Disney’s Expedition Everest
Challenge presented by Champion
To Provide Unique Test of Skills and
Thrills
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla.
(Feb. 25, 2008) – Runners looking to test themselves beyond just physical
endurance will find a unique test of skills – and thrills – in the inaugural
Disney’s Expedition Everest Challenge presented by Champion in September.
Disney’s Expedition
Everest Challenge presented by Champion is the first urban adventure race among
Disney’s Endurance Series, offering a rare combination of physical and mental
challenges that will require competitors to be quick on their feet – literally
and figuratively. The nighttime
event, which debuts Sept. 27 at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, will begin with a 5K
run through the theme park, then transition to a fun obstacle course and finish
with a scavenger hunt that will require a “passport,” creating the ultimate test
of physical stamina as well as intellectual endurance along with a traditional
dose of Disney magic.
“Disney’s
Expedition Everest Challenge presented by Champion was created to offer runners
a new experience, combining the best elements of some of our other endurance
series races – running through a theme park and maneuvering through obstacles
with a partner – and adding a scavenger hunt as an exciting new element at the
end of the event,” said Kathleen Duran, Area Sports manager for Disney’s Wide
World of Sports. “Creating
the Expedition Everest Challenge presented by Champion adds another dimension to
our Endurance Series, which continues to offer competitors of all ages and skill
levels unforgettable endurance experiences.”
Participants can
compete in various divisions – men’s individual, women’s individual, men’s team,
women’s team and co-ed team – and can register now for the event online at www.disneyeverestchallenge.com.
The registration fee is $195 for
team entry and $100 for individuals. Each participant receives a one-day
ticket to Disney’s Animal Kingdom or Epcot, a Champion performance apparel
shirt, a finisher medal, as well as admission to the exclusive Expedition
Everest Challenge post-event party hosted by Champion.
Disney’s Expedition
Everest Challenge presented by Champion is part of Champion’s new “How To Play
Weekend” at Disney, which includes Disney’s Mixed/Co-Ed Fall Festival adult
slowpitch softball tournament Sept. 28-30.
Disney’s Endurance
Series gives recreational athletes of all ages and abilities the chance to walk,
jog, run and swim their way “around the world.” From running marathons to road races and
triathlons, participating athletes from across the country and around the world
compete to stay in shape, achieve personal-best times and often to raise
charitable donations.
Popular Endurance Series events include the Walt Disney World Marathon
and Half Marathon (January), Disney’s Race for the Taste 10K (October) and
The
Twilight Zone™
Tower of
Terror 13K (October). For more
information, please visit www.disneyenduranceseries.com.
About Disney’s
Wide World of Sports Complex
Opened
in 1997 at Walt Disney World, Disney’s Wide World of Sports
Complex is the premier sports venue for amateur and professional sports in the
United
States. The sprawling
220-acre state-of-the-art complex is home to more than 180
amateur and professional sports events each year, including the NFL
Tampa Bay Buccaneers training camp, the Major League Baseball Atlanta Braves
spring training and a Tampa Bay Rays regular-season series, the Pop Warner
Super Bowl and the AAU National Championship events. The complex
features The Milk House, a 165,000-square-foot field house which seats
5,000 for basketball; the 9,500-seat Champion Stadium ballpark; and the
Hess Sports Fields, which include multiple baseball, softball and
soccer fields. In addition, the
complex has 10 tennis courts, including a stadium court and a track&
field complex.
To meet the growing demand for elite events at the complex, Disney’s Wide
World of Sports is expanding the facility in summer 2008 with the construction
of the Jostens Center, a multi-sport field house that will double the complex’s
ability to stage indoor events.
About
Champion
Champion offers a full line of innovative athletic
apparel for men and women including sport bras, activewear, team uniforms,
sweats and accessories.
Champion can be
purchased at most sporting goods and department stores. For more information about
Champion for men and women
visit www.championusa.com.
Champion is a brand of Hanesbrands
Inc.
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Contact:
Amber Godfrey, Disney Sports Public
Relations - 407/938-3235
Email:
Amber.X.Godfrey.-ND@email.disney.com
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