Anchoring the entertainment complex, which opened in 1996, are the BoardWalk Inn and Villas resorts. Across Crescent Lake are Disney's Yacht and Beach Club resorts, and a short distance in the other direction are the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resorts.
George Thomas Seaver, nicknamed Tom Terrific and The Franchise, is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He pitched from 1967 to 1986 for four different teams, but is noted primarily for his time with the New York Mets and especially for his important role in the team's 1969 World Championship. During a 20-year career, Seaver compiled 311 wins, 3,640 strikeouts, 61 shutouts and a 2.86 earned run average. In 1992, he was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the highest percentag
Hall of Famer Hank Aaron said Tom Seaver was âthe toughest pitcher Iâve ever faced.â In an ESPN poll, Hall of Famers Bob Gibson, Juan Marichal, Jim Palmer, Nolan Ryan, Steve Carlton, Bert Blyleven, and Don Sutton all said Tom Seaver was the best pitcher of their generation. From 1967-1977, âThe Franchiseâ was selected to 10 All-Star teams, lead the league in strikeouts five times, put together five 20 win seasons, threw five one-hitters and won three Cy Young Awards.