ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex 700 Victory Way
Kissimmee, FL 34747
Ticket Information: (407) 939-GAME
2010 Ticket Prices Lower Level Reserved $28 - $39;
Upper Level Reserved $24 - $33; Bleacher Reserved $24 - $33; General Admission Lawn Seating $15
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$19 A $3 premium will be added to day of game ticket purchases.
Strikeouts: 20, Tim Hudson ERA (min 10 IP):
1.50, Tim Hudson (24.0 IP)
Record at 2010 All Star Break:
52-36, first place NL East
2011 Atlanta Braves Spring Training Schedule will
appear here when available
Directions to ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex
From southwest -- Take I-4 East to Osceola Parkway West (Exit 65). Turn left
at stoplight onto Victory Way to stadium.
From southeast -- Take Florida Turnpike north to Exit 249 (Osceola Parkway
West); go about 10 miles; turn left onto Victory Way to stadium.
Pre-season practice policies: Morning workouts start
at approximately 9:30 and is subject to change or cancellation at any time.
Check at the Box Office at the time of ticket purchase your tickets as to
whether or not the practice has
begun, however, please note that staff may not have been advised.
In order to attend the practices, purchase a General Admission ticket is
required. The cost is $13.50 for adults and $10.00 for children (ages
3-9). Daily practices take place until spring training games start on March
3rd. At that time, you will need a ticket for the game in order to
enter the stadium.
Stadium Information Parking: No parking charge
Stadium built in 1996
Dimensions: 340 feet right and leftfield lines, 385 power alleys, 400 feet
centerfield
Seating Capacity: 9,500
Braves 13th Spring Training at this location.
Boston/Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves Spring Training
History
1906 Jacksonville
1916-18 Miami
1922-37 St. Petersburg (Waterfront Field)
1938-40 Bradenton (McKechnie Field)
1942 Sanford
1946-47 Ft. Lauderdale
1948-62 Bradenton (McKechnie Field)
1963-97 West Palm Beach (West Palm Beach Municipal Stadium)
1998-2010 Lake Buena Vista (Disney's Wide World of Sports)
Attending a Braves Spring Training Game Champion Stadium at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex is architecturally one of
the flashier venues for spring training. It's also one of the largest: with
9,500 seats (80 percent between the first and third bases). The design is in a
Florida Spanish Mission design with some Art Deco touches.
The stadium is a marvel with double-decked seating and the cheerful cast members
playing the role of concessionaires. The gentlest part of the park is the
general admission seating area down the left-line, which isn’t designed for
sitting at all, but for lounging on an emerald hill atop blankets and beach
towels brought from home. The ballpark is spotlessly clean, but then this is
Disney: What else did you expect? There is a very agreeable spaciousness to the
stadium, despite almost all the seating being concentrated in the two-deck
grandstand. The lower level features two concourses -- a small one at the back
of the grandstand and a much larger one within the grandstand -- while the upper
level features a large concourse within the grandstand, four luxury boxes and
two open-air suites. The wider concourses make for pleasant milling around
during the game, and there's an expanded area outside of the grandstand that can
accommodate groups.
In-game entertainment provides plenty to keep fans busy between innings. A
four-piece brass band climbs atop the Braves dugout to play. A roving
emcee asks randomly-selected fans trivia questions and to guess the attendance
for prizes. Besides the gift shop behind home plate, there are plenty of
carts placed around the stadium offering Braves merchandise and memorabilia.
Braves Spring Training Attendance (2000-10)
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2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Total Attendance
89,410
75,796
69,655
68,380
79,633
87,292
142,467
140,034
135,367
133,016
106,065
Number of Games
15
15
16
16
17
16
15
15
15
16
14
Average Attendance
8,721
8,614
7,760
8,267
8,535
9,528
9,498
9,335
9,024
8,314
7,576
Area Information
Orlando/Orange County Convention & Visitors Bureau, (407) 363-5800 or
www.orlandoinfo.com
Kissimmee/St. Cloud Convention & Visitors Bureau, (407) 847-5000 or
www.floridakiss.com
Central Florida Sports Commission, (407) 648-4900 or
www.orlandosports.org
Other Spring Training sites nearby Osceola County Stadium, Kissimmee, Home of the Houston Astros
- 17 miles to the East Joker Marchant
Stadium, Lakeland, Home of the Detroit Tigers - 37 miles to the
Southwest Space Coast Stadium, Viera, Home of the Washington
Nationals - 62 miles to the East Steinbrenner Field, Tampa,
Home of the New York Yankees - 72 miles to the Southwest
