Tickets for the 2016 Invictus Games — an international sports competition for wounded servicemembers taking place at Walt Disney World in May — went on sale Monday.
Single-session tickets are $18 for adults, $13 for children, seniors and military veteran and active-duty personnel. Tickets for the opening ceremonies are $65 for adults, $45 for children, seniors and military veteran and active-duty. Children younger than 3 are free for all sessions.
Prince Harry, first lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden are expected to attend.
More than 500 injured active and veteran servicemembers from 15 countries, including the U.S., are expected to converge for the games May 8-12 at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex.
ESPN will carry more than 40 hours of Invictus Games coverage, beginning with live coverage of the opening ceremony on ESPN2 on Sunday, May 8. The closing ceremony will also be carried live on ESPN2 on Thursday, May 12. This is the first time the Invictus Games will be televised in the U.S.
The U.S. team captain is retired Army Capt. Will Reynolds of Bethesda, Md., and active-duty Army Sgt. 1st Class Yancy Taylor of Santa Fe, N.M., is co-captain. Reynolds won four bronze medals in men's classified 100-meter and 200-meter athletics sprints, the road race and the cycling time trial in the 2014 London Invictus Games.
“Myself and my teammates cannot wait to start competing at the 2016 Invictus Games and want to encourage folks to buy their tickets today and be there to cheer us on," Reynolds said in a statement.
Central Florida will be represented by retired Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael Roggio of New Smyrna Beach (swimming) and Yeoman Chief Petty Officer Javier Rodriguez (wheelchair basketball), originally of Puerto Rico who now calls Orlando home.
Inspired by the Defense Department's Warrior Games, the Invictus Games was created by Britain's Prince Harry as an international version. The first Invictus Games were in London in 2014.