D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event 8/9/24-8/11/24 **Tickets on sale 3/26** **Sold Out on 3/29**

[DLandgirlie]

Was there a booth for Disney Movie Insiders (movie Rewards)? I don’t remember seeing them as they usually are. We even went to the special party for their renaming in 2019. If they weren’t represented there, should we be worried about that program?

That is one of my favorite special moments at the DLR! I wish they (the company) had more opportunities for special events like that in the future.

 

[LKing]

Mark Page only did Oogie and sang Pour Unfortunate Souls.

Did you hear the new Mark Twain narrative? It just started this week which makes me think that he recorded it over the weekend.

I'm not sure if I can link to this website but I will try.

 

[dina444444]

Did you hear the new Mark Twain narrative? I'm not sure if I can link to this website but I will try.

I thought you were asking about at the panel. It wasn’t mentioned at all there. Whoever did the voice sounds like the same person who had done the voice previously for the narration.

 

[soniam]

Did you hear the new Mark Twain narrative? It just started this week which makes me think that he recorded it over the weekend.

I'm not sure if I can link to this website but I will try.

Heard it today. Sounded the like the same voice, but I did notice there was new dialog.

 

[HeadNerd]

Yes, me! My CGM lost signal every time I was in a big crowd...panels, Honda center every night, etc! I could not figure it out. Glad to know it was not just me! I thought I got a bad sensor!

Just out of curiousity, I googled this a bit, and there's plenty of complains on the Dexcom reddit board and other places about things like concerts and other mass gatherings. Apparently the CGMs communicate via Bluetooth and whenever you have so many phones and other monitors all munging with the same Bluetooth spectrum, it just gets clogged up with interference.

 

[soniam]

The Wolverine panel was a poop show at the end. The people handing out the comics didn’t know that there were 2 different covers. So people were arguing, getting angry, and saying really rude things. Some people were coming back in to get the 2nd one. We were toward the end of the line. They had figured out the problem by then and were handing out both. People in the hallway were angry, and we were getting very dirty looks. I quickly put them away so that people would leave us alone. They told people to go to guest services and get the missing one. I saw that line, but I don’t know how it worked out. My friend got the panel through RSP. We didn’t know until later that there would be a giveaway. We just thought it was cool and like Wolverine. The panel was very good.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

Yes, me! My CGM lost signal every time I was in a big crowd...panels, Honda center every night, etc! I could not figure it out. Glad to know it was not just me! I thought I got a bad sensor!

I'm sorry that you had problems too. I was concerned about my sensor too, it was better after the first day but it still went in and out but less often. A good lesson that I should always have my regular meter with me, but the sensor is usually so dependable I don't bother.

On Friday night I was at the Princess concert and there was a guy two rows ahead of me that looked like he was having trouble with his CGM too. He kept looking at his phone and holding it up in a way that it is clearly visible to others around to see what he was looking at, and it looked like a blood sugar graph and there were clear breaks in it and then he scanned his arm. I started to watch a little bit closer and I saw him mess around with the bluetooth settings and do other scans. It was then I knew it was probably something in the building that was messing with sensors because his was a different brand then mine and he was having problems too, it made me feel a little better to know it wasn't just me.

 

[LKing]

Did anyone do the survey? That was long!

 

[dina444444]

Did anyone do the survey? That was long!

Not yet, I will probably fill it out over the weekend. The email said it could take 30 minutes to fill out.

 

[LKing]

Yes, it took me at least that long. There is no back option, so make sure you included everything before you hit "next."

There was no option for three one-day passes so I just said that I had a 3 day pass.

They ask about each night at Honda Center with space to describe your experience each night.

There is a free type window at the very beginning and at the very end. I'm curious how many people will mention that a 4 am VQ was not a good idea.

 

[HeadNerd]

Oh yes, I definitely did the survey and give them a good piece of my mind. LOL. I mostly focused on resellers and Lorcana-style crap just being an impediment to the whole conference. Just put all the damn pins on the DisneyStore, available only to D23 attendees who show up in person and badge-in somewhere, and make it a lottery pull for each pin or whatever. Same for Lorcana giveaways, etc. What a pleasant conference it would be if it was dedicated to experiences, panels, and *non-limited* shopping. You don't even need 4am VQs if we have that. Plus I suspect tens of thousands of people might not even go if it wasn't primarily an eBay sourcing expedition for them, and good riddance.

Also, as one of the people who paid way-too-much for floor seat at the Honda Center, I really enjoyed the experience and thought it was in-part worth it just for being *right there* for the celebs, etc. But for that much $$$, they could have made the floor seats much more like a VIP section at a concert. Separate shuttles, private entrance, small lounge with snacks/drinks, etc. Some sort of exclusive.

Beyond that, all my survey feedback was really positive. I thought the event was excellent overall.

 

[AlohaNow]

Was Corbin Bleu announced talent, or surprise talent? I follow him on IG and saw that he was in a panel on Saturday. I was like, how did I miss that?

 

[theluckyrabbit]

I'm curious how many people will mention that a 4 am VQ was not a good idea.

<Raises Hand> I did!

 

[LKing]

It was called "Stay Tuned You're Watching Disney Channel" and was on Saturday afternoon. It did not list who was going to be there.

There are videos on You Tube. Here is the D23 article about it: https://d23.com/wildcats-wizards-and-more-at-stay-tuned-youre-watching-disney-channel-at-d23/

 

[ashley0139]

This was my 5th expo and we had a great time! Between VQs for stores and having tickets ahead of time for the big panels, we had a lot of time for smaller panels and the show floor.

I appreciated how easy it was to get into most of the panels. We ended up seeing the Toy Story 30 years panel, Grey's Anatomy, Stay Tuned You're Watching Disney Channel, Tiana's Adventure panel, and the nighttime show panel, along with the Honda Center. They were all great. I wish the Disney Channel panel had focused more on early 2000s instead of the more recent ones. I know they wanted to promote their new shows, but the people in the room were clearly there for Raven/Corbin and millennial shows/DCOMs. A great idea for next time.

Loved the ease of the Honda Center and having a reserved seat. Definite favorite was the experiences panel, when one of my all time favorite Broadway performers Eden Espinosa came out and sang for a minute and got to announce the new nighttime shows (honestly need to rewatch because I was so excited she was there I completely forgot what she said).

Shopping was much easier than usual. MoG only took about 40 minutes to get into and I loved their selection. I was VERY disappointed with the selection of D23 related merch though. They ran out very early in the expo. I think they had so much left over from last time that they under ordered this time, but they vastly underordered.

Also had some great conversations with the Imagineers in the Imagineering booth on Friday before it got crazy.

Overall a very successful expo, though I could also do without the 4am VQ wakeup call every morning. I don't go back to sleep easily enough for that.

 

[dina444444]

Finally filled out the survey today since I had time.

 

[Duckbug.Ducktales]

Finally filled out the survey today since I had time.

Oh, thanks for the reminder

 

[longtimedisneylurker]

There was not. They did have a booth in 2022. I know that they have discontinued the studio tour awards and I also have not seen any 5 or 10 point codes since early spring. They also discontinued the newsletter points. I’ve been slowly dumping my several thousand points on gift cards. I had enough points for the top tier studio tour, but it hadn’t been in stock at all since I got to the amount of points that were required to redeem for it.

You called it. Just got my e-mail that they are sunsetting the program in December. Completely makes sense with how much things media production and consumption has changed since it started.

 

[theluckyrabbit]

If anyone is looking for Cakeworthy Expo merch, it is now available here: Cakeworthy D23 Merchandise

ETA: Missed Out? Shop Magical Merchandise Seen at D23

 

[LKing]

Anyone win one of the sweepstakes?