News D23 Expo 2022

[DCLcruiser]

Eh, mine will know Mario above about any other character land Universal could throw out there, simply from watching his siblings play games, and from the toy aisles at stores.

Gen X and Millennials have young kids. The parents grew up with these characters in the 80s/90s. I'd guess that is the draw for these Nintendo characters.

 

[Patcheslee]

Gen X and Millennials have young kids. The parents grew up with these characters in the 80s/90s. I'd guess that is the draw for these Nintendo characters.

In general Nintendo had me interested. But hearing Bowser Jr. Shadow Showdown required a separate purchase to do at Japan park, does have me waiting to see if Uni continues that trend.

 

[doctornick]

I don't understand why Universal does this. It's made them a "hard no" for me for 8 years. Haven't even considered them.

Yeah, I always found it odd that the Seuss area doesn't have any dark rides that would work for all ages.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Although I agree that the requirements seem unnecessary a normal 3 year old is tall enough for yoshi. It’s not like there alienating the base here….

It absolutely does alienate part of their base. People have kids at different times. Having these ridiculous height requirements limits the appeal for families with different ages.

 

[MisterPenguin]

I remember some theme park genius espousing such good principles about being the parks needing to be "more family."

 

[matt9112]

Wonder what the euro loosing parity and the recession that is now unavoidable in Europe will do for future holiday travel to the swamp. Disney probably knows this and this might explain how….little they are doing?

 

[FigmentFan82]

i really don't mind any non-announcements that were made, my big takeaway was just how unrehearsed the whole thing seemed to be.
just so odd they couldn't muster anything more professional and thought out in terms of presentation

 

[Smiley/OCD]

i really don't mind any non-announcements that were made, my big takeaway was just how unrehearsed the whole thing seemed to be.
just so odd they couldn't muster anything more professional and thought out in terms of presentation

The correct term is “bush league”…just what you, as a BoD member or stockholder want representing your multibillion dollar corporation….

 

[erasure fan1]

The correct term is “bush league”…just what you, as a BoD member or stockholder want representing your multibillion dollar corporation….

It just goes to show in what regard they hold their most dedicated fans. They were fine with taking their money and then throwing them sub par convention scraps.

 

[Indy_UK]

With Harmonious, Enchantment and Kitetails already getting the boot I’m now beginning to think that’s why they didn’t announce anything for WDW at D23.

They’re spending the money just fixing the problems but TBH if that is the case and management are listening to feedback then I would prefer that to adding mediocre stuff constantly

 

[Clyde Birdbrain]

I was wondering how the D23 Expo announcements for Walt Disney World this year compare to previous years. I created the spreadsheet below, showing how the expos compare. New lands / attractions are in bold.

Notes:

• The 2009 parks panel revealed New Fantasyland, but some parts of it were completely changed. They talked about Pixie Hollow and a place where you can visit Cinderella in her country chateau (see video)
• The 2011 panel was very light, with only updates on New Fantasyland
• The D23 Expo in 2013 didn't have a parks panel, but 12 separate imagineering panels. I couldn't find any announcements
• 2015 and 2017 were epic years, with lots of new lands and rides announced
• 2019 has a long list, but not many new attractions and lots of updates
• 2022 looks pretty sad compared to the previous 3 expos

 

[matt9112]

I was wondering how the D23 Expo announcements for Walt Disney World this year compare to previous years. I created the spreadsheet below, showing how the expos compare. New lands / attractions are in bold.

Notes:

• The 2009 parks panel revealed New Fantasyland, but some parts of it were completely changed. They talked about Pixie Hollow and a place where you can visit Cinderella in her country chateau (see video)
• The 2011 panel was very light, with only updates on New Fantasyland
• The D23 Expo in 2013 didn't have a parks panel, but 12 separate imagineering panels. I couldn't find any announcements
• 2015 and 2017 were epic years, with lots of new lands and rides announced
• 2019 has a long list, but not many new attractions and lots of updates
• 2022 looks pretty sad compared to the previous 3 expos

The Epcot changes really should have a half x. We know a lot of that was cut back.

 

[J4546]

Wonder what the euro loosing parity and the recession that is now unavoidable in Europe will do for future holiday travel to the swamp. Disney probably knows this and this might explain how….little they

I was wondering how the D23 Expo announcements for Walt Disney World this year compare to previous years. I created the spreadsheet below, showing how the expos compare. New lands / attractions are in bold.

Notes:

• The 2009 parks panel revealed New Fantasyland, but some parts of it were completely changed. They talked about Pixie Hollow and a place where you can visit Cinderella in her country chateau (see video)
• The 2011 panel was very light, with only updates on New Fantasyland
• The D23 Expo in 2013 didn't have a parks panel, but 12 separate imagineering panels. I couldn't find any announcements
• 2015 and 2017 were epic years, with lots of new lands and rides announced
• 2019 has a long list, but not many new attractions and lots of updates
• 2022 looks pretty sad compared to the previous 3 expos

Can you do that for California resorts? Just curious how it compares

 

[wutisgood]

I know some of you might not like Pete W, but he stated there was no response to epic universe from Disney.

 

[MisterPenguin]

I know some of you might not like Pete W, but he stated there was no response to epic universe from Disney.

Was his point that Disney simply isn't doing anything, or, they don't see a need to respond?

 

[wutisgood]

Was his point that Disney simply isn't doing anything, or, they don't see a need to respond?

As far as I took it they don't see a need to respond.

 

[MisterPenguin]

As far as I took it they don't see a need to respond.

Well, that's my position, too.

Not that they don't need to keep improving and moving forward in a thoughtful way. But there's no need to *counter* EU.

 

[wutisgood]

Well, that's my position, too.

Not that they don't need to keep improving and moving forward in a thoughtful way. But there's no need to *counter* EU.

I think many Disney fans are in denial that Disney does not care about universal and universal is not going to force expansions in the Florida parks anymore. Even the recent projects like star wars and marvel were more about years of underinvestment and driven by investments in IP that included streaming and movies. People should be planning universal vacations if they want a lot of new things.

 

[MisterPenguin]

I think many Disney fans are in denial that Disney does not care about universal and universal is not going to force expansions in the Florida parks anymore. Even the recent projects like star wars and marvel were more about years of underinvestment and driven by investments in IP that included streaming and movies. People should be planning universal vacations if they want a lot of new things.

If they want four mini-lands and a hub.

Hope they're fans of all four IPs.

And the 11 new rides are all winners.

 

[Disney Analyst]

If they want four mini-lands and a hub.

Hope they're fans of all four IPs.

And the 11 new rides are all winners.

I agree that Disney doesn’t feel a need to respond, but I will say… 11 rides in a park on opening day is a better track record then AK and the former MGM