2021 D23 Expo Moving to 2022/TWDC 100th Anniversary Celebration Announcement

[Surferboy567]

I have to wonder where “for the 50th” came from.

I guess it was the Disneyland 60 thing that’s started this line of thinking?

But here what I have seen: Bob Iger NEVER authorized one of those “celebrations” in Florida. Not a one. Check the tape of that.

Maybe it’s because 50 is a decently sized milestone and since Disney makes holidays up for weird anniversaries 50th seems natural.

They also sort of hyped it up at the last D23 expo...kinda.

 

[Surferboy567]

year of a million dreams here in CA was ICONIC.

I still have lots of stuff from that year. Was such a great time...dream fastpasses were so cool at the time.

Amazing promotion.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

September 9-11 2022 is about 3 weeks before EPCOT's 40th. I'm sure they'll be some sort of tie in.

Pins and a ceremony...just like the last 20 years of “anniversaries”

 

["El Gran Magnifico"]

Theme parks have sharply cut spending on new attractions

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[Animaniac93-98]

Things they could talk about at 2022 parks panel:

HKDL Marvel E-ticket
DCA Marvel E-ticket
WDSP expansion (Frozen, Star Wars)
Zootopia at SDL
Fantasy Springs (if it's not open by then)

 

[cmwade77]

Wonder what that means for the exhibition business that Disney doesn’t feel confident hosting the expo in Q3 2021, as previously scheduled?

It means it is too hard to line up sponsors and booths when everyone is unsure when international travel will be allowed and these are essential to the business model.

 

[cmwade77]

This is assuming that the Anaheim Convention center survives that long.

 

[wdwfan4ver]

Pins and a ceremony...just like the last 20 years of “anniversaries”

You forgot about the cupcakes.

 

[Surferboy567]

Things they could talk about at 2022 parks panel:

HKDL Marvel E-ticket
DCA Marvel E-ticket
WDSP expansion (Frozen, Star Wars)
Zootopia at SDL
Fantasy Springs (if it's not open by then)

This is why I was concerned, nothing on that list pertains to WDW. Of course that can be easily fixed with a stealth announcement.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Maybe it’s because 50 is a decently sized milestone and since Disney makes holidays up for weird anniversaries 50th seems natural.

They also sort of hyped it up at the last D23 expo...kinda.

I’m not disputing the “logic” of it. Sure goes to OLD Disney patern.

But I have to wonder if they were more cognizant of places - cough LIKE US - who they knew would drum up free advertising/ hype while they just “hinted” on something??

They hadn’t invested in the wdw much at all for 20 years since dak. So they added the avatar, the mgm minilands (and they are just that), two new things in Epcot and tron...

There’s all the “new” in Disney vernacular they needed from their perspective. They have always used the term “new” loosely. Especially if they’ve pivoted away from growing frequent visitors.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

This is why, I was concerned nothing on that list pertains to WDW. Of course that can be easily fixed with a stealth announcement.

Some Expos there isn't much for WDW. It's no guarantee, and most attendees do not live on the East Coast.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

This is why I was concerned, nothing on that list pertains to WDW. Of course that can be easily fixed with a stealth announcement.

I think you’ve answered your own question.

 

[Surferboy567]

I think you’ve answered your own question.

Agreed

 

[Homemade Imagineering]

This got me thinking as insiders have said...if PATF is indeed coming to DL sooner rather then later. Their may not even be a splash mountain in DL by the next D23 expo.

EPCOT can’t continue like this.

Good point there. Also I completely agree, Epcot is extremely depressing. I was so hopeful last year that they’d announce the next plans for the Epcot overhaul at D23 2021 which did include imagination as well as coco if I’m remembering correctly. Seems like both of those projects won’t happen for 7 years now... that is, unless they announce them along with other future projects way, way ahead of time, but they’re just so far away I cannot see that as a realistic option at all.

 

[brb1006]

September 9-11 2022 is about 3 weeks before EPCOT's 40th. I'm sure they'll be some sort of tie in.

Crosses fingers for anything related to Journey Into Imagination.

 

[the.dreamfinder]

 

[Brer Oswald]

This got me thinking as insiders have said...if PATF is indeed coming to DL sooner rather then later. Their may not even be a splash mountain in DL by the next D23 expo.

EPCOT can’t continue like this.

I took that to mean sooner than Florida’s, which is probably in development hell at the moment. An insider said the timeline for California’s was delayed by 8 months, and this thing likely wasn’t going to be announced until next year’s expo regardless.

Besides, they’ll be able to at least fill half of the panel with “Zootopia Splash Mountain”, or whatever OLC and TDO come to an agreement on.

 

[Homemade Imagineering]

Crosses fingers for anything related to Journey Into Imagination.

I doubt it. I can’t see anything happening for another 7 years unless they decide to completely focus on Imagination after finishing up everything under construction within Futureworld

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

year of a million dreams here in CA was ICONIC.

That was the last one in Florida. It was if I recall 2005-2007...but the planning/authorization was at least a couple of years before. Under evil Michael according to the dates.

 

[lazyboy97o]

We now have people nostalgic for Jay Rasulo’s lousy marketing of DisneyParks?