EPCOTPluto
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Did you hear that he had to be given a tour of Disneyland Park so he doesn't sound stupid during the Expo?
I'm not sure that is the same thing.http://miceage.micechat.com/
Editor's Note 9/4: Captain EO Update - Honey I Shrunk The Audience will now be closed next week, Tues thru Thurs. WDI will be installing the Captain EO special effects to prepare the theater for Thur's private performance of the old show for Jay Rasulo and other bigwigs in Anaheim for the D23 Expo. Assuming Rasulo can find Tomorrowland (turn right in front of the castle) and no one in the audience has any objections to the show, Rasulo should then announce EO's January return during his Expo presentation on the 12th. - Al Lutz
Hmm interesting....
In anticipation for D23 Disney released the new trailer for "The Princess and the Frog" and i gotta say the new trailer is pretty awful. It's being marketed towards the nickelodean crowd it seems and doesn't have the classyness of the 2nd golden age films (Aladdin, Little Mermaid, Beauty Beast, Lion King). I hope this is just a case of bad marketing.
I will be at the Frog panel on Sunday so hopefully they can win me over with better footage.
To be fair, the marketing for Bolt made the movie look lame and just a vehicle for Travolta/Hannah Montanna but the movie was suprisingly good.
I hope they have a better marketing strategy for Rapunzel
Exactly! Thanks for putting it so well.I agree. I have no idea how much a ticket to ComicCon in San Diego costs, or the BlizCon here in Anaheim costs. But things like the OC Auto Show are just 10 bucks, and you get a free year subscription to Motor Trend with your ticket.
37 dollars per day for D23 Expo is steep. Or over a hundred dollars for all four days, plus your 75 dollar year membership dues for D23.
It looks like they were trying to make a profit off this D23 Expo thing, which if true will be the downfall of the entire model for this event and concept.
Sad to think this may be a one-year only thing we'll never see the likes of again anytime soon. At best, maybe it will return in 2011 or 2012 on a much smaller and cheaper scale?
It all makes me look forward to my visit on Friday even more. I may go again on Sunday, just for kicks if its as good as it looks.
The stupid thing is that they expected this to be a blowout right out of the box, in a steep recession no less. You would think they would realize they need at least one or even two years to build a strong buzz so that people in Ohio or England realize they simply have to get to Anaheim next September for the next D23 Expo. That's how you build a concept like D23 Expo.
ComicCon didn't start out HUGE. It started as a little thing in a hotel basement and grew over the years to the major pop culture event it is now. Burbank should at least give D23 Expo two or three years to establish itself and make people realize they need to budget and plan a trip to Anaheim the following year. We all don't live on expense accounts that someone else pays for. Anyone outside of SoCal will need to budget and plan a specific trip to Anaheim for D23 Expo in future years, if it happens in future years.
Except that the one hour presentation is focused on DISNEYLAND and the worldwide resorts (Hong Kong, Paris, Shanghai) not WDW (although im sure DVC and maybe Space Mountain will get mentioned)
Exactly! Thanks for putting it so well.
Honestly, I've been saying that cost is D23's biggest mistake. It's a AWESOME concept, it has GREAT marketing, but for some, where is the value? Who can spend all this money at a time like this? The fact that you have to pay to get in daily, just makes it look like Disney wants to get their buck out of you.
Of course, I do realize that it's a business, and much (experience wise) is being offered here, but the opinion stands.
Color me unimpressed with the new Princess and the Frog trailer as well. The animation looks stunning, but I've yet to laugh at any of the trailers, and a fart joke in the first 10 seconds completely killed it.
You're right, Doug. These kinda things don't come cheap (I went to a "convention" in Miami Beach this past May... twas $40 for a single day pass!) and this shouldn't have to just because it's Disney. We already see how they take our money at the parks, so this shouldn't even be a surprise. :lol: And with all the events and such going on over the four days here, it's actually a damn good deal, I'd say.Most people think Comic-Con in San Diego is a great event. To attend, you have to register in advance and when the passes sell out, that's it. There is no buying admission at the door.
In 2008, the adult single day admission price differed depending on the day, with the highest single day price at $35 and the four day pass was $75.
As we all know, Disney is not a little basement enterprise. The standards expected of Disney don't allow it to do anything on a small scale. So, it is going to start off grand - who can reasonably complain about that? Seriously!
If the D-23 Expo isn't success, it won't be because it is over priced. It looks to be right in the price range of shows to which it would be compared. For true Disney uber-fans, this is an expo that shouldn't be missed. Even more so if there is any chance that it won't come back next year! But I've never been to Comic-Con either, so :shrug:
If the D-23 Expo isn't success, it won't be because it is over priced. It looks to be right in the price range of shows to which it would be compared. For true Disney uber-fans, this is an expo that shouldn't be missed. Even more so if there is any chance that it won't come back next year! But I've never been to Comic-Con either, so :shrug:
Um what's new :shrug: :lookaroun
Color me unimpressed with the new Princess and the Frog trailer as well. The animation looks stunning, but I've yet to laugh at any of the trailers, and a fart joke in the first 10 seconds completely killed it.
:lookaroun:lol:An Al Lutz meet and great at this D23 Expo?
An Al Lutz meet and greet at this D23 Expo?
What website?On the website it said the Imagineers would be talking about updating HOP at MK. They also show glimpses of future attractions coming to all the Disney parks in the near future.
The D23 Expo website.What website?
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