Winter Meetings returning to Florida

2013 Baseball Winter Meetings to be held at Disney World

December 8, 2010

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort, currently hosting the Baseball Winter Meetings™, will once again be the site of the industry's annual convention from Dec. 9-12 in 2013. It will mark the third time that the meetings have been held here, and the 16th time the Baseball Winter Meetings have taken place in Florida, the most of any state.

"We are pleased to announce that the Baseball Winter Meetings are returning here to the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort," Tim Purpura, Minor League Baseball Executive Vice President and COO said. "This fabulous resort is proving once again this week to be a wonderful site for our convention. We look forward to returning here in three years to enjoy all of the great service and amenities that this fine facility offers."

The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort also hosted the Baseball Winter Meetings in 2006. Next year's convention is scheduled for December 5-8 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas. The 2012 Baseball Winter Meetings return to The Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, site of the 1983, 1989, 1998, 2002 and 2007 conventions.