They used to not really announce much at these. It wasn’t until more recently that people expected announcements at these. They may get angry, but they should have set their expectations better.
I remember a run of threads here where people set their expectations way too high and ended up feeling disappointed. Then they booked the Honda Center and my feeling was “well they have to be planning something significant but maybe keep expectations in check” and then they blew it out of the water.
Maybe the D23 folks want to allow some time for their guests to visit the Disney theme parks knowing that there will be many groups of guests will likely make said parks part of the itinerary anyway.
We'll see if they sneak updates in. But also there's next year's D23 for JD to dazzle again?
They wouldn’t book the Honda Center because the event is at Coronado Springs at DW.
Overall point is that they didn't book a large venue so there shouldn't be high expectations for major announcements.
True, but they did double the size of the convention center from Contemporary to Coronado this year. But that seems more like a way to cram more people in and make more money vs announce something!
Jodi Benson is at every one of these things, D23 events, DVC Member Cruises, etc. Not everyone in attendance is a repeat guest so there are other fans who haven't seen her sing live. But I wonder if there's more to that session, having Jodi sing is not usually its own session but rather the closeout of something else. There could be announcements interwoven with singing like at the Honda Center last year, but don't get your hopes us!
You’re right about the swimsuits, you can’t be surprised into needing them. Which leads me to thinking that the surprise event will be Sunday (or else we end on an hour concert and it’s just done at 5:30). I’m mostly concerned about whether or not I should try and make a dinner reservation somewhere for that night
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I was trying to say don't expect a surprise event Sunday night. Make dinner reservations (we did) or go to the parks. The finale will be the 80s/90s concert, I really don't think there will be more after that.You’re right about the swimsuits, you can’t be surprised into needing them. Which leads me to thinking that the surprise event will be Sunday (or else we end on an hour concert and it’s just done at 5:30). I’m mostly concerned about whether or not I should try and make a dinner reservation somewhere for that night
Ah, I’ve only been to the 2023 Destination D23 event so I don’t have too much to base off of. I’ll make a reservation and I can always cancel if anything does happen (or move my reservation enough into the future to not be charged the cancellation fee).
Hearing that this year actually makes me MORE interested in attending. Maybe in '27!
I went in 2018 and tried the 2 subsequent years but couldn’t get tickets. I was lucky this year, but it did sell out quickly, including regular seating.
