Originally Posted By dagobert On the weekend Disney is hosting the D23 Expo 2015. Is anyone here attending the event? I'm wondering what we can expect from this year's expo? In 2013 there weren't a lot of new informations regarding the parks or the movies. So I expect this year's expo to be another let down. The first disappointment happened yesterday, when JJ Abrams announced that there will not be any new footage of Star Wars 7. I didn't expect a trailer, since he said it will come in fall. However I expected some scenes from the movie, given it's Disney's most important movie right now. Maybe there will be some informations regarding Star Wars Rogue One. Since POTC 5 finished shooting recently, maybe we get a glimpse on that movie. I'm also pretty sure that the Parks & Resort presentation will also be a disappointment. There are rumours Disney might reveal the Star Wars Land, but I doubt that. They are bringing SDL to the expo and that's pretty boring, given that huge reveal was already last month. I'm hoping that we get at least some informations about the WDI documentary. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evuJK-fchNk">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...JK-fchNk</a> Maybe we might also get some news about the coffee table book about Star Wars in the Disney parks. Unfortunately the author Jason Surell left Disney, and so I guess that book is dead now too. The best thing would be to lower the expectations regarding new informations about certain projects, otherwise the weekend will be a disappointment like in 2013.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I agree that the likelihood of some of the bigger announcements is pretty low. That said, expectations for this Expo are at an all time high, since fans know that certain things are in the pipeline but unannounced (or lacking any detail) and the last 2 Expos have been kind of lackluster for announcements The upcoming releases from the Studio don't really excite me since they all seem derivative from existing films. I suppose there's a lot that they could do in their big presentation, since we don't know too many details on any of the films, but I also wouldn't expect Star Wars Parks & Resorts seems like it has the most room to play around with. Obviously fans want to know what's happening with the $1.5B at DLR, and a TON of money (supposedly $3+B) recently got approved for WDW focusing on the Studios. Getting announcements for those projects would make people very excited and generate a lot of buzz, but I think that the presentation will focus on Avatar, Rivers of Light, and Shanghai. Those 3 projects have plenty of unrevealed details that could fill up a big presentation, while not really saying anything new In general, if this Expo fails to live up to the anticipation (like the last two did), I wonder how many more Expos there will be. It seems like other fan conventions do just a good a job bringing people together, so Disney needs something extra to make sure that people come to theirs; at this point, I'm not convinced that they have what it takes due to all the corporate bureaucracy
Originally Posted By dagobert >>>In general, if this Expo fails to live up to the anticipation (like the last two did), I wonder how many more Expos there will be. It seems like other fan conventions do just a good a job bringing people together, so Disney needs something extra to make sure that people come to theirs; at this point, I'm not convinced that they have what it takes due to all the corporate bureaucracy<<< While I really like D23, I'm a charter member, I don't get the Expo. I'm sure the event itself is great for Disney fans. You can meet other fans or Disney employees, like imagineers, and get some infos about the company and its projects. Since the news aren't really coming, the whole event feels more like putting the mony out of people's pockets. However, I don't think that Disney is actually making any money with the expo, given the costs to put everything together. Then there's the huge San Diego Comic Con that generates a lot more buzz than D23 Expo.
Originally Posted By 2001DLFan "I agree that the likelihood of some of the bigger announcements is pretty low. That said, expectations for this Expo are at an all time high, since fans know that certain things are in the pipeline but unannounced (or lacking any detail) and the last 2 Expos have been kind of lackluster for announcements" I believe that, outside of a couple of models (Avatar? Shanghai?) most actual new announcements will be in the panels/presentations. Unfortunately, the every-other-year Expos limits what they can provide. They are afraid to expose their "secret" projects that haven't been announced. And that leaves those projects that are already in the works that people already know about. So, Shanghai's under construction and Avatar has been announced and its model has been exposed. So those are the most likely. But, again, they may actually "announce" (leak?) something during a panel discussion. But I wouldn't go expecting too much there. ComicCon covered most of the spectacular film and gaming items. As I go (went) primarily for the Parks & Resort spectacular, I'm skipping this year as I'm not expecting much from them this time.
Originally Posted By Disneylandfan85 I will be going, and I will dress up as Goofy for the occasion. I will be dressed up as him for the Goofy Movie presentation. It'll be great to meet Bill Farmer there, and me dressed up as a character he voices. I hope I can get autographs and pictures.
Originally Posted By u k fan I'll be keeping an eye out for any new information from The Muppets panel. The SDCC panel was awesome and at this stage with the show debuting so soon it's in their best interest to get headlines!!!
Originally Posted By dagobert >>>I'll be keeping an eye out for any new information from The Muppets panel. The SDCC panel was awesome and at this stage with the show debuting so soon it's in their best interest to get headlines!!!<<< Have you already seen this video? <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://thedisneyblog.com/2015/08/13/the-muppets-perform-a-dramatic-reading-of-a-pirates-for-me/">http://thedisneyblog.com/2015/...-for-me/</a>
Originally Posted By dagobert MiceChat offers a first look at the Archives Exhibition. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://micechat.com/108957-d23-expo-walt-disney-archives/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=d23-expo-walt-disney-archives">http://micechat.com/108957-d23...archives</a>
Originally Posted By dagobert First look at the Avatarland model. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://thedisneyblog.com/2015/08/13/d23-expo-first-look-at-avatar-land-model/">http://thedisneyblog.com/2015/...d-model/</a>
Originally Posted By dagobert Pictures from yesterday's media event. There are many photos of the Imagineering Pavilion. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/disneyabc/page1">http://www.flickr.com/photos/d...bc/page1</a>
Originally Posted By phruby It's a good thing that feather is placed in just right spot on the Navi bust. Could this be the fist land that we get alien boobs?
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Since the news aren't really coming, the whole event feels more like putting the mony out of people's pockets. However, I don't think that Disney is actually making any money with the expo, given the costs to put everything together." I think you're right. The Expo is not a big revenue driver, and it's pretty obvious that C-level management in Burbank doesn't consider the event a top priority for releasing big and important news.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "I will be going, and I will dress up as Goofy for the occasion." Wait just a minute. What? You can't casually post news like that here and walk away. LP rules (that I just made up) say that you are obligated to post pictures somewhere so that we can see!
Originally Posted By trekkeruss If anyone here is attending D23, I'm looking for help in acquiring one of the exclusives: Albert Hinkey from the movie Cars. I'm told there is a limit of two, and that they are $35 each; I'd pay you (PayPal) for the items, shipping cost, plus extra for your time and effort.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss BTW, here a pic of "Big Al," which is at the Mattel stand(?) <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://i489.photobucket.com/albums/rr253/pistoncupchampion/Disney%20Cars/_57_zps5cvdtift.jpg">http://i489.photobucket.com/al...tift.jpg</a> My e-mail is in my profile. TIA to anyone who can help me out!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I'm not even really into cars (or Cars), but that's really cool! Neat to see even the most minor characters getting some fun merchandise
Originally Posted By u k fan Dagobert, yeah I have seen the latest Muppet video. Apparently it's the first in a series so it'll be fun to see what else they do!!!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros For what it's worth, the D23 Expo is currently the top trending item on Facebook
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Albert Hinkey from the movie Cars." <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://tinyurl.com/pfb3qv2">http://tinyurl.com/pfb3qv2</a> Sorry, I've been in a feisty mood all day lol. I really have no idea who he is though.
