News D23 Expo 2022

[bcoachable]

What time does this D22 Parks Panel thing kick off today?

 

[CaptainAmerica]

What time does this D22 Parks Panel thing kick off today?

1:30 Eastern

 

[uncle jimmy]

I'm pretty optimistic about this one, though that's in my nature. I'm kind of 60/40 on Imagination refurb announcement, though it won't be done for at least 3 years if they do something. And they need to name drop Tony Baxter as a consultant on the project.

Joe was seen yesterday too!
For any BIG announcements, I'm going to believe they handle it like they did with Star Wars in 2017 and then final news details in 2019.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Captain must be feeling the heat from all those $1,000 venmos he's sending out...

 

[MadderAdder]

1:30 Eastern

Will this be streamed on YouTube by chance?

 

[wdwmagic]

Will this be streamed on YouTube by chance?

Yes, there will be a link on the front page of https://www.wdwmagic.com

 

[jaxonp]

Sunday of d23 is always my fav! It’s the day the real “insiders” are separated from the pretenders.

 

[CalebS]

Who else ready to be disappointed today?

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

Oh you mean the three things that were delayed due to the ONCE IN A CENTURY GLOBAL PANDEMIC?

The theatre was cancelled prior to the pandemic and I don’t think there were actual final plans for Poppins? They were still debating what they would actually do.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

Who else ready to be disappointed today?

My biggest wish vis-a-vis the presentation is that they understand their audience. Shanghai isn't watching this. Tokyo isn't watching this. Cruisers, for the most part, aren't watching this. They'd be better of making announcements of relatively minor things at Walt Disney World and Disneyland than they will big splashy new expansions to the international parks.

 

[Tjaden]

Who else ready to be disappointed today?

No question about it! I'm ready to be hurt again.

 

[JMcMahonEsq]

Oh you mean the three things that were delayed due to the ONCE IN A CENTURY GLOBAL PANDEMIC?

What's your point? If those things were delayed or canceled in the past due to the pandemic and not to mention a massive disruption in park revenue, does it mean they aren't new to the park of they are now built? I mean they would all still be new, and besides the nerds on message boards, it will still be a big announcement that the vast majority of prospective customers for the parks have never heard of before.

Or is your point that for some unfathomable reason that after a huge impact to revenue to the parks, not only should the parks build everything they planned on building before, but more?

 

[vikescaper]

The stand by line for the panel was full at 5:30 am!

Even though we got a later start today, we ended up with a better spot in the standby queue am than what we had yesterday. Gonna be a long day with attending the convention in the morning and afternoon and then catching a red-eye flight back home.

 

[esskay]

I assume Boooooob Chapek won't be making any more appearences today?

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

So when do theyannounce thunder Mesa, project x, beastly kingdom, the Venetian resort and night kingdom?

 

[Jrb1979]

What's your point? If those things were delayed or canceled in the past due to the pandemic and not to mention a massive disruption in park revenue, does it mean they aren't new to the park of they are now built? I mean they would all still be new, and besides the nerds on message boards, it will still be a big announcement that the vast majority of prospective customers for the parks have never heard of before.

Or is your point that for some unfathomable reason that after a huge impact to revenue to the parks, not only should the parks build everything they planned on building before, but more?

A lot has to do with Epic Universe. Many are thinking there has to be a response to Epic Universe.

 

[Patcheslee]

Oh you mean the three things that were delayed due to the ONCE IN A CENTURY GLOBAL PANDEMIC?

I think an update on where these projects stand would be ideal. Did we lose them or are there still intentions of completing these in the near (1-3 years) future.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

A lot has to do with Epic Universe. Many are thinking there has to be a response to Epic Universe.

But where is that coming from?

Like nowhere…or worse what’s keeping their toilet seat warm

 

[ToTBellHop]

My biggest wish vis-a-vis the presentation is that they understand their audience. Shanghai isn't watching this. Tokyo isn't watching this. Cruisers, for the most part, aren't watching this. They'd be better of making announcements of relatively minor things at Walt Disney World and Disneyland than they will big splashy new expansions to the international parks.

Let’s hope this understanding is the reason most of the stuff in the parks display is from the Asian parks: they were holding off on WDW and DL for today. If they endlessly talk about TDL, SDL, and HKDL, I’ll be rather disappointed. Host an event in Asia for those fans. No one in CA cares. Don’t really care that WDSP is getting a huge Woody, either.

 

[James Alucobond]

Don’t really care that WDSP is getting a huge Woody, either.