News D23 Expo 2019

[BrianLo]

Think I got a good seat?
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Now this is justified to overnight for! I don’t think there was as much point without being in the gold queue.

Please ask the Bob’s to fix the Yeti.

 

[bclane]

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You just became a legend in my mind. Long live the Mike S!

 

[TheDisneyDaysOfOurLives]

If they throw one and get 20,000, Disney will welcome them to Central Florida, happily sell them two-day park hoppers at $279 a pop, and then never think about them again.

I mean, I don't think they think about any of them ever again until they're giving them money again and even that is barely.

 

[Networth]

Yeah, that’s from the site which must not be named - best pull that post or @The Mom might swoop in...

Thanks for the heads up. I deleted it.

 

[Gringrinngghost]

Right now. You're 100% correct. But I don't think Uni is quite done. New land, new park, - don't forget they bid on Fox too. A lot can happen over the course of a few years/decade. There will be acquisitions made by both companies. TSL underwhelmed. We'll see the response SWGE gets. Uni is not going to throw an expo and draw 100,000. But could they throw one and get 20,000? I think they might be able to.

Disney buys their IP for the parks. Uni merely licenses it

 

[TheDisneyDaysOfOurLives]

@Mike S if one of the Bobs are in front of you you have one mission ...☠

WHOA!

Do not go PotC on them. That would be bad.

 

[gmajew]

Fingers cross someone gets it up to enjoy

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

Is there going to be a live stream anywhere? Or just live posts?

Go Here....This was posted a few pages back

 

[Mike S]

No stream. Just our man on the ground, @Mike S.

Dude I’m getting off right when this thing starts lol.

 

[AdamNV87]

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Great seat!

And it looks like they're already showcasing the first big announcement of the day.

ESPN Wide World Of Sports coming to WDW confirmed.

 

[NateD1226]

I will be going somewhere when the panel starts so don't count on me this time lmao

 

[Kman101]

Furthering the OCCC point. What happens if Comcast/Universal come to the realization that, hey: We got a Studio, we got a streaming service, and we got a theme park that's eating up chunks of land in Orlando. Including one park that backs up to OCCC. We're gonna start putting on an expo too. And we're going to do it in Orlando around the same time Disney does theirs in California.

And sure...you may only get 10-20,000 people in year 1. But maybe by year 5 you're at 80,000.

In case nobody has realized - Universal is making a play for Orlando.

There's plenty of room for both Disney and Universal in Orlando They still target different demographics. An out of touch executive making haha universe is bigger jokes doesn't really mean "making a play" (they see the potential growth possibilities). They're just getting on the level Disney has long been at in terms of being a week-long destination and not just "well let's tag on a day or two at Universal" at the end of a Disney/Orlando vacation. It's about time, too. It's definitely a competition but not the one fans seem to want or think it is, lol.

But yeah, I do agree Universal could one day decide to do a convention and they have a convention center right down the street ...

 

[britain]

Yeah, that’s from the site which must not be named - best pull that post or @The Mom might swoop in...

Also isn’t that from 2 years ago?

 

[Evilgidgit]

These chaps are livestreaming too.

 

[Kman101]

Go Here....This was posted a few pages back

Spokesmayne seems to want to stream it at 2pm Est. We'll see. Sometimes he can be hit or miss with streams, lol.

So there could be some options.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

What does that mean?
ESPN wwos has been at wdw for ages

For 9 years it has been ESPN...The First 13 it was Disney's WWOS

 

[SirLink]

WHOA!

Do not go PotC on them. That would be bad.

More like Thanos...

 

[AdamNV87]

What does that mean?
ESPN wwos has been at wdw for ages

It was a joke. Not a really good one. But a joke nonetheless.

I blame my current state of high anticipation.

 

[IanDLBZF]

I don't know if this stream was posted, but here it is (again if it already was)....

 

[jpeden]

Is there going to be a live stream anywhere? Or just live posts?

I thought the boardwalk times YouTube channel was live streaming but it appears to just be live commentary.

 

["El Gran Magnifico"]

But yeah, I do agree Universal could one day decide to do a convention and they have a convention center right down the street ...

And that's the point. Uni's new park is backing up to the OCCC. They will go after the conventioneer crowd hard. The same crowd that is in the market for the overpriced 1 Day Disney Pass. Just because they hold a convention, it doesn't mean it will be to the size and scope of D23. And it doesn't have to be. Maybe its a fraction of the size. I'd like to see Disney start being more proactive than reactive.