The National Basketball Players Association approved an outline of the NBA’s plan to finish out the rest of the season at Walt Disney World on Friday. The season will resume on July 31, 2020.
One major question is currently being asked by many people. What does this mean for my Disney World Vacation? While we don’t have all the answers quite yet, we are slowly getting information confirmed and we’ll keep updates coming.
Here’s what we know so far:
-Not all NBA teams are going to be participating in the rest of the season
-Games will take place at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
-As of now, a contract has been established with Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort to create a league “bubble campus”
-A maximum of 1,600 people will be permitted on campus
-Players can only have a maximum of 3 family members living with them on campus
-October 12, 2020 would be the latest game played if there is a finals game 7
-Games would be closed to the public and only teams, broadcast crews, and essential personnel will be at games
-Crowd noise might be used from the video game NBA2k20
-Several games would be played each day between 3 of the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex courts
For all reservations currently booked at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort, guests will be moved to an equal property or something better according to Disney’s latest updates on resorts after the impacts of Disney World being closed down.
So other than guests being moved to a different resort, what else does this mean for guests at Disney between July 31-October 12? Do we get to go to Disney World and see multiple basketball games during our stay? Well, yes you can see all the games being played nearby, but you’ll have to watch them in your hotel room, hotel bar, or another local bar.
If the NBA wants to create a “bubble” that means that all players, personnel, broadcast crews, and coaches would need to remain within designated areas away from crowds and of course the theme park crowds after July 11. We know that if they stay at Coronado, that will be completely closed and off limits to the general public. Could we see LeBron James or Giannis Antetokounmpo at Springs or even riding Soarin’ Around the World at Epcot? We aren’t so sure of that since that gets players and families outside of the bubble they want to create. But that doesn’t mean that we can’t see them closing a restaurant for a team dinner at Disney Springs, California Grill, or possibly going in before or afterhours to the parks. After all, almost 3 months being at Disney and not visiting a park would be torture right? Nothing has been confirmed to us by Disney except players staying on their campus and playing/training at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.
Stay tuned for more updates to follow as we get more details.
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