D23 Expo Theme Park News and Announcements

[disney fan 13]

I'm willing to bet you'll never see that Hatbox Ghost in park.

We shall see soon... (Or until HM comes out of the Holiday so, later...)

 

[RSoxNo1]

Disney missed a huge opportunity to promote MagicBands at D23. The panels could have been viewed as "Attractions" and the guests could have added them to their MagicBands like Fast Passes. Open up reservations an hour or 2 before the panel so everyone has a fair shot of getting in. You could always have a stand-by line if someone doesn't show up. No camping out and no long lines.

There was a booth for Magic Bands inside the Imagineering area. I picked the brain of the "Fastpass+ Expert"
http://www.wdwthemeparks.com/news/2013/08/10/d23-expo-august-9-2013-my-magic-and-fastpass

 

[RSoxNo1]

Hatbox Ghost has been confirmed as genuine and will be appearing in the Haunted Mansion Attic after the expo.

Where was this confirmed?

 

[sponono88]

Apparently the "MyMagic+" dominates the the P&R pavilion. Or so the photo im seeing shows....

Not really, it's a small booth off to the side of the pavilion. in fact i was surprised that they didn't try to 'sell it' any more than what is there currently. of course I skipped right by it since there was a lot more interesting stuff to see and do..

 

[alissafalco]

This is freakin AWFUL. That dino pillow?

It's from Target. We have it in my sons' nursery. They went to Target for this exhibit. Target. $16.99 (unless it was on sale).

http://www.target.com/p/circo-roar-n-stomp-pillow/-/A-13485734#prodSlot=medium_1_7


At least it's not Walmart?

They should be embarrassed, and why bother showing anything at all??

 

[danlb_2000]

Because moving a large, precisely positioned model across the country would be uselessly expensive.

A model of Disney Springs is on display at D23, but I don't think it's the same one that was shown at the press conference in Florida.

 

[dopeylover]

Any news on the re-emergence of Dream Finder and the Journey demo I just saw online? Does it mean they're bringing him back?!

 

[Lee]

I believe @Lee mentioned some time ago that the Hatbox Ghost would be coming to one (or both) of the parks. Or at least that his figure exists. Well before this event (a year or so ago I think he said this).

Indeed.
I first heard about it three years ago.

Though I must say, I'm not sure I like the look of the new AA. I prefer the original HBG, even if he wasn't an A100 with lots of movement. No clue why they altered him.

 

[Lee]

There was a booth for Magic Bands inside the Imagineering area. I picked the brain of the "Fastpass+ Expert"
http://www.wdwthemeparks.com/news/2013/08/10/d23-expo-august-9-2013-my-magic-and-fastpass

And this part right here:

• When asked about availability of same day Fastpass for high demand attractions, it was established that this is a concern. However, it was also explained that the system as currently set up is a first come, first serve system.
• At this time, there will be no Fastpasses held back for same day availability.

Is what makes it a permanent fail, at least to me. I really hate MM+ more with every new bit of info. Horrible.

 

[George]

Make sure someone in a 'Guest Relations' role knows that you're not impressed by the admissions process. Just remember to do it in our polite Canadian way.

I have a hard time imagining @Monty being impolite based on his online persona.

 

[Darth Sidious]

Yeah but Disney can't be sure that would actually happen. They thought John Carter and Lone Ranger would succeed or else they wouldn't have gambled all that money. Nothing is 100% certain. At this rate their thinking is probably "better be safe than sorry".

Star Wars has at least 100 times larger fan base and cultural prominence than John Carter and Lone Ranger.

 

[Mad Stitch]

Pin....and...Vinylmation trading place...Thing-y?...I Really don't know..

I didn't think we knew, and I wanted to speculate in my original post but I thought someone would quickly come along and reprimand me for not knowing every bit of Disney news. It may still happen, but here it goes. There was a thread that mentioned Trader Sam's was in the plans for the remodeled Poly. That was a surprise to some of us because we thought it was being built at Disney Springs. Someone then posted that another club/restaurant with a very similar theme and much bigger would be built in it's place. Could this be it? Adventures Club + Trader Sam's = Adventure Trading Company

 

[Monty]

I have a hard time imagining @Monty being impolite based on his online persona.

If you would stop avoiding me (sometimes by mere hours ) you would know my in person persona...

 

[RSoxNo1]

One of the things on display in the Imagineering Pavilion was Disney's DISH system. It's a 180 degree large concave screen that has been used as a tool for virtual ride throughs. At the expo they had it running Radiator Springs Racers, Mystic Manor, Test Track and clips of Seven Dwarfs Mine Train.

I asked the Imagineer at the pavilion if it would/could be used in park. He said, not immediately and listed many reasons why. Most notably, scaling it for a park is difficult because it can apparently sense the motion of an individuals eyes and move the image accordingly. He also mentioned something that has been discussed briefly here, the multiple layered screens (multi lexane maybe??) to create 3d images using this system.

I suggested that we may see this used on a galaxy far far away and he only smiled and went into the 3d component. From what Jim Hill reported, I really wouldn't be surprised if a version of this tech is what's used for the speeder bike attraction.

 

[George]

Star Wars has at least 100 times larger fan base and cultural prominence than John Carter and Lone Ranger.

Wrong! It has a 88.6 times larger fan base than the Lone Ranger and a 1,320.4 times larger fan base than John Carter.

 

[Travel Junkie]

Hatbox Ghost has been confirmed as genuine and will be appearing in the Haunted Mansion Attic after the expo.

Disneyland's HM goes down in a couple weeks to get ready for the Nightmare Before Christmas overlay. I doubt he would go right after the expo only to be taken out again. The Ghost would not fit the motif of the attic scene in the overlay.

If anything he goes after the overlay is done in January, but Disneylanders hear this rumor every year.

 

[AllyInWonderland]

Wait wait wait! How exactly would the Hatbox Ghost work if the bride with the beating heart isn't there? He would switch heads at each heartbeat. And how exactly would he fit into the story now that Constance is there instead of his bride Emily?

 

[misterID]

Any news on the re-emergence of Dream Finder and the Journey demo I just saw online? Does it mean they're bringing him back?!

Where did you see this?

And yeah, is there anything to this?

 

[Did Knee]

Where did you see this?

And yeah, is there anything to this?

Why did they do this? Just to mess with us?

 

[Lee]

Why did they do this? Just to mess with us?

Yep.