Originally Posted By TDLFAN Are these D23 Magazines no longer being sold in retail? CMs at World of Disney tell me the last few issues have not been available for sale and, likewise, Barnes and Noble stores are not carrying it anymore. Any info on that? Or anyone knows where they can be found on sale online or retail without becoming a member of the club? Thanks.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub I went to B&N.com Newstand Section to search for . Gives a link to disneyana.qmando.com which lists some sellers including ebay Looks like the current issue for Winter features the making of Mr. Banks movie and Mary Poppins. i also searched D23 membership info when I saw the membership includes the 2014-2015 D23 Fanniversary Calendar with landmark anniversary dates. Does anybody have this calendar ? Is it worth joining? I never considered membership before because I don't live near DL or WDW but the membership does include a yearly subscription to the magazine. I hope the next issue features FROZEN.... Are you looking for something specific or just the current issue cause it is expensive on ebay for the current issue.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub ...and thanks for enticing me to do a search cause not only did I find a reason to probably spend money to join D23 after all these years but I somehow found a link to a special exclusive D23 Frozen boxed set of both ANNA and ELSA that I will have to start bidding on!!!
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Well I appreciate you looking but that still doesn't answer my question. Are these magazine no longer available in regular retail outlets for non members of D23?
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance No Member complained, and most likely stopped joining when they realized the only thing they joined for could be purched elsewhere.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN If that is so, then I can't blame the fans since the magazine was the only worthwhile thing to come out of the D23 club. Will miss the magazine if that's the case because I won't join D23. It was the closest thing we had in the States to Tokyo's Disney Fan Magazine. Oh well..
Originally Posted By sjhym333 I joined D23 for a year just so I could attend the EPCOT 30th event. On the whole I found nothing to keep me as member at the time of renewal. The magazine is nice, but not nice enough to make me rejoin
Originally Posted By schnebs CC's correct - the only way to now receive Twenty-Three Magazine is to purchase a D23 Gold Membership. Personally, I don't have a problem with that - since the magazine was retailing for $15 a pop at B&N when it was on sale there, I look at it as if I'm pay $60 a year for the magazine (steep, but the magazine's worth it) and $15 for the membership (which is about what it costs to be a member of one of the unofficial clubs). I suspect that the reason you can't buy "Twenty-Three" at B&N or at the parks anymore had less to do with members complaining about a lack of perks than about how few issues were sold. I can't recall ever seeing a copy of the magazine actually being bought at either B&N or the parks.
Originally Posted By tonyanton I stopped joining as it annoyed me to keep seeing the discounts offered on membership for "new" members...meanwhile, those of us who joined the first year and kept renewing received no discount perk (and similarly if a DVC member or Annual passholder). But par for the course these days on how Disney views their hardcore fans.
