JenniferS
When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
I'll argue with you now, if you want.
Are you "for it" or "agin it"?
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D23 Expo Theme Park News and Announcements
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Are you "for it" or "agin it"?
PhotoDave219
Well-Known Member
For the last ever-guest-loving-time..... There is NOT a parks and resorts presentation at this year's D23 expo.
There will not be any announcements about attractions at Walt Disney World.
PhotoDave219
Well-Known Member
For DisneyLAND. California is only referenced.
The only thing they mention for WDW is the Oft-Rumored-since-2005 Soarin Over the World and the It's-bound-to-happen-eventually-but-not-greenlit-anytime-soon Star Wars makeover for DHS.
I personally believe that both projects will happen but I don't forsee a Star Wars land opening before 2018 at the earliest and I dont forsee Soarin until Epcot35.
PhotoDave219
Well-Known Member
They'll be announced in Neverland. Second Star to the right....
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
You mean the general worthlessness of the D23 concept, ie get people to PAY for press releases...
TP2000
Well-Known Member
D23 is where they announced the plans for New Fantasyland at WDW. They also announced Star Tours: The Adventures Continue at a D23 Expo.
The Miceage article from Al Lutz that has been linked here earlier sums it all up beautifully why there won't be much announced at 2013 D23 Expo. I encourage everyone to read that article to get up to speed.
As for D23 Expo and your criticism that it's too focused on Disneyland, that's for a couple of reasons. D23 Expo is held literally right across the street from Disneyland. The Anaheim Convention Center is in the actual shadow of the Cadillac Range mountains that form the backdrop of Cars Land. Disney is a California based company hosting a giant fan convention at their flagship theme park that is in California.
Add to that the fact that most of the theme park expansion of the last 5 years has been in the California parks, with the Florida parks adding only a cloned Omnimover that debuted 18 months earlier in California (Mermaid) and a nicely themed rework of existing theme park property (20K ride and Toontown becoming Fantasyland Expansion and Storybook Circus). There's just been a lot more new rides and stuff to talk about at Disneyland in the last four years since D23 has existed than stuff at WDW to talk about, so it just seems like Disneyland gets all the glory there. If D23 can hang on for another five years there will be plenty to talk about for WDW's parks. It will just take patience.
The good news is that there will be a specific WDW mention in the big Imagineering pavilion on the D23 Expo exhibit floor. They have already announced that Disney Springs will be featured in the Imagineering pavilion. So there's artwork of a remodeled shopping mall to look forward to, at least.
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danlb_2000
Premium Member
They have said there will be some "teasers" of Avatar in the WDI pavilion. I am taking this to mean it will be some vague concept are that doesn't even reveal what type of rides we will see.
Soarin' Over Pgh
Well-Known Member
Is that the name of the boutique 5th gate park starring Jay Rasulo and the Magical Robbing Spectacular?
SirLink
Well-Known Member
Yeah that means they are just going to have those interactive flowers they were testing backstage at DAK to test ...in a similar way to other interactive stuff.
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thehowiet
Wilson King of Prussia
Kind of glad I opted not to make the trip out to Anaheim for the D23 Expo.
i agree although the 2015 one could be special JMO
PeterAlt
Well-Known Member
I was thinking that between the mess known as Lone Ranger, that other mess known as DLP, and the mess known as NextGen... Add to that the new favorite sibling to be jealous of... Shanghai... And the First Born that will never get neglected (again)... DLR... What a mess and not looking good if your not DLR, SDL, or TDL, or HKDL. Just saying.....
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
We might have said that 2 years ago about D23 '13
true...its the optimist in me
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
Don't worry. That will soon be replaced with cynicism.
montyz81
Well-Known Member
Thus the clone wars will start again like Dinasour vs Indy ride, which one is better... See what I did there? "Clone Wars"
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
Must be something like trying to "moderate" Black Friday at Wal*Mart.
PhotoDave219
Well-Known Member
Well the OP seems to be living in his own private idaho here, insisting that something will happen when its publicly been said that nothing is to be announced....
