News D23 Expo 2022

[Movielover]

I got lucky, got both the marvel/Lucasfilm panel and the parks panel reservation. As a bonus for my third I got the Muppets Christmas Carol panel to round it out!

 

[EricsBiscuit]

Beyond that, it's probably not a good sign that they're doing it on the final day of the expo, right?

I think they have to have something big on the last day or everyone leaves.

 

[MagicHappens1971]

Has anyone heard anything about Figment? They need to demo that building and start over

 

[TTA94]

Does anyone know if the Main Street Electrical Parade panel on Sunday will be live streamed? I believe it’s at 2pm.

 

[DCBaker]

Does anyone know if the Main Street Electrical Parade panel on Sunday will be live streamed? I believe it’s at 2pm.

It is not on the livestream schedule.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

As a bonus for my third I got the Muppets Christmas Carol panel to round it out!

If Frank Oz is there I will never forgive myself for missing this year!!!

 

[TTA94]

It is not on the livestream schedule.

Are these panels usually live streamed by others? Or is no recording allowed?

 

[MarvelCharacterNerd]

Well this does answer my question in some ways! Apparently when your number gets called the system fills up all three days with the next available ‘choice’. 2019 did the same except manually by waiting and drip feeding into the system to get choices.

I prefer the lottery (not strictly because it worked better for me), but because I didn’t spend hours in an online queue. Like last time I think it’s unfair that its feast or famine. Each day should have its own separate lottery calling, ensuring you at least pull an ok number for one of them.

I think we can safely say I was a high number, @vikescaper moderate and you were bottom of the barrel.

I've got no issue with the lottery and totally get the "win some/lose some". But the garbage of them sticking me with a panel I didn't want and didn't ask for that clearly isn't popular to try to fill their own seats was the real kick in the pants.

And I see no way to cancel the "reservation" they stuck me with. Just lovely.

Disney: "We know you ordered the filet mignon, so here is a nice bag of expired potato chips. Now eat them."

 

[brb1006]

Are these panels usually live streamed by others? Or is no recording allowed?

Usually D23 events don't allow recordings. I remember during D23 2017 and D23 2019, we had to watch live panels from D23 via hidden recordings or livestreams.

 

[UNCgolf]

I've got no issue with the lottery and totally get the "win some/lose some". But the garbage of them sticking me with a panel I didn't want and didn't ask for that clearly isn't popular to try to fill their own seats was the real kick in the pants.

And I see no way to cancel the "reservation" they stuck me with. Just lovely.

Disney: "We know you ordered the filet mignon, so here is a nice bag of expired potato chips. Now eat them."

I could be missing something, but does the reservation matter? You obviously won't attend if it's something you don't care about.

Unless you're saying you have to pay to attend and can't cancel, so you're going to be paying for that reservation regardless.

 

[RSoxNo1]

I've got no issue with the lottery and totally get the "win some/lose some". But the garbage of them sticking me with a panel I didn't want and didn't ask for that clearly isn't popular to try to fill their own seats was the real kick in the pants.

And I see no way to cancel the "reservation" they stuck me with. Just lovely.

Disney: "We know you ordered the filet mignon, so here is a nice bag of expired potato chips. Now eat them."

That seems strange, did you check your initial selections to see if you inadvertently selected the presentation you received?

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

Are these panels usually live streamed by others? Or is no recording allowed?

It can be either / or in my experiences. Many times they do not allow recordings.

 

[Captain Neo]

How crazy is it that they’re doing the parks panel on September 11th? Of all the weekends you have to pick in September, really?

are you for real?

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

are you for real?

It’s an odd choice to hold D23 on 9/11. It’s not just another day.

 

[Patcheslee]

It’s an odd choice to hold D23 on 9/11. It’s not just another day.

Everyday is not just another day for someone somewhere. And the world shouldn't stop like it did then.

 

[Sharon&Susan]

It’s an odd choice to hold D23 on 9/11. It’s not just another day.

I assume that the convention center was already booked previous weekends and this was the closest to "summer vacation" summer (as Disney usually does) that they could get.

 

[Captain Neo]

It’s an odd choice to hold D23 on 9/11. It’s not just another day.

it absolutely is just another day.

Do you cry on Pearl Harbor day or Bloody sunday?

 

[JustInTime]

It’s an odd choice to hold D23 on 9/11. It’s not just another day.

This is a weird take. We can sit around and do nothing on this date forever.

 

[MarvelCharacterNerd]

I could be missing something, but does the reservation matter? You obviously won't attend if it's something you don't care about.

Unless you're saying you have to pay to attend and can't cancel, so you're going to be paying for that reservation regardless.

Other than not wanting it associated with my account because companies keep such info for data points forever and I don't want to be marketed Disney Channel stuff, my concern is that it may block my ability to get a shopping pass in the couple of hours they reserved for me for this panel. And since I won't be going to panels or signings or giveaways I wanted, I at least would like to try to get into the stores I wanted to see.

 

[MarvelCharacterNerd]

That seems strange, did you check your initial selections to see if you inadvertently selected the presentation you received?

Yes. I checked the email confirmation of my selections in case I'd made some weird mistake. But no. Marvel, Marvel, Marvel, freebie giveaway, freebie giveaway were requested. And this completely unrelated thing is what they assigned me.

And I contacted them and they confirmed some people got reservations for things they had not requested. Because reasons?