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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (Oct. 13, 2009) – This year’s Children’s Miracle Network Classic at Walt Disney World Resort is sure to leave fans with a good taste in their mouths.

Literally.

The 2009 Classic, taking place Nov. 12-15, will feature a culinary twist distinctive among PGA TOUR events. In addition to watching exciting golf action, spectators can sip, sample and savor elaborate dishes, unique wines and select beers along the fairways of Disney’s Magnolia Golf Course.

The Wine & Dine Walk runs Friday through Sunday of tournament week, with food, beer and wine stations positioned on key holes along the back nine of the Magnolia course offering fans the best flavors of New England, Africa and India. Cuisine from some of Disney’s newest and most popular restaurants will be featured, including The Wave (Disney’s ContemporaryResort), Sanaa (Kidani Village at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge) and The Turf Club Bar & Grill (Disney’s Saratoga SpringsResort & Spa). The wine, beer and cuisine offerings will range from $3.25 to $7.50. For more information, visit www.childrensmiraclenetworkclassic.com.

“The Wine & Dine Walk will offer fans an enhanced golf experience that makes enjoying the tournament as easy as a ‘walk in the park,’” tournament director Kevin Weickel said. “We are bringing together the culinary expertise of our various Disney resorts to create a potpourri of cultural experiences intertwined with the drama of the final PGA TOUR Fall Series event.”

The 2009 Children’s Miracle Network Classic, the season finale of the PGA Tour Fall Series, will mark the 39th year of the PGA TOUR at Walt Disney World Resort. Davis Love III is expected to battle a marquee Fall Series field in an effort to defend his title from 2008 when he joined the likes of Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh, Jack Nicklaus, Payne Stewart and Raymond Floyd as winners of the prestigious Disney tournament.

Pre-event ticket sales are available exclusively through www.ticketmaster.com. Ticket booths will be located onsite during the tournament where weekly badges ($20) or daily tickets ($10) can be purchased.

Golf Channel will provide its signature wrap-around news coverage of the Children’s Miracle Network Classic live and in high definition from Nov. 12-15. Coverage kicks off Thursday, from 1-4 p.m. ET.

Walt Disney World Resort

Walt Disney World Resort is a contiguous 40-square-mile, world-class entertainment and recreation center featuring four theme parks (Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney’s Hollywood Studios and Disney’s Animal Kingdom); two water adventure parks (Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon); 34 resort hotels (24 owned and operated by Walt Disney World, includes seven Disney Vacation Club resort properties); 81 holes of golf on five courses; two full-service spas; Disney’s Wedding Pavilion; Disney’s Wide World of Sports Complex; and Downtown Disney, an entertainment-shopping-dining complex encompassing the Marketplace, Pleasure Island and West Side. Walt Disney World Resort is also included in vacation packages ofDisney Cruise Line. Located at Lake Buena Vista, Fla., 20 miles southwest of Orlando, Walt Disney World Resort opened Oct. 1, 1971. Open daily, year-round.

Golf Channel
Golf Channel (www.GolfChannel.com), co-founded by Arnold Palmer and a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ: CMCSA, CMCSK), is available in more than 120 million homes worldwide through cable, satellite and wireless companies. Golf Channel features a programming schedule that includes more live golf coverage than all other networks combined, as well as news, instruction and original productions. In addition to more than 40 PGA TOUR events and at least 15 European Tour events per year, Golf Channel also televises a generous schedule of events from the LPGA Tour, Champions Tour and Nationwide Tour. In 2009, more than 2,100 hours will air in high definition, including tournaments and all-new original series, highlighted by marquee events like The Presidents Cup and The Solheim Cup. Also featured is a generous mix of other competition from the USGA and PGA of America. Beginning in 2010, Golf Channel will be the exclusive television or cable home of all the world’s major tours.

Children’s Miracle Network
Children’s Miracle Network is a non-profit organization dedicated to saving and improving the lives of children by raising funds for children’s hospitals. Each year the 170 Children’s Miracle Network hospitals provide the finest medical care, life-saving research and preventative education to help millions of kids overcome diseases and injuries of every kind. Thousands of special events and grassroots fund raisers are conducted year-round through a coalition of premier children’s hospitals, media partners and corporate volunteers working together to ensure healthy kids in their communities. To donate or to learn more, go to www.childrensmiraclenetwork.org.

Wine & Dine Walk Menu on the Magnolia Course
Nov.13-15, 2009

Hole No. 11
Disney’s Yacht Club Resort: Captain’s Grille
Offers the best flavors of New England

• Crab Cakes with Tartar Sauce - $6.25
• Lobster Roll - $7.50
• Wine Pairing: Fess Parker Chardonnay - $3.25
• Beer Pairing: Samuel Adams (16oz Draft) - $6
• Bud Light (16oz) - $5.50
• Bud Light Lime (16oz) and Michelob Ultra (16oz) - $6.50

Hole No. 13
Disney’s Contemporary Resort: The Wave
Features tasty and healthy American cooking with a dash of world flavoring

• 5 Spice Chicken Wrap - $4.25
• Avocado and Citrus Salad - $3.25
• Wine Pairing: Trimbach Gewurztraminer - $3.75
• Beer Pairing: Wolover’s Organic Pale Ale - $6.75
• Bud Light (16oz) - $5.50
• Bud Light Lime (16oz) and Michelob Ultra (16oz) - $6.50

Hole No.15
Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort & Spa: The Turf Club Bar & Grill
Presents simple preparations with flavorful and tasty results

• Chicken and Artichoke Flatbread - $4.25
• Lamb Chops - $5.75
• Mickey Ravioli - $3.75
• Wine Pairing: Schweiger Cabernet Sauvignon - $3.50
• Beer Pairing: Saratoga Lager - $6.75
• Bud Light (16oz) - $5.50
• Bud Light Lime (16oz) and Michelob Ultra (16oz) - $6.50

Hole No.17
Kidani Village at Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge: Sanaa
Provides a blend of African cooking with Indian flavoring

• Chicken with Red Curry Sauce served with Basmati Rice and Naan Bread - $4.25
• Shrimp with Green Curry Sauce served with Basmati Rice and Naan Bread - $4.25
• Wine Pairing: Conundrum White Blend - $4.25
• Beer Pairing: Kingfisher Premium Lager (from India) - $6.75
• Bud Light (16oz) - $5.50
• Bud Light Lime (16oz) and Michelob Ultra (16oz) - -$6.50

Hole No. 17
Disney’s Wide World of Sports Café
Offers rich and creamy desserts sure to please

• Gelato Cookie Sandwich - $2.50
• Wine Pairing: Magicale Sparkling Blush WinE - $3.50
• Bud Light (16oz) - $5.50
• Bud Light Lime (16oz) and Michelob Ultra (16oz) - $6.50

Putting Green
Disney’s Wide World of Sports Café
Serves classic American Cuisine with a twist

• BLT - $3.50
• Chicken Kabob - $4.50
• Wine Pairing: King Estate Pinot Gris - $3.50
• Beer Pairing: Blue Moon Belgian Wheat - $5.50
• Bud Light (16oz) - $5.50
• Bud Light Lime (16oz) and Michelob Ultra (16oz) - $6.50

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MEDIA CONTACTS:
Walt Disney World Public Relations – Tony Morreale
407/566-5339, tony.morreale@disney.com

Walt Disney World Public Relations – Alicia Mitchell
407/566-5752, alicia.x.mitchell.-nd@disney.com




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