Banana Ball brings all six teams to ESPN Wide World of Sports April 15 to 18

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All six Banana Ball teams return to ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World from April 15 to 18, 2027, with four playing the Banana Ball Open. Tickets start at $35 and are sold only through a lottery that closes October 31, the same route fans use for the Savannah Bananas' May dates at Tropicana Field.

Banana Ball brings all six teams to ESPN Wide World of Sports April 15 to 18

Banana Ball is coming back to Walt Disney World next spring, with all six teams in the league at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex from April 15 to 18, 2027. Seats are sold only through a lottery, and the window to enter closes on Halloween night.

A man in a yellow suit and hat stands on a baseball field holding a microphone, with a crowd and sponsor flags in the background.
A man in a yellow suit and hat stands on a baseball field holding a microphone, with a crowd and sponsor flags in the background. Photo: themainstreetmouse.com
A group of people and costumed characters are standing on a baseball field in front of a green wall with "FAN WALL" and "Go Bananas" written on it.
A group of people and costumed characters are standing on a baseball field in front of a green wall with "FAN WALL" and "Go Bananas" written on it. Photo: clickorlando.com

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Four of the six teams play the Banana Ball Open

The whole league comes to the Disney sports complex, not just the Savannah Bananas, and four teams compete in the Open.

A man in a pink hat and athletic wear dances with a person in a blue Stitch costume on a green field in front of a "FAN WALL" sign.
A man in a pink hat and athletic wear dances with a person in a blue Stitch costume on a green field in front of a "FAN WALL" sign. Photo: wesh.com

Banana Ball is the comedy-heavy take on baseball that made the Savannah Bananas famous, built on trick plays and crowd interaction. ESPN Wide World of Sports is the resort's own sports campus, which hosts amateur and professional events throughout the year.

How the Banana Ball ticket lottery works

Seats are not sold first come, first served: fans enter a lottery and wait to be picked.

Two male runners, one with a prosthetic leg, are captured mid-stride on a track, with a blurred background suggesting rapid motion.
Two male runners, one with a prosthetic leg, are captured mid-stride on a track, with a blurred background suggesting rapid motion. Photo: US Air Force from USA Senior Master Sgt. Kevin Wallace/89th Airlift Wing via Wikimedia Commons, Public domain

The 2027 tour adds Tropicana Field in May and ends in Nashville

The Disney dates are one stop on a 2027 tour with a second Florida stop weeks later and a September finale.

The Walt Disney World stop is one of several Florida dates on the schedule, and the complex sits on Disney property, so a family already planning a spring trip to the resort can add a game without a long drive.

Our take. If you want seats for April 15 to 18, enter the lottery before October 31, since selection is the only way in. A $35 starting price makes a game an easy add to a park week, but hold off on nonrefundable plans built around it until you hear back. The free YouTube streams are the fallback.

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