D23 EXPO 2019 Superthread - dates announced!

[Bianca and Bernard]

where does this particular Gatherer reside in Batuu? I would love to chat about her porg sanctuary as porgs are native to my planet Hibernia

She's a Gatherer, selling scrap metal at Savi's for credits so she can buy feed for her 1500 Porgs..

(And if Porgs were, say, like dogs, on planet Earth, she would probably do so, instead of slaving away at Savi's on Batuu. Her dream is to open an animal sanctuary for unwanted pets; her husband is almost 8 years in on his 20 year plan for being in USMC)

She's talking about her Porgs about 12:30

 

[BadPinkTink]

She's a Gatherer, selling scrap metal at Savi's for credits so she can buy feed for her 1500 Porgs..

thanks, I wont have any scrap metal with me when I visit, as the cargo hold in my jet has limited space, so I wont get to find out about her porg sanctuary

 

[Bianca and Bernard]

thanks, I wont have any scrap metal with me when I visit, as the cargo hold in my jet has limited space, so I wont get to find out about her porg sanctuary

She does take her turns getting fresh air outside of Savi's, so you may run into her.

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

Hello all,

I’ll be in LA for work so I was hoping to visit DL the Monday after D23. Any idea how crowds are effected following D23? Not sure if D23 has a major impact on the parks the days after it ends.

Tia

Last expo we went to Disneyland before and after. I felt that Monday was insanely packed. Will it be that way this time? Maybe.

 

[Lesley Wake]

She's a Gatherer, selling scrap metal at Savi's for credits so she can buy feed for her 1500 Porgs..

(And if Porgs were, say, like dogs, on planet Earth, she would probably do so, instead of slaving away at Savi's on Batuu. Her dream is to open an animal sanctuary for unwanted pets; her husband is almost 8 years in on his 20 year plan for being in USMC, and they are saving to purchase land when he gets out to do so.)

She's talking about her Porgs about 12:30

She does take her turns getting fresh air outside of Savi's, so you may run into her.

OMG! I'm totally going to try to run into her every time I visit Batuu and ask her about the Porg updates! That is soo cute!

 

[skier_pete]

I'm not sure why BuzzFeed would be the first to report this, but here you go: D23 Expo 2019 Merchandise!

An official link from D23, it's laid out much better. D23 Expo 2019 Merchandise

Oh man - I am not much of a merch person normally but.....take my money dammit!!!!

 

[skier_pete]

We are going to DLR the Sun-Wed before. My guess is the closer to D23 - the more packed DLR will be. Also Deluxe passholders (the $799 "cheap" passholder option) are blocked out from June 20th until August 18th in DLR for the entire summer. Anyone want to guess how many of those people are going to be coming then to see SW:GE?

 

[kristenabelle]

You mean the information about the cel wasn't enough for you?
(I kid, I kid - the email made me laugh out loud and then we started to contemplate buying it, Disney knows us SO well!)

So, so true. Just threw some of my favorites into a spreadsheet, and estimating the cost of the new LE dolls (Esmeralda AND Meg?? Finally!), I'll be spending the next few months eating ramen.

 

[lurkergirl]

So, so true. Just threw some of my favorites into a spreadsheet, and estimating the cost of the new LE dolls (Esmeralda AND Meg?? Finally!), I'll be spending the next few months eating ramen.

Right there with you, I'm a Harveys girl and they have done so many releases the last six weeks...I'm in trouble. I'm hoping and dreading the RSP to see if there is a bag.

 

[soniam]

We are going to DLR the Sun-Wed before. My guess is the closer to D23 - the more packed DLR will be. Also Deluxe passholders (the $799 "cheap" passholder option) are blocked out from June 20th until August 18th in DLR for the entire summer. Anyone want to guess how many of those people are going to be coming then to see SW:GE?

Ugh!

 

[DaveNinja]

Just got an email from DL that said I could call and add more guests to my group. I originally had 4 guests but called the number and added a fifth (a friend who is very excited now, haha).

 

[amyg1975]

I got the same email!

 

[BadPinkTink]

Thats a smart move by Disney, they are 10 days out from general opening, so are doing incremental crowd increases. They had the low crowds so now they want to see what happens when the crowd level increase but in a very controlled way. They properly need to adjust merchandise stock levels and the food and beverage managers are probably trying to figure out food and drink orders and deliveries

 

[socaldisneylover]

Still hoping to see GE for the 1st time before it gets crazy in a couple of weeks, so if anybody has room to add another person, please send me a private message.

 

[Lesley Wake]

Thats a smart move by Disney, they are 10 days out from general opening, so are doing incremental crowd increases. They had the low crowds so now they want to see what happens when the crowd level increase but in a very controlled way. They properly need to adjust merchandise stock levels and the food and beverage managers are probably trying to figure out food and drink orders and deliveries

Agreed! Slowly ramp up the amount of people. Also, figure out just how many they can reasonably serve in the land to know what capacity they should keep the virtual queue at (I'm sure they've done studies and tests, but nothing compares to actual guests walking about and experiencing it).

 

[SOCALMouseMommy]

Thats a smart move by Disney, they are 10 days out from general opening, so are doing incremental crowd increases. They had the low crowds so now they want to see what happens when the crowd level increase but in a very controlled way. They properly need to adjust merchandise stock levels and the food and beverage managers are probably trying to figure out food and drink orders and deliveries

Oh man, I guess that means my reservation on June 23 will be packed to the gills. Sigh... I wish I could have gotten opening weekend!

 

[Skyegirl1999]

Oh man, I guess that means my reservation on June 23 will be packed to the gills. Sigh... I wish I could have gotten opening weekend!

I don’t think that’s true. Obviously there will be more people than there were opening weekend, but “packed to the gills” seems unlikely. They’re still just adding people to existing reservations, which isn’t a free-for-all. You’ll still have a lull where MFSR lines drop (maybe not all the way to walk-on, but probably to 30 minutes or less), which will still be much better than when it opens generally and probably hits 3+ hours immediately and never drops all day. You’ll still certainly have an advantage over the people there the next day!

 

[midnight star]

Oh man, I guess that means my reservation on June 23 will be packed to the gills. Sigh... I wish I could have gotten opening weekend!

I think it will be ok still. I was worried too, but talked to people who went earlier this week and they said it still is nice. I’m just happy to know what to expect.

 

[SOCALMouseMommy]

I don’t think that’s true. Obviously there will be more people than there were opening weekend, but “packed to the gills” seems unlikely. They’re still just adding people to existing reservations, which isn’t a free-for-all. You’ll still have a lull where MFSR lines drop (maybe not all the way to walk-on, but probably to 30 minutes or less), which will still be much better than when it opens generally and probably hits 3+ hours immediately and never drops all day. You’ll still certainly have an advantage over the people there the next day!

I hope you’re right! 30 minutes or less for MFSR sounds great. Still hoping we will be able to get into the cantina too!

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

I'm having a hard time keeping up... how are they handling Oga's these days? Still have to make a beeline there at opening of our window? Would we still have to arrive very early for our 8am slot to be among those who can get in?