DL 55th & MK 40th Anniversary Announcment on Sept 29?

nemofinder22

nemofinder22

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If true looks like D23 Expo didn't reveal everything :) I like this idea sounds like a win win for both coasts to each get something different rather than the same things. Although this still dosnt explain why MK was 100, then 50 and soon 40:rolleyes:;):ROFLOL:

Anyways, grain of salt as always:D

From Mouseplanet.com

http://www.mouseplanet.com/8988/Disneyland_Resort_Update
Ask not what Disney will give you...

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Chairman Jay Rasulo is expected to announce the next marketing campaign for the Disney Parks on September 29th. 2010 is Disneyland's 55th anniversary, as well as the lead-in year to what is expected to be a major celebration of the 40th anniversary of Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom park, so it seems the company is on the hook for another major promotion. Just don't expect a repeat of the "Free on your Birthday" campaign, or another million free hats and lanyards. After three years of Disney giving prizes to visitors, it seems that 2010 is the year that you'll be asked to give back... to your community at least. Details are sketchy, but it sounds like Disney fans will be encouraged to get out there and volunteer with a Disney-approved charity, and in the process can earn free park admission or other rewards.
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Playing off the free admission thing its been noted back on Aug 25

http://miceage.micechat.com/allutz/al082509a.htm
Muppet Message
 With all the talk about D23 and Halloween and upcoming park plans, it's easy to forget that the What Will You Celebrate campaign is winding down. The replacement ad blitz obviously will be featuring the Muppets, as they recently wrapped up a very full week of filming all over Disneyland.
The new campaign will still have a free give-away component, but they are going at it much smarter this time. The free on your birthday gimmick in 2009 was a huge headache for the Main Entrance ticketing departments, and the free retail gift cards handed out to hundreds of thousands of Annual Passholders who wanted their piece of the action were not only a drain on park profits, but also caused quite a bit of drama for the Guest Relations Cast Members who had to deal with any passholder who didn't want to follow the rules based on the block out dates of their particular pass.
The new campaign for 2010 will allow anyone a free ticket to Disneyland, but only after they complete a certain number of volunteer hours in their community with a Disney approved charity or nonprofit organization. It's looking like a much classier angle to take to free admission, and it should eliminate much of the hassles the front line Cast Members had to deal with during 2009.
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WDWFigment

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Thanks for posting. The question is, in regards to WDW's 40th, 'expected' by whom? All that could mean is that fans expect a huge celebration for WDW's 40th. That doesn't necessarily mean it'll happen.
 
Figment632

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WDWFigment said:
Thanks for posting. The question is, in regards to WDW's 40th, 'expected' by whom? All that could mean is that fans expect a huge celebration for WDW's 40th. That doesn't necessarily mean it'll happen.
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Maybe they didn't announce anything fir Epcot at D23 a reason!

Here's to hoping for 40th JII redo and Soarin Over The World!!!
 
DisneyMusician2

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I think if there was going to be a large celebration, Disney would have announced it when the August price increases came up to increase sales.

The likelihood of any major announcements now is pretty small in my opinion.
 
jakeman

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DisneyMusician2 said:
I think if there was going to be a large celebration, Disney would have announced it when the August price increases came up to increase sales.

The likelihood of any major announcements now is pretty small in my opinion.
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Traditionally there has been a press conference on or around October 1.

I think a major announcement would be unlikely based on D23, not price increases in August.

Disney probably doesn't want to do anything to draw attention to price increases.
 
Mr.EPCOT

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Figment632 said:
Maybe they didn't announce anything fir Epcot at D23 a reason!

Here's to hoping for 40th JII redo and Soarin Over The World!!!
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janoimagine said:
That would be a very nice announcement indeed.
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So for the 40th anniversary of the Magic Kingdom, you're expecting an announcement for new attractions at EPCOT? Don't you think they would've announced those at D23 instead? I'm sure the info about the new celebration is likely, but there's probably not going to be any tie-in for the 40th, which, I remind you, is still over two years away. Disneyland has a good chance of an anniversary tie-in, but not us.
 
janoimagine

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Mr.EPCOT said:
So for the 40th anniversary of the Magic Kingdom, you're expecting an announcement for new attractions at EPCOT? Don't you think they would've announced those at D23 instead? I'm sure the info about the new celebration is likely, but there's probably not going to be any tie-in for the 40th, which, I remind you, is still over two years away. Disneyland has a good chance of an anniversary tie-in, but not us.
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Hey don't ruin it for me .... we can dream Mr. E, we can dream! :D

(Actually your right, it doesn't make much sense ... but on the 25th anniversary of the MK, every park got something, didn't it? To me MK got pimped, it got SGE! :lookaroun)
 
Mr.EPCOT

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janoimagine said:
Hey don't ruin it for me .... we can dream Mr. E, we can dream! :D

(Actually your right, it doesn't make much sense ... but on the 25th anniversary of the MK, every park got something, didn't it? To me MK got pimped, it got SGE! :lookaroun)
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I don't think any of the three parks got anything on the scale of a new Soarin' film or a new Imagination, just shows or parades. That was also marketed as a celebration of the 25th anniversary of the entire Walt Disney World property, much like Disneyland's 50th was also celebrated as the anniversary of the Disney theme parks as a whole. I could understand maybe some attention for the Magic Kingdom on one of its smaller anniversaries like this, but probably not. This isn't like Disneyland where you can easily justify an anniversary promotion every five years because of the number of people it will attract.
 
Figment632

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Mr.EPCOT said:
So for the 40th anniversary of the Magic Kingdom, you're expecting an announcement for new attractions at EPCOT? Don't you think they would've announced those at D23 instead? I'm sure the info about the new celebration is likely, but there's probably not going to be any tie-in for the 40th, which, I remind you, is still over two years away. Disneyland has a good chance of an anniversary tie-in, but not us.
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I dont expect any of this but I can hope and dream and be dissapointed when they dont announce anything.

Besides a redo Of JII will probaly just involve making Figment birthday cards anyway.
 
Wilt Dasney

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janoimagine said:
(Actually your right, it doesn't make much sense ... but on the 25th anniversary of the MK, every park got something, didn't it?)
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Mr.EPCOT said:
That was also marketed as a celebration of the 25th anniversary of the entire Walt Disney World property, much like Disneyland's 50th was also celebrated as the anniversary of the Disney theme parks as a whole.
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Any Magic Kingdom anniversary can be marketed as the same anniversary for WDW as a whole, if the Disney ad wizards choose to exploit that angle.
 
The Conundrum

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Mr.EPCOT said:
So for the 40th anniversary of the Magic Kingdom, you're expecting an announcement for new attractions at EPCOT? Don't you think they would've announced those at D23 instead? I'm sure the info about the new celebration is likely, but there's probably not going to be any tie-in for the 40th, which, I remind you, is still over two years away. Disneyland has a good chance of an anniversary tie-in, but not us.
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Well considering that for the 50th. Anniversary of Disneyland, they announced new attractions for Walt Disney World and the global parks should tell you that Disney doesn't use common sense when making announcements

I hope Disney announces a new attraction(s) for Epcot and DAK because waiting until 2014 at the very earliest is BS. Even if all they do is a new Journey into imagination with figment and dreamfinder I will be satisfied.
 

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