News Destination D23 2025

[Streetway Again]

.... SOMETHING in EPCOT, don't know what (If it's not SSE in 2026, probably not Figment, I wanna say Inside Out?)

I mean, I don’t think we’re getting figment this year either, but idk, if John Cena can TURN HEEL this year, who knows?

Maybe figment sold his soul to the Rock or something.

 

[Agent H]

I mean, I don’t think we’re getting figment this year either, but idk, if John Cena can TURN HEEL this year, who knows?

Maybe figment sold his soul to the Rock or something.

Not me looking up exactly what that means.

 

[Streetway Again]

Not me looking up exactly what that means.

John cena is the bad guy in wrestling.

To non wrestling fans, this is “hatbox ghost in mansion at dl 2015”, “Disney finally fixing the yeti”, “Figment 4.0 happening” levels of hell freezing over.

 

[Agent H]

John cena is the bad guy in wrestling.

To non wrestling fans, this is “hatbox ghost in mansion at dl 2015”, “Disney finally fixing the yeti”, “Figment 4.0 happening” levels of hell freezing over.

Wow that’s a big deal!

 

[Agent H]

I mean, I don’t think we’re getting figment this year either, but idk, if John Cena can TURN HEEL this year, who knows?

Maybe figment sold his soul to the Rock or something.

Well now we know who would play dreamfinder.

 

[Streetway Again]

Well now we know who would play dreamfinder.

Great, now I have the picture of Dwayne Johnson pulling a “Black Adam” where he attempts to take over the 10 year $60 Billion Turbocharge for WDW in order to put him at the center of it stuck in my head.
(What is this forum becoming?)

 

[Agent H]

Great, now I have the picture of Dwayne Johnson pulling a “Black Adam” where he attempts to take over the 10 year $60 Billion Turbocharge for WDW in order to put him at the center of it stuck in my head.

lol. Sorry.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

I mean, I don’t think we’re getting figment this year either, but idk, if John Cena can TURN HEEL this year, who knows?

Maybe figment sold his soul to the Rock or something.

If you smell what the Dreamfinder is cooking

 

[Streetway Again]

If you smell what the Dreamfinder is cooking

IT DOESNT MATTER WHAT YOU IMAGINE!

 

[BrianLo]

I can't help but notice that this event is listed as a "Gold Member exclusive" event this year. Has this always been the case? I've never attended Destination D23, but I seem to remember it being open to general members as well.

If this is the new policy, it definitely doesn't bode well for the D23 Expo next year. Every Expo, they've been trying harder and harder to upsell the Gold Membership.
I've commented to friends that it seems like Disney is slowly trying to push their biggest events into GM-exclusives, forcing you to get the Gold package in order to attend. I saw the writing on the wall with the recent introduction of the new "cheaper" Gold Member tier. So has it finally happened? If so, that just seems really gross. I understand they do this for smaller, more intimate events throughout the year, none of which I've been compelled to get the GM for. But to pay for a Gold Membership on top of the $200-$1,000 for a D23 ticket, and the only "perk" is the privilege to attend (not even a discount is offered to GMs anymore) and access to a special resting area? That really rubs me the wrong way.

Maybe I’m completely out of touch, but is the gold membership really that prohibitively expensive?

But beyond that, this was always a gold only event. Anaheim will likely stay general. I can’t for the life of me figure out why people would forgo it when there was line priority a number of conferences back. Now it’s only 49$

As is, they send you more stuff than the price you pay. I’m sure the Lorcana card will be worth something and for an extra 49$ you can even go up a tier and get a spirit jersey or several other things.

 

[Salted Nut Roll]

Maybe I’m completely out of touch, but is the gold membership really that prohibitively expensive?

But beyond that, this was always a gold only event. Anaheim will likely stay general. I can’t for the life of me figure out why people would forgo it when there was line priority a number of conferences back. Now it’s only 49$

As is, they send you more stuff than the price you pay. I’m sure the Lorcana card will be worth something and for an extra 49$ you can even go up a tier and get a spirit jersey or several other things.

Thanks for the clarification! That's good to hear. As for the Gold Membership being cost-prohibitive. At the $100 price point it had been at for the past several years...yeah, that's a lot. Will it break the bank for a lot of people? Probably not. But when you have to budget and prioritize how you're going to spend your "fun money" each year, it becomes harder to justify spending a hundred dollars on a Gold membership.
Of course, It's definitely a YMMV situation. Pretty much the only event I go to is the D23 Expo, where, once you have your ticket, there are no perks beyond a special lounge area. And I'm not a big collector or reseller, so the special merch would just be sitting around taking up space in my house. For others, it's totally worth it. It's just not for me.
Now with the new lower price point, the cost is easier to swallow. I just bristle at the idea of "having to" pay an annual fee to attend an event. Brings out the contrarian in me, I guess. But hopefully that won't be the case for the Anaheim event.