ディズニー・クエストが「NBA Experience」に——ウォルト・ディズニー・ワールドに新施設がオープン

長かった。

Opening the NBA Experience @WaltDisneyWorld w/NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, Mickey, Minnie & a team of basketball players past and present-including Grant Hill, Kareem Abdul-Jabber, Brook Lopez, Mike Conley, Dwayne Wade, Aaron Gordon, Victor Oladipo, Swin Cash & Udonis Haslem. pic.twitter.com/xY5yy67YuR

— Robert Iger (@RobertIger) August 12, 2019

LINK: NBA Experience Grand Opening Is a Slam Dunk at Walt Disney World Resort | Walt Disney World News

ウォルト・ディズニー・ワールドに新施設が登場です。ディズニー・スプリングスに全米プロバスケットボール「NBA」をテーマにしたディズニーの施設「NBA Experience」が2019年8月12日にオープンしました。場所はウェストサイド、旧ディズニー・クエストの場所です。

LINK: NBA Experience – Now Open! | Disney Springs

LINK: The NBA Experience at Disney Springs | Walt Disney World Resort

この施設では、NBAに関するインタラクティブな博物館のようなもので、ダンクシュートやドリブル、フリースローなどをNBAの試合の雰囲気のままに体験できるエリアや、名選手たちの記録、シアターなどがあります。もちろんショップが併設され、外部には新たなカフェ「City Works Eatery & Pour House」が併設されます（オープン日未定）。

8月12日の朝にはボブ・アイガーも登場したセレモニーが開催され、生中継も行われました。その様子はこちらです。

LINK: NBA Experience Grand Opening Is a Slam Dunk at the Walt Disney World Resort | Disney Parks Blog

LINK: #DisneyParksLIVE: Watch the Replay of the Grand Opening Ceremony of NBA Experience at Disney Springs | Disney Parks Blog

Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger (center right) and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver (center left) celebrate the grand opening of NBA Experience at Disney Springs, Aug. 12, 2019, at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The first-of-its-kind destination invites fans of all ages to enter the world of professional basketball in an immersive, interactive venue celebrating the NBA and WNBA. (David Roark, photographer)

Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger and NBA Commissioner Adam Silver are joined by NBA and WNBA players and legends for the grand opening of NBA Experience at Disney Springs on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019, at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. From left: Mike Conley (Utah Jazz), Aaron Gordon (Orlando Magic), Grant Hill (Naismith Hall of Famer), Udonis Haslem (Miami Heat), Swin Cash (WNBA legend), Minnie Mouse, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger, Mickey Mouse, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Naismith Hall of Famer), Rachel Nichols (ESPN host), Brook Lopez (Milwaukee Bucks), Victor Oladipo (Indiana Pacers), Dwyane Wade (NBA legend). The first-of-its-kind destination invites fans of all ages to enter the world of professional basketball in an immersive, interactive venue celebrating the NBA and WNBA. (Matt Stroshane, photographer)

Guests at NBA Experience can test their skills at Shoot! where they step onto the court and hear the roar of the crowd while maneuvering through a series of last-second shots before the clock expires. NBA Experience immerses guests of all ages and skills into the world of professional basketball as both a fan and player at Disney Springs at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Steven Diaz, photographer)

Guests at NBA Experience race against the clock at Slingshot to make as many baskets as possible using an oversized slingshot before time runs out. NBA Experience immerses guests of all ages and skills into the world of professional basketball as both a fan and player at Disney Springs at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Steven Diaz, photographer)

Guests step into the world of professional basketball as both a fan and player at NBA Experience, a first-of-its-kind entertainment venue where guests of all ages and skills can engage in 13 basketball-themed activities in a high-tech, interactive, family-friendly environment in Disney Springs at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (Steven Diaz, photographer)

リリースはこちら。

LINK: NBA Experience Tips Off August 12 at Walt Disney World Resort | Walt Disney World News

LINK: NBA Experience: Fast Facts | Walt Disney World News

この施設は別途チケットが必要で、1日大人34ドル。

LINK: NBA Experience Tickets at Disney Springs | Walt Disney World Resort

From the “D” post

オープニングセレモニーではミッキー＆ミニーが登場し、ぶんぶん踊っておりましたが、基本的にはディズニーキャラクターとは無関係の施設。オープニンググッズでは最近ほぼ当たり前のように出てくるFunkoが発売されています。

Celebrate the grand opening of the @NBA Experience w/ this exclusive basketball Mickey Mouse @OriginalFunko only available at the NBA Store at @DisneySprings on 8/12 starting at 5 p.m. Check in w/ a Guest Relations Cast Member at the NBA Store for additional direction. ? ? ✨ pic.twitter.com/WrdNh6HA9x

— Disney Springs (@DisneySprings) August 10, 2019

しかしこの施設、最初に話が出たのは2015年6月で、実に丸4年もかかってるんですよね。

WDW「Disney Quest」クローズ予定が延期に——NBA Experienceはどうなる？

LINK: ‘NBA Experience at Walt Disney World Resort’ Coming to Disney Springs | Disney Parks Blog

正直日本のディズニーファンはほとんど興味がない予感がします。ディズニークエストも後年はほとんど誰も行かなかった予感ですが、NBAファンはこれをどう思ってるのかちょっと興味ありますね。なんとなくその筋のファンから見ても、このようなインタラクティブ展示だけだとするとあんまり惹かれない気がするのですが……。