D23 Dissapointment

[sweetpee_1993]

Burn it down.

I like the way you think.

 

[sweetpee_1993]

So.... what exactly is the point of D23? Just wondering.

Entertainment for fanbois. Magnet for fan bloggers. Money machine, maybe? ((Not sure how the merch and other money draws factor against cost to put the thing on but I wouldn't think Disney would bother if there wasn't some level of return on the buck for them.))

 

[HenryMystic]

So.... what exactly is the point of D23? Just wondering.

You can go listen to Joe Rohde's process of choosing fabrics for Aulani, really!

 

[HenryMystic]

I don't know, but "but we will not be making any new product announcements at the Expo this year" sounds pretty conclusive to me!!!!

Well, that and they've gotten rid of the "Parks and Resorts" presentation at the main arena.

 

[PhotoDave219]

You can go listen to Joe Rohde's process of choosing fabrics for Aulani, really!

I thought I got that on the TTA on the first Saturday in June.....

 

[sweetpee_1993]

Seriously. I know little to nothing about D23 or the expo but I think of it as a place where fans gather for the fun of it. If Disney can generate excitement with the expo AND draw spotlight on every little thing they do like announcing seats in an existing theater for an existing show, that seems to be what they like to do. Stretch it all out for the mileage.

 

[danlb_2000]

So.... what exactly is the point of D23? Just wondering.

To make exciting annoucenemts about all things Disney except parks and resorts.

 

[nytimez]

What is there to read into, to me it flat out says there will be no new attraction announcements.

I don't have any inside knowledge on D23. But I think everyone here knows that sometimes they say what they mean, sometimes they don't.
And even if they said what they meant, I still see wiggle room in there.
There are still two months of this. Who knows how the next set of tea leaves will read.

 

[FigmentJedi]

So.... what exactly is the point of D23? Just wondering.

Disney trying to make their own Comic Con, complete with buying out two companies that have been part of Comic-Con's backbone for years.

 

[englanddg]

So.... what exactly is the point of D23? Just wondering.

To look inside the world of Imagineering! Duh...

You know. the magical land where everything is rumored and nothing is ever done?

 

[danv3]

I guess they are learning. Fans have frequently been disappointed by Disney's "announcements," but this time Disney will be able to say "we told you nothing was coming, and we delivered!"

 

[Monty]

So.... what exactly is the point of D23? Just wondering.

D23 is the "official" Disney Fan Club.

In my case, I joined to have access to the magazine that comes with Gold membership. It is only available through membership, in the parks or at Barnes & Noble. Since I live in Canada and there are no B&N anywhere near me, membership was my only option to get it. It comes with a nice trinket in each edition, which certainly isn't a factor in buying it, but some of them are quite nice.

The rest of the D23 offerings are scattered around the continental U.S. with a high concentration in and around Anaheim. I've been to a few D23 events and they were fun, if a bit expensive. The magazine is my primary reason for staying a member.

I'll be attending the Expo for my first time in August. I'm looking forward to it, but mostly because I'll be touching base with a bunch of WDWMagic friends while there. If the Expo adds a bit of interesting stuff to the weekend, all the better. I'm hoping they've improved their handling of lines, which have apparently been really bad in the past. We'll see.

 

[bgraham34]

Thats kind of a big bummer. And I know D23 is thinking of ending these conventions because they need to see improved numbers.

 

[Lee]

Plus we will be showcasing several pieces from our Art Library, many of them rarely seen outside the walls of Walt Disney Imagineering — like Herb Ryman’s original drawing of Disneyland and models of some projects that were never built!

Yep, nothing gets fans more excited than seeing something they can't have.

"Check out this awesome model of Fire Mountain! Wouldn't it have been awesome to have had that in Adventureland? Wait...why are you crying?"

 

[juniorthomas]

If this turns out to be true, Disney just-

I hate it when Disney shoe-guns.

 

[cbconglom]

and here's a model of an e-ticket that became a spinner... and here's one that became a meet n greet..

 

[lnsemsf]

Well this helps me plan exactly what I'll do during my Anaheim trip over the D23 weekend. Hello Rays Vs Dodgers!

 

[DizFiz]

I'm disappointed with what might happen at this years expo if all of this is true I won't feel bad that I couldn't go the expo... Stop torturing and just announce the stuff.

 

[llrain]

To sucker people into forking cash over for believing that they were some special fan and would
Be treated as such. I knew this whole thing was a joke since the beginning.....amazing how, based ont these
Fan sites people believed in it and stood behind it..and now all of the sudden everyone has woken up to the junk
This was. Glad I never forked over my 75 or whatever it was .they are giving the membership free now to us
Dvc members and I still dont even want to bother
Cheers

 

[WDW1974]

I would read nothing at all into the canned, not candid, responses fed to Dusty and Co.

This is Disney trying to get out in ftont of leaks and appearing on top of things. Nothing more, nothing less.