughout the year that may be of interest to sports fans visiting Walt Disney World but also for families planning their vacations. These events can impact crowd levels at Walt Disney World and some of the resort hotels.

I personally visited the ESPN Wide World of Sports recently and was blown away by the level of dedication it shows youth athletes. Keep reading for the full 2025 calendar of events at the ESPN Wide World of Sports at Walt Disney World and how these may impact your travel dates. This article has been checked for accuracy for 2025.

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Admission to ESPN Wide World of Sports

For Guests who are not athletes or coaches participating in an event, an admission fee is required for entrance into ESPN Wide World of Sports.

Guests interested in recreation and sports options at Walt Disney World can do so easily by upgrading their regular park tickets to a Water Park & Sports ticket option. The Water Park & Sports option includes the choice of these extra experiences:

• Blizzard Beach Water Park
• Typhoon Lagoon Water Park
• Admission to ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
• 1 round of mini golf at Fantasia Gardens (must be played before 4:00 pm)
• 1 round of mini golf at Winter Summerland (must be played before 4:00 pm)
• 1 round of golf at Oak Trail par 3 course

See our golfing review and why we think this recreation activity is a fun addition to your trip!

How many of these experiences you select depends on the length of your ticket. So for example, if you have a 6-day Water Park and Sports ticket, then you’d get 6 choices of experiences from this list. And yes, you can repeat experiences!

Read more about Walt Disney World ticket options in our discount guide.

ESPN Wide World of Sports Ticket Price

You can also purchase admission to the ESPN Wide World of Sports individually which might be the best option if you only want to do that one experience from the list above especially for multi-day tickets.

General ESPN Wide World of Sports admission prices are as follows:

• Adults (ages 10+): $19.50
• Children (ages 3 – 9): $14.50

How ESPN Wide World of Sports Events Can Impact Your Trip

For many of the events at ESPN Wide World of Sports, the only main impact will be seen at the All Star value resorts- especially at All Star Sports. All Star Sports is often where these teams and families stay during the events. Depending on the size of the event, some teams may still at other All Star Resorts.

Another Walt Disney World hotel that is often home to teams competing is Coronado Springs Resort. There are a few competitions that take place at Coronado Springs Convention Center which will draw crowds to this hotel.

Many of these events also coordinate with holiday weekends so in those cases, these events do not necessarily make a big difference since those dates can be crowded anyways.

Read our guide to Walt Disney World dates to avoid to see what holidays are the worst!

There is one MAJOR event that will have huge impacts on crowd levels both at the theme parks and the resort hotels. Keep reading to see which one we have marked on our calendar as a date to avoid if you don't like crowds!

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