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By Michael - October 29th, 2011
By Michael - October 28th, 2011 My recent “brief” blogging absence began, roughly, around the time of this year’s D23 Expo in August. Even before that point, though, I had quite a few things I wanted to discuss about D23 in general and this year’s events in particular. Writing about the “official Disney fan club” is rather complicated for me, as I feel I’ve been a big supporter of the concept overall – perhaps more so than most in my particular branch of persnickety fandom. But as eager as I am for the venture to succeed – after all, if it is eliminated, how long will we have to wait before the company takes another stab at celebrating its history? – its events this year reveal many undercurrents and tensions that bear examination and problems that demand remedy.
Continue reading D23 Exposition (Rant Edition)
By Michael - February 9th, 2011  A good sign... D23 has announced schedule and ticketing information for its upcoming Destination D: Walt Disney World event in May. Tickets will go on sale online at 1 PM EST on February 24th; the somewhat startling price for the two-day event is $175, or $215 for a ticket and registration of one Great Disney Scavenger Hunt team. The Scavenger Hunt will be held May 12-13, with Destination D following from May 14-15. The convention will be held at the Contemporary Resort’s Fantasia Ballroom. Last year’s Destination D at Disneyland sold out fairly quickly, so one expects that the pent-up demand that Walt Disney World fans have for attention will lead to another packed event this year.
The details for the event mirror closely the lineup of last year’s gathering at Disneyland. Remember that Destination D is on a much smaller scale than the D23 Expo, and the events are limited to a single room and a single slate of speakers and presentations. There’s no exhibit floor or anything like that, and the discussion is more narrowly focused.
Continue reading Destination D: Walt Disney World 40th
By Michael - January 26th, 2011 Now that the new year has arrived, we can start looking forward to a new slate of events and activities from D23. We already knew that 2011 would mark the return of the D23 Expo after last year’s absence, and that a Destination D event would be held in Orlando this spring for those [...]
By Michael - December 15th, 2010 There are some things in this world that I love more than others, and many of those involve Disney, classic film, and Turner Classic Movies. So you might imagine my reaction to this bit of news:
TCM Classic Film Festival to Spotlight Disney’s Musical Legacy Multi-Faceted Celebration Presented in Collaboration with D23, The Official [...]
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Four Decades of Magic
Essays about the first forty years of Walt Disney World, including two pieces by yours truly. Available in print and for Kindle. |
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