Tag: D23 expo
D23 Expo Day 3
Posted onDay 3, Saturday – lots of attendees today! This was the day all Disney Park folks were most interested in, a talk by Jay Rasulo entitled Imagineering the Future of Disney Parks. His presentation did not disappoint as major announcements and previews were shown including Star Tours 2 in 3D and doubling the size of … Continue reading "D23 Expo Day 3"
D23 Expo Day 2
Posted onDay 2, Friday – the crowds were picking up. For Disney Cruise Line fans, Friday was the much anticipated announcement by Karl Holz! I meandered around the queue line before we entered the theatre to see what folks thought would be announced. Most folks were hoping for news on the 2 new ships, the Disney … Continue reading "D23 Expo Day 2"
D23 Expo – One Fan’s Perspective
Posted onHi everyone. I am Mari May and I am writing my very first blog to tell you about my experience at D23. I live 25 minutes from Disneyland and Disney’s California Adventure and I am a frequent flyer at both parks. D23 was a Dream. When I look throught my pictures, go through my swag … Continue reading "D23 Expo – One Fan’s Perspective"
D23 Expo – Making of Toy Story Midway Mania
Posted onOne of the best sessions I attended at the Expo was The Making of Toy Story Midway Mania. It covered the creation of the attraction from idea through design, construction, and the final result. Really fascinating. There were four panelists who spoke: Kevin Rafferty, Robert Coltrin, and Lori Coltrin (who were quick to point out … Continue reading "D23 Expo – Making of Toy Story Midway Mania"
D23 Expo Intro and Day 1
Posted onThe highly anticipated and heavily “hyped” D23 Expo has come and gone. The D23Expo was four jammed packed days of keynotes, meeting fans from all over the world, unique opportunities, summer “themepark” type lines/waits, movie and attraction announcements and previews, celebrities, imagineers, amazing presentations and once in a life time experiences. WOW! I decided fairly … Continue reading "D23 Expo Intro and Day 1"
D23 Expo
Posted onI attended the September D23 Expo in the Anaheim Convention Center, along with a few thousand other Disney nuts! I shared some of the fun with Deb Wills and Deb Koma in the middle of the Disney magic. I rented a booth to highlight my Hidden Mickeys website. Each day, I displayed different photos of … Continue reading "D23 Expo"
Recap of D23 Expo Day 3 & 4
Posted onJet lag. Ugh. It’s an awful thing. It’s taken me a few days to recover from being on the West Coast, sorry about that. However, here I go, with a recap of Days 3 and 4 of the D23 Expo. You already know about the biggest highlight of Day 3 — Jay Rasulo’s Parks and … Continue reading "Recap of D23 Expo Day 3 & 4"
D23 Expo – Day 4, Plus This and That
Posted onAs usual, not enough time to write everything I’d like to write about, so just a few things. Lee’s been busy editing video, so we have a few new videos on youtube from Jay Rasulo’s Imagineering the Future of Disney Parks talk that we’d like to share with you: The Fantasyland Expansion: Star Tours II … Continue reading "D23 Expo – Day 4, Plus This and That"
Recap of D23 Expo Day 2
Posted onby Debra Martin Koma AllEars® Senior Editor Well, Day 2 of the D23 Expo was quite a day, if not as hectic as Day 1. I started the day with a session that was supposed to feature authors Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, talking about the books that they write for Disney’s subsidiary Hyperion — … Continue reading "Recap of D23 Expo Day 2"