{"id":367767,"date":"2026-08-10T20:50:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T20:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/367767\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T20:50:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T20:50:13","slug":"2027-warrior-games-coming-to-espn-wide-world-of-sports-complex-in-orlando","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/367767\/","title":{"rendered":"2027 Warrior Games coming to ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Warrior \"Warrior Warrior Games return to Orlando in 2027<\/a> <\/p>\n

The Warrior Games, a series of adaptive competitions for military members and veterans, is coming to Orlando in August 2027.
\nThe games include things like wheelchair basketball, sitting volleyball, and more.<\/p>\n

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Department of Defense Warrior Games, an adaptive sports competition for wounded, ill, and injured military members and veterans, is returning to Walt Disney World in August 2027.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Games are free for anyone to attend. The Fisher House Foundation, a military charity, is helping cover room and board for the families.<\/p>\n

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The Warrior Games, a series of adaptive competitions for military members and veterans, is coming to Orlando in August 2027. <\/p>\n

What are the Warrior Games?\u00a0 <\/p>\n

The Warrior Games feature 12 adaptive sports, including sitting volleyball, wheelchair rugby, wheelchair basketball, blindfolded archery, indoor rowing, powerlifting, swimming, and track.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Participants of Warrior Games <\/p>\n

The games showcase active-duty service members and military veterans living with visible physical injuries, non-visible conditions like post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), or illnesses such as cancer.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Participantes are divided into five teams: Army, Marine Corps, Navy\/Coast Guard, Air Force\/Space Force, and Special Operations Command.<\/p>\n

What sets the Warrior Games apart is that the participants aren\u2019t just those with visible physical injuries.<\/p>\n

Some of the athletes have mental impacts, like PTSD, or illnesses like cancer.<\/p>\n

“They’ve been a part in the recovery journey for months, for years. And they deserve to be there to celebrate their competitor’s successes,” said David Coker, the President of the Fisher House Foundation.<\/p>\n

Adam Ball, the Vice President of the Wide World of Sports, said the athletes will get plenty of Disney experiences while they\u2019re here too.<\/p>\n

“To be a part of this, change lives, see what it does and to get to see it firsthand, it is absolutely incredible,” he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The Warrior Games, a series of adaptive competitions for military members and veterans, is coming to Orlando in August 2027. (Source: Warrior Games) <\/p>\n

What they’re saying:<\/p>\n

Some, like Rachel Lopez, have TBIs.<\/p>\n

“It enabled me to have an identity as an athlete instead of a person with a traumatic brain injury,” said Lopez. “I have a purpose, I have reason, I have a goal to work through.”<\/p>\n

Lopez is aiming to play adaptive pickleball for the Special Operations Command team in the 2027 Warrior Games in Orlando. That\u2019s the newest addition to the games.<\/p>\n

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The Warrior Games, a series of adaptive competitions for military members and veterans, is coming to Orlando in August 2027. <\/p>\n

When, Where are the Warrior Games?\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Warrior Games is coming to the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World from August 7 to 14.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Entry to view the games is free for the public.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What’s next:<\/p>\n

A schedule<\/a> of sporting events will be posted closer to the event, the organization said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What you can do:<\/p>\n

Warrior Games is in need of volunteers. Those who are 18+ and are interested in volunteering<\/a> can learn more on Warrior Games’ website.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Source: Information in this story was gathered from FOX 35’s Marie Edinger.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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