NBA Experience Opening Date Announced
Yesterday (March 25) Mickey Mouse made a surprise on-court appearance, at Amway Center in Orlando, Florida. His appearance followed the big announcement that the new NBA Experience will open Aug. 12, 2019, at Disney Springs!
In collaboration with the NBA, Disney is developing NBA Experience as a one-of-a-kind environment packed with 13 interactive elements and hands-on activities across 44,000 square feet and two floors. NBA Experience will give guests the chance to feel like a basketball superstar.
“When we were young, we played basketball in our driveways or in the park, creating those imaginary moments of making the game-winning shot for a championship,” said Stan Dodd, executive producer, Walt Disney Imagineering. “We want to take that energy and help you feel what it’s like to be an actual NBA or WNBA player.”
Check out more insight from Stan Dodd on what we can expect at NBA Experience…
Inside NBA Experience
Upon entry to NBA Experience, guests will feel as if they’re walking through the players’ tunnel at an NBA or WNBA arena. A ticket to NBA Experience grants access to every activity, in any order guests choose, with the ability to return to stations to improve performances or learn even more about the game, players and teams they love. In addition to the competitions and games, the experience will also include a retail store featuring NBA-themed merchandise.
Additional elements of the destination include:
- A slam dunk challenge is where guests can change the height of a standard 10-foot hoop. They can make it as low as seven feet to perform their own superstar moves. All of this is of course captured by burst photography.
- An activity that tests shooting skills with spots on a court. These spots light up as guests move from one location to another. During this activity guests attempt to sink as many shots as possible in 15 seconds.
- A way for guests to see how they stack up to some of the world’s best basketball players by measuring their vertical leap, wingspan, shooting and dribbling.
- Personalization for various activities with guests’ names and associating the activity with their favorite NBA or WNBA teams.
- Real-time technology to aggregate statistics of NBA and WNBA games and players for continuous updates, while leaderboards will track top NBA Experience performers throughout each day.
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