Anyone ever been to ESPN weekend at MGM and anyone going this year? Is it a mob scene?

Answer 1

I did it in 2006. The crowds were manageable. It was tough to get up close to the stage when they were broadcasting. The sports celebs and broadcasters were very approachable. Disney set up a "sports zone" near the Tower of Terror that had interactive things. The little kids loved playing football with the pros. I was walking over to that area (pretty mindless as usual for me), when a large group of adolescent boys came running towards me. At the last moment they veered to my left and started getting autographs. It seems that I was walking right next to (2 to 3 feet to my left) B. Urlacher, the middle linebacker of the Chicago Bears! I was walking side by side to him for quite sometime. If I only knew. There was an area over by the "New York street" that was roped off. They were playing 3 on 3 basketball there. Mostly football players. The World Baseball tourny was held there also, so there were plenty of baseball players too. I caught a couple of Spring training games too.

Answer 2

I've been there before and it wasn't too bad. Crowds are always a little heavier when there is a special event going on, but I don't think the ESPN weekend was too bad.

It is a ton of fun though. If you want to get into any of the main events, such as the interviews and things, you really need to get there early to get a good seat or place.

In short, crowds were a little heavy, but not too bad at all, definitely not the worst I've been in.

Answer 3

I was there in 2006 and it wasn't bad at all. Our longest wait time for rides was at Rock n roller Coaster for 45 minutes but most other attractions were a 10 minute wait or less.

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