News D23 Expo 2019

Casper Gutman

Casper Gutman

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lee.moles.disney said:
I enjoyed the show.

I was expecting more talk for the 50th but I guess that will be kept for Destination D next year.

At the end of the day, they had already a lot of these projects a while ago and there not near being finished. Their plan is obviously to finish a bulk of the projects and get Epcot underway before Iger and probabaly Chapek leave the company.

Any big expansions are going to be for next D23.

Epcot expansion looks amazing and is exactly what the parks need. A Poppins ride is overdue and glad it's not just a merry go round.

Mega excited about Lighthouse point and the new ships, but was expecting more info.
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Wait, what Epcot expansion?

And it’s going to be a merry-go-round.
 
Fox&Hound

Fox&Hound

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So that presentation was pretty boring- no doubt. I think they need to find someone more entertaining to deliver the updates than Bob Chapek. He just does not have the charisma to pull off a presentation.

But, I think we were let down because we live on these boards and knew so much information and we had either already heard of the news (Poppins, Marvel in DCA, etc) or had areas we were hoping they would discuss (Figment, etc). For the casual fan they would be pretty thrilled.
 
Stripes

Stripes

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Fox&Hound said:
So that presentation was pretty boring- no doubt. I think they need to find someone more entertaining to deliver the updates than Bob Chapek. He just does not have the charisma to pull off a presentation.
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I haven't really spoken out against Chapek. I was more willing than some to give him a chance. But he is a buffoon and he needs to go. Promptly.
 
jt04

jt04

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Fox&Hound said:
So that presentation was pretty boring- no doubt. I think they need to find someone more entertaining to deliver the updates than Bob Chapek. He just does not have the charisma to pull off a presentation.

But, I think we were let down because we live on these boards and knew so much information and we had either already heard of the news (Poppins, Marvel in DCA, etc) or had areas we were hoping they would discuss (Figment, etc). For the casual fan they would be pretty thrilled.
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Yes, especially the direction EPCOT is heading. Very crowd pleasing.
 
TheDisneyDaysOfOurLives

TheDisneyDaysOfOurLives

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Yes
bubbles1812 said:
I’ll

I’ll be your lone moderate then. ;)

I’m very excited for the revamp of Future World. It looks pretty and it’s desperately needed in a park that has effectively stagnated for years. I spend the least time there of all the parks, riding JII, SE, TT, and the Land and then I’m out.

I also wasn’t expecting HUGE announcements for WDW because last D23 resulted in the announcement of huge(ly expensive) things. There are two rides already on the way so I wasn’t expecting them to announce for more. Expecting multiple E ticket attractions every D23 with today’s Disney but honestly, even the Disney of yesteryear.

The walk through attraction looks cute, I’m pleased about the Mary Poppins ride, and I’m even nervously excited for Spaceship Earth. I love the ride but it’s needed a remodel for years. The ending is just outdated. I wanna eat in the Space Restaurant now. Looks super cool.

I am disappointed JII is not included in the revamp and hope the ride will get a makeover in the next round of spending a few years from now. I also wished for a new pavilion but cest la vie. It’ll come at come point. Maybe with the delay in an announcement, they’ll think about adding another ride, when the time comes.

I don’t care what anyone else says. The Star Wars hotel, if it’s all it was made out to be, will be awesome and I’d give it a whirl, even knowing it’ll be gonzo expensive. Thankfully and gratefully, I’m in an income bracket where I k ow I’ll be able to afford it. I just wish that immersiveness had been including in SWGE.

It’s certainly not the worst thing ever... but of course, they could have always gone farther. And people who are so stuck in what Epcot was in the 80s are never going to be happy. We aren’t ever going back there so I’m going to try to embrace the new, with some reservations.

I wish we’d gotten more than a tease about the 50th but I suppose that means we might get some exciting announcements next year.

I tempered my expectations for today and so overall, I’m fairly happy.
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I agree with everything Bubbles (the chimpanzee) said.

We are doing DLR next year (wife, 3 kids) and then 2 years after is probably WDW (HS, Epcot, AK, MK with all new things open) so I'm stoked. The problem is, and I think it was inevitable, is they talked about a lot of items from 2017 and gave more details. Each D23 needs to focus on the next 18-24 months, not 3-4 years down the road. So this is the stop gap and then starting with the next one, they announce and provide details on everything 18-24 months out.

I hope.
 
Sir_Cliff

Sir_Cliff

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TheDisneyDaysOfOurLives said:
I agree with everything Bubbles (the chimpanzee) said.

We are doing DLR next year (wife, 3 kids) and then 2 years after is probably WDW (HS, Epcot, AK, MK with all new things open) so I'm stoked. The problem is, and I think it was inevitable, is they talked about a lot of items from 2017 and gave more details. Each D23 needs to focus on the next 18-24 months, not 3-4 years down the road. So this is the stop gap and then starting with the next one, they announce and provide details on everything 18-24 months out.
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The problem is that they take so damn long to build anything.
 

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