Totally agree! I'm so surprised and it doesn't really make sense--rooms are hardly even available then. Four months is nothing in Disney planning world. Husband is thinking it's maybe a very scaled- down event to coincide with Contemporary reopening?
That’s a concern of mine as I’m not a exclusive merchandise collector, I’d much rather spend my money on experiences than stuff, so I’m not sure it’s worth admission.
Expand out to 18-22, and you’ll find some pricey options. Cheapest is CSR.
Interesting. I didn't realize they would force dates like that.
It will be different than the Expo. Usually Destination D presentations are geared more toward Disney history. For instance, in 2018, it was all about Mickey & Minnies birthday, discussing them through the years in terms of the parks and cartoons. There was a short presentation from Chapek discussing new things at the parks, like Galaxy’s Edge and Runaway Railway. The previous one was about adventure in relation to the parks and films. There usually isn’t much merch and very little if any talks about new movies or non-traditional Disney properties. The archives tend to do most of the presentations, and famous people don’t really show up.
It’s the history presentations we like the most! Not really into the merchandise. So Destination D23 is likely to be right up our alley.
I loved it and am bummed to not go this year. I like both, but Destination D was more about the info and history; whereas, Expo feels more about being with friends, being with other Disney fans, and merch.
The tower should be complete before the 50th opening, but they will seriously be hurting for occupancy if they move directly into the garden room renovation like they said they are going to.
